Pacific Cup 2022 - 91 entries and waitlist started

[JSoup]

We ran Kahoots in ORR Div 1...

Nice boat and nice race!

 

[BrightAyes]

I'm no English teach, but man, the FP article sucks with typos and misspelling. Where's a good @Editor when you need one? (oh. right. he's enjoying retirement waaaaay too much to be bothered....)

 

[Raz'r]

Nice boat and nice race!

Thanks man! And to you guys!

 

[βhyde]

Really liked the front page video of Hamachi blasting through the waves. Showed it to my wife whos only comment after watching it was, "Why is no one wearing PFDs?"

Anyone else find that mildly disturbing?

 

[Boatzilla]

Nice race Raz'r! I was on Mako. Our crew's first PacCup. Great experience and we learned a ton. We had some nighttime screwups and ended up a bit too far south in the last quarter of the race. Hope to try it again in a few years. It was a tight class to race in. Cheers.

 

[eastern motors]

Even though it's the "fun" race, I'm guessing these skippers burn $50k+ on sails, flights, hotels, shipping the boat back, pros (??). Protesting is legit. Dropping out to avoid the room, especially when the only testimony required is "go measure it", is an admission of guilt imo.

 

[solosailor]

Don't know about Hamachi but the other 2 Js were not Pro paid programs.

 

[MPH]

Don't know about Hamachi but the other 2 Js were not Pro paid programs.

No paid pros on Hamachi.

 

[Roleur]

I heard one of the boats under 30' without pros spent $60k. So, yes, definitely on the plus side of $50k, unless you already spent the money on sails because you did TransPac recently.

 

[fan]

Himachi has at least one pro in Matt Pistay and Ruffless has Skip navigating. THey are both pro's and were paid on the boats I raced with them on so I would assume they were paid on these as well but maybe not...

 

[zenmasterfred]

WTF is the controversy here? A legitimate protest was filed, the protested boat withdrew rather than go through the protest. Me thinks that those who smell a rat should not look at the protesting boat but at the protested boat that didn't have the confidence to defend themselves. Not fucking rocket science and you don't need a degree from Stockholm to analyze it.

 

[Raz'r]

Folks love to bitch about conflict.

In other news, the fleet is not setting records getting home. Most are finally flopping onto port to head home, but are headed, even up at 38north... The high is even above that

 

[NoStrings]

Looks like a few boats have gone back to Oahu rather than sail to Russia to avoid sailing uphill for 2800 nm.

 

[Raz'r]

Looks like a few boats have gone back to Oahu rather than sail to Russia to avoid sailing uphill for 2800 nm.

Yep. It’s not been an easy return. The high keeps going north, the boat at 38n are STILL chasing the high…

 

[Kenny Dumas]

I’ll raise your 38 degrees to 48, and it’s only slowly moving East. Here’s next Monday

 

[Kenny Dumas]

Perfect forecast for a coastal trip BTW. where’s that thread?

 

[ahab in puget]

I think my only real question is: do I do it again in 2 years? My boat feels a bit slow for a Transpac race, but is a good competitive boat in the PacCup.

Damn, that was fun.

Do it again in 24. That is my goal.

 

[ahab in puget]

Folks love to bitch about conflict.

In other news, the fleet is not setting records getting home. Most are finally flopping onto port to head home, but are headed, even up at 38north... The high is even above that

I just made Neah Bay yesterday after a 20 day uphill battle. This was not an ideal delivery. But the boat and crew made it back in one piece so all is good.

 

[Raz'r]

I just made Neah Bay yesterday after a 20 day uphill battle. This was not an ideal delivery. But the boat and crew made it back in one piece so all is good.

Welcome back! Kahoots hit the dock 02:00 Sat morn, 18 days. All safe, boat showing a bit of wear but all
Good.

 

[ronnie_simpson]

Yes, a very funky delivery weather window back! Congrats to everyone who safely made the journey!

I was the delivery captain of City Lights and the weather made us earn our pay out there! A lot of upwind...