Nicole's tracker has run out of battery power and will be reporting her position to the communication's boat, Rapture. We've now heard from Cetacea, reporting that everyone is well but they suffered a ruddder/steering problem which has now been fixed, but with damage to their emergency rudder they are returning to California.
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Point Richmond, CA, July 15, 2016 – Big boats, big winds, big seas. Friday's final start of the 2016 Pacific Cup showcased maxis at their best, with a clean start and a huge port tack lift that carried the yachts quickly under the Golden Gate Bridge. The BMW of San Rafael Division comprises the fastest of the ORR-rated boats and consists primarily of professionally crewed boats. These entries are eyeing not only the overall Pacific Cup, but the Fastest Passage Trophy and maybe even a record passage -- a possibility given the strong winds fueled by the Pacific High and remnants of tropical storms from the south.
Point Richmond, CA, July 15, 2016 – Seasoned offshore racers know not to take too many risks at the start of a 2,000 nm race. So even though Thursday’s sustained winds were under 20 knots at the start, half the boats in Pasha Hawaii Division (ORR D) played it safe and reefed their mains before hitting the line. The conservative sail plan didn’t prevent a bit of drama: the Club Swan 42, Elusive, barged the line but was nudged outside the starboard mark by the Schumacher 46, Surprise, which crossed first, followed by the Santa Cruz 50s Chasch Mer and Oaxaca. Shortly after leaving the Bay the
Just a quick update - Serenity has turned around due to a non-emergency crew injury. Cruiser Cetacea has also turned back, but at this time the reason is unknown. She is relying solely on SSB communications, so communications is more limited than for boats with sat phones. The communications boat will be relaying information as they receive it, and we will provide updates as we have them.
Point Richmond, CA, July 14, 2016 – Did someone forget to tell the 2016 Pacific Cup Latitude 38 Cruising Division that they’re supposed to be taking it easy? Three days after their barging start, cruisers are dominating the front of the fleet. Here’s a secret: although the skippers may say they are focusing on the “fun” in the Pacific Cup’s tagline “the FUN race to Hawaii” many of the skippers and crew bring decades of sailing and racing experience along with their ice makers and hot showers.