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Louis Vuitton Cup Final begins at 1:10pm

At 1:10pm PT today, the 30th anniversary ‪Louis Vuitton Cup Final begins with Emirates Team New Zealand taking on Luna Rossa Challenge. It will not be broadcast live because of restrictions with NBC who is recording the race and will broadcast it at 3pm PT today. This is the first time in over 20 years that the America’s Cup returns to network television (see coverage schedule below).

However, you can watch defender ORACLE TEAM USA practice racing LIVE on the race course at 11am PT on the America’s Cup YouTube channel.

Up close with ORACLE on Aug. 13 – T. Harding

Louis Vuitton Cup Finals
August 17 – Races 1+2 – NBC Sports Network – 6:00pm ET (tape delayed)
August 18 – Races 3+4 – NBC Sports Network – 6:00pm ET (tape delayed)
August 21 – Races 5+6 – YouTube.com/americascup – 4:00pm ET (live)August 24 – Races 7+8 – NBC Sports Network – 7:00pm ET (tape delayed)
August 25 – Races 9+10 – NBC Sports Network – 7:00pm ET (tape delayed / if necessary)
August 28 – Races 11+12 – NBC Sports Network – 5:00pm ET (tape delayed / if necessary)
August 30 – Races 13 – NBC Sports Network – 5:00pm ET (tape delayed / if necessary)

By Mary Lou Thiercof|2013-08-17T12:29:15-07:00August 17th, 2013|0 Comments

Will We Watch Two Cats Compete on the Bay Today at 1:15pm?

Race 1 of the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi Final scheduled at 1:15pm today

Threats of wind velocity exceeding the allowed limits were cause for two news briefings this morning. After the second news briefing at 10:45am, Regatta Director, Iain Murray said (americascup.com), “Today is a going to be on the edge. It’s going to be a timed run between the wind getting stronger and us getting the race done in time. We’ve got a wind limit of 21.2 knots with the last part of the flood tide. And as usual, we’re expecting the breeze to increase during the day.”

Artemis Racing has self-imposed internal wind limits for the crew’s safety, so we will have to wait ‘on the edge.’ If there are more gentle winds, we will see:

Artemis Racing vs. Luna Rossa Challenge

Our friends at MojoSail.com shared this link with us to watch the race live:

The first to win seven (7) races moves on to face Emirates Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton Cup Finals. All races are scheduled to start at 1:15pm

Race 2 – Wed., Aug. 7 – Race 3 – Fri., Aug. 9 – Race 4 – Sat., Aug. 10

With less than ten days of practice compared to almost 80 days for Luna Rossa, Artemis Racing is the underdog, but continues to surprise us with their courage, perseverance and capabilities. Catch their excitement and watch their foiling in Loick-Cam’s video

Ginger & Parker waiting for their transport to Race 1 of the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi Final. They are looking forward to seeing those cats.

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By Mary Lou Thiercof|2013-08-06T13:09:27-07:00August 6th, 2013|0 Comments

Emeryville salutes the 34th America’s Cup Challenge

It was nearly dawn when Mr. Spear’s truck and cherry picker arrived at the Emeryville Marina laden with brilliantly colored banners to celebrate all the ways to play in Emeryville in honor of the 34th America’s Cup Challenge.

Team Emeryville, a committee comprised of residents, business people and City staff, met monthly for over two years to create a strong presence for Emeryville during the America’s Cup Summer of Racing.

A two-page ad supported by the marinas, local businesses and the City showcased Emeryville for twelve months to the sailing community in Latitude 38, the most popular sailing magazine in northern California and read worldwide online. A website, emeryvilleonthebay.com created a tourism bureau for Emeryville.

And today, the banners began to paint the town! Stay tuned as Emeryville dresses up with 180 vibrant SAIL! BIKE! DOCK! WALK! and SURF! banners.

Photos by Nick Sebastian, copyright protected by Worldwide Communications

Banner Design donated by Malaga Corp. and Working Images.

Banner fabrication and installation funded by City of Emeryville

By Mary Lou Thiercof|2013-07-24T21:04:38-07:00July 24th, 2013|0 Comments

Artemis Racing launches second AC72

Mon., July 22 Artemis Racing put its second AC72 boat into the water in Alameda. The team will now begin training for the Louis Vuitton Cup

Artemis Racing launch

semi-finals, which start on Aug. 6 in San Francisco Bay. Listen to their heartwarming story of coming back from the tragic loss of crewmember Andrew Simpson, who died May 9, when Artemis’ boat capsized in the Bay.

Sander van der Borch/Artemis Racing

The entire team witnessed the christening of the Blue Boat, Artemis Racing, dockside in Alameda in front of Syndicate founder Torbjörn Törnqvist, who attended the morning ceremony along with 300 members of Artemis Racing, including family and friends.

By Mary Lou Thiercof|2013-07-22T22:18:32-07:00July 22nd, 2013|0 Comments

Welcome from our Mayor

Welcome to summer in Emeryville on the Bay, where we invite you to dock, stay, dine and play. We are only ten minutes from San Francisco, host city of the 34th America’s Cup challenge. Emeryville is home to 2 marinas, 850 slips, 4 major hotels, over 30 restaurants and cafes and lots of shopping – worldwide and boutique brands. Plus, there are unlimited ways to play here this summer – from windsurfing, sailing and kayaking to hiking the Bay Trail.

It’s been a great summer so far. Our marinas have had lots of visitors, including some exotic yachts. Water sports abound on the San Francisco Bay off the shore of Emeryville. KGB Kiteboarding in Emeryville Marina reports that some of our Emeryville

Emeryville Mayor Kurt Brinkman

employees enjoy paddle boarding during their lunch hour or after work. We also seem to have lots of music in town at Bay Street, Public Market and at our parks. Check our music and event calendar.

I want to thank City staff for launching our Summer Concert series on the 4^th of July with great dance music by Jukebox Heroes at the Doyle-Hollis Park. The 2013 performance series runs through July 25 and features local Emeryville food trucks serving up food and drinks. Music is from 6-8pm. Thurs., July 18 Molasses will perform at Park Avenue Plaza and on Thurs., July 25 Grove Valve Orchestra will play at Doyle-Hollis Park. Please join us!

July 4^th was also the launch of the Summer of Racing with the opening of the America’s Cup Park to the public on Piers 27/29 in San Francisco along the Embarcadero and the Opening Ceremony for the start of the America’s Cup Challenge. The great thing is that daily admission to the America’s Cup Park is free for a range of family activities including interactive exhibits and the ‘Flying on Water’ cinema where visitors experience the sensation of racing on one of the AC72 catamarans. Hands-on sailing activities for kids are also available.

Back here in Emeryville, be sure to take our ArtWalk around town during the good weather. You can download the map from our website. Great news for Emeryville! Based at Emery Cove Yacht Harbor, Seaward Coastal Ventures, has five boats available for charter for viewing the Louis Vuitton Cup and the 34^th America’s Cup races.

Enjoy the races and the rest of your summer. See you around Emeryville on the Bay.

Kurt Brinkman, Mayor of Emeryville

By Mary Lou Thiercof|2013-07-19T17:10:13-07:00July 18th, 2013|0 Comments