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Great race everyone! So, thats a wrap all thats left are a few more Tree Times, culminating in the awards ceremony this Saturday. [5], Ragtime finished first in 1973 and again in 1975.[7]. What a trip and achievement. That man was Clarence MacFarlane,still engaged with his brainchild but entrusting the leg work to an old friend known for getting thingsdone. [4], The 2019 edition of the race, its fiftieth, saw the sinking of a yacht for the first time in its history, when the 68 foot mono-hulled sailboat Santa Cruz 70 OEX suffered rudder damage and an uncontrollable water intrusion. But the Singlehanded Sailing Society had to postpone it until 2021, mostly due to quarantine requirements on the Hawaii side. Jul 10, 2012. The San Francisco SSS offers events where singlehanded and short-handed sailors can share knowledge, gain experience, and find a structured environment to expand their horizons. Callus your mind through pain and suffering.. In the solitude of the vast ocean, there was an exultant thought that peeled back the veneer of my delusions. 2021 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race Forum Race Archive 2021 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. Look for the latest information to be posted on the website, with the highlights distributed in the, Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race Collecting the Bling. It was also a qualifier for the 2021 Singlehanded TransPac. A 90hp RIB came alongside, and two race committee members boarded Sea Wisdom. I was about to quit the race and detour to another port for repair, but I changed my mind because of the support from everyone. Who would have thought that a little kid from a Long Tang in Shanghai, a kid from an old apartment building in North Point, Hong Kong, a paperboy and janitor from New Jersey, would get to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean to Kauai? By Christine Weaver | July 7, 2021 | Hanalei, HI | 14 Between the time we last posted on 'Lectronic Latitude on Friday, July 3, and this morning, all 11 boats finished the 2021 Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race. On July 3, the first to arrive by more than 26 hours was Kyle Vanderspek on the Hobie 33 Aloha. But not just any kind of sailing. He was the only one to finish under spinnaker. If as skipper you want a t-shirt, you select a style/size and there is no cost to you. If you are registering as DH, you will be asked if you want a t-shirt for your crew. However, for me, there is no greater joy than an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to wake up to a different sunrise. 1993 Results. Two sailboats and the race committee would wait for me at the finish line after dark. I cried because of all the love I got from this trip. (This article, written by Dobbs Davis, appeared in the most recent edition of Seahorse Magazine, photo courtesy of Sharon Green, Ultimate Sailing). 1997 Results. If we have to delay again, well have to have a discussion about whether we do races two years in a row to hold the odd year planning. This loss ends up being subsidized by members racing singlehanded and single race entrants. To be extra prudent, I slept with my EPIRB next to me and prepared the life raft and abandon ship bags. 2005 Results. The wind died down a bit, and the sea was not as rough. While Nozomi had a relatively trouble-free race, Green Buffalo arrived with a long section of mainsail slugs pulled out of the track, among other gear problems. So impressed as always at how much good sportsmanship and camaraderie a bunch of solo sailors display! [1], The race is famous for fast downwind sailing under spinnaker in the trade winds.[2]. Transpacific Yacht Club. I do understand the effort and cost involved. They did so at all hours, with a variety of sail configurations and a range of equipment problems. I think the award should go to the people who supported me along the way and after the race. Racing will be conducted in compliance with all relevant county health orders and any additional site-specific regulations in effect at the time of each event that are detailed in the events Sailing Instructions (SIs). Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first. ID MADE IT! You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. If you are not planning to race and would like to volunteer, please contact racechair@sfbaysss.org for more information.All entries are required to have a 2023 PHRF certificate from YRA or BAMA (NOR 4.3) Be sure to register with the actual name(s) of the person(s) who will be aboard (NOR 6.1/6.2).Register now at https://jibeset.net/JACKY000.php?RG=T00134165Thank you for racing with the SSS, and we look forward to seeing you on the water.Richard, 2023 SSS Race Co-Chair, 12/21/22Racers;I announced this at Saturdays annual awards meeting and posted it on the forum yesterday, but want to make sure that it reaches all members. Pen Duick V was the precursor to every modern (edit:Monohull) shorthanded race boat. The warm trade winds in the West Indies were calling; time to go sailing. Spaulding Marine Centers Boatworks 101 is an innovative new apprenticeship program for young apprentices who will spend nine months training at Spaulding Marine Center and six months rotating through partner-employer boatyards throughout the Bay Area. The 22nd Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race from California to Hawaii gets underway for 11 skippers on June 19, 2021. Eleven entrants made the journey, ranging from an Olson 25 to a J/109. Surprise! However, because she must use "stored power"[12] (a diesel engine) to move, Alfa Romeo II, sailing in the "unlimited" class, was not eligible for the traditional "Barn Door" trophy, but instead was the inaugural winner of a new trophy dedicated by Trisha Steele, called the "Merlin Trophy". The smallest entrant is the Olson 25 sailed by Falk Meissner while a J/109 and a Sabre 426 share the fastest rating in the fleet. 2011 Results. The Pacific Singlehanded Sailing Association, based in Marina del Rey, had planned to run their Shaka Challenge simultaneously with the SHTP, finishing in the same place around the same time, and sharing the awards ceremony in Nawiliwili. Stewart Jr. 12:15:51:18, 1949 Morning Star Richard S. Rheem 10:10:13:09 *, 1951 Morning Star Richard S. Rheem 10:16:44:33, 1955 Morning Star Richard S. Rheem 9:15:05:10 *, 1957 Barlovento Frank Hooykaas 11:13:02:44, 1961 Sirius II Howard F. Ahmanson 10:10:38:35, 1965 Ticonderoga Robert Johnson 9:13:51:02 *, 1967 Stormvogel Cornelius Bruynzeel 11:14:10:56, 1969 Blackfin Kenneth DeMeuse 9:10:21:00 *, 1971 Windward Passage Mark Johnson 9:09:06:48 *, 1973 Ragtime Ragtime Syndicate 10:14:00:40, 1983 Charley Nolan K. Bushnell 9:01:53:48, 1985 Swiftsure III Nick/Robert Frazee 10:19:21:47, 1989 Silver Bullet John DeLaura 8:12:50:35, 1993 Silver Bullet John DeLaura 9:09:11:17, 1997 Pyewacket Roy Pat Disney (son of Roy E. Disney) 7:15:24:40 *, 1999 Pyewacket Roy E. Disney 7:11:41:27 *, 2005 Morning Glory Hasso Plattner 6:16:04:11*, 2009 Alfa Romeo Neville Crichton 5:14:36:20*, 2015 Rio 100 Manouch Moshayedi 7:05:34:07, 2017 Rio 100 Manouch Moshayedi 6:17:09:09, This page was last edited on 20 August 2022, at 18:50. Ending Merlin's record, in the 1997 race a new monohull elapsed time record of 7 days, 11 hours, 41 minutes, and 27 seconds was set by Roy E. Disney's Pyewacket, a Santa Cruz 70 ultralight also designed by Bill Lee. This is particularly common in the USA offshore scene where there are dozens and dozens of boats designed and built over 30 years ago that are still cherished and raced in a variety of classic races: the Bayview and Chicago-Mac Races held annually, the Newport-Bermuda Race held on even-number years, and the Transpac from LA to Honolulu held on odd-number years. On June 19, the 22nd Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race sailed a 2120 nm course from San Francisco to Puu Poa Point on Hanalei Bay, Kauai. However, true to our roots as a SINGLEhanded organization, going forward t-shirts will be free to skippers (SH or DH) only. I had to cross the finish line! The current list ranges from Steve Campos BAZINGA, a Hobie 33, to Manouch Moshayedis RIO100to three MOD70 trimarans that will be looking for speeds in the high thirties. However, there are equally brilliant minds at work enhancing what has already been created to improve performance, safety and (usually) comfort too. And we can track how close you were to that with satellite data. 2007 Results. Large gatherings are completely prohibited, so that if thats still in place that could be a complication for our tree meetings and get-togethers at a little house we rent near the beach. Race chair Brian Boschma shared news of the races future during a Zoom meeting for SSS sailors on December 3. I knew I had to cross that finish linefor myself, my family, my friends and for all those supporting me. I talked to the county administrators today on the phone about it. Year Boat Owner/Skipper Time, Transpac Honolulu Race Elapsed Time Record Trophy, "Transpac Race: Casualties in the Pacific >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News", http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/603027/Transpacific-Race%7C, "1936 Transpac victor Dorade wins again in 2013", "First ship sinks in Transpacific Yacht Race", "Trans-Pacific yacht race crew safely rescued by competitor after boat sinks", "Twice a Winner, Restored Ragtime Races in Transpac: A Legend Is Still Fit Enough to Sail Away", "Mighty Merloe and Comanche on race record pace in 2017 TRANSPAC", "URI students appear in Disney's 'Morning Light', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transpacific_Yacht_Race&oldid=1105544445, 1949 Morning Star Richard S. Rheem 10:10:13:09, 1955 Morning Star Richard S. Rheem 9:15:05:10, 1971 Windward Passage Mark Johnson 9:09:06:48, 2005 Morning Glory Hasso Plattner 6:16:04:11, 2009 Alfa Romeo Neville Crichton 5:14:36:20, 1923 (S.Barb.) 2021 Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race, https://www.jibeset.net/show.php?RR=JACKY_T007588480&DOC=r201&TYP=html, St. Francis Yacht Club Members to Compete in Tokyo, Get One Month Free at Wayfarer Apartments and Marina, Circumnavigator Ellen MacArthur Navigating the Circular Economy. The plan is to sequester boats on June 18. Looks like the 2023 SHTP race will start on Sunday, June 25. This will be rolled out starting with the 2023 3BF registration.Thanks for your ongoing support of the SSS.Tracy RogersSSS Treasurer, 12/21/22Reminder!Please join us for the next Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race seminar on Wednesday,Jan 11that 7:30 via zoom. Kyle Vanderspek is a star. Then I remembered: I was anchored in Hanalei Bay and that green wave was the N Pali Coast mountain range. Theres nothing better. He provided the following account of his journey: After 18 days at the ocean alone, I grew as a human being with newfound gratitude. 1989 Results. 2013 Results. Therefore, Kyle Vanderspeks Hobie 33 Aloha claimed elapsed, class, and overall honors. He and his wife Darlene spent the rest of the day cutting the spinnaker away. Thats when I learned of the outpouring of support coming from Hanalei Bay. This desire to roam inspired me to enter the 2021 Singlehanded TransPac (SHTP) aboard Sea Wisdom, my 1987 Hinckley Souwester 42 Competition Sloop. MBYC young sailors rule. They have roadblocks on the island, and they check people driving along. They pioneered use of an iPhone, with Fullpower-MotionX GPS technology.[13]. Charley, the 1983 Transpac Winner On July 7, 2009, Alfa Romeo II beat the Morning Glory record for best day's run set in the 2005 race, by sailing 399 nautical miles (459 mi; 739 km) in 24 hours. I announced this at Saturdays annual awards meeting and posted it on the forum yesterday, but want to make sure that it reaches all members. This is how it will work in Jibeset: You sign up for season membership at $170, either during your registration for 3BF or later. 2009 Results. This year, our 50th entry was Chris Messanos DECEPTION, a Santa Cruz 50 that is one of many boats undergoing work with high hopes in the bargain. The start of the race would be June 19, with the startline at CYC in Tiburon. 2005 Results. Two years later in 1997, this record was broken by the 86' catamaran Explorer with a time of 5 days 9 hours 18 minutes 26 seconds. !Register and get the race documents HERE.The anchorage at Hanalei Bay. See overall results here: https://www.jibeset.net/show.php?RR=JACKY_T007588480&DOC=r201&TYP=html. If restrictions in Hawaii are not lifted with regards to the 14-day quarantine period, I personally see this as a big problem because people who come to greet the racers are likely to not want to go over there and spend 14 days sitting in a hotel room or house. Anyone in this forum doing the race? Having lost his forestay, he finished on staysail and main. We talked about that this year, but no one seemed excited about it. Another possibility would be to go down the coast or go out in the Pacific and turn around and come back. Theres also a bus that runs wonderfully around the island; it gets you over there in about an hour and a half. At the time of registration, Skippers of doublehanded boats shall self-certify that they and their crew occupy the same household or social bubble. I cried because I learned there is always a way to move forward. If as skipper you want a t-shirt, you select a style/size and there is no cost to you. One day you will make it happen. Two of my fellow competitors cheered me across the finish line, even though it was well past midnight. Thirty-one singlehanders, who hailed from Seattle to Los Angeles, started that first SSS TransPac. In 2013, the fully crewed monohull, Dorade, won first overall, making it the oldest boat in the fleet to win and a 2-time winner, having won the Transpac in 1936, 77 years prior. If you are not planning to race and would like to volunteer, please contact. Although the hull actually read more, It was March, and Id made it through another Maine winter. Messano and co-skipper Bill Durant are excited to put the improved Deception through her paces this summer, particularly because the crew consists largely of the Messano and Durant families. There is a video available now on YouTube that can help those unable to attend to tune in on the information presented, as well as act as a reference resource for those that did attend to remind them of the material. 1985 Results. Please enter your username or email address. Get it wrong, and your boat could wind up on the beach in a bad blow. The LongPac would shift as well. The Great Pacific Longitude Race is a 400-mile qualifier that runs on opposite years from the SHTP. I know a bit about the race as I've been a SSS competitor since '95, past commodore, etc. My diary from that day reads: SHTP sailors and race committee suggested that, once I crossed the finish line, they would help me diagnose the rudder problem, and even offered to have a flotilla of boats to guide me from Hanalei Bay to Nawiliwili. The awards ceremony in the traditional manner potentially could not be held., In summary, were moving forward with planning; we expect to run the race. Thank you for considering my request!. Additionally, that impacts the race committee. In these pages quite a bit of emphasis is placed on new technologies and designs, and the influence they have. I believe the catamaran is a Crowther not a Gemini. Look for the latest information to be posted on the website, with the highlights distributed in the, 2021 Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race, Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race Collecting the Bling. However, true to our roots as a SINGLEhanded organization, going forward t-shirts will be free to skippers (SH or DH) only. There are a variety of reasons, but one of the big ones is the cost of supplying t-shirts to all race participants. Long gone are the days of $5 t-shirts providing free t-shirts to skippers, and their crew for doublehanders, has put a real strain on our finances. Guess he likes that trip! Congratulations to all! I sat on the deck pondering this thought for some time, with my perspective as wide as the horizon. If you race DH and want a t-shirt for your crew, youre going to have to pay extra for it. A light rain started failing, like the sky was cheering for me. If we get some ultra lightweight, super-fast Moore 24 or something, maybe itll beat that time. Surprise! In with the new, but why out with the old? Special fist bump to Jim Quanci and Green Buffalo. You sign up at $50 for the race. This will be rolled out starting with the 2023 3BF registration. All Skippers of doublehanded boats not able to find crew that meet these criteria are encouraged to race singlehanded. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. The Forum is a free service, and much like the "free" content on Public Radio, we hope you will support WoodenBoat by subscribing to this fabulous magazine. Theyre currently under a 14-day quarantine restriction for anybody arriving from out of the area, which is pretty strict. Overdid it last night, shredded another spin.. They dont want you to leave your hotel or home. He plans to make a final decision by March 15. Are required to provide their own personal protective equipment and to carry a face covering with them at all time during events. We are not grand because we are the superior species or because we can change the environment whose unyielding powers will one day outlast us. This year has been a challenge to break even financially. The Santa Cruz 50/52 fleet is one of the long-standing rivalry classes. And if you have not already, please also check us out on:Facebook,Instagram and Twitter(Dont forget to refresh this page often for new updates.). Robert Cleveland and Jan Passion are correct that Rainbow is a Crowther not a Gemini. Your options will be no t-shirt ($0) or select a style/size for $20. To all the kids in all corners of the world: dream big. Starting in San Francisco, the 2120 nm course carries the fleet to the finish line located. If you register as a single race entrant, the same rules will apply. [11] This represents a new race record for monohulls; the multihull record of 5 days, 9 hours, 18 minutes, set by Bruno Peyron in the 1997 race, remains. Tags: Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race. Subsequently, the upper bearing of my main rudder had been redesigned and rebuilt completely in metal. If you do a Baja Ha-Ha, or if you did the Nada Ha-Ha because there wasn't an official Baja Ha-Ha this year, be careful, because you may be in for a much longer adventure than you anticipated. What a great achievement! Yes, Einfach Lieben und Leben! Be the uncommon of the uncommon. Discussion, questions (and hopefully some answers) for the 2021 race to Hanalei. If you see debris from your boat, during a beach walk, or even on a social media post, share the details using the Floating Marine Plastic Debris Accumulation Reporting Tool. The SSS encompasses everyone from a first-time, double-handed sailor to veterans of the Singlehanded TransPacific (SHTP) yacht race. Suggestion on spinnaker wraps (2 sailboats): use snuffing socks and avert the damn wraps! Although I think the TP record is held by a stretched 60. Fortunately, weve had good single race entrant turnout in the first three big races each year (Three Bridge Fiasco, Corinthians, and Round the Rocks) which, while it has allowed us to squeak by financially, has masked this inequity. We will be coveringRigging/Sails/Repairs at SeaYou can register here:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvceqhrTorG9D44EQZFGVEPI2YVQQykksTThis registration will be good for this seminar and all following seminars in the series.Full seminar calendar:Dec 14th Power Requirements/Electricity Budgeting/CommunicationsJan 11th Rigging/Sails/Repairs at SeaFeb 8th Returning the boat (By sail or freighter)March 8th Provisioning/Food, Water & MedicineApril 12th Anchoring & Satellite ComsApril 15th Emergency Sea Trails Cruise InMay 10th Weather & Race Strategy. Like this year you will have the option to donate (ie, dont want a t-shirt) which saves us the money to buy and print you a t-shirt and we will add that savings to our fund to support local youth sailing programs. After two years of preparation, I thought I knew how challenging this race would be, but I underestimated how mentally difficult it would be to complete the passage in solitude and to cross an imaginary finish line at the Hanalei Bay anchorage. It was this mistakefailing to untie the read more, After four long months poised to spring into action at the first sign of the right weather window, Spindrift has announced that its record-breaking circumnavigation attempt wont be possible this year. The Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race had been scheduled to run in summer 2020. 1993 Results. And we did it. All entrants complete solo Transpac Race Published on July 7th, 2021 All 11 skipper in the 2021 Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race which started June 19 from California have arrived in Hawaii. I lost all steerage and was forced to request rescue from the US Coast Guard. It depends on the boat types. Posted February 28, 2023 | Kimball Livingston, Transpac Media, Posted February 24, 2023 | Dobbs Davis, Transpac Media, Posted February 14, 2023 | Dobbs Davis, Transpac Media |, Posted December 29, 2022 | Dobbs Davis, Transpac Media, Posted December 20, 2022 | Dobbs Davis, Transpac Media. On July 7, 2009, Alfa Romeo II beat the Morning Glory record for best day's run set in the 2005 race, by sailing 399 nautical miles (459mi; 739km) in 24 hours. I think it would make for a spectacular arrival. 1997 Results. Inbox Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.made by VSSL Agency. It was an ultimate test of mental toughness and seamanship, and more than once I was reminded of David Goggins Calloused Mind, in which he writes: You have to build calluses on your brain just like how you build calluses on your hands. There is a lot of value in having all the boats get together. On the floor, I've fallen and can't get up. Starting in San Francisco, the 2120 nm course carries the fleet to the finish line located near Puu Poa Point at Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai. Ten days from today, hell sail back to Hawaii as navigator on the Andrews 63 Medicine Man in the Transpac Race from San Pedro to Honolulu. If they cant have group meetings and such, I dont think theyre going to want us in there with our boats. Unfortunately, my backup steering system, the Hydrovane, was also jury rigged due to a missing bolt. The 2008 documentary Morning Light is a film about the 2007 Disney-sponsored competitors in the race. Thank you for racing with the SSS, and we look forward to seeing you on the water. See bigger map Boat positions on tracker map update every 4 hours, and update every 20 minutes within 25 nm of the finish. I think that this is one of the big sticking points we had last time, which was we just felt it wasnt feasible to do the race because of the impact it had on the non-racers as well as the racers. Finishing in a squall that night was the smallest boat in the fleet, Falk Meissners Olson 25 Shark on Bluegrass. Inbox Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.made by VSSL Agency. Though I had cruised offshore for over 20 years, this was only the fourth race I had ever competed in, and my second ocean race. I think the first couple races to Hawaii were done like that. (Without satellite tracking in 1978.)

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