There's nothing like pent-up demand. With the cancellation of the 2020 race due to COVID, a significant number of our entrants simply rolled their entries over to 2022. Add to that a healthy dose of new and returning racers from prior years, and we have a very complete entry line. A bit over a month ago, we had a flood of entries from the larger "sled-like" boats. One can only assume that the rumor mill got churning among that crowd as they assumed -- correctly -- that we might be activating the waiting list. The sudden rise in entrant count…

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All hands! One thing that makes Pacific Cup different from other major ocean races is our extensive support for our participants, including our seminars (the "Pacific Offshore Academy"). Our first seminar will take place October 9 at Richmond Yacht Club. It'll focus on some of the longer lead-time items you'll need to plan for to have your boat in ocean-ready condition. These will include presentations by experts and race veterans as well as breakout small group discussions to get detailed advice and answers to your questions. The agenda and speaker lineup are subject to change; here's the current plan: Preparation…

Beating our prior record, we have released our Sailing Instructions for the race along with an amendment to the Pacific Cup Equipment Requirements.  These can be found on our documents page. https://2022.pacificcup.org/docs