official race guide

Contents Schedule of Events ...... 3 Welcome from the Governor of Hawaii ...... 8 Welcome from the Mayor of Honolulu ...... 9 Welcome from the Mayor of Long Beach ...... 9 Welcome from the Transpacific Yacht Club Commodore 10 Welcome from the Honolulu Committee Chair . . . . 10 Welcome from the Sponsoring Yacht Clubs ...... 11 49th Transpac Preview ...... 12 2017 Yacht Entries & Crews ...... 14 Following the 49th Transpac ...... 24 schedule of events Historic Transpac’s 49th Race Across the Pacific . . .26 June 29, 2017 VIP Mixer and Presentation ...... 1800 - 2100 by Farmers & Merchants Bank The Story of Chubasco ...... 28 Transpac 2017 Sponsors ...... 34 July 1, 2017 skippers Meeting ...... 1530 - 1700 Barn Door Winners ...... 37 July 1, 2017 Aloha Sendoff arty,P Long Beach ...... 1800 - 2200 Overall Winners ...... 37 Transpac 2017 Committees ...... 38 July 2, 2017 last Safety at Sea Seminar, Long Beach Transpac 2017 Perpetual Trophies ...... 39 Mahalo List ...... 41 July 2, 2017 porsche Palooza and Yacht Review . . . . . 1100 - 1600

2015 Class Finish Positions ...... 43 July 3, 2017 first Transpac 2017 Start, Pt Fermin ...... 1300 Merlin and the Wizard Rise Again ...... 44 Remembering Cathie Nash ...... 46 July 5, 2017 second Transpac 2017 Start, Pt Fermin ...... 1300 8 Bells Honor Roll ...... 46 July 6, 2017 third Transpac 2017 Start, Pt Fermin ...... 1300 Multihull Start ...... 1330

July 19, 2017 Goslings Party - Hawaii Yacht Club ...... 1700 Official Handbook July 20, 2017 Hawaiian Luau - Waikiki Yacht Club Party ...... 1700 of the 49th Transpacific Yacht Race July 21, 2017 navigator’s Debrief ...... 0930

The Transpac 2017 Official Race Handbook is published for the July 21, 2017 Honolulu Awards Ceremony ...... 1630 Honolulu Committee of the Transpacific Yacht Club by After Party Waikiki Yacht Club ...... 1830 Roth Communications, 2040 Alewa Drive Honolulu, HI 96817 USA. July 22, 2017 plywood Cup Kaneohe Yacht Club ...... 0930 (808) 595-4124 Plywood Cup Race Start ...... 1300 [email protected] Kaneohe Yacht Club Open House ...... 1000 - 1700

Publisher...... Michael J. Roth- Roth Communications Editor...... Ray Pendleton Contributing Writers...... Betsy Crowfoot , Dobbs Davis, R.C. Keefe, Ray Pendleton Contributing Photographers...... Miles Anderson, Maureen Bates, Betsy Crowfoot, Pam Davis, Leslie Demeuse Disney, Lauren Easley, Skip Ely, Doug Gifford, Sharon Green, David Livingston, Todd Rasmussen, Phil Uhl Designer...... Leslie Johnson Design

On the Cover: Rio 100, Bakewell-White 100, Manouch Moshayedi 2015 Barn Door winner 7:05:34:07. Inserts top to bottom: Phaedo, Gunboat 66 Lloyd Thornburg 2015 ORCA Multihull Div. winner 8:06:07:50 Wild Oats IX, Reichel/Pugh 100, Roy P. Disney / Robert Oatley 2015 Merlin Trophy winner, 1st Div. 1 06:12:37:38 Grand Illusion Santa Cruz 70 James McDowell 2015 Overall and Div. 3 winner 05:15:47:00 All Photos: Sharon Green / ultimatesailing.com

Marjorie rounding Catalina island. Photo: Sharon Green / ultimatesailing.com

Transpac 2017 3 Wild Oats XI, RP 100 First Div. 1 & Merlin Trophy winner Transpac 2015 Roy P. Disney / Robert Oatley 06:12:37:38 Photo: Sharon Green / ultimatesailing.com

4 Transpac 2017 Transpac 2017 5 Grand Illusion, SC 70 First Overall & Div. 3 winner. Transpac 2015 James McDowell 05:15:47:00- Photo: Sharon Green / ultimatesailing.com

6 Transpac 2017 HYC

Transpac Transpac 2017 2015 7 7 8 Transpac 2017 OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Mayor ROBERT GARCIA CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU City of Long Beach

Message from Mayor KIRK CALDWELL

It gives me great pleasure to extend my warmest aloha to the Greetings Transpac Race Crews and Fans, participants in this year’s Transpacific Yacht Race. We are honored As Mayor of the great City of Long Beach, California, it to welcome the world-class sailors, navigators, and yachtsmen who is an honor to welcome you all to the 49th Biennial Transpacific cross the Pacific, from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Yacht Race, one of the world’s premier off-coast races! First conceived by King David Kalakaua to promote greater Long Beach is proud to host the participants and fans who fellowship between the new territory of Hawaii and the continental come to Southern California for the Transpac 2017 kick-off U.S., this biennial 2225-nautical mile ocean race is the oldest festival. We appreciate the incredible athleticism and dedication and most prestigious of yachting’s open ocean races. Since the it takes for the crews to finish this grueling voyage to Hawaii, inaugural race in 1906, Transpac’s challenging length and high and we are thrilled to recognize the previous winners and levels of competition have extended its scope. Participating in record-setters in our Transpac Walk of Fame. Transpac 2017 are entrants whose homeports include Australia, We also want to acknowledge the hard work and Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Norway and Russia. commitment of the volunteers and staff who make this event The 49th Transpac will test the captains and crewmembers, possible, and our city’s Shoreline Yacht Club and Long Beach their preparation for the rigorous physical demands and teamwork Yacht Club for their indispensable contributions. required for this challenge. Innovations, such as this year’s On behalf of the City of Long Beach, we are excited interactive event website, first-time use of Time-on-Time scoring to welcome Transpac racers and to wish all the crews a safe, based on the Transpac wind matrix model, and allowance of sail enjoyable journey to Hawaii. stacking, make each race a highly anticipated worldwide event. The enduring success of this iconic sailing exhibition is a Sincerely, tribute to your organizational committees in California and Hawaii, the generosity of your clubs and volunteers, and the dedicated support of your sponsors. On behalf of the people of the City and County of Honolulu, I extend best wishes for a safe and successful race, and to the captains and crewmembers, may you have fair winds and a following sea.

Mayor RobertGarcia City of Long Beach

Mayor Kirk Caldwell

Transpac 2017 9 Commodore Transpacific Yacht Club Honolulu Committee Chair Bo Wheeler Dan Ford

Aloha! Welcome to all of our sailors, sponsors, volunteers, Aloha from the Honolulu Committee and the hundreds friends, families and spectators far and wide to the 49th running of of volunteers who staff the many committees necessary Transpacific Yacht Club’s biennial Los Angeles to Honolulu Race. for the finish of the 2017 Transpacific Yacht Race. We It is an honor be the first Commodore from Hawaii. Transpacific love to share Hawaii with you whether you arrive in 4 Yacht Club’s members and Board of Directors mutually share days or fourteen (or 5 hours by air). The race involves their experience and passion to organize and conduct one of the commitment of over 600 volunteers who donate their world’s classic blue water ocean races in collaboration with our free time to make this race happen. A diverse experienced supporting yacht clubs and race sponsors. team including Harbor Operations, Committee Boats, The race was first held in 1906 following an earlier Boat Hosting, Inspectors, Shuttle Boats, Communications, invitation extended by Hawaii’s King David Kalakaua. The race Media, Photographers, Race Headquarters, Diamond Head was originally to have been run from San Francisco but following Lighthouse crew, and many others come together to make a the unfortunate 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the race start was successful race finish. The Transpac was inspired by King moved to Los Angeles. David Kalakaua and this year will mark 111 years since the We continue to attract a strong turnout of sailors from first start of one of the longest and oldest offshore races in the the Pacific Region and beyond. As usual, Transpac has drawn world. international interest as well with entries from Australia, Canada, To make this race happen, it takes two years of work Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Norway and Russia. and planning. Mahalo for the cooperation and support of We are excited to have the 100-footer Commanche guided all involved including the State of Hawaii, the Division by Skipper Ken Read and Navigator Stan Honey seeking to of Boating and Ocean Recreation, the City and County of add another elapsed time race record to her outstanding record Honolulu, Ala Wai and Kewalo Harbor Masters, host Yacht inventory. Weather permitting, Commanche will be looking Clubs, and many others. Special thanks too, to our local to beat the monohull course record of 5D 14H 36M 20S set by sponsors and supporters, who donate products and services in Alpha Romeo in 2005 and to have her name and record engraved support of Transpac Race activities. on the stunning Transpac Honolulu Race Elapsed Time Trophy, A special recognition goes out to the United States donated by Transpac veteran Roy Disney, and known as the Clock Coast Guard, District 14 and its commander and men and Trophy. women to assist us with communications, security, and Manouch Mosayedi’s 100-foot, fixed keel Rio 100 is emergency support. Critical to this effort is allowing our returning to defend her 2015 Barn Door Trophy victory for the volunteers use of the Diamond Head Lighthouse to monitor first to finish monohull without use of stored power or moveable communications and time the finish of each competitor. ballast and seek to lower the Barn Door course record. This year we would like to welcome aboard two new We fully expect the Transpac multihull course record of spirit sponsors, Goslings and Pau Maui Vodka who will 5D 9H 18M 26S will fall. There are several strong contenders be working with us to support our key events and awards including two MOD 70s, Giovani Soldini’s Masserati and Lloyd ceremony. Thornburg’s Phaedo III, and HL Enloe’s ORMA60 Mightly Also stop by Race Headquarters (“the Shack”) for Merloe. Phaedo III set the new world record (still to be ratified) answers to any question or simply to chat. You’ll also find for the Los Angeles to Honolulu course in early May 2017 with access to the Yellowbrick tracking site and the display of an elapsed time of 3D 16H 52M 03S, breaking Lending Club 2’s approach reports (100-, 25- and 5-mile) including estimated world record set in 2015 by 1H 08M. time of arrival (ETA) and slip assignments. The bulk of the fleet will be competing for corrected time No matter what time of day or night you arrive or what trophies in their classes, starts and for overall as well as numerous order of finish, our volunteers will be there to greet you with other prizes. Returning again will be James McDowell’s Santa leis and libations. We wish you fair winds and following Cruz 70 Grand Illusion seeking to defend her 2015 overall seas. Aloha! corrected time victory and compete for a record fourth overall corrected title. Dan Ford I want to thank our supporting yacht clubs, from the West Coast, Chair, Honolulu Transpac Committee both the Los Angeles Yacht Club and Shoreline Yacht Club, and from Hawaii, Kaneohe Yacht Club, Hawaii Yacht Club and Waikiki Yacht Club, that generously provide not only their facilities but also the hundreds of volunteer members necessary to arrange the numerous pre-race and post-race activities. It’s their Aloha Spirit that sets Transpac apart from other ocean races. For those watching from home, I encourage you to follow the race, including daily race update video streams, on our website at www.transpacificyc.com as well as to follow the race tracking positions through YB Tracking. I encourage you to support our sponsors without whose support we would be challenged to conduct a race of this magnitude. Makenai malie e kai malino! (Fair Winds and following seas!)

10 Transpac 2017 Kaneohe Yacht Club Hawaii Yacht Club Waikiki Yacht Club Commodore Commodore Commodore Tom Wood RICHARD DENTON Lyle Holden

On behalf of the Board of Directors and Aloha Transpacific Yacht Race 2017 Sailors Aloha! The Waikiki Yacht Club extends Members of Kaneohe Yacht Club, Aloha and E In the middle of the Pacific Ocean is a string a warm welcome to all of the skippers, crew, Komo Mai. Welcome to Oahu and the beautiful of islands known as Hawaii located in the sweet family, friends and volunteers involved in the State of Hawaii. KYC is proud to be the Host for spot for climate. Hawaii is an island paradise 2017 Transpacific Yacht Race. You will find our this year’s Transpacific Yacht Race. where the temperature typically ranges from 78 location and historic clubhouse to be among the Our Club is nestled below the Ko’olau degrees in the winter or Ho‘oilo, to 85 degrees finest available and a wonderful place to relax Mountains at the edge of Kaneohe Bay. We in the summer or Kau. A persistent northeasterly and enjoy fellowship in a casual atmosphere. are proud of our strong sailing and boating breeze bringing both comfort and seafarers cools Our club has been a popular destination for programs, especially our junior programs and we the islands. Transpac participants for over 70 years, as we are happy to share our Club with you. Within this chain of islands is O‘ahu. This offer modern docks, a full-service bar and galley, Our bar will be open starting at 4 pm island, known as “The Gathering Place,” is par- wharf-side, umbrella-shaded tables and a formal on weeknights, and you will findTranspac’s ticularly prized and was the site of the battle for dining room, swimming pool, wireless internet, famous “Barn Door” trophy displayed on the left the unification of the Hawaiian Islands by King experienced staff, and friendly members. hand side of the bar. On Wednesday and Friday Kamehameha I. Here the Kingdom established We are located adjacent to the world- evenings our galley’s snack bar window will its permanent government and is where most of class Ala Moana Shopping Center and Ala open at 5:30 and on Thursday nights we will be the population resides today. Moana Beach Park where you can park for free open for formal dining beginning at 6 pm. On On O‘ahu is the world-famous Waikiki. and go for a swim or jog. We are also within Thursdays, we also host our weekly Bulkhead The name means sprouting water and is indica- walking distance of Waikiki’s famous beaches, Races starting at 6 pm. tive of the beauty and lushness of the Hawaiian entertainment, major hotels and fine dining KYC will also host the “Plywood Cup” on Islands. It was a retreat for Hawaiian royalty and establishments. As always, our WYC shuttle 22 July. This fun fund raising event for United was their favorite place to surf. boat will provide complementary transportation Cerebral Palsy is really “back to basics” boat On the west side of Waikiki is a marina between our club and other activities throughout construction and sailing. Each team designs, called the Ala Wai Boat Harbor. This is where the Ala Wai Harbor. constructs and then actually sails their own most of the sailing vessels participating in Food service at our club is available daily plywood vessel all in one short morning. the Transpac 2017 race from Los Angeles to during Transpac. The Wharf Menu is available Participants are given a sheet of plywood, Honolulu will moor. These racing vessels will from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. every day. Our dining a hammer, a saw, nails, caulking, rope and be welcomed by throngs of people with cheers of room and Night Menu is available Wednesday sailcloth to build their vessel. Once the vessels aloha, leis, food, and drink. through Saturday 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. We also are complete, the ensuing regatta will be a true In the Ala Wai Boat Harbor is a yacht club serve an excellent Sunday brunch from 10:30 test of basic sailing (and sometimes swimming) established in 1901 as the Hawaii Yacht Club. a.m. to 2 p.m. Our logo “Boatique” is open skills. Following the Plywood Cup, we will also This is a place where seafarers arrive at its during Transpac from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. be hosting a Welcome Party. Cast against the Aloha Dock and are shown the Aloha spirit year The bar will be open from 8 am to closing. backdrop of Kaneohe Bay, this is a truly fun day round. The HYC welcomes the skippers, crew, The WYC will host our famous Luau Party where memories are made. their family and friends and invite all to enjoy on Thursday, July 20th. In addition, there will Congratulations on successfully completing the camaraderie of the Club at the finish of the be an ‘Aloha After Party’ following the awards your Pacific crossing, and again, welcome. Transpac 2017. ceremony on Friday July 21st. We look forward to Please come by for an enjoyable visit to Kaneohe seeing all of you here and to share our aloha spirit. Yacht Club, we look forward to meeting you and Aloha, The Board of Directors, members, and “talking story.” Richard Denton staff of the Waikiki Yacht Club are proud to Commodore Hawaii Yacht Club continue the great tradition of Transpac and Tom Wood our congratulations to all of the racers on your Commodore Kaneohe Yacht Club downwind ride to paradise.

Fair winds, and the warmest Aloha,

Lyle Holden Commodore Waikiki Yacht Club Kaneohe Yacht Club Flag Officers Hawaii Yacht Club Flag Officers Waikiki Yacht Club Flag Officers Commodore Tom Wood Commodore richard Denton Commodore Lyle Holden Vice Commodore Frederic Berg Vice Commodore sohan Pieris Vice Commodore Todd Rasmussen Rear Commodore ralph Foulger RC for Power Al Bento Staff Commodore Doug Taylor Staff Commodore Richard Perkins RC for Sail Steven Eder RC Sail Hideki Hayashi Secretary spotswood Robertson Port Captain robert Sheetz RC Power Mike Semien Treasurer Tim Hudson Board of Governors Leslie Moore Treasurer Kim Blake Directors Mark Andrade Linda West Secretary Cindy Ordonez Lindy Rollo Brian Orandello Directors Perry Confalone Rocky Young Diana Cummings Steve Porretta Club Manager norm Cote Treasurer John Cruz Stan Thornton Office: 808-247-4121 Club Manager Dave Akers Club Manager randy Ahlo E-Mail: [email protected] Office: 808-949-4622 x1 Office: 808-955-4405 Website: www.kaneoheyachtclub.com Website: www.hawaiiyachtclub.org E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.waikikiyachtclub.com

Transpac 2017 11 49th Transpac Preview By Dobbs Davis Is it record time?

The 49th running of this oldest and (nearly) longest biennial Thornburg plans to get back in time to start the race and spar offshore race in the hemisphere is upon us, and it looks against the other MOD 70 in the race, the foil-borne Maserati like this edition as usual will have a solid roster of nearly 60 skippered by Giovanni Soldini. This will be a very interesting entries of all shapes, sizes and speeds. This indicates the match race to Hawaii between these two, with one foiling enduring appeal of this 2225-mile race from LA to Honolulu: and one just plain fast. Soldini and team lost out narrowly a (mostly) downwind course that is challenging in its length to Phaedo in a light and shifty Caribbean 600, with the boat but still accessible to nearly all levels of offshore sailors, in ‘development mode:’ a conventional MOD70 foil on the rookie and veteran alike. starboard side and a custom foiling daggerboard on the port side. They say they are planning for the second foiling In light of the atypical weather plaguing most of the fleet daggerboard to be fitted in time for the Transpac. during the last two editions in 2013 and 2015, organizers from the Transpacific YC have compressed the three separate start Another large cat entered from an earlier generation of days to within four days, rather than the six days of previous offshore cats is HL Enloe’s ORMA 60 Mighty Merloe among years. This is thought to give the overall corrected time the six totals entries in this class. The ORA has devised a trophies more relevance with a better chance that the fleet new Multihull Rule to rate these dissimilar boats, and race will be together in the same weather patterns over more of managers have decided they would start on the same day as the race course than seen in the recent past. the fastest monohulls.

In the 2013 race it was Matt Brooks’ venerable 1929 S&S ketch Yet among these fast monohulls there is only one entered Dorade that won an impressive stack of trophies, including that is long enough, lean enough and with a canting keel to the overall King Kalakaua Trophy for lowest overall corrected have a serious shot at getting close to the existing course time, a feat she last achieved in 1936. She started five days in record of 5D 14H 36M 20S set by Alfa Romeo II in 2009. Jim advance of the overall runner-up, Roy Pat Disney’s Andrews Clark’s 100-foot VPLP-designed Comanche was designed and 70 Pyewacket, and the remainder of the fast monohull fleet, built specifically to smash course records around the world, and had an elapsed time nearly 3½ days slower yet corrected and now it’s the Transpac record that is poised to be scalped. to be ahead by 2½ hours while sailing in near-perfect Skippered by Ken Read with Stan Honey on board calling conditions most of the race. This is not to say Dorade did the shots, this veteran all-pro team is in serious contention not deserve the win: unlike most of the other entries in the and needs only the right weather. Honey says, “we don’t Aloha Class who race with family and friends, Brooks took this even need strong winds, we just need consistent breeze on seriously, with months of meticulous preparation, weeks of sail the entire course. This is how the last record was set.” Who testing through her multiple sail combinations, and a highly navigated that run? Stan did. experienced pro-am crew. Regardless, Comanche is a favorite for the Merlin Trophy At press time class splits have not been made yet for this awarded to the first to finish monohull, while Manouch year’s race, but the splits will likely be broadly similar to those Moshayedi’s fixed-keel Bakewell White-designed Rio 100 as made in previous years, with some notable exceptions in the the favorite for the Barn Door Trophy awarded to the fastest Multihull class. In 2015 the 105-foot trimaran Lending Club 2 monohull with no powered assistance. Another large yacht (ex-Groupama) was poised to set a new course record, but likely to be in their class is the race’s only entry from Russia, left instead a few days early to set a course record due to an Avanasy Isaev’s Weddel, an 80-foot Grand Mistral One unfavorable weather forecast. This year Lloyd Thornburg’s Design. Phaedo 2 did the very same, but well in advance of the race start: in fact, in mid-May Phaedo found the right pattern, went Among the long light monohulls there is another interesting for it, and achieved their goal, shaving about 1 hour off of entry this year, but one that’s no stranger to this race: Bill Lending Club’s course record time with a new record mark of Lee’s legendary 68-foot Merlin. The boat that started the 3 days, 16 hours, 52 minutes and 3 seconds. ULDB revolution of the 1980’s and ‘90’s is back in Lee’s hands, and has been in the boat yard in Santa Cruz during

12 Transpac 2017 CaZan DK 46 First Hawaiian Boat Scott Bradley 07:04:28:02 Photo: Sharon Green / ultimatesailing.com

49th Transpac Preview the rainy winter getting prepped for yet another race to Hawaii, the latest of The division with Santa Cruz 50’s and 52’s has always had a strong a few dozen this boat has done in its long and storied life, this time with a turnout, with no less than 10 coming to race this year, many new to new fixed keel. Transpac. Until the last edition, picking a favorite in this class was always easy: the veteran SC 50 Horizon. However, their dominance of the class Merlin will likely be in a class that includes several Santa Cruz and Andrews ended last year with Eric Gray’s SC 50 Allure taking the top prize. This ULDB Sleds, including last year’s overall monohull winner of the King class may very well end up being too close to call. Kalakaua Trophy, James McDowell’s SC 70 Grand Illusion. At eight boats, this promises to be competitive and lively to watch. The remaining three classes will be a more heterogeneous mix of boat styles and types, starting with the always-popular Aloha Class of cruiser/ This year the turnout of the race’s signature design, the Transpac 52’s, racers that will be first off the starting line on July 3rd. Another division will be lighter than hoped, but it will be the long offshore debut of a new of smaller but racier designs will start with the Aloha group, including the generation of TP 52’s called the Pac 52’s. Unlike their cousins in the smallest boats in this year’s fleet, Chris Lemke and Brad Lawson’s Hobie 52SuperSeries, the Pac 52 design is more suited to the offshore races of 33 Dark Star from Canada, and Ed Sanford’s J/105 Creative from Poway, the West Coast than the buoy racing courses in the Med. In specifications CA, on his third race to Honolulu. they resemble the TP’s but have a few key enhancements to survive challenging coastal, short offshore, and 2000-mile ocean races. Scoring this year will for the first time be calculated in a time-on-time format, making calculations for who’s doing well in the standings during One of the two entered is Frank Slootman’s new Cookson-built Judel/ the race a little challenging. One scenario may be what the Sydney Hobart Vrolijk Pac52 Invisible Hand that has been training near their base in San Race does with their Yellow Brick trackers: the time left to the finish is Francisco. The other is Tim Holthus’s J/V Pac 52 Bad Pak that has recently estimated based on the distance left to the finish and the current speed of disembarked from Cookson to its new home in San Diego, and has its the boat. This in turn is multiplied by the rating to get corrected time, and qualifying miles to do before the start on July 6th. the boat with the lowest corrected time wins.

Other entries to watch in other classes include the three J/125’s entered, “This is a great fleet this year,” said TPYC Commodore Bo Wheeler. “All we with Tim Fuller’s Resolute having a possible edge having finished as need is to finally get back to some “normal” weather and everyone will runner-up in the class in 2015. However, last year’s patchy breeze may have finally enjoyed a classic Transpac.” not replicate again this year and an entirely different skill set may get rewarded…Chris Heman’s Rogers 46 Varuna, for example, may find their third time racing to Hawaii may have what it takes for them to win this class.

Transpac 2017 13 Boat Entries

Alicante Bad Pak Rig/Model...... – Sabre 386 Mark II Rig/Model...... – Pac52 LOA...... – 38’8 LOA...... – 52 Year...... – 1989 Year...... – 2017 Sail Number...... – USA 69545 Sail Number...... – USA60052 Owner/Skipper ...... – Matt Humphreys Owner /Skipper...... – Tom Holthus Navigator...... – Navigator...... –Bruce Nelson Yacht Club...... – California Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – San Diego Yacht Club Crew...... – Rob Jacoby, Crew...... – Andrew Coates, Paul Kamen, Erik Smith Bill Erkelens, Jon Gardner, Kelly Holthus, Tom Holthus, Ty Reed, Matt Reynolds, Brent Ruhne, Cody Schlub

Aszhou Between the sheets Rig/Model...... – R/P 63 Rig/Model...... – Jeanneau LOA...... – 63 LOA...... – 49.6 Year...... – 2009 Year...... – 2000 Sail Number...... – AUS 98888 Sail Number...... – USA 51593 Owner/Skipper...... – Steve Meheen Owner/Skipper ...... – Ross Pearlman Navigator...... – Navigator...... –Kerry Deaver Yacht Club...... – San Diego Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – Balboa Yacht Club Crew...... – Justin Ackerman, Crew...... – PJ Jacquelin II, Jake Arcand, Daniel Flanigan, Fizz Foster, Jeff Keenan, Blake Maxwell, Robert Mooers, Fuzz Foster, Eric Heim, Skip McCormack, Robert Vandervort, William Vandervort Larry Mialik, Ray Pope, Ty Pryne, Jackson Warner, Justin Wilson

Azure Blueflash Rig/Model...... – Cal 40 Rig/Model...... – Farr 400 LOA...... – 39.5 LOA...... – 40 Year...... – 1966 Year...... – 2011 Sail Number...... – USA 72 Sail Number...... – USA 400 Owner/Skipper...... – Rodney Pimentel Owner/Skipper ...... – Scott Grealish Navigator...... –Ted Floyd Navigator...... –Sean Grealish Yacht Club...... – Encinal Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – Willamette Sailing Club Crew...... – Tony Shaffer, Crew...... – Bill Blazer, Jim Vickers Kyle Collins, Sean Grealish, John Ped, Keiran Searle

14 Transpac 2017 Buona Sera Comanche Rig/Model...... – Santa Cruz 70 Rig/Model...... – Monohull LOA...... – 68.88 LOA...... – 100 Year...... – 1986 Year...... – 2014 Sail Number...... – USA 41104 Sail Number...... – USA 12356 Owner/Skipper ...... – Edward Marez Owner/Skipper ...... – Ken Read Navigator...... –Gerry Swinton Navigator...... –Stanley Honey Yacht Club...... – Santa Cruz Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – New York Yacht Club Crew...... – John Buchanan, Crew...... – Richard Clarke, Justin Tim Cordrey, Jay Crum, Joseph Crum, Clougher, Julien Cressant, Shannon Falcone, Chris Deaver, Mike Evans, Bret Gripenstraw, Warwick Fleury, Ryan Godfrey, Kelvin Harrap, Thomas Ripard Christopher Maxted, Anthony Mutter, Louis Sinclair, Casey Smith, James Spithill, John von Schwarz

Cabernet Sky creative Rig/Model...... – Beneteau Oceanis 48 Rig/Model...... – J 105 LOA...... – 47.8 LOA...... – 34.5 Year...... – 2013 Year...... – 2001 Sail Number...... – USA 56269 Sail Number...... – USA 51911 Owner/Skipper ...... – Charles Buckner Owner /Skipper...... – Ed Sanford Navigator...... – Navigator...... –Andrew Sapien Yacht Club...... – Dana Point Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – San Diego Yacht Club Crew...... – Rob Faxon, Crew...... – Chris Doolittle, Tim Holmes, Joel Johnson, Thomas Keri, David Gould, Andrew Sanford Happy Tsui

Catapult Cubaneren Rig/Model...... – Santa Cruz 70 Rig/Model...... – Wasa 44 LOA...... – 68 LOA...... – 44 Year...... – 1990 Year...... – 1982 Sail Number...... – USA 87654 Sail Number...... – NOR 8620 Owner/Skipper ...... – Joel Ronning Owner/Skipper ...... – Karl Otto Book Navigator...... – Navigator...... – Yacht Club...... – Wayzata Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – Aasgardstrand / KNS Crew...... – Crew...... – Maren Magda Bok, Thomas Kjennerud, Eirik Rosenberg

Chim Chim Dark Star Rig/Model...... – Gunboat 62 Rig/Model...... – Hobie 33 LOA...... – 62 LOA...... – 33 Year...... – 2003 Year...... – 1987 Sail Number...... – USA 6202 Sail Number...... – USA 185 Owner/Skipper ...... – John Gallagher Owner ...... – Christopher Lemke Navigator...... –Jason Owens ...... – Brad Lawson Yacht Club...... – Mission Bay Yacht Club Skipper...... – Christopher Lemke Crew...... – Nils Erickson, Navigator...... – Hilton Eymard, III, Sumner Fisher, Yacht Club...... – Glenmore Sailing Club Owen Johnson, Scott Klodowski, Crew...... – Alan Carley, Andrew Matusezeski, Adrian Sawyer, Brad Lawson, Andrew Nelson Brianna Theriault

Transpac 2017 15 Deception Rig/Model...... – Santa Cruz 50 LOA...... – 50 Year...... – 1987 Sail Number...... – USA 97263 Owner/Skipper ...... – Bill Helvestine Navigator...... –Hans Opsahl Yacht Club...... – St Francis Yacht Club Crew...... – Peter Cornue, Randall Landaiche, Randall Rasicot, Peter Shumar, Charles Stuart, Mark Van Selst, Sam Wheeler fast exit Rig/Model...... – Andrews-40 LOA...... – 39.7 Year...... – 2007 Sail Number...... – USA 7447 Owner/Skipper ...... – John Raymont Navigator...... – Yacht Club...... – Balboa Yacht Club Crew...... – James Gander, Sam Heck, Stephen Mader, Taylor Mullin, Shane Vowels

Flyingfiche II Rig/Model...... – Santa Cruz 50 LOA...... – 52 Year...... – 1982 Sail Number...... – USA 18081 Owner ...... – Chris Wacker Skipper...... – Bob Zellmer Navigator...... –Richard Whiteley Yacht Club...... – Long Beach Yacht Club Crew...... – Scott Atwood, Brian McKeever, Mark Reardon, Dan Rossen, Tim Wacker, Tom Wacker

Grand Illusion Rig/Model...... – Santa Cruz 70 LOA...... – 68 Year...... – 1986 Sail Number...... – USA 97 Owner/Skipper ...... – James McDowell Navigator...... –Patrick O’Brien Yacht Club...... – Waikiki Yacht Club Crew...... – Michael Blunt, Andrew Dippel, Greggory Kent, David Liebenberg, William Paxton, Richard Reilly hana ho Invisible Hand Rig/Model...... – Santa Cruz 50 Rig/Model...... – Pac 52 LOA...... – 52 LOA...... – 52 Year...... – 1980 Year...... – 2016 Sail Number...... – USA 77007 Sail Number...... – USA 5202 Owner/Skipper ...... – Mark Dowdy OwnerSkipper ...... – Frank Slootman Navigator...... –Jason Bright Navigator...... –Christopher Lewis Yacht Club...... – San Francisco Yacht Yacht Club...... – Tahoe Yacht Club Club Crew...... – Ben Allen, Crew...... – Chris Chapman, Gavin Brady, Ruben Gabriel, Timothy John Kernot, Michael Maloney, Craig Page, Lidgard, Spencer Loxton, Dan Morris, Tom Paulling, Rob Waterman Keiran Searle, Jonathan Swain

Horizon J World’s Hula Girl Rig/Model...... – Santa Cruz 50 Rig/Model...... – Santa Cruz 50 Mod LOA...... – 52 LOA...... – 50 Year...... – 1983 Year...... – 1980 Sail Number...... – USA 18926 Sail Number...... – USA 77285 Owner/Skipper ...... – John Shulze Owner/Skipper ...... – Wayne Zittel Navigator...... –Jeff Thorpe Navigator...... – Yacht Club...... – Balboa Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – San Diego Yacht Club Crew...... – Len Bose, Doug Cary, ...... – San Francisco Yacht Club Greg Helias, Justin Law, Tom OKeefe, Crew...... – Chris Cartwright, Carson Reynolds, Alex Steele Derek Deskey, Patrick Farrell, Andreas Kral, Paul Martson, Dave Moore, Jimmy Peter, Vernon Zvoleff

Transpac 2017 17 Kastor Pollux La Sirena Rig/Model...... – Catamaran Rig/Model...... – Beneteau 47.7 LOA...... – 42.5 LOA...... – 47.7 Year...... – 2006 Year...... – 2003 Sail Number...... – USA 57218 Sail Number...... – USA 7259 Owner/Skipper ...... – Jerzy Poprawski Owner/Skipper ...... – John Sandrolini Navigator...... – Navigator...... –Michael Lawler Yacht Club...... – Anacapa Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – Seal Beach Yacht Club Crew...... – Bill Brayton, Crew...... – Sean Derby, Josh Fischer, Kyle Malak, Jacek Szerakowski, Carl Gustafson, Barbara Lawler, Dave Tarango Fraser McClellan, Troy McEwan, Bill McNamara

Kinetic V Lady Kanon VI Rig/Model...... – TP52 Rig/Model...... – RP45 LOA...... – 52.0 LOA...... – 45 Year...... – 2002 Year...... – Sail Number...... – CAN 52 Sail Number...... – JPN 6821 Owner/Skipper ...... – Dave Sutcliffe Owner/Skipper ...... – Naomichi Ando Navigator...... –Eric Holden Navigator...... –Steven Rossi Yacht Club...... – Vancouver Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – Seabornia Crew...... – Marie-Pier Alary, Crew...... – Takumi Amano, Ben Ellison, Dominique Labrosse, Umihiko Arakawa, James Clappier, Andrew Liebmann, Zach Mesman, Shigeo Fukushima, Ken Hara, Kenta Inaba, Drew Mitchell, Reigh North, Ryan Welguz Andrew McCormick, Ryotaro Tokano

18 Transpac 2017 locomotive Maserati Rig/Model...... – Summit 40 Rig/Model...... –Mod 70 LOA...... – 42 LOA...... –21.2m Year...... – 2011 Year...... –2012 Sail Number...... – USA 93586 Sail Number...... –ITA 55 Owner/Skipper ...... – Larry Andrews Owner/Skipper ....–Giovanni Soldini orca srl Navigator...... –Doug Johnstone Navigator...... Yacht Club...... – Southwestern Yacht Yacht Club...... –YCI Club Crew...... –Vittorio Bissaro, Crew...... – Sean Aiken, Guido Broggi, John Elkann, Carlos Matt Anderson, Charlie Jenkins, Hernandez Robayna, Oliver Herrera Perez, Clement Maestri, Michael Ryan Francesco Malingri di Bagnolo, Alex Pella

LoeReal Medicine man Rig/Model...... – Jeanneau Trimaran Rig/Model...... – Andrews 63 LOA...... – 60 LOA...... – 63.39 Year...... – 1995 Year...... – 2005 Sail Number...... – 50 Sail Number...... – USA 97777 Owner/Skipper ...... – Des Murphy Owner/Skipper ...... – Bob Lane/Lisa Meier Navigator...... –Jon Shampain Navigator...... –Steve Steiner Yacht Club...... – Big River Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – Long Beach Yacht Club Crew...... – John Costanza, Crew...... – Alan Andrews, Clive Matthews, Nathan Stanton, John Busch, Daniel Gorman, Bob Greb, Paul Turang Keith Ives, David Jones, Martin Wilson

Transpac 2017 19 Medusa Mr. Bill Rig/Model...... – Santa Cruz 52 Rig/Model...... – Andrews 70 LOA...... – 52 LOA...... – 68 Year...... – 1995 Year...... – 1995 Sail Number...... – USA 69910 Sail Number...... – USA 685 Owner/Skipper ...... – Jay Spalding Owner/Skipper ...... – David Happ Navigator...... –Pepe Parsons Navigator...... –John Jourdane Yacht Club...... – Rush Creek Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – SSA Crew...... – Steve Alexander, Zach Crew...... – Donald Anderson, Anderson, Tony Chiesa, Dave Christensen, Mike Burch, Doug Grant, Mike Komar, Jeffrey Steve Dabrowski MacFarlane, William Martin, Justin Mendham

Merlin O axaca Rig/Model...... – Lee 68 Rig/Model...... – Santa Cruz 50 LOA...... – 68.5 LOA...... – 50 Year...... – 1977 Year...... – 1980 Sail Number...... – USA 8955 Sail Number...... – USA 8927 Owner/Skipper ...... – Bill & Lu Lee Owner/Skipper ...... – Michael Moradzadeh Navigator...... – Navigator...... –Elizabeth Bayis Yacht Club...... – Santa Cruz Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – St Francis Yacht Club Crew...... – Carol Buchan, ...... – Corinthian Yacht Club Mackenzie Cook, Jack Halterman, Keahi Ho, Crew...... – Dee Caffari, Brett Mike Holt, Morgan Larson, Chris Watts, Dewire, Andy Goodman, Patrick Lewis, Julia Rob Woelfel Paxton, David Ritchie, David Smith

Mighty Merloe OEX Rig/Model...... – ORMA 60 Rig/Model...... – Santa Cruz 70 LOA...... – 60 LOA...... – 68 Year...... – 2004 Year...... – 1986 Sail Number...... – USA 7230 Sail Number...... – USA 88 Owner/Skipper ...... – H. L. Enloe Owner/Skipper ...... – John Sangmeister Navigator...... –Artie Means Navigator...... –Dr Kevin McMeel Yacht Club...... – Silvergate Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – New York Yacht Club Crew...... – Steve Calder, Jay Davis, ...... – Long Beach Yacht Club Loic Peyron, Franck Proffit, Will Suto, Crew...... – Erik Berzins, Jacques Vincent Ryan Breymaier, Mat Bryant, Jib Kelly, Gino Morrelli, Gio Morrelli, Peter Sangmeister, Randy Smith, Ferdinand Van West

Mirthmaker Onde Amo Rig/Model...... – Archambault 35 Rig/Model...... – Beneteau First 40.7 LOA...... – 34.5 LOA...... – 40 Year...... – 2006 Year...... – 1999 Sail Number...... – USA 18250 Sail Number...... – USA 28423 Owner/Skipper ...... – Kirk Denebeim Owner/Skipper ...... – Stephen Ashley Naviguesser...... –Kirk Denebeim Navigator...... –Daniel Aeling Yacht Club...... – Marina Del Coma YC Yacht Club...... – Shoreline Yacht Club Crew...... – Robb Daer, Crew...... – Mike Corzine, Roark Smith, Mark Warren Jim Lincoln, Michael Mahoney, Dean Stanec, Dave Zoratti

20 Transpac 2017 Phaedo3 Rapid Transit Rig/Model...... – MOD70 Rig/Model...... – Antrim 49 LOA...... – 70 LOA...... – 49 Year...... – Year...... – Sail Number...... – 03 Sail Number...... – USA 627 Owner/Skipper ...... – Lloyd Thornburg Owner/Skipper ...... – James Partridge Navigator...... –Simon Fisher Navigator...... –William Clark Yacht Club...... – New York Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – Cabrillo Beach Yacht Crew...... – Paul Allen, Club Peter Cumming, Damian Foxall, Fletcher Crew...... – Rob Benjamin, Ian Kennedy, Brian Thompson Bower, Joel Buffa, Val Gelineau, Bill Schopp, Dave Shoemaker

Prevail Resolute Rig/Model...... – Santa Cruz 52 Rig/Model...... – J 125 LOA...... – 53 LOA...... – 41 Year...... – 2000 Year...... – 1999 Sail Number...... – USA 28725 Sail Number...... – USA 51517 Owner/Skipper ...... – William Guilfoyle Owner/Skipper ...... – Tim Fuller Navigator...... – Navigator...... –Brian Perrin Yacht Club...... – Santa Barbara Yacht Yacht Club...... – San Diego Yacht Club Club Crew...... – Trevor Baylis, Allison Crew...... – Scott Deardorff, Bell, Tim Fuller, Matt Noble Gus Duncan, Leland Hubble, Thad Lieb, Ronnie Simpson, Marcel Tremblay, Rick Valdes

Pyewacket Rio 100 Rig/Model...... – Andrews 68 Rig/Model...... – Bakewell White 100 LOA...... – 68 LOA...... – 100 Year...... – 1998 Year...... – 2014 Sail Number...... – USA 678 Sail Number...... – USA 2121 Owner/Skipper ...... – Roy Disney Owner/Skipper ...... – Manouch Moshayedi Navigator...... –Tom Addis Navigator...... –Willam Oxley Yacht Club...... – Waikiki Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – St Francis Yacht Club Crew...... – Stuart Bannatyne, Crew...... – Ben Bardwell, Bouwe Mark Callahan, Scott Easom, Torben Grael, Bekking, Alastair Campbell, Morgan Cox, Robbie Haines, Robbie Kane, Ben Mitchell, Justin Ferris, Morgan Gutenkunst, William Gary Weisman Jenkins, Keith Kilpatrick, Ryan Lynch, Jeff Messano, Sebastian Moshayedi, Chris Nicholson, Mike Van Dyke, Tyler Wolk

Raisin’ Cane! Runaway Rig/Model...... – J 125 Rig/Model...... – Andrews 70 LOA...... – 41 LOA...... – 70 Year...... – 2001 Year...... – 1995 Sail Number...... – USA 61125 Sail Number...... – USA 46269 Owner/Skipper ...... – Frank Atkinson Owner/Skipper ...... – Hector Velarde/ Navigator...... –Joseph Goulet ...... – Thomas Corkett Yacht Club...... – Coconut Grove Sailing Navigator...... –David Voss/Chris Busch Club Yacht Club...... – Newport Harbor Yacht Club Crew...... – David Brink, ...... – Waikiki Yacht Club Robert King, Jamie Stewart, Thomas Stewart ...... – Peru Crew...... – Stephen Dodd, Chadwick Hough, Peter Kinney, Randy Moreno, Mike Pentecost, John Peschelt, Cecil Rosi

Transpac 2017 21 Sequoia Triumph Rig/Model...... – Cal 40 Rig/Model...... – Santa Cruz 52 LOA...... – 40 LOA...... – 53 Year...... – 1967 Year...... – 1999 Sail Number...... – USA 60061 Sail Number...... – USA 51520 Owner/Skipper ...... – Fred Cook Owner/Skipper ....– Steve Sellinger Navigator...... – Navigator...... –Bruce Hedrick Yacht Club...... – Alamitos Bay Yacht Yacht Club...... – Newport Harbor Yacht Club Club Crew...... – Bruce Cooper, Zack Hanna, Crew...... – Colin Arnold, Lowell Warrior Dare Shamrock Hedrick, Scott Mason, Harrison, Cree Partridge, Kevin Richards, Scott Poe, Grant Wooden Stan Susman

Shockwave Tropic Thunder Rig/Model...... – NPT 41S Rig/Model...... – Beneteau 46 LOA...... – 41 LOA...... – 47.3 Year...... – 1981 Year...... – 2009 Sail Number...... – USA 8391 Sail Number...... – USA 7175 Owner/Skipper ...... – Gary Grijalva Owner/Skipper ...... – John Miller Navigator...... – Navigator...... –Jack Everett Yacht Club...... – Arizona Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – Oceanside Yacht Club Crew...... – Kevin Edwards, Crew...... – Mathew Hansen, Tom Faraola, Ricky Gilchrist, Jo Grijalva, Morgan Morash, Gonzalo Nandin, Al Lehman, John Ross Gary Peterson, Aaron Sherman, Brenda Van Fossen, Paul Vara

Sin Duda! Varuna Rig/Model...... – Santa Cruz 52 Rig/Model...... – Rogers 46 LOA...... – 53.02 LOA...... – 46 Year...... – 1992 Year...... – 2006 Sail Number...... – USA 28252 Sail Number...... – USA 60100 Owner/Skipper ...... – Fritz & Lindsey Duda Owner/Skipper ...... – Chris Hemans Navigator...... –Jim Armstrong Navigator...... –Brad Wheeler Yacht Club...... – Chicago Yacht Club Yacht Club...... – Balboa Yacht Club Crew...... – Patrick Considine Crew...... – Bob Fulmer, Division...... Tim Corkell, Richard Gray Hemans, Patrick Leber, Dan Milefchik, Graef, Bob Hiller, John Stanley, Kyle Vowels, Eric Schlageter, Rob Smith Tyler Woodworth

t Draconis Weddel Rig/Model...... – XP 44 Rig/Model...... – Grand Mistral One LOA...... – 13.3 Design Year...... – 2013 LOA...... – 24m Sail Number...... – JPN 6753 Year...... – 1996 Owner/Skipper ...... – Hiroshige Ikeda Sail Number...... – ITA 3956 Navigator...... –Shigeru Terayama Owner/Skipper ...... – Avanasy Isaev Yacht Club...... – Kansai Yacht Club Navigator...... – Crew...... – Takashi Asari, James Yacht Club...... – Doherty, Makoto Hisamatsu, Hirotaka Minami, Crew...... – Makoto Nagai, Masahiro Nagao, Hideo Nakagawa, Hidehiro Tabuchi

22 Transpac 2017 Zephyr Rig/Model...... – J&J 50 LOA...... – Year...... – 2005 Sail Number...... – 7700C Owner/Skipper ..... – Michael St Aldwyn Navigator...... – Yacht Club...... – Royal Yacht Squadron Crew...... – Bill Bullard, George Bullard, Christopher Copeland, Aurora Hicks Beach, Jeffrey Lawson, David Sharples

Love is in the air. CaZan crew Jake Arcand proposes to Lindsey Phillips as soon as he arrived in Hawaii. (She said yes!) Photo - Lauren Easley / leialohacreavive.com

On behalf of the Transpacific Yacht Club Board, members and Officers, I want to express a huge Mahalo to all our generous sponsors, Honolulu and Mainland Committee members, boat hosts and yacht clubs, sailors, and fans. Without your enthusiasm, hard work and support the 49th edition of this classic ocean race would not have been a continued success. We look forward to celebrating with all of you in the Ala Wai. Thank you!

Bo Wheeler Commodore Transpacific Yacht Club

Transpac 2017 23 Following the 49th Transpac By Dobbs Davis

Offshore sailing has never been an easy sport to spectate, but - Official Transpac Aloha Party will be held on July 1st at Rainbow Harbor with advanced tracking technology those at home (and even in Long Beach, starting at 1800. Skippers, crews, TPYC organizers and those at sea with the bandwidth) can follow the fleet as they leave sponsors will give a festive start to this 49th edition of the race. the coast at Point Fermin in three waves starting on July 3rd. - On each Start day (July 3, 5 and 6), the gun goes off at 1300 for TPYC will once again use GPS tracker from YB that will be on board every monohulls, and at 1330 on July 6th for Multihulls. Each start is held near entry, where position data, course heading and speed are logged into the the Point Fermin Bouy in San Pedro, and is viewable on shore from the system and put on display on the system’s Race Viewer website or mobile app. Point Fermin Lighthouse, or from the water in private boats. Spectating Access to this will be from links on the TPYC website. boats will be asked to keep a defined restricted area clear for the racing boats. The YB Race Viewer provides an excellent interactive display of the positions and performances of the members of the fleet in near real time. The - Each boat in the race can be followed on the Transpac YB Race frequency of data recording will be vary from every few hours from the start Tracker: www.transpacyc.com to being more frequent when approaching the finish so as to refine the boat’s ETA in Honolulu, although race managers will likely put a delay of a few - Social media channels: hours on the public access side of the system so as not to give any tactical Like us on Facebook at https:// advantages to fleet members to www.facebook.com/TranspacRace/ track each other. Follow us on Twitter at https:// twitter.com/transpacrace An analysis of the fleet Follow us on Instagram at https:// positions, weather conditions www.instagram.com/transpacrace/ and other factors in the race Subscribe to our Youtube will be made in a daily video channel athttps://www. show made during the race youtube.com/channel/ by veteran commentator and UC1jjGYgHOi4JebDSC34W8rA Seahorse Magazine Technical Editor Dobbs Davis. This will - Regular updates are on boats also be accessible on the main approaching the finish and other TPYC website and uploaded to information can be found posted YouTube. Davis will review who at “The Shack”, Transpac YC’s is doing well in the standings headquarters set up at the Marina

and why, and what the relevant YB Tracker image of 2015 Transpac race. YB Tracker available for 2017 race at Transpacyc.com Office in the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor. factors may be to explain the positions we see in the tracking system. - The best view of seeing boats finish the race is to follow them on their trackers for their ETA and then get to the overlook at the Diamond Head Davis may also bring in guest speakers to discuss their view of the race as Lighthouse to see them cross the finish from a near-aerial view. Boats seen in the standings and tracking performance, so make sure to tune in. can often also be seen heading west to Diamond Head from Koko Head to the east. Besides data from trackers, another stream of information coming from the boats at sea will be blogs, emails and even Tweets that can provide more - Upon entering the Ala Wai Harbor in Waikiki, finished boats are personal insights on the onboard experiences of the crews. This can be quite greeted with a resounding “Aloha!” from Hawaii Yacht Club before inventive and entertaining, so make sure to stay tuned to TPYC’s various social proceeding to their slips in Transpac Row. The crews will be in their media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Aloha attire, take their crew photo, and receive a warm welcome and celebration on the lawn in front of the slips at Transpac Row, day or Here is a summary of their access links: night, rain or shine. The larger boats mooring at Honolulu Harbor will have their Aloha parties dockside. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TranspacRace/ Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/transpacrace - Parties in Hawaii include: July 19th - Goslings Party, Hawaii YC; Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/transpacrace/ July 20th - Transpac Party, Waikiki YC; July 21st - Transpac Awards Subscribe to our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/TranspacRace Ceremony, Modern Hotel; July 22nd - Transpac Party, Kaneohe YC. Tickets and more information will be at http://2017.transpacyc.com.

24 Transpac 2017 Second start for Transpac 2015- July 16. Photo Sharon Green/ ultimatesailing.com

Transpac 2017 25 Rio 100, Bakewell-White 100, Manouch Moshayedi 2015 Barn Door winner 7:05:34:07 - Photo: Sharon Green / ultimatesailing.com Historic Transpac’s 49th Race Across the Pacific By Ray Pendleton

The Transpacific Yacht Race, or ‘Transpac” as most sailors call it, vies Unfortunately, Macfarlane sailed into San Francisco Bay on May 13, with the Bermuda Race on the U.S. East Coast as one of the two 1906 just 25 days after that city had been devastated by the great most enduring long distance sailing contests in the world. However earthquake and fire. Still, he somehow managed to contact Sinclair Transpac’s open ocean racecourse that measures some 2,225 and they agreed that Macfarlane should sail down to Los Angeles nautical miles, far overshadows the 635-mile Bermuda Race that also where they could organize a race to Honolulu from there. began in 1906. The first Transpac race began off L.A.’s San Pedro breakwater at It should also be noted that Transpac’s historic first contest might noon on June 11, 1906 between three yachts: Macfarlane’s La Paloma, have occurred nearly a decade sooner had San Francisco’s Pacific Sinclair’s 86-foot schooner Lurline, and Charles Tutt’s 112-foot ketch Yacht Club accepted Hawaii’s King David Kalakaua’s invitation to race Anemone flying the New York Yacht Club burgee. Anemone, under an to Hawaii for his 50th birthday celebration in 1897. Unfortunately, for earlier agreed upon handicap system, was the scratch boat and had to reasons unrecorded, his royal offer was never acted upon. give Lurline and La Paloma 12 and 27 hours respectively.

Still, shortly after Hawaii became a U.S. Territory, Honolulu Twelve days, nine hours, and 59 minutes after the start, on a passage businessman and yachtsman Clarence Macfarlane discussed creating so fast it was only eclipsed once in the next four decades, Lurline such a race with Los Angeles businessman and South Coast Yacht crossed the finish line off Oahu to becomeranspac’s T first elapsed- Club member Harry Sinclair. Macfarlane agreed to sail his 48-foot and corrected-time winner. schooner to San Francisco, as much to show other yachtsmen it could be done as to meet them there for the start of a race back to Honolulu. Transpac has been raced biennially with few exceptions since 1906, and after 48 contests, it has created its own colorful history. The following are some of its historic highlights:

26 Transpac 2017 Historic Transpac

• The race was run every even-numbered year from 1906 through 1936, except for 10 years during World War I. It then changed to odd- numbered years in 1939 so as to not conflict with the East Coast’s Bermuda Race. • Transpac was not raced from 1942 through 1946 during World War II. • The race started in Los Angeles every year except 1928 (Newport Beach), 1923 and ’32 (Santa Barbara), 1936 (Santa Monica), and 1939 (San Francisco). • The first multiday staggered start for the race was in 1993. • The largest fleet to race ranspacT had 80 boats in 1979. • The smallest fleet had two boats in 1932 during the Great Depression. First start for Transpac 2015 - July 13. Photo Sharon Green/ ultimatesailing.com • The largest officially entered yacht to race in Transpac was the 161-foot schooner Goodwill in 1953 and 1959 (with a best time of 10 ½ days). • The smallest boat to race was the 25-foot sloop Proud to be an Official Sponsor of Vapor in 1999. • New Zealander Neville Crichton’s Reichel Pugh TRANSPAC 2017 100-foot Alfa Romeo, holds the current elapsed- time record of 5 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes, and 20 seconds. • Two yachts have had the most wins on elapsed • Aloha Sendoff Party July 1 time, Lurline (1906, ’08, and ’12), and Morning Star (1949, ’51, and ’55). • Waterfront Dining • Only three foreign boats have won Transpac on elapsed time, the 73-foot ketch Stormvogel, from • Crew Dinners & South Africa in 1967, the Z86 Morning Glory, from Germany in 2005, and the 100-foot Reichel Pugh Boxed Lunches Alfa Romeo, from New Zealand in 2009. • The longest elapsed time recorded to complete • Seafood, Steaks, Transpac was 23 days, 23 hours, and 55 minutes, set by the 42-foot ketch Viking Childe in 1939. Spirits & Fun • The only yacht to cross the Diamond Head finish line stern-first was the 78-footetch k Mir in 1969, when she lost her mast and was backed across the line with her mizzen. • The Spencer 65 sloop Ragtime has raced in Transpac a record 15 times, from 1973 through 2009. • Although Transpac was traditionally a monohull contest – catamarans and trimarans in the past were not allowed – Buno Peyron 86-foot catamaran Explorer set a multihull record of 5 days, 9 hours, 18 minutes, and 26 seconds in 1997 as an ”invited guest.” • John Sangmeister’s modified ORMA 73 trimaran Lending Club was the first boat to finish the 2013 Transpac with an ET of 5 days, 11 hours, 52 minutes, and 33 seconds. • The famous Barndoor trophy for the fastest monohull elapsed time of 7 days, 5 hours, 34 minutes and 7 seconds was awarded to Manouch Moshayedi’s Rio 100 in 2015. Hours: Sunday to Thursday - 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. • James McDowell’s Santa Cruz 70 Grand Illusion Friday to Saturday - 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. won the King Kalakaua Trophy for First Place on 330 South Pine Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802 Corrected Time for a record third time with the 562-432-8588 • www.GladstonesLongBeach.com same skipper at the helm – 1999, 2011 and 2015.

Transpac 2017 27 The story of Chubasco, or why the Transpac Race runs only in odd years by RC Keefe, edited by Dobbs Davis

In the early days of Transpac the race course ran from the start in San In those years, both the Bermuda Race and Honolulu Race were held on Francisco to the finish at Diamond Head, so it was in late June of 1938 that even years (1934, 1936, etc.). Stewart believed that some West Coast yachts the 67-foot sloop Chubasco arrived at St Francis YC for final preparations might want to race in the Bermuda Race, and some East Coast yachts might just before the July 4th start of the 2,200-mile Honolulu Race. She was want to race in the Honolulu Race. As such, Stewart carried a message east docked alongside the 55ft cutter, Blitzen, and the world-famous 53ft yawl, to the officers of the Cruising Club of America requesting they continue Dorade. Together, these three yachts created an impressive scene. Their scheduling the Bermuda Race in even years. Meanwhile out west, he arrival at StFYC is a story unto itself, as is the scheduling of that race. proposed that the Transpacific Yacht Club schedule all future Honolulu races on odd years, starting in 1939. The 1938 Honolulu Race was to be Chubasco’ s first real race. Almost new, she was designed by Sparkman & Stephens in New York and built by the To demonstrate good will, Stewart guaranteed that if all parties agreed to Wilmington Boat Works in Los Angeles for William L. Stewart, Jr. of the the new schedule, he would enter his yacht Santana in the 1938 Bermuda Los Angeles Yacht Club (father of StFYC 1967 -68 Commodore William L. Race. All parties did agree and this formula has now been in place for the Stewart Ill). best part of 80 years.

Two years prior, Capt. Stewart had the 55ft schooner Santana built In return for entering Santana in the Bermuda Race, Stewart requested specifically for the 1936 Honolulu Race. She was also designed by that the eastern yachting establishment of the day - the Cruising Club of Sparkman & Stephens and built by the Wilmington Boat Works in 1935. America and the New York Yacht Club - send a yacht west for the 1939 Santana placed second in that race, behind Dorade. Afterwards, she Honolulu Race. In no time, his good friend Henry du Pont volunteered to was returned to Los Angeles from Honolulu on the deck of a Union Oil send his 57ft Barlovento to San Francisco. This was the best of the “good Company tanker. old boys”’ network. Mr. du Pont had been aboard Santana as navigator in the previous Honolulu Race - these gentlemen were presidents of two It may be worth noting that Stewart was the president and owner of the of the country’s principal corporations, and may have even have been Union Oil Company. And while Union Oil tankers did not at the time call in roommates several years before at M.I.T. Honolulu, it appeared they did so for the company president’s yacht.

28 Transpac 2017 Chubasco 1938 arrived and Santana went east for the Bermuda Race where she won the Schooner Cup. She traveled between Los Angeles and Bayonne, New Jersey on the deck of a Union Oil tanker. (Union Oil tankers did not ordinarily transit the Panama Canal any more than they called in Honolulu.) In the end, du Pont could not free up the time for the 1939 Honolulu Race on account of the impending war, but he did get a friend to go in his place: R.J. Reynolds of tobacco fame sent his almost-new 55ft cutter, Blitzen, west for the 1939 race.

In the days leading up to that race, both Chubasco and Blitzen were tied up at the StFYC guest floats. The 67ft yawl and the 55ft cutter were two of the finest new racing yachts in the world at the time. Dorade was there as well, and the three drew quite the crowd.

The start of the race, well inside San Francisco Bay at Treasure Island, saw light wind, fog and an adverse current. The fleet passed right in front of the StFYC on the way to the Golden Gate Bridge. Chubasco was the first under the bridge and into the open ocean with Blitzen and Dorade right behind her. It was a great Sparkman & Stephens start.

One of the great differences between the east and west coast races was that the Bermuda Race enforced a size limit of 73ft on deck. Our Honolulu Race had no maximum size limit, and in the 1939 Honolulu Race five yachts were longer than Chubasco. Three of the five were over 1OOft on deck and would not have been allowed to enter the Bermuda Race.

At the finish line in Hawaii, among the fleet of 26 boats from both coasts finished well. The New York Yacht Club visitor, Blitzen, crossed first, with Chubasco finishing second in Class B and 5th overall. After the race she returned to Los Angeles from Honolulu in early September of 1939. While there StFYC Commodore Stewart entered her in all of the major Southern California ocean and inshore races. She lived on her mooring in Watchhorn Basin in front of the Los Angeles Yacht Club, and never obtained an actual berth until after the war. When not swinging on that mooring, she could often be found on her mooring at LAYC’s outstation location on Catalina Island.

Transpac 2017 29 Second Wind Swan 651, First Div.6 Transpac 2015 John Chamberlain / Dean Fargo 6, 07:00:29:47 - Photos: Lauren Easley / LeialohaCreative.com

30 Transpac 2017 Celerity, S/C 37 First Div. 7 Transpac 2015, Harry Zanville 05:22:47 - Photos: Lauren Easley / leialohacreative.com

Transpac 2017 31 Kaneohe Yacht Club 44-503 Kaneohe Bay Drive, Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744 www.kaneoheyachtclub.com 808-247-4121

Photo Doug Peebles © Your open invitation Enjoy our Koolau Mountain view, incredible Kaneohe Bay, and sip Mai Tais by our refreshing pool while visiting Hawaii. You’re invited to our Transpac Celebration and Open House from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday July 22 Plywood Cup 9:00 am on the great lawn. Race starts at 1:00 pm. Bar & Snack Bar opens at 10:00 am

32 Transpac 2017 Allure SC 50 First Div. 5. Transpac 2015 Eric Gray 06:17:51:51 - Photo: Sharon Green / ultimatesailing.com

Adrenalin, Transpac 2015 - Photo: Maureen Bates

Transpac 2017 33 Mahalo to our Sponsors

Hamachi, J 125 First Div. 4 Transpac 2015 Greg Slyngstad, 06:04:55:32, - Photo: Sharon Green / ultimatesailing.com Insert Photo: Pam Davis

34 Transpac 2017 Phaedo Gunboat 66, First Div. 9 Transpac 2015 Lloyd Thornburg 8:06:07:50- Photo: Sharon Green / ultimatesailing.com Insert Photo: Todd Rasmussen

Transpac 2017 35 Bolt TP 52 First Div 2 Transpac 2015 Craig Reynolds 05:19:12:26 Photo- David Livingston

36 Transpac 2017 BARN DOOR WINNERS OVER ALL WINNERS

Year Boat Owner/Skipper Time Year Boat Owner/Skipper Time 1906 Lurline H.H. Sinclair 12:09:59 * 1906 Lurline H.H. Sinclair 11:21:59 1908 Lurline H.H. Sinclair 13:21:31 1908 Lurline H.H. Sinclair 13:21:31 1910 Hawaii Hawaii Syndicate 14:03:23 1910 Hawaii Hawaii Syndicate 14:03:23 1912 Lurline A.E.. Davis 13:17:03 1912 Lurline A.E. Davis 13:16:55:11 1923 (S.Barb.) Mariner L.A. Norris 11:14:46 1923 (S.Barb.) Diablo A.R. Pedder 11:10:26:57 1926 Invader Don M. Lee 12:02:48:03 * 1926 Invader Don M. Lee 12:02:48:03 1928 (Balboa) Talayha L. Lippman 13:04:58:30 1928 (Balboa) Teva C.W. Stose 12:07:13:38 1930 Enchantress Morgan Adams 12:13:22:52 1930 Enchantress Morgan Adams 12:13:22:52 1932 (S.Barb.) Fayth William S. McNutt 14:14:33:00 1932 (S.Barb.) Fayth William S. McNutt 12:07:31:27 1934 Vileehi H.T. Horton 13:03:42:26 1934 Manuiwa Harold Dillingham 12:09:29:56 1936 (S.Mon.) Dorade James Flood 13:07:20:04 1936 (S.Mon.) Dorade James Flood 11:03:29:44 1939 (S.Fran.) Contender Richard R. Loynes 14:07:50:00 1939 (S.Fran.) Blitzen R.J. Reynolds 11:09:58:41 1941 Stella Maris II Dr. A. Steele 13:21:03:55 1941 Escapade D.W. Elliott 12:21:45:32 1947 Chubasco W.L. Stewart Jr. 12:15:51:18 1947 Dolphin II Frank Morgan 11:01:04:40 1949 Morning Star Richard S. Rheem 10:10:13:09 * 1949 Kitten Fred W. Lyon 9:10:24:49.5 1951 Morning Star Richard S. Rheem 10:16:44:33 1951 Sea Witch A.L. McCormick 8:12:00:01 1953 Goodwill R.E. Larrabee 11:02:17:24 1953 Staghound Ira P. Fulmor 10:23:42:49 1955 Morning Star Richard S. Rheem 9:15:05:10 * 1955 Staghound Ira P. Fulmor 8:21:07:05 1957 Barlovento Frank Hooykaas 11:13:02:44 1957 Legend Charles Ullman 11:00:41:46 1959 Goodwill Ralph Larrabee 10:12:16:15 1959 Nalu II Peter Grant 9:05:50:27 1961 Sirius II Howard F. Ahmanson 10:10:38:35 1961 Nam Sang A.B. Robbs Jr. 9:15:23:01 1963 Ticonderoga Robert Johnson 11:16:46:33 1963 Islander Earl Corkett 10:05:57:47 1965 Ticonderoga Robert Johnson 9:13:51:02 * 1965 Psyche Don Salisbury 8:22:44:30 1967 Stormvogel Cornelius Bruynzeel 11:14:10:56 1967 Holiday Too Skip Allan 8:19:46:46 1969 Blackfin Kenneth DeMeuse 9:10:21:00 * 1969 Argonaut Mortimer Andron 6:20:44:07 1971 Windward Passage Mark Johnson 9:09:06:48 * 1971 Windward Passage Robert Johnson 9:05:34:22 1973 Ragtime Ragtime Syndicate 10:14:00:40 1973 Chutzpah Stuart Cowan 8:21:21:50 1975 Ragtime White/Pasquini 9:23:54:51 1975 Chutzpah Stuart Cowan 7:22:29:05 1977 Merlin Bill Lee 8:11:01:45 * 1977 Kialoa Jim Kilroy 8:11:29:24 1979 Drifter Harry Moloschco 11:18:01:04 1979 Arriba Dennis Choate 11:14:42:51 1981 Merlin Nick Frazee 8:11:02:31 1981 Sweet Okole Dean Treadway 7:21:44:48 1983 Charley Nolan K. Bushnell 9:01:53:48 1983 Bravura Irving Loube 7:22:55:15 1985 Swiftsure III Nick/Robert Frazee 10:19:21:47 1985 Montgomery St James Denning 9:14:00:40 1987 Merlin Donn Campion 8:12:00:40 1987 Drumbeat Don Ayres 8:00:56:41 1989 Silver Bullet John DeLaura 8:12:50:35 1989 Notorious Pine/Shaw 8:02:54:08 1991 Chance Robert McNulty 9:21:59:35 1991 Chance Robert McNulty 9:22:59:35 1993 Silver Bullet John DeLaura 9:09:11:17 1993 Silver Bullet John DeLaura 8:23:09:06 1995 Cheval 95 Hal Ward 9:01:32:20 1995 Merlin Dan Sinclair 8:22:41:48 1997 Pyewacket Roy P. Disney 7:15:24:40 * 1997 Ralphie Jerry Montgomery 7:00:15:51 1999 Pyewacket Roy E. Disney 7:11:41:27 * 1999 Grand Illusion James McDowell 7:08:40:10 2001 Pegasus Philippe Kahn 8:02:34:03 2001 Bull Seth Radow 8:01:01:08 2003 Pegasus 77 Philippe Kahn 7:16:31:17 2003 Alta Vita Bill Turpin 7:12:20:29 2005 Morning Glory Hasso Plattner 6:16:04:11* 2005 Rosebud Roger Sturgeon 6:08:45:04 2007 Pyewacket Roy E. Disney 7:01:11:56 2007 Reinrag2 Tom Garnier 6:14:39:33 2009 Samba Pa Ti John Kilroy Jr. 7:08:17:11 2009 Samba Pa Ti John Kilroy Jr. 5:07:52:20** 2011 Belle Mente Hap Fauth 6:19:44:28 2011 Grand Illusion James McDowell 8:16:59:23 2013 Wizard David & Peter Askew 7:7:53:56 2013 Dorade Matt Brooks 5:12:20:55 2015 Rio 100 Manouch Moshayedi 7:05:34:07 2015 Grand Illusion James McDowell 05:15:47:00

* New Course Record ** Corrected Time includes penalty(s) for failure to comply with one or more Sailing Instructions.

Transpac 2017 37 TRANSPACIFIC Yacht Club Committees 2017 - Transpacific Yacht Club Race Committee Protest Committee Chair . . . . . Michael Roth Commodore ...... Bo Wheeler Race Committee Chair ...... Tom Trujillo Awards Ceremony ...... Johanna Katzman Vice Commodore ...... Tom Hogan Principal Race Officer ...... Tom Trujillo ...... & Katie Cruise Rear Commodore ...... James Eddy III Race Committee ...... Fred Ripley Trophy Liaison ...... Leslie Foster Jr. Staff Commodore ...... Dan Nowlan Tom Munzig, Terry Brown, Karen Campbell, Photography ...... Todd Rassmussen Secretary ...... Tom O’Keefe Vicki Franck, Cassandra Heredia, Marjorie Irvin, Plywood Cup ...... Lyle Holden Mike Schoettle, Peter VonHagen T-Shirts ...... Blair & Laurel Chapman Race Operations Race Chair ...... Tom Trujillo TPYC Board Of Directors Race Operations Entry Co Chairs ...... Chris Hermans Race Headquarters/Information . . . Rich Stone Alan Andrews Ben Mitchell ...... & Ross Pearlman ...... Carey Johnson Jon Andron Patrick O’Brien Technical Committee Chair ...... Alan Andrews Badges ...... Pam Davis Roby Bessent Ross Pearlman Judge Advocate ...... Jerry Montgomery Finish Line ...... Pam Martin, Rick Mogle Kerry Deaver John Sangmeister Inspection Chair ...... Whit Bachelor Communications & Technology . Corey Christopher Eric Gray Drew Satariano Measurer ...... Dan Nowlan Procurement ...... Ben Merritt Bill Guilfoyle Sally Schoberg Trophies Chair ...... Trisha Steele Robbie Haines Trisha Steele Chris Hermans Paul Stemler Harbor Operations Pier Operations ...... Jeff Davis Administration Keith Kilpatrick Tom Trujillo Mainland Committee C0-Chairs . .Stephen Ashley Committee Boats ...... Rachel Simon ...... & Risa Scott Boat Hosting ...... Cathy Pratt Honolulu Committee Treasurer ...... James Eddy III Honolulu Committee Chair ...... Dan Ford Boat Inspections ...... Jim Schmidt Publicity ...... Dobbs Davis Treasurer ...... Bo Wheeler Shuttle Boat ...... Lennie Cantor Sponsorship & Marketing Chair ...... Tom Hogan V/C Administration ...... Carl Garinger Boating Division – Ala Wai Harbor . . Ken Chee Membership ...... Sally Schoberg V/C Race Operations ...... John Henry Administrator ...... Karen Campbell V/C Harbor Operations ...... Jeff emilyR Protest Committee Chief Judge ...... Michael Roth Tom Pochereva, Guy Fleming, Scott Melander, Jerry Shore Activities Administration Send Off Gala ...... Liz Mahoney Publicity ...... Janet Scheffer Montgomery, Steve Thomas, Bob Stephenson, Mainland Port Captain ...... Ben Smith Program Chair ...... Michael Roth Phillip Katzman, Joseph Shacat, Bruce Ladeira, Webmaster ...... Jared Wohlgemuth Linda Ladeira

38 Transpac 2017 Trophies Finish ...... Trophy Navigators’ Trophies First Elapsed Time...... Ben Mitchell Navigation First Overall Corrected...... King Kalakaua & Governor of Hawaii First Corrected Overall...... Chuck Ullman Second Overall Corrected...... Harry “Skip” Warren Memorial First Corrected Division I...... Frank Mallory Third Overall Corrected...... TPYC First Corrected Division II...... Navigators Award First Elapsed Time...... Barn Door & W. H. Stewart Memorial First Corrected Division III...... Navigators Award Second Elapsed Time...... Clark Sweet First Corrected Division IV...... Navigators Award Third Elapsed Time...... Morgan Adams Memorial First Corrected Division V...... Navigators Award First Elapsed Time - Unlimited...... Merlin Trophy First Corrected Division VI...... Navigators Award Course Record...... TPYC New Course Record First Corrected Division VII...... Navigators Award First Corrected Division VIII...... Winthrop Johnson Division I Mark Rudiger Traditional Navigation...... Mark Rudiger First...... Harry Uhler Memorial Second Corrected ...... TPYC Specialty Classes Third Corrected ...... TPYC First Corrected Double-Handed...... Gary Jobson Perpetual Shortest Elapsed Time Under 36 Feet...... TPYC Division II Shortest Elapsed Time Under 49 Feet...... TPYC First Corrected ...... Clarence McFarland Memorial Shortest Elapsed Time Under 60 Feet...... Second Corrected ...... TPYC Shortest Elapsed Time Under 73 Feet...... TPYC Third Corrected ...... TPYC Other Trophies Division III First to Finish - First Start...... TPYC First Corrected ...... Albert Soiland Memorial First to Finish - Second Start...... TPYC Second Corrected ...... TPYC First Elapsed Racer/Cruiser under 50’...... Don Clothier Third Corrected ...... TPYC First Elapsed Santa Cruz 52...... TPYC First Cal 40...... TPYC Division IV Farthest North ...... Pacific High First Corrected ...... TPYC Tail-End Charlie ...... Tail End Charlie Second Corrected ...... TPYC Outstanding Seamanship ...... Steve Newmark Seamanship Third Corrected ...... Makapuu Point Outstanding Crew Member ...... Don Vaughn Memorial Fastest Elapsed Time- Foreign Yacht...... Curtis Iaukea Division V First Foreign Yacht Corrected ...... TPYC First Corrected ...... TPYC First Hawaii Yacht Corrected ...... H. G. Dillingham Perpetual Second Corrected ...... Hawaii Prince Perpetual First Split Rig ...... TPYC Third Corrected ...... TPYC Outstanding Honolulu Committee Volunteer ...... Clare Lang Oldest Crew...... Abraham Division VI First Corrected...... City of Long Beach Second Corrected...... Harry G. Steele Memorial Third Corrected...... TPYC

Division VII First Corrected...... TPYC Second Corrected...... TPYC Third Corrected...... TPYC

Division VIII (ex Aloha) First Corrected...... Eugene Overton Perpetual Second Corrected...... TPYC Third Corrected...... TPYC

HPR Class First Corrected...... TPYC Second Corrected...... TPYC Third Corrected...... TPYC

Multihull Class First Elapsed Time...... Rudy Choy Trophy First Elapsed Time...... TPYC

Diamond Head by Phil Uhl

Transpac 2017 39 Marjorie BBY Custom, First Div. 8 Transpac 2015, Tracy Obert 06:01:56:44. - Photo: Sharon Green / ultimatesailing.com Insert Photo: Miles Anderson

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Destroyer, HPR Division I winner, Eduardo Saenz, 09:06:22:43. Transpac 2015 - Photo: Betsy Crowfoot / ultimatesailing.com

Transpac 2017 41 PACIFIC CUP The FUN race to Hawa ii • July 201 8

Wishing you all fair winds and great surfing! Want more? Join us in 2018.

Buzz Blackett Commodore Pacific Cup Yacht Club

Clare Lang Memorial Trophy “In Recognition of Outstanding Volunteer Service” presented to Rachel Simon (Center with paddle) Photo: Summer Johnson

42 Transpac 2017 Class finish positions 2015 Transpac Honolulu Race - Monohull Racing Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Owner/Skipper Status Rating Finish Time Elapsed Time Corrected Time Position Div. Fleet Division 1 1 AUS 10001 Wild Oats XI Reichel/Pugh 100 Roy P. Disney / Robert Oatley 1.013 24/Jul/15 - 20:37:02 6:10:37:02 06:12:37:38 1 23 2 USA 2121 Rio100 Bakewell-White 100 Manouch Moshayedi 0.942 25/Jul/15 - 15:34:07 7:05:34:07 06:19:30:06 2 33 3 SYD 100 Ragamuffin 100 Super Maxi Syd Fischer 1.084 25/Jul/15 - 03:26:59 6:17:26:59 07:07:00:41 3 48 Division 2 1 USA 28385 Bolt TP 52 Craig Reynolds 0.671 27/Jul/15 - 01:27:44 8:15:27:44 05:19:12:26 13 2 USA 5772 Destroyer TP 52 Eduardo Saenz SCP 0.681 27/Jul/15 - 03:09:35 8:17:09:35 05:22:26:16 27 3 MEX 952 Patches TP 52 Eduardo Porter Ludwig 0.701 27/Jul/15 - 01:44:31 8:15:44:31 06:01:37:38 3 11 4 MEX 55555 Peligroso Kernan 70 Lorenzo Berho 0.735 26/Jul/15 - 20:12:19 8:10:12:19 06:04:37:15 4 13 5 USA 69011 Zephyrus RP 77 Damon Guizot 0.745 26/Jul/15 - 18:48:04 8:08:48:04 06:05:35:49 5 15 6 USA 4511 Wizard RP 74 David & Peter Askew 0.819 26/Jul/15 - 02:38:45 7:16:38:45 06:07:13:30 6 16 7 USA 65002 Bad Pak STP 65 Tom Holthus 0.792 26/Jul/15 - 11:29:39 8:01:29:39 06:09:14:51 7 19 Division 3 1 USA 97 Grand Illusion Santa Cruz 70 James McDowell 0.653 27/Jul/15 - 01:56:16 8:15:56:16 05:15:47:00 11 2 USA 678 Pyewacket Andrews 70 Chuck Nichols 0.663 27/Jul/15 - 01:46:35 8:15:46:35 05:17:45:21 22 3 USA 88 OEX SC 70 John Sangmeister/Dave Hood/Pete Hambrick 0.687 26/Jul/15 - 23:13:02 8:13:13:02 05:20:59:03 34 4 USA 41104 Buona Sera Santa Cruz 70 Edward Marez 0.659 27/Jul/15 - 08:47:52 8:22:47:52 05:21:33:06 45 5 USA 97656 Holua Santa Cruz 70 Brack Duker 0.659 27/Jul/15 - 09:09:37 8:23:09:37 05:21:47:26 56 6 USA 87654 Maverick Santa Cruz 70 Chris Slagerman 0.661 27/Jul/15 - 12:39:25 9:02:39:25 06:00:31:56 69 Division 4 1 USA 13696 Hamachi J 125 Greg Slyngstad 0.584 27/Jul/15 - 01:00:34 10:15:00:34 06:04:55:32 1 14 2 USA 51517 Resolute J 125 Tim Fuller 0.575 27/Jul/15 - 11:38:30 11:01:38:30 06:08:44:38 2 17 3 USA 60100 Varuna Rogers 46 Chris Hemans 0.622 27/Jul/15 - 00:29:15 10:14:29:15 06:14:17:28 3 24 4 USA 7065 Timeshaver J125 Viggo Torbensen 0.579 27/Jul/15 - 19:54:00 11:09:54:00 06:14:35:17 4 25 5 USA 50030 Bretwalda 3 Rogers 46 Bob Pethick 0.630 26/Jul/15 - 23:33:58 10:13:33:58 06:15:44:48 5 26 6 NZL 35551 Crusader35 Elliott 35 SS Anthony Leighs 0.640 27/Jul/15 - 03:47:55 10:17:47:55 06:20:59:28 6 34 Division 5 1 USA 77890 Allure Santa Cruz 50 Eric Gray 0.585 27/Jul/15 - 22:41:27 11:12:41:27 06:17:51:51 1 30 2 USA 18926 Horizon Santa Cruz 50 John Shulze 0.583 27/Jul/15 - 23:43:20 11:13:43:20 06:17:54:43 2 31 3 USA 28729 Lucky Duck Santa Cruz 52 Dave MacEwen 0.587 27/Jul/15 - 22:50:5 6 11:12:50:56 06:18:30:37 3 32 4 USA 46052 Relentless Santa Cruz 52 Bill Durant/Jeff Shew 0.595 27/Jul/15 - 23:36:56 11:13:36:56 06:21:10:53 4 35 5 USA 27007 Paranoia Santa Cruz 52 Rick von Heydenreich 0.581 28/Jul/15 - 11:47:30 12:01:47:30 07:00:22:08 5 37 6 USA 77285 J World's Hula Girl Santa Cruz 50 Mod Wayne Zittel 0.590 28/Jul/15 - 16:43:00 12:06:43:00 07:05:52:58 6 46 7 USA 7008 Adrenalin Santa Cruz 50 Custom Adrenalin LLC 0.582 28/Jul/15 - 21:13:15 12:11:13:15 07:06:08:47 7 47 8 USA 51200 Hokahey SC 52 George Bailey 0.578 30/Jul/15 - 04:48:23 13:18:48:23 07:23:12:22 8 51 9 USA 51092 Bodacious IV Santa Cruz 52 Jeff Urbina DNS 0.605 10 Division 6 1 USA 56595 Second Wind Swan 651 John Chamberlain / Dean Fargo 0.568 28/Jul/15 - 18:38:54 12:08:38:54 07:00:29:47 1 39 2 JPN 6288 Crescent III S-40 Akimitsu Hirai 0.566 28/Jul/15 - 23:08:10 12:13:08:10 07:02:26:35 2 43 3 USA 61046 CaZan DK 46 Scott Bradley 0.577 28/Jul/15 - 20:54:12 12:10:54:12 07:04:28:02 3 44 4 USA 69350 Pipe Dream Davidson 50 John Davis 0.566 30/Jul/15 - 08:34:11 13:22:34:11 07:21:21:59 4 50 Division 7 1 USA 4892 Celerity Santa Cruz 37 Harry Zanville 0.553 24/Jul/15 - 04:12:44 10:18:12:44 05:22:47:29 18 2 USA 97684 Patriot J 44 Paul Stemler 0.527 24/Jul/15 - 20:38:23 11:10:38:23 06:00:44:06 2 10 3 USA 60486 Precepts II Beneteau first 40 Drew Belk 0.539 25/Jul/15 - 09:00:36 11:23:00:36 06:10:41:54 3 21 4 USA 29000 Sweet Okole Farr 36 Dean Treadway 0.481 26/Jul/15 - 20:45:09 13:10:45:09 06:11:14:38 4 22 5 USA 51911 Creative J-105 Ed Sanford 0.500 26/Jul/15 - 20:21:04 13:10:21:04 06:17:10:32 5 29 6 JPN 6030 Julian J 120 Yasuhide Kobayashi 0.521 26/Jul/15 - 23:22:01 13:13:22:01 07:01:30:58 6 41 7 USA 35024 Alpha Puppy 1D 35 Alex Farell 0.552 26/Jul/15 - 12:09:09 13:02:09:09 07:05:24:44 7 45 8 USA 18959 Kokopelli Santa Cruz 40 Kevin Rooney 0.519 28/Jul/15 - 06:25:06 14:20:25:06 07:16:58:52 8 49 9 ITA 001 Fortissimo 11 Feet 30 Yasuto FUDA 0.526 30/Jul/15 - 13:22:28 17:03:22:28 09:00:22:59 9 52 10 USA 56372 Picante J 133 Jorgensen Brothers DNF 0.548 12 11 USA 7262 Bazinga Hobie 33 Steve Campo DNF 0.494 12 Division 8 1 USA 52955 Marjorie BBY Custom Tracy Obert 0.529 24/Jul/15 - 21:53:22 11:11:53:22 06:01:56:44 1 12 2 USA 56284 Sleeper Jeanneau SO44 Ron Simonson 0.480 26/Jul/15 - 17:08:07 13:07:08:07 06:09:11:06 2 18 3 USA 7107 Westward Lapworth 50 Sam & Willie Bell 0.489 26/Jul/15 - 13:42:20 13:03:42:20 06:10:22:48 3 20 4 USA 51593 Between the Sheets Jeanneau 52 Ross Pearlman 0.513 26/Jul/15 - 09:32:57 12:23:32:57 06:15:49:29 4 27 5 USA 97871 Wind Dancer Catalina 42 Paul Edwards 0.479 27/Jul/15 - 08:45:19 13:22:45:19 06:16:20:52 5 28 6 USA 46961 Andiamo J 46 Robert Pace 0.525 26/Jul/15 - 14:10:45 13:04:10:45 06:21:59:39 6 36 7 USA 56062 Exit Strategy Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45.2 Steven Ginder 0.506 27/Jul/15 - 06:52:02 13:20:52:02 07:00:25:51 7 38 8 USA 226 Martha Schooner Schooner Martha Foundation 0.528 26/Jul/15 - 17:28:32 13:07:28:32 07:00:40:59 8 40 9 USA 7159 Transformer Beneteau 523 Joel Young 0.550 26/Jul/15 - 07:22:50 12:21:22:50 07:02:09:34 9 42 10 USA 56594 Avanti Jeanneau 54DS Jim LaBarge DNF 0.538 12 11 AUS 007 Vivacia Jeanneau 49DS Robert Yearsley DNF 0.514 12 Transpac Honolulu Race - Multihull Racing Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Owner/Skipper Status Rating Finish Time Elapsed Time Corrected Time Position ORCA ToT Div. Fleet ORCA Multihulls 1 USA 399BC Phaedo Gunboat 66 Lloyd Thornburg 1.005 26/Jul/15 - 14:38:41 8:05:08:41 8:06:07:50 11 2 USA 6607 Extreme H2O GB 66 Pat Benz 1.082 26/Jul/15 - 04:55:37 7:19:25:37 8:10:47:45 22 3 USA 6202 Chim Chim Gunboat 62 John Gallagher 1.000 27/Jul/15 - 21:41:11 9:12:11:11 9:12:11:11 33 Transpac Honolulu Race - HPR Racing Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Owner/Skipper Status Rating Finish Time Elapsed Time Corrected Time Position HPR 1 Div. Fleet 1 USA 5772 Destroyer (HPR) TP 52 Eduardo Saenz SCP 1.0632 27/Jul/15 - 03:09:35 8:17:09:35 09:06:22:43 19 2 MEX 952 Patches (HPR) TP 52 Eduardo Porter Ludwig 1.0801 27/Jul/15 - 01:44:31 8:15:44:31 09:08:22:55 21 3 USA 4511 Wizard (HPR) RP 74 David & Peter Askew 1.2576 26/Jul/15 - 02:38:05 7:16:38:05 09:16:11:48 32 4 USA 65002 Bad Pak (HPR) STP 65 Tom Holthus 1.2132 26/Jul/15 - 11:29:39 8:01:29:39 09:18:44:50 43 5 MEX 55555 Peligroso (HPR) Kernan 70 Lorenzo Berho 1.1778 26/Jul/15 - 20:12:19 8:10:12:19 09:22:09:27 54 6 USA 69011 Zephyrus (HPR) RP 77 Damon Guizot 1.2397 26/Jul/15 - 18:48:04 8:08:48:04 10:08:55:59 66 HPR 2 1 USA 13696 Hamachi (HPR) J 125 Greg Slyngstad 0.9458 27/Jul/15 - 01:00:34 10:15:00:34 10:01:11:17 15 2 USA 60100 Varuna (HPR) Rogers 46 Chris Hemans 1.0061 27/Jul/15 - 00:29:15 10:14:29:15 10:16:02:24 27 3 USA 50030 Bretwalda 3 (HPR) Rogers 46 Bob Pethick 1.0166 26/Jul/15 - 23:33:58 10:13:33:58 10:17:46:31 38

Transpac 2017 43 Merlin today - Photo by Skip Ely

(Merland the Wiizardn ) rise again By Dobbs Davis

The name “Merlin” and Transpac are nearly synonymous with the Scroll forward 40 years, many Transpacs, thousands of sea miles and a modern era of this great race. It was this 67-foot Bill Lee design that few owners later and Merlin is back once again entered in the race. Not caught everyone’s attention when in 1977 she did exactly as she was only is she back, but she’s back with Bill Lee as owner after a yearlong designed to do in her very first race to Hawaii: be first to finish at refit. The work was performed in the boatyard in Santa Cruz harbor and Diamond Head with an elapsed time of 8 days 11 hours 1 minute 45 not his legendary “chicken shack” barn in Soquel where all those Santa seconds. This impressive time was not only good enough to win the Cruz designs were built for over a quarter century. race, but it set a course record which stood for no less than 20 years. Over the years Merlin had been modified and tweaked by various Perhaps more impressive was the effect Merlin’s feat had on offshore owners for various reasons, such as rating optimization, performance yacht design, where in that era of the IOR rule the latest racing designs improvements, and technology upgrades, so the original 1977 design is were seaworthy but also complex and heavy, excelling upwind but long gone. But the latest iteration had her equipped with a canting keel not fast off the wind. Their deep hull forms and heavy displacements and forward appendage, something of great expense and complication prevented them from breaking free to go fast reaching and downwind. that Lee was keen to see go in favor of a simpler fixed keel of modern Merlin’s narrow, shallow, lightweight design was suited for these design, so this formed the basis of this past year’s re-building efforts. offwind conditions at the expense of the other points of sail, having been specifically designed and built to excel in Transpac and the Surgery on the boat’s belly included removing the canting keel and all other offwind races common on the West Coast. The design helped the equipment associated with it: hydraulic pumps, hoses and rams, accelerate and popularize the Fast is Fun revolution that had been large hinge assemblies, and the support frames for the system, along developing in Merlin’s home in Santa Cruz and made this quiet town with the box, blade and lifting assemblies for the forward canard. “All into a boatbuilding Mecca for light, fast, seaworthy boats of all sizes and told this was 1,800 pounds of weight,” said Lee, “and a lot of space types. which was now open in the interior of the boat for re-building cabinetry to create space we could use for bunks and storage.” And while this was not Lee’s first boat in this genre, having designed and built boats like Chutzpah that raced in previous Transpacs in the The new Alan Andrews-designed T-bulb keel puts 8,700 pounds of lead 1970’s, it was Merlin’s record run that got everyone’s attention around in the bulb down 10.5 feet, which produces stability sufficient to keep the world to this new class of designs tagged with the moniker ULDB pace with their Santa Cruz 70 training partner upwind. Going deeper (Ultra Light Displacement Boats). in the keel could have yielded the same performance for less weight, but Lee said the draft limitations of Santa Cruz harbor prevent carefree navigation with a deeper keel.

44 Transpac 2017 Merlin

Years ago Merlin had a spar upgrade from the original aluminum masthead rig common in the 1970’s to a carbon fiber fractional rig with masthead spinnakers. This supports an upwind sail area suitable to keep pace with the SC 70, but downwind 500 square feet more sail area propels Merlin significantly faster.

“The length of the two boats is about the same, as is the beam waterline, but Merlin is narrower on deck and lower freeboard,” said Lee. “The SC 70 design was done in the IOR of the early 1980’s when higher freeboards were not factored into the ratings, so this gave this design a higher rig plan just by having deck level higher off the water. Merlin was designed just to go fast with no hull bumps for IOR, and has an even more fair hull form than the slight bumps you see in the SC 70 hull. This and having more sail area and a deep generous rudder make her very fast and controllable off the wind,” he said, unlike many IOR boats of that era that did not go faster but only rocked and rolled more violently was the wind increased downwind.

Lee also said the only upgrade in the refit to the sail system was putting in- haulers on deck for closer sheeting angles for the jibs, and finding x-IACCe poles that were cut down to be used to fly the asymmetric spinnakers.

“Gybing the a-sail on the poles is so much easier than the old days of symmetric sails,” said Lee, making downwind sailing more stress-free than in yesteryears.

Except for Lee himself, known far and wide as The Wizard of Santa Cruz, most of the Merlin crew of 40 years ago has, uh, aged out of contention to be on the 8-9 man team competing this year in the race to Diamond Head. Except for one: Jack Halterman. This Santa Cruz offshore legend will make yet another race to Hawaii to add another couple thousand miles to what must be a six-figure offshore mileage resume.

Asked if he thought Halterman would be fit enough for the race, Lee laughed. “He’s doing triathlons, he’s in better shape than anyone else!” Merlin graces the cover of the 1979 program after winning the 1977 race to Honolulu. Photo: Dick Cleveland of Fotoboat Company 1977

Transpac 2017 45 Remembering Cathie Nash: the first lady of Transpac by Betsy Crowfoot

Over half a century ago, a “warm and bubbly” gal got involved from the mainland. Often, before flying to Hawaii, Cathie would spend early in the Transpacific Yacht Race when her employer, Don Haskell, mornings recording boat positions in the radio room. Once in Hawaii she was campaigned his 67-foot Sparkman and Stephens yawl Chubasco frequently seen lending a helping hand around the Transpac Shack. on the 2,225-mile race from Los Angeles to Honolulu. It wasn’t until 1982 that Cathie’s roll in the That effervescent young lady was Transpac was formalized. Then-Commodore Cathie Evans, who pitched in to prepare meals Dick Steele created a new Administrator position and stock the boat for the race. Taken by the for Transpacific Yacht Club and asked Cathie adventure the crew of Chubasco would have to take on the role. Her duties covered a broad racing to the islands, she just couldn’t pass up the range: attending Board meetings, taking notes, chance to meet them in Honolulu, and booked maintaining financial records, and keeping track a ticket to Hawaii. Cathie’s relationship with the of membership. She did her job with a personal Transpac had begun. touch, finding time to handwrite notes to members who forgot to pay their annual dues. Her polished The Haskells raced Chubasco to Honolulu with looks, professionalism and keen sense of humor great success in 1959 and 1961. Soon after were well appreciated by Board members for Cathie found herself a sailor – Russ Nash. They decades. While she did not have a vote in Transpac were married in 1962 and the following year procedings, her sentiments were often conveyed she traveled to Honolulu to meet him and his with an expression or a chuckle. teammates aboard Peter Grant’s Nalu II. After that 1963 Transpac, she and Russ enjoyed an overdue In 1997, Cathie experienced another Transpac honeymoon in Hawaii. milestone when her son Michael participated in his first Honolulu race aboard the Santa Cruz 70 Traveling to Oahu every other year for the Orient Express. What a thrill for Cathie to welcome biennial Transpac became a habit with Cathie, Michael to Honolulu – as she had the crew so in 1967 she joined her best friend, Connie Chubasco four decades earlier! When Michael Smales, in organizing the Awards Banquet. took on Membership Chairman duties for TPYC, For two weeks they would be immersed Cathie had the pleasure of working and attending in preparations: making table decorations, Board meetings together with her son. organizing seating arrangements, mixing rum punches, and selling tickets. Cathie took her Cathie and husband Russ 1963 Transpac arrival in Honolulu A decade ago TPYC recognized Cathie for her 50 duties seriously, Connie revealed, and could be years of “enthusiasm, devotion and contribution found hollowing out pineapples for mai tais, or collecting banana leaves to the Spirit of Transpac” – noting that she had served 13 commodores. for table decorations – when she wasn’t dozing aboard the Smales’ boat, But her involvment didn’t stop there. Despite quadruple bypass surgery, waiting for the next racers to come in. Although her husband Russ passed Cathie continued to work behind-the-scenes guiding and encouraging the away in 1972, Cathie continued her contributions to Transpac, and played a organization to ongoing success. part in organizing five wardsA Banquets, through 1975. Although her day-to-day responsibilities were ultimately taken over by TPYC As the years progressed, Cathie continued to spend her Julys in Hawaii, now Administrator Karen Campbell, out of respect to her devotion Cathie never accompanied by her young son Michael. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s was officially ‘retired’ and remained a vital and enthusiastic supporter of the they would watch the finishes off Diamond Head, and greet arriving friends Race until her passing on June 27, 2016.

Transpac 8 Bells Honor Roll. The following crews and skippers have finished their watch. It is up to us to carry on the traditions and history they honored and kept alive. May they now find peace, fair winds and following seas in eternity. Barry Ault F. T. ”Bamboo” Opperman Charles Browning Anthony R. Pearson Leonard P. Delmas Robert A. Rollins Vance Edwards Sue Senescu Arnold D. Feuerstein Noel E. Stoll Nicholas Frazee William Sturgis Robert Gurley Andrew Szaz Donald Haskell Don Warner John B. Kilroy Sr. Joseph Williams Dale Mogle Bob Williamson Bill Munster Joel Young Catherine Nash

Cathie and son Michael 1997 Transpac arrival in Honolulu Photos by Leslie Demeuse Disney 46 Transpac 2017 47 Transpac 2017 TranspacTranspac 20172015 4747 48 Transpac 2017