A Coast Guard spokeswoman says a helicopter crew has found five of six regatta competitors alive after their boat disappeared in the Gulf of Mexico.

The search started after the 38-foot Cynthia Woods missed a radio check Saturday morning and was found capsized.

Petty Officer Renee C. Aiello says early Sunday that a Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Houston hoisted the five men on board and the search continues for a sixth. Their conditions are not available.

The boat was competing in the 40th annual Regata de Amigos.

Texas A&M at Galveston says the crew included four college students and two safety officers.

The boat went missing 11 miles south of Matagorda, which is about 110 miles down the coast from Galveston, Texas.