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Fun Globe-Trotting Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series 2016 Schedule

©ORACLE TEAM USA/photo Javier Salinas

©ORACLE TEAM USA/photo Javier Salinas

THE 2016 LOUIS VUITTON AMERICA’S CUP WORLD SERIES

It’s a fun globe-trotting year ahead for the World Series with races being held on the Indian Ocean in the Middle East, on the Mediterranean in Southern France, again in The Solent waterway in Portsmouth,UK, and then on the Hudson River in New York and on fresh water in Chicago.

 

Race Schedule

  • Muscat, Oman —Feb. 27-28, 2016; 
  • New York, USA – May 6-8, 2016;
  • Chicago, USA – June 10-12, 2016;
  • Portsmouth, UK – July 22-24, 2016;
  • Toulon, France — Sept. 10-11, 2016;
  • Fukuoka, Japan — Nov. 18-20, 2016

Results at the close of the NYC World Series regatta May 8, 2016:

  1. Emirates Team New Zealand 244
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA 236
  3. Land Rover BAR 227
  4. SoftBank Team Japan 203
  5. Artemis Racing 201
  6. Groupama Team France 194

Results at the close of  the World Series races in 2015:

  1. Emirates Team New Zealand 122
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA 112
  3. Land Rover BAR 109
  4. Artemis Racing 105
  5. SoftBank Team Japan 100
  6. Groupama Team France 82

 

The Royal Gazette captured Tom Slingsby’s anticipation of the 2016 races. ORACLE TEAM USA’s helmsman and sailing team manager does not like being in second place going into 2016’s World Series races. He wants to be in the lead at all times, at every turn. ORACLE is currently training on the San Francisco Bay to get their team ready to take over Emirate Team New Zealand’s first place status. Stay tuned and get ready for the 2017 America’s Cup in Bermuda – watch the highlights of the Finals -Race 19 in 2013 on San Francisco Bay.

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Fishing Report 12.6.15

dungeness crabThe California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) updated recreational and Commercial Dungeness Crab fishers on Dec. 1: crab fisheries continue to remain closed due to continued high levels of the neurotoxin domoic acid found in crab samples from California ports. The CDFW updated their website results for domoic acid sampling as of Dec. 3, 2015 with no change in results.

A few stats:

Emeryville Sportfishing’s annual catch for 2015 is 264 Dungeness crab compared with 2014’s catch of 16,420 (i.6%) and 2013’s catch of 19,017 (1.4%).

Emeryville Sportfishing sent out 36 Anglers in three boats on Dec. 5 and brought back a catch of 360 Rockfish, and 47 Lingcod. Their total catch for the month of Nov.: 1,288 Lingcod, 7,985 Rockfish, 543 Pacific Macerel, 1,475 Sandab, 8 Pacific Bonito and 5 Cabezon. That’s a lot of fish for recreational fishermen, though sadly lacking any Dungeness crab.

Emeryville Sportfishing is located in the Emeryville Marina at 3310 Powell Street in Emeryville, CA off Highway 80.  For printable driving directions from your location to Emeryville Sportfishing follow this link. You can reserve a boat now at 510-654-6040.

By |2015-12-07T12:16:58-08:00December 7th, 2015|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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Fishing Report: No Crab for Thanksgiving? Emeryville Sportfishing Chimes In

dungeness crabSportfishermen are anxiously awaiting the official opening of Dungeness crab season – originally slated for Nov. 7, 2015 – but the opening date has been pushed back. The delay is due to higher than normal levels of domoic acid found in the crab meat and viscera of Dungeness and Rock crabs. Domoic acid is produced by naturally occurring algae (Pseudo-nitschia), which can, if at dangerous levels, be toxic to human beings. This algae floats in the ocean near the surface soaking in sunlight to produce blooms serving as feed for whales and jellyfish, as well as shrimp. The remains fall to the bottom-feeding fish and crustaceans.

The CA State Departments of Fish & Game and Public Health and other agencies warn consumers not to eat any Rock or Dungeness crab caught along the coastline from Oregon to Santa Barbara until further notice. They are monitoring levels of domoic acid in the crabs and as soon as the levels subside, they will lift the warning.

UPDATE: Today, Nov. 5, The California Fish and Game Commission voted to postpone the opening of recreational crab season for up to six months. “The fisherman down at Emeryville Sportfishing are optimistic that the season will open much sooner. The State has the option to open it whenever they decide,” according to Emeryville Sportfishing’s owner Craig Stone.

Commercial Dungeness crab season was slated to open on Nov. 15. If that date gets pushed back too far, does that mean there will be no fresh Dungeness crab for Thanksgiving? No word yet on commercial crabbing opening date, though Stone believes it definitely is delayed. North West crab fisherman are fearful that the warnings against crab toxicity in the SF Bay will drive down prices and demand, though Seattle’s crabs are fine – way below the toxic level. Emeryville on the Bay will keep you posted. Or you can call the CDPH’s biotoxin phone line at (800) 553-4133.

Emeryville Sportfishing sent out two boats on Sun., Nov. 1, with 22 anglers catching 220 Rockfish and 66 Ling cod . (Salmon season closed on Sat., Oct. 31.) Emeryville Sportfishing is located in the Emeryville Marina at 3310 Powell Street in Emeryville, CA off Highway 80.  For printable driving directions from your location to Emeryville Sportfishing follow this link. You can reserve a boat now at 510-654-6040.

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Fishing Report 9.29

salmonboysOn Tues., Sept. 29 Emeryville Sportfishing sent out two boats with 25 anglers. The Catch? 50 Lingcod, 4 Chinook (King) Salmon and 200 Rockfish.

Dungeness Crab Season is just around the corner. Recreational Crab Season opens Nov. 7, 2015 with commercial scheduled to follow on Nov. 15, Ocean salmon fishing winds down Oct. 31.

So far in 2015 Emeryville Sportfishing has brought in:

  • 264 Dungeness Crab
  • 276 Californi Halibut
  • 1,938 Chinook (King) Salmon
  • 5,216 Striped Bass and
  • 6,230 Sanddab
  • 7,160 Lingcod and
  • 59,475 Rockfish!

Plus more! You can join in the fun by reserving a place on a boat now – 510-654-6040. Emeryville Sportfishing is located in the Emeryville Marina at 3310 Powell Street in Emeryville, CA off Highway 80.  For printable driving directions from your location to Emeryville Sportfishing follow this link.

 

By |2015-09-30T13:56:44-07:00September 30th, 2015|0 Comments
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America’s Cup 2015 Louis Vuitton World Series Launches July 23

Louis Vuitton 2015 World Series Racing Schedule

Groupama Team France training in Bermuda on the updated AC45 - Yven Zedda/Grouopama

Groupama Team France training in Bermuda on the new foiling AC45 – Yven Zedda/Groupama

1. Portsmouth, Great Britain – July 23-26

2. Gothenburg, Sweden – Aug. 27-30

3. Hamilton, Bermuda – Oct. 16-18

Here’s the lineup for the Louis Vuitton World Series races – fleet format with all boats on the water at the same time.

Defender (1) – winner of 34th America’s Cup 

Oracle Team USA training on the the new AC45 foiler on the San Francisco Bay in Feb., 2015 - americascup.com

Oracle Team USA training on the the new AC45 foiler on the San Francisco Bay in Feb., 2015 – americascup.com

ORACLE TEAM USA  – USA   –   Website

Challengers (5)

1.  ARTEMIS RACING – SWEDEN – Website

2. LAND ROVER BAR (BEN AINSLIE RACING) – GREAT BRITAIN – Website

3. SOFTBANK TEAM JAPAN – JAPAN

4. GROUPAMA TEAM FRANCE – FRANCE – Website

5. EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND – NEW ZEALAND – Website

There will be 4-6 World Series events scheduled in 2016, including a return to Portsmouth in July 2016 and a regatta in Chicago during the summer. All teams are invited to host. The 2017 Louis Vuitton Qualifiers and the Louis Vuitton Challengers series will be held in Bermuda in 2017. Another cost-saving strategy as the America’s Cup Match will be held there that year.

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