Fascinating 10 minute interview with Larry Ellison on status of the race and what he'd like to see
1. In San Francisco Bay by agreement of the teams.
2. 60 foot multihulls with soft sails screaming around San Francisco Bay.
3. San Francisco gives America's Cup land somewhere and teams will build the bases.
4. City builds a marina using bonds but Ellison says it will pay back.
His vision is 60 foot multi-hulls that would race in San Francisco Bay.
"Rocketing up to the weather mark and turning around and rocketing back on two laps. The whole race would take 40 minutes, it would be wildly exciting. You've got cameras on the boats, cameras in helicopters, microphones on the boats -- you would really get a sense of all the speed and the crew coordination," said Ellison.
And he adds in San Francisco, you can count on the wind.
"So you can count on starting a sailboat race at one in the afternoon 95 percent of the time. So if you're scheduling this thing for television, which is extremely important, you can rest assured the race will start on time and people will see what they've tuned in to see," said Ellison. San Francisco is a "sailing amphitheater unlike any other in the world."
ORMA 60 class boats are similar to what Larry described- 60 ft trimarans with soft sails and robust enough for SF Bay conditions.
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