Here is the Press ReleaseJanuary 15 San Francisco, California, USA When Loss Means Gain: John Craig Joins America's Cup Race Management
John Craig, Race Manager of the St. Francis Yacht Club for 11 years, has accepted a position as Principal Race Officer of the team that will run the America's Cup World Series, Louis Vuitton Cup, and the 34th America's Cup. St. Francis Yacht Club is sorry to see him go. John stepped into a race program that was already a leader, and then he relentlessly improved it, year by year, never taking his eye off the goal of excellence. In looking back, John said, "The St. Francis Yacht Club is an awesome place to work. It runs the heaviest racing schedule in the world. We've run 30 to 35 events every year-at least 120 days a year of racing-and an amazing cadre of volunteers has supported the effort at every turn. I'll miss all that, but the truth is, I'm not exactly going away." Instead, John has agreed to continue working with the club to maintain its racing standards and will return occasionally as one of the outstanding PROs taking the helm of major regattas. Highlights of the 2011 racing season at St. Francis YC include the Junior Windsurfing Worlds, Laser 4.7 Worlds, Laser Masters Worlds and the Rolex Big Boat Series. There is a bigger picture, too. The members of St. Francis Yacht Club were thrilled to see the America's Cup won and brought to San Francisco Bay. We are proud to stand behind the efforts of the Golden Gate Yacht Club, Oracle Racing, the Event Authority and America's Cup Race Management to host an event that will be transformative for the sport and transformative for sailing in these waters. The America's Cup Event Authority faces many challenges in staging the races on a restricted body of water, a relatively small bay that is vitally important to many stakeholders. No one knows those stakeholders better than John Craig. No one knows San Francisco Bay better than John Craig. We congratulate John, and we look forward to a continuing, rewarding partnership. We congratulate the America's Cup Event Authority on a brilliant choice. In the words of St. Francis Yacht Club Commodore Patrick Nolan, "John Craig has been instrumental in making our on-the-water program the very best in the world. Over the last 11 years John has worked diligently to insure that our racing program's excellence is self sustaining and will continue to develop. We are fortunate for his work, and we are thankful for his work. We wish John the best of luck and great success in his new position."
John Craig, Race Manager of the St. Francis Yacht Club for 11 years, has accepted a position as Principal Race Officer of the team that will run the America's Cup World Series, Louis Vuitton Cup, and the 34th America's Cup. St. Francis Yacht Club is sorry to see him go. John stepped into a race program that was already a leader, and then he relentlessly improved it, year by year, never taking his eye off the goal of excellence. In looking back, John said, "The St. Francis Yacht Club is an awesome place to work. It runs the heaviest racing schedule in the world. We've run 30 to 35 events every year-at least 120 days a year of racing-and an amazing cadre of volunteers has supported the effort at every turn. I'll miss all that, but the truth is, I'm not exactly going away." Instead, John has agreed to continue working with the club to maintain its racing standards and will return occasionally as one of the outstanding PROs taking the helm of major regattas. Highlights of the 2011 racing season at St. Francis YC include the Junior Windsurfing Worlds, Laser 4.7 Worlds, Laser Masters Worlds and the Rolex Big Boat Series. There is a bigger picture, too. The members of St. Francis Yacht Club were thrilled to see the America's Cup won and brought to San Francisco Bay. We are proud to stand behind the efforts of the Golden Gate Yacht Club, Oracle Racing, the Event Authority and America's Cup Race Management to host an event that will be transformative for the sport and transformative for sailing in these waters. The America's Cup Event Authority faces many challenges in staging the races on a restricted body of water, a relatively small bay that is vitally important to many stakeholders. No one knows those stakeholders better than John Craig. No one knows San Francisco Bay better than John Craig. We congratulate John, and we look forward to a continuing, rewarding partnership. We congratulate the America's Cup Event Authority on a brilliant choice. In the words of St. Francis Yacht Club Commodore Patrick Nolan, "John Craig has been instrumental in making our on-the-water program the very best in the world. Over the last 11 years John has worked diligently to insure that our racing program's excellence is self sustaining and will continue to develop. We are fortunate for his work, and we are thankful for his work. We wish John the best of luck and great success in his new position."
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