NewsA collection of arrivals into Hawaii enjoying the action and the thrill of completing the Transpac Race. Many teams came in a day ahead of their hotel bookings and were welcomed with flower leis, and strong doses of Hawaiian hospitality poured into pineapples....
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Honolulu, Hawaii - With the finish today just before sunrise of Tim Jones' Olson 40 Live Wire, all entered yachts are accounted for in this 51st edition of the Transpac. The Cal 40 Nalu V skippered by Mark Ashmore with wife Kathleen, Chris Tadlock and navigator Hugh Westermeyer did not have the fastest ride to Hawaii, having broken their spinnaker a few days ago and sailing the remainder of the race with a poled-out headsail. For this they do earn the Tail End Charlie Award, but they also achieved a more important mission for their team in this race.
Read more“Aaahhhlloooohhaahhh!” Transpacific Yacht Club Commodore Jim Eddy led the crowd of Transpac sailors and their friends and family with this traditional greeting that has so many meanings in Hawaiian: Hello, Welcome, Goodbye, or as an expression of love and affection. On the upper deck of the Hawaii YC this group gathered for the final of three ceremonies of awards to celebrate this year’s 51st biennial edition of the 2225-mile Transpac race from LA to Honolulu.
Read moreTranspac Race analysis with Dobbs Davis of Seahorse Magazine. Today's guest is navigator Peter Isler of Pyewacket, Roy Disney's turbo Volvo 70. Isler gives insightful comments on not only their experience on Pyewacket, but the race in historic context. Tune in for this interesting discussion among the experts on this fast 2021 edition of this biennial classic ocean race.
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July 27, 2021
Well it's day 14 and we have 44 miles to go. It's been quite an experience and we have learned a lot. No matter how prepared you think you are, there is always more to do. We are finishing in our typical place - last across the line (Nalu-style), but I don't think we're last on a corrected basis. Getting in safely has always been goal #1 and we should accomplish that.
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Honolulu, Hawaii – An enduring service provided by the Transpacific Yacht Club is maintaining one of the largest and most impressive perpetual trophy collections in the ocean racing world. Dozens of works of art crafted in silver, pewter, brass and bronze, along with traditional Hawaiian materials like Koa wood, canvas, cord and reeds, have accumulated over the 115 year history of this race, first sailed in 1906.
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Honolulu, Hawaii – By now the stories of massive waves, sustained high speeds, and record runs coming into the docks at this year’s Transpac are starting to sound routine. This year’s race was epic, everyone agrees, thanks to a perfect weather scenario allowing for sustained high-speed sailing. Teams came in a day ahead of their hotel bookings and thus hung out at the bars of the Waikiki and Hawaii Yacht Clubs, enjoy terra firma and strong doses of Hawaiian hospitality poured into pineapples.
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July 25, 2021
It's Sunday afternoon and we are on a layline for the Molokai Channel. That's where we'll gybe over to a starboard pole, heading West along the southern shore of Oahu making for Diamond Head and the finish line of the 2021 Transpac Race.
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