Meeting time was noon at Clipper Yacht Harbor on a cloudy Saturday to see the America’s Cup sailing race on the Bay. Peter had invited SEA member Sandor with his son Nick, as well as his colleague Rob with his family (wife and 5 kids) to share sailing on our Ericson 38 Kranich (“crane” in German). All together we counted 6 adults and 5 kids, including 4 adults with sailing experience for an exciting day on the bay.

"Man, that boat is BIG!" Jaws dropped when SEA's youth met the trimaran that Oracle won the America's Cup with two years ago. The 90-foot by 90-foot trimaran, USA 17, was powered by a 223-foot tall wing sail, the largest wing ever built. Seeing the wing laid horizontally inside Oracle's base at Pier 80 brought home the fact that these races involve incredible, cutting-edge technology. We were lucky enough to get a sneak peek at the AC72 wing now being built in preparation for the Louis Vuitton Cup in 2013.