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. The final rules and communications plan will be available near the end of December., Regarding the pandemic, Brian said, On the San Francisco side, we could possibly not have access to the yacht harbor at CYC other than the startline. It was also a qualifier for the 2021 Singlehanded TransPac. 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. This edition also saw the greatest number of skippers dropping out of the race. The first, the 2019 Great Pacific Longitudinal Race (LongPac), was a 400-mile singlehanded race to longitude 126 degrees 40 minutes and back. 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 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). Look for the latest information to be posted on the website, with the highlights distributed in the, Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race Collecting the Bling. During registration you will be asked as skipper if you want a t-shirt. He was the only one to finish under spinnaker. 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. Back row L-R, Falk Meissner, John Wilkerson, Jamey Wylly, Brendan Huffman Front L-R, Will Lee, Robb Walker, Bill Stange, Cliff Shaw, Jim Quanci Not pictured, Kyle Vanderspek, Reed Bernhard LATEST NEWS 6/13/2021 1993 Results. 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. 2009 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. 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. 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. Discussion, questions (and hopefully some answers) for the 2021 race to Hanalei. And boats may not be sequestered at all at the CYC docks. Last edited: Jan 6, 2023 A Alan H Super Anarchist 3,699 943 SF Bay Area This registration will be good for this seminar and all following seminars in the series. Well keep you posted on further developments on this and other significant races for West Coast sailors. Anyone in this forum doing the race? In the 1975 movie Jaws, the character Matt Hooper, played by Richard Dreyfuss, claims that he has "crewed three Transpacs" as a means of establishing his seamanship credentials with Quint. 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. 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. 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. This year has been a challenge to break even financially. Kauai is under stricter restrictions than the rest of the islands. So, thats a wrap all thats left are a few more Tree Times, culminating in the awards ceremony this Saturday. Go for the uncommon. 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. Inbox Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.made by VSSL Agency. Large gatherings are completely prohibited, so that if thats still in place that could be a complication for our tree meetings and get-togethers at a little house we rent near the beach. I have a request, wrote John in a message to the race committee. 1989 Results. 1981 Results. 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. Results. Ed Note: For more on the biennial Singlehanded Transpac, organized by San Francisco Bays Singlehanded Sailing Society, go to sfbaysss.org. There are a variety of reasons, but one of the big ones is the cost of supplying t-shirts to all race participants. You must log in or register to reply here. If you race DH and want a t-shirt for your crew, youre going to have to pay extra for it. And I think they would be a missing part of the race if we cant do it., Brian spoke with the authorities in Kauai. Clifford Shaws Crowther 10m Cu multihull Rainbow won overall handicap for the 22nd edition while Kyle Vanderspeks Hobie 33 Aloha claimed elapsed and class honors for the 2120 nm course from San Francisco to Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai. I dont know if I have it in me, but Id really like to try this race. Are required to provide their own personal protective equipment and to carry a face covering with them at all time during events. I was no longer alone! 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. Callus your mind through pain and suffering.. Alumnus Will Lees sailing experience has taken him all over the world, and he recently sailed 2,200 milesby himself. The 22nd Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race from California to Hawaii gets underway for 11 skippers on June 19, 2021. The major gear failure on Rainbow was the loss of both weatherfax computers. 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. A 90hp RIB came alongside, and two race committee members boarded Sea Wisdom. Dorade James Flood 13:07:20:04, 1939 (S.Fran.) 2021 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race, SHTP 2021 VIDEOS: got one? With 200 miles to go until the finish line, I realized my rudder was dropped to a point of not being able to steer the vessel. Will that be lifted? They pioneered use of an iPhone, with Fullpower-MotionX GPS technology.[13]. 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. I think that this is one of the big sticking points we had last time, which was we just felt it wasnt feasible to do the race because of the impact it had on the non-racers as well as the racers. !Register and get the race documents HERE.The anchorage at Hanalei Bay. The list of Los Angeles to Honolulu Record Holders is: The Barn Door Trophy is awarded each race for the Fastest Monohull Elapsed Time in the race. I hope everyone has a fun party, Aloha. Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first. I lost all steerage and was forced to request rescue from the US Coast Guard. General Procedures and Practices for Race Participants. The San Francisco SSS offers events where singlehanded and short-handed sailors can share knowledge, gain experience, and find a structured environment to expand their horizons. One took over the tiller on my jury-rigged rudder. 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? It was this mistakefailing to untie the read more, After four long months poised to spring into action at the first sign of the right weather window, Spindrift has announced that its record-breaking circumnavigation attempt wont be possible this year. Race chair Brian Boschma shared news of the races future during a Zoom meeting for SSS sailors on December 3. Singlehanded Transpac 2016 - San Francisco to Hanalei - The 20th Edition An Error Occurred Parking is currently unavailable. They have roadblocks on the island, and they check people driving along. I think it would make for a spectacular arrival. Use this control to limit the display of threads to those newer than the specified time frame. 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! All entrants complete solo Transpac Race Published on July 7th, 2021 All 11 skipper in the 2021 Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race which started June 19 from California have arrived in Hawaii. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Kyle is missing all the social activities, as he has to be back in SoCal ASAP. Eric Taberly won it in 1969 on Pen Duick V. SF to Japan he finished 11 days ahead of the next competitor . This loss ends up being subsidized by members racing singlehanded and single race entrants. But finish he did, in the middle of the night. Please join us for the next Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race seminar on Wednesday,Jan 11that 7:30 via zoom. Congratulations to all. Your options will be no t-shirt ($0) or select a style/size for $20. San Francisco to Hanalei, 2,120 nm of solo racing, starting July 2, 2016. This is particularly common in the USA offshore scene where there are dozens and dozens of boats designed and built over 30 years ago that are still cherished and raced in a variety of classic races: the Bayview and Chicago-Mac Races held annually, the Newport-Bermuda Race held on even-number years, and the Transpac from LA to Honolulu held on odd-number years. This will be rolled out starting with the 2023 3BF registration.Thanks for your ongoing support of the SSS.Tracy RogersSSS Treasurer, 12/21/22Reminder!Please join us for the next Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race seminar on Wednesday,Jan 11that 7:30 via zoom. We often wonder: what motivates someone to take on the challenge of not just sailing but racing 2225 miles from Los Angeles to Honolulu? 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. Then I remembered: I was anchored in Hanalei Bay and that green wave was the N Pali Coast mountain range. I immediately noticed some clicking at the upper rudder bearing. Launched in 1997, Scuttlebutt provides sailing news with a North American focus. Thank you for racing with the SSS, and we look forward to seeing you on the water. Congratulations to all! The plan is to sequester boats on June 18. 2009 Results. All Skippers of doublehanded boats not able to find crew that meet these criteria are encouraged to race singlehanded. Steve Fosset set a new race record in 1995 on his 60' trimaran Lakota, of 6 days 16 hours 7 minutes 16 seconds. Thirty-one singlehanders, who hailed from Seattle to Los Angeles, started that first SSS TransPac. https://jibeset.net/JACKY000.php?RG=T00134165, https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvceqhrTorG9D44EQZFGVEPI2YVQQykksT, https://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/hanalei-bay-resort. The Singlehanded Transpac record is held by Steve Fossett in '98 in an ORMA 60. The Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race had been scheduled to run in summer 2020. I cried because I learned there is always a way to move forward. It was all an emotional roller coaster between hopeless despair and beaming bliss while surfing down waves in the trade winds. While Nozomi had a relatively trouble-free race, Green Buffalo arrived with a long section of mainsail slugs pulled out of the track, among other gear problems. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. All 11 skipper in the 2021 Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race which started June 19 from California have arrived in Hawaii. Should wear a face covering when in public spaces. This desire to roam inspired me to enter the 2021 Singlehanded TransPac (SHTP) aboard Sea Wisdom, my 1987 Hinckley Souwester 42 Competition Sloop. 1993 Results. The San Francisco SSS offers events where singlehanded and short-handed sailors can share knowledge, gain experience, and find a structured environment to expand their horizons. [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]. As we approach the end of 2022, weve been working on our financial plans for 2023. Congrats to all! Congratulations to all! The start of the 22nd Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race from California to Hawaii on June 19, 2021. 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. A few hours later I discovered the rudder had dropped an inch. Fayth William S. McNutt 14:14:33:00, 1936 (S.Mon.) 1985 Results. Hawaii is less than halfway. Race t-shirts have been a long-standing tradition at the SSS and we dont want to eliminate that. 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. We are grand because we are undeterred by our ephemeral presence, because we are bold enough to exercise our will. Look for the latest information to be posted on the website, with the highlights distributed in the, 2021 Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race, Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race Collecting the Bling. They persevered. I know a bit about the race as I've been a SSS competitor since '95, past commodore, etc. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. However, true to our roots as a SINGLEhanded organization, going forward t-shirts will be free to skippers (SH or DH) only. He and his wife Darlene spent the rest of the day cutting the spinnaker away. Change could bring a new set of possibilities and problems. That morning he had sent the message, 70 miles to go. You are using an out of date browser. The very next day, Kyle departed Hanalei with orange storm jib hoisted, bound for Oahu, where he would put the Hobie onto a ship. This year has been a challenge to break even financially. It was originally called the "First to Finish" Trophy. There are a variety of reasons, but one of the big ones is the cost of supplying t-shirts to all race participants. The committee on site at Hanalei Bay will probably arrive on June 29. 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 Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race had been scheduled to run in summer 2020. The wind died down a bit, and the sea was not as rough. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. I was shocked, as this recently rebuilt section should have been the most reliable part of the whole boat. Surprise! And they said, Call us in February, because we have no idea. Beach-going or beach gatherings are limited to five individuals. We believe that this will be a significant upgrade to the quality and variety of apparel Transpacific Yacht Club can offer its members, boat owners and crews.. Transpacific Yacht Club (TPYC) is proud to announce a new partnership with LW Regatta Gear for all Transpac related apparel and merchandise. That was Albert Soiland. 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. After two years of preparation, I thought I knew how challenging this race would be, but I underestimated how mentally difficult it would be to complete the passage in solitude and to cross an imaginary finish line at the Hanalei Bay anchorage. 2023 Scuttlebutt Sailing News. We could have a no-race committee finish and a self-managed finish line where individuals record their time. He originally intended to enter the race but was unaware that multihulls were not invited. We are always learning and always sharing knowledge. The Skipper is the person in-charge of a boat during an event. The 22nd Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race from California to Hawaii gets underway for 11 skippers on June 19, 2021. Be the uncommon of the uncommon. If you are not planning to race and would like to volunteer, please contact racechair@sfbaysss.org for more information.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).Register now at https://jibeset.net/JACKY000.php?RG=T00134165Thank you for racing with the SSS, and we look forward to seeing you on the water.Richard, 2023 SSS Race Co-Chair, 12/21/22Racers;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. The Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) is a biennial offshore yacht race held in odd-numbered years starting off the Pt. 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. I believe the catamaran is a Crowther not a Gemini. The race is organized by the Transpacific Yacht Club. Theres also a bus that runs wonderfully around the island; it gets you over there in about an hour and a half. 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). My passage was plagued by light winds and assorted equipment failures. . Guess he likes that trip! Two sailboats and the race committee would wait for me at the finish line after dark. Lost your password? I cried because of all the love I got from this trip. Yesterday, July 6, was the day of the wraps. 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. 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. Robert Cleveland and Jan Passion are correct that Rainbow is a Crowther not a Gemini. The 2008 documentary Morning Light is a film about the 2007 Disney-sponsored competitors in the race. 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. Although the hull actually read more, It was March, and Id made it through another Maine winter. A singlehanded (edit:Transpacific)race to Japan has been done. Transpacific Yacht Club. But the Singlehanded Sailing Society had to postpone it until 2021, mostly due to quarantine requirements on the Hawaii side. If as skipper you want a t-shirt, you select a style/size and there is no cost to you. Eleven boats and he was number ONE. Proud to know him. The SSS encompasses everyone from a first-time, double-handed sailor to veterans of the Singlehanded TransPacific (SHTP) yacht race. 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. Learn more about the outstanding companies that sponsor Transpac Surprise! Moving the SHTP from even years to odd years seems like a good idea. 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. Please enter your username or email address. ID MADE IT! Headed by Dona Bertarelli, the Spindrift team has been on a mission to set a read more, In some stunning footage from onboard reporter Antoine Auriol, Boris Herrmann and his team aboard Malizia decided to cut their Code 0 free after it came loose and got tangled in the keel last night. This record would stand for 20 years. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. However, there are equally brilliant minds at work enhancing what has already been created to improve performance, safety and (usually) comfort too. So we might have to think through our strategy on sequestering or not sequestering. If you register as a single race entrant, the same rules will apply. Though I had cruised offshore for over 20 years, this was only the fourth race I had ever competed in, and my second ocean race. But thats only good to about a 10-minute window. I awoke with less than 200 miles to go and considered giving up. And we can track how close you were to that with satellite data. 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 . Congrats to Berkeley YC Staff Commodore Falk Meissner . You sign up at $50 for the race. 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. What a trip and achievement. Unfortunately, my backup steering system, the Hydrovane, was also jury rigged due to a missing bolt. [5][6] The crew was rescued by another racing boat. I learned to push the limits of my endurance, to engage in prolonged experiences of cathartic suffering to break down my inner walls, to cleanse my spirit for simpler and purer emotions, and to surpass myself. Contender Richard R. Loynes 14:07:50:00, 1941 Stella Maris II Dr. A. Steele 13:21:03:55, 1947 Chubasco W.L. After sailing over 2,000 miles and with less than 200 miles to go, I jibed. 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. William Lee Receives Perseverance Award in Singlehanded Transpac . On July 7, 2009, Alfa Romeo II beat the Morning Glory record for best day's run set in the 2005 race, by sailing 399 nautical miles (459mi; 739km) in 24 hours. That man was Clarence MacFarlane,still engaged with his brainchild but entrusting the leg work to an old friend known for getting thingsdone. 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. And then of course, we could delay the race to another season.. Metabiota has ideas. *Social bubbles are defined as stable groups of 12 people or less who have agreed to limit their social activities to only each other for at least three weeks. With the liferaft and abandon ship bags prepared, Sea Wisdom and I had to limp across the finished line. Someone recently compiled and posted information about past competitors on the. Bill Stanges Westsail 32 Hula finished in the morning with a spinnaker wrapped around the forestay. Additionally, that impacts the race committee. If you race DH and want a t-shirt for your crew, youre going to have to pay extra for it. We will be coveringRigging/Sails/Repairs at Sea. Charley, the 1983 Transpac Winner On July 7, 2009, Alfa Romeo II beat the Morning Glory record for best day's run set in the 2005 race, by sailing 399 nautical miles (459 mi; 739 km) in 24 hours. 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. The other gave me a big hug. One. To be extra prudent, I slept with my EPIRB next to me and prepared the life raft and abandon ship bags. 2005 Results. If Fiasco was too long for you to finish, or if you want to follow up a great Fiasco, this is your race! 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. During the LongPac, I experienced rudder failure when I hit an underwater object at 0200. Multihulls are usually quite scarce in the the SHTP as there are few to compete against. 2021 Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race, https://www.jibeset.net/show.php?RR=JACKY_T007588480&DOC=r201&TYP=html, St. Francis Yacht Club Members to Compete in Tokyo, Get One Month Free at Wayfarer Apartments and Marina, Circumnavigator Ellen MacArthur Navigating the Circular Economy. Awesome job Kyle! That exhibit symptoms of COVID-19 are directed to stay home and not participate in any activity that may risk the exposure of others. On the floor, I've fallen and can't get up. My heart swelled. Easy to deploy with little chance of wrapping!! Four days later, 19 larger boats hit the line in windy, nasty weather which thankfully improved past Mile Rock. Ive used it a few times. In either case, if you race DH and want a t-shirt for your crew, it will be an extra $20 each race. I sat on the deck pondering this thought for some time, with my perspective as wide as the horizon. The awards ceremony is currently scheduled for July 10 at the Nawiliwili Yacht Club, which is a bit of a drive around the island. Also finishing on July 4 were Reed Bernhard on the J/109 Mountain, and toward sunset, Jim Quanci on the Cal 40 Green Buffalo. If you are registering as DH, you will be asked if you want a t-shirt for your crew. 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. 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. 2003 Results. Launched in 1997, Scuttlebutt provides sailing news with a North American focus.
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