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Emeryville Sportfishing reports five boats with 60 anglers caught 410 Rockfish, 62 Lingcod and 35 Chinook (King) Salmon on Sept. 15. Lingcod and Rockfish season lasts until Dec. 31 and Salmon until mid-November.

Emeryville Sportfishing specializes in providing fishing adventures outside the Golden Gate and in the San Francisco Bay waters aboard their fleet of eight charter vessels. Daily open charters for the current seasonal catch, with lunch provided. Private Charters also available. Click for more info.

Emeryville Sportfishing is located in the Emeryville Marina at 3310 Powell St.

By |2014-09-20T07:34:32-07:00September 19th, 2014|0 Comments
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Luna Rossa Challenge Launches Second Foiling AC45 – Swordfish

big__MG_9288Both the Luna Rossa Piranha and Swordfish  are foiling about in Cagliari, after being modified with on-board systems that allow the AC45 catamarans to fully foil like the AC72s in the 2013 America’s Cup races. (take a look)

The new design protocol for the 35th America’s Cup allows for modifications of the AC45s of any sort, except for the shape of the hulls. Apparently these new catamarans will outperform the old ones and can simulate the sailing conditions of the new AC62s which will be used in the 2017 races. Practicing on the new AC45s will enrich the crews’ training program and better prepare them for maneuvers, boat handling and foiling techniques that will relate to the new AC62s. They are out at sea now testing all the boats’ components and systems in their full foiling modes.

“This is an important day for the team,” according to Max Sirena, skipper of Luna Rossa, “sailing with two boats offers a significant advantage not only for performance comparison but from all points of view. We participated in the last America’s Cup to set the basis for our 35th America’s Cup and now we can count on a solid team and a close collaboration between designers, sailing team and shore team. There is a constant exchange of information between these areas to address the design and optimize its applications.”

Watch Pirahna and Swordfish foiling in Cagliari.

Photo courtesy of lunarossachallenge.com

 

 

 

 

 

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By |2014-10-05T23:22:30-07:00September 16th, 2014|0 Comments
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Take a cruise to Bermuda for the 2017 America’s Cup?

Bermuda-620x350Cruise ships will flood Hamilton and St George’s if Bermuda is chosen to host the 2017 America’s Cup. The Bermuda Tourism Authority said Bermuda just doesn’t have the hotel capacity to accommodate the crowds that traveled to San Francisco for the 2013 America’s Cup. So, the cruise ships would make up the difference with travelers coming to Bermuda to witness the 2017 races.

Bermuda boasts the Great Sound as the perfect made-for-TV venue and has already submitted their bid to be the host for the 2017 races. If they win the venue selection, they are hopeful that more hotel accommodations will be built. Of course, San Diego feels that they are also the best venue. Stay tuned!

By |2014-07-19T07:05:30-07:00July 19th, 2014|0 Comments
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San Francisco Is Officially Out of the Race as Host of the 2017 America’s Cup

file.jpgIn a letter from Oracle Team USA’s chief executive and AC Event Authority director Russell Coutts to San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee,  San Francisco is officially out of the race to host the 2017 America’s Cup. His letter does suggest that SF could still possibly be considered as a World Series venue in 2015 and 2016, which would continue the momentum of the spectacular Summer of Sailing in 2013’s 34th America’s Cup and possibly lead into consideration for the 36th America’s Cup.

Though San Diego, Bermuda and Chicago are still contenders, Coutts will reduce the 2017 venue selection from three down to two venues by the end of the month.

By |2014-06-12T07:58:58-07:00June 11th, 2014|0 Comments
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2017 America’s Cup Challenge Heating Up On All Fronts

Island of Bermuda Now Contender to Host the 2017 America’s Cup

Russell Coutts, ORACLE TEAM TEAM USA executive director Photo / ACEA/Oracle

Russell Coutts, ORACLE  TEAM USA chief executive
 ACEA/Oracle

Newport, Rhode Island did not make the cut, nor did Hawaii. Four contenders to host the races remain: San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago and Bermuda.  Why Bermuda? It’s close to the East Coast and Europe for a good time zone value and has a beautiful natural amphitheater setting much like the San Francisco Bay – good for shore and television viewing. Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory (under jurisdiction of the UK), 640 mi. east of North Carolina and 1,110 mi. northeast of Miami. Chicago also is in a better time zone for television viewing for the East Coast and Europe.

Other factors besides the time zone, according to Oracle Team USA chief executive Russell Coutts, include actual public interest in sailing around the venue and opportunities for sponsorships and other commercial activities. (SportBusiness website June 6, 2014 Read more)

San Francisco is still a frontrunner and talks with the City of SF are resuming today, June 6. Though fans were hoping to hear the venue announcement later this month, it may not be announced until the end of the year.

 

By |2014-06-06T10:40:53-07:00June 6th, 2014|0 Comments
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