During registration you will be asked as skipper if you want a t-shirt. Please join us for the full season. Einfach Lieben!!! Steve Fosset set a new race record in 1995 on his 60' trimaran Lakota, of 6 days 16 hours 7 minutes 16 seconds. This will be rolled out starting with the 2023 3BF registration. Although I think the TP record is held by a stretched 60. 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). It depends on the boat types. Heres the webcam in Hanalei where we can see you arrive! I let it all out, like a kid. The Prada Americas Cup World Series Auckland and the Prada Christmas Race run from December 17 to December 20, meaning the racing starts this evening at 9 p.m. on the West Coast of the US. Thank you for considering my request!. I dropped the sails. Ground tackle is a complete system, including the anchor itself, the rode (chain, rope, or some combination thereof, read more, French builder Dufour Yachts has rolled out another new design bringing their line to eight models from 32 to 61 feet. 1985 Results. 1991 Results. Also finishing on July 4 were Reed Bernhard on the J/109 Mountain, and toward sunset, Jim Quanci on the Cal 40 Green Buffalo. But the Singlehanded Sailing Society had to postpone it until 2021, mostly due to quarantine requirements on the Hawaii side. During registration you will be asked as skipper if you want a t-shirt. We are all super proud of you and happy that you fulfilled one of your dreams . What a trip and achievement. Every. That was Albert Soiland. But Marissa and Chris Neely on Avocet saw a weather window and jumped, making their first big offshore passage the wrong way from Santa Barbara to San Francisco and loving itmostly. Kyle is an example to us all. The Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) is a biennial offshore yacht race held in odd-numbered years starting off the Pt. In 1969, French sailing legend Eric Tabarly shadowed the race with his Pen Duick IV, one of the world's first trimarans competitive in all wind conditions. James Wyllys beautiful Sabre 426 Northern Star arrived in the late afternoon with a very similar wrap, though this one was already doing no good as a sail. Someone recently compiled and posted information about past competitors on the. We are always learning and always sharing knowledge. As skipper you can select donate or a style/size t-shirt, and we either add to our youth sailing fund or the t-shirt is free, respectively. 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. The first, the 2019 Great Pacific Longitudinal Race (LongPac), was a 400-mile singlehanded race to longitude 126 degrees 40 minutes and back. San Francisco to Hanalei, 2,120 nm of solo racing, starting July 2, 2016. I expect the first arrival to be about June 30 in Hanalei Bay. San Francisco to Hanalei Bay that starts on Sunday June 25th, 2023!There are currently 15 boats registered to race! The current list ranges from Steve Campo's BAZINGA, a Hobie 33, to Manouch Moshayedi's RIO100 to three MOD70 trimarans that will be looking for speeds in the high thirties. If Fiasco was too long for you to finish, or if you want to follow up a great Fiasco, this is your race! A singlehanded (edit:Transpacific)race to Japan has been done. 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. I reduced sail, locked the rudder on centerline and let the Hydrovane do the steering. 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. 2007 Results. Desperation, euphoria and fear competed for equal time throughout the voyage. Are required to provide their own personal protective equipment and to carry a face covering with them at all time during events. Headed by Dona Bertarelli, the Spindrift team has been on a mission to set a read more, In some stunning footage from onboard reporter Antoine Auriol, Boris Herrmann and his team aboard Malizia decided to cut their Code 0 free after it came loose and got tangled in the keel last night. Theres nothing better. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. We have opened registrations for the Feb 25 2023 Corinthian Race, which will start at Golden Gate YC using a normal start sequence, and have a roughly 13 NM course. Thats when I learned of the outpouring of support coming from Hanalei Bay. Dec 14th Power Requirements/Electricity Budgeting/Communications, Feb 8th Returning the boat (By sail or freighter), March 8th Provisioning/Food, Water & Medicine, April 15th Emergency Sea Trails Cruise In. If Fiasco was too long for you to finish, or if you want to follow up a great Fiasco, this is your race! If you are registering as DH, you will be asked if you want a t-shirt for your crew. OUTStanding, congratulations!! 2001 Results. He said hed heard from a number of the 2020 registrants that they were coming back, with some additional people interested, for a fleet of perhaps 25 sailors. We often wonder: what motivates someone to take on the challenge of not just sailing but racing 2225 miles from Los Angeles to Honolulu? In the first hours of the morning yesterday, Californian and lifelong sailor Alex Merhan arrived in Kauai, not only happy to have finished the Singlehanded TransPac but also because he smashed the previous record time for the race by more than 2 days. Be sure to check out the latest installment of Latitude 38s Good Jibes with special guest David Herrigel to chat all things Singlehanded Transpacific Race. 2023 Scuttlebutt Sailing News. Congrats to all! Cliff Shaw on the Crowther 10M Rainbow came in midday on Monday. 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. Should wear a face covering when in public spaces. What a great achievement! On June 19, the 22nd Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race sailed a 2120 nm course from San Francisco to Pu'u Poa Point on Hanalei Bay, Kauai. 1983 Results. This is how it will work in Jibeset: You sign up for season membership at $170, either during your registration for 3BF or later. Also, it should be noted that Rainbow corrected out to first overall, above Aloha, if you score multihulls and monohulls together. With 200 miles to go until the finish line, I realized my rudder was dropped to a point of not being able to steer the vessel. Multihulls are usually quite scarce in the the SHTP as there are few to compete against. One Month Free on Brand New Boat Docks in Marina Del Rey! 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. 2007 Results. 1/10/23Hello, SSS Racers!We have opened registrations for the Feb 25 2023 Corinthian Race, which will start at Golden Gate YC using a normal start sequence, and have a roughly 13 NM course. He originally intended to enter the race but was unaware that multihulls were not invited. During the LongPac, I experienced rudder failure when I hit an underwater object at 0200. I think the first couple races to Hawaii were done like that. (Without satellite tracking in 1978.) Launched in 1997, Scuttlebutt provides sailing news with a North American focus. I notice a lot of people help each other that last day. 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. ID MADE IT! At the time of registration, Skippers of doublehanded boats shall self-certify that they and their crew occupy the same household or social bubble. . Theres also a bus that runs wonderfully around the island; it gets you over there in about an hour and a half. Started in 1906 by Clarence W. Macfarlane and hosted by Los Angeles Yacht Club, it is one of yachting's premier offshore races and attracts entrants from all over the world. The departure luncheon, which weve held at CYC in the past, and sometimes at restaurants in the area, could be impacted if we still have COVID restrictions. 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. Dame Ellen MacArthur retired from professional sailing in 2010 and went on to create the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to promote the circular economy. To all the kids in all corners of the world: dream big. The record fell once again in 2005, with Hasso Plattner's Morning Glory, a maxZ86 from Germany. 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. Eleven boats and he was number ONE. July 8th, large gathering restrictions will be lifted. Fayth William S. McNutt 14:14:33:00, 1936 (S.Mon.) This year has been a challenge to break even financially. 1993 Results. I dont know if I have it in me, but Id really like to try this race. Should maintain a safe distance of at least 6 feet from anyone outside of their household or social bubble* before, during, and after any SSS event. TPYC Commodore Tom Trujillo welcomes the new partnership saying After a detailed and exhaustive search to determine the best supplier for Transpac owners and crews, we are delighted to be working with LW Regatta Gear. All of us get excited when brilliant minds go to work on creating new ideas and even new spaces for the sport to grow into. The incredible singlehanded sailors! My heart swelled. The first, the 2019 Great Pacific Longitudinal Race (LongPac), was a 400-mile singlehanded race to longitude 126 degrees 40 minutes and back. Surprise! Singlehanded Transpacific Race That's a Wrap! Thirty-one singlehanders, who hailed from Seattle to Los Angeles, started that first SSS TransPac. You simply cannot push it as hard due to waterline length. So you won't follow the SHTP because it doesn't have multihulls, got it. 2021 Singlehanded Transpac; The WoodenBoat Forum is sponsored by WoodenBoat Publications, publisher of WoodenBoat magazine. Ninety-five years ago, on March 1, 1928 the Transpacific Yacht Club was born of an idea hatched by thesame man who had sparked the 1906 inaugural race to Honolulu. Hosted by the Singlehanded Sailing Society, at their Awards Ceremonies Saturday night, the 14 finishers received their coveted TransPac belt buckles, signifying successful completion of their. 1987 Results. The MOD70s are doing the crewed Transpac, different boat. The 2021 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race Is completed. He was the only one to finish under spinnaker. 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. Copyright 2023. The race is organized by the Transpacific Yacht Club. The warm trade winds in the West Indies were calling; time to go sailing. Metabiota has ideas. In these pages quite a bit of emphasis is placed on new technologies and designs, and the influence they have. 2005 Results. This year has been a challenge to break even financially. Single. If as skipper you want a t-shirt, you select a style/size and there is no cost to you. Ive had some snafus out there to be sure, and they loom large when theyre read more, When One Wrong Makes a Right Everybody knows youre not supposed to sail up the Pacific Coast! 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. 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. After 18 days at sea, I awoke at 0600 on July 7 and peered out of my tiny porthole to see a massive green wave towering over me. You sign up at $50 for the race. Few places on the planet have such a devoted, diverse, and downright joyful yacht racing season as the island read more, Ive never laughed so hard as I have on some of my charters, but its typically only funny after the fact. Look for the latest information to be posted on the website, with the highlights distributed in the e-Newsletter. 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! Thanks for your ongoing support of the SSS. The authors goals for the voyage included finding out some more about himself as much as finishing. They have roadblocks on the island, and they check people driving along. FYI not sure how yall got this wrong, but Cliff Shaw was not sailing a Gemini it was a Crowther 10M Your options will be no t-shirt ($0) or select a style/size for $20. In the solitude of the vast ocean, there was an exultant thought that peeled back the veneer of my delusions. Two sailboats and the race committee would wait for me at the finish line after dark. It was also a qualifier for the 2021 Singlehanded TransPac. The SSS encompasses everyone from a first-time, double-handed sailor to veterans of the Singlehanded TransPacific (SHTP) yacht race. 1981 Results. There is a lot of value in having all the boats get together. See bigger map Boat positions on tracker map update every 4 hours, and update every 20 minutes within 25 nm of the finish. 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. He plans to make a final decision by March 15. What an accomplishment and only those of you that have done it real understand the challenge!! The Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race had been scheduled to run in summer 2020. Theyre currently under a 14-day quarantine restriction for anybody arriving from out of the area, which is pretty strict. 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. Theres some other alternatives. In 1977, the yacht Merlin, designed by Bill Lee, set an elapsed time record of 8 days, 11 hours, 1 minute. !Register and get the race documents HERE.The anchorage at Hanalei Bay. We are hoping this approach will stabilize our finances a bit and cut down on waste as often t-shirts get printed only never to be claimed. Start getting ready for 2023!! Eric Taberly won it in 1969 on Pen Duick V. SF to Japan he finished 11 days ahead of the next competitor . Morning Glory was the scratch boat when it led a five-boat assault on the record for monohulls. Contender Richard R. Loynes 14:07:50:00, 1941 Stella Maris II Dr. A. Steele 13:21:03:55, 1947 Chubasco W.L. Instead, I tried to stabilize the situation by minimizing any rudder movement. Congratulations to all! Learn more about the outstanding companies that sponsor Transpac And then of course, we could delay the race to another season.. 2005 Results. I think it would make for a spectacular arrival. Just a reminder-- the single-handed transpac continues and it's worth reading the competitor's reports just to hear about their perseverence and how they deal with breakages: 2008 SHTP - Log Reports Black Feathers, the Cal 20, and her captain continue to do well, but he did manage to break his solar panel and split his fiberglass rudder in half. Yesterday, July 6, was the day of the wraps. 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. And we did it. 2011 Results. Mission Bay Yacht Club is super proud of Kyle Vanderspek. 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.) Proud to know him. 2009 Results. The Skipper is the person in-charge of a boat during an event. Hopefully I'll get a chance to shoot some photos and drone videos of a few boats coming in. William will be sharing an account of his journey in the September issue of the Mainsheet, so stay tuned. In 1995, multihulls were invited to participate for the first time, but not eligible for the Barn Door trophy. Eleven entrants made the journey, ranging from an Olson 25 to a J/109. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. How might probability inform policy on pandemics? Please enter your username or email address. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. Robert Cleveland and Jan Passion are correct that Rainbow is a Crowther not a Gemini. If you race DH and want a t-shirt for your crew, youre going to have to pay extra for it. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. On the floor, I've fallen and can't get up. Dorade James Flood 13:07:20:04, 1939 (S.Fran.) But thats only good to about a 10-minute window. This loss ends up being subsidized by members racing singlehanded and single race entrants. Race chair Brian Boschma shared news of the races future during a Zoom meeting for SSS sailors on December 3. 11/30/222023 Race schedule.Registration for TBF will open on Jibeset soon! Going into the Singlehanded TransPac, my primary goals were to finish and to learn from the experience so that I could design my next boat for shorthanded circumnavigation. Mariner L.A. Norris 11:14:46, 1928 (Balboa) Talayha L. Lippman 13:04:58:30, 1930 Enchantress Morgan Adams 12:13:22:52, 1932 (S.Barb.) Then I remembered: I was anchored in Hanalei Bay and that green wave was the N Pali Coast mountain range. The Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race had been scheduled to run in summer 2020. Look for the latest information to be posted on the website, with the highlights distributed in the e-Newsletter. One day you will make it happen. So impressed as always at how much good sportsmanship and camaraderie a bunch of solo sailors display! [5], Ragtime finished first in 1973 and again in 1975.[7]. I think the award should go to the people who supported me along the way and after the race. This edition also saw the greatest number of skippers dropping out of the race. "Marco, you're a little close to shore, don't you think?". Congratulations to all. General Procedures and Practices for Race Participants. It would imply that the race committee has to go over there two weeks in advance and sit around., Brian explained that although other islands in Hawaii have a system of testing within 72 hours to allow visitors to enter without quarantining, Kauai has tighter restrictions, as their hospital is very small. Would it be too much trouble to ask the people of Kauai to celebrate my accomplishment with fireworks? Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first. Kyle is missing all the social activities, as he has to be back in SoCal ASAP. Barn Door Winners Moving the SHTP from even years to odd years seems like a good idea. What prompted the change from even years to odd years in 21? Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 1983 Results. On July 3, the first to arrive by more than 26 hours was Kyle Vanderspek on the Hobie 33 Aloha. 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. In the double-handed division, Pegasus 50, sailed by Philippe Kahn and Mark Christensen, set a new record of 7 days, 19 hours, 38 minutes and 35 seconds. Awesome job Kyle! 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. There are a variety of reasons, but one of the big ones is the cost of supplying t-shirts to all race participants. It was all an emotional roller coaster between hopeless despair and beaming bliss while surfing down waves in the trade winds. 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? Unfortunately, my backup steering system, the Hydrovane, was also jury rigged due to a missing bolt. [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. 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. 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. I was awarded the Perseverance Trophy for this insurmountable challenge to get across the finish line. I know a bit about the race as I've been a SSS competitor since '95, past commodore, etc. And boats may not be sequestered at all at the CYC docks. Hed had it up for 10 days straight! Racing under StFYCs burgee aboard Sea Wisdom was William Lee. 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. The new Dufour 37 slots in just above the 32-foot baby of the family, and it replaces the previous Dufour 360 from three years ago. What was left of the spinnaker was still acting like a kite, and Bill had to spin circles in the bay to wrap it up enough that he could anchor. Eleven entrants made the journey, ranging from an Olson 25 to a J/109. 1991 Results. I awoke with less than 200 miles to go and considered giving up. The final rules and communications plan will be available near the end of December., Regarding the pandemic, Brian said, On the San Francisco side, we could possibly not have access to the yacht harbor at CYC other than the startline. JavaScript is disabled. If they cant have group meetings and such, I dont think theyre going to want us in there with our boats. Last and with the most concerning gear failure, Will Lees Hinckley 42 Souwester Competition Sloop Sea Wisdom suffered rudder bearing troubles. I was no longer alone! This loss ends up being subsidized by members racing singlehanded and single race entrants. Now on port tack for the first time in days, I started looking for any unusual behavior in the boat. In the meantime, were looking forward to the first race of the 2021 SSS season, the Three Bridge Fiasco on January 30. Race t-shirts have been a long-standing tradition at the SSS and we dont want to eliminate that. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. Your options will be no t-shirt ($0) or select a style/size for $20.If you register as a single race entrant, the same rules will apply. Sailing solo can be as euphoric as it is taxing. Mission Bay Yacht Club proud!. You are using an out of date browser. All Skippers of doublehanded boats not able to find crew that meet these criteria are encouraged to race singlehanded. I announced this at Saturdays annual awards meeting and posted it on the forum yesterday, but want to make sure that it reaches all members. The next two days she broke her own best-day record by sailing 420 nautical miles (480 mi; 780 km) [10] and 431 nautical miles (496 mi; 798 km). Finishing in a squall that night was the smallest boat in the fleet, Falk Meissners Olson 25 Shark on Bluegrass. 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. You sign up at $50 for the race. Hawaii is less than halfway. Launched in 1997, Scuttlebutt provides sailing news with a North American focus. Smoked the competition and finished a day plus all others. Due to ongoing COVID restrictions on large gatherings, were not yet sure where thats going to be. He and his wife Darlene spent the rest of the day cutting the spinnaker away. Looks like the 2023 SHTP race will start on Sunday, June 25. https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/podcast/episode-65-david-herrigel-loving-singlehanded-transpac/, And be sure to mark your calendar for the 23rd Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race .