Summertime means a many different things to many different people in the Nonahood. For Laureate Park Resident, Jonathan “Jon” Edelman, this summer means participating in a sailboat race for over 2,000 (2,070 nautical miles to be exact) miles from San Francisco, California to Kaneohe, Hawaii on the Island of Oahu.
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The Pacific Cup, affectionately referred to as The “Fun Race to Hawaii,” started this year on July 11th and typically takes crews anywhere from eight to fourteen days to complete, depending on the Division Type. The Pacific Cup has run every two years since it started on June 15, 1980. The “Fun Race to Hawaii” runs every two years and has grown from 40 boats participating, to 64 boats, now in 2016.
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The Team that Jon Edelman is on is called Chasch Mer. Below is an update of their current standings and projected finish. For more information about the Pacific Cup, please visit pacificcup.org, and for more information on the Chasch Mer team visit chaschmer.com.
Chasch Mer Team Members
Gib black – Skipper
Mark Svenson – Watch Captain
Mark Maglin – Watch Captain
Jack Everett – Navigator
Kevin Dudney – Foredeck
Tod Curtis Moody – Crew
David Holscher – Crew
Richard N. Garman – Crew
Jonathan Edelman – Crew
Terry Reid – Crew
