Guess he likes that trip! They pioneered use of an iPhone, with Fullpower-MotionX GPS technology.[13]. 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. 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). I sat on the deck pondering this thought for some time, with my perspective as wide as the horizon. 1993 Results. I hope everyone has a fun party, Aloha. Going into the Singlehanded TransPac, my primary goals were to finish and to learn from the experience so that I could design my next boat for shorthanded circumnavigation. Fayth William S. McNutt 14:14:33:00, 1936 (S.Mon.) The plan is to sequester boats on June 18. This record would stand for 20 years. 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. Singlehanded Transpacific Race That's a Wrap! - Latitude38 !Register and get the race documents HERE.The anchorage at Hanalei Bay. 2021 Singlehanded Transpac Race >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News Although the hull actually read more, It was March, and Id made it through another Maine winter. 1/10/23Hello, SSS Racers!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. Please enter your username or email address. 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. Yes, Einfach Lieben und Leben! Thats when I learned of the outpouring of support coming from Hanalei Bay. I do understand the effort and cost involved. The Pacific Singlehanded Sailing Association, based in Marina del Rey, had planned to run their Shaka Challenge simultaneously with the SHTP, finishing in the same place around the same time, and sharing the awards ceremony in Nawiliwili. 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. That man was Clarence MacFarlane,still engaged with his brainchild but entrusting the leg work to an old friend known for getting thingsdone. The first, the 2019 Great Pacific Longitudinal Race (LongPac), was a 400-mile singlehanded race to longitude 126 degrees 40 minutes and back. The awards ceremony in the traditional manner potentially could not be held., In summary, were moving forward with planning; we expect to run the race. 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. The race finishes in Hanalei Bay on the north shore of Kauai. 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. The new Dufour 37 slots in just above the 32-foot baby of the family, and it replaces the previous Dufour 360 from three years ago. Change could bring a new set of possibilities and problems. [4], The 2019 edition of the race, its fiftieth, saw the sinking of a yacht for the first time in its history, when the 68 foot mono-hulled sailboat Santa Cruz 70 OEX suffered rudder damage and an uncontrollable water intrusion. Morning Glory was the scratch boat when it led a five-boat assault on the record for monohulls. Bill Stanges Westsail 32 Hula finished in the morning with a spinnaker wrapped around the forestay. 1999 Results. During the LongPac, I experienced rudder failure when I hit an underwater object at 0200. There are racers who would like to do both. 2021 Singlehanded Transpac - WoodenBoat So you won't follow the SHTP because it doesn't have multihulls, got it. In even-numbered years the Pacific Cup race starts out of San Francisco and is run by the Pacific Cup Yacht Club. 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. To all the kids in all corners of the world: dream big. You simply cannot push it as hard due to waterline length. It was originally called the "First to Finish" Trophy. The current list ranges from Steve Campo's BAZINGA, a Hobie 33, to Manouch Moshayedi's RIO100 to three MOD70 trimarans that will be looking for speeds in the high thirties. 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.Race t-shirts have been a long-standing tradition at the SSS and we dont want to eliminate that. In the solitude of the vast ocean, there was an exultant thought that peeled back the veneer of my delusions. John on Perplexity going for his 3rd race to Hawaii in 3 years. Starting in San Francisco, the 2120 nm course carries the fleet to the finish line located near Puu Poa Point at Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai. Thirty-one singlehanders, who hailed from Seattle to Los Angeles, started that first SSS TransPac. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. 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. The MOD70s are doing the crewed Transpac, different boat. Inbox Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.made by VSSL Agency. 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. Race chair Brian Boschma shared news of the race's future during a Zoom meeting for SSS sailors on December 3. If they cant have group meetings and such, I dont think theyre going to want us in there with our boats. Theyre currently under a 14-day quarantine restriction for anybody arriving from out of the area, which is pretty strict. I know a bit about the race as I've been a SSS competitor since '95, past commodore, etc. San Francisco to Hanalei, 2,120 nm of solo racing, starting July 2, 2016. Congrats to all! The SSS encompasses everyone from a first-time, double-handed sailor to veterans of the Singlehanded TransPacific (SHTP) yacht race. Traditionally, thats been at the Corinthian Yacht Club. The authors goals for the voyage included finding out some more about himself as much as finishing. Instead, I tried to stabilize the situation by minimizing any rudder movement. She finished the race in 6 days, 16 hours, 4 minutes, and 11 seconds to win "the Barn Door" trophy, a slab of carved koa wood traditionally awarded to the monohull with the fastest elapsed time. The start of the race would be June 19, with the startline at CYC in Tiburon. If you register as a single race entrant, the same rules will apply. My tears started rolling uncontrollably. Visit MARINE WEATHER UNIVERSITY to learn more about the course offerings available to enhance your sailing, navigating and software knowledge. Inbox Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.made by VSSL Agency. As we approach the end of 2022, weve been working on our financial plans for 2023. There are active forum people that are going but just haven't chimed in yet. 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). Single Handed Transpac 2023 | Sailing Anarchy Forums 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. Thanks for your ongoing support of the SSS. 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. 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.) If Fiasco was too long for you to finish, or if you want to follow up a great Fiasco, this is your race! Desperation, euphoria and fear competed for equal time throughout the voyage. At one point, I had to go overboard to work on a repair while staring into the blue abyss. 11/30/222023 Race schedule.Registration for TBF will open on Jibeset soon! But finish he did, in the middle of the night. 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. 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. Also, it should be noted that Rainbow corrected out to first overall, above Aloha, if you score multihulls and monohulls together. The wind died down a bit, and the sea was not as rough. 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.