San Diego Stars and Stripes America's Cup

You can rent the “Stars and Stripes” which sailed in the America’s Cup. This was captured while visiting Shelter Island ~ San... more

by Lynn Marie Sharp

Title

San Diego Stars and Stripes America's Cup

Artist

Lynn Marie Sharp

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Photograph - Photography

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You can rent the “Stars and Stripes” which sailed in the America’s Cup. This was captured while visiting Shelter Island ~ San Diego.

Shelter Island, San Diego

Shelter Island is a neighborhood of Point Loma in San Diego, California. It is actually not an island but is connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land. It was originally a sandbank in San Diego Bay, visible only at low tide. It was built up into dry land using material dredged from the bay in 1934.1 It was developed in the 1950s2 and contains hotels, restaurants, marinas, and public parkland.
Shelter Island is owned and controlled by the Port of San Diego, which also provides all police and other public services. Shelter Island businesses lease their location from the Port.3 Under California law, property on Shelter Island cannot be sold and permanent residences cannot be built there, because the area falls under the law governing public tidelands.4
The “island” is 1.2 miles (1.9 km) long and only a few hundred feet wide. A single street, Shelter Island Drive, runs the length of Shelter Island and also connects it to the mainland via a causeway lined with marine-related businesses.

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May 8th, 2021