Anniversary
the FUN race San Francisco to Kaneohe Bay
Official Race Guide July 2018
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Pacific Cup Yacht Club about pcyc Buzz Blackett Commodore Pacific Cup Yacht Club As this year’s logo proclaims, this year’s Pacific Cup race will be our 20th! We are very proud of the tradition the Pacific Cup has become, and the fun and challenges it has provided for so many sailors over the last 38 years.
The Pacific Cup Yacht Club is responsible for organizing the biennial Pacific Cup, dubbed the “FUN race to Hawaii.” Since 1980, the Pacific Cup has been sailed from San Francisco Bay to Hawaii every other year, and since 1988 the finish has been at the warm and welcoming Kaneohe Yacht Club on the island of Oahu. With an emphasis on pre-race preparation for the 2,070-mile race, PCYC’s volunteer membership has helped to ensure that thousands of racers have been delighted with their Pacific Cup experience. For more information about the Pacific Cup, visit PacificCup.org.
We are also proud of our continuing partnerships with the Richmond Yacht Club in California and the Kaneohe Yacht Club in Hawaii. Their hospitality and aloha spirit are key to the race, and KYC provides one of the most beautiful finish venues in the world. This year’s fleet includes a new, almost one-design, division of Express 27s, an increased group of double-handed entries, the usual fully-crewed PHRF and ORR divisions, and a full complement of cruisers (many of whom are participating for the first time). We continue to strive to include sailors and boats of all stripes. As usual, our board and numerous volunteers in California and Hawaii have worked hard to make this year’s event happen. Most of them are listed on the volunteer page in this guide. If you see any of them on the docks or at our social events, please thank them for all they do. We owe special thanks this year to Mark English for producing the five programs in this race cycle’s Pacific Offshore Academy and to Alaska Airlines for sponsoring those programs. They were the best yet and had the highest attendance. We continue to rely heavily on our sponsors. Their generous contributions enable us to increase our marketing and outreach to potential entrants, expand and improve the coverage of the race, and improve our parties. Like 2016, this year’s race will continue to have 24/7 at-sea medical consultation services provided by GW Medical Associates, at no additional cost to our racers. We are very grateful for their services; they can be and sometimes are true life-savers. Pacific Cup 2018 will also continue the event’s long history of environmental awareness and stewardship. We are promoting “green” options for single use plastics and participating in citizen science. Entrants are offered the option to collect data for the EPA on marine debris and micro plastics both during the race and the return from Hawaii to the west coast. To all our sponsors, service providers, and volunteers: THANKS. To all our sailors and their families, race fans, and spectators: ENJOY THIS YEAR’S EVENT. Buzz Blackett Commodore PCYC
PCYC Board and volunteers.
PCYC Board Commodore:
Buzz Blackett
Vice Commodore:
Melinda Erkelens
Rear Commodore:
Michael Moradzadeh
Staff Commodore:
Gary Troxel
Treasurer:
Harold Marsh
Secretary:
Rebecca Hinden
Director:
Rowena Carlson
Director:
Michelle Farabaugh
Director:
Diana Gorsiski
Director:
Kim Ickler
Director:
Kimberly Paternoster
Director:
Ian Rogers
Director:
Lindy Rollo
Director:
Bobbi Tosse
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RICHMOND Yacht Club
RYC Events Pac Cup Village................................................................July 1-9 Sunday WELCOME BRUNCH & RYC Club Dinner ......... July 1 ** Kickoff Party ...................................................................... July 3 * RYC Beer Can Race............................................................. July 4 Alaska Airlines Seafood Dinner...................................... July 5 * RYC Club Dinner ................................................................ July 6
Luther Greene Commodore Richmond Yacht Club
Skippers’ Briefing............................................................... July 7 Mount Gay Bon Voyage Party......................................... July 7 * RYC Club Dinner................................................................. July 8 * ticketed event
It is with great pride and enthusiasm that I welcome the Pacific Cup fleet to the “Sailingest Club on the Bay” the Richmond Yacht Club. We are proud to host the starting end of this twentieth edition of the world’s greatest, funnest ocean race. From Moore 24s to the Beneteau Figaro 3, the 70 boat fleet sports enough venues to satisfy everyone. From families in the Cruising Class, to the full-on racing crews that are looking to set records, the Pac Cup is a great fit for us as hosts. We look forward to your time here, so if there is anything the Richmond Yacht Club can do for you, just sing out. We’re here to help! Fair winds and following seas,
** new event
Race Starts Coral Reef Sailing Apparel Division A (PHRF)................ July 9 Pau Maui Vodka Doublehanded Division 1................... July 9 Mount Gay Rum Doublehanded Division 2................... July 9 Kolea Cruising Division...................................................... July 9 Weems & Plath Division B (PHRF)................................... July 11 Alaska Airlines Division C (PHRF)................................... July 11 Pasha Hawaii Division D (ORR)....................................... July 12 BMW of San Rafael Division E (ORR).............................. July 13
Luther Greene Commodore Richmond Yacht Club
RYC Officers Commodore:
Luther Greene
Vice Commodore:
Simon Winer
Rear Commodore:
Inge Lundegaard
Secretary:
Lynn Branstad
Treasurer:
Susie Hodges
Port Captain:
Robert Salfi
Director:
Shana Bagley Howe
Director:
Ornaith Keane
Director:
Anthony Murphy
Director:
Vaughn Seifers
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KANEOHE Yacht Club
KYC Events
Entertainment Schedule Monday – July 23, 2018 1600 – 1800 .................. Happy Hour 1730 – 1930 .................. Grill/Window Dinner
Frederic Berg Commodore Kaneohe Yacht Club Ahhhh, warm balmy breezes, tropical drinks, leis and sunshine… as if that wasn’t welcoming enough, the Members of Kaneohe Yacht Club extend a heartfelt Aloha to the 2018 Pacific Cup participants, their families and friends and those spending countless hours organizing the Fun Race to Kaneohe Bay. We open our Club to everyone involved in the Pacific Cup and hope we can offer a place to decompress, meet up with fellow participants and spin great tales of an ocean gone mad. As yachts arrive, Finish Line Escorts guide racers through the Kaneohe Bay channels to the safety of the Club. Once a yacht has cleared Inspections, the Leis and Trays folks welcome participants with gorgeous Hawaiian Lei and Mai Tai. This is where the magical tropical spell begins and we hope it never wears off. The Entertainment Committee has organized a week of fun filled festivities for all to enjoy, culminating with the Awards Ceremony, not to be missed. In addition the Club has tennis courts, a swimming pool and plenty of lawn to lounge around on. The Galley is available to keep stomachs brimming and favorite libations await you at the Kaneohe Yacht Club bar. While here enjoying the Bay in all its splendor, think about taking some time to hang out at the sandbar, go to Kailua or Lanikai beaches, spend some time in Kailua’s many new shops and dining options or take a spin around the island. The volunteers at the Information Desk are ready to dazzle you with many more organized options such as surfing, fishing, kayaking, hiking, tours, snorkeling or scuba diving, just to name a few. On Thursday night you can join the Kaneohe Yacht Club Bulkhead races, where the real competition begins, just remember to bring a six pack when looking for a boat to race on. The Kauai Channel Race starts on Friday, August 3 at 7:00 am, if you are looking to start the journey home from the traditional Kauai departure, or just to enjoy the bounty Kauai has to offer, including the spectacular Hanalei Bay. The Flag Officers, Board of Directors and Members of Kaneohe Yacht Club wish all participants a wild and crazy, but safe ride across the Pacific. Frederic Berg Commodore
Tuesday - July 24, 2018 - Kanikapila Night 1600 – 1800 .................. Happy Hour 1730 – 1930 .................. Grill/Window Dinner 1900 – 2100 .................. Harry Koizumi (Live Music Classic Hawaiian/slack key) Wednesday – July 25, 2018 - Hawaiian Luau* 1600 – 1800 .................. Happy Hour 1830 – 2000 .................. Food service 1845 – 1915 .................. Live Hawaiian Music 1930 – 2130 .................. Chief Sielu’s Luau Show Thursday – July 26, 2018 - Mount Gay Night* 1600 – 1800 .................. Happy Hour 1730 – 2000 .................. Food Stations 1900 – 2200 – ............... Vinyl Frontier (Live Music - Classic Rock) Friday – July 27, 2018 - Pau Maui Vodka Awards Night* 1600 – 1800 .................. Happy Hour 1700 - 1900 ................... Awards 1900 – 2130 .................. Food Stations 1900 – 2200 .................. Haleiwa Slim and the Trailer Park Romeos (Live Music - Jazz/Blues) Snack Bar Daily Hours 0600-0930...................... Window- Breakfast 1030-1500...................... Window- Lunch 1700- 1930..................... Grill- Dinner (Saturday, Sunday, Monday only) * ticketed event
KYC Officers Commodore:
Frederic Berg
Vice Commodore:
Ralph Foulger
Rear Commodore:
Mike Van Woerkom
Staff Commodore:
Tom Wood
Secretary:
Ian Lange
Treasurer:
Tim Hudson
Port Captain:
Wayne Reis
Director:
Mark Andrade
Director:
Rocky Young
Director:
Patrick “Moose” Kudlich
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Mahalo to our Volunteers The Pacific Cup does not happen without countless hours of effort by hundreds of volunteers, not only from Pacific Cup Yacht Club, Richmond Yacht Club, and Kaneohe Yacht Club, but also from other yacht clubs and unaffiliated individuals. Every part of this special event is created, staffed, and executed by generous people who give freely of their time to make it memorable for all participants, their family and friends. They are the heroes, they do whatever it takes, and they don’t have war stories to tell at the bar. We hope that all participants will join in personally thanking every one of the volunteers for his or her support.
RYC Volunteers
KYC Volunteers
RYC PACIFIC CUP VILLAGE CHAIR: ........................Diana Gorsiski RYC/PAC CUP YACHT CLUB LIAISON: ............ Melinda Erkelens GUEST BOAT BERTHING & DRY STORAGE: .... RYC Harbormaster ....................................................................................................... John Dinwiddie ALOHA BOATS: ...............................................................Cinde Lou Delmas HOUSING/ADOPT-A-BOAT: ...............Susie Hodges, Pat Tostenson SHIPPING CONTAINER MANAGEMENT: ................ Mike Costello EVENT CATERING: ..........................................................Chef Mike Catalli GALLEY STAFF: ...........................................Jada, Nick, Tristen & Victoria EVENT LEADS: ................................. Pat Tostenson, Rosemary Costello VOLUNTEERS: ................................. Lynn Branstad, Candace Brochard, Katie Hayward, Carol Horn, Wendie Silverman Martin, Jocelyn Nash, Pat Stuart, Kelly Troxel, Marilyn Vonschals
CO-CHAIR: .................................................................................... Lindy Rollo CO-CHAIR: .................................................................................. Luke Kudray CONSULTING CO-CHAIR: ...................................................... Kim Ickler COMMUNICATIONS: .............................Ellis Abram, Walt Neimczura DECORATIONS: .............................................................. Georgia Schmidt DECKHANDS: ...............Ruthann Quitiquit, Betty Birdsong-McDowell EVENTS/ENTERTAINMENT: ................................................Cathy Pratt ESCORT VESSELS: ...................... Rick White, JD Adams, Mike Barker PERMITS: ....................................................................................Iwalani Stone FINISH AREA BUOY: ............................................................Russel McRae LEIS & TRAYS: .................................................... Karla Silva, Iwalani Stone BOAT LEIS: ................................................................................Rebekah Luke MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII LIAISON: ................Swede Olson MOORING & SHUTTLES: ................................Gino Lee, Ken Schmidt, ..........................................................................................................Ralph Foulger STAFF DUTY OFFICER: .............. Beau Lani Barker, Lauren Faulkner
RYC PACIFIC CUP VILLAGE 2018
PCYC Volunteers TECHNICAL COMMITTEE: Michael Moradzadeh, Chair Jim Antrim Rowena Carlson Bob Gray Will Paxton Jim Quanci Ian Rogers John Siegel RACE COMMITTEE: John Siegel, PRO Bobbi Tosse, Deputy PRO, Starting Team Charlie Roskosz, Deputy PRO, Finishing Team Tom Pochereva Protest COMMITTEE: Michael Roth, Chief Judge Sam Andrews Tim Andrews Guy Fleming Phillip Katzman Scott Melander Tom Pochereva Steve Thomas TROPHY COMMITTEE: Maryann Hinden, Chair Steve Chamberlin Bob Hinden Kim Ickler Charlie Roskosz
WEBSITE: Michael Moradzadeh, Webmaster MEMBERSHIP: Catherine Sharpe, Chair INSPECTIONS: Rowena Carlson, Chair Brian Boschma Michael Caplan Jim Corenman Kerry Deaver John Denny John Dillow Jeff Duvall Bob Gray Chuck Hawley Bob Hinden Michael Johnson Thomas Keffer Don McLennan Michael Moradzadeh Phil Mummah Ian Rogers Dennis Ronk Bill Rus Nick Salvador Robb Walker Kit Wiegman MARKETING/ COMMUNICATIONS: Kimberly Paternoster, Chair Ronnie Simpson, Media Manager Ross Tibbits
merchandising: Shana Bagley, Chair FINISH LINE PHOTOGRAPHY: Roxanne Fairbairn Lisa Niemczura Margo Niemczura Walt Niemczura VOLUNTEERS: Betty Gray, Chair Doug Asche Kenneth Frank Bob Gray Bob Henderson Chuck Johnson Hawkeye King Julie La Plant Mary Lovely Pat Lowther Harold Marsh Kathy Pickup Malia Riddle Bill Rus Catherine Sharpe Chris Sidner SHIPPING CONTAINER: Mike Costello, Chair Chris Hansen Tom Hansen Hank Lewis David Littlejohn Bob Mayberry
ALASKA AIRLINES PACIFIC OFFSHORE ACADEMY: Mark English, Chair Speakers: Buzz Blackett, Rowena Carlson, Lee Chesneau, Nathalie Criou, Jeff Duval, Scott Easom, Mark English, Bill Erkelens, Melinda Erkelens, Dustin Fox, Stan Honey, Peter Isler, Mary Lovely, Michael Moradzadeh, Tyler Parker, Mike Pasha, Jim Quanci, Bill Robberson, Ian Rogers, Dr. Neal Sikka, Walter Smith, Eric Steinberg, John Taussig, Jeff Thorpe, Gary Troxel, SPONSORSHIP: Michelle Farabaugh, Chair SAFETY AT SEA SEMINARS: Pat Lowther, Chair Chuck Hawley, Moderator Bruce Brown, Assistant Moderator Mike Dvorak, Weather Betty Gray, Check-in Glenn Hansen, Hansen Rigging Rebecca Hinden, Harold Marsh Check-in Michael Moradzadeh, Boat Safety and Rigging Jim Quanci, Sal Sanchez, Life Raft and Flare Donation Host Yacht Club: Encinal Yacht Club
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Table of Contents Welcome
3 Commodores’ Messages and Volunteers
The Preparation 8 Setting the Foundation 9 Medical Services at Sea 11 The Pac Cup Village
The Race
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The 2018 Fleet Follow the Racers on the PASHA Hawaii Tracker The 2016 Pac Cup - Mountains, Hills and Moguls Pac Cup 2018 Boats & Crew
The Finish 27 Greetings 28 Awards
The History
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Race Highlights and History 2016 Pac Cup Results Mighty Mas! and the Pineapple Express 1980 - 2016 Winners Looking Back - The First Pacific Cup
Mahalo Nui Loa 45 Mahalo to our Sponsors
The 2018 Pacific Cup Race Guide is published by the Pacific Cup Yacht Club. Publisher/ Editor: Kimberly Paternoster Assistant Editors: Kim Ickler, Michael Moradzadeh Contributing Writers: Kim Ickler, Louis Ickler, Michael Moradzadeh, Charlie Roskosz, Ross Tibbits Designer: Leslie Johnson Design Advertisements: Roth Communications On the Cover: “Paradise Bound” original artwork by artist Jim DeWitt, DeWitt Studio and Publishing. www.jimdewitt.com Photos by Leslie Richter, Rockskipper Photography, unless otherwise noted. For Pacific Cup Galleries visit www.rockskipper.com Background photo on this page: 2016 Pacific Cup Photo Contest. Photo: Jorge Pearce, Pacem
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The Prep
Setting the Foundation In-water safety at sea training
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he Hawaiian Islands have lured sailors from the West Coast for generations. The passage across the Pacific Ocean offers some of the best sailing found the world over and the destination is one of the most beautiful places in the world. If it were just as easy as sailing across San Francisco Bay, more people would do it but the fact remains that the crossing can be both exhilarating and very challenging. Without the proper planning, safety training, boat preparation, and knowledge of boat systems, a great deal can go wrong. And, although planning for the Pacific Cup may be a complicated but very manageable exercise for bigbudget programs with multiple passages under their belts, it can be a daunting undertaking for newcomers. Ensuring that all participants — be they smaller boats (24 foot +), double-handers, families, and cruisers (a division started in 2014) — have access to the PCYC’s extensive collection of resources is what sets the Pac Cup apart from other events. This support network makes planning and preparation for the race significantly more manageable, especially for 2018’s 43 first-time registrants.
Seminars & Certifications A key component of PCYC’s support strategy is the series of Pacific Offshore Academy seminars which feature respected experts from the sailing community. This series of seminars (five for the 2018 edition) pulls together the collective wisdom of race veterans and subject matter experts that cover a broad range of topics ranging from boat preparation to weather forecasting and tactics to medical emergencies. In 2017-2018, the seminars were scheduled as four-hour, half-day courses with breakout sessions to make it easy for sailors to ask specific questions in a small group environment.
To help ensure that sailors could meet the race requirements for Safety at Sea training, PCYC sponsored a US Sailing sanctioned Advanced Safety at Sea (hands-on) seminar well ahead of the 2018 race at the Encinal Yacht Club in Alameda. Covering US Sailing’s required topics, the seminar also featured Pac Cup veterans who provided tips based on their personal experiences. When it comes to responding to emergencies at sea, there’s no substitute for on-the-water practice. The race rules require that the skipper certify that he/she and at least two-thirds of the crew have conducted a man overboard recovery drill. Additionally, they must certify that they have demonstrated the ability of their chosen emergency steering method to steer the boat both upwind and downwind under sail.
Inspections Boats racing in the 2018 Pacific Cup vary widely, from Moore 24s to 75+ foot maxis. Some have a bucket for a toilet while others have hot water showers. Whatever their amenities (or lack thereof ) every boat racing in the Pac Cup must undergo a series of rigorous inspections to make sure their vessel is seaworthy, with suitable safety gear and provisions to protect crew, in case of unforeseen circumstances. The 2018 Pacific Cup requires compliance with the Pacific Cup Equipment Rules (PCERs) which incorporates by reference the US Sailing Special Equipment Rules. The PCERs amend them by adding, removing or changing some of the requirements and establishing uniform minimum equipment and training standards for all boats, whether racing or cruising. To help skippers ensure they’re complying with fine points of the safety requirements, PCYC pairs each race boat with an Inspector who will go through the boat and
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A lifesaving package from the US Coast Guard. Riva, Jeff Duval. Pac Cup 2016
medical services at sea
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afety is the paramount concern for all racers – a boat won’t be fast if a crew member is injured. The Pacific Cup organization strongly supports the preparation process by continually adding new seminars and services to help make the entrant’s ocean crossing as safe and enjoyable as possible.
Alaska Airlines Pacific Offshore Academy seminars
confirm that the required equipment, certifications, and plans for energy use, communications and fire response are met. Our team of Inspectors also act as coaches when needed, helping ensure that each and every boat is ready for the 2,000+ nm journey across the Pacific.
Provisioning “What do you eat during the race?” Perhaps the most common question posed to racers by non-sailors, race menus vary by boat galley set up, crew size, budget and crew appetite. For some, food preparation involves adding water to a freeze-dried packet. On other boats, meals are cause for celebration along with competitive bragging rights back at the bar. What is the same among all boats, however, is the minimum amount of water that must be aboard. All boats are required to have eleven gallons of water per crew member at the start. Of that, one gallon per crew member is emergency water that must be shown to the Inspector at the finish, unopened. Boats must also provision a reserve of seven extra days of food in the event of a prolonged delay due to weather conditions or vessel failure. Pac Cup half-way parties are legendary, and often feature a special meal, costumes and other festivities to celebrate reaching the race’s half-way point.
Ready to Cast Off Some of the most valuable advice is also the simplest:
Beginning the race well rested and confident in your preparation will make the journey truly memorable. Days of fantastic downwind sailing, phenomenal sunrises and sunsets, the first sight of Oahu in the distance and of course the spectacular finish at the ever-welcoming Kaneohe Yacht Club make this race a lifechanging experience.
For the 2018 crossing and return, the Alaska Airlines Pacific Offshore Academy included an all-day medical seminar covering preparation for, prevention of, and response to common medical situations at sea. The presentations included: • Personal Welfare and First Aid - Mary Lovely (RN/PhD, veteran Pacific Cup racer since 1986) • Medical Issues – John Taussig (17 year paramedic, USCG captain, and Executive Director for Backcountry Medical Guides) • Medical Outfitting & Offshore Consultation – Dr. Neal Sikka (Senior provider of telemedicine services for GW Maritime Medical Access, Associate Professor at GW University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Practicing Board Certified Emergency Physician with over 15 years of experience) • Case Study: Riva 2016 – Jeff Duval (5 Time Pacific Cup participant, Various medical courses/SAS seminar training, Onboard Medical Officer for Riva during the 2016 Race, which required Coast Guard intervention to deliver needed medical supplies 1200 miles out from Kaneohe.
Maritime Medical Access For 2018, the Pacific Cup Yacht Club has again partnered with The GW Medical Faculty Associates (MFA) to provide Maritime Medical Access (MMA) services to sailors during the race and the return delivery. The service provides race participants with remote 24/7 access to board certified emergency medicine physicians for assistance in managing any medical emergencies that may occur while at sea on the way to Hawaii or on the return sail to the mainland. This service is being provided by PCYC at no additional cost to the entrants. If a medical emergency arises, Pacific Cup sailors will be connected with a specially-trained GW Emergency Medicine Physician within minutes of calling MMA. The physician will guide the sailor through appropriate assessments and provide treatment recommendations. MMA staff and physicians will coordinate care for the duration of the transit or until symptoms resolve. The presentations from the medical seminars can be viewed online at pacificcup.org.
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pacific cup village n the days leading up to the Pac Cup start, boats coming from out-of-town ports are invited to dock at Richmond Yacht Club for last minute inspections, preparation and provisioning. PCYC volunteers offer concierge services such as recommendations for repairs, restaurants and shopping. During the week leading up to the race starts, Pac Cup village hosts seminars for 2018 skippers and crew, as well as ones for sailors interested in doing the race in the future.
2016 Pacific Cup Village at Richmond Yacht Club
A handy map for locals and visitors alike is now available online and will also be provided to guests at the Richmond Yacht Club. It provides the latest information on restaurants and bars, hotels and motels, shopping and more. Go to this link to download the map: http://www.richmondonthebay.com/go
Bon Voyage Parties
Pre-race parties give Pac Cup racers an opportunity to meet their fellow sailors, while also providing friends and family with an opportunity to participate in the non-sailing aspects of the race. The 2018 parties at Richmond Yacht Club include the Kick Off Party on Tuesday, July 3, the popular Alaska Airlines Seafood Buffet on Thursday, July 5 and the Mount Gay Rum Bon Voyage Party on Saturday, July 7. New this year is our Welcome Brunch on Sunday, July 1.
Bon Voyage Party
PACIFIC CUP 2018 EVENTS AT KYC Tuesday July 24 - Live Hawaiian Music Wednesday July 25 - Hawaiian Luau Thursday July 26 - Mount Gay Night Friday July 27 - Pau Maui Vodka Awards Night Saturday July 28 - Plywood Cup Friday August 3 - Kauai Channel Race
Your Open Invitation
Enjoy our Koolau Mountain view, incredible Kaneohe Bay, and sip Mai Tais by our refreshing pool while visiting Hawaii.
Photo: Doug PeeblesŠ
Kaneohe Yacht Club
44-503 Kaneohe Bay Drive, Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744 www.kaneoheyachtclub.com 808-247-4121
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rom full-on race machines to family cruisers, classic 40-something footers to disturbingly compact doublehanded boats, the Pacific Cup seems to welcome almost everyone. And it seems almost everyone is coming this year, representing a wide variety length, design, crew size, expertise and home ports.
Big Boats to Watch
We have an exciting lineup in the 65’+ range. This big boat division, scheduled to start Friday, July 13, will feature some speedy sleds. Four 70-footers include the Santa Cruz 70, Westerly, two Andrews 70s, Runaway and Pyewacket, and a custom Wylie 70, Rage. Breaking the record to Kaneohe in 1994, Rage made the crossing in 8 days, 7 hours, 13 minutes. Since that time, she’s broken numerous West Coast records. Recently acquired by David Raney from her original owners, Rage returns to the Pacific Cup for the first time since 2008. Finishing out the spectrum is the Mills 68, Prospector.
Double Handers
Double-handing the Pacific Cup has its own special set of challenges. Yet there are always folks willing to have at it. This year there are 13 teams participating in the division. The larger boats may keep sailors drier, but they can certainly be a handful. The wellprepared J/120 Jamani should keep Drs. Sean and Kim Mulvihill busy trimming the big kites (Report from their Inspector: with two MDs on board, they probably don’t need the mandatory medical handbook, but we make them take it anyway!). Abstract is a J/105 hailing from Portland, OR., and there’s also Bill and PCYC ViceCommodore Melinda Erkelens’ Wolfpack to make note of. On the smaller side, there are eight 27-foot-and-under entrants, including Express 27s, an Antrim 27, and a Moore 24. Pac Cup has long welcomed the doublehanders who can look forward to a warm greeting (and a shower) at Kaneohe.
Local Designs
Northern California yacht designers are always represented in the Pac Cup. This year 9 boats will be vying for the trophy honoring Carl Schumacher, including two Express 37s and seven Express 27s. Also represented are designers Jim Antrim and Tom Wylie. Rounding out the locally designed boats are the Bill Lee Santa Cruz yachts competing this year for the Bill Lee Wizard Perpetual Trophy.
Elusive, Surprise, Oaxaca, Rufless, Adrenalin. Pasha Hawaii ORR Division Start. Pacific Cup 2016
In a class by itself
We’re thrilled that Charles Devanneaux will be bringing the Beneteau Figaro 3 À Fond le Girafon (the first production foiling one-design monohull ever to be designed) to the 2018 race. Trouble is, ORR does not yet know how to rate this boat, with its curved foils. Exactly how PCYC will class and score this boat will likely be decided shortly before race time.
Home Ports
The race may link San Francisco Bay to Hawaii, but many boats are delivered to the start from origins up and down the West Coast, Hawaii, and even Australia. This year’s traveling boats include 15 boats from British Columbia, Seattle and Portland. Six hail from Southern California, one from Milwaukee, one from Chicago, and another from Newport, RI. Each year a special trophy is awarded to the best corrected performance by a Hawaii-based boat. This year there is only one vying for the trophy, KYC Commodore Frederic Berg and Mike Bacon’s Bacon Berger (Kaneohe YC).
Veterans and Rookies
While some Pacific races attract boats with primarily professional crew, the Pac Cup is proud to provide many sailors with their first ocean crossing opportunity. A remarkable 43 entrants are making the FUN race to Hawaii their first trans-Pacific race. Of the veterans, many are not just on their second or third Pac Cup but are into double digits. Pac Cup addict Jim Quanci is on his 16th Pac Cup, racing his tried and true Cal 40 Green Buffalo. Dean Treadway’s Custom Farr 36, Sweet Okole, has been racing the Pac Cup since its inception in 1980. “It is always fabulous coming into Kaneohe,” said Dean, “It feels like Sweet Okole is coming home. That is where she was when I bought her.”
The Cruising Division
The Cruising Division was introduced in the 2014 race, providing folks who wanted to sail to Hawaii with the level of support provided by PCYC and the opportunity to do so without the extra challenges of racing. This year’s eleven cruising boats must meet the same safety and equipment requirements as the racing boats but are allowed to use their engines if the wind gets light. We look forward to their stories – not only of the fantastic sailing, sunrises and sunsets, but also of their fabulous meals, wine lists, fresh water showers, and number of fish caught.
Melting Pot
Ultra-sled, dinky doublehander, racer, or cruiser, we’re all sailors together when we set that first wobbly foot on the dock after 2100 miles. It’s the sea legs, not the mai tais, right? Stories shared, advice freely dispensed and often accepted, experiences compared, and the warm camaraderie of a shared adventure. No matter what we did it in, we did it.
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Follow the Racers
Track of the 2016 race. The overall Pacific Cup winners, Mas!, are shown in bold yellow.
on the Pasha hawaii tracker
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ew aspects of ocean sailing have changed as much over the decades as the options for onboard communication. The tradition of daily radio safety check-ins with race organizers has been a part of the Pac Cup since the very first race in 1980. With satellite phones and single-side band radios, racers today can communicate with friends and loved ones – as long as they don’t receive any outside assistance that might give navigators an advantage in the race.
boat throughout the race, with results being delayed by 6 hours to ensure that racers don’t have access to real-time data. In addition, many boats will have onboard scribes capturing the drama – or the flat seas – during the race by publishing blogs. This means that Pac Cup land-based support crew will often know nearly as much about the race as the racers themselves. So, remember – don’t relay any racerelated information to your favorite boat. That’s considered outside assistance and could cost them a trophy!
For the 2018 race, daily check-ins may be done by radio, email, or even by text To follow the action, go to: message. While the position reports • PacificCup.org – The official race provide some excitement for those website will include pre- and postfollowing the race back home, the daily race event information, weather check-ins by the racers ensure a vital updates, racenews and links to Pac Cup communications link. Whether safety competitor blogs. information needs to be sent to the • Facebook/Instagram – Follow the One Eyed Jack. Alaska Airlines Division. Pacific Cup 2016 racers, or a request for assistance is sent race on the Pacific Cup Yacht Club by one of our boats, this requirement assures that the channel Facebook and Instagram pages for remains open. It has been used repeatedly to make sure various frequent updates and insights before,during and after the race. boats’ problems on the water do not become serious emergencies. • YBTracking.com – Once the race begins, you can track the boats using the YBTracking link on PacificCup.org. In addition to webAll Pacific Cup boats will also be carrying broadcast positioning based updates, YBTracking offers apps available for both phones devices that will enable friends and loved ones to follow them and tablets through the YBTracking stores for both Apple and from the start to the finish line. YBTracking devices make it easy Android devices. for race organizers and shore team supporters to follow every
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MouNtains, Hills and Moguls By Jim Quanci Jim is a veteran of 15 Pac Cups, 2 Transpacs and 1 Singlehanded Transpac. He and his wife Mary Lovely are the caretakers of the Cal 40 “Green Buffalo” that will be making its sixth race to and from Hawaii this year.
Photo by Shana Bagley Howe, Adrenalin. Pacific Cup 2016
2016’s Pac Cup was wind, wind and more wind. Getting out of And once in a while… a helmsman’s dream would appear. Atop Dodge that first day, the missing light wind ridge, north and south one of those 18 or so foot mountains, a pass through the mountain – there was good wind everywhere. The strong high north east ahead of you would appear. So, bow down, race down the first of Hawaii and an unbroken string of tropical depressions mountain, catch the pass through the second mountain created these strong winds across the whole course. Winds before it closed up – with the boat in the mid-teens the This race did mean waves. And yes, there were waves. whole way – a full minute or two. Call it double black leave many of us diamond. Call it Le Mans. When at night and blind, call it wondering The first two days from a tight to beam reach was in 8 to just plain scary. And when you caught the rarest of the “so why do 12 foot swells birthed in the Gulf of Alaska. Then, several rare… a pass through 3 mountains… personal and boat they call it the days of northerlies down the California Coast threw 4 to 6 speed records fell… 17k, 18k, 20k of boat speed and foot wind waves on top. The good part is they were mostly ‘pacific’ ocean?” more – from boats everyone said were displacement and in the same direction. The bad part is when they aligned, it couldn’t/shouldn’t surf. meant green water on deck and every boat that said before the race they were “dry”, found they were not. These big beam seas In a typical Pac Cup, the biggest steepest waves are the last 100 also resulted in likely 80 percent of all crew having miles as you approach the islands. The tradewind waves have had a touch (or a lot) of mal de mer. the most time to build them up and then the shallower water slows them down making for big short period waves. But 2016 was As we entered the middle section of the race, things got messy. different, or maybe just felt different. After the “mine field” of waves The 4 to 6 foot swell – still from the north – joined 8 to 10 foot in the middle of the course, and after the crews had figured out trade wind waves from the east and then the rare 5 to 8 footer how to manage them through day, night and the occasional squall, from the south birthed in one of those tropical depressions. So, the last miles went easy. Just another day on the Pacific Ocean. sizable waves from three directions made for a real mogul field of This race did leave many of us wondering “so why do they call it the waves. When they all hit at the same time you could find yourself ‘pacific’ ocean?” pooped from behind – standing in a foot of water when at the wheel – which had the positive effect of cleaning out the cockpit nicely. There was no need for taking turns with buckets cleaning the cockpit this year! When they aligned “just right”, you would find yourself falling off a 16 to 18-foot cliff into a deep dark hole, seeing boat speeds in the high teens in only 20 knots of wind. How many times can you have the spinnaker collapse back on the rig as you fall down the front of the wave, only to have it shock fill when you reached the bottom? How many times can you watch your bow pulpit disappear in a wave when you reach the bottom of that hole in the water before crying “Uncle!”? Most entrants found out in the mid- to later- half of the race as even their strongest kites started blowing up from this wave induced repetitive shock loading. And then there were those snooker waves coming from the tropicals to the south. A few times per day you would be hit broadside by one of those tropical created waves from the south – born off Green Buffalo at the start of the Pacific Cup 2014 Mexico - that if it hit you in the stern meant an “auto broach” and if it hit you in the bow meant an “auto round down”. And these waves were big heavy irresistible forces that any rudder or helmsman is ill equipped to counter.
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PACIFIC CUP 2018 Boats & Crews
(boats registered as of 06/05/2018)
A Fond Le Girafon
Alternate Reality
FIGARO Beneteau 3 Sail No: FRA-3 Hailing Port: Marina Del Rey, CA Yacht Club: California YC Skipper: Charles Devanneaux Crew: Romain Ingouf
Express 27 Sail No: 18079 Hailing Port: Seattle, WA Yacht Club: Sloop Tavern YC Skipper: Darrel Jensen Crew: Ian Jensen
Abstract
AnaĂŻs
J/105 Sail No: 459 Hailing Port: Portland, OR Yacht Club: CYC Portland Skipper/Navigator: Douglas Pihlaja Crew: Mary Hartel
Hanse 505 Sail No: 61019 Hailing Port: Portland, OR Yacht Club: Pacific Cup YC Skipper: Matt Solhjem Navigator: Aaron Williams Crew: James Coulson, Matt Florez, Doug Pajak, Chuck Skewes
Alessandra
Angelique
Grand Soleil 50 Sail No: USA 60875 Hailing Port: Richmond, CA Skipper: Casey Smith Skipper/Navigator: Gilles Combrisson Crew: Gustavo Nachornik
Columbia 57 Sail No: 13 Hailing Port: Richmond, CA Yacht Club: Pacific Cup YC Skipper: Andy Kurtz Crew: Heather Annesley, Abraham Ayala, Toni Bailey, Jeanney Kim, Valerie Suzawa, Bob Tassan, Paul Weismann
Aloha
Bacon Berger
Hobie 33 Sail No: 13 Hailing Port: San Diego, CA Yacht Club: Mission Bay YC Skipper: Kyle Vanderspek Navigator: Joel Buffa Crew: Brian Vanderspek, Matthew Van Rensselaer
Antrim 27 Sail No: USA 6 Hailing Port: Kaneohe, HI Yacht Club: Kaneohe YC Skipper: Michael Bacon Navigator: Frederic Berg
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Bear Boat
Cetacea
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40.3 Sail No: 38403 Hailing Port: Danville, CA Yacht Club: Pacific Cup YC Skipper: Paul Koenig Navigator: Thomas Perry Crew: Madeleine Loh, Zach Sherry, Dwayne Sullivan
Hudson Force 50 Sail No: C2H60 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: Berkeley YC Skipper: Peter Masson Crew: Steve Armstrong, Calvin Cote, Kelvin Phillips
Blue
CompaĂąera
Riptide 41 Sail No: USA 1717 Hailing Port: Milwaukee, WI Yacht Club: South Shore YC Skipper: Michael Schoendorf Navigator: Eric Cooper Crew: Dalton C. Bergan, Kris Bundy, Mark Keast, Jonathan McKee, Paul Stender
Farr 44 Sail No: 6606 Hailing Port: Sausalito, CA Yacht Club: St. Francis YC Skipper: Paul Eichen Navigator: Henning Kather Crew: Phil A. Hyndman, Carey Lawrence, Robert Mackie, Spencer Sellay
Blue Moon
Cross 40
Jeanneau 52.2 Sail No: USA 60716 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: Presidio YC Skipper: Russ Johnson Navigator: Marye Ellen Valentine Crew: Sebastien Hamel, Larry Haynie, Tim McGrath, Nathan Rapheld
Trimaran Sail No: 888 Hailing Port: Sausalito, CA Yacht Club: Zephyr Yacht Club Skipper: Steve Brodie Crew: Francoise Ramsay
Bombora
Dare Dare
Express 27 Sail No: 38047 Hailing Port: Alameda, CA Yacht Club: Encinal YC Skipper: Rebecca Hinden Navigator: Zac Judkins Crew: Scott Davidson
Sun Fast 3200 Sail No: USA39 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: SSS Skipper: Nicolas Thiebaud Crew: Clara Cambon, Hannah Droesbeke, Thibault Poisson, Remi Trang
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Defiance
Fired Up!
Schock 41 Sail No: 87591 Hailing Port: Richmond, CA Yacht Club: Santa Rosa Sailing Club Skipper: Jack Tibbetts Crew: Mike Meshkov, Brando Rojas, Aaron Thule
Express 27 Sail No: 14 Hailing Port: Tahoe City, CA Yacht Club: Tahoe YC Skipper: John Morrison Crew: CJ Ware
Eclipse
Foamy
Express 37 Sail No: 18495 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: Pacific Cup YC Skipper: Sandy Andersen Wertanen Crew: Cole Williams Brauer, Berenice Charrez, Tammy Mercado Ruff, Louise Thilo
Moore 24 Sail No: 129 Hailing Port: Carson City, NV Yacht Club: Richmond YC Skipper: Lester Robertson Crew: Mike Herlihy
Edge of Moonlight
Free
Island Packet 380 Sail No: 28080 Hailing Port: Comox, B.C. Skipper/Navigator: Keith Stuart James Skipper/Navigator: Tony Roberts Crew: Agathe Gaulin
Nautor’s Swan 46 Sail No: 46117 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: Inverness YC Skipper: Christian Doegl Navigator: Will Deutsch Crew: Sandra Sandquist, Benoit Steiner, Marc Vandenplas, Chris Vaughan, Mark Werder
Eliana
Freja
Morgan 382 Sail No: 77486 Hailing Port: Petaluma, CA Yacht Club: Pacific Cup YC Skipper: Warren Holybee Crew: John Amen, Tony English, Mary Kraybill,
Aerodyne 43 Sail No: USA2 Hailing Port: Seattle, WA Yacht Club: Sloop Tavern YC Skipper: Jonathan Cruse Navigators: David Rogers, Alyosha Strum-Palerm Crew: Ginnise Comstock, Michelle Gaspaire, Nate Salpeter, Stephanie Campbell Schwenk, Otto Sipe
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Boats & Crews
Green Buffalo
Iguana
Cal 40 Sail No: 8538 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: Richmond YC Skipper: Jim Quanci Crew: Spencer Kirkwood, Andrew Quanci, Stephen Quanci, Robb Walker
Beneteau 411 Sail No: 61069 Hailing Port: Sausalito, CA Yacht Club: Pacific Cup YC Skipper: Michael Eusebio Navigator: Simon Holmes Crew: Esperanza Eusebio, Ian Eusebio, Susan Richter, Jack Vetter
Gusto
Imagine
Swan 441 Sail No: 44119 Hailing Port: Seattle, WA Yacht Club: Corinthian YC Seattle Skipper/Navigator: Holm Albrecht Skipper/Navigator: Beth Miller Crew: Charles Barnard, Kristin Pederson
Davidson 44 Sail No: 77220 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: Berkeley YC Skipper: Wyatt Jones Navigator: Paul Kamen Crew: Lance Berc, Nicholas Childress, Kathleen Cornetta, Alejandro Dorazio, David Janinis, Steven Wright
Highlander
J World’s Cazan
Cal 40 Sail No: 4590 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: Tiburon YC Skipper: Bob Horton Navigator: Ian Matthew Crew: David Eichhorn, Richard Guetter, Guerdon Trueblood
DK 46 Sail No: 61046 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: San Diego YC, St. Francis YC Skipper/Navigator: Paul Martson Skipper: George Mann Crew: Randy Bechler, Cinde Lou Delmas, Patrick Farrell, Jenna Ferrieri, Eric Jensen, Lydia Mann, Dennis Solheim
Hokulani
J World’s Hula Girl
J/120 Sail No: 43 Hailing Port: Redwood City, CA Yacht Club: Pacific Cup YC Skipper: Tracy Rogers Navigator: John Dillow Crew: Mike Mahoney, Cris Sena
Santa Cruz 50 Mod Sail No: 77285 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: San Diego YC, San Francisco YC Skipper: Wayne Zittel Crew: Michael Joffre, Bryan Jones, Dave Moore, Jimmy Peter, Russ Rieber, Mike Woodcock
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Jamani
Loose Cannon
J/120 Sail No: 52879 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: San Francisco YC Skipper: Sean Mulvihill Crew: Kimberley Mulvihill
Express 27 Sail No: 34 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: Richmond YC, Stockton Sailing Club Skipper: Andy Goodman Navigator: Julia Paxton
Knot Behaving
Lyric
Jeanneau 379 Sail No: ST 123742 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: Pacific Cup YC Skipper: James Peo Navigator: Jesse Pascoe Crew: Ming Li, Wing Lee
Mason Ketch Sail No: 38114 Hailing Port: Belvedere, CA Yacht Club: San Francisco YC Skipper/Navigator: John Swain Navigator: Connor Dibble Crew: James E.C. Eaton, Jim Linderman, Ray Lynch, Larry Stoehr
La Bonne Vie
Mirthmaker
Wauquiez Pretorien 35 Sail No: 97062 Hailing Port: Sausalito, CA Yacht Club: OCSC Skipper: Matt Sundermier Crew: Tessa DeFranco, Andy Sundermier, Mary Sundermier
Archambault 35 Sail No: 18250 Hailing Port: Alta Coma, CA Yacht Club: Pacific Cup YC Skipper: Kirk Denebeim Navigator: Brad Lawson Crew: David McVey, Cameron Tuttle
Limitless
Motorcycle Irene
Express 37 Sail No: 18513 Hailing Port: San Pedro, CA Yacht Club: Seal Beach YC Skipper: Shawn Ivie Navigator: Doug Johnstone Crew: Chris Jensen, Jenna Kennedy, Cle’ment Maestri
Express 27 Sail No: 28137 Hailing Port: Richmond, CA Yacht Club: Richmond YC Skipper/Navigator: Zachery Anderson Skipper/Navigator: Will Paxton
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Boats & Crews
Music
Pyewacket
Nordic 44 Sail No: 0319 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: Sierra Point YC Skipper: Jeff Michaud Navigator: John Williams Crew: Peter Barnes, Steve Jacobsen, Brent Nelson, Bobb Peters
Andrews 68 Sail No: USA 678 Hailing Port: Marina del Rey, CA Yacht Club: Waikiki YC Skipper: Roy Disney Navigator: Tom Addis Crew: Stu Bannatyne, Mark Callahan, Scott Easom, Torben Grael, Robbie Haines, Brian Janney, Robbie Kane, Benny Mitchell, Mark Towill
OutreMer Hanse 505 Sail No: 505 Hailing Port: Alameda, CA Skipper: Emmanuel Nicolas Sauquet Navigator: Olivier Lauzeral Crew: Cyril Daoud, Tanguy Delamotte, Vincent Volk, Francois de Vulpillieres
Quantum Beneteau 405 Sail No: 56281 Hailing Port: Alameda, CA Yacht Club: SSS Skipper: Scott Smith Navigator: Andy Lindstrom Crew: Gina Kaler, Louis Schweitzer
Poke & Destroy
Rage
Evelyn 32-2 Sail No: 69061 Hailing Port: Seattle, WA Yacht Club: Corinthian YC Seattle, Sloop Tavern YC Skipper/Navigator: Alex Simanis Crew: Nick Bannon, Elishia Van Luven, Skyler Palmer
Wylie 70 (custom) Sail No: 69830 Hailing Port: Portland, OR Yacht Club: Corinthian YC Portland Skipper: David Raney Navigator: Dennis Damore Crew: Gavin Brackett, Gregory Felton, Kevin Flanigan, Theodore Gazulis, Jake McFadin, Chris Raney, Alex Rothenberg
Prospector
Rufless
Mills 68 Sail No: 60669 Hailing Port: Newport, RI Yacht Club: Shelter Island YC, New York YC Skippers: Larry Landry, Paul McDowell, Dr. Dave Siwicki Navigator: Artie Means Crew: Timothy Ketworth, Mathew Landry, Bruce Lawrence, Henry Little, Stuart MacNeil, Robert McCarthy, Lucien Moore, Scott Mras, James Quivey, David Scott, Colette Storck, Quinn Tobin, Dennis Willette
Melges 32 Sail No: 174 Hailing Port: Richmond, CA Yacht Club: Richmond YC Skipper: Rufus Sjoberg Crew: Dylan Benjamin, Oliver Kell, Tyler Prentice
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Runaway
Surya
Andrews 70 Sail No: 46269 Hailing Port: Newport Beach, CA Yacht Club: Club Waikiki, Lima, Peru Skipper: Thomas Corkett Navigator: Chris Busch Crew: Alan Field, Chadwick Hough, Keith Kilpatrick, Peter Kinney, Doug McLean, John Peschelt, William Tad Palmer
Catamaran Sail No: 5 Hailing Port: Alameda, CA Skipper: Andrew Hilden Crew: Michael Lael, Smita Paul, Ben Zoltewicz
Shearwater
Sweet Okole
J/35 Sail No: 40248 Hailing Port: Vashon, WA Yacht Club: Corinthian YC Tacoma Skipper: Karl Haflinger Navigator: James Ianelli Crew: Alan Johnson, Stewart Putnam, David Smullin
Farr 36 (custom) Sail No: 29000 Hailing Port: Richmond, CA Yacht Club: Richmond YC Skipper: Dean Treadway Navigator: John Norheim Crew: Isaac Gillette, Mike Price, Wiley Stagg
Six Brothers
The Fugitive
Columbia Carbon 32 Sail No: 32006 Hailing Port: Point Richmond, CA Yacht Club: Richmond YC Skipper: Chris Kramer Navigator: John Fryer Crew: Aidan Doyle, Rich Jessop, Andrew Klotz, Colin Kramer
Starship Santa Cruz 52 Sail No: 38109 Hailing Port: Santa Cruz, CA Yacht Club: Santa Cruz Yacht Club Skipper: Christian Berge Navigator: William Pearce Crew: Michael Deady, John Robinson Jeffers, Marnie Merriam, Krysia Pohl, Stacy Riggs, Karina Vogen, Brandon Whitney
Farr 1220 Sail No: 28977 Hailing Port: Vancouver, B.C. Yacht Club: Vancouver Rowing Club Skipper: Benjamin Rummen Crew: David Evans, John Lee, Ian Lloyd, Alie O’Connor, Tegan Peacock, Kevin White
The Pork Chop Express Express 27 Sail No: 115 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: SSS Skipper: Chris Jordan Navigator: Charlotte AndersonJordan
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Boats & Crews
Venture
Westerly
Jeanneau 49 Sun Odyssey Sail No: 28641 Hailing Port: Sausalito, CA Yacht Club: Sausalito YC Skipper: Michael Chobotov Navigator: John Jourdane Crew: Michael Caplan, Steven Chobotov, Michael D. Johnson, Charles Witcher
Santa Cruz 70 Sail No: 18997 Hailing Port: Victoria, B.C. Yacht Club: Royal Victoria YC Skipper: Stuart Dahlgren Crew: Geoff Abel, Adrian Babkaiff, Joy Dahlgren, Ana Sofia Rufino Ferreira, Scott Hind, Catherine McCallum, David McCallum, Cory Schillaci, Brenda Van Fossen
Wavelength
Whistler V
Beneteau 46 Sail No: 7309 Hailing Port: Portland, OR Yacht Club: Pacific Cup YC Skipper: Bill Schwartz Crew: Mike Burton, Linda Gilman, Mike Gilman, Don McClennan
Ohlson 38 Sail No: CAN 54389 Hailing Port: Victoria, B.C. Yacht Club: Royal Victoria YC Skipper: John Parkes Crew:
E Komo Mai Pacific Cup 2018!
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• Water’s edge dining room and dockside bar
• Swimming pool and barbecue
• State-of-the-Art docks for yachts up to 155’
• WYC Boatique apparel & exclusive logowear
• Friday night fun races, live music, dancing & fireworks
• Casual and formal dining WYC Bar Hours of Service: Daily from 11 a.m. to Closing (Typically 10 p.m.) Wharf days of food service and hours: Wed. through Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday food Service from 11a.m. to 5 p.m.. (No Food service after 5 p.m. on Sun) Monday PIZZA NIGHT with Chef Roberto in the Bar and Wharf 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. DINING ROOM Opens for dinner on Fri. 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Reservations DINING ROOM SUNDAY BRUNCH 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Reservation Kitchen Closed on Sundays at 5 p.m. and ALL DAY MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS For Slip information and Temporary Mooring Call our Port Captain at 808-321-4547.
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40 Years, 20 Races
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Boats & Crews
Wolfpack
Zamazaan
MORC/Donovan 30 Sail No: 3001 Hailing Port: Richmond, CA Yacht Club: Richmond YC Skipper: Melinda Erkelens Navigator: William J. Erkelens
Farr 52 Sail No: USA 3883 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: St. Francis YC Skipper: Greg Mullins Navigator: Pete McCormick Crew: Hogan Beatie, Austin Book, Wes McQuire, Matt Noble, OJ Olson, David Roach, Noah Weissich
Yeti
Zipper
Express 27 Sail No: 38 Hailing Port: Point Richmond, CA Yacht Club: Richmond YC Skipper: Adam Mazurkiewicz Skipper: Jason Crowson
Santa Cruz 27 Sail No: 57878 Hailing Port: Seattle, WA Yacht Club: Washington YC Skipper/Navigator: Alexia Fischer Skipper/Navigator: Christa Bassett Ross
Zaff J/92 Sail No: 56272 Hailing Port: Victoria, B.C. Yacht Club: Royal Victoria YC Skipper: Phil Wampold Navigator: Paul Mais Crew: Kieran Horsburgh, Ansel Koehn
Tiki Blue skipper Gary Troxel Pac Cup 2016 selfie. Photo: Gary Troxel
Rapture crew catches dinner. Pac Cup 2016. Photo: Gregory Newman
Agasea crew in warm water… finally. Pac Cup 2016. Photo: Marilyn Vonschalscha
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The finish Greetings For some boats, the arrival at Kaneohe Bay is filled with bright sunshine and spectacular views of tropical Hawaiian paradise. For others, it’s lit with stars and moonlight. But whatever the time – day or night – each boat is greeted by volunteers. Escort boats help guide each boat from the finish line, through the reef channel to the Kaneohe Yacht Club dock, where each and every crew member is handed a Mai Tai, a lei and a warm “aloha”. And that’s only the start of the celebration. Kaneohe Bay isn’t that far geographically from Honolulu’s Waikiki Beach, but it’s a totally different environment from the bustling urban jungle. Kaneohe is green and tropical and very relaxing. Kaneohe Yacht Club volunteers are on hand to answer questions about local activities and a swimming pool is on hand for a refreshing swim.
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After more than a week of round-the-clock watches onboard, on land the priority for both skippers and crew becomes socializing. There’s the Mount Gay Night with the iconic red hats, and the famous luau with a pit roasted pig and traditional entertainment to enthrall the entire family. The grand finale is the Awards Ceremony that celebrates the accomplishments of everyone who made the journey. And the next day, everyone can join in the Plywood Cup Challenge to benefit United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii. Best of all: hours spent at the incomparable Kaneohe Yacht Club whether at the bar, on the lawn, or poolside chatting with fellow competitors to swap war stories and plan strategies for the next Pac Cup crossing.
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Awards
T
he Pacific Cup Yacht Club provides outstanding, unique awards. In addition to the perpetual trophies described below, Monkeypod bowls are awarded for achievement in some categories and accompany the perpetuals trophies as a “keeper”. Stately and iconic, the Monkeypod is one of the most cherished trees of Hawaii—enhancing landscapes and streets, providing shade from the tropical heat, and serving as a keen reminder of the islands’ dramatic natural history. Oahu has the largest of the islands’ Monkeypods, sprawling over nearly an acre. This tree is known in the rest of the tropical world as the Rain Tree (Samanea saman). The bowls are turned by Robert Butts, one of Hawaii’s premier woodcrafters and can be found on the web at www.rwbutts. com. Although today, most Monkeypod bowls and platters sold at retail in Hawaii come from the Philippines, our Pacific Cup bowls this year have a very special local connection, as described by our woodcrafter, Bob Butts: “The Monkeypod has some history with it. The trees were taken down a few years ago for the expansion of the Ala Moana Shopping Center, they were located on Ala Moana Boulevard and Piikoi Streets, and were going to be used as flooring in the new additions. The contractors hired a company to cut cants out of the logs but had problems so Indonesia did not make the flooring and Oahu tree recycling got the logs. I got the cut offs.” As an aside, koa, the native wood used for the last two races, is no longer commercially available. Division Winners receive very special Weems & Plath clocks of superb quality featuring beautiful nautical designs. The clocks have
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Monkeypod trees Top photo: Robert Butts
precisions quartz movements housed in beautiful, solid, forged brass cases, which are hand polished and flawlessly lacquered. The clock’s classic bezels allow easy access to components for adjustment. You can view all Weems & Plath instruments at www.weems-plath.com
Perpetual Trophies
Winners of perpetual trophies may take the Perpetual they are awarded to their home or home yacht club to display until one month prior to the next Pacific Cup race. They also receive a lovely Monkeypod wood bowl as a keeper. The Pacific Cup is awarded to the winner on corrected time among all mono-hull PCR rating divisions. This trophy is a large bronze cup on a lovely wood base. The Record Passage Trophy is awarded for the fastest passage on record in the Pacific Cup. This trophy is a half-model of Merlin.
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29 the finish The Fastest Passage Trophy is awarded to the boat in the current race with the shortest elapsed time without time allowance. This trophy is an etching on glass featuring a boat surfing a Pacific swell.
The PHRF Trophy is awarded to the boat competing in any of the PHRF divisions with the best corrected time of all boats in those divisions. The trophy is a Weems & Plath barometer.
The First Hawaiian Boat to Finish is awarded to the first corrected time boat skippered by a full-time resident of Hawaii whose boat is registered and maintained in Hawaii and sailed under the burgee of a Hawaiian yacht club. This is a three-foot-high carved Koa statue of King Kamehameha.
The Bjorn Johnson ORR Trophy is awarded to the boat competing in any of the ORR divisions with the best corrected time of all boats in those divisions. The trophy is a Weems & Plath barometer.
The George R. Barrett Memorial Trophy is awarded by the PCYC Commodore to the individual who exhibits outstanding seamanship as well as distinguished service, dedication, and enthusiasm for the race. This trophy is a beautiful teak sailboat. George is remembered for his leadership in organizing the Pacific Cup Yacht Club, finding sponsorship for the race, and establishing Kaneohe Yacht Club as the finish destination.
The Passage Yachts Nautical Trophy is awarded to the Beneteau boat with the fastest 24-hour passage on elapsed time. The trophy is a Robert Butts Monkeypod Bowl. Both racing and cruising division boats are eligible.
This year, we are dedicating the Offshore Racing Rule (ORR) Trophy to the memory of Bjorn Johnson, who died suddenly at the untimely The Carl Schumacher Trophy is age of 62. We particularly value awarded to the first Carl Schumacher Bjorn’s contributions to the sport designed boat to finish on corrected as the executive director of the time. This trophy is a large Koa wood Offshore Racing Association that, bowl created by Robert Butts. among other things, maintains the Offshore Rating Rule. As a The Bill Lee “Wizard” Trophy is sailor, Bjorn was the consummate awarded to the first Bill Lee designed Corinthian Yachtsman, in fact and boat to finish on corrected time. This in spirit. He gave generously and trophy is a half model of Merlin with tirelessly of his time and knowledge spinnaker flying. to the sport of sailing. Bjorn was a champion racing sailor and a The Moore 24 Trophy is awarded passionate cruiser. As a lifelong to the first Moore 24 to finish on sailor his racing accomplishments corrected time. This trophy is a half are too numerous to list. Among model of a Moore 24. the highlights are the almost 20 Newport Bermuda Races, winning The Team Trophy is awarded to the overall trophy on Shere Kahn the three-yacht team from the in the 2001 Bermuda One-Two, same yacht club with the best total and winning on Snow Lion in the 2016 Pacific Cup Photo Contest. Photo: Angel Rodriguez, Albion performance. This trophy is a bronze 2015 Transatlantic Race. All who sculpture of three dolphins. knew him respected him. He will be missed. (Adapted from comments by Michael Millard) The Henri-Lloyd Pacific Cup Navigator’s Trophy is presented to the navigator of a division-winning yacht who is deemed the most The Latitude 38 Performance Trophy is awarded to the yacht with the skillful in navigation and weather. The judging is done by a panel most convincing win relative to its own division. The trophy is formed comprised of all division second place navigators. This trophy is a from Plexiglas engraved with some of the equations used to determine Wempe Marine-Quartz Chronometer mounted in a mahogany box. the award. A slide rule is prominently displayed on the trophy.
The Doug Vann Memorial Trophy is awarded to the volunteer individual selected by Kaneohe Yacht Club who, through their enthusiasm and dedication, best exemplifies the spirit of the “Fun Race to Hawaii.” This trophy consists of five silver dolphins leaping over a cresting sea. The Cruising Division includes yachts interested in the voyage but not in competitive racing. Those completing the voyage will receive a Robert Butts Monkeypod Bowl. The One Design Division winners will receive a Robert Butts Monkeypod Bowl. The Express 27 Trophy is given to the Express 27 finishing on the fastest corrected time. This one-time award, donated by Bob and Maryann Hinden, is a half-hull model of an Express 27. The Division Awards are Weems & Plath clocks presented to first, second, and third place finishers on corrected time.
“Best” Awards
The Best First Passage Trophy is awarded to the best passage by a “rookie” yacht and crew as identified by the Race Committee. The trophy is a Robert Butts Monkeypod Bowl. The Best Prepared Yacht Trophy is awarded to the yacht identified by the Chief Inspector with input from all inspectors that best demonstrates a thorough, thoughtful, and seamanlike preparation for the race, including implementation of the Equipment Requirements. The trophy is a Robert Butts Monkeypod Bowl. The Best Family Yacht Trophy is awarded to the best performing yacht crewed by family members. The trophy is a Robert Butts Monkeypod Bowl. To be eligible, boats must sign up on the Pacific Cup website on or before the Skippers’ Meeting. Other prizes may be awarded for notable performance in one of a variety of special categories, some just for fun and some for serious accomplishments during the race. These prizes are announced at the Awards Ceremony.
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The history
1980 – T he Pacific Cup Begins: First race from SF to Hawaii, finishing at Kauai’s Nawiliwili Bay 1984 – D ouble-handled division debuts 1986 – P acific Cup Yacht Club is incorporated 1988 -- F inish moves to Kaneohe on Oahu 1990 – D ebut of staggered starts 2008 – A ddition of several new trophies, including Fastest Family Afloat and yacht club Team Trophy 2014 – C ruising division debuts, with early start and eased rules.
By Louis Ickler With recent reports by Michael Moradzadeh
n January 1979, Hal Nelson approached Ballena Bay Yacht Club (BBYC) Commodore Vytas Pazemenas with the idea of starting a low-key, fun race for fully crewed boats from San Francisco to Hawaii. Nelson, who was instrumental in bringing PHRF racing to San Francisco Bay, saw that the first single-handed race to Hawaii had just been successfully completed the previous summer, and the Alameda-based BBYC had a nucleus of members interested in ocean racing. The timing appeared to be right. BBYC worked with a small but enthusiastic group of volunteers from Kauai’s Nawiliwili Yacht Club to put a race together, setting a finish line on the southeast corner of Kauai. That race became the Pacific Cup. Over the next few years interest in the race increased rapidly and by the end of the 1986, the Pacific Cup was well established with both serious racers and more casual racing cruisers. However, BBYC
was finding it difficult to administer what was turning into a major event, especially at a club with a number of competing activities. In Hawaii, the 1986 race had taxed the facilities of the Nawiliwili Harbor, prompting talk of moving the finish elsewhere in Hawaii. It began to look as if the race might fade away unless someone could organize a committed group to keep it going. On August 4, 1987, George R. Barrett assembled a number of sailors, at St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco. With the support of some leading participants from prior races and the BBYC organizers, Barrett drafted the Articles of Incorporation for a new club. The Pacific Cup Yacht Club, whose function would be to take over the organization of the race, was born.
Wolfpack, Melinda Erkelens. North Sails Doublehanded 2 Winner. 9d:05:19:45. Pac Cup 2016
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Redhead, Walter Smith. Honu Division A Winner. 10d:19:31:54. Pacific Cup 2016
One of the first items of business was the choice of a new finish line. Talks with Kaneohe Yacht Club, one of the three principal clubs on Oahu that had handled the finish of the Transpac race from Los Angeles, led to the important and happy choice of Kaneohe. Barrett had sailed the race as the chartering skipper of Charley, a Holland 67, winning third place in 1986. In 1988, he ran the race from the shore, and he ran it well. George died in the fall of 1988, but the Pacific Cup continues as a living memorial to him. Over the years, the Pac Cup has evolved with new divisions, new sponsors and new trophies. What has remained the same is a commitment to safe and enjoyable racing by hundreds of skippers and crew and the participation of an army of volunteers in both California and Hawaii.
Race Highlights 1980 – Race number one. Racing began with one of the roughest crossings in Pac Cup history. Forty yachts started the first Pac Cup on June 15, 1980; only 32 of the boats finished. The three Santana 35s in the race all had damage to their rudders during the first several days. Friendship was picked up by a Navy ship and Raccoon Straights returned to San Francisco with water pouring in a cracked rudder bearing, leaving Wild Hair the only Santana to finish in Hawaii. The 63-foot yawl Corsair retired from the race and was lost on a shoal on her way back. After the rough weather of the first few days, the winds diminished and only Merlin, the 67-foot Bill Lee ULDB, had the speed to outrun the high-pressure area that moved down on the rest of the fleet. She reached Nawiliwili more than four days ahead of the rest of the fleet to win first to finish as well as first on corrected time.
1982 - Competition intensified among the big boats, although the number of boats racing under the International Ocean Racing (IOR) rule had declined to eight boats from 13 in 1980. Merlin was there again, beating her previous record by 1 hour and 28 minutes in elapsed time to win the San Francisco to Kauai award, but was only able to place sixth on corrected time. 1984 - Merlin again beat her old record and set a new San Francisco to Kauai fastest passage record in elapsed time, 9 days, 7 hours and 49 minutes, once again earning the top trophy. The winners on corrected time were the Freres 36, Surefire, in the IOR division and the Smith 42, Magic Carpet, in PHRF. In the newly added doublehanded division, the Express 27, Light’n Up, won, arriving only six hours behind Magic Carpet. 1986 - Merlin set yet another new elapsed time record of 8 days, 14 hours, 53 minutes. On corrected time the Farr 36, Sweet Okole, skippered by Bobbi Tosse, took the last San Francisco to Kaui trophy. 1988 – Light winds. On corrected time, the winner of the inaugural Pacific Cup trophy to Kaneohe Bay was Saraband, a Westsail 32 that had sailed a consistent pace for 14 days, 17 hours elapsed time, an amazing feat. Kathmandu, Phillipe Kahn’s Santa Cruz 70, took first in IOR after her competition got caught too far north and suffered from light winds. 1990 – A race of firsts. After light wind for the first few days, race conditions were generally nice. There were a number of firsts, including the initiation of staggered starts over a four-day period and a record number of entries that peaked at 53 with 45 actually crossing the starting line. The first three boats overall represented
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a complete range of sailboat types with first being the Lee ULDB, Oaxaca (Santa Cruz 50), the second a medium displacement racer-cruiser, Heart of Gold (Schumacher 50), and the third a heavy displacement cruiser Saraband (Westsail 32). Oaxaca took the Pacific Cup with the best corrected time. 1992 – A rhumb line race. The first start was windy and the next starts were very slow, but overall, the race was relatively fast with 46 boats starting and 43 finishing. It proved to be a rhumb line race because the Pacific High was quite far north. Some boats successfully chose a great circle route. The two largest boats in the race were double handed – Mongoose (SC 70) and Peregrine (N/M 70). The smallest boat in the fleet, Team Bonzi, a Moore 24, swept the top awards, taking both the double-handed and the Pacific Cup trophies. Fleet second place went to Ghost, the Morgan 38 from Kaneohe. 1994 – Records fall. An all-time high of 58 boats started, with 52 finishing. Steve Rander’s Wylie 70, Rage, broke Merlin’s longstanding elapsed time record by finishing in 8 days, 7 hours and 13 minutes. The small boats dominated the corrected time standings, with Bill and Melinda Erkelen’s home-built Dogpatch 26, Moonshine, winning Division B, the Double Handed class, and the overall Pacific Cup. 1996 – More records. With starting conditions a repeat of 1992, the first starters blasted away from the coast, while the next three divisions were wondering if they would ever make it past the In 2016, Rio 100 set a course record at 5 days 02:41:13
Farallones. Conditions were right for Rage, which broke her own 1994 record with a new record of 7 days 22 hours. Not only did the speed record fall, but a record 60 boats made it to Kaneohe. Among them was the Cal 40 Illusion, a tried-and-true California-to-Hawaii veteran, sailed by Stan Honey and Sally Lindsay, sweeping the double handed fleet and winning the overall Pacific Cup. 1998 – Yet another record. The Pac Cup speed record was demolished by Roy Disney’s Santa Cruz 70 turbo, Pyewacket, as she took more than a full day off the record, finishing in 6 days, 14 hours, and 23 minutes. Pacific Cup veteran Bob Nance won first overall on handicap in the Newport 30, Water Pik. 2000 – GO SLOW was the theme. The 2000 race was so slow that several boats floated around the Farallon Islands for three days in the early part of the race and 27 of the 80 boats entered did not finish within the time limit. The overall winner was Octavia, a Santa Cruz 50, with a remarkable elapsed time of 10 days, 12 ½ hours. The fastest passage was claimed by Phillipe Kahn’s Andrews 70 Pegasus. 2002 – Experience is rewarded. Normal weather returned, with most boats finishing within a few days of each other. Skip Allan on the Wylie Custom 27, Wildflower, proved that experience (over 25 ocean passages) does count. Wildflower won not only the doublehanded division but also came in first overall to take home the Pacific Cup. 2004 – Fastest passage record demolished. The day before the first start, the weather service issued gale warnings for the area of the Farallones, which proved overly pessimistic. The race was marked by uneventful weather after that, with the high filling in
33 history after the first two days, making it a slow race. The overall winner was the Santa Cruz 52, Winnetou, and eighteen years after her first Pacific Cup race, the Morgan 38, Ghost, won Division A. The Pacific Cup’s first female duo Silvia Seaberg and Synthia Petroka won the double-handed division on Eyrie, a Hawkfarm 28, with an elapsed time of 14 days and 4 hours. Mari Cha IV, a custom 147 footer, set a new elapsed record of 5 days, 5 hours, 38 minutes, 10 seconds. 2006 – Another slow race. The position of the high, and the direction it was moving, made it a guessing game. Most boats tried a course close to the rhumb line, but after the first few days changed their minds and tried to go south. It took 9 to 12 days for most of the boats to finish, and after 15 days there were still 9 boats that had not finished. The Santa Cruz 52, Lightning, took home both the best elapsed time trophy and the Pacific Cup, and Jim Gregory’s Schumacher 52, Morpheus, was awarded the inaugural Schumacher trophy. 2008 - A full fleet – from start to finish. Nearly 70 entries, with every monohull that entered starting, and every boat that started, finishing. Philippe Kahn’s Open 50, Pegasus, set a new doublehanded record of just over seven days, fifteen hours. Once again the Pacific Cup went to double handers, Joby Easton and Bill Huseby on the Cascade 36, Rain Drop. 2010 – A Northerly course. As a testament to the impact of weather information and routing software available to sailors, virtually all racers adopted their northerly courses early in the race. Back on shore, race officials were startled to see, day after day, that the courses taken were all north of the rhumb line. The final group of starters, the fastest boats in Division E, took the northerly plan to an extreme, in some cases sailing slightly away from Hawaii as they positioned themselves north for their drive to the finish line 2,070 miles away. Limit, a R/P 63 was the fastest boat on elapsed time, and Horizon, a Santa Cruz 50 was not only first to finish, but also took home the Pacific Cup.
Double Expresso, California Condor. North Sails Doublehanded 2 Start. Pacific Cup 2016
PHRF, Moore 24 Record, and Team Trophy for Richmond Yacht Club. New records were set by the Santa Cruz 50 Hula Girl and by Manouch Moshayedi’s Rio 100 for the course, with a stunning time of 5 days 02:41:13. Though the arrivals came fast and furious at the docks, KYC rallied to put on a warm welcome for all. And already… in the longhouse… sailors were planning their next crossing.
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2012 – Mid-July start. The July 16 start date was the latest ever, designed to avoid the light and uncertain winds that are often found earlier in the summer. Pac Cuppers in the early part of the week ventured out into a near desert of wind and a generally benign crossing. Kevin P. Welch in ICON finished in 7 days 16 hours 33 minutes and took the Fastest Passage trophy. Swazik, a Swan 45, took home the Pacific Cup for her eight-day, 22-hour crossing. 2014 – A mixed bag. It was a race slow to start and wild to finish. As in 2012, the early days of the race tested skill and patience as tacticians, weather-guessers, and sail handlers worked to eke every bit of speed out of the light and variable winds. Daily runs in the of range of 30 miles vexed the ordinarily swift boats. Several days after the starts, the band of light air relented, allowing a few, then more boats through to more reliable breezes and a race “the way it is supposed to be.” Unlike 2012, the fleets split widely with some betting on a far north course, and others on the south – the North won. But easy sailing was not to last. Surprisingly boisterous weather greeted the early finishers, with heavy winds and lumpy seas. 2016 –This was the heaviest year many participants can recall with records set and broken (along with sails set and broken) in many divisions. For many boats, the traditional mid-race easy downwind run was replaced with a scramble to maintain control while getting maximum speed out of the strong winds. The little Moore 24 Mas! enjoyed a clean sweep: Pacific Cup Winner, Division Winner, Best
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2016 PACIFIC CUP RESULTS Name Type Skipper Finished KOLEA Doublehanded 1 start 11 Jul 2016 10:25:00 PDT Alchimiste (616.0) Archambault A27 Amanda Kleha 22 Jul 2016 16:09:05 HST Alternate Reality (635.0) Express 27 Darrel Jensen Retired/Did Not Finish - DNF Dart (629.0) Peterson 34 John Crutcher Did Not Start - DNS Evermoore (645.0) Moore 24 Rhys Balmer 22 Jul 2016 18:30:25 HST Mas! (642.0) Moore 24 Mark English 21 Jul 2016 21:55:22 HST Nozomi (622.0) Cal 40 Rowena Carlson 22 Jul 2016 16:21:48 HST Sanguine (632.0) Tartan 3800 Keith Fullenwider 25 Jul 2016 12:03:35 HST Zipper (626.0) Santa Cruz 27 Alexia Fischer Did Not Start - DNS
history
Elapsed Time Div Rank Behind Div !st
Group Rank/Delta Fleet Rank/Delta
11d 08:44:05
4
1d 09:10:43
13 / 33.2h
14 / 33.2h
11d 11:05:25 10d 14:30:22 11d 08:56:48 14d 04:38:35
2 1 3 5
18:51:33 - 1d 05:56:26 3d 19:53:13
5 / 18.9h 1 / 12 / 29.9h 28 / 91.9h
5 / 18.9h 1 / 13 / 29.9h -
NORTH SAILS Doublehanded 2 start 12 Jul 2016 11:40:00 PDT California Condor (481.0) Antrim Class 40 Hill Blackett III 20 Jul 2016 20:18:28 HST 8d 11:38:28 Double Espresso (591.0) Olson 30 Jason Lauer 23 Jul 2016 13:56:58 HST 11d 05:16:58 Mirador (559.0) Antrim 27 Eric Devaney 27 Jul 2016 09:38:46 HST 15d 00:58:46 Sailing For ALS (578.0) BENETEAU FIRST 30E Charles DEVANNEAUX 22 Jul 2016 16:14:38 HST 10d 07:34:38 Spadefoot (590.0) Schumacher 28 Christina Wolfe 23 Jul 2016 17:05:15 HST 11d 08:25:15 Wolfpack (569.0) MORC30 Melinda Erkelens 21 Jul 2016 13:59:45 HST 9d 05:19:45
3 4 6 2 5 1
1d 08:54:43 1d 11:18:13 6d 01:24:01 21:04:23 1d 15:01:00 -
18 / 41.7h 19 / 44.1h 32 / 6.4d 11 / 29.9h 20 / 47.8h 2 / 8.8h
22 / 41.7h 24 / 44.1h 39 / 6.4d 12 / 29.9h 26 / 47.8h 2 / 8.8h
LATITUDE 38 Cruising Division start 11 Jul 2016 10:40:00 PDT Aeriagnie (596.0) C&C 40 Tall Rig Sloop Cecile Schwedes 25 Jul 2016 23:43:53 HST 14d 16:03:53 Agaséa (575.0) Jeanneau SO43DS Gene Scott 25 Jul 2016 16:43:44 HST 14d 09:03:44 Alegria (595.0) Nelson Marek 366 Matt Shore Retired/Did Not Finish - DNF Aquavit (551.0) Jeanneau 42i P Michael Hutchison 23 Jul 2016 16:21:50 HST 12d 08:41:50 Bear Boat (612.0) Jeanneau 40.3 Paul Koenig 25 Jul 2016 09:50:09 HST 14d 02:10:09 Cetacea (605.0) Hudson Force 50 Ketch Peter Masson Retired/Did Not Finish - DNF Pacem (560.0) Islander 48 Chris Berge 22 Jul 2016 22:55:28 HST 11d 15:15:28 Rapture (619.0) Caliber 40 LRC Gregory Newman 25 Jul 2016 14:20:10 HST 14d 06:40:10 Sierra (577.0) 2004 Beneteau 423 Hal Lynam Retired/Did Not Finish - DNF Ticket II (515.0) Jeanneau 57 Rick Niello 21 Jul 2016 18:52:52 HST 10d 11:12:52 Vera Cruz (571.0) Beneteau First 40 Michael Johnson 23 Jul 2016 16:41:04 HST 12d 09:01:04
7 8
2d 06:16:31 2d 11:20:52
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1d 00:46:58 1d 07:10:47
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2:10:06 1d 07:39:18
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HONU Division A start 11 Jul 2016 10:10:00 PDT Cassiopeia (651.0) Islander 36 Kit Wiegman 25 Jul 2016 07:28:14 HST Nicole (650.0) Orion 35 Mel Morrison 25 Jul 2016 11:41:00 HST Psyche (622.0) Cal 40 Steve Calhoun Retired/Did Not Finish - DNF Redhead (622.0) Cal 40 Walter Smith 22 Jul 2016 02:41:54 HST Serenity (648.0) Islander 36 Eric Mueller Retired/Did Not Finish - DNF Shadowside (660.0) Allied Mistress MKIII - Ketch Lad Burgin 26 Jul 2016 04:39:00 HST Windswept Lady (613.0) X-Yachts X-362 Classic Kerry Sheehan 22 Jul 2016 16:30:11 HST
14d 00:18:14 3 14d 04:31:00 4
2d 11:50:50 2d 16:38:06
26 / 76.6h 27 / 81.4h
35 / 76.6h 36 / 81.4h
10d 19:31:54
1
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3 / 16.8h
3 / 16.8h
14d 21:29:00 11d 09:20:11
5 2
3d 03:51:06 18:43:47
29 / 92.6h 15 / 35.5h
37 / 92.6h 17 / 35.5h
WEEMS & PLATH Division B start 12 Jul 2016 11:10:00 PDT Avion (579.0) Bianca 414 Thomas Abbott 25 Jul 2016 23:40:35 HST Chance (593.0) Wauquiez Centurion 42 Mark Lowry 24 Jul 2016 07:51:34 HST Confetti (554.0) Farr 44 Glen Margolis 25 Jul 2016 07:28:21 HST Encore (565.0) Sydney 36 CR Wayne Koide 22 Jul 2016 14:48:18 HST Ohana (580.0) beneteau45f5 Steve Hocking 23 Jul 2016 20:12:56 HST RV Aloha (586.0) J 109 Ray Sanborn Retired/Did Not Finish - DNF Shearwater (581.0) J35 Karl Haflinger 23 Jul 2016 18:15:35 HST Tiki J (580.0) J/42 Scott Dickinson 22 Jul 2016 15:59:56 HST Velocity (577.0) J/42 Tom Keffer Retired/Did Not Finish - DNF Viajante (550.0) J44 Bill Williams 23 Jul 2016 00:09:37 HST
13d 15:30:35 8 11d 23:41:34 6 12d 23:18:21 7 10d 06:38:18 2 11d 12:02:56 5
4d 08:15:09 1d 08:23:08 3d 06:25:25 7:25:52 1d 04:13:00
31 / 5.6d 25 / 61.4h 30 / 4.5d 17 / 36.4h 24 / 57.2h
38 / 5.6d 32 / 61.4h - 19 / 36.4h -
11d 10:05:35 10d 07:49:56
4 1
1d 01:41:09 -
22 / 54.7h 10 / 29.0h
- 11 / 29.0h
10d 15:59:37
3
1d 01:39:41
21 / 54.6h
27 / 54.6h
ALASKA AIRLINES Division C start 12 Jul 2016 11:25:00 PDT AERO (551.0) Hobie 33 Joe Wells 21 Jul 2016 18:59:25 HST Bullet (581.0) Express 37 Laurence Baskin 23 Jul 2016 00:08:00 HST Elan (581.0) Express 37 Jack Peurach 22 Jul 2016 12:06:23 HST Limitless (581.0) Express 37 Shawn Ivie 22 Jul 2016 06:36:54 HST Mirthmaker (574.0) Archambault A35 Kirk Denebeim Retired/Did Not Finish - DNF Nota Bene (589.0) Beneteau 411 Jack Vetter 23 Jul 2016 03:39:37 HST One-Eyed Jack (586.0) Express Dawson Jones 23 Jul 2016 22:25:47 HST Sweet Okole (585.0) Farr 36 Dean Treadway 22 Jul 2016 10:03:53 HST Tiki Blue (580.0) Beneteau 423 Gary Troxel 22 Jul 2016 14:32:35 HST
9d 10:34:25 10d 15:43:00 10d 03:41:23 9d 22:11:54
4 7 3 1
5:37:31 17:31:06 5:29:29 -
8 / 24.4h 16 / 36.3h 7 / 24.3h 4 / 18.8h
8 / 24.4h 18 / 36.3h 7 / 24.3h 4 / 18.8h
10d 19:14:37 11d 14:00:47 10d 01:38:53 10d 06:07:35
6 8 2 5
16:26:43 1d 12:56:23 1:08:59 8:30:11
14 / 35.2h 23 / 55.7h 6 / 19.9h 9 / 27.3h
- 29 / 55.7h 6 / 19.9h 9 / 27.3h
PASHA HAWAII ORR Division D start 14 Jul 2016 13:10:00 PDT Adrenalin (437.8) Santa Cruz 50 Custom Shana Bagley Howe 22 Jul 2016 14:42:05 HST Albion (472.2) J124 Graham Ellis Retired/Did Not Finish - DNF Chasch Mer (441.9) Santa Cruz 50 Gib Black 24 Jul 2016 08:10:46 HST Elusive (457.4) Club Swan 42 Thomas Furlong 24 Jul 2016 08:33:45 HST J World`s Hula Girl (429.6) SC50 Mod Wayne Zittel 22 Jul 2016 06:13:25 HST Oaxaca (439.4) Santa Cruz 50 Michael Moradzadeh 22 Jul 2016 13:58:15 HST Riva (482.1) J46 Scott Campbell 25 Jul 2016 01:42:35 HST Rufless (435.8) Melges 32 Rufus Sjoberg 23 Jul 2016 15:53:06 HST Surprise (457.3) Schumacher 46 Robert Hinden 23 Jul 2016 15:03:08 HST
8d 04:32:05 3
3:45:46
4 / 10.0h
20 / 59.4h
9d 22:00:46 9d 22:23:45 7d 20:03:25 8d 03:48:15 10d 15:32:35 9d 05:43:06 9d 04:53:08
8 6 1 2 7 5 4
1d 18:53:00 1d 10:21:14 - 2:06:44 1d 13:17:55 1d 06:05:47 16:54:04
13 / 49.1h 11 / 40.6h 2 / 6.2h 3 / 8.4h 12 / 43.5h 10 / 36.3h 7 / 23.1h
34 / 4.1d 31 / 90.0h 15 / 55.7h 16 / 57.8h 30 / 93.0h 33 / 85.8h 23 / 72.6h
2 1 5 3 4
14:07:20 - 1d 05:07:58 21:26:19 1d 05:05:46
5 / 14.1h 1 / 9 / 29.1h 6 / 21.4h 8 / 29.1h
21 / 63.6h 10 / 49.4h - 25 / 70.9h 28 / 78.5h
BMW OF SAN RAFAEL ORR Division E start 15 Jul 2016 14:10:00 PDT Buona Sera (387.4) Santa Cruz 70 Edward Marez 22 Jul 2016 14:50:25 HST 7d 03:40:25 Pyewacket (385.4) Andrews 70 Roy Disney 21 Jul 2016 23:34:05 HST 6d 12:24:05 Rio 100 (276.1) Super Maxi Manouch Moshayedi 20 Jul 2016 13:51:13 HST 5d 02:41:13 Runaway (347.5) Andrews 70 Hector Velarde 21 Jul 2016 23:12:52 HST 6d 12:02:52 Varuna VI (307.5) Ker 56 Jens Kellinghusen 21 Jul 2016 07:52:19 HST 5d 20:42:19
Mas! on the way to Hawaii. Doublehanded Division. Pacific Cup 2016
Mighty Mas! and the Pineapple Express By Mark English and Ian Rogers Sailing rock stars Mark English and Ian Rogers doublehanded their Moore 24 Mas! in the 2016 Pacific Cup. Their elapsed time of 10 days 14:30 gave them honors in the overall Pacific Cup, division honors in the Kolea Doublehanded Division 1, and first overall in the PHRF group. They also broke the previous Moore 24 Pac Cup record of 11 days 09:28:25 that stood for 18 years.
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arly in Summer 2016, Ian started running “what if we started the Pac Cup today?” scenarios through Expedition, and at one point, based on the standard Moore 24 Polars and the two-week forecast weather, Expedition proudly produced a nine-day run from San Francisco to Kaneohe. Because our start was still 30+ days away, I didn't pay a whole lot of attention to the forecast, but it did prompt me to think about what sort of condition we and Mas! might be in when reaching Hawaii if we actually found ourselves in a weather pattern which could produce a 9 to 10 day run to Hawaii on a Moore 24. After a quick shudder, my answer was the boat would probably have scorch marks along the hull, smoke trailing out of her transom and we would need surgery to close up our adrenal glands. Check, check and check.
The Mas! race to Hawaii started in earnest in the fall of 2014. Our first order of business was to redo a deck that had had so many holes drilled in it that it looked like someone had stood over it with a Tommy gun and emptied an entire clip into it. That project quickly evolved into an open transom modification and a complete redo of the deck layout and rigging system. By the time the dust cleared, Mas! sported four winches, an exterior floating lead system, an open transom, internal companionway hatch, glassed-in toe rails, and a hundred other small tweaks. Mas!’s home away from home was initially Gilles Combrisson’s shop at the Sugar Dock, and later Scott Easom's shop at Brickyard Cove. Both provided advice, tools, beer, coffee and encouragement to keep at it at 3 a.m. when the temptation to bag it became too much. Both also stepped up at critical points with big help to keep us on schedule and had a “whatever it takes” approach which directly contributed to our race — they can't be thanked or credited enough. Mas! was the first boat in the 2016 Pac Cup fleet to pass its safety inspection - all that hard prep work paid off. When Dick Horn measured the boat including our offshore setup (life lines, batteries, solar, instruments, outboard, etc.), she weighed in at 2,087 pounds fully loaded. Our plan was to surf early and longer than anyone
37 history Life on board had established a pattern: Ian and I were running threehour watches mostly, eating freeze dried meals for breakfast and dinner, snacking throughout the day, and drinking as much water as we could. While we theoretically had 12 hours off during each 24-hour period, sleeping in a Moore 24 blasting along between 8 and 14 knots is incredibly difficult. The fundamental problem is that it sounds like the boat is going 45 knots through the Southern Ocean. Throw in the sounds of the person on watch in the cockpit (heels banging into the cockpit walls for leverage, cursing as the boat almost rounds The first order of business on July 11 was to up or down, clicks as the winch is wound start the race, which we did a fashionable in, creaks as the sheets are eased, etc.), and 26 seconds late, albeit exactly where we sleep only comes to the very exhausted. wanted to be to capture the lift as we got to We mostly ate our meals on watch. I can the South Tower of the Golden Gate. After confidently say that the cockpit after dinner a bunch of farting around in fickle winds usually looked worse than when a twooutside the Gate, we found the synoptic year-old is given a plate of spaghetti and breeze about four miles past Point Bonita marinara sauce, an open glass of water, and and we were off. Our semi-secret weapons left unattended for five minutes (a sight with going into the race were two asymmetric which Ian and I are both intimately familiar). spinnakers, an A5 for close reaching and an Add to that the self-application of sunscreen A2.5 which was roughly the same square Our home for 10 days. Photo by Mark English while surfing down waves trying to steer footage as the class kite. We set the A5 with one's feet and bathroom breaks (don't wake the other guy; you exactly 24 hours into the race, took it down for the second night, figure it out) and the open transom all of a sudden seemed like the then put it back up at 6 a.m. on Day Three. From there it was full tilt best idea of all. to Hawaii. else. We also had in the back of our minds that the standing fastest passage to Hawaii by a Moore 24 was roughly 11 days 9 hours by Low Profile in 1998. I had seen first-hand the aftermath of guys who sailed Kangaroo Court to Hawaii in 1996 in 11 days 16 hours (John Siegel was exactly right - straight to the hospital to be unplugged), so as the weather started to firm up for 2016 we figured if we played the cards right and the hurricanes forming off the Mexican coast cooperated, we would have a fast trip.
Day Two also brought the realization that we were using more amps than we expected even when accounting for the overcast sky. After scratching our heads and poking around for a bit we realized that one of the two solar panels was not producing power, the result of the regulator shorting out due to a lack of waterproofing. That it had survived a Coastal Cup earlier in the summer and 24 hours at sea was a bit remarkable as we had been taking waves over the boat on a regular basis. We shut down one of three instrument displays and proceeded. No more charging of anything that wasn't the Iridium Sat Phone or the laptop. We used iPhones and iPad only for navigation and quick texts to the shore team to let them know we were having fun and all was good.
Back on the race course, Day Five also saw us reduce instruments to sailing by masthead wand and compass during the day, and one instrument at night, all to save what little power we had. The number we had in mind was that at minus 60 net amps the batteries would fail to produce the 13.3 volts required to power our systems. By Day Six we were at minus 33 amps; we should have enough, but were not sure. It seemed daunting at first, but Skip Allen had sailed Wildflower without a speedo (his magic marker speedo on the cockpit bulkhead was permanently pegged at 12 kts). All the years of one design sailing without any instruments had prepared us well for this necessity - think DW in the Gorge frantically looking aloft to make sure you are not by the lee. Next to Skip we were total wimps, so no complaining!
Day Four, July 14, brought a pattern that would Between July 14 and 16 we had expected to mostly repeat itself for the rest of the race. get slowly lifted through slot cars. Instead, the Typically squalls form as the sun goes down, wind had remained steady allowing us to sail increase in strength as the night progresses, and between 230 and 250 degrees, right at the KYC die away as the sun rises. In 2016, our experience bar. On the morning of July 16 we got a sudden was intense squall activity in the morning, lift and gybed to port, able to sail approximately dropping around midday, picking back up in the 210, which is a very efficient course. As it turned late afternoon, and continuing throughout the out we also did not get the expected header night. According to our instruments, the highest downcourse, so we had to gybe several more wind speed we saw was 30 knots; however, times to position for the KYC bar, which was the bigger challenge was that the wind rarely Halfway celebration. Photo by Ian Rogers starting to occupy a significant portion of our dropped below 20 knots and was unrelenting. We internal head time: “What would the mai tais taste like? How many had no slow days; maybe a 30-60 minute stretch here and there, can I drink in 24 hours? Hopefully the big boats won’t get in first but that was it. and drink all the rum, ….etc.” Day Five was our first 200-mile day which seemed like a huge deal July 17, 10:15 p.m. began 18 hours which may have marked the at the time but which became the baseline for the rest of the trip. toughest part of the trip. The wind had been building and the We were running with the A2.5 at this point and discovered the A2.5 was increasingly becoming hard to steer under. Big wipeout, hard way that the guy was chafing on the tack fitting (2:15 a.m., first round-up then down, everything in the water, yet thankfully when else?), so took to proactively replacing the guy every 24 nothing broken. Call in the A5. Ian did a great job hanging on hours, which also became our good reminder to drop the kite and with the A5 between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., but Mark presided over look at the halyard for chafe.
À FOND LE
GILLES GALERNE
This year, CHARLES DEVANNEAUX, FRED COUROUBLE and ROMAIN INGOUF are embarking on yet another adventure… Stronger than ever, a new vessel will be carrying the team across the Pacific, “À FOND LE GIRAFON”, the new one-design, Figaro Beneteau 3. The name of the boat is a tribute to GILLES GALERNE and SCOTT POE, a saying that stuck with them through thick and thin out at sea during the 2011 TRANSPAC. It means that no matter what may happen always give it all you got, pedal to the metal… Be sure to follow the NAOS TEAM as they make their way to Hawaii this July by logging on to SailingforALS.com. Feel free to donate to the ALS Association and join its 6 th Annual Event HawaiiWalkToDefeatALS.org to help pay tribute to Gilles Galerne.
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five or six round-ups between 2 and 3 a.m. So we dug out the #3 jib and ran with a poled out jib until 7:45 a.m. The A2.5 went back up, another wipeout, and back to the #3 poled out. We were dealing with a super windy day! We re-set the A5 at some point and switched to 2-hour watches which mostly worked, but we both ended up very very tired. Mark raised the possibility of re-setting the #3 to give ourselves a break. Ian reminded Mark that he is a Moore 24 sailor, so Mark relented and decided to press on. Our notes don't specify, but the recollection is at that this point we'd taken to trying to guess our 24-hour run distance each morning after reporting our position, and our guesses were shockingly off. Because of all the wipeouts and sail changes, plus general overtired-driven pessimism (plus Wolfpack and Alchemist had posted 250-280-mile days at that point and it felt like we were about to get overtaken by the peloton), our guess on July 18-19 was 200 or 205 miles. Nope! 240 miles! Holy . . . s--t! Kung fu fighting! From July 19 through the finish we were deep running and doing something else we did not expect to do: we set the symmetrical kites. We brought them along mostly because we needed backups and didn't have anything else, but they proved to be more effective and faster than the A sails when deep running (which was the order of the day at that point). We bounced back and forth between the class kite and the S3 (shy kite) based on wind strength. WE HAD OUR MOJO BACK! We were starting to pay closer attention to the overall standings. Our food still sucked, there was still a lot of cloud cover, and we netted a minus 42 amps on July 19. However, the miles to go are ticking down. Ian's trick to stay awake during the night was to slap himself. Mine was to pinch the back of my legs, drink too much water, then spend 20 minutes wiggling out of my foulies to take a leak then 20 more minutes wiggling back in ahead of the approaching squall. We also discovered cacao bites. They seemed great, and are totally loaded with caffeine. The RX is three bites to keep you up for six hours. (We had to back off on the cacao bites to sleep off-watch . . . oops.) Mas! is an amazing boat. In addition to the wind, we were dealing with huge Pacific rollers which felt sometimes like they might be 50 feet crest to trough. Sailing during the day might actually seem tougher because we could see what was happening and started questioning whether we wanted to surf down the front of one of those things. About half the time we sculled the tiller to slow down or headed up to drop off the wave. The other half the wind built as Mas! was presented at the top of the wave and went over the face and down. Usually it was not as bad as expected. A couple of times it really was as bad, but the Moore is such a steady boat that even skipping down the wave sideways (generally pointed in the right direction but definitely not on her feet or with much steerage) it all held together. There were also waves coming in from the south driven by the hurricanes/tropical storms coming up from Mexico. These were wipeout waves, because they hit at the worst time (middle of a squall blowing 27 knots, eating dinner, sailing by the lee for a bit while applying sunscreen). Through all this, Mas! was flying 10-14 knots, crushing the waves in front of her, popping out the backside, wiping the water off her face, and raising her finger for another. On July 21 we were 100 miles out and did our check-in. Still absolutely sending it, we decided to go with the S3 to minimize risk as we knew we had a good cushion over Wolfpack to finish first overall. Unfortunately, we were dead upwind of the finish and
history apparently getting lifted on each gybe, which explained why it took Wolfpack and Varuna so long to finish their last 100 miles. We ditched the watch system and hung out for long stretches in the cockpit, still a lot of action but knowing we'd be in that night. At that point, things slowed down a bit. Our “Final Gybe” to port was at sunset and we were laying the finish. Lots of helicopters buzzing around (not Sports Illustrated filming us as it turns out) and as we approached Kaneohe the air base was lit up with planes taking off and landing; it was loud and cool. Tom Cruise flashed us a thumbs-up. We stayed low of the finish so we could heat it up when the breeze dropped as we got in close. The wind didn't drop and we had the pole on the headstay for the last five miles, contributing to a handful of minor round-ups. Sigh, nothing can be easy. Crossing the Finish Line was sweet! We knew we'd won overall. We also knew we'd beaten the record for fastest Moore 24 passage in the Pac Cup by 18 hours. That was possibly the best accomplishment of all because we knew what those guys had to do to get that record, and we'd done it. Despite at least fifteen offers from the escort vessel to pull up and let us take our sails down for an orderly motor into KYC (barbarbarmaitaimaitai), we sailed into our parking spot at the Bulkhead. We had our Hawaiian shirts vacuum sealed in the bow, so we got ourselves as presentable as possible as we entered the harbor (Ian even managed to shave on the way in). One last tack and we layed the bulkhead. Mas!’ shore team is in full effect and gives us a huge cheer — we're done!
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PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS Past winners exemplify the diversity of the Pacific Cup fleet, racing everything from double-handed 24-foot boats to fully crewed cruisers and “fast-is-fun” sleds – and every participant is a winner in the “Fun Race to Hawaii” whether they win a major trophy or not! This year’s awards will be presented during the Awards Ceremonies at Kaneohe Yacht Club on July 27, 2018.
RECORD PASSAGE TROPHY:
YACHT AWARDS
LATITUDE 38 PERFORMANCE TROPHY:
PACIFIC CUP TROPHY:
2016 Mas!, Moore 24, Mark English and Ian Rogers 2014 Scarlet Runner, Reichel Pugh 52, Robert Date 2012 Swazik, Swan 45, Sebastien de Halleux 2010 Horizon, Santa Cruz 50, Jack Taylor 2008 RainDrop, Cascade 36, Joby Easton and Bill Huseby 2006 Lightning, Santa Cruz 52, Tom Akin 2004 Winnetou, Santa Cruz 52, Martin Brauns 2002 Wildflower, Wylie Custom 27, Skip Allan and Tad Palmet 2000 Octavia, Santa Cruz 50, Shepard Kett 1998 Waterpik, Newport 30, Robert Nance 1996 Illusion, Cal 40, Sally Lindsay and Stan Honey 1994 Moonshine, Dogpatch 26, Bill and Melinda Erkelens 1992 Team Bonzi, Moore 24, Frank Ansak and Jim Quanci 1990 Oaxaca, Santa Cruz 50, Jim Ryley 1988 Saraband, Westsail 32, David King
Rio100 sped across the Pacific to set a new record with an elapsed time of 5 days, 2 hours, 41 minutes and 13 seconds. They knocked two hours off the record set in 2014 by Robert Miller, whose 139foot Mari Cha IV finished with an elapsed time of 5 days, 5 hours, 38 minutes and 10 seconds. 2016 Wolfpack, MORC30, Melinda and Bill Erkelens 2014 Scarlet Runner, Reichel Pugh 52, Robert Date 2012 Moonshine, Dogpatch 26, Dylan Benjamin and Rufus Sjoberg 2010 Horizon, Santa Cruz 50, Jack Taylor 2008 RainDrop, Cascade 36, Joby Easton and Bill Hiseby
CARL SCHUMACHER TROPHY:
2016 Limitless, Express 37, Shawn Ivie 2014 Surprise, Schumacher 46, Bob Hinden 2012 Elan, Express 37, Jack Peurach 2010 Tule Fog, Express 37, Steve Carol 2008 Sapphire, Synergy 1000, David Rasmussen 2006 Synge, Synergy 1000, Michael Amirault 2004 Morpheus, Schumacher 50, Jim Gregory
FIRST HAWAIIAN BOAT TO FINISH TROPHY: 2016 Chasch Mer, Santa Cruz 50, Gib Black 2014 Pyewacket, Andrews 68, Roy Disney 2012 Buzz Off, Henderson 30, Linda Rodriguez 2010 Pegasus, OP-50, Philippe Kahn 2008 Cirrus, Steadfast 40, Bill Myers 2006 2 Guys on the Edge, 1D35, Dan Doyle 2004 Ikaika, Tartan 3700, Tony Miller Chasch Mer, Gib Black First Hawaiian Boat to Finish, 9d 22:00:46 Pacific Cup 2016
TEAM TROPHY: Mas!, Ian Rogers and Mark English, Overall winners of the Pacific Cup 2016 11d:09:48:25
FASTEST PASSAGE TROPHY:
2016 Rio100, Super Maxi, Manouch Moshayedi* 2014 Invisible Hand, Reichel Pugh 63, Frank Slootman 2012 Icon, Perry 66, Ian Sloan 2010 Limit, R/P 63, Alan Brierty 2008 Pegasus 50, Open 50, Philippe Kahn 2006 Lightning, Santa Cruz 52, Tom Akin 2004 Mari Cha IV, Custom 147, Robert Miller* 2002 Zephyrus V, R/P 86, Robert McNeil and John Bertrand 2000 Pegasus, Andrews 70, Philippe Kahn 1998 Pyewacket, Santa Cruz 70 Turbo, Roy Disney 1996 Rage, Wylie 70, Steve Rander* 1994 Rage, Wylie 70, Steve Rander* 1992 Mongoose, Santa Cruz 70, Stan Honey and Paul Simonsen 1990 Heart of Gold, Schumacher 50, Sue and Jim Corenman 1988 Kathmandu, Santa Cruz 70, Philippe Kahn 1980-1986 competitors raced from San Francisco to Kauai 1986 Sweet Okole, Farr 36, Bobbi Tosse 1984 Merlin, Lee Custom 67, Ben Choate III* 1982 Merlin, Lee Custom 67, Syndicate* 1980 Merlin, Lee Custom 67, Norton Smith* *Set Fastest Record Passage Time
2016 Richmond Yacht Club (Mas!, Rufless, Wolfpack) 2014 Richmond Yacht Club (Green Buffalo, Tiki Blue, Encore) 2012 Richmond Yacht Club (California Condor, Moonshine, Sapphire) 2010 Richmond Yacht Club (Moonshine, Summer Moon, Sweet Okole) 2008 Encinal Yacht Club (Shaman, Azure, Music)
BILL LEE “WIZARD” TROPHY:
2016 J World’s Hula Girl, Santa Cruz 50, Wayne Zittel
J World’s Hula Girl, Wayne Zittel. Pasha Hawaii ORR Division D Winner. 7d:20:03:25. Pacific Cup 2016
PASSAGE NAUTICAL TROPHY:
2016 Sailing for ALS, Beneteau First 30E, Charles Devanneaux and Fred Courouble
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INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
HENRI-LLOYD PACIFIC CUP NAVIGATOR’S TROPHY:
2016 Rowan Fennell, Redhead 2014 Simon Walker, Por Favor 2012 Dylan Benjamin and Rufus Sjoberg, Moonshine 2010 Jon Sampain, Horizon and Philippe Kahn, Pegasus OP-50 2008 Bill Huseby, RainDrop 2006 Spencer Fulweiler, Cayenne 2004 Robert Stege, Punahele, 2002 Doug Mahone, Sonata, 2000 Paul Kamen, Elan, 1998 Robert Woodford, Grey Eagle 1996 Bill Myers, Sonata 1994 Craig Walker, Different Worlds 1992 David Sapiane, Ta Mana
GEORGE R. BARRETT MEMORIAL TROPHY:
2016 Leslie Richter, San Francisco Yacht Club, PCYC 2014 Kim Ickler, Kaneohe Yacht Club 2012 Sally Honey, St. Francis Yacht Club and Steve Chamberlin, Richmond Yacht Club 2010 Sally and Kame Richards, PCYC 2008 Pat Lowther, PCYC 2006 Jim Antrim, Richmond Yacht Club 2004 Sue and Jim Corenman, Richmond Yacht Club 2002 Lucie Van Breen, PCYC 2000 Chuck Cunningham, PCYC 1998 Bobbi Tosse, Bodacious 1996 Jim Quanci, Miramar 1994 Joseph Starr, Kaneohe Yacht Club 1992 Stan Honey, Mongoose 1990 Ned Flohr, Tin Man 1998 Ralph Wilson, Alpha
Limitless, Shawn Ivie. Alaska Airlines Division C Winner. 9d:22:11:54. Pacific Cup 2016
2016 DIVISION 1ST PLACE AWARDS
Kolea Handed 1: Mas!, Mark English and Ian Rogers North Sails Double Handed 2: Wolfpack, Melinda and Bill Erkelens Honu Division A: Redhead, Walter Smith Weems & Plath Division B: Tiki J, Scott Dickinson Alaska Airlines Division C: Limitless, Shawn Ivie Pasha Hawaii ORR Division D: J World’s Hula Girl, Wayne Zittel BMW of San Rafael ORR Division E: Pyewacket, Roy P. Disney
Pyewacket, Roy Disney. BMW of San Rafael ORR Division E Winner. 6d:12:24:05. Pacific Cup 2016
2016 SPECIAL AWARDS
BEST FIRST PASSAGE: Evermoore, Moore 24, Rhys Balmer and Martin Gibson BEST PREPARED: Spadefoot, Schumacher 28, Christina and Justin Wolfe FASTEST FAMILY: Tiki J, J/42, Scott Dickinson SEAMANSHIP: Agasea, Jeanneau SO43DS, Gene Scott
2016 ONE-DESIGN AWARDS
SANTA CRUZ 50: J World’s Hula Girl, Wayne Zittel
2016 GROUP AWARDS Barrett Award Winner Leslie Richter. Pacific Cup 2016. Photo by Alyssa Kurtz
PHRF TROPHY: Mas!, Mark English and Ian Rogers ORR TROPHY: Pyewacket, Roy P. Disney
DOUG VANN MEMORIAL TROPHY:
2016 Rick White and Ken Schmidt 2014 L. J. Benson 2012 Georgia Schmidt 2010 Kim Ickler 2008 Lynda Jones 2006 Cheryl Hunt and Taimi Small 2004 Marcy Fleming and Genie Simeona 2002 Iwalani Stone 2000 Honey and Kimo Corstorphine Nozomi, Robb Walker and Rowena Carlson, Kolea Division
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Looking backthe first Pacific Cup By Ross Tibbits
O
cean racing between California and Hawaii has a long and storied history. This exciting and beautiful passage has been luring intrepid racers for over a century. Although the Pacific Cup is the youngest member of an elite club of races — it celebrates 40 years in 2018 — it is certainly not the least challenging. Initially billed as the Kauai Race, it has remained true to its founding principles to be a fun yet competitive race. Taking a look back, it’s interesting to see what it was like to compete in the first race well before the age of Spectra, 3DL sails, carbon fiber, satellite telephones and racer trackers. Hal Nelson’s vision of a “FUN” race from San Francisco to Hawaii began to take shape in 1979. Once Kauai and the beautiful Nawiliwili Yacht Club were selected as the destination, sailors began to take notice. Eventually over 70 skippers had expressed interest in racing to Kauai. What put the race on the map was the entry of Bill Lee’s famed 67-footer, Merlin, skippered by Norton Smith. On June 15, 1980, 40 boats crossed the starting line proving that Nelson and his visionaries had created something with the potential to endure. Fast-forward seven years, and the race had outgrown both the Ballena Bay Yacht Club and the facilities at the Nawiliwili Yacht Club. George Barrett then spearheaded the formal creation of the Pacific Cup Yacht Club in 1987. A search was done for a new finish line in Hawaii and soon a strong working relationship was developed with the Kaneohe Yacht Club on Oahu. To this day, the Kaneohe Yacht Club remains a steadfast partner of the Pacific Cup Yacht Club and provides one of the most beautiful finish lines the world over. It’s particularly interesting to hear about the first Pacific Cup from some of those who raced it in 1980. Their experiences highlight the Pacific Cup’s humble beginnings and also make clear that even today participants face many of the same challenges crossing the Pacific Ocean as they did years ago. John Tysell entered his Cal 3-30 Soufriere in the inaugural race, placing a respectable 2nd in Division V. “We were racing in the ocean
Merlin charges to the start of the 1980 Kauai Race. Photo: Latitude 38 archives
and one of my crew asked if I’d heard about the race to Hawaii,” Tysell recalls, “We’d been doing a lot of ocean racing and it sounded like fun.” Tysell and crew were invited to at least three pre-race socials as well as weather and safety briefings. Beyond that, race organizers had developed a detailed and complex support infrastructure for the race, which paid off then, and in future years. Soufriere had a crew of five that included four guys and Tysell’s girlfriend (who later became his wife). “We did a two-on two-off watch, which worked out really well.” But before their watches began they had to cross the starting line, just offshore of Baker Beach, which proved troublesome. “I was over early at the start and I didn’t find out until we were at Mile Rock — you don’t want to do that in a 2,000mile race. We were first to reach Mile Rock then and we had to turn around and re-start. Later, we were last to Mile Rock.” Dean and Pamela Treadway, Transpac veterans and longtime owners of the well-known Farr one-ton Sweet Okole raced that first year as well and won their division. “We did the race again in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014 and 2016. In 2010 we won our division and also won the Best Performance Trophy. Sailmaker (and fellow Farr
Sweet Okole - Sailing to Hawaii in 1980 and 2014. Photos: Left, Latitude 38 archives; Right, Leslie Richter www.rockskipper.com
one-ton owner) David Hodges was on the boat that year. In 2014 “we were well in the lead and set to win without a doubt, but our rudder broke 140 miles from the finish and we had a DNF,” recall the Treadways. By many accounts, the first Pacific Cup race was one of the most challenging on record. The weather back then was dramatic and for some, quite dangerous. “In 1980 it blew 30-35 knots the first two or three days,” says Pam Treadway. “Several boats retired very early on. One boat (William Hall’s 1914 vintage 12-meter, Corsair) ended up
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New Zealand Riesling.” Tysell remembers being somewhat concerned that this might be considered some sort of “outside assistance.”
John Tysell entered his Cal 3-30 Soufriere in the inaugural race, placing 2nd in Division V.
on the beach down near Santa Cruz. We were reefed and the waves were crashing clear over the boat. That race seemed longer and the finish was at Nawiliwili Harbor, which had no facilities to handle all of the boats. We were in early yet no berths or docks were available. We had to tie off to a bulkhead and anchor off the back.” The Soufriere crew faced similar harsh conditions. “We had foul weather gear on for the first two or three days,” Tysell recalls. “One of my crewmembers wore a wetsuit constantly during that time. I had to tell him to take it off because we were sharing a bunk and he was getting pretty ripe.” The rough weather forced 11 boats to retire early for a variety of reasons, not the least of which were failed rudders. “Rudder posts would leak, another rudder post was bent almost 90 degrees, other rudders just fell off,” says Tysell. “One competitor’s keel separated and that boat was lost at sea. Another boat’s crew ran out of food entirely. There was also a broken boom. But, I would say steering was the biggest problem. If our rudder had failed, our emergency system would not have worked. You need to have something that is really solid.” Equipment failure wasn’t the only serious challenge encountered. “About halfway across,” Tysell recalls, “a Santana 35 called Friendship had a medical emergency.” Apparently the skipper was throwing all kinds of equipment overboard and the crew couldn’t understand why; they thought he might be going through DTs, so they tied him up. “As a physician, I was talking to the medical officer on board a nearby New Zealand navy ship and we determined that the skipper had gone off his medications — a very serious development that reiterates how important it is to know your crews’ medical conditions and ensure that they continue their medications.” “The New Zealanders eventually took the skipper on board, medicated him and delivered him to Hawaii.” At the end of the drama, the Soufriere crew was looking forward to having a little happy hour, which they did on occasion during their crossing. The problem was, they’d run out of ice. Fortunately, the New Zealand Navy, “dropped us a bag of ice and at the bottom of the bag was a bottle of
The only other real drama the Soufriere crew encountered was when their single sideband (SSB) radio gave up the ghost about a week into the race and they lost all communication and their ability to generate mapping data. “There was no such thing as a weather map. The navigator had to draw out weather maps from information gleaned from the SSB. But after the second half of the race we didn’t have any radio thus no detailed maps.” Once they got into the trade winds they went south and it seemed to pay off for them. “As we approached the island we heard the Coast Guard on the VHF radio and were able to communicate with them and they informed the race committee where we were. We were fortunate to have a good navigator who was capable with the sextant.” One of the finest moments of the Pacific Cup, of course, is the finish. This is a special moment for each and every ocean racer, and everyone has his or her particular memory associated with their finish. A close friend greeted Tysell on the Nawiliwili Yacht Club’s lawn. He offered Tysell a fresh piece of steak — which he was holding in his hand — and hot showers for the crew. That’s a winning combination. For the Treadways and Sweet Okole it is the finish at Kaneohe that’s particularly special. “It is always fabulous coming into Kaneohe. It feels like Sweet Okole is coming home. That is where she was when I bought her. And of course, after every race the entire Lim family that built the boat greets us. In this year’s Transpac Race, we had Wan Su Lim, daughter of Foo Lim, the boat builder, crewing with us.” In 1980, Merlin had an incredible finish. Sue Rowley, writing in the August 1980 issue of Latitude 38, told the story. “The chartered fishing boats full of welcomers couldn’t keep up with Merlin as she screamed across the finish line at 15 knots. Her finish, 10 days, 4 hours, 5 minutes, and 52 seconds was not a mainland to Hawaii record, but she was almost 4 days and 700 miles ahead of the second boat in, the Santa Cruz 50, Secret Love from Marina del Rey.” After that finish. Merlin’s crew “donated their magnificent sculptured crystal trophy as a perpetual. The sentiment expressed again and again by the fleet: Ballena Bay Yacht Club did a hell of a job.” Perhaps it is the idea of finishing a race in one of the most beautiful places on earth that keeps sailors racing to Hawaii and the competitive yet fun spirit that draws them to the Pacific Cup. But there’s a good chance it’s the thrill of surfing down waves in 20-30 knots of breeze and seeing the islands in the distance. Regardless, the pure beauty of Hawaii remains steadfast, just as it was in 1980, luring eager sailors from near and far, and knowing there’s a cold Mai Tai waiting for them at the always welcoming Kaneohe Yacht Club.
The view racers see as they enter Kaneohe Bay. Kaneohe Yacht Club is on the far left. Photo: Leslie Richter www.rockskipper.com
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Rio 100 in Hawaii after their record-breaking run of 5d:02:41:13. Pacific Cup 2016
Wishing all of you fair winds, following seas and a star to steer by on your race to Kaneohe Bay. If you like the ride join us on our 50th race in 2019. Tom Hogan Commodore Transpacific Yacht Club
2016 Pacific Cup Photo Contest. Photo: Larry Baskin, Bullet
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Mas! doublehanders Mark English and Ian Rogers start in the 2016 Kolea Division. They went on to win the overall Pacific Cup, honors in overall PHRF and their division. They also broke the previous Moore 24 Pac Cup record of 11 days 09:48:25 that stood for 18 years with their finish in 10 days 14:30:22.
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