Cup in Newport Yes or No?

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by basswipe

Kirby.I've worked for him for the past 17yrs.

Okay, now I know who you mean. I didn't think you were in the boat business though.

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by striperman36

Okay, now I know who you mean. I didn't think you were in the boat business though.

I'm not.I work for his construction company.

[Pt.JudeJoe]

Sources say San Francisco has America's Cup. | San Francisco Examiner

[JohnR]

Radio is stating that a SF paper is reporting that SF gets the Cup.

[striperman36]

Larry wins:

"The deal meted out will require Ellison’s team to invest upfront into Piers 30-32, just south of the Bay Bridge. In return, The City will provide free rent and longterm development rights on that and other nearby property for decades.

San Francisco will also invest millions in city services into the race, but city officials have said it is worth it in exchange to the $1 billion or more in tourist dollars they expect to come to the region during the race"



Newport doesn't have the space or money.

[Clammer]

no

[BassDawg]

Newport may not have the money, but if the right
ventures got behind a hosting push,,,,,,,,,,,,,it COULD happen.

for me and my viewing pleasure~~~
there is NO BETTER place on God's blessed seas to watch The America's Cup!! i also believe that the winds and waters off of the City by the Sea test a 12Meter's mettle better than most places, and certainly so when it comes to the placid Pacific. likewise, there is something so quintessentially New England about watching those majestic boats as they make the point at Castle Hill from a day's endeavors of tacking and jibbing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

while SF may have the city and the culture to pull it off,,,,,,,,,
by NO MEANS or stretch of the imagination do they have the America's Cup History that NPT does. logistics;smojistics!! NPT is a clusterfluke in the summer w/ or w/out The Cup. and as far as losing "your" Fort Adams, DZ, the sacrifice seems worth the boon to many facets of Newport's struggling economies tourism being at the fore.

it would be GREAT for the area businesses and, imho, would NOT impact the fishing at all,,,,,,,,,,,
doan we ALL know by now, there's no feesh in Newport, especially not in the summer!!??!!