Gavilan, Green Buffalo and Plus Sixteen have joined together to form RYC Team 109.

Gavilan, a Wylie 39 is on her first Pacific Cup. Skipper Brian Lewis was crew on the 1992 Pacific Cup. Gavilan’s crew is Bruce Nesbit and Marlene Benke. Bruce is a Pacific Cup veteran. This is Marlene’s first long ocean race.

Green Buffalo is a Cal 40. She finished 3^rd in Division A in the 2006 Pacific Cup. She is owned by Jim Quanci, a veteran of many Pacific Cup races. Mary Lovely is skipper, Jim is navigator. Crew Members are Andrew Quanci, Stephen Quanci, Robert Nance and John Dillow, all Pacific Cup veterans.

Plus Sixteen, an Olson 911 is about to begin her second Pacific Cup. She finished 2^nd in the Double Handed Division in 2006 Pacific Cup. Paul Disario is skipper and Tony Porche is navigator. Tony and Paul were together on Plus Sixteen in 2006.

109 in RYC Team109 is the sum of the boats’ Lengths Overall.

GO RYC TEAM 109!