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| Historic America’s Cup Ambassador to Visit North Carolina | Underway from homeport San
Diego and destined for the 2017 America’s Cup in Bermuda, America will
berth in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Sept. 23-26 as part of an East
Coast and Caribbean tour. Built in 1995, America is a painstaking replica
of the 139-ft original yacht launched 165 years ago and is the only official
ambassador of the America’s Cup.
America, courtesy of Troy Sears | 
Courtesy © ACEA / Photo Gilles Martin-Raget “It’s amazing. To have a boat that represents something as big as the first vessel that won the America’s Cup is pretty huge for the sailing community here,” said Kevin Smith, General Manager of the Carolina Yacht Club. “Our club was founded on the principles of sailing in 1853, just two years after America’s victory. America represents everything the Carolina Yacht Club was created to do.” Located two blocks south of Blockade Runner Beach Resort, Carolina Yacht Club is hosting and providing dock space for America. Tours and sailing excursions are open to the public on Friday (Sept. 23), Saturday (Sept. 24), and Monday (Sept 26). Dockside tours are free and require no reservation. Sailing excursions should be booked in advance online at $85 for adults and $42.50 for those under 18. Views and photo opportunities of America from Banks Channel are available by kayak, paddleboard, catamaran, outrigger canoe, sailboat, and Cape Fear Naturalist scenic tours, all provided at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort dock. Special room rates are available during America’s visit and should be booked in advance by phone. “Based in San Diego, it is unlikely that America will do another East Coast tour,” said Smith. “I hope everybody that wants to tour or sail on America will take advantage of this historic visit to North Carolina.” Coincidental and in the spirit of water sports and America, the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History will present the 2016 Waterman Hall of Fame Awards on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 2:00 PM at Blockade Runner Beach Resort. The Waterman Hall of Fame
is a lasting tribute to the achievements of generations of Wrightsville
Beach watermen and women who shaped and continue to shape the community
and its relationship with the water. Individuals in six categories will
be inducted in 2016. The celebration is free and open to the public.
Contacts: Kevin
Smith, General Manager
Madeline
Flagler, Director
Karen
Pennington
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