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Scarlet Runner by Lilia Cantu
Scarlet Runner by Lilia Cantu

Submitted by Rockskipper on Thu, 2014-07-24 19:02

Kaneohe Bay, HI, Thursday, July 24, 2010 – Winning an ocean race like the Pacific Cup requires skill, but also some luck. Unlike many previous years where a boat performance was key, this year was more of a chess match, with luck and weather analysis making a big difference. Everyone in the fleet sailed south of the rhumb line for the first third of the race, but those who remained south suffered severely.

Scarlet Runner, Australian Robert Date’s Reichel Pugh 52, won the Pacific Cup grand slam – 1st in the Latitude 38 division, 1st in rating group and 1st overall. The variety of weather encountered on this race made it a navigator’s race to some degree, and Jessica Sweeney, Scarlett Runner’s navigator, won kudos from her crew. Scarlett Runner put in an intense last 24 hours to compensate for time lost dealing with an A4 spinnaker blown to smithereens during a middle-of-the-night broach and an encounter with a fishing net.

Roy Disney’s Andrew 68, Pyewacket, was in a race to the wire with Scarlet Runner, but finished a few hours after her, winning 2nd in division and rating group and 3rd overall. Invisible Hand, Frank Slootman’s Reichel/Pugh 62, was 3rd in division, 4th in rating group and 6th overall.

Karl Robrocks’s Moore 24, Snafu, double-handed with Giles Combrisson in the ‘Iwi Double Handed division, was the other big winner – 1st in division, 1st in PHRF, and 11th overall. Ward Naviaus’s Blade Runner, double-handed with Andy Schwenk one of the four Santa Cruz 27’s (all from the Pacific Northwest), won 2nd in ‘Iwi Double-Handed division, 2nd in rating group and 13th overall. Jim Quanci and Mary Lovely’s Cal 40, Green Buffalo, finished 3rd in division, 8th in rating group and 17th overall.

As anticipated by several of her competitors, Hamachi, Greg Slyngstad’s J-125 from Washington state, finished first in the Sonnen BMW division, 3rd in rating group and 4th overall. Second to finish, winning 2nd in division, 5th in rating group and 9th overall, was Reinrag2, a Southern California boat with a crew that included five family members. Both Reinrag 2 and Swazik, Sebastian de Halleux’s Swan 45 crossed the finish line on a windy night in a torrential downpour, with Swazik earning a 3rd in division, 7th in rating group, 2nd overall.

Two Hobie 33’s dominated the Matson Division, with John Denny’s Por Favor winning 1st in division and 15th in rating group, and counterpart Joe Well’s Aero coming in 2nd in division, 16th in rating group, and 27th overall. Coming in third in division, 18th in rating group and 29th overall, was Wayne Koide’s Sydney 36, Encore.

Free Bowl of Soup, the Oregon based J105, finished first in the Weems & Plath division, 7th in rating group and 18th overall. Coyote, Steve Hill’s Beneteau First 42, arrived next, earning 2nd in division, 9th in rating group, and 20th overall. Tiki Blue, Gary Troxel’s Beneteau 423, was third in division, 11th in rating group and 23rd overall.

In the Kolea Double-Handed Division, Bill and Melinda Erkelen’s hopes to repeat their overall Pacific Cup win twenty years ago were dashed by light-to-no wind off the California coast and finished 1st in division, 3rd in rating group and 14th overall. Thirsty, Charles Devanneaux’s Beneteau First 30 from Southern California, double-handed with Fred Courouble, finished 2nd in division, 5th in rating group, and 16th overall. California Condor, Buzz Blackett’s Antrim class 40, correct to 3rd in division, but was first in division to cross the finish line in the ocean outside Kaneohe bay – with just a jib, no mainsail — in weather conditions of 45+ knot winds, pouring rain and lightning.

The Alaska Airlines division saw stiff competition throughout the race between two Cal 40’s, Rodney Pimentel’s Azure and Timm and Victoria Lessley’s California Girl. Azure won first in division, 4th in rating group and 15th overall. However, California Girl, who won 2nd in division, 8th in rating group, and 19th overall, took pride in beating Azure to the finish line by 43 minutes. Back Bay, Peter Schoenburg’s Cal 29 came in 3rd in division, earning 10th in rating group and 22nd overall.

Two other boats in the Alaska Airlines Division, Michael Morazadeh’s Cayenne, and Paul Elliott’s VALIS, didn’t do well in the rankings, but did much to make this year’s race a success. Both served as communications boats and each ended up diverting to assist competitors with broken rudders. VALIS came to the assistance of Dean Treadway’s Farr 36, Sweet Okole, and Cayenne diverted in the mid-Pacific to assist Steve Stroub’s Santa Cruz 37, Tiburon. Tiburon arrived at Kaneohe Yacht Club under headsail only and using her boom as a steering mechanism. Both boats retired from the race after receiving outside assistance.

In the Hokulea Multihull division, new this year, the winner is Lawrence Olsen’s Humdinger, a Walter Greene Acapella trimaran double-handed with Curt Helmgren.

The Hoho Holo cruising division, also a first this year, was not racing officially – but when two or more boats are out on the water headed the same direction, there is always a race. Michael Chabatov’s Jeanneau 49, Venture, led the fleet across the Pacific, was the first boat to make the 200 mile (from the finish line) check-in that ended the Yellowbrick tracker’s 6-hour data delay, and the second boat to arrive in Hawaii. Chabatov said he strove to compete under sail alone until slatting in the Pacific High: “Should I sit here slatting or turn the engine on and get to the wind?” They turned on the engine. There is no official winner of the Holo Holo division, but the boats in this division all seem to feel like winners. Removing the pressure of racing makes for a wonderful transit across the Pacific, but some Holo Holo boats are talking about doing the 2016 Pacific Cup in a racing division.

Blogs from nearly half the boats enabled family, friends and other interested parties to follow the race like never before. They shared fun personal views of their ocean adventures, and the trials, tribulations, and even meal selections of the voyage. Coyote provided readers with some spectacular aerial photos of Coyote and Gary Troxel’s Tiki Blue racing together mid-Pacific. Links to these blogs as well as arrival photos are posted on the Pacific Cup’s website and Facebook page. On-the-water photos from the starts and finishes from the Pacific Cup official photographer, Leslie Richter, can be found at www.rockskipper.com.

 

Holo Cruising start 06 Jul 2014 10:40:00 PDT

Name (Rating)TypeSkipperFinishedElapsed TimeBehind Div FirstDiv RankCruiser Award
VENTURE (0.0)Jeanneau 49 SOChobotov18 Jul 2014 17:13:52 HST12d 09:33:521Best Performance
Koh-Ring (0.0)Tayana 48 DSHausen20 Jul 2014 19:10:26 HST14d 11:30:262d 01:56:342MacGyver
Med Viking (0.0)Beneteau 411Debbasch22 Jul 2014 09:07:44 HST16d 01:27:443d 15:53:523Best Meal
Rapture (0.0)Caliber 40LRC Sloop-CutterNewman22 Jul 2014 23:21:20 HST16d 15:41:204d 06:07:284Perseverance
KnopKierrie (0.0)Pacific Seacraft 37Majewska23 Jul 2014 06:28:27 HST16d 22:48:274d 13:14:355Latest Entry

Iwi Double Handed 1 start 07 Jul 2014 10:55:00 PDT

Name (Rating)TypeSkipperFinishedElapsed TimeBehind Div FirstDiv RankGroup RankFleet Rank
Snafu (647.0)Moore 24Robrock21 Jul 2014 05:38:35 HST13d 21:43:351111
Blade Runner (632.0)Santa Cruz 27Naviaux21 Jul 2014 08:06:25 HST14d 00:11:2511:05:202213
SC27 One Design Award
Green Buffalo (618.0)Cal 40Mary Lovely21 Jul 2014 04:47:17 HST13d 20:52:1715:49:123617
Team Trophy Winner: RYC (Green Buffalo, Tiki Blue, Encore
Absinthe (650.0)Moore 24Nitake23 Jul 2014 02:05:10 HST15d 18:10:101d 18:43:0542132
Mirage (635.0)Santa Cruz 27Perkins22 Jul 2014 18:41:05 HST15d 10:46:051d 19:56:3052233
Best Prepared Award
Giant Slayer (621.0)Santa Cruz 27Garman22 Jul 2014 17:44:29 HST15d 09:49:292d 03:02:54627
Lil Angel (675.0)Newport 30 MKIISchwartz24 Jul 2014 05:59:23 HST16d 22:04:232d 08:14:48728
KAOS (624.0)Santa Cruz 27Parker23 Jul 2014 09:48:03 HST16d 01:53:032d 17:22:58830

Kolea Double Handed 2 start 08 Jul 2014 12:10:00 PDT

Name (Rating)TypeSkipperFinishedElapsed TimeBehind Div FirstDiv RankGroup RankFleet Rank
Wolfpack (570.0)Donovan 30Erkelens20 Jul 2014 22:31:55 HST12d 13:21:551314
Thirsty (591.0)BENETEAU FIRST30Devanneaux21 Jul 2014 12:28:51 HST13d 03:18:511:52:262516
California Condor (480.0)Antrim Class 40Blackett III20 Jul 2014 04:44:45 HST11d 19:34:451d 09:57:5032334
Shearwater (545.0)J/120Wolfe21 Jul 2014 19:26:00 HST13d 10:16:001d 11:16:3542536
Best First Passage Award
War Pony (485.0)Farr 36Howe21 Jul 2014 10:26:55 HST13d 01:16:552d 12:47:3053139
Aeriagnie (596.0)C&C40 Tall RigSchwedesETA: 27 Jul 05:2418d 20:14:215d 15:55:2663240
Ragtime! (589.0)J/92JohnstonRetired/Did Not Finish – DNF

Alaska Airlines Division A start 07 Jul 2014 10:40:00 PDT

Name (Rating)TypeSkipperFinishedElapsed TimeBehind Div FirstDiv RankGroup RankFleet Rank
Azure (623.0)Cal 40Pimentel21 Jul 2014 04:44:12 HST13d 21:04:121415
Cal 40 One Design Trophy
California Girl (611.0)CAL 40Lessley21 Jul 2014 04:01:13 HST13d 20:21:136:11:012819
Back Bay (610.0)Cal 39Schoenburg21 Jul 2014 13:20:42 HST14d 05:40:4216:05:0031022
Gypsy Lady (672.0)Cal 34 Mk 1Clayton23 Jul 2014 01:53:44 HST15d 18:13:4416:59:0241224
VALIS (613.0)Pacific Seacraft 44Elliott22 Jul 2014 01:54:00 HST14d 18:14:001d 02:54:48418
Redress: Awarded a tie for 4th in Division — Seamanship award for assistance to Sweet Okole
Blue Mist (714.0)Pearson Vanguard 32Nichols24 Jul 2014 12:56:34 HST17d 05:16:341d 03:52:5251929
Cayenne (633.0)Passport 40Moradzadeh22 Jul 2014 20:07:47 HST15d 12:27:471d 09:38:3552435
Redress: Awarded a tie for 5th in Division — Seamanship award for assistance to Tiburon
Europa (654.0)New York 36Samodurov23 Jul 2014 03:10:05 HST15d 19:30:051d 04:36:2362031

Weems & Plath Division B start 08 Jul 2014 11:40:00 PDT

Name (Rating)TypeSkipperFinishedElapsed TimeBehind Div FirstDiv RankGroup RankFleet Rank
Free Bowl of Soup (580.0)J/105Hopper21 Jul 2014 10:38:25 HST13d 01:58:251718
Coyote (586.0)Beneteau First 42Hill21 Jul 2014 21:08:20 HST13d 12:28:207:02:552920
Tiki Blue (580.0)Beneteau 423Troxel21 Jul 2014 21:51:44 HST13d 13:11:4411:13:1931123
Team Trophy Winner: RYC (Green Buffalo, Tiki Blue, Encore
Red Cloud (582.0)Farr 36Ahrens22 Jul 2014 03:18:37 HST13d 18:38:3715:31:1241325
Avion (579.0)Bianca 414Abbott22 Jul 2014 04:05:19 HST13d 19:25:1918:01:2451627
Sweet Okole (585.0)Farr 36 built 1976TreadwayRetired/Did Not Finish – DNF

Matson Division C start 08 Jul 2014 11:55:00 PDT

Name (Rating)TypeSkipperFinishedElapsed TimeBehind Div FirstDiv RankGroup RankFleet Rank
Por Favor (547.0)Hobie 33Denny21 Jul 2014 08:50:16 HST12d 23:55:16114
Henri Loyd Navigators Award
AERO (551.0)Hobie 33Wells21 Jul 2014 11:21:21 HST13d 02:26:210:13:0521526
Encore (565.0)Sydney 36 CRKoide21 Jul 2014 23:07:06 HST13d 14:12:063:55:5031728
Team Trophy Winner: RYC (Green Buffalo, Tiki Blue, Encore
Blue Crush (578.0)J109Devaney22 Jul 2014 17:24:42 HST14d 08:29:4214:44:5642637
Shoofly (561.0)Custom Barnett Offshore 41Palmatier22 Jul 2014 21:15:39 HST14d 12:20:391d 04:22:2352938

Sonnen BMW Division D start 10 Jul 2014 13:40:00 PDT

Name (Rating)TypeSkipperFinishedElapsed TimeBehind Div FirstDiv RankGroup RankFleet Rank
Hamachi (440.9)J-125Slyngstad19 Jul 2014 12:20:18 HST9d 01:40:18134
Reinrag2 (437.6)J-125Garnier19 Jul 2014 21:23:36 HST9d 10:43:3610:57:08259
Fastest Family trophy
Swazik (451.1)Swan 45de Halleux20 Jul 2014 06:26:22 HST9d 19:46:2212:14:09372
Hana Ho (446.3)Santa Cruz 50Dowdy20 Jul 2014 05:47:52 HST9d 19:07:5214:21:16497
Surprise (460.7)Schumacher 46Hinden20 Jul 2014 15:08:56 HST10d 04:28:5615:25:315105
Carl Schumacher Award
J World’s Hula Girl (432.7)SC 50Zittel20 Jul 2014 01:07:27 HST9d 14:27:2717:30:0261110
Delicate Balance (439.8)Andrews 56 Custom ULDBStorkovich21 Jul 2014 18:33:36 HST11d 07:53:362d 06:51:1571221
Terremoto (439.2)Riptide 35Weinstein22 Jul 2014 04:48:45 HST11d 18:08:452d 17:27:0581330
Tiburon (464.8)Santa Cruz 37StroubRetired/Did Not Finish – DNF

Latitude 38 Division E start 11 Jul 2014 14:40:00 PDT

Name (Rating)TypeSkipperFinishedElapsed TimeBehind Div FirstDiv RankGroup RankFleet Rank
SCARLET RUNNER (385.0)REICHEL PUGH 52.DATE19 Jul 2014 02:05:18 HST7d 14:25:18111
Latitude 38 Performance award
First Place ORR
Pacific Cup Winner
Pyewacket (387.5)Andrews 68Disney19 Jul 2014 05:34:49 HST7d 17:54:492:03:16223
First Hawaiian Boat
Invisible Hand (333.7)Reichel/Pugh 63slootman18 Jul 2014 09:44:11 HST6d 22:04:1113:08:43346
Fastest Passage Trophy
Locura (399.1)Nelson/Marek 92Velarde20 Jul 2014 00:28:32 HST8d 12:48:3214:16:464612
CARO (354.8)Botin 65Klink19 Jul 2014 00:31:38 HST7d 12:51:3815:48:14588

Hokulea Multihull start 10 Jul 2014 13:55:00 PDT

Name (Rating)TypeSkipperFinishedElapsed TimeBehind Div FirstDiv RankGroup RankFleet Rank
Humdinger (530.0)Walter Greene Acapella trimaranOlsen24 Jul 2014 02:10:54 HST13d 15:15:541
Transit of Venus (482.0)trimaranWaltonsmith23 Jul 2014 10:53:00 HST12d 23:58:0012:18:062

 

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