SFFD: Don't fly drones at Sail Grand Prix races
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) is warning sailing fans to not operate drones during this weekend's Sail Grand Prix (SailGP) races.
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The Rolex SailGP Championship, which brings teams competing from all over the globe, and the Oracle San Francisco Sail Grand Prix occur back-to-back respectively on Saturday, March 22 and Sunday, March 23 along the Marina Green.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, SFFD wrote, 'Are you going to see the sailboat races at Marina Green on Sunday 03/23/2025? Drones are prohibited.'
Officials confirmed that the event area is an Air Exclusion Zone, meaning unauthorized drones are banned 'in the vicinity of the event site and near the water race course.' The major concern is drones are potentially dangerous for helicopters that are operating in the area.
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