FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2008

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Team Trophy, Family Prize winners, announced for 2008 Pacific Cup

August 1 Kaneohe, HI - Race officials today announced the winners of the Storm Trysail Team Trophy and the Blue Water Sailing Magazine Family prize.

Team Trophy to Encinal. The team from Encinal Yacht Club in Alameda, California took first place. The team's members are Music, Azure and Shaman. The latter two boats are Cal 40's while Music is a Nordic 44. The Team Trophy, suggested by race co-organizer Storm Trysail Club, is based on the combined performance of a three boat team all from a single yacht club.

Ten teams, representing half of the boats entered, contested for this new prize. A team from San Diego Yacht Club, Velos, Sabrina, and JWorld took second. Richmond Yacht Club, the largest participant in the 2008 Pacific Cup took the next three places led by "RYC Blue" consisting of Morpheus, Sapphire, and Tiki Blue.

Family Trophy to Sapphire. Blue Water Sailing Magazine sponsored a trophy specifically directed toward a race effort including close family members. Almost 20 of the entrants qualified for this trophy, including Velos with three father/daughter pairs, Green Buffalo with a family of four, and the Cayard family aboard Hula Girl. At the end of the day, it was Sapphire, including Rasumssen father and son, with the best overall corrected time, that took the prize

The trophies, along with other special and performance trophies, will be awarded at a ceremony on Friday at Kaneohe Yacht Club.

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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 61 entries from 24 to 73 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 About the Storm Trysail Club - 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.