Point Richmond, CA, July 11, 2014 ─ Today was the fifth and last start for the 2014 Pacific Cup race, so all 56 competitors are on their way. The boats now heading toward Hawaii run the spectrum: Moore 24’s and the Nelson/Marek 92; double-handers and a boats with ten or more crew; first-timers like Shearwater competing with veterans like Sweet Okole and Green Buffalo; amateur sailors and professionals.
The wind conditions for the fleets are looking a little bleak at this time. The high has decided to slide south, dropping all the way down to a latitude even with San Diego and making the passage
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Point Richmond, CA, Thursday, July 10, 2014 -- As the fourth start day of the Pacific Cup race dawned, California coastal conditions remained a low wind challenge, and today’s starters will likely see very light air until Saturday, when the breeze begins to fill from the Northwest as the high takes shape.
The first boats to start on Sunday, the cruising division, are starting to slow down as they reach an area of lighter air. The Monday starters are closing in on the cruising boats and will also be challenged with light conditions in the near future. There’s a horse race among the three Cal
Point Richmond, CA, Tuesday, July 8, 2014 -- The third start day of the Pacific Cup Race saw three race divisions leaving for Hawaii under high fog conditions and 18+ knot winds.
The first group to start was the Weems & Plath division -- light, fast boats expected to finish the Pacific Cup in eleven days or so (if the weather cooperates). The division is named for the race sponsor that has supplied the Pacific Cup’s division trophies for many years, and this group is expected to have close competition. 
Tiki Blue, Free Bowl of Soup, and Sweet Okole head toward the Golden Gate Bridge.
There are a
Now the Street Fight Starts
Point Richmond, Ca, Tuesday morning, July 8, 2014 – With the fun-loving Cruising Division departing for Hawaii on Sunday, on Monday the Pacific Cup Race’s focus moved to the sailors determined to go fast and win.
Monday’s first start, the Alaska Airlines Division, includes a range of boats at the high end of the ratings, many of them solid vintage race or racer/cruiser designs. Compared to the boats in some of the other divisions, these boats may look very comfortable, but all are serious racers.
Rodney Pimentel’s Cal 40, Azure, lead the division out under the Golden
The 2014 Pacific Cup Race Has Started!
Point Richmond, CA, Sunday, July 6, 2014 -- The first division of the 2014 Pacific Cup, the Holo Holo Cruising division, took off for Hawaii this morning in 12-15 knot winds under lifting fog over the Golden Gate Bridge. This is the first year the Pacific Cup has had a cruising division, opening the race to boats interested in the voyage but not the competitive racing. Holo Holo is Hawaiian slang for walking around and having fun, and this “joy ride” spirit permeated the cruisers’ start ─ but being a few minutes late doesn’t matter much on a 2070 mile