PACIFIC CUP YACHT CLUB AND STORM TRYSAIL CLUB

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 28, 2008

The 2008 Pacific Cup Runneth Over.

(San Francisco) With the clock counting down to the May 1 entry deadline, the 15th Biennial Pacific Cup is literally overflowing!!

To date, 72 entries have been received for the 2008 Pacific Cup race to Hawaii.

This makes the fleet the second largest in Pacific Cup history, exceeded only by the record 78 participants in the epic 2000 event. The 2008 Pacific Cup fleet will be dramatically larger than the last several Pacific Cups, reflecting the resurgence of interest in offshore racing along both the West Coast and the rest of North America.

The Pacific Cup continues to be a “friendly competition” attracting a wide spectrum of boats and sailors. Whether planning to break records, or simply looking forward to a great adventure, all will enjoy the often “breeze on” conditions at the start that eventually give way to not-to-be-believed downwind sailing day after day in the warm trade winds of the Pacific Ocean.

The 2,070 nautical mile race will be handicapped using Pacific Cup Ratings derived from the VPP-based Offshore Racing Rule (ORR) and Northern California PHRF ratings.

There is still time to enter this year’s Pacific Cup. Get your entry in now, before the May 1st deadline arrives!

About the Pacific Cup Yacht Club and the Storm Trysail Club

The Pacific Cup Yacht Club (PCYC) was established in 1979 to organize and run the biennial Pacific Cup race from San Francisco to Hawaii. PCYC’s focus is on safety and fun. As such, its pre-race seminars are not only qualifying events for Pacific Cup participation but a means to introduce and encourage participation in offshore sailing. Membership is open to those who have completed a Pacific Cup race or volunteered for the PCYC.

The Storm Trysail Club (STC), reflecting in its name the sail to which sailors shorten when facing adverse conditions, is one of the world’s most respected sailing clubs, with its membership comprised skilled blue water sailors. In addition to holding various prestigious offshore racing events (among them the Fort Lauderdaleto Key West Race and Pineapple Cup Montego Bay Race), STC also has developed the Storm Trysail 65 and the Box Rule that will govern its design. In 2005, STC joined together with other leading organizations, such as the St. Francis Yacht and the New York Yacht Clubs, to successfully introduce the IRC rating system in North America.