Over the past eight years many people have contributed articles to us to provide useful tips to new and experienced races who are preparing for the West Marine Pacific Cup. These were scattered here and there on the site and, in some case, lost in the archives of my home computer.

This is an attempt to bring all of these gems on one page and to keep these collected in a way that they will be easily located. Some are a bit dated. If you are the author of one of these and you would like to update you contribution we would be more than happy to accommodate your request. Email me the latest offering to walt@hawaii.rr.com and I will get the new edition up as soon as possible.

I am by no means done with this project. I suspect I have another dozen or so files "somewhere". I will update this page as I discover more of these artifacts in my archives

• Fishmeal's Pacific Cup Page 
  Paul Kamen has created and gathered some very useful material to support the 2004 WMPC RACERS.
• Entering Kaneohe Bay UPDATED for the 2006 Race
  from Iwalani Stone, KYC 
• More Information on Entering Kaneohe Bay by Lou Ickler
• Mooring after the race in Kaneohe Bay by Marcy Fleming
• Long Term Mooring on Oahu 
  from KYC  
• KANEOHE BAY TIDES FOR JULY 2006
• SSB/HF Radio Applications in Modern Sailing Vessels  
  by Eric Steinberg, Farallon Electronics  
• SailMail Association - Internet Email via SSB Radio  
  by Stan Honey  
• Emergency Rudder Design Guidelines 
  by Paul Kamen 
• Weather and Tactics 
  by Stan Honey 
• Squall Strategy 
  by Max Ebb
• What to Bring & Wear
  You might want to check out the West Marine WEB site to see what there is in the way of clothing.
• Outlines and handouts from the 2004 Race Preperation Seminar series.
• Preparation Cheat Sheet Updated for the 2006 Race.
• Daily Checklist and Log for During the Race.
• Housing on Oahu finding a place to stay on land after the race.
• Are You Considering Shipping Your Boat Home?
  Is your boat under 40 feet overall? Updated for 2006.
• Race Insurance leads on insurance brokers that provide race coverage.
• Stories
  Stories and advice from other racers.
• Outfitting Tips from Steve and Sue Chamberlin on Surprise
• Pacific Cup Handbook
  The definitive handbook for preparing and participating in the West Marine Pacific Cup is "The Pacific Cup Handbook" written by Jim and Sue Corenmen. Available at West Marine. Look under "Books & Videos -> Books -> Sailing Books"