. >> my name is kevin manell. i am a manager of the small business located in marine county. right now, we have five employees. i think that with an opportunity like this we have the ability of vastly expanding. we are a builder of a great technology. we can power 45-foot sailboats or catamarans. we are also a global company and manufacturing house. we can reach out with america's cup being in the bay area and reached out to the world. we can easily quadruple our work force within the next couple of years. i think it is a very good thing and i am having a supportive of it. >> i applaud your stamina. >> my name is john stangmeister. i represent the city of long beach's efforts in sale long beach, a bid package that unfortunately was not chosen. i want to impress upon you the opportunity you have. long beach spent some resources in time on their bid package. while we were disappointed, we were thrilled that the golden gate yacht club have taken such a hard look at hosting the event on san francisco bay. i was privileged to sail with dennis in the '87 and 92 america's cups and h