America's Cup organizers encourage youth to sail

  

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Gearing up for the America's Cup to be held in San Francisco in 2013, organizers Thursday revealed a partnership designed to help energize youth to sail.

A 66-foot tall catamaran, a racing sailboat with a six-story wing sail, was on display at Union Square Park. It served as the backdrop for an announcement via video from Italy.

"As a young kid who always dreamed of competing in the America's Cup, now there will be a real pathway for all those youth sailors out there," Oracle Team USA Skipper Jimmy Spithill said.

America's Cup organizers want to make the cup a global sports, lifestyle and media brand.

The America's Cup will be held in the city next September.

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