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31 boats, prepared, trained, stocked, and rigged for Hawaii, are scheduled to start from the San Francisco Cityfront's St Francis Yacht Club on Monday to lead the 2018 Pacific Cup to Hawaii.

Comprising two double-handed divisions, a cruising division, and a small but significant PHRF division, these boats will be the first of our 61-boat fleet to point their bows out to Hawaii. Most will carry a sacred ti leaf, brought from Hawaii and believed to help guide the boat back to the leaf's home on the island of Oahu. All will carry modern GPS and charts.

Follow the fleet at http://dev.paccup.org

The Mount Gay Bon Voyage party capped off a final official day of the Pacific Cup Village at Richmond Yacht Club.  Informative and cautionary talks at the Skippers Meeting ("don't hit the coral", "check the weather", "take pictures", "have fun) followed the handout of Skippers' bags with an assortment of swag and the paper and electronic binders that contain critical race documents.

Our participants' moods were as varied as their entries: excited, anticipating, anxious, and, for the few professionals sprinkled in the room, looking forward to a job well done.  Lee Chesneau reviewed the weather

Well, it's a lot of math.  An article from the chair of the tech committee can be found here that explains it all.  Possibly more than you want to know.

The race village for the 2018 Pacific Cup is officially open at Richmond Yacht Club! The start of the race is less than one week away and we've got a full schedule of fun and informative events to help kick off the 20th edition of the Pacific Cup! Alooooohhhha!!!! Full article here.

They're Already Gathering!

Boats have been arriving at Richmond Yacht Club for a while now, and Sunday brunch at RYC saw many old and new faces.  The first "official" event will be Tuesday July 3. An early pasta buffet and then, at 5:30, Kame Richards will speak on Downwind Driving, followed by a cocktail hour.  Not to be missed for a mere $15. Buy tickets here.