Event· Oahu· Hawaii
Pacific Cup Finish at Kaneohe Yacht Club (even years, July)
21° 28.8′ N · 157° 46.4′ W
The 'Fun Race to Hawaii': a 2,070-nm race from San Francisco Bay that finishes off Kaneohe Bay every even-numbered year, with each arriving boat escorted in through the Sampan Channel to Kaneohe Yacht Club, where the club's mooring committee berths the fleet.
Practical
Position is the approved finish-buoy location in the Pacific Cup arrival notes (approximately 21-28-50N 157-46-21W), on the line between the Pyramid Rock light and the Kaneohe aerobeacon. The race is run by the Pacific Cup Yacht Club in even years (Transpac runs to Honolulu in odd years); the race is held in July (the 2016 start was July 11); the 2026 edition concluded in late July and entries are open for 2028. During arrival week the KYC mooring committee berths arriving race boats and escort boats meet finishers at the entrance channels day and night, so cruisers should call KYC (808-247-4121) about transient space that month. Monohull record: Rio 100, 5 days 2 hours 41 minutes (2016).
Best for
Joining the arrival parties or watching finishes off Mokapu
Season
July in even years (next: 2028)
Nearby
- Pyramid Rock Light (Mokapu)1.2 NM away
- Kapapa Island (Kaneohe Bay Barrier Reef)1.5 NM away
- Kaneohe Bay Ocean Waters Rules and Sandbar Alcohol Ban2.3 NM away
- Kaneohe Bay Sandbar (Ahu o Laka)2.3 NM away
- Kona Wind Days (Windward Oahu)2.4 NM away
- Kaneohe Bay Special Anchorage Areas2.6 NM away
- Kaneohe Bay Patch Reefs (Checker Reef)2.7 NM away
- Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Mokapu) Restricted Waters2.8 NM away