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The 32nd Americas Cup Valencia was the greatest sailing event of the decade and Allinghi are once again the winners of the 2007 Americas Cup!
Valencia was proud to host this wonderful event in 2007 and will be overjoyed to host the event again in 2009.
Valencia has excellent weather conditions and warm steady breezes which are perfect for sailing yachts! A brand new harbor with state-of-the-art marinas and viewing capacity for over a million spectators has ensured Valencia will host the 33rd America's Cup from May - July 2009.
HISTORY OF AMERICAS CUP...
In 1851, the event was sparked off by a sailing race in the Isle of Wight between England and the US. The US won and thus was the birth of this event which is held every 3 to 4 years.
LOCATION FOR 2009 AMERICAS CUP VALENCIA...
El Grao/El Puerto (The Port)
Full details can be obtained from the house of the Americas Cup Valencia which is located at the end of Avenida del Puerto near the Port and entrance is FREE.
AMERICAS CUP VALENCIA - Sails and Winds building
The London architect David Chipperfield and Barcelona n720 architects recently completed a new center in the Port's inner harbor which is known as the Edificio Veles e Vents (Sails and Winds building). In October 2007 the building was shortlisted and favorite for the British 2007 Stirling building of the year award.
The building connects to a new park and has been specially designed so that the elevated decks will give spectators perfect views of the races. In the Americas Cup Park are big screen televisions showing live-action from the race course. There's a public restaurant on the ground floor with reception and VIP facilities The first floor is open-air and contains shops and a viewing deck and the second and third level is where the VIP area is.
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Getting to Americas Cup Valencia
There are many buses which connect to the center of town and many pass the City of Arts & Sciences and El Saler shopping center.
Buses - Bus numbers 35 and 95 will drop you right outside the entrance to the City of Arts & Sciences. Or... you can take the tram from Pont de Fusta (opposite Torres de Serranos) to Las Arenas and it's just a few minutes to the America's Cup Village. Buses going to the Americas Cup Valencia Port from the center are: 1, 2, 3, 19, 30, 35 and 95 - (During the summer you can also take the 20, 21 and 22).
Parking - If you're coming by car there's an 800 place parking garage in Port Americas Cup located below the Veles e Vents building.
For more information on this truly fantastic event check out the official website at
http://www.americascup.com
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