San Francisco officially out of America's Cup running
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee got an unwelcome letter late Tuesday night: As rumored, the city was ruled out of hosting the 2017 America's Cup sailing races.
Russell Coutts, director of the America's Cup Event Authority, e-mailed the mayor confirming news reports that San Francisco hadn't made the short list to host the 35th sailing regatta. San Diego, Chicago and Bermuda are still in the running.
"Given the tight timeline and demands from prospective teams to confirm the final venue, it has been necessary to continue reducing the shortlist of candidate cities," Coutts wrote. "We have therefore taken the difficult decision to no longer consider San Francisco as a possible candidate to host AC35." http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/San-Francisco-officially-out-of-America-s-Cup-5545195.php
