The marine environmental group Sailors for the Sea, Powered by Oceana, has recognized the 2024 Pacific Cup with its top “Platinum” status. Founded in 2004, Sailors for the Sea advocates for a…

The 2026 Pacific Cup will have its first starts on Monday, July 6, 2026, with successive classes starting over the rest of that week. The start date was chosen primarily to take advantage of a…

Following a congenial general meeting at Berkeley Yacht Club, the following previously-nominated folks were elected as the new board for the 2024-26 race cycle...

The standings tell the story, but not the whole story.

"Squallmageddon" was the phrase used by one boat (Gilligan) to describe some of their experiences. Gilligan, perhaps named with less irony than intended, was in the middle of the 2024 Pacific Cup'…

Finishing at a bit before 3 pm Hawaiian time today, the Boss has clinched first in PHRF 3, and has a solid hold on PHRF overall and a third in the Pacific Cup.

Originally expected for Saturday, Pac Cup organizers are bracing themselves for over a dozen finishers today, many resolving some hard-fought contests on the race course.

With 17 double-handed boats starting, Pac Cup continues its strong tradition of this kind of racing. While sailing with only two on board can be a tremendous, and exhausting, task, the weight…

The last 24 hours have seen the leading edge of our 2024 finishers. Velvet Hammer, Lucky Duck, and Saga led the pack. We got a few hours of drinking rest and we started to…

"First across the line" is a great feeling, and Velvet Hammer (crowned) seems poised to collect it, along with an anticipated clean sweep of race honors.

Perhaps we spoke too soon.

Midway through the 2024 Pacific Cup, some leaders are solidifying their positions. While the starting weather was somewhat random, punishing the Monday starters terribly, the mid-course conditions…