They say - and you know they are never wrong - that this weekend will see more people in San Francisco than at any time in its history.
With the Americas Cup World Series staging its 'battle of the bay' it's likely that there'll be more of a battle getting around town, let along down to the waterfront where Fleet Week also sees the Blue Angels performing daily air shows, the Parade of Ships filling the various water parking lots, and the Fleet Week Band Challenge meaning you'll have even more trouble than usual getting on a bus with your trombone.
Added to that, we have the Hardly Strictly Blue Grass concerts filling Golden Gate Park, the SF Giants hosting the Cincinnati Reds in the first two games of their playoff series, and - just to make sure you can't get into the City from the freeway, the 49ers are hosting the Bills on Sunday.
Last night we hit the Embarcadero to view the multi-million dollar yachts parked up for the night. What with the cost and the accoutrements - the floodlights, the armed security guards, the parking restrictions - it looked just like the paddock of a formula one race.
Because I don't follow sailing that much, I had to ignore those selling tickets for the VIP seating at $1,000 per day. So, I'll just cheer on the Olympic multi-gold winning Ben Ainslie and the J.P.Morgan BAR team - which is the closest thing we have to a British entrant - from the comfort of my living room.
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