bˈoʊt lˈɑːntʃɪŋ fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz wɜː kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ænd bˈoʊts stˈɑːɹɾᵻd mˈuːvɪŋ ˌɪntʊ pˈɛn mˈʊɹɹɪŋz tˈuː mˈʌnθs lˈeɪɾɚ, dʒˈʌst bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən ɐmˈɛɹɪkəz kˈʌp tʃˈælɪndʒ sˈɪɹiz.
Boat launching facilities were completed in October 1986 and boats started moving into pen moorings two months later, just before the start of the 1987 America's Cup Challenge Series.