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A rendering of the planned America's Cup Pavilion between Piers 27 and 29 in San Francisco. (America's Cup Event Authority LLC)

Concert Plans Hit Sour Note With San Francisco Telegraph Hill Residents

San Francisco residents who live steps away from Pier 27 are not happy about plans for a 9,000-seat event venue they say will add to the already noisy maritime activities along the waterfront.

2013/03/22

The ORACLE Racing AC45 catamarans practice near the Golden Gate Bridge on February 21, 2012 in San Francisco, California. The AC45 is the forerunner to the AC72, which teams will race in the Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup finals in 2013 in San Francisco. The AC45 will be featured at the America's Cup World Series. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Smaller Than Expected Field To Compete In SF America’s Cup

America’s Cup organizers released the names of the teams that will participate in the 2013 race on San Francisco Bay. It turns out to be a much smaller group than expected.

2012/08/02

An Oracle Racing AC45 practices in the San Francisco Bay on February 21, 2012. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

America’s Cup Supplies Arrive At Pier 80 In San Francisco

A train measuring nearly a mile and a half long with more than 120 rail cars arrived at San Francisco’s Pier 80 Tuesday, carrying materials for the upcoming America’s Cup World Series.

2012/07/25

Oracle Racing AC45 catamarans practice in the San Francisco Bay on February 21, 2012. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Pier 27’s Transformation Underway; Makes Way For SF’s America’s Cup

The ceremonial agreement to bring the America’s Cup sailing race to San Francisco in 2013 was signed by Mayor Ed Lee at Pier 27, which will see some major changes.

2012/04/30

Wreckage from the yacht Low Speed Chase was hoisted by helicopter from the Farallon Islands to Half Moon Bay on April 23, 2012. (CBS)

Crews Recover Yacht Wreckage From Deadly Farallones Crash

A 38-foot yacht that was involved in a deadly crash earlier this month was recovered from the Farallon Islands Monday.

2012/04/23

Memorial Flotilla On The Bay Honors Sailors Lost In Yacht Race Accident

Friends of the sailors lost and killed in a yachting race accident near the Farallon Islands held a memorial flotilla Saturday evening.

2012/04/21

1 Dead, 4 Missing In San Francisco Bay Yacht Accident

The U.S. Coast Guard continued to search for four sailors missing after a sailboat ran aground near the Farallon Islands on Saturday afternoon.

2012/04/15

America’s Cup Tune-Up May Shift From SF To New York

Exhibition races this summer ahead of the America’s Cup regatta next year may taken place in New York rather than San Francisco.

2012/03/09

A boat competes in the Rolex Big Boat Series sailing regatta hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club on September 9, 2011 in San Francisco, California. San Francisco will host the America's Cup in 2013.

SF Commission OKs Environmental Impact Report For America’s Cup; Opponents Appeal

Neighborhood and environmental groups Friday filed an appeal of the final environmental impact report for the 34th America’s Cup sailing race in San Francisco, the same day Mayor Ed Lee announced a new development agreement with race organizers.

2011/12/16

US challenger BMW Oracle Racing giant trimaran sails during the second race of the 33rd America's Cup off Valencia's coast on February 14, 2010 in Valencia, Spain.

SF Fast-Tracks Environmental Review of America’s Cup Yacht Race

Environmentalists and San Francisco neighborhood groups said they will ask for more time to review how the city plans to minimize the effects boats and crowds will bring when spectators come to watch the America’s Cup yacht race.

2011/12/15

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