The RC44 International Sailing Regatta Comes to San Diego Bay ~ Explore San Diego

San Diego has once again seen the world class sailing yacht races in their own San Diego Bay -- continuing it's reputation as one of the world's finest venues for world class sailing events. To celebrate the return of the most technologically advanced sailing class -- now named the RC44 -- San Diego's new Port Pavilion on the Boadway Pier has been hosting this event from March 2-6, as well as opened it's facility to the public for the viewing of this spectacular series of races. This has been viewed as a 'coming out party' of sorts which hopefully will bring international attention to the Port Pavillion -- which is the Port of San Diego's new cruise terminal and event center -- and put it in the upcoming spotlight for future sailing yacht races of this caliber.

Some of the best sailors from around the world have been representing their crews and boats -- of which some have already earned prestigious titles, and others who are a bit newer to the international racing spectrum. These San Diego races are the first in a series of events leading up to the 2013 America's Cup competition which will be held in the San Francisco Bay. Following the San Diego venue, the RC44 will be heading on to Europe to continue the series, which is attracting visitors from all over the globe as well as world-wide media attention.

The RC in RC44 is for Russell Coutts, who led the BMW/Oracle Racing crew to victory against Switzerland in last year's America's Cup held in Valencia, Spain. Coutts also co-designed these sleek high-performance sailing machines. Ironically, Coutts, who originally hails from New Zealand, led Team New Zealand to win the America's Cup in 1995, which ended America's reign as sailing champions and as the 'home of the America's Cup', but he then brought it back to America last year, and will be leading the BMW/Oracle boat in this exciting series.