Artemis Racing in FEB 2013

[fototaker]

wonder when they will come out again? probably NOT today with the fog unless it burns out very soon. just hoping they will join USA17 for a sail for foto ops!! yea right!!

[Tom Mc]

wonder when they will come out again? probably NOT today with the fog unless it burns out very soon. just hoping they will join USA17 for a sail for foto ops!! yea right!!

Make your way down to Pier 80 today and watch them step the wing and do load testing on USA 17.

[fototaker]

WAS thinking of it but am STILL archiving 2012 and previous image files. need to archive everything 2012 and prior brfore i (TRY) to depart Travis for Spain at end of the month. I have already 2000+ images just taken in 2013!! plus I need to start cleaning up my room and packing.

[PD Staff]

AC UNCUT's Genny Tulloch catches up with Artemis Racing's CEO Paul Cayard to talk boat design and chances taken when building an AC72.

[fototaker]

BIG chances!!!!

[bowline]

Both boats on the water now up by the gate - some nice sparring going on.

[bowline]

Should be some good pics available from today's practice.

[Tom Mc]

Yep
Papa PD was out on the water today and sounded pretty excited when I talked to him earlier today.

[Photoboy]

Roger that!

[fototaker]

WOW!!! by CHANCE i saw 17 and looked but didn't see artemis!! you lucky dawg!! GREAT image!!! wow!! i missed it, after hinting of when this would finally happen for weeks on twitland i missed it! rats - but there will be more days! great going PB!!!

[fototaker]

hahahaaa there was a difference of 8mins between MY last pix of 17 and the time you snapped THIS pix!! by that time i was already gone and dining with a friend. oh well.... am glad you got it!!!

[bowline]

Looking forward to seeing the shots - was watching them blast up and down the bay east of Alcatraz from my home till about 2:30. Surprised they didn't stay out longer - maybe they got the data they needed and went back to analyze it.

[fototaker]

i agree. i am thinking when 17 was EAST of alcatraz, they got word of, OR saw artemis coming dead ahead and turned around for an historic meeting. it didnt last long because i was meeting up an hour later with photogs along the waterfront after i finished eating asking ME where they disappeared to!! the RBYAC AC45 was still sailing to the GGbridge and back but was gone to base by almost 5

[fototaker]

wow!! oracle JUST tweeted THEIR pix of the historic meeting and it's almost the same as PB's pix, just slightly more to the right and closer! wow!!

ORACLE TEAM USA @OracleTeamUSA
A couple of AC72s training on the Bay. @ORACLETEAMUSA and @ArtemisRacing. #SanFrancisco #AmericasCup pic.twitter.com/AqpYzXwx

[fototaker]