New Zephyrus first in

On Pacific Cup trans-Pacific race

Bob McNeal's brand new generation maxi Zephyrus V flew across the finish line of the West Marine Pacific Cup to take line honours in the 2,070 mile race between San Francisco and Kaneohe Bay on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. She finished ahead of Bob Miller's giant 147 foot ketch Mari-Cha III who took second.

On board NcNeal's new flier were an all star crew including co-skipper John Bertrand, Roy Disney (the owner of turbo sled Pyewacket) and Volvo sailors such as navigator Ian Moore, illbruck's Stu Bannatyne and News Corp's Gordon Maguire. This is the first race the new Zephyrus has competed in and this Reichel Pugh design is the first example of the new generation of super-maxis known as the maxZ86 class.

An equally impressive performance has been put in by the local Hawaiian two handed entry, Two Guys On The Edge, a 30ft Sonama sloop, which was fourth to cross the finish line, although she did start four days before the maxis.

YACHT NAME	REPORT	TIME OF	ETA
		REPORT
Zephyrus V	Finish	19/0826 HST	19/08:26:57
Mari-Cha III	Finish	19/1340	19/13:40:45
Pegasus 77	Finish	19/1802	19/18:01:40
Two Guys On The Edge	Finish	19/1920	19/19:20:55
Elan	Finish	19/220 1	19/22:01:42
Naughty Hotty	5 miles out	20/07:45	20/08:00
Total Eclipse	100 "	19/23:12	20/11:53
Bull	100 "	20/0215	20/1200
Rage	100 "	20/0300	20/1330
SAM	100 "	20/0344	20/1640
Bodacious	100 "	20/04:33	20/17:00
Bequia	100 "	19/23:15	20/17:00
Surge III	100 "	20/0536	20/2000
J-Bird III	100 "	20/07:40	20/20:00
Mintaka 4	100 "	20/06:55	20/20:00
Spirit	100 "	20/07:06	20/21:00
Scorpio	100 "	20/07:55	20/22:26