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