Pt. Richmond, CA, June 9, 2015 – The Pacific Cup Yacht Club (PCYC) is pleased to announce the return of Alaska Airlines as the official airline sponsor of the 2016 Pacific Cup race from San Francisco, CA to Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii.
The race, dubbed the FUN race to Hawaii, is slated to start in a staggered format from San Francisco, CA between July 11-16, 2016. Once again, the company will be sponsoring the Alaska Airlines racing division, and they will also be the title sponsor of PCYC's Pacific Offshore Academy (POA), a series of preparation seminars for race participants that kicks off on June 13, 2015.
"We are delighted to welcome Alaska Airlines back as a sponsor of the 2016 Pacific Cup," said Gary Troxel, 2016 PCYC Commodore. "Their support for the 2014 race was tremendous, and many racers, their family and friends took advantage of the special discounted airfares to and from Honolulu, as well as the tickets raffled off at the fantastic Alaska Airlines pre-race party." In addition to providing discounted airfares again for 2016, the carrier will sponsor Alaska Airlines Night at the Pacific Cup Village prior to the start of the race. Featuring regional food from the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, this event will include a raffle of Alaska Airlines tickets to any of their destinations.
Racers in the 2014 Pacific Cup Alaska Airlines Division.
Photo by Leslie Richter / Rockskipper Photography.
The first of four Alaska Airlines Pacific Offshore Academy seminars will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 1:00pm at Richmond Yacht Club. Through a combination of lecture and small-group breakout sessions, participants will benefit from a panel of experts and Pacific Cup veterans sharing their experiences and best practices to ensure a safe and enjoyable ocean passage. "Having Alaska Airlines sponsor these important preparation seminars enables us to provide an even better experience for attendees," said Steve Chamberlin, PCYC Staff Commodore and POA organizer. "We're thrilled that they have expanded their sponsorship role for the 2016 race.
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For more information, please contact:
PCYC
Leslie Richter
(415) 509-1777
media@pacificcup.org
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 Oahu. With an emphasis on pre-race preparation for the 2070-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 http://dev.paccup.org, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
About Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together with its partner regional airlines, serves more than 100 cities through an expansive network in the United States, Canada and Mexico. For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines has ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Network Carriers" in the J.D. Power and Associates North America Airline Satisfaction StudySM for eight consecutive years from 2008 to 2015. For reservations, visit www.alaskaair.com.