The Express 37 class also has a deep history on these waters and at this regatta, however one of the biggest stories from this fleet comes courtesy of this year’s Pac Cup. Andy Schwenk, the owner and skipper of Spindrift V and a sailor with more than 300,000 miles under his seaboots, won his class but then suffered a life-threatening encounter with flesh-eating bacteria on the return delivery and required medical evacuation. For most boats and crews, a medical emergency of this magnitude would likely have retired the rest of the racing season. Not Mr. Schwenk, and not Spindrift V. Schwenk instead organized a crew and handed Spindrift V to Bart Hackworth, who served as co-skipper and helm while Schwenk continued his recovery ashore. Hats off to Andy and the Spindrift crew for continued determination to participate and even more - claim 1st place in the Express 37 class! #regattalife #regattaday #regatta2022 #sanfranciscobay #regatta #rolexbigboatseries #rolex #rolexbigboatseries2022...