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According to the Miami Herald, America's Cup Management
is looking at Miami to be the U.S. site for a pre-regatta.
''Miami is a great place for Cup sailing, particularly
as the city is so close to the Gulf Stream,'' said
America's Cup Hall of Fame sailor and tactician
for the Swiss Team Alinghi Brad Butterworth.
''As a sailor, when you go out of Miami, you travel
half a mile, and you are in open water and the wind
pumps up from the north. It is real ocean sailing
out there, and that is how we like it", he
added. ''The Mediterranean is quite benign, and
I am afraid many of our races will be sailed in
light air.''
South Florida is known for its high-profile regattas
like Key West Race Week and the Southern Ocean Racing
Circuit. Sailors throughout the world are aware
of its high-caliber race management and challenging
sailing conditions.
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