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The Pacific Cup yacht race is unique in the world of sailing. The Pacific Cup Yacht Club is committed to running a race that is competitive, fun and safe while focusing on preparation and openness. The Pac Cup routinely caters to a wide range of sailing yachts with crews from diverse backgrounds — from tiny doublehanders to megayachts and from adventurous families to well-tuned racing syndicates. Case in point: When Manouch Moshayedi’s Rio100 — a 100-ft super-maxi full of professionals — blasted its way to a course record in the windy 2016 race, a couple of mates with regular jobs sailing a

By Ronnie Simpson

From humble beginnings 40 years ago, the Pacific Cup yacht race has grown into an event that attracts top-tier sailing talent from not just the San Francisco Bay Area but from all over the United States and beyond. In the record-setting 2016 race, Jens Kellinghusen’s globe-trotting Ker 56 Varuna VI showed up from Germany and blitzed to Hawaii in less than six days. Two years later, the well-traveled and syndicate-owned Mills 68 Prospector from the East Coast sailed the fastest elapsed time and claimed the overall win.

In 2020, more than 60 yachts are preparing to leave