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News Flash: First Finisher in Pac Cup

By John Arndt | July 20, 2018 | Kaneohe, HI |

The first of the Pacific Cup finishers has arrived, as Charles Devanneaux and crew Matthieu Damerval aboard the foiling Beneteau Figaro 3 A Fond le Girafon sailed across the finish line at 15:59 PDT.

After leaving the Bay, Charles and Matthieu had a wire-to-wire, first-to-finish performance in the 2018 Pacific Cup.

© 2018 Tim Dick

Hot on their heels is the scratch boat in the fleet, the Mills 68 Prospector, which is still about 70 miles out as we write. Over the next few days, the rest of the fleet will be making their way to the finish line at the Kaneohe Yacht Club on the East Shore of Oahu.

At about 3 p.m. PDT, the bow pulpit of A Fond le Girafon was almost resting on Oahu. 

© 2018 Pasha Yellow Brick Tracker

There are many hard fought battles following up behind. You can follow the upcoming weekend finishes on the live tracker and keep up with the news on the Pacific Cup news feed.

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