San Francisco based sailing journalist, Kimball Livingstone is a passionate follower of things America's Cup. Seeing the AC45's sailing on San Francisco Bay is a small slice of heaven, and sailing on one is probably as good as it gets.. Here's Kimball's take on his Big Day Out. I have to tell it to you backwards. It went like this . . . 5) I'm hanging onto a strap on AC45 4, the Oracle Racing cat skippered by Jimmy ('Everyone's wearing helmets for a reason') Spithill, and we're making tracks toward a destination on San Francisco Bay that will soon ...