Welcome to the Virtual Pacific Cup 2026 hosted by FairWinds
The Pacific Cup Yacht Club has partnered with FairWinds virtual sailing to bring you a fun and challenging race series that will hone your navigation skills, challenge your routing savvy, and – of course – be loads of fun!
See upcoming events →FairWinds is the only online virtual sailing platform with real wind, waves, and currents.
In the virtual Pac Cup race series you can:
- Navigate real north Pacific weather on your way from San Francisco to Hawaii
- Compete on a level playing field against ocean sailors and virtual sailors from around the world
- Choose from single- or double-handed crewing options
- Connect with a friendly, supportive community
Pac Cup Events – Free to Join
All Pac Cup events and races are free. Create a FairWinds account and get access to the entire series – as well as an ever-growing calendar of global races and themed expeditions. All races simulate real-world conditions and take place over many days.
Pac Cup Training Course
Already live! Get familiar with FairWinds and the San Francisco to Hawaii route before the race series kicks off. Practice your routing tools, test NMEA integration, and sail the course on your own schedule.
Join FairWinds and start trainingIntro to FairWinds & the Virtual Pacific Cup
Join FairWinds founder Alex Dailey for a webinar on virtual sailing with FairWinds. He will cover virtual sailing basics and using NMEA to practice real navigation for your race.
- Virtual sailing basics on FairWinds
- Using NMEA to practice real navigation for your race
- Overview of the Virtual Pacific Cup race series
Presented by FairWinds founder Alex Dailey · April 8 at 7 pm PT
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Join on ZoomRouting Setup & Race 2 Prep
Join FairWinds founder Alex Dailey for a webinar on setting up your router tool of choice, adding your polars to FW and prepping for the retro "July" 2020 historic race starting 7 pm PT, June 11.
- Setting up your router tool of choice
- Adding your polars to FairWinds
- Prepping for the retro July 2020 historic race
Presented by FairWinds founder Alex Dailey · June 10 at 7 pm PT
Join on ZoomRetro race: July 2020
Get in the time machine and virtually sail the wind from July 2020, the year the Pacific Cup was canceled due to the apocalypse COVID. This race will start Thursday June 11 at 7 pm PT, with the wind set to July 7, 2020. Gribs will be updated 4x daily following regular GFS weather updates.
This is a great way to race the race that never was, and to practice routing in the July conditions typical for a Pacific Cup. BYOP (bring your own polars) or choose from provided FW polars.
Join FairWinds and register for the raceOfficial Virtual Pacific Cup Race 2026
The official Virtual Pac Cup Race uses the same real-time weather that ocean racers will be experiencing in the north Pacific. Choose from a set of FairWinds official boats and compete to be first across the line in your class and overall.
Join FairWinds and register for the raceNew to FairWinds?
Register for free and get access to all racing features so you can compete on a level playing field across a growing calendar of races and expeditions. Registration takes only a couple of minutes.
- Level playing field – All racers get access to the same features. No need to buy upgrades to get a win.
- Real wind, waves & currents – The only virtual sailing platform that models the real ocean environment.
- NMEA integration – Connect your own routing tools like Expedition & QTVLM via NMEA.
- Bring Your Own Polars – Race with your actual boat's polar data, or choose from our provided polars.
Join the Pac Cup from Your Own Computer!
The PCYC has partnered with FairWinds virtual sailing to offer an online race series. Hone your navigation skills and have fun – it's free.