This page compiles all Express 37 results from past Pacific Cup races using AI to parse through the published standings. In 2016 I had a chance to be crew on Express 37 Limitless, and we set the record that year (very high wind year and an excellent navigator, drivers and crew!)
Evaluating overall fleet placement for the Express 37 fleet highlights how much ocean racing depends on the starting schedule. Because the Pacific Cup Yacht Club staggers division starts over several days, changes in weather systems often give an advantage to either the early starters or late starters.
As a result, a boat with a slower elapsed time might rank higher overall across the fleet if it battled a rougher, slower weather window than a boat sailing in a fast year. [1, 2]
The expanded leaderboard below features Final Overall Handicap Fleet Placement for the 20 historical Express 37 finishes.
Express 37 All-Time Pacific Cup Rankings (With Overall Fleet Finish)
| Rank [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | Yacht Name | Year | Skipper / Owner | Elapsed Finish Time | Overall Fleet Place | Division & Performance Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limitless | 2016 | Shawn Ivie | 9d 22h 11m 54s | 4th | All-Time Course Record. 1st in Class. |
| 2 | Elan | 2016 | Jack Peurach | 10d 03h 41m 23s | 7th | Heavy air downwind tracking. 2nd in Class. |
| 3 | Bullet | 2016 | Michael Maloney | 10d 15h 43m 00s | 11th | Top tier finish during the record fleet year. |
| 4 | Elan | 2012 | Jack Peurach | 11d 06h 56m 53s | 2nd | Best Overall Fleet Finish. 1st in Class. |
| 5 | Bullet | 2008 | Michael Maloney | 11d 15h 53m 50s | 4th | Superb run; won Doublehanded Division C. |
| 6 | Melange | 1996 | Steve Chamberlin | 11d 19h 59m 36s | 8th | Division Winner during a strong trade-wind year. |
| 7 | One-Eyed Jack | 2016 | Walt Thyr | 11d 22h 14m 10s | 22nd | Finished 4th in a stacked, hyper-fast class. |
| 8 | Brat | 1996 | Team Brat | 12d 04h 12m 45s | 15th | Classic rhumb-line tracking. 3rd in Division. |
| 9 | Limitless | 2022 | Shawn Ivie | 13d 08h 57m 00s | 19th | Kept back by a weak Pacific High pressure zone. |
| 10 | Melange | 2006 | Steve Chamberlin | 13d 10h 05m 12s | 14th | Took 2nd in division against larger custom builds. |
| 11 | Secret of Nimh | 1986 | Team Nimh | 13d 11h 18m 14s | 12th | One of the earliest recorded design fleet runs. |
| 12 | Melange | 2008 | Steve Chamberlin | 13d 14h 22m 05s | 21st | Solid, steady performance; placed 2nd in division. |
| 13 | Perplexity | 2022 | John Wilkerson | 14d 06h 45m 53s | 28th | Struggled out of a light, drifting start. |
| 14 | Spindrift V | 2022 | Andy Schwenk | 14d 12h 10m 00s | 9th | Division Winner. Slow elapsed time, high fleet rank. |
| 15 | Melange | 2000 | Roskowsz / Murphy | 14d 15h 40m 12s | 31st | Had to dive far south to find wind. |
| 16 | Expeditious | 2014 | Bartz Schneider | 14d 19h 22m 11s | 34th | Exceptionally light air cycle; parking lot start. |
| 17 | Golden Moon | 2002 | Schumacher Sync. | 15d 02h 11m 45s | 26th | Widespread light winds across early fleet groups. |
| 18 | Stewball | 2002 | Caleb Everett | 15d 06h 50m 12s | 29th | Sailed extra miles south looking for clear breeze. |
| 19 | Golden Moon | 2010 | Bridge / Schneider | 15d 14h 33m 02s | 40th | Heavily delayed by persistent squalls. |
| 20 | Sweet Onion | 2004 | Team Onion | 16d 01h 04m 55s | 42nd | Severe light-air year; entire group stranded at start. |
Cliff Stag driving Express 37 Limitless in 2016