Step one for picking any sailing venue is, find some WIND!

SFO Bay is one of the few places on the planet where you can just about guarantee great wind every day. They only had what, one day of light air in about three months of racing there?

That plus the great waterfront viewing venue was a huge plus. If it were up to me, they would always race the AC there, no matter who was the Cup Holder. I just wish we had such a windy place on the east coast, especially in Florida!

I just suffered through a two day drifter up at Lake Eustis, and last Tradewinds we never even got out on the wire, in three days of 'racing' (drifting). Thank God the beer was cold and the people were great to party with! That's what makes all the drifting worth the trip.