Blue Water Sailing Magazine Joins 2008 Pacific Cup, Sponsoring “Fastest Family” Prize and Bon Voyage Party
Contact Info
Pacific Cup Yacht Club
Michael Moradzadeh
(415) 830-3861
Blue Water Sailing Magazine
George Day or Jen Brett
401-847-7612
Blue Water Sailing Magazine Joins 2008 Pacific Cup, Sponsoring “Fastest Family” Prize and Bon Voyage Party
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2008 – Blue Water Sailing magazine and Pacific Cup race organizers announced today that the magazine has become an official sponsor of the 2008 Pacific Cup. The race, run biennially from San Francisco to Hawaii, has taken thousands of sailors on adventure of a lifetime.
“This passage takes sailors about as far from land as it is possible to get,” said Blue Water Sailing editor George Day. “The format of the race, with strong education and safety components in the pre-race seminars, makes this a natural for us.”
Blue Water Sailing’s participation includes named sponsorship of the official Bon Voyage party at the San Francisco Yacht Club. The magazine is also sponsoring the Fastest Family Afloat award. The prize goes to the monohull boat, wholly or heavily manned by one family, with the best corrected time.
With several known family efforts in the race, including longtime race participants Jim Quanci and Mary Lovely (and children) aboard their family-run boat Green Buffalo and world champion Paul Cayard and family above recently-acquired Santa Cruz 50 Hula Girl, the competition for the trophy should be one to watch.
“Sailing with your family is a great way to develop and strengthen lifetime bonds,” said Jim Gregory, PCYC Vice-Commodore and entries chair. “It’s great to have a family-run magazine like Blue Water Sailing recognize that with this trophy.”
Organization Info
Blue Water Sailing Magazine focuses on offshore sailing, voyaging and world cruising. Founded by circumnavigators George and Rosa Day in April 1996, the magazine has grown rapidly. The magazine’s website declares: “Our mission is to pick up where others leave off and to tell it like it is...no sugar coating and no ad-speak BS. Our monthly reviews reflect hundreds of thousands of miles of sea time and more than 30 years of world cruising, passagemaking, racing and exploring the best cruising grounds near and far.”
The Pacific Cup, Started in 1980, the Pacific Cup race has attracted sailors of all stripes, from the hard-core ocean racer to the family ready and prepared for a true adventure. Roy Disney, Stan Honey, Philippe Kahn, and other luminaries in the sport have taken home Pacific Cup trophies, as have many family enterprises. The 2008 race will be one of the most heavily-attended in recent years, with 66 entries from 24 to 83 feet competing for a range of trophies including the Pacific Cup itself for best corrected time over the 2070-mile course.
Pacific Cup Yacht
Club (PCYC) was established in 1979 to run the biennial Pacific Cup. PCYC’s
mission is to realize the dreams of 70 or more yachts full of sailors, in a
competitive, safe, and fun race from San Francisco
to Hawaii. As
such, its pre-race seminars are not only qualifying events for Pacific Cup
participation but a way to introduce and encourage participation in offshore
sailing. Visit the official site at www.PacificCup.org
The Storm
Trysail Club (STC), reflecting in its name the sail which must be shortened when
facing adverse conditions, is one of the world’s most respected sailing clubs,
with its membership comprised strictly of skilled blue water and ocean racing
sailors. In addition to holding various prestigious offshore racing events
(including the Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race, Block Island Race Week
presented by Rolex and Block Island Race), STC also hosts the Intercollegiate
Offshore Regatta and annual junior safety-at-sea seminars. It also has
developed, in cooperation with the Transpacific Yacht Club, the Storm Trysail Transpac 65 and the Box Rule that will
govern its design. Additional information is available
at www.stormtrysail.org.
- Login or register to post comments
- Printer friendly version
