Oracle Team USA has been working steadily to bring the Americas Cup to the attention of the masses. One part of that strategy is to publicly display the actual cup around the U.S. And there it was, tucked into a corner of the 2015 Annapolis Sailboat show, next to the old Fawcett building. As trophies go, impressive enough, very tall and ornate.
After snapping a photo, I got a kick out of talking to one of the security contingent. He was dressed in a suit, sporting an ear bud, looking identical to the Secret Service, except for the white gloves. He was based out of San Francisco and when the Americas Cup went out on the road, so did he. As security gigs go, this one didnt sound half bad.
The security guys were amazingly tolerant about letting people close enough for group photos but physically touching the cup was a big no-no.
The car behind the Americas Cup was one of the fancy Tesla E-cars, Tesla being one of the sponsors of the Americas Cup tour. I took a look and, compared to our known fossil fuel vehicles , the Tesla was somewhat topsy-turvy. The powertrain and batteries were well hidden, out of sight, the front hood opening up to another storage compartment. One got the impression that the Tesla ran on some magical ether it collected from the air.
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