Shouldn't a Transpac race go from North America to Asia? Copyright 2023. One Month Free on Brand New Boat Docks in Marina Del Rey! Nipping at Alohas heels (on corrected time) was Robb Walkers Cal 40 Nozomi. Anyone in this forum doing the race? One. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. The committee on site at Hanalei Bay will probably arrive on June 29. 1989 Results. Theres some other alternatives. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Fourteen smaller boats - 22 to 30 feet - departed with reefed sails at 1300, June 15. The departure luncheon, which weve held at CYC in the past, and sometimes at restaurants in the area, could be impacted if we still have COVID restrictions. Starting in San Francisco, the 2120 nm course carries the fleet to the finish. To check out a webinar William recently hosted in which he talks about both the race and dreaming big in ever greater detail, click here. Inbox Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.made by VSSL Agency. The Skipper is the person in-charge of a boat during an event. Ten days from today, hell sail back to Hawaii as navigator on the Andrews 63 Medicine Man in the Transpac Race from San Pedro to Honolulu. I dont know if I have it in me, but Id really like to try this race. Year Boat Owner/Skipper Time, Transpac Honolulu Race Elapsed Time Record Trophy, "Transpac Race: Casualties in the Pacific >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News", http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/603027/Transpacific-Race%7C, "1936 Transpac victor Dorade wins again in 2013", "First ship sinks in Transpacific Yacht Race", "Trans-Pacific yacht race crew safely rescued by competitor after boat sinks", "Twice a Winner, Restored Ragtime Races in Transpac: A Legend Is Still Fit Enough to Sail Away", "Mighty Merloe and Comanche on race record pace in 2017 TRANSPAC", "URI students appear in Disney's 'Morning Light', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transpacific_Yacht_Race&oldid=1105544445, 1949 Morning Star Richard S. Rheem 10:10:13:09, 1955 Morning Star Richard S. Rheem 9:15:05:10, 1971 Windward Passage Mark Johnson 9:09:06:48, 2005 Morning Glory Hasso Plattner 6:16:04:11, 2009 Alfa Romeo Neville Crichton 5:14:36:20, 1923 (S.Barb.) The other gave me a big hug. Launched in 1997, Scuttlebutt provides sailing news with a North American focus. The smallest entrant is the Olson 25 sailed by Falk Meissner while a J/109 and a Sabre 426 share the fastest rating in the fleet. Should maintain a safe distance of at least 6 feet from anyone outside of their household or social bubble* before, during, and after any SSS event. All Skippers of doublehanded boats not able to find crew that meet these criteria are encouraged to race singlehanded. My heart swelled. Long gone are the days of $5 t-shirts providing free t-shirts to skippers, and their crew for doublehanders, has put a real strain on our finances. The first starts of the 2023 Transpac are just around the corner, and our 55 entries prove that there is no one right boat for Transpac. The start of the 22nd Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race from California to Hawaii on June 19, 2021. After sailing over 2,000 miles and with less than 200 miles to go, I jibed. William Lee Receives Perseverance Award in Singlehanded Transpac . This edition also saw the greatest number of skippers dropping out of the race. 1999 Results. What a trip and achievement. There is a lot of value in having all the boats get together. If Fiasco was too long for you to finish, or if you want to follow up a great Fiasco, this is your race! That man was Clarence MacFarlane,still engaged with his brainchild but entrusting the leg work to an old friend known for getting thingsdone. Guess he likes that trip! Launched in 1997, Scuttlebutt provides sailing news with a North American focus. Would it be too much trouble to ask the people of Kauai to celebrate my accomplishment with fireworks? It would imply that the race committee has to go over there two weeks in advance and sit around., Brian explained that although other islands in Hawaii have a system of testing within 72 hours to allow visitors to enter without quarantining, Kauai has tighter restrictions, as their hospital is very small. You sign up at $50 for the race. Theres nothing better. And boats may not be sequestered at all at the CYC docks. He and his wife Darlene spent the rest of the day cutting the spinnaker away. All doublehanded boats shall consist of individuals occupying a single household or social bubble. Inbox Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.made by VSSL Agency. The first, the 2019 Great Pacific Longitudinal Race (LongPac), was a 400-mile singlehanded race to longitude 126 degrees 40 minutes and back. As we approach the end of 2022, weve been working on our financial plans for 2023. Preliminary 2022 Season StandingsHereCongratulations Chris Jordan and The Pork Chop Express, Singlehanded MonohullDavid Scott and O Mar, Doublehanded MonohullEvan McDonald and Greyhound, Singlehanded Multi-hullDavid Schumann and Bottle Rocket, Doublehanded Multi-hull, SSS COVID-19 Regatta Participation Guidelines. He said hed heard from a number of the 2020 registrants that they were coming back, with some additional people interested, for a fleet of perhaps 25 sailors. 1985 Results. Tears started again as I thought about the whole experience and everyone who had supported me. At one point, I had to go overboard to work on a repair while staring into the blue abyss. He was the only one to finish under spinnaker. As always, the 2023 Transpac fleet will feature races within the race. Results. General Procedures and Practices for Race Participants. Transpac Race; News & Media; Results & Trophies; Transpac YC; Gear; Archives; Contact; Tahiti Race; Race Entries; BOAT NAME TYPE OWNER HOME COUNTRY; Artemis: Botin 65 Raymond Paul USA BadPak: Botin 56 Tom Holthus USA . Eric Taberly won it in 1969 on Pen Duick V. SF to Japan he finished 11 days ahead of the next competitor . StFYC members Luke Muller and Nikki Barnes share a little about what competing in the Olympic Games means to them. Kyle is an example to us all. The first starts of the 2023 Transpac are just around the corner, and our 55 entries prove that there is no one right boat for Transpac. !Register and get the race documents HERE.The anchorage at Hanalei Bay. Mission Bay Yacht Club is super proud of Kyle Vanderspek. I awoke with less than 200 miles to go and considered giving up. Also, it should be noted that Rainbow corrected out to first overall, above Aloha, if you score multihulls and monohulls together. Overdid it last night, shredded another spin.. I was awarded the Perseverance Trophy for this insurmountable challenge to get across the finish line. Lost your password? It was also a qualifier for the 2021 Singlehanded TransPac. If you are registering as DH, you will be asked if you want a t-shirt for your crew. And we did it. Last and with the most concerning gear failure, Will Lees Hinckley 42 Souwester Competition Sloop Sea Wisdom suffered rudder bearing troubles. And if you have not already, please also check us out on:Facebook,Instagram and Twitter(Dont forget to refresh this page often for new updates.). On June 19, the 22nd Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race sailed a 2120 nm course from San Francisco to Pu'u Poa Point on Hanalei Bay, Kauai. In total back to the $70 for DH single race entry as was the case in 2022 if you get a t-shirt for skipper and crew. We talked about that this year, but no one seemed excited about it. Another possibility would be to go down the coast or go out in the Pacific and turn around and come back. Stewart Jr. 12:15:51:18, 1949 Morning Star Richard S. Rheem 10:10:13:09 *, 1951 Morning Star Richard S. Rheem 10:16:44:33, 1955 Morning Star Richard S. Rheem 9:15:05:10 *, 1957 Barlovento Frank Hooykaas 11:13:02:44, 1961 Sirius II Howard F. Ahmanson 10:10:38:35, 1965 Ticonderoga Robert Johnson 9:13:51:02 *, 1967 Stormvogel Cornelius Bruynzeel 11:14:10:56, 1969 Blackfin Kenneth DeMeuse 9:10:21:00 *, 1971 Windward Passage Mark Johnson 9:09:06:48 *, 1973 Ragtime Ragtime Syndicate 10:14:00:40, 1983 Charley Nolan K. Bushnell 9:01:53:48, 1985 Swiftsure III Nick/Robert Frazee 10:19:21:47, 1989 Silver Bullet John DeLaura 8:12:50:35, 1993 Silver Bullet John DeLaura 9:09:11:17, 1997 Pyewacket Roy Pat Disney (son of Roy E. Disney) 7:15:24:40 *, 1999 Pyewacket Roy E. Disney 7:11:41:27 *, 2005 Morning Glory Hasso Plattner 6:16:04:11*, 2009 Alfa Romeo Neville Crichton 5:14:36:20*, 2015 Rio 100 Manouch Moshayedi 7:05:34:07, 2017 Rio 100 Manouch Moshayedi 6:17:09:09, This page was last edited on 20 August 2022, at 18:50. In 1977, the yacht Merlin, designed by Bill Lee, set an elapsed time record of 8 days, 11 hours, 1 minute. As we approach the end of 2022, weve been working on our financial plans for 2023. (This article, written by Dobbs Davis, appeared in the most recent edition of Seahorse Magazine, photo courtesy of Sharon Green, Ultimate Sailing). We are grand because we are undeterred by our ephemeral presence, because we are bold enough to exercise our will. For all of us whove done this race its a no-brainer, this is one of the best races in the world and were hooked for life. 1981 Results. Commodores Welcome LetterWelcome! Researchers have announced the discovery of the wreck of the schooner barge Ironton in Lake Huron, sitting upright with masts and rigging still intact and with the lifeboat that could have saved her crew still lashed to the ships stern. This year, our 50th entry was Chris Messanos DECEPTION, a Santa Cruz 50 that is one of many boats undergoing work with high hopes in the bargain. And they enforce it. The Prada Americas Cup World Series Auckland and the Prada Christmas Race run from December 17 to December 20, meaning the racing starts this evening at 9 p.m. on the West Coast of the US. Eleven boats and he was number ONE. Four days later, 19 larger boats hit the line in windy, nasty weather which thankfully improved past Mile Rock. The warm trade winds in the West Indies were calling; time to go sailing. Merhan finished the 2,120-mile course in an elapsed time of 8 days, 12 hours and . The Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) is a biennial offshore yacht race held in odd-numbered years starting off the Pt. Kauai is under stricter restrictions than the rest of the islands. Having started with all other participants, Tabarly and his crew set an unofficial record of 8 days and 13 hours,[3] almost a day ahead of official winner and record-setter Blackfin. The 22nd Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race from California to Hawaii gets underway for 11 skippers on June 19, 2021. They did so at all hours, with a variety of sail configurations and a range of equipment problems. I announced this at Saturdays annual awards meeting and posted it on the forum yesterday, but want to make sure that it reaches all members. Ever since my first sailing trip 29 years ago, I have sought that joy, yearning to cast away the security of my daily life and let my spirit roam freely. There is a video available now on YouTube that can help those unable to attend to tune in on the information presented, as well as act as a reference resource for those that did attend to remind them of the material. I immediately noticed some clicking at the upper rudder bearing. Yet the reality is that despite the apparent simplicity of a course that has just one turning mark 26 miles from the start before a 2,200 mile leg that follows winning this race is never straight forward. 2007 Results. TPYC Commodore Tom Trujillo welcomes the new partnership saying After a detailed and exhaustive search to determine the best supplier for Transpac owners and crews, we are delighted to be working with LW Regatta Gear. Additionally, that impacts the race committee. Allows you to choose the data by which the thread list will be sorted. And then of course, we could delay the race to another season.. I have a request, wrote John in a message to the race committee. Launched in 1997, Scuttlebutt provides sailing news with a North American focus. 2005 Results. We are always learning and always sharing knowledge. It was all an emotional roller coaster between hopeless despair and beaming bliss while surfing down waves in the trade winds. Who would have thought that a little kid from a Long Tang in Shanghai, a kid from an old apartment building in North Point, Hong Kong, a paperboy and janitor from New Jersey, would get to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean to Kauai? 2021 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race Forum Race Archive 2021 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. Having lost his forestay, he finished on staysail and main. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Receive emails when 'Lectronic Latitude is updated. Congratulations Falk Meissner (Shark on Bluegrass) from the Olson 25 fleet! You sign up at $50 for the race. In 2013, the fully crewed monohull, Dorade, won first overall, making it the oldest boat in the fleet to win and a 2-time winner, having won the Transpac in 1936, 77 years prior. Navigators, Tacticians, Watch Captains Seminar Video, Transpac Fleet at 55 as 2022 Draws to a Close, PlanetSail DockTalk on the 52nd Transpac Race, Learn more about the outstanding companies that sponsor Transpac. I let it all out, like a kid. Race t-shirts have been a long-standing tradition at the SSS and we dont want to eliminate that. Like this year you will have the option to donate (ie, dont want a t-shirt) which saves us the money to buy and print you a t-shirt and we will add that savings to our fund to support local youth sailing programs. During registration you will be asked as skipper if you want a t-shirt. Fermin buoy in San Pedro, California and ending off Diamond Head in Hawaii, a distance of around 2,225 nautical miles (2,560mi; 4,121km). You must log in or register to reply here. He originally intended to enter the race but was unaware that multihulls were not invited. 1997 Results. We often wonder: what motivates someone to take on the challenge of not just sailing but racing 2225 miles from Los Angeles to Honolulu? Finishing in a squall that night was the smallest boat in the fleet, Falk Meissners Olson 25 Shark on Bluegrass. UPDATE: Race organizers contacted us to say how Shaw won the multihull division, of which he was the only boat, and not the overall despite the race results saying he won the overall. Meanwhile, you can follow his incredible story as told through his race journal on Facebook. But not just any kind of sailing. On June 19, the 22nd Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race sailed a 2120 nm course from San Francisco to Puu Poa Point on Hanalei Bay, Kauai. I had to cross the finish line! I was shocked, as this recently rebuilt section should have been the most reliable part of the whole boat. Unless it was a perfect year I don't see the ORMA 60s record falling to that boat. All of us get excited when brilliant minds go to work on creating new ideas and even new spaces for the sport to grow into. Unfortunately, my backup steering system, the Hydrovane, was also jury rigged due to a missing bolt. The current list ranges from Steve Campos BAZINGA, a Hobie 33, to Manouch Moshayedis RIO100to three MOD70 trimarans that will be looking for speeds in the high thirties. [11] This represents a new race record for monohulls; the multihull record of 5 days, 9 hours, 18 minutes, set by Bruno Peyron in the 1997 race, remains. I sat on the deck pondering this thought for some time, with my perspective as wide as the horizon. However, for me, there is no greater joy than an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to wake up to a different sunrise. Look for the latest information to be posted on the website, with the highlights distributed in the e-Newsletter. But Marissa and Chris Neely on Avocet saw a weather window and jumped, making their first big offshore passage the wrong way from Santa Barbara to San Francisco and loving itmostly. In 1995, multihulls were invited to participate for the first time, but not eligible for the Barn Door trophy. This is how it will work in Jibeset: You sign up for season membership at $170, either during your registration for 3BF or later. Barn Door Winners Although I think the TP record is held by a stretched 60. As skipper you can select donate or a style/size t-shirt, and we either add to our youth sailing fund or the t-shirt is free, respectively. I do understand the effort and cost involved. Last edited: Jan 6, 2023 A Alan H Super Anarchist 3,699 943 SF Bay Area They have roadblocks on the island, and they check people driving along. 2009 Results. Heres the webcam in Hanalei where we can see you arrive! We have made that correction in the text of the story. Many people hesitate to change their circumstances because they fear a departure from the status quo, or because theyre used to a life of conformity and security. A few hours later I discovered the rudder had dropped an inch. Proud to know him. Every. 2007 Results. It depends on the boat types. That is still a possibility. We'll be right back. The SSS encompasses everyone from a first-time, double-handed sailor to veterans of the Singlehanded TransPacific (SHTP) yacht race. 2021 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race, SHTP 2021 VIDEOS: got one? Your options will be no t-shirt ($0) or select a style/size for $20. I believe the catamaran is a Crowther not a Gemini. Messano and co-skipper Bill Durant are excited to put the improved Deception through her paces this summer, particularly because the crew consists largely of the Messano and Durant families. If they cant have group meetings and such, I dont think theyre going to want us in there with our boats. 2013 Results. If we have to delay again, well have to have a discussion about whether we do races two years in a row to hold the odd year planning. After 18 days at sea, I awoke at 0600 on July 7 and peered out of my tiny porthole to see a massive green wave towering over me. . The Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race had been scheduled to run in summer 2020. Dec 14th Power Requirements/Electricity Budgeting/Communications, Feb 8th Returning the boat (By sail or freighter), March 8th Provisioning/Food, Water & Medicine, April 15th Emergency Sea Trails Cruise In. Discussion, questions (and hopefully some answers) for the 2021 race to Hanalei. It gets this race out of the shadow of the Pacific Cup. Hosted by the Singlehanded Sailing Society, at their Awards Ceremonies Saturday night, the 14 finishers received their coveted TransPac belt buckles, signifying successful completion of their. We could have a no-race committee finish and a self-managed finish line where individuals record their time. Great race everyone! First to finish the 2009 Transpac, Alfa Romeo II set a Transpac race elapsed-time record of 5 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes, 20 seconds. In the first hours of the morning yesterday, Californian and lifelong sailor Alex Merhan arrived in Kauai, not only happy to have finished the Singlehanded TransPac but also because he smashed the previous record time for the race by more than 2 days. Ed Note: For more on the biennial Singlehanded Transpac, organized by San Francisco Bays Singlehanded Sailing Society, go to sfbaysss.org. Please join us for the full season. Posted February 28, 2023 | Kimball Livingston, Transpac Media, Posted February 24, 2023 | Dobbs Davis, Transpac Media, Posted February 14, 2023 | Dobbs Davis, Transpac Media |, Posted December 29, 2022 | Dobbs Davis, Transpac Media, Posted December 20, 2022 | Dobbs Davis, Transpac Media. Ground tackle is a complete system, including the anchor itself, the rode (chain, rope, or some combination thereof, read more, French builder Dufour Yachts has rolled out another new design bringing their line to eight models from 32 to 61 feet. Surprise! Hopefully I'll get a chance to shoot some photos and drone videos of a few boats coming in. 2013 Results. The Singlehanded Transpac record is held by Steve Fossett in '98 in an ORMA 60. I think the first couple races to Hawaii were done like that. (Without satellite tracking in 1978.) Contender Richard R. Loynes 14:07:50:00, 1941 Stella Maris II Dr. A. Steele 13:21:03:55, 1947 Chubasco W.L. This is acutely the case for members who race doublehanded two t-shirts times eight races quickly exceeds the $170 annual membership fee. Robert Cleveland and Jan Passion are correct that Rainbow is a Crowther not a Gemini. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Yesterday, July 6, was the day of the wraps. I cried because of all the love I got from this trip. We have opened registrations for the Feb 25 2023 Corinthian Race, which will start at Golden Gate YC using a normal start sequence, and have a roughly 13 NM course. 1993 Results. Few places on the planet have such a devoted, diverse, and downright joyful yacht racing season as the island read more, Ive never laughed so hard as I have on some of my charters, but its typically only funny after the fact.

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