The Cup Shows Up!

Now What?

The Sailing Renaissance

America’s Cup Advocacy Meeting

MISSION:

Unite the Bay Area sailing community to grow participation in sailing.

STRUCTURECreate a ’sailing roundtable' to: - coordinate sailing community initiatives- communicate- network - share 'best practices’  - volunteer driven

PROCESS• Ideas contributed• Task Force/Committee created• Action plans developed• Support/participation solicited• Actions executed• Success celebrated!

Celebrate successes

www.gosailingsf.org

The Cup Brings Attention

What do we do with it?

It brings yachts.

San Francisco 2013? Are we prepared?

America’s Cup Advocacy

• Grow sailing participation• Grow marine businesses• Support a successful America's

Cup• Support Bay Area success

AC 34 Focus

• Marketing Sailing• Promoting participation• Social/Media outreach• Access to sailing and the Bay• New Sailors / Current Sailors• Out of town visitors• Technical: Anchorages/dinghy docks

How we sail

The America’s Cup presents a very different view of sailing – we have our own message to communicate

March 8th Cup Seminar(Save the Date)

• How to maximize the benefits of the Cup on the Bay.

• 2-6pm at GGYC• Speakers with experience in other

Cup venues: Gary Jobson confirmed• Learn what’s needed to serve the

Cup/spectators/sailing fans

Opportunities

Sailing Talking Points www.gosailingsf.orgSailing impact statementStrictly Sail Pacific – Apr 14-17Summer Sailstice - June 18Sarcoma Cup / Media Cup – Aug 27/28

TURN IDEAS INTO ACTION!