What a trip and achievement. 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.). Looks like the 2023 SHTP race will start on Sunday, June 25. It was also a qualifier for the 2021 Singlehanded TransPac. 2011 Results. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Inbox Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.made by VSSL Agency. I do understand the effort and cost involved. Starting in San Francisco, the 2120 nm course carries the fleet to the finish. Smoked the competition and finished a day plus all others. The plan is to sequester boats on June 18. I reduced sail, locked the rudder on centerline and let the Hydrovane do the steering. 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. Ninety-five years ago, on March 1, 1928 the Transpacific Yacht Club was born of an idea hatched by thesame man who had sparked the 1906 inaugural race to Honolulu. We'll be right back. Congratulations to all. San Francisco to Hanalei Bay that starts on Sunday June 25th, 2023!There are currently 15 boats registered to race! I have a request, wrote John in a message to the race committee. 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? This record would stand for 20 years. 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. Traditionally, thats been at the Corinthian Yacht Club. In either case, if you race DH and want a t-shirt for your crew, it will be an extra $20 each race.This is how it will work in Jibeset: You sign up for season membership at $170, either during your registration for 3BF or later. And they said, Call us in February, because we have no idea. Beach-going or beach gatherings are limited to five individuals. Robert Cleveland and Jan Passion are correct that Rainbow is a Crowther not a Gemini. But the Singlehanded Sailing Society had to postpone it until 2021, mostly due to quarantine requirements on the Hawaii side. OUTStanding, congratulations!! During registration you will be asked as skipper if you want a t-shirt. But finish he did, in the middle of the night. By Christine Weaver | July 7, 2021 | Hanalei, HI | 14 Between the time we last posted on 'Lectronic Latitude on Friday, July 3, and this morning, all 11 boats finished the 2021 Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race. If you are registering as DH, you will be asked if you want a t-shirt for your crew. Thanks for your ongoing support of the SSS. Every time I think Ive seen it all, my people outdo themselves and serve up the unexpected. 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. The committee on site at Hanalei Bay will probably arrive on June 29. 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. The MOD70s are doing the crewed Transpac, different boat. Desperation, euphoria and fear competed for equal time throughout the voyage. [14][15][16], The Transpac Honolulu Race Elapsed Time Record Trophy is awarded to the Record Holder for the fastest elapsed time by a monohull yacht in the race.[17]. 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. One. Having lost his forestay, he finished on staysail and main. Proud to know him. Also, it should be noted that Rainbow corrected out to first overall, above Aloha, if you score multihulls and monohulls together. Theyre currently under a 14-day quarantine restriction for anybody arriving from out of the area, which is pretty strict. What prompted the change from even years to odd years in 21? James Wyllys beautiful Sabre 426 Northern Star arrived in the late afternoon with a very similar wrap, though this one was already doing no good as a sail. Coming in after dark on the 4th and within several minutes of each other were Brendan Huffman on the Santa Cruz 33 Siren and John Wilkerson on the Express 37 Perplexity. Learn more about the outstanding companies that sponsor Transpac Learn more about the outstanding companies that sponsor Transpac David is Chair of the 2023 SHTP, has been Commodore of the Singlehanded Sailing Society and is a two-time veteran of the SHTP himself! However, Were not through the COVID waters yet, explained Brian. 1999 Results. Despite his troubles (What didnt break? he quipped), hell be declared the overall (monohull) winner of the 22nd edition of this race from San Francisco Bay to Hanalei Bay. Now on port tack for the first time in days, I started looking for any unusual behavior in the boat. Kyle Vanderspek is a star. 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. To all the kids in all corners of the world: dream big. 2005 Results. Go for the uncommon. All entries are required to have a 2023 PHRF certificate from YRA or BAMA (NOR 4.3) Be sure to register with the actual name(s) of the person(s) who will be aboard (NOR 6.1/6.2). Congratulations Falk Meissner (Shark on Bluegrass) from the Olson 25 fleet! Kauai is under stricter restrictions than the rest of the islands. . I dropped the sails. If Fiasco was too long for you to finish, or if you want to follow up a great Fiasco, this is your race! https://jibeset.net/JACKY000.php?RG=T00134165, https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvceqhrTorG9D44EQZFGVEPI2YVQQykksT, https://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/hanalei-bay-resort. Well done!! But Malizia is far from the only team struggling to keep their boat in good read more, Get your ground tackle setup right, and youll sleep much easier while youre cruising. Thank you for racing with the SSS, and we look forward to seeing you on the water. 1991 Results. Start getting ready for 2023!! And why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? 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 . Transpacific Yacht Club (TPYC) is proud to announce a new partnership with LW Regatta Gear for all Transpac related apparel and merchandise. At one point yesterday, he was considering bypassing the finish and going directly to Nawiliwili on the other side of Kauai, where theres a shipping port and therefore marine services. 2009 Results. In the meantime, were looking forward to the first race of the 2021 SSS season, the Three Bridge Fiasco on January 30. Get it wrong, and your boat could wind up on the beach in a bad blow. At 12:53:52 local time, in the pitch darkness I heard the SHTP race chair on the VHF: Congratulations Sea Wisdom, you have successfully completed the 2021 Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race., Hawaii makes for about as picturesque a finish as they come. Congrats to all! 1997 Results. 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. At one point, I had to go overboard to work on a repair while staring into the blue abyss. 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. 1983 Results. The Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) is a biennial offshore yacht race held in odd-numbered years starting off the Pt. This edition also saw the greatest number of skippers dropping out of the race. Spaulding Marine Centers Boatworks 101 is an innovative new apprenticeship program for young apprentices who will spend nine months training at Spaulding Marine Center and six months rotating through partner-employer boatyards throughout the Bay Area. Congratulations to all! They persevered. There are racers who would like to do both. Would it be too much trouble to ask the people of Kauai to celebrate my accomplishment with fireworks? Morning Glory was the scratch boat when it led a five-boat assault on the record for monohulls. (This article, written by Dobbs Davis, appeared in the most recent edition of Seahorse Magazine, photo courtesy of Sharon Green, Ultimate Sailing). The Ocean Race 2023 leg 3: Capetown to Itaja, Brazil. 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. 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. 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. The waving so-long to friends and family, the light beat out to Catalina, the coast disappearing astern with nothing but the ocean and the lure of tropical paradise ahead. Race chair Brian Boschma shared news of the races future during a Zoom meeting for SSS sailors on December 3. I was shocked, as this recently rebuilt section should have been the most reliable part of the whole boat. 1981 Results. All doublehanded boats shall consist of individuals occupying a single household or social bubble. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. So, thats a wrap all thats left are a few more Tree Times, culminating in the awards ceremony this Saturday. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The SSS encompasses everyone from a first-time, double-handed sailor to veterans of the Singlehanded TransPacific (SHTP) yacht race. Started in 1906 by Clarence W. Macfarlane and hosted by Los Angeles Yacht Club, it is one of yachting's premier offshore races and attracts entrants from all over the world. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. And boats may not be sequestered at all at the CYC docks. The start of the race would be June 19, with the startline at CYC in Tiburon. The first, the 2019 Great Pacific Longitudinal Race (LongPac), was a 400-mile singlehanded race to longitude 126 degrees 40 minutes and back. Please enter your username or email address. The next two days she broke her own best-day record by sailing 420 nautical miles (480mi; 780km)[10] and 431 nautical miles (496mi; 798km). 2013 Results. 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. I'm planning to sail from Haleiwa on Oahu over to Hanalei Bay on ~July 14th to hang out for a bit before heading down the Napali Coast and eventually back to Haleiwa. If you are registering as DH, you will be asked if you want a t-shirt for your crew. If you see debris from your boat, during a beach walk, or even on a social media post, share the details using the Floating Marine Plastic Debris Accumulation Reporting Tool. Four days later, 19 larger boats hit the line in windy, nasty weather which thankfully improved past Mile Rock. 1985 Results. The wind died down a bit, and the sea was not as rough. He originally intended to enter the race but was unaware that multihulls were not invited. Single. The other gave me a big hug. The next two days she broke her own best-day record by sailing 420 nautical miles (480 mi; 780 km) [10] and 431 nautical miles (496 mi; 798 km). 1985 Results. Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first. Surprise! Jamie had sailed with it that way with no headsail for 700 miles. Ive had some snafus out there to be sure, and they loom large when theyre read more, When One Wrong Makes a Right Everybody knows youre not supposed to sail up the Pacific Coast! We will be coveringRigging/Sails/Repairs at SeaYou can register here:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvceqhrTorG9D44EQZFGVEPI2YVQQykksTThis registration will be good for this seminar and all following seminars in the series.Full seminar calendar:Dec 14th Power Requirements/Electricity Budgeting/CommunicationsJan 11th Rigging/Sails/Repairs at SeaFeb 8th Returning the boat (By sail or freighter)March 8th Provisioning/Food, Water & MedicineApril 12th Anchoring & Satellite ComsApril 15th Emergency Sea Trails Cruise InMay 10th Weather & Race Strategy. It gets this race out of the shadow of the Pacific Cup. Go ahead, post it, Relative Distance Between Boats as Noon Today, 2023 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race, If this is your first visit, be sure to In the double-handed division, Pegasus 50, sailed by Philippe Kahn and Mark Christensen, set a new record of 7 days, 19 hours, 38 minutes and 35 seconds. 1995 Results. You sign up at $50 for the race. Between the time we last posted on Lectronic Latitude on Friday, July 3, and this morning, all 11 boats finished the 2021 Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race. The authors goals for the voyage included finding out some more about himself as much as finishing. The Santa Cruz 50/52 fleet is one of the long-standing rivalry classes. 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. General Procedures and Practices for Race Participants. Racing will be conducted in compliance with all relevant county health orders and any additional site-specific regulations in effect at the time of each event that are detailed in the events Sailing Instructions (SIs). We have made that correction in the text of the story. Kyle is missing all the social activities, as he has to be back in SoCal ASAP. One Month Free on Brand New Boat Docks in Marina Del Rey! Fortunately, weve had good single race entrant turnout in the first three big races each year (Three Bridge Fiasco, Corinthians, and Round the Rocks) which, while it has allowed us to squeak by financially, has masked this inequity. Be sure to check out the latest installment of Latitude 38s Good Jibes with special guest David Herrigel to chat all things Singlehanded Transpacific Race. check out the. What was left of the spinnaker was still acting like a kite, and Bill had to spin circles in the bay to wrap it up enough that he could anchor. Two sailboats and the race committee would wait for me at the finish line after dark. I let it all out, like a kid. 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 warm trade winds in the West Indies were calling; time to go sailing. Just a reminder-- the single-handed transpac continues and it's worth reading the competitor's reports just to hear about their perseverence and how they deal with breakages: 2008 SHTP - Log Reports Black Feathers, the Cal 20, and her captain continue to do well, but he did manage to break his solar panel and split his fiberglass rudder in half. William Lee Receives Perseverance Award in Singlehanded Transpac . I would simply change my destination to Nawiliwili Marina, still complete my goal of sailing solo, but avoid this particularly distressing tack. We are not grand because we are the superior species or because we can change the environment whose unyielding powers will one day outlast us. There are active forum people that are going but just haven't chimed in yet. 11/30/222023 Race schedule.Registration for TBF will open on Jibeset soon! 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.