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Pacific Cup 2012 The Fun Race to Hawaii

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Sometimes it seems all about the preparation—the two years of planning, the hundreds of hours of fine tuning, the weekends of seminars, PHRF ratings, inspections, and lots of checklists. Then you are racing, maybe seasick for a couple of days, perhaps suffering from lack of sleep, but part of that happy few who have the opportunity to live their special dream of sailing on the open ocean. Welcome to the 17th running of the “Fun Race to Hawaii.” The Pacific Cup has something for everyone, from the serious and experienced racer to the casual offshore cruiser. This is what makes the Pacific Cup special. There is room for everyone! Our volunteers include some of the most experienced sailors in the world willing to share their knowledge and expertise. Everyone involved volunteers their time to provide a safe, fun, and fair race. Since first joining the Pacific Cup in 1994, I have been in awe of what it takes to put on an event of this nature and the preparation it takes to get all of our boats and sailors safely to the finish line in Kaneohe. This year we are especially mindful of the importance of continually improving our skills in the use of safety equipment, navigation, and communications. We created an on-line, up to date race handbook authored by race experts and sailing industry professionals who contributed valuable articles in their areas of expertise. The Pacific Cup Offshore Academy pulled all of the information together into four cohesive seminars to teach our racers the fundamentals of ocean racing and to fine-tune the knowledge of returning race veterans. The introduction of break-out sessions allowed our participants to ask personalized questions of the experts. The result, we hope, is more interaction among our racers and better educated offshore sailors. During the years I’ve been associated with the Pacific Cup, I have been honored to become close friends with most of the race volunteers. Not only with some of the professionals, but individuals who volunteer year after year to make sure our event is the best it can be. It takes many volunteer hours to mentor skippers; inspect boats; organize parties; coordinate escort boats; man/woman the race committee and communications. It still amazes me how most of these individuals can volunteer year after year and never tire of putting their best foot forward for our racers. We’ve seen race years where we had to turn away boats after reaching our limit of 70 and others when as few as 40 boats have raced. However, nothing dims the enthusiasm of our volunteers and participants. It is because we are living our dream of being on the open ocean that we want to share the knowledge and skills that allowed us to get there. For many of us, that is where we are at our best and ocean racing is what demands the best of us. Play hard, race safely, take care of each other, and celebrate with your friends, family, and fellow racers when you finish. We look forward to seeing you in Kaneohe!

Mark Logan Commodore Kaneohe Yacht Club “E komo mai!” Welcome to the Kaneohe Yacht Club, situated on beautiful Kaneohe Bay, under the towering Koolau mountain range on Windward Oahu. You will find our club is the perfect location to unwind and chill out after your recent finish of the very challenging Pacific Cup Race. Whether you desire sipping cool Mai Tais at our bar, playing some tennis, or just laying out by the pool, our members and staff will do everything in their power to insure you feel welcome and enjoy our Hawaiian hospitality. Your host committees have arranged a full week of events to keep you, your crewmates, friends, and family in the Hawaiian spirit here at KYC. However, you would be remiss if you didn’t take the opportunity to explore Kaneohe Bay, spend a day at the “Sand Bar,” or take a drive around the scenic windward side of our island. Additionally, Oahu may be a small island but there is a plethora of sights to see and activities to experience. Please see our volunteers at the Pacific Cup Information Desk should you require directions or suggestions for a day trip. They are located near the lounge and will be thrilled to help. Finally, if you haven’t had enough sailing, join the KYC Bulkhead Fleet for an exciting “around the cans” race in the bay every Thursday evening, or better yet, consider participating in this year’s Kauai Channel Race that, for the first time, starts in Kaneohe Bay and finishes at Nawiliwili, Kauai on August 10th. The flag officers, board of directors, membership, and staff of Kaneohe Yacht Club wish you a safe and speedy crossing. Our escort boats will be at the finish line to guide you through the reefs to a safe mooring, where a lei greeting and appropriate adult beverages - for those who choose to partake - await you and your thirsty crew. We also look forward to sharing your exciting sea stories from the 2012 Pacific Cup Yacht Race. Aloha, Commodore Mark Logan Kaneohe Yacht Club

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2012 schedule of events June 22 July 7 July 14 July 16 July 17 July 18 July 19 July 30 July 31 August 1 August 2 August 3 August 4 August 10

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Deadline for submittal of complete entry packet Inspection Deadline Bon Voyage Party and Skippers Meeting ..................Berkeley Yacht Club First race start.....................................................St.FrancisYachtClub Second race start.................................................St.FrancisYachtClub Third race start....................................................St.FrancisYachtClub Last race start.....................................................St.FrancisYachtClub Shivani at the Piano - KYC Grill................................Kaneohe Yacht Club Buffet with Buffett.................................................Kaneohe Yacht Club Pacific Cup Luau...................................................Kaneohe Yacht Club Mt. Gay Rum Party................................................Kaneohe Yacht Club Awards Party.......................................................Kaneohe Yacht Club Plywood Cup.........................................................Kaneohe Yacht Club Kauai Channel Race...............................................Kaneohe Yacht Club

Additional at KYC Breakfast and lunch available daily July 29 - August 5 Nightly Happy Hour Bar Specials 16:00 - 18:00 August 1 09:00 - 13:00 Walking Tour Moku O Loe - Max 40 people August 1 NOON Golf at Kaneohe Klipper August 2 10:00 – 14:00 KYC Craft Fair in the large tent August 4 09:00 Delivery Skipper’s Briefing

Table of contents Commodores’ Messages.................................... 3 Schedule of Events............................................ 5

The 2012 Pacific Cup Race Guide is published for Pacific Cup Yacht Club by: Roth Communications 2040 Alewa Drive, Honolulu, HI 96817 Ph: 808-595-4124 • Fax: 808-595-5087 Email: rothcomm@lava.net

Acknowledgements for Outstanding Volunteer

Publisher......................................... Michael J. Roth

Contributions................................................... 6

Editor................................................ Ray Pendleton

Special Recognition........................................... 7

Assistant Editor........................................ Kim Ickler

The History of Pacific Cup by Louis Ickler.............. 8

Contributing Writers............................... Louis Ickler, Paul Kamen, Bill Leary, Rebekah Luke, Michael Moradzadeh, Synthia Petroka, Charlie Roskosz, Sylvia Seaberg

Trophies & Fun Prizes..................................... 10 The Lattitude 38 Trophy Explained by Paul Kamen....11

from a Woman’s Perspective

Contributing Photographers.....................Doug Asche, Sharon Green, Henerson, Richard Hudnut, Paul Kaman, Ashley Lee, Rebekah Luke, Walt/Lisa Niemczura, Eliza Paulling

by Sylvia Seaberg & Synthia Petroka.................. 16

Crossword.................................Michael Moradzadeh

Cruise the Hawaiian Islands by Bill Leary............ 22

Print Consultant...................................... Pat Meara

Pacific Cup 2012 Yachts & Crew...................... 25

Designer................................ Leslie Johnson Design

Boat Lei.........................................................13 Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Racing to Hawaii

2010 Pacific Cup Results................................ 32 1980-2008 Winners...................................... 33 Crossword......................................................34

On the Cover: Horizon Charges along under spinnaker on her way to a sweep of Pacific Cup 2010 Photo by Sharon Green Cover insert photos: Top: Sweet Okole Crew – 1st Division B, 9th in fleet, ET 11:13:54:36 Pacific Cup 2010 Photo by Walt/Lisa Niemczura Middle: A sea of red hats at the Mt. Gay Rum party Photo by KYC Bottom: The really fun race to Hawaii

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Acknowledgements for Outstanding Volunteer Contributions Pacific Cup Yacht Club Boat Mentors/Entrant Communications: Mary Lovely - Chair, Jim Antrim, John Dillow, Paul Elliott, Skip Ely, Bob Gray, Paul Kamen, Michael Moradzadeh, JP Sirey Officers: Pat Lowther - Commodore Bob Gray - Vice Commodore Sylvia Seaberg - Rear Commodore Dennis Ronk - Secretary Bobbi Tosse - Treasurer Harold Marsh - Assistant Treasurer Michael Moradzadeh - Staff Commodore Directors JP Sirey, Tom Paulling, Todd Hedin, Dave Rasmussen, Paul Elliott, Kim Ickler/Iwalani Stone Merchandise Pirates Lair (Official Merchandiser) Rum Reggae (Aloha Shirt) Parties Bob Gray, Betty Gray, Kathy McGraw Web & Newsletter Michael Moradzadeh, Walt Niemczura Boat Show Pat Lowther - Chair, Ben Mewes, Betty Gray, Bob Gray, Charles Cunningham, Gary Troxel (Tiki Blue), JP Sirey (Great White ), Kate Riley, Kathy McGraw, Luci Mewes, Mark Howe (War Pony), Paul Elliott (Valis), Rachel Fogel, Suzie Koide Membership Kathy McGraw Seminars Sally Lindsay-Honey - Co-chair, Steve Chamberlin Co-chair, Charles Cunningham - Co-chair, Charlie Arms (Cal Maritime), Barbara O’Leary Cunningham, Betty Gray, Bob Gray, JP Sirey, Kate Riley, Mary Jane Roskosz, Michael Caplan

Race Committee Bobbi Tosse, PRO, Bob Gray, Betty Gray Starting Line Bob Gray - Chair, Betty Gray, Bobbi Tosse, Charlie Roskosz, Charlie Stone, Doug Asche, Iwalani Stone, Kathy Pickup, Kim Ickler, Lesta Nadel, Lou Ickler, Mark Logan Commodore KYC, Marsha Asche, Mary Jane Roskosz, Sylvia Seaberg Race Guide Michael Roth Publisher, Ray Pendleton Editor, Leslie Johnson Graphic Artist, Lou & Kim Ickler Trophies Charlie Roskosz, Michael Moradzadeh, Paul Kamen Radio Communications Paul Elliott, Michael Moradzadeh Technical Committee Tom Paulling - Chair, Todd Hedin, Jim Antrim, Michael Moradzadeh Publicity Kate Barr, Michael Moradzadeh Sponsorships Suzie Koide Shipping Barbara O’Leary Cunningham, Charlie Roskosz Inspections - Sylvia Seaberg - Chief Inspector, Betty Gray, Bill Myers, Bob Gray, Charlie Roskosz, Dave Robertson, Fred Huffman, Gary Hoover, Gordie Nash, JP Sirey, Lou Ickler, Michael Caplan, Michael Moradzadeh, Ned Flohr, Paul Disario, Paul Kamen, Richard Leevey, Skip Ely

Speakers Sally Lindsay Honey - Moderator, Charlie Roskosz, Chris (Lew) Lewis, Jim Antrim, Kame Richards, Kent Benedict, Lee Chesneau, Liz Baylis, Malcolm Morgan, Mary Lovely, Mike Priest, Norm Davant, Ralf Morgan, Sal Sanchez, Sally Richards, Shea Weston, Stan Honey, Steve Chamberlin, Sue and Jim Corenman, Susan Chamberlin, Sylvia Seaberg, Todd Hedin

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Photo: Ashley Lee

kaneohe Yacht Club KYC General Co-ChairS Kim Ickler, Iwalani Stone

Information Desk Becky Dodini

Commodore Mark Logan

Boat Lei Rebekah Luke

MCBH Liaison Michael L. “Swede” Olson

vice Commodore Chuck Cotton

Communications Valerie Ossipoff, Walt Niemczura

Mooring & Shuttles Ray Sanborn, Ken Schmidt

REAR Commodore Charles “Chico” Cantu

Decorations Georgia Schmidt

Protest Committee Michael Roth Chair, Tom Pochereva, John Thorne, Guy Fleming, Steve Thomas Scott Melander, Joseph Shacat, Bob Stephenson, Phillip Katzman

Treasurer Greg LeLesch

Deckhands Locker Ami Mickelwait Entertainment & EVENTS Cathy Pratt, Gail Hutchinson Escort Boats Mike Barker, Bob Hurd Finish Line Ron Seiple, Ralph Foulger Finish Line Buoy Russell McRae Leis & Trays Harri Belluche, Roselle Nottage

Permits Iwalani Stone Staff Duty Officers Beau Lani Barker, Crispin Lippincott

Secretary Rick Villalobos directors Ned Dewey, Louis Darnell, Adam Sutton club manager Ken Rakta

T-Shirts Leslie Johnson Web Site Walt Niemczura Web Site & Pictures Lisa Niemczura

The Pacific Cup Yacht Club Board of Directors thanks Berkeley Yacht Club and Richmond Yacht Club for serving as the mainland homes of PCYC. All PCYC board meetings, most seminars, and gatherings are held at these clubs. The PCYC also wishes to express our thanks to the board, members and staff of Kaneohe Yacht Club, including over 300 tireless and enthusiastic volunteers, for their time and effort in serving as the Finish Line host. They are our unsung heroes. A heartfelt thank you to Weems & Plath, who generously made available the beautiful precision instruments presented to our winners and to Latitude 38 for their continued sponsorship of a performance award. Also, thank you to Svendsen’s Boat Works for donating a participation plaque by Harken to every skipper. Another special thank you goes to our sponsors who have given their expertise and financial support that allowed our participants to receive top notch seminars, expert mentoring, merchandise, and fun gatherings. Thanks to this year’s communications boat, VALIS. Communications are vital to the safety of our entrants and the peace of mind of their loved ones on land. Special thanks go to the US Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco for their continued support and participation in our Safety At Sea seminars, and to the California Maritime Academy for hosting the Safety At Sea seminars. The race could not exist without a starting and finishing line. Thanks to St. Francis Yacht Club for making available their race deck and for opening their doors to the family and friends of our racers during the start week. We very much appreciate the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii for providing the finish line tower and general assistance. Capturing the fun of the Pacific Cup in this Race Guide would not be the same without the thoughtful submissions of casual race photos taken by the participants and members of the sailing media.

Special Recognition

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The History of the Pacific Cup

by Louis Ickler Early Races: Ballena Bay to Nawiliwili n January 1979, Hal Nelson approached Ballena Bay Yacht Club Commodore Vytas Pazemenas with the idea of starting a low-key, fun race for fully-crewed boats from San Francisco to Hawaii. The first single-handed race to Hawaii had just been successfully completed the previous summer, and the club had a nucleus of members interested in ocean racing, so the timing appeared to be right. Berthing in the islands was tight, but a workable finish location seemed to be Nawiliwili on the southeast corner of Kauai. With the support of a small but enthusiastic group of volunteers from the Nawiliwili Yacht Club a finish line was found. This small group of six put the race together originally, but interest increased rapidly and more volunteers showed up. Forty yachts started the first Pacific Cup Race on June 15, 1980. This was one of the roughest races to Hawaii and 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 Lee Custom, had the speed to outrun the high-pressure area, which 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. In 1982, the 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 and beat her previous record by 1 hour and 28 minutes in elapsed time but was only able to place sixth on corrected time. The race was won by Temptress, a Swede 55, in the PHRF division and overall, with Zamazaan winning the IOR division. In 1984 Merlin again beat her old record and set a new record in elapsed time for the Pacific Cup of 9 days, 7 hours and 49 minutes. The winners on corrected time were Surefire in the IOR division and Steve Rander’s Magic Carpet in PHRF. In the newly added doublehanded division, Light’n Up won, arriving only six hours behind Magic Carpet. In 1986 Merlin again set a new elapsed time record of 8 days, 14 hours, 53 minutes, followed by Swiftsure III only 40 minutes later, and Charley less than six hours later. Magic Carpet won on corrected time in 11 days, 9 hours while Sweet Okole won the IOR division and the Pacific Cup as well.

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Reorganization: PCYC is started and a new finish is found By the end of the 1986 race the Pacific Cup was well established. The attraction of the Pacific Cup as a race for 8 Pacific Cup 2012

cruisers as well as racers, and as the only offshore race out of San Francisco, made it increasingly popular. However, the Ballena Bay Yacht Club was finding it more difficult to administer what was turning into a major event with volunteer help - especially in a club with a number of competing activities. The 1986 race had taxed the facilities of the Nawiliwili harbor as well, and a number of sailors had begun to talk about some other finishing point in Hawaii. It began to look as if the race might fade away unless someone could organize a committed group to keep it going. At this point George R. Barrett got involved, and on August 4, 1987, he assembled a number of sailors, including the author of this article, in an organizational meeting at St. Francis Yacht Club. With the support of some leading participants from prior races and the Ballena Bay Yacht Club, he 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. One of the first items of business was the choice of a new finishing 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 as the new finishing line. Barrett had sailed the race as the chartering skipper of Charley, a Holland 67, which won third place in 1986. Although he looked forward eagerly to doing the 1988 race, his health began to deteriorate, and when the boat he wanted to charter was committed to another race, he ran the race from the shore. He ran it well. It was George that made the 1988 race the first Pacific Cup with a major sponsor, West Marine, the first to be governed by a yacht club set up solely for the purpose of running this race, and the first to have Kaneohe Bay as a destination. George died in the fall of 1988, but the Pacific Cup continues as a living memorial to him. In 1988 winds were lighter than usual at 15 to 22 knots and the seas were smooth. The winner on corrected time was Saraband, a Westsail 32 that had sailed a consistent pace for 14 days, 17 hours elapsed time, an amazing feat in relatively light winds. Second and third places went to the veteran boats Wild Goose and Magic Carpet, while Kathmandu took first in IOR after her competition got caught too far north and suffered from light winds. Hitting our Stride The 1990 race had generally nice conditions except for light wind the first few days. We had a number of firsts, such as 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 idea of using staggered starts was to have most of the fleet sailing in the same weather conditions and for all entrants to finish within a few days of each other. Hopefully this would result in a fairer, closer, and more fun race. All in all, the new format was a great success. Most entrants finished within three days of each other and the first five boats overall represented all four crewed classes. In fact, the first three boats overall represented a complete range of sailboat types with first being an ultralight, second a medium displacement racer-cruiser, and third a heavy displacement cruiser. The first three boats overall in order of finish were Oaxaca (Santa Cruz 50), Heart of Gold (Schumacher 50) and Saraband (Westsail 32). The 1992 race continued to grow: 46 boats starting and 43 finishing. The first start was windy and the next starts were

very slow. Overall, the race was relatively fast. It proved to be a rhumb line race because the high was quite far north. Some boats successfully chose a great circle route. The two largest boats in the race (ultralight 70’s) were doublehanded. The smallest boat in the fleet, Team Bonzi, a Moore 24, did a sweep, taking both the doublehanded and the Pacific Cup trophy. Fleet second place went to Ghost, a Morgan 38 owned by the author and now home-ported in Kaneohe. The 1994 race saw records fall. First, an all-time high of 58 boats participated. Second, 52 finished, and third, Steve Rander’s Rage broke Merlin’s long standing elapsed time record of 8 days, 11 hours and 1 minute by finishing it in 8 days, 7 hours and 13 minutes. Probably another first was a proposal of marriage during one morning’s roll call. The small boats dominated the corrected time standings, with Bill and Melinda Erkelen’s home-built Dogpatch 26, Moonshine, winning overall, Division B and the Double-handed class. Chimera, an Express 27, took second and the Olson 25, Siva, took third in the fleet. The starting conditions for the 1996 Pacific Cup were a repeat of 1992. The first day saw the boats blasting away from the coast, while the next three divisions were wondering if they would ever make it past the Farallones. Conditions were right for Rage, which broke her own record of 8 days, 7 hours set in 1994 with a new record of 7 days 22 hours. Not only did the speed record fall, a record 60 boats made it to Kaneohe. Among them was Illusion, a tried-and-true California-to-Hawaii veteran Cal 40, sailed by Stan Honey and Sally Lindsay, who captured the overall corrected time honors and led a double-handed sweep of the fleet. The Moore 24 Kangaroo Court took second overall, followed by the Custom 27 Wildflower. In 1998 the speed record was demolished by Roy Disney’s boat 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 Water Pik, a Newport 30. The 2000 race was slow – so slow that several boats floated around the Farallones 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 winner was Octavia, a Santa Cruz 50, with a remarkable elapsed time of 10 days, 12 ½ hours. In 2002 the race was in more normal weather, with almost all the boats finishing within a few days of each other. Skip Allan on Wildflower, proving that experience (over 25 ocean passages) does count, not only won the double-handed division but also came in first overall. In 2004 the start was more nerve-wracking. 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 after the first two days and making it a slow race. The overall winner was Winnetou, Division A was won by Ghost, the author’s Morgan 38 (18 years after her first Pacific Cup race) and Eyrie won double-handed with an elapsed time of 14 days and 4 hours. A new elapsed time record was set by Mari Cha of 5 days, 5 hours and 38 minutes. In 2006 the race was slow again. The position of the high, and to where 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. First place went to Lightning, with an elapsed time of 9 days, 3 hours, 5 minutes. ET, with a resident naval architect on board, was second. In a tribute to the handicappers, four of the five crewed divisions had a boat in the top ten finishers. California Girl won the prize for being the boat which sailed the one millionth mile of Pacific Cup racing. continued on page 12

Join us for the premier post race activities! Kaneohe Yacht Club

Welcomes the 2012 Pacific Cup Racers, Family and Friends July 29 to August 5 24/7 Boat Arrivals and Greetings until all racers are in! Breakfast and Lunch available daily Happy Hour Daily 4 - 6 p.m.

Wednesday, August 1 Walking Tour of Moku O Loe, and Golf at Klipper Thursday, August 2 KYC Craft Fair Saturday, August 4 Delivery Skipper Briefing and Plywood Cup - a UCP fundraiser Saturday, August 10 Kauai Channel Race Special Evenings at KYC: Sunday, July 29 The KYC Grill will be open for dinner Monday, July 30 Shivani at the piano, The KYC Grill Tuesday, July 31 The Buddy Buffett Band, KYC Sliders and Taco Bar Wednesday, August 1 Hawaiian Luau and Luau Show Thursday, August 2 Mount Gay Night Friday, August 3 Awards Program and Party with heavy pupu and live dance music KANEOHE YACHT CLUB

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Trophies & Fun Prizes Sailors of all skill levels, sailing boats large and small, participate in this major ocean race. Each sailor, whether they win a major trophy or not, is a winner. This “can do” attitude helps make the Pacific Cup the “Fun Race to Hawaii.” This year’s awards will be presented during the Awards Ceremonies at Kaneohe Yacht Club on August 3, 2012. Yacht Awards: *Indicates perpetual trophy The Pacific Cup* is a bronze cup awarded to first place on corrected time among all monohull PCR rating divisions. Past winners exemplify the diversity of the Pacific Cup fleet, from a double-handed 24-foot boat to fully-crewed cruisers and “fast-is-fun” surfers. 2010 Horizon, Santa Cruz 50, Jack Taylor 2008 RainDrop, Cascade 36, Joby Easton & Bill Huseby 2006 Lightning, Santa Cruz 52, Tom Akin 2004 Winnetou, Santa Cruz 52, Martin Brauns 2002 Wildflower, Wylie Custom 27, Skip Allan & Tad Palmet 2000 Octavia, Santa Cruz 50, Shepard Kett 1998 Waterpik, Newport 30, Robert Nance 1996 Illusion, Cal 40, Sally Lindsay & Stan Honey 1994 Moonshine, Dogpatch 26, Bill & Melinda Erkelens 1992 Team Bonzi, Moore 24, Frank Ansak & Jim Quanci 1990 Oaxaca, Santa Cruz 50, Jim Ryley 1988 Saraband, Westsail 32, David King The Record Passage Trophy* is a half-model of Merlin awarded for the fastest passage on record from San Francisco to Hawaii. The time to beat is Mari-Cha IV’s 5 days, 5 hours, 38 minutes and 10 seconds set in 2004 by Robert Miller. The Fastest Passage Trophy* is an etching on glass featuring a boat surfing a Pacific Ocean swell. It is awarded to the boat with the shortest elapsed time without time allowance. 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 & 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 & Paul Simonsen 1990 Heart of Gold, Schumacher 50, Sue & Jim Corenman 1988 Kathmandu, Santa Cruz 70, Philippe Kahn San Francisco to Kauai: 1986 Swiftsure III, Frers 59, Sy Kleinman** 1984 Merlin, Lee Custom 67, Ben Choate III** 1982 Merlin, Lee Custom 67, Syndicate** 1980 Merlin, Lee Custom 67, Norton Smith** **Set fastest passage record The First Hawaiian Boat to Finish Trophy* is a three foot high carved wooden statue of King Kamehameha awarded to the first boat to finish on corrected time skippered by a resident of Hawaii. 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 The Carl Schumacher Trophy* is a koa wood bowl awarded to the first Carl Schumacher-designed boat to finish on corrected time. 2010 Tule Fog, Express 37, Steve Carol 2008 Sapphire, Synergy 1000, David Rasmussen 2006 Morpheus, Schumacher 50, Jim Gregory 2004 Morpheus, Schumacher 50, Jim Gregory The Team Trophy* is awarded to the three-yacht team with the best total performance. Any three yachts from the same yacht club may register as a team entry. It was first awarded in 2008. The first winner was Encinal Yacht Club (Shaman, Azure and Music), which has donated a bronze sculpture of three dolphins as a perpetual trophy for this award. 2010 Richmond Yacht Club (Moonshine, Summer Moon, Sweet Okole) 2008 Encinal Yacht Club (Shaman, Azure and Music)

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The Latitude 38 Performance Trophy is awarded to the yacht with the most convincing win relative to its own division. 2010 winner was Horizon, Jack Taylor. The Best First Passage Trophy is awarded to the best passage by a “rookie” yacht and crew as identified by the Race Committee. 2010 winner was Deception, William Helvestine. 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. 2010 winner was Riva, Scott Campbell. The Best Family Yacht Trophy is awarded to the best performing yacht crewed by family members. 2010 winner was Deception. Division Awards: In each division a beautiful Weems & Plath clock is awarded to first, second, and third place on corrected time (depending on the number of entries in each division). Individual Awards: The Henri-Lloyd Pacific Cup Navigator’s Trophy* is a Wempe Marine-Quartz Chronometer, mounted in a mahogany box presented to the navigator of the division winner who achieves the win which, in the judgment of a panel comprised of all division winning navigators, is determined to have been the most skillful in navigation and weather routing. 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, The George R. Barrett Memorial Trophy*is a teak sailboat awarded by the PCYC Commodore to an individual who exhibits outstanding seamanship as well as distinguished service, dedication and enthusi¬asm for the race. George is remembered for his leadership in organizing the Pacific Cup Yacht Club, finding sponsorship for the race, and establishing Kaneohe Bay as the finish destination. 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 The Doug Vann Memorial Trophy* consists of five silver dolphins leaping over a cresting sea. It is awarded to an individual selected by Kaneohe Yacht Club who, through their enthusiasm and dedication, best exemplifies the spirit of the “Fun Race to Hawaii.” 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 Additional Awards: 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. Double-handled Record Passage: In 2008 Philippe Kahn on Pegasus 50, an Open 50, was given an award for setting a double-handed elapsed time record of 7 days, 15 hours, 17 minutes, and 50 seconds.

The Latitude 38 Performance Trophy Explained

by Paul Kamen

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he Latitude 38 performance trophy is awarded to the yacht with the most convincing win relative to its own division. One of the problems with multiple starts on different days is that different divisions often encounter significantly different weather conditions in the early part of the race. When this happens, some divisions have an inherent advantage over other divisions, and the overall winner is often determined by luck-of-the-draw with respect to offshore weather on their start date. An element of randomness is not necessarily a bad thing in sailboat racing, but there has always been interest in comparing the winners of different divisions by looking at their performance against only the boats in their own division, thereby leveling out this source of error. Another factor is the relative level of competition in each division. Some divisions are populated with relatively similar boats sailed by more competitive crews, and a large winning margin in these divisions is difficult. On the other hand, some divisions have more variability in both the type of boat and the degree of racing intensity, and winning margins in these divisions tend to be large. The Latitude 38 Performance Award is an attempt to compare the winners of different divisions on more equitable terms by evaluating the degree of competitiveness in each division so that winning margins in each division can be realistically compared. The central assumption here is that a more competitive division will have more closely clustered corrected time finishes than a less competitive division. Standard deviation has been used in past races to evaluate the competitiveness or “tightness” of the division finishers. However standard deviation is strongly affected by outliers, and a straggler in an otherwise competitive division might skew the calculated standard deviation. For this reason the previous method arbitrarily rejected the bottom 20% of each division in calculating the results.

Latitude 38 Performance Trophy take home prize still includes a slide rule Photo by Paul Kaman

For 2012, the standard deviation method is replaced by the “median absolute deviation” (MAD) method. (With thanks to the crew of Moonshine, 2010 Performance Award runner-up, for pointing out the advantages of this method.) From Wikipedia: “The median absolute deviation is a measure of statistical dispersion. It is a more robust estimator of scale than the sample variance or standard deviation... For instance, the MAD is a robust statistic, being more resilient to outliers in a data set than the standard deviation. In the standard deviation, the distances from the mean are squared, so on average, large deviations are weighted more heavily, and thus outliers can heavily influence it. In the MAD, the magnitude of the distances of a small number of outliers is irrelevant.” In other words, trailing outliers (stragglers) do not skew the results as they do with the standard deviation method. Here’s how the MAD-based Performance Index is calculated: 1) Find the median of the corrected times in the division. It is not necessary to filter out any of the trailing outliers. 2) Calculate the deviation of each corrected time from the median. Convert negative deviations to positive (i.e., take the absolute value of each deviation). 3) Find the median of all the deviations. This is the median absolute deviation. In indicial notation: Median Absolute Deviation = mediani (|Xi - medianj(Xj)|) 4) Now look at how far the division winner was ahead of the median, and divide this by the MAD. The result is the performance index for that boat. The boat with the highest performance index wins the Latitude 38 Performance Trophy. (Which, incidentally, is still inscribed with the formula for standard deviation because it is a much more attractive formula when written out, and still includes a slide rule, even though a slide rule is essentially useless for calculating either standard deviation or median absolute deviation.)

Horizon crew enjoy a cold Mai Tai welcome after sweeping Pac Cup 2010 and winning the Lattitude 38 Performance Trophy with ET of 8:11:46:39 Photo by Walt/Lisa Niemczura Pacific Cup 2012 11

The History of the Pacific Cup - continued from page 9

The 2008 race saw a return to near-capacity entry lists, with almost 70 entries. Every monohull that entered started and every boat that started finished. Philippe Kahn’s Pegasus set a new doublehanded record of just over 7 days, 15 hours. Double-handed Division One held the most drama, with Joby Easton and Bill Huseby on Rain Drop winning first overall, the Pacific Cup, the Navigator’s Award, and the Latitude 38 Trophy. Ed and Earlinda Polkenhorn, aboard Neptune’s Daughter, traveled rather slowly, but were greeted at the docks by the entire fleet who took out time from the awards party to sing “Happy Birthday” to Earlinda. Second overall was Sleeping Dragon, a Hobie 33, and third was Sapphire. We introduced several new trophies in 2008, including “Fastest Family Afloat” won by the Rasmussens of Sapphire, and the yacht club Team Trophy, won by Encinal Yacht Club. In 2010 there were 12 boats in double-handed divisions with Tule Fog the first to finish, while three boats took a DNF. In the full crewed fleet Horizon, in division D, took first place with a time of 8 days, 11 hours and 46 minutes, and also won the Pacific Cup, the Navigator’s Award, and the Latitude 38 Trophy. Five boats in division E, including the fleet second place Criminal Mischief, had faster elapsed times but could not correct out over Horizon. It’s still too early to guess the weather for 2012, but a look at the list of entries makes it clear that from smaller-than-ever 21-footers, to heavy cruisers, to sleds, this will be another great race with something for every entrant. Truly “THE FUN RACE TO HAWAII” and “THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME” Tule Fog 1st Double Handed Division 2, 5th in Fleet ET 11:23:40:08 Pacific Cup 2010 Winner of the 2010 Shumacher Award. Photo by Walt/Lisa Neimczura

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Boat Lei

by Rebekah Luke

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ld-time island hospitality has it that when you arrive in Hawai‘i you’re greeted with a lei and a kiss. The Kaneohe Yacht Club has extended this gracious tradition every two years to the boats arriving in the Pacific Cup race. No sooner than three days before the first ETA, a volunteer crew of Native Hawaiians and club members heads out into their lo‘i (gardens) or even into their moku (forest or land divisions) of Ko‘olauloa and Ko‘olaupoko to gather fresh foliage to make lei. Ahhh, the smell of the ‘aina (land) is so very welcoming. Oh, but wait, these lei are for the boats! (Don’t worry, the captain and mates will get theirs, too.) Made to order, each garland measures 12 feet long, and no two are alike. They’re similar to the lei that greet outrigger canoes when they finish a regatta and the ones horses wear in the Kamehameha Day Parade. Think big. If you’re one of the early birds to make it ashore, you can head over to the KYC longhouse with your libation to watch these wonders being created by hand. Each lei artist, like a professional florist, selects a color palette from the available array of plant bundles to fashion a lei. Ti leaves, for protection, grow in hues of green and red. Laua‘e ferns, so sweet. Croton leaves, even more color. Variegated Song of India. Ginger. Heliconia. Sometimes a Bird of Paradise. The lei maker places the material just so, one by one, and secures them in the Hawaiian wili style, just as you might whip the end of a line. After an average of two hours, each of about 50 lei is tagged with the yacht’s name and whisked into a cold room to keep it fresh and where it awaits the news that its boat has crossed the finish line, often by the cheering from shore. “We enjoy crafting the boat lei for the Pacific Cup. It’s an intense, congenial work party for a few days. Plus it benefits our Hawaiian civic club by providing scholarship funds,” says Rebekah Luke, known as The Boat Lei Lady. “When the sun sets behind the Ko‘olau Mountains and evening turns to night, the lei makers go home, and the boat lei are delivered by KYC’s cheerful greeters, the Leis and Trays Committee, who provide the kiss.” Aloha, and welcome to O‘ahu! Editors note: Visit the longhouse as the boats are finishing and you will find Rebekah Luke. You can order her lei online at http://pacificcup.org/lei

Auntie Halea hard at work making fresh Hawaiian lei for our Pacific Cup boats and crews

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California Condor and Delicate Balance beat out the Golden Gate Photo by Eliza Paulling

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July 7th start heads out the gate Photo by Pat Lowther

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Girls Just Want To Have Fun Racing to Hawaii from a Woman’s Perspective By: Sylvia Seaberg and Synthia Petroka “What do you do at night?”

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h we usually drop the anchor, do our nails, wash our cashmere sweaters and then go to bed.” It’s the cashmere that gets them, otherwise they might, just maybe, believe this load of bull. Everybody who does the race gets this question, not just us. At night we do what practically every other boat does…the same things that we do during the day, apart from maybe a shortened watch schedule and trading sunglasses for headlamps. We raced the Pacific Cup in 2004 in the doublehanded division aboard Eyrie, a Wylie designed Hawkfarm 28. Our names are Sylvia and Synthia, but you can call us Dollz - Dollz with Ballz. This was not our first Hawaii endeavor; we had both done the race before in 1998, on different, fully crewed boats, each the lone woman among a crew of men. What made us decide to do it again, this time just two women on a small boat? The Pacific Cup was advertised as “The Fun Race to Hawaii”, and we were basically a couple of chicks looking for a fun time - as advertised. We had been inspired by the many females who had done the race before us; some big names, some regular folk like us, even a blind woman skipper! We also had a stout, seaworthy (albeit slow) boat that we knew well and trusted. So the approachability of the race, that it is for everyone, not just rock stars, and our comfort with our own little boat, pushed us out of the realm of sanity and into the crazy world of preparing for a long ocean race. It was important to us to start the race in 2004 with as much experience on the boat as possible so we practiced and competed in double-handed ocean racing for at least a year beforehand. After a couple of ocean races we were surprised to realize we weren’t doing too badly. In fact we were beating the men! Maybe it was because we knew the boat so well; having raced fully crewed for a number of years. Maybe it was because we had modified some things on the boat to make her more manageable with our feminine brute force. Maybe it was because we had crewed on the Cal 40 Illusion and learned that a race actually starts at least 24 hours before the starting gun and continues long after crossing the finish line. A big part of racing is the ability to compete with your mind, not just your body, so in sailing it’s possible for women to compete against men on a fairly equal basis. Preparation We learned that good preparation is the best weapon in a sailor’s arsenal, and women and men can have an equal aptitude for this.

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Before setting off we determined what our goal would be. Did we want to make it a cruise to paradise or did we want to compete? Based on our success in the OYRA series (we won) we couldn’t deny our destiny and decided our goal would be world domination. Knowing this helped us navigate through the many options and obstacles in preparing a boat to pass inspection and be ready to sail over 2,000 miles of open ocean. With every decision and choice that we made we asked ourselves, would this help us win? Knowing this also meant we knew we would push the boat and ourselves hard, so we wanted to prepare ourselves for­­any potential gear failure and continue racing hard. We became absolutely shameless in asking friends for help in our campaign. We borrowed a SSB radio and antenna from Brian Boschma (prior Pacific Cup Communications boat) and he helped us install the radio and trained us on its use. We also borrowed Brian’s emergency rudder and solar panels. Dan Newland designed and built our new rudder. Skip Allen gave us hours of his time and pages of advice on how to set the boat up and do the race. Tom Condy and Rich Hudnut (land crew for Team Dollz With Ballz) spent as many hours helping us get Eyrie ready as we did. We spent days finding all the little leaks and repairing them so we would have a dry boat. Rich re-wired the boat to help insure we would not have electrical problems. Tom, Eyrie’s owner, helped us replace engine parts and trained us on how to service it. He also tutored us on general boat maintenance and how to handle potential problems that might arise. We hauled the boat and fared and sanded her bottom. Our rigger Scott Easom pulled the rig, replaced the old lifelines and standing rigging, and inspected everything “as if his own sisters were racing to Hawaii.” Weeks before the race Sally Honey taught us how to download and review GRIB files so we could get a feel for the interpreting the weather patterns. Even though we had a lot of help and paid some professionals for their expertise, we were present at nearly every step so that we would know everything about the boat, not just get a briefing, a slap on the rear and a “good luck”. We spent many hours going over safety procedures including crew overboard, deploying the emergency rudder, getting the life raft into the cockpit, climbing the mast, etc. The night before our start we met with Sally and Stan Honey for a glass of rum to calm our nerves and for a weather briefing. The news was good. This year following the rhumb line looked like the best route, at least for the first few days. Eyrie would be happy. The next morning we were as well prepared as we possibly could be. In fact, we were both relieved that the start meant no more preparations. As we sailed out the Golden Gate we laughed that the hardest part was over. We did have some minor gear failures during the race, but nothing that couldn’t be fixed with the tools and spares we brought along. Probably the most useful things we had on our boat (and we’re not just saying this because we’re women) were snatch blocks. We used them to repair busted spinnaker blocks, smashed outgrabber, and failed spinnaker pole harness.

During the race we continually observed the weather fluctuations throughout the day. Before nightfall we would prepare for squalls by reefing the mainsail and getting the 1.5 oz. kite ready to hoist if needed to do a spinnaker change. As we approached Hawaii and the sea state increased in the blackness of night, we shortened our watch schedule as fatigue adversely affected our driving, which in turn affected the “sleep” for the off-watch.

Synthia (on deck) and Sylvia (driving), heading for the start line Photo by Richard Hudnut

Observation Another great weapon in a sailor’s arsenal is persistent observation. Once again, women and men are equally good, or bad, at this. Racing in the OYRA series taught us the skills to change gears as conditions change and to anticipate the changes before natural forces became too powerful for our physical capabilities. Men will often rely on physical strength to help them solve problems. As delicate damsels we didn’t have that luxury so finesse before brute force became our mantra. “There’s a lot to be said for looking around,” was some great advice we got from Jim and Sue Corenman.

Respect Respect was another important weapon in our arsenal. Obviously a sailor must have respect for the sea, but we also need to have respect for ourselves and other crewmembers. In 2004 we shared all the responsibilities on the boat and didn’t expect the other person to do anything we would not or could not do. Blaming was not allowed. If one of us did a good thing then WE had a success. If one of us did a stupid thing then we would decide the next step and move forward. That said, when dealing with a difficult situation we would go into “crisis mode”, and we would revert to the roles that we were each best at. No egos allowed; it was all about the boat and not the individual. We never got bitchy with each other except for maybe thirty seconds at the end when we couldn’t find the darn finish line. We arrived at the dock in Kaneohe liking each other even more than when we started. In 2010 we did the race together again, this time aboard a much “cruisier” boat, Cinnabar, a well-outfitted and fully crewed Schumacher 52. However we still utilized all that we had learned from double-handing the Hawkfarm in 2004. Good preparation was critical and we were still persistently observant (even though we had fancy weather tools this time). With a crew of seven, we had to be even more observant of our crewmembers. We found it was easier to overlook potential problems than when there were just the two of us aboard. Again, it was all about the boat and not the individual, so every one of us was able to set egos aside and approach problems with compassion rather than blame.

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Admittedly, we did sometimes rely on the guys for their brute strength given the size of the boat. There were a couple of nights when steering the boat with its gigantic spinnaker was a bit much for us, so we gave up the helm and took the role of calling wind angle instead of driving. We weren’t being wimps; we were just honest about our limitations so the crew could adjust accordingly. Did we achieve world domination in 2004? Well…we didn’t win the big punchbowl, but we did win our division, and we found out we were the first allfemale double-handed team to do the Pacific Cup, so we were very excited about finishing the race. Doing well was a bonus. Upon review, we realize this is not really about a uniquely female perspective. Any boat can benefit if all crew members are well prepared, persistently observant of conditions and fellow crew members, and respectful of the sea, the boat, themselves and each other. And who knows, maybe guys would love a spa day in Honolulu following the race as much as we loved ours.

Synthia and Sylvia just finished the race at 0400 on July 14 Photo by Walt/Lisa Niemczura

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Things we did to help make Eyrie more girlfriendly: • Replaced primary winches with self-tailing winches. • Changed the purchase on the mainsheet to make it easier to trim. • Added a fine tune to the mainsheet. • Added a foot-stop in the cockpit because our legs were too short to reach the other side, even with spike heels. • Got a longer tiller extension to compensate for our shorter arms. • Added cleats to the mast to help short-handing. •

Original rudder had to be replaced, so we replaced it with a longer rudder, which ended up helping with downwind steering.

• Got hers and hers buckets. Synthia single-handed Eyrie to Kauai in 2006 and won her division in the Singlehanded Transpac. Sylvia is the Chief Inspector and Rear Commodore for the 2012 Pacific Cup. Eyrie still actively sails and races in the San Francisco Bay and ocean; crewed, single-handed and double-handed. Look for the pink flamingos.

July 11 start heads for Hawaii Photo by Eliza Paulling

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July 11 start leaves the Palace of Fine Arts and the Presidio for open ocean Photo by Eliza Paulling

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Best Wishes for a Great Sail to the land of Aloha See you next Summer! Dave Cort Commodore Transpacific Yacht Club

On behalf of the Pacific Cup Yacht Club, I wish to express a heartfelt thanks to our sponsors, hosting yacht clubs, and the hundreds of volunteers on the mainland and Hawaii who have given their time, energy and expertise in making this a successful event. It has truly been an honor and pleasure working with each and every one of you. Without you this event would not be “The Fun Race to Hawai’i.” Mahalo, Patricia Lowther Commodore

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Making the most of your Pacific Cup experience Cruise the Hawaiian Islands By Bill “Noodle” Leary

Kaneohe Bay, home to Pacific Cup host, Kaneohe Yacht Club, is one of the few fully protected bodies of water in Hawaii. Great anchorages in the seven-mile-long bay include the famous “Sandbar”, Hakipu’u at the westernmost end of the bay, and the leeward side of Coconut Island where you can find shelter from strong trade winds. Other protected summer anchorages on Oahu include Pokai Bay, on Oahu’s western shore and Waimea Bay on the North Shore. You’ve probably seen videos of surfers riding 30-foot waves in Waimea Bay during the winter, however that same bay provides a calm, safe and beautiful cruising anchorage during summer months. As Kauai lies in the general direction of the sailing route back to the Mainland, many Transpac and Pacific Cup boats stop for a visit on the way home. Hanalei Bay is a spectacular summer anchorage on Kauai’s north shore, and four miles to the west is Haena, a fully protected and easily entered keyhole in the reef. On the reef outside Haena is “Tunnels”, one of Kauai’s premier surf spots, and directly shoreward from the anchorage is Haena Beach Park and the Haena Dry Cave. Haena is the last anchorage before you reach the Na Pali coast - nine miles of some of the most spectacular and photogenic coastline you’ll ever see. While sailing along that coast you will often see hikers on the Kalalau Trail 1,000 feet above you. Those hikers can take three days to reach Kalalau Valley, while the sail down the coast takes just a couple of hours. At the western end of the Na Pali coast is Nualolo, a protected anchorage in the lee of a reef where you’ll find the best snorkeling in the state. Directly ashore lies Nualolo State Park, an abandoned ancient Hawaiian village that can only be reached by boat. The remoteness of this park has kept the ruins intact, and it looks as if the ancient Hawaiians only recently departed.

North Shore Molokai the world’s tallest ocean cliffs Photo by Jesse Andrews

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our sailing adventure doesn’t have to end after finishing the Pacific Cup and arriving at the Kaneohe Yacht Club. You’ll be making landfall in one of the most rewarding cruising grounds in the Pacific, and after sailing 2,500 miles to get here, it would be a shame not to take advantage of all that it offers. North swells and variable winds plague Hawaii’s waters during the fall, winter and spring, which then limits cruising sailors to a few protected all-weather anchorages. But from May through August, the north swell disappears and the trade winds blow reliably, which opens up many great anchorages throughout the island chain. Still, Hawaii is a challenging place to sail at any time of the year. The trade winds can be strong, particularly during the summer months when the North Pacific High is deep and stable. These strong trade winds and the seas they build are amplified as they funnel through the narrow channels between the islands and make channel crossings, particularly those in the easterly or upwind direction, bumpy and wet. Protected small boat harbors are scarce and often dilapidated, and there’s little room available for visitors. That’s the down side. The up side is having some spectacular and unspoiled anchorages all to yourself.

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The forbidden island of Niihau is a short day sail to the northwest, and there are many protected anchorages on the island’s west coast. Niihau is a privately owned island, but like all of the Hawaiian Islands, the offshore waters and beaches up to the vegetation line are considered public property and are accessible to all. Because Niihau is seldom visited, the island is great for beachcombing. The author once collected 60 Japanese glass balls (fishing floats) on the beach there in a little over an hour. Endangered Hawaiian monk seals are also frequent visitors to Niihau and it is not unusual to see them basking on the beach or stopping by your boat to check you out. Where to go from Niihau? You could depart for the Mainland or slog back to windward to Kauai or Oahu. Another option is the 300-mile close reach to the Big Island of Hawaii. It takes a couple of days to get there, but is far easier than beating back to Oahu because sheets are eased and you are far enough to leeward of the islands to avoid the strong winds and heavy seas found in the channels between the islands. Once you reach the Big Island, it is downhill all the way back to Oahu! The Big Island’s 14,000-foot Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea volcanoes shelter the 40-mile-long Kona Coast from the trade winds. Thermal conditions are the norm on this coast, with gentle sea breezes during the day and land breezes at night, making for truly tranquil cruising. Okoe Bay at the remote southern end of the coast is a favorite anchorage. It is common to awake there in the morning to find the boat surrounded by schools of spinner dolphins that have rested for the night in the bay. Snorkeling is outstanding and hiking ashore along the old

Nualolo Kauai

North Shore Molokai sea cave

“Kings Highway” and through the ruins of ancient Hawaiian villages is exhilarating. You can still clearly see the debris that accumulated at the high water mark 20 feet above sea level during the 2011 tsunami. Great anchorages to the north of Okoe Bay include Honomalino, Kealakekua Bay (where Captain Cook was killed by the Hawaiians), Kiholo, and Nishimura Bay. Crossing the 40-mile-wide Alinuihaha Channel in the westerly direction is an easy broad reaching day sail. There are good anchorages at La Perouse Bay at the south end of Maui or at Honolua Bay at the north end of the island. The old whaling port of Lahaina is a must stop. If you’re lucky, the harbormaster might be able to find a temporary berth for you in the Lahaina Small Boat Harbor, or if they are available, you could pick up one of the mooring balls outside of the harbor that Lahaina Yacht Club maintains for visiting yachts. As a last resort you can anchor in the Lahaina roadstead. It is a bit rolly, but the West Maui Mountains block the trade winds so conditions are usually benign.

Okoe Bay Big Island

Photo by Bill Leary

Molokai’s north shore has 3000-foot sea cliffs - the highest in the world - and this coastline was featured as the last bit of dry land in Kevin Costner’s movie, “Waterworld”. Nestled in among the valleys along these cliffs are two great anchorages, Keawanui and Waikolu. Adjacent to the Keawanui anchorage are sea caves to explore by dinghy and a 100-foot waterfall that empties onto the beach. And keep in mind that the north shore of Molokai is a mere 50 miles away from Kaneohe Yacht Club. But, it’s almost dead to windward from Oahu - not a pleasant trip in heavy trades - but it’s a reasonable sail if the winds back off or shift from their normal easterly direction. So when you are planning your post-Pacific Cup itinerary in Hawaii you might want to consider an additional Hawaiian Islands cruise as it could be the highlight of your trip. There are some cruising guides available that provide more detailed information to assist you. The Mehaffy cruising guide is a good one, and is available from West Marine or online bookstores.

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We want you to join in! For more information or to sign up call: 808-532-6744 (ask for Plywood Cup) or email: donna@ucpahi.org Moonshine arrives in Kaneohe placing 1st in Double Handed Division 1 and 14th in Fleet with an ET of 12:19:00:15. Team Trophy winner along with Summer Moon and Sweet Okole Photo by Walt/Lisa Niemczura

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Criminal Mischief, Chip Megeath’s R/P 45 finished first in Division E and 2nd overall with an ET of 7:10:21:22 Photo by Walt/Lisa Niemczura

KYC Commodore Matt Darnell and Pacific Cup Yacht Club Commodore Michael Moradzadeh take the stage to compare goatees, uh to present the trophies Photo by Walt/Lisa Niemczura

Pegasus crew and families enjoy their reunion at the Kaneohe Yacht Club. Best Hawaiian Boat finish. Navigation Award honoring technological contributions Pacific Cup 2010. Photo by Walt/Lisa Niemczura 24 Pacific Cup 2012

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BUENA VISTA

Swan 59 Sail No. MEX 62009 Hailing Port: Acapulco Yacht Club: Acapulco Yacht Club Skipper: Antonio Luttmann Navigator: John Rumsey Watch Captain: Ana Enelda Luttmann, Erika Luttmann, Joe Neale, John Bennett, Bruno Bomati, Eusabio Armanza, Jim Lincoln, Guillermo Mejia

Olson 40 Sail No. 97620 Hailing Port: Ventura, CA Yacht Club: Ventura Yacht Club, Sailing Anarchy Yacht Club Skipper: Dwight Rowe Navigator: Bruce Rowe Crew: Benjamin Rowe, Laura Rowe, Abra Flores, Ed Burnett

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Sail No. USA 670

Hailing Port: Vallejo

Hailing Port: Kona, HI

Yacht Club: Vallejo Yacht Club

Yacht Club: Kona Sailing Club

Skipper: Dennis Ronk

Skipper: Linda Rodriguez

Navigator: Tom Morstein-Marx

Navigator: Luke Ackerman

Crew: Jack Vetter, Tom Morstein Marx, Mark Littlefield

Crew: Joe DuBoise, Michaela Draper, Luke Ackerman, Jeff Nannestad

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Pearson Vanguard 32

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Hailing Port: Richmond, CA

Yacht Club: Elkhorn Yacht Club

Yacht Club: Richmond Yacht Club

Skipper: David S Nichols

Skipper: Hill Blackett, III (“Buzz”)

Navigator: Brian Ellis

Navigator: Jim Antrim

Crew: Dale Jerred, Kyle Sliger, Bill Svoboda

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J35c Sail No. 43533 Hailing Port: Newport Beach, CA Yacht Club: Los Gatos Yacht Club, PCYC, Cherry Creek Sailing Club Skipper: Jim Brainard Navigator: Bob Brainard Crew: Andy Brainard, Andrew Rist, Blaine McCleskey

Islander 36 Sail No. 6763 Hailing Port: Alameda, CA Yacht Club: Pacific Cup Yacht Club Skipper: Kit Wiegman Navigator: Kit Wiegman Crew: Bruce Pon, Jordan Paxhia, Rachel Fogel, Joe Balderrama

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Pacific cup 2012 Yachts & Crews CHEROKEE ROSE Alajuela 48 Sail No. 56678 Hailing Port: Newport Beach, CA Yacht Club: American Legion Yacht Club Skipper: Michael Moyer Navigator: Jack Johnson Crew: Wayne Powell, Stephen Lord, Mike Corzine

CIAO BELLA TAYANA V460 Sail No. 589 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: Sequoia Yacht Club Skipper: David Zarling Navigator: Capt Ron Brown Crew: David Herrigei, Anne Vallerga, Jacob Zarling, Samuel Zarling

DOUBLE TROUBLE J Boats J125 Sail No. USA 93204 Hailing Port: Point Richmond, CA Yacht Club: Corinthian Yacht Club Skipper: Andy Costello Navigator: Skip McCormack Crew: Trevor Baylis - Driver Strategist Jody McCormack - Driver Trimmer Matt Noble - Driver Trimmer

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ELAN Express 37 Sail No. 87700 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: Skipper: Jack Peurach Navigator: Matt Dawson Crew: Steve Kraft, Charles Almy. John Duncan, Zachary Judkins

ELISE Express 27 Sail No. 101 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: St Francis Yacht Club Skipper: Nathalie Criou Navigator: Gregory Saramite

ESPIRITU SANTo Ohlson 38 Sail No. C101 Hailing Port: San Diego, CA Yacht Club: Point Loma Yacht Club Skipper: Jack Silverwood Navigator: John Silverwood

E.T.

HANA HO

Antrim 27

Santa Cruz 50

Sail No. USA 19

Sail No. 77007

Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA

Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA

Yacht Club:

Yacht Club: San Francisco Yacht Club

Skipper: Tony English

Skipper: Mark Dowdy

Navigator: Simon Bell

Navigator: Jason Bright

Crew: Sherry Smith, James Clappier

Crew: Craig Page, Brian Coggan David Parker

Pacific cup 2012 Yachts & Crews ICON

KAIZEN

Perry 66 Sail No. 69189 Hailing Port: Anacortes, Washington Yacht Club: Anacortes Yacht Club Skipper: Ian Sloan Navigator: Kevin Welch Crew: Jenny Welch, Christian Welch, Eric Welch, Joy Sloan, Fraser McMillan, Jan Majer, Karl Funk, Robbie Kane, Scott Smith Seamus Woodward George

Henderson 30

J WORLD’S HULA GIRL

KOTUKU

Santa Cruz 50 Sail No. 77285 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: San Francisco Yacht Club; San Diego Yacht Club Skipper: Wayne Zittel Crew: Chris Jordan, Geoff Bourne, Tomas Kase, Les Mackoff, Tim Mastel-Marr, Martha Zinderman, John Denning, Brendan Huffman

Farr 1220 Sail No. 28077 Hailing Port: Seattle, WA Yacht Club: Sloop Tavern Yacht Club Skipper: Graeme Esarey Navigator: Al Hughes Crew: Alex Simanis, Matt Steverson, Eli Secor, Nick Bannon Emily Hawken

JAMANI

LIGHTSPEED

J-120

Custom Wylie 39

Sail No. 52879

Sail No. 52839

Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA

Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA

Yacht Club: St Francis Yacht Club

Yacht Club: RYC & SSS

Skipper: Sean Mulvihill

Skipper: Rick Elkins

Crew: Jeff Mulvihill

Navigator: Paul Kamen

Sail No. 7205 Hailing Port: Seattle, WA Yacht Club: Seattle Yacht Club Skipper: Bob Rinker Navigator: Steve Rinker Crew: Scot Lovell, Kevin Larson

Crew: Jacob Wenegrat, Noah Peffer

JUANITA

LIL ANGEL

PHOENIX 38

Newport 30 MKII

Sail No. 28272

Sail No. 6884

Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA

Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA

Yacht Club: Tiburon Yacht Club

Yacht Club: Golden Gate Yacht Club

Skipper: Mike Stanton

Skipper: Scott Schwartz

Navigator: Mike Stanton/Ken Theobald Crew: Jack Euser, Willis Rice Ken Theobald, Mike Long, Dave Vanderbeck

Navigator: John Dillow Crew: Robert Mathews, Craig Louttit

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Pacific cup 2012 Yachts & Crews MAGGIE C&C 37XL+ Sail No. 43728 Hailing Port: Berkeley, CA Yacht Club: Berkeley Yacht Club Skipper: Dave Douglas Navigator: Mike Dvorak Crew: Johnathan Douglas, Bob Gunion, Dave Payne, Dogen Hannah

MOONSHINE Dog Patch 26 Sail No. 8398 Hailing Port: Point Richmond, CA Yacht Club: Richmond Yacht Club Skipper: Dylan Benjamin and Rufus Sjoberg Navigator: Dylan Benjamin and Rufus Sjoberg

Magic

MOrning star

Express 27

William Garden Porpoise

Sail No. 80

Sail No.

Hailing Port: San Carlos, CA

Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA

Yacht Club:

Yacht Club: Master Mariner’s

Skipper: Mike Reed

Benevolent Association

Navigator: Jeff Phillips

Skipper: Daniel Dow Navigator: Cody Sheehy Crew: Ann Dow, Jatta Sheehy

MEDUSA

naos 30

Santa Cruz 52

Beneteau First 30

Sail No. 69910

Sail No. FRA-11

Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA

Hailing Port: Marina Del Rey, CA

Yacht Club: Grape Vine Sailing Club

Yacht Club: California Yacht Club

Skipper: Jay Spalding

Skipper: Charles Devanneaux

Navigator: Scott Easom

Navigator: Charles Devanneaux Crew: Frederic Courouble

MIRAGE Santa Cruz 27 Sail No. 8027 Hailing Port: Hood River, OR Yacht Club: Hood River Yacht Club Skipper: Stan Perkins Navigator: Ray McCormack Crew: Ray McCormack

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No strings attached Baltic 37 Sail No. 28537 Hailing Port: Richmond, CA Yacht Club: Encinal Yacht Club, Pacific Cup Yacht Club Skipper: Nick Salvador Navigator: Nick Salvador Crew: Steve Cameron, Angie Liebert

Pacific cup 2012 Yachts & Crews nomad

Por Favor

Tayana 48 Sail No. Hailing Port: Sausalito, CA Yacht Club: Sausalito Yacht Club Skipper: Ross Blanchard Navigator: Neil Weinberg Crew: Tammy Blanchard, Stephanie Magruder, Mike Magruder, Tim Prouty, Wren Prouty, Rob Novak, Neil Weinberg

Hobie 33 Sail No. 51946 Hailing Port: Sidney, BC Yacht Club: Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club Skipper: John Denny Navigator: Simon Walker Crew: Lance Petersen, Maurice Voisin

NOZOMI

RELENTLESS

Cal 40

Jeanneau SunFast 3200

Sail No. 164

Sail No. 60171

Hailing Port: San Diego, CA

Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA

Yacht Club: San Diego Yacht Club

Yacht Club: Dana West Yacht

Skipper: Rowena Carlson / Robb

Club, SSS

Walker

Skipper: Doug DuBois

Navigator: Rowena Carlson /

Navigator: Steve Ernest

Robb Walker

ONE EYED JACK Express 37 Sail No. 18334 Hailing Port: Santa Barbara, CA Yacht Club: SF Bay Single Hand Sailing Society Skipper: Brennan Johnson Navigator: Alexander Kirk Miller

SANDPIPER Lafitte 44 Sail No. 52 Hailing Port: Seattle, WA Yacht Club: Sloop Tavern Yacht Club, O-Dock Yacht Club Skipper: David B Overland Navigator: Jeff Remily Crew: Aaron Pease, Tommie Stevens, Randy Reed

Plus Sixteen

SAPPHIRE

Olson 911

Synergy 1000

Sail No. 97707

Sail No. 38008

Hailing Port: Richmond, CA

Hailing Port: Point Richmond, CA

Yacht Club: Richmond Yacht Club

Yacht Club: Richmond Yacht Club

Skipper: Paul Disario

Skipper: David Rasmussen

Navigator: Richard Jensen

Navigator: Crew:

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Pacific cup 2012 Yachts & Crews SPELLBOUND

TESA

Olson 40

Catalina 42 Sail No. 642 Hailing Port: San Jose, CA Yacht Club: Encinal Yacht Club Skipper: Steve Haas Navigator: Jeff Walter Crew: Sandy Andersen, Mary Kraybill, Andrew Haas, Eric Haas, Sue Winklebleck - On shore support, return crew

Sail No. 18983 Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA Yacht Club: Encinal Yacht Club Skipper: Bob Gardiner Crew: Javier Jerez, Tim Holcomb Dave Ross

SPLIT WATER Beneteau First 10R Sail No. 40 Hailing Port: Richmond, CA Yacht Club: Richmond Yacht Club and Vallejo Yacht Club Skipper: David Britt Navigator: David Britt Crew: Greg Paxton, Chris Corlett Jessie Corlett, Josh Butler

Beneteau 423 Sail No. 38423 Hailing Port: Richmond, CA Yacht Club: Richmond Yacht Club Skipper: Gary Troxel Navigator: Mark Howe Crew: Rune Storesund, Ryan Troxel, Tyler Troxel, Alex Knox Torben Bentsen - Return Skipper

SWAZIK

TIKI J

Swan 45

J/42

Sail No. 52445

Sail No. 33

Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA

Hailing Port: San Mateo, CA

Yacht Club: Golden Gate Yacht Club Skipper: Sebastien de Halleux Crew: Seadon Wijsen, Carlos Badell, Peter Leib, Alexis van de

Yacht Club: CPYC Skipper: Kim Worsham Navigator: Brad Worsham

Beatie

Crew: Scott Dickinson, Bill Worsham, Alyssa Worsham, Ken VerMuelen

TEMERITY

VALIS

Olson 34

Pacific Seacraft 44

Sail No. 28134

Sail No. 16

Hailing Port: Alameda, CA

Hailing Port: Sausalito, CA

Yacht Club: SSS, PCYC

Yacht Club: Sausalito Yacht Club

Skipper: David Nabors

Skipper: Paul Elliott

Navigator: David Nabors

Navigator: Michael Moradzadeh

Crew: Annika Nabors

Crew: Rich Jones, Michael Moradzadeh, Paul Carson, Dick Holm, Phil Mummah

Wyer, Graham Anand, Hogan

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TIKI BLUE

Pacific cup 2012 Yachts & Crews WARRIOR J125

WEATHERLY Olson 30

Sail No.

Sail No. 18225

Hailing Port: Nanaimo, BC

Hailing Port: Superior, WI

Yacht Club: Nanaimo Yacht Club

Yacht Club: Escanaba Yacht Club

Skipper: Greg (Chuggy) Constable

Skipper: Tom Agerter

Navigator: Doug Backhouse

Navigator: Tom Agerter

Crew: Ross (that Rascal) Cutler

Crew: Barb Agerter

Webster (Evil) Kimmerly

KYC Commodore Matt Darnell and family joins Lou & Kim Ickler and Treasurer Bobbie Tossi on the race deck at the St. Francis Yacht Club Photo by Doug Asche

2010 Kaneohe Event Chair, Patrick,”Moose” Kudlich marks the time as KYC past Commodore and race deck regular P. J. Saxton fires the start gun. Photo by Doug Asche

Uncontrollable Urge crew arrives in Kaneohe finishing 1st in Division C and 7th in Fleet with an ET of 10:18:00:24, Pacific Cup 2010 Photo by Walt/Lisa Niemczura

Nancy crew back on land finishing 1st in Division A and 22nd in Fleet with an ET of 13:14:30:40 Photo by Walt/Lisa Niemczura Pacific Cup 2012 31

2010 Results Name

Type

Skipper

Elapsed Time

Behind Div First

Div Rank Fleet Rank

Double Handed 1 start 05 Jul 2010 11:30:00 PDT Moonshine Furthur Nozomi Dart Plus Sixteen Sea Reine

Dog Patch 26 Santa Cruz 27 Cal 40 Peterson 34 Olson 911 Beneteau 34

Dylan Benjamin James Clappier Rowena Carlson / Robb Walker John Crutcher Paul Disario Leland Flint

12d 19:00:15 - 1 13d 17:18:43 1d 05:12:28 2 13d 19:44:26 1d 05:54:41 3 16d 20:04:32 3d 23:20:47 4 DNF DNF

14 35 36 47

Double Handed 2 start 06 Jul 2010 12:00:00 PDT Tule Fog Express 27 Steve Carroll 11d 23:40:08 - 1 5 Great White Express 27 Rachel Fogel 12d 10:29:25 10:49:17 2 15 Pocket Rocket Mini Transat Emma Creighton 11d 03:18:49 15:52:11 3 20 Trunk Monkey Farr 30 Jody & Skip McCormack 11d 00:27:21 18:11:13 4 24 Stretch Hobie 33 Mark Schipper / Todd Bredehoft 11d 09:47:19 18:53:41 5 25 Prankster Olson 30 Frank Ross / Brian Radamaker 13d 19:00:14 2d 10:51:36 6 41 Poco Loco Mini Transat Zero Taylor Cuevas 15d 06:14:10 3d 18:38:32 7 44 Recidivist Schumacher 39 Ken Olcott DNF Division A start 05 Jul 2010 11:45:00 Nancy Wyliecat 30 Friction Loss J-30 Green Buffalo Cal 40 Brainwaves J35c Mega Hurts Laser 28 Valis Pacific Seacraft 44 Trial Run Passport 40 Whistler V Ohlson 38 Victoria AMEL 39

PDT Patrick Broderick 13d 14:30:40 - 1 22 Shawn E. Ivie 13d 15:16:20 0:45:40 2 23 Mary Lovely & Jim Quanci 13d 07:41:50 12:09:40 3 30 Jim Brainard 13d 08:34:26 16:29:16 4 33 Ed Mattson 14d 08:56:07 1d 03:02:57 5 37 Paul Elliott 14d 06:12:45 1d 12:24:05 6 40 Kathy Pickup & Chuck Johnson 15d 13:41:18 2d 12:58:38 7 43 John H. Parkes 16d 20:13:57 3d 03:59:47 8 45 Dmitry Shkipin / Nicole Wutke 17d 00:09:10 3d 04:28:00 9 46

Division B start 06 Jul 2010 12:15:00 Sweet Okole Custom Farr 36 Relentless Sydney32 Coyote Beneteau First 42 Tiki J J/42 Cirrus Standfast 40 Scaramouche V PalmerJohnson Bequia Beneteau 411 Tiki Blue Beneteau 423

PDT Dean Treadway 11d 13:54:36 - 1 9 Greg Paxton/Arnold Zippel 12d 11:06:32 17:44:56 2 26 Connie & Steve Hill 12d 08:31:26 20:20:20 3 28 Scott Dickinson 12d 20:01:08 1d 02:39:32 4 32 Bill Myers 13d 16:39:40 1d 14:40:34 5 38 Peter M. Heiberg 13d 01:55:06 1d 22:21:30 6 39 Dennis B. Ronk DNF Gary Troxel DNF

Division C start 07 Uncontrollable Urge Summer Moon Spellbound Riva Sapphire Andromeda Rhum Boogie Jamani Por Favor

Jul 2010 12:45:00 Columbia 30 Sport Synergy 1000 Olson 40 J46 Synergy 1000 Swan 59 Holby Quest 33 J-120 Hobie 33

PDT James and Chris Gilmore 10d 18:00:24 - 1 7 Joshua Grass 10d 05:18:17 1:05:53 2 8 Bob Gardiner 10d 16:01:30 4:55:06 3 10 Scott Campbell 10d 10:57:27 5:01:33 4 11 David Rasmussen 10d 09:24:22 5:11:58 5 12 Antonio Luttmann 10d 22:54:10 20:50:46 6 27 Wayne Lamprey 12d 05:09:07 1d 04:14:43 7 31 Sean Mulvihill 11d 22:16:42 1d 09:26:48 8 34 John Denny 13d 01:16:05 2d 08:59:11 9 42

Division D start 08 Jul 2010 13:15:00 Horizon Santa Cruz 50 Deception Santa Cruz 50 J World’s Hula Girl Santa Cruz 50 War Pony Farr 36 One Design Delicate Balance Andrews Custom 56 JAM J-160 Cinnabar Schumacher 52 California Condor Antrim Class 40

PDT Jack Taylor 8d 11:46:39 - 1 1 William Helvestine 8d 23:06:05 8:26:56 2 3 Wayne Zittel 8d 19:00:26 11:15:17 3 6 Mark Howe 8d 17:20:30 18:47:21 4 13 Douglas Storkovich 9d 06:33:34 22:13:55 5 17 John McPhail 9d 15:55:18 22:23:39 6 18 Tom Condy 9d 14:45:17 23:31:38 7 19 Hill Blackett III (“Buzz”) 13d 11:21:09 5d 11:39:00 8 48

Division E start 10 Criminal Mischief Mirage Mayhem Limit Pegasus MotionX-50 Rapid Transit

PDT Chip Megeath 7d 10:21:22 - 1 2 Hector Velarde 7d 09:59:59 3:05:37 2 4 Ashley Wolfe 7d 11:55:45 16:31:23 3 16 Alan Brierty 6d 16:19:00 19:54:38 4 21 Philippe Kahn 7d 04:10:08 1d 07:45:46 5 29 James Partridge DNF

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Jul 2010 14:30:00 R/P 45 SC-70 TP 52 R/P 63 Open 50 ANTRIM 49

1980 - 2008 Winners DIV VESSEL TYPE 2008 Pacific Cup A Shaman Cal 40 B Checkered Past Wyliecat 39 C Bullet Express 37 D Sleeping Dragon Hobie 33 E Sabrina Calkins 50 DH1 RainDrop Cascade 36 DH2 Bar-ba-loot Moore 24 2006 A B C D E DH1

Pacific Cup California Girl Cal 40 Tutto Bene Beneteau 38s5 ET Antrim 26 Synge Synergy 1000 Lightning Santa Cruz 52 The Contessa Swede 55

ELAPSEDD:H:M:S 12:13:42:04 12:00:56:14 11:15:53:50 10:17:13:55 11:00:31:27 12:02:53:27 12:23:19:12

12:17:40:43 11:10:15:36 11:10:15:36 10:17:36:49 09:03:05:20 12:03:40:27

2004 West Marine Pacific Cup A Ghost Morgan 38-2 B California Girl Cal 40 C Inspired Environments Beneteau First 40.7 D Sensation 1D35 E Winnetou Santa Cruz 52 F Braveheart Transpac 52 DH1 Eyrie Hawkfarm 28

14:09:51:41 13:00:33:03 11:23:50:25 10:16:38:00 8:22:58:06 8:02:59:32 14:18:04:05

2002 A B C D E F G DH1

12:11:10:33 12:01:35:29 10:20:46:05 11:00:50:54 9:15:08:38 10:05:15:55 8:04:42:00 12:18:55:22

2000 A B C D E F G H DH1 DH2

West Marine Pacific Cup Spirit S&S 34 Total Eclipse Kalik 40 Naughty Hotty Cust. Wylie 38 E.T. Antrim 27 Octavia Santa Cruz 50 City Lights Santa Cruz 52 Alta Vita Transpac 52 Wildflower Wylie Custom 27

San Francisco to Kaneohe 2070 nautical miles Dimished Capacity Ranger 33 16:10:16:39 Alicante Sabre 38 16:01:59:58 Elan Express 37 13:21:32:34 E.T. Antrim 27 13:09:56:06 Osprey Santa Cruz 40 12:14:35:15 Octavia Santa Cruz 50 10:12:35:44 Ingrid Santa Cruz 52 10:19:22:22 Rage Wylie 70 8:15:55:52 La Diana Contessa 35 14:16:03:08 Punk Dolphin Wylie 30 16:02:00:27

1998 A Water-Pik B Grey Ghost C Kurrewa D Kaimiloa E Ripple F Pyewacket DH1 LowProfile DH2 Azzura Indicates overall winner

Newport 30 (Mod) Zaal 38 Farr 38 C&B J-44 Riptide 35 SC 70 Turbo Moore 24 Azzura 310

12:12:11:41 11:11:07:28 10:20:45:15 9:21:10:52 8:18:39:26 6:14:22:20 11:12:48:25 10:00:34:10

DIV VESSEL TYPE ELAPSEDD:H:M:S 1996 A Andante Island Packet 12:04:09:02 B Springbok Hylas 42 13:02:05:20 C Stop Making Sense Soverel 33 12:03:50:45 D Recidivist Schumacher 39 10:19:56:32 E Roller Coaster Santa Cruz 50 09:02:06:30 DH1 Illusion Cal 40 11:05:33:46 DH 2 Punk Dolphin Wylie Custom 12:02:17:01 1994 A B C D E F DH

Siva Olson 25 12:19:53:36 Moonshine Dogpatch 26 11:09:35:10 Chimera Express 27 11:17:27:38 Sting Soverel 33 11:00:11:31 Tin Man Barnett 46 10:23:28:00 Oaxaca Santa Cruz 50 9:10:01:51 Moonshine Dogpatch 26 11:09:35:10

1992 A Ghost Morgan 38-2 B Discovery C&C 39 C Petard Farr 36 D Promotion Santa Cruz 40 DH Team Bonzi Moore 24

12:03:06:36 11:19:00:20 12:06:23:35 10:23:24:10 11:19:30:00

1990 A B C D DH

Saraband Westsail 32 14:07:49:59 Glory Days Pretorien 35 13:04:48:26 Tin Man Barnett 48 11:17:48:50 Oaxaca Santa Cruz 50 10:23:24:10 Another Child Hunter 35.5 13:17:08:58

1988 A B IOR DH

Magic Carpet Smith 42 11:09:40 Saraband Westsail 32 14:16:53 Kathmandu Santa Cruz 70 9:03:23 Sting Soverel 33 12:06:06

1986 PHRF IOR DH

Pacific Cup: San Francisco to Nawiliwili -2126 nautical miles Magic Carpet Smith 42 11:09:00:00 Sweet Okole Farr 36 11:12:07:00 Sir Isaac Burns 49 11:10:41:28

1984 PHRF Magic Carpet IOR Surefire DH Light’n Up

Smith 42 Frers 36 Express 27

11:09:33:55 11:20:40:15 11:20:40:25

1982 IOR Zamazaan Farr 52 11:19:07:48 PHRF A Temptress Swede 55 12:02:04:19 PHRF B Duende Cal 40 13:23:44:45 PHRF C Apple 1 Hans Christian 38 15:01:25:24 1980 IOR - I Merlin Lee Custom 67 10:04:51:52 IOR - II Sweet Okole Farr 36 14:21:34:45 PHRF - III Timber Wolf Farr 38 14:13:49:04 Pacific Cup 2012 33

Pacific Puzzler By: Michael Moradzadeh

“May your cross words be numbered” Across 1. Catamaran hulls 4. (‘12) Boat named for a half- faced card 8. Boat steering thingy 10. (‘12) “Lets Do It Again” in Hawaiian 11. (‘12) “Just go away” 12. Sailors should know these 13. Flower greeting for your neck 14. The big blue thing above the sea 16. Catamarans have two of these 18. Peaceful Mexican port: La ___ 21. (‘12) Sebastian’s Swan 23. Bride’s word, with I 24. (‘12) Another name for Venus, at daybreak 26. (‘12) A wanderer? 27. (‘12) Japanese for “Improvement” 28. Hawaiian feast 29. The ropes and stuff on a boat 32. The heavy thing under a boat that keeps it upright 34. Food, when eaten 35. Sudden, brief storm 38. What goes on a mast 40. (‘10) Dishonesty 41. Cutting tool 42. (‘12) Tiny cherub 44. (‘12) Margaret, familiarly 46. Triangular sail at the front of the boat 47. Boat with one mast, and a main, and a jib 49. (‘10, ‘12) Boat that should phone home 50. (‘12) Boat with twice the problems 53. Part of the boat you walk on 55. Pirate captain with youthful- sounding name 57. (‘12) Wizardry 59. Back of a boat 61. Earth’s circumference divided by its diameter (just to keep the theme, in nautical miles) 62. In the past 65. (‘12) Boat named for Juan’s sister 67. Captain played by Kurt Russell 68. Measure of rum, a tiny one. 69. 2010 division winner named for a girl

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Down 2. Tropical fish so tasty it’s named twice 3. (‘12) Bird with slender beak, good for the beach 5. (‘12) Boat name could stand for “National Association Of Sailors” 6. Somebody we want in the Pacific Cup 7. (‘10,’12) SC 50 run by sailing school 8. 2010 Pacific Cup Winner, visible where the sea meets the sky 9. (‘10, ‘12) 2008, 2010, 2012 comms boat named for book by P.K. Dick 11. Alongside 15. Mast, boom, or other pole 17. Drunkard 19. (‘10, ‘12) J Boat with African name 20. Rise or fall of the sea 22. Code of dots and dashes 25. Feeling the mal de mer 29. (‘12) Unyielding 30. A line that controls a spar 31. (‘12) Boat named for the Arrow constellation 33. What we call ropes on a boat, once they have been given a use

34. Spar that holds a sail up 35. (‘12) Bewitched boat? 36. (‘12) Beethoven wrote a tune fur this boat? 37. A boat’s company 39. (‘10, ‘12) Polynesian icon rendered in Azure? 41. Where we are going 43. (‘12) A New Zealand heron (Hint: begins with K) 44. (‘12) Snake-headed gal 45. Chow 48. Personal Flotation Device 51. (‘12) Polynesian Icon, J boat 52. (‘10) Pac Cup fastest passage 54. (‘12) Boat named for good spirits 56. Heck! Darn! 58. (‘12) Symbol 60. A British sailor 61. Hole 63. Proceed 64. Upon 66. Negative

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