The 2022 Pacific Cup Race is Underway!
On Monday, July 4, the 2022 Pacific Cup Race race kicked off to begin sending over 60 yachts in division waves under the Golden Gate Bridge and out across the Pacific Ocean. Since 1980, this race has been enjoyed by thousands of sailors aboard an eclectic variety of cruising and performance vessels, sailing well over a million miles in total. After sailing out of San Francisco Bay, racers reach south in search of the best weather, then turn west to ride the tradewinds towards Hawaii. Within anytime from six to 17 days of exciting downwind sailing, the yachts arrive in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu to officially finish the race.
This year’s Pac Cup includes some familiar faces!
Moni Blum, wife of Inspire Sailing GM Phil Strause, will be pit boss aboard Azure, a Cal 40.
Mark Jordan, race coach at Inspire and Modern Sailing, will skipper his Hanse 342 Twelve-Winded Sky in the Double-Handed division. Follow Mark on Instagram.
Andrea Geisinger is an instructor at Modern Sailing. She will be a watch captain aboard Rägeboge, a Hallberg Rassey 38. Follow Andrea on Instagram.
We wish Moni, Mark, Andrea, and all the Pac Cup competitors fair winds and a safe and speedy race!
To follow the action across the Pacific and see where every boat in the race is currently at, click here. It will be interesting to see the various routes the racers take and the outcomes it gives them!
