ADVISORY/Photo Editors/Journalists Invited to Take Helicopter Tours Above San Francisco Bay During Adventure Race October 19.Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Thurs. (Oct. 19) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Get shots of corporate teams kayaking, mountain biking mountain biking Sports medicine A sport in which participants use specialized bicycles to navigate rough, steep trails covered with unforgiving rocks Injury risk Concussions, fractures, death. See Extreme sport, Novelty seeking behavior. and beautiful general images of San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay, 50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 13 mi (4.8–21 km) wide, W Calif.; entered through the Golden Gate, a strait between two peninsulas. - GG Bridge, Presidio, Marin, Mt. Tam Beginning October 18, 2000, corporate teams from across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. will converge on the shores of San Francisco Bay to embark on a grueling two-day adventure race. The second-annual Presidio Challenge sponsored by Deloitte Consulting matches mixed teams of three athletes in a non-stop endurance challenge, racing over 75 miles of rugged terrain using kayaks, mountain bikes, climbing ropes and compasses. A helicopter departing Sausalito will be available October 19th from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. flying in half-hour blocks to give you a bird's-eye-view of the competition. The helicopter will follow the race start at Crissy Field Now a large park in San Francisco, Crissy Field was originally an airfield part of the United States' Presidio Army Base. Under the Base Closure Act, in the 1990s the Presidio ceased all military operations and the base became part of the federal Golden Gate National Recreation in San Francisco, tracking kayaking teams as they head to Angel Island for a mountain top scramble, then follow teams as they continue across the Bay in kayaks arriving at East Fort Baker in Sausalito and transitioning to mountain bikes. Description: Half-hour block helicopter tours on/around San Francisco Bay Date/Time: Thursday, October 19th 7:00 - 10:30 a.m. Place: Sausalito Heliport heliport, airport designed exclusively for helicopter traffic. , 240 Redwood Highway Directions: Take 101 North from San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge. Take the Stinson Beach exit and make first right (dirt road), follow to the end. Follow signs to Seaplane seaplane, airplane designed to take off from and alight on water. The two most common types are the floatplane, whose fuselage is supported by struts attached to two or more pontoon floats, and the flying boat, whose boat-hull fuselage is constructed with the , and you will see the heliport. For additional information or detailed directions to the heliport launch pad, please contact Jennifer Tuck or Cori Crawford (415) 788-7788. We look forward to seeing you there. |
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