WMPC General Information

July 8, 2006

Honolulu -- Riva, the 46 foot sloop out of Portland continues to lead the fleet and her division in the 14th Biennial West Marine Pacific Cup race from San Francisco to Kaneohe Bay.

The race for the doublehanded division is still a friendly family feud between the mother and son team of Ann and Patrick Lewis leading in their 33 foot Custom S&S Spirit, with Lorne and Mark Mollner second in Slim, their J30. Another 30 foot competitor, Plus Sixteen remains third in the division.

California Girl, the Lessley family's Cal 40 has moved into the lead in Division A, Hooligan is second with Alice Martin skippering the Westsail 11.8 and Stanly Martin navigating. The Cal 40, Green Buffalo is now third in the division.

Locomotion, the Express 34 out of Seattle has moved into the Division B lead, followed by TuttoBene, the Vetter family entry. Irish Lady continues as third in the division.

Auspice has moved up from third to the lead in the Division C yachts. The San Francisco Yacht Club entry is a Custom 40 sloop skippered by James Coggan. Siderno is second and Basic Instinct, an Elliott 10.50 skippered by Jan Borjeson is third in the division. Hawaii sailor, Munch McDonald is part of the crew of Basic Instinct.

As noted, Riva holds the overall and Division D lead. Orizaba and Mureadretta's XL are second and third in the divisions.

The Barton family's Cipango has moved into the big boat lead in Division E. Elyxer, the Ely family Santa Cruz 52 is now second in the division with Morpheus, a Custom 50 is seen as third. The 50-plus footers have yet to hit their stride but will be in the hunt within another day or two. It might be noted that Morpheus is skippered by Jim Gregory, Navigated by Bob Gregory and Chris Gregory serves as Watch Captain. The West Marine Pacific Cup is truly a family affair.

Dan Doyle and his two sons stumbled over the unexpected on Two Guys On The Edge, yesterday. In Dan's words, "There we were screaming along with the kite up and bam!, we spin out. We could not sail the boat. After a little investigating we found a huge fishing net wrapped solidly around our keel. We dropped sails and had Sean dive nine times to cut that bugger off the boat -- it was huge!" All is well, they are back on track and in the hunt.

		2006 14th Biennial West Marine Pacific Cup

	WEST MARINE PACIFIC CUP SAILORS SETTLING IN FOR SAN FRANCISCO-KANEOHE RUN

	July 8, 2006 Honolulu -- Riva, the 46 foot sloop out of Portland continues to lead the fleet and her division in the 14th Biennial West Marine Pacific Cup race from San Francisco to Kaneohe Bay. The race for the doublehanded division is still a friendly family feud between the mother and son team of Ann and Patrick Lewis leading in their 33 foot Custom S&S Spirit, with Lorne and Mark Mollner second in Slim, their J30. Another 30 foot competitor, Plus Sixteen remains third in the division. California Girl, the Lessley family's Cal 40 has moved into the lead in Division A, Hooligan is second with Alice Martin skippering the Westsail 11.8 and Stanly Martin navigating. The Cal 40, Green Buffalo is now third in the division. Locomotion, the Express 34 out of Seattle has moved into the Division B lead, followed by TuttoBene, the Vetter family entry. Irish Lady continues as third in the division. Auspice has moved up from third to the lead in the Division C yachts. The San Francisco Yacht Club entry is a Custom 40 sloop skippered by James Coggan. Siderno is second and Basic Instinct, an Elliott 10.50 skippered by Jan Borjeson is third in the division. Hawaii sailor, Munch McDonald is part of the crew of Basic Instinct. As noted, Riva holds the overall and Division D lead. Orizaba and Mureadretta's XL are second and third in the divisions. The Barton family's Cipango has moved into the big boat lead in Division E. Elyxer, the Ely family Santa Cruz 52 is now second in the division with Morpheus, a Custom 50 is seen as third. The 50-plus footers have yet to hit their stride but will be in the hunt within another day or two. It might be noted that Morpheus is skippered by Jim Gregory, Navigated by Bob Gregory and Chris Gregory serves as Watch Captain. The West Marine Pacific Cup is truly a family affair. Dan Doyle and his two sons stumbled over the unexpected on Two Guys On The Edge, yesterday. In Dan's words, "There we were screaming along with the kite up and bam!, we spin out. We could not sail the boat. After a little investigating we found a huge fishing net wrapped solidly around our keel. We dropped sails and had Sean dive nine times to cut that bugger off the boat -- it was huge!" All is well, they are back on track and in the hunt. # # # Contact: Ray Sweeney (808) 533-0033 (808) 382-0735 (cell)

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