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July 16, 2014, 19:15 PDT – Steve Stroub’s Santa Cruz 37, Tiburon, has just notified us that they have lost their rudder and are working on an alternative method of steering. All Pacific Cup boats are required to have an alternative method of steering for such a circumstance. The PCYC race committee has alerted the communications boat and they are in the process of apprising nearby boats of the situation if additional assistance is necessary.

Just  when everyone has gotten used to the fun of sailing in the strong breeze the weather will reassert  itself in this year’s event. A new high pressure area, with its impending light air, is forming to  the south of the rhumb line and the boats toward the back of the fleet and to the south will likely get a couple of extra days to work on their tans.

Those further north will see some patchy spots but should be able to continue to sail fast.  The front runners to the north will wonder why everyone is talking about the wind -- they will continue to have plenty.  The rich get richer.

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Kaneohe Bay, HI, July 15, 2014 – The breeze is on and many of the fifty-five boats racing in the 2014 Pacific Cup are posting double-digit speeds and 200-nautical-mile-plus days. At this pace, Kaneohe Bay could be welcoming the first finisher as early as this Friday, July 18.
 
Venture, a Jeanneau 49 skippered by Michael Chobotov and leading the Holo Holo Cruising Division, has the bit in her teeth again and is starting to smell the Hawaiian plumeria with less than 600 nautical miles to go.  She’ll want to keep an eye on the rear-view mirror as Invisible Hand, a Reichel/Pugh 63 skippered by

'Lectronic Latitude has posted a great overview on the current state of the race -- and it's breeze on! Various racer blogs are now mentioning that this is indeed, finally, the "fun" race to Hawaii. You can also get updates on our Facebook page.

It's good to be Roy Patrick Disney and the all-star crew —  Torben Grael, Scott Easom, Mark Callahan, Gary Weisman, Ben Mitchell, Robbie Haines, Hogan Beattie, et al —  aboard the Andrews 68 Pyewacket. In fact, it's good to be any boat in the Latitude 38 Big Boat Division of this year's Pacific Cup, as the five entries in that division hold all five top

The big and bigger dogs in the Sonnen BMW and Latitude 38 divisions are starting to work their way through the back of the Tuesday starters, bringing the wind with them.  Monday’s starters are still in the penalty box, and are no doubt sending offerings to the wind gods.  The three Cal 40’s, Green Buffalo, California Girl, and Azure are all lined up within a band 10 miles wide, about 1300 miles from Kaneohe waiting for the race to restart.  The half way party is now just a memory for the cruisers leading the fleets – Venture and Koh-ring. 

The lightweight boats appear to be performing better in