13 July 2009 Daily Standings
13/07/09 09:57
Check out the today's daily standings!
Our report is a little late today due to the sequence of: 1) Gybe 2) Arrival at Diamond
Head bouy, 3)Sail to Ala Wai Yacht Harbor, 4) Pick up a tow from the committee, due to
a 'ahem, fouling of our underbody with stray sailcloth'. 5) Arrival formalities [tie
traditional lei to boat, greeting by committee, mandantory Mai Tai's and food provided by
our wonderful hosts, Harbor House Hawaii, http://www.harborhousehawaii.org/ ]
Mahalo and Aloha
Alaska Eagle
Our report is a little late today due to the sequence of: 1) Gybe 2) Arrival at Diamond
Head bouy, 3)Sail to Ala Wai Yacht Harbor, 4) Pick up a tow from the committee, due to
a 'ahem, fouling of our underbody with stray sailcloth'. 5) Arrival formalities [tie
traditional lei to boat, greeting by committee, mandantory Mai Tai's and food provided by
our wonderful hosts, Harbor House Hawaii, http://www.harborhousehawaii.org/ ]
Mahalo and Aloha
Alaska Eagle
Honolulu Boating Examiner Articles by Ray Pendleton
13/07/09 09:10
Alfa Romeo wins Transpac’s Merlin Trophy
New Zealander Neville Crichton sailed the biennial Transpacific Yacht Race to Hawaii once before some 30 years ago, but it surely couldn’t have... Read more
New Zealander Neville Crichton sailed the biennial Transpacific Yacht Race to Hawaii once before some 30 years ago, but it surely couldn’t have... Read more
Sailing Anarchy Coverage
13/07/09 08:58
Check out Sailing Anarchy for the following
onboard reports (scroll down to the appropriate
heading)
on board
Countdown
The last report from the S/C 50 as they zero in on Hawaii...
On the final 24 hours'ish. With Allure 3 nm behind and Ruhatu 3 nm in front of us (with Bruce Cooper, Ullman Sails Newport aboard we have his twin Kenny aboard) we have a very interesting sailboat race going on. We lost some time in the previous 36 hours; some time spent on the wrong board, some time with the wrong sail up, some to issues of differential pressure and squall management. But still we're holding on. Last night was one of those sailing nights you read about. In trunks, dry deck, 14-22 kts of breeze, not a cloud in the sky, port pole, pointing at the Molokai waypoint preparing for the final approach. Read more
Not So Great?
Not everyone thinks Alfa Romeo's new Transpac records are so great...
Alfa Romeo's breaking of the TransPac is newsworthy, but, that a newly constructed 100-foot sailing-racing machine, designed using the latest technology, suited out with the best equipment and sails money can buy, and manned by a professional team of round-the-world racers successfully broke the race record, should not come as a surprise and probably didn't to you and many others. I suspect that if someone tallied up the investment Alfa Romeo put into this race they would probably take line honors in this category as well, something that would be interesting to investigate. So what does this record represent? A true sailing accomplishment, or the glorification of money, and the technology and manpower it can buy? Yes, technology advancement is exciting, bigger is better, and professionals earn my respect. But what it represents is domination by an extremely wealthy elite team, not anarchy. - Anarchist John.
on board
Countdown
The last report from the S/C 50 as they zero in on Hawaii...
On the final 24 hours'ish. With Allure 3 nm behind and Ruhatu 3 nm in front of us (with Bruce Cooper, Ullman Sails Newport aboard we have his twin Kenny aboard) we have a very interesting sailboat race going on. We lost some time in the previous 36 hours; some time spent on the wrong board, some time with the wrong sail up, some to issues of differential pressure and squall management. But still we're holding on. Last night was one of those sailing nights you read about. In trunks, dry deck, 14-22 kts of breeze, not a cloud in the sky, port pole, pointing at the Molokai waypoint preparing for the final approach. Read more
Not So Great?
Not everyone thinks Alfa Romeo's new Transpac records are so great...
Alfa Romeo's breaking of the TransPac is newsworthy, but, that a newly constructed 100-foot sailing-racing machine, designed using the latest technology, suited out with the best equipment and sails money can buy, and manned by a professional team of round-the-world racers successfully broke the race record, should not come as a surprise and probably didn't to you and many others. I suspect that if someone tallied up the investment Alfa Romeo put into this race they would probably take line honors in this category as well, something that would be interesting to investigate. So what does this record represent? A true sailing accomplishment, or the glorification of money, and the technology and manpower it can buy? Yes, technology advancement is exciting, bigger is better, and professionals earn my respect. But what it represents is domination by an extremely wealthy elite team, not anarchy. - Anarchist John.
TP Website - News Updates
13/07/09 08:51
Transpacific Yacht Club
Transpac 2009
Media & News by Lynn Fitzpatrick
Kahn and Christensen Smash Doublehanded Transpac Record
Monday, 13 July 2009 08:43
- The record for double-handing the Transpacific Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu has been broken. At 4:38:35 am HST today, Philippe Kahn and Mark “Crusty” Christensen, crossed the Diamond Head finish line in the Open 50, Pegasus 50, in a record time of 7 days, 19 hours, 38 minutes and 35 seconds. They shaved over two and a half days off of the previous record set by Howard Gordon and Jay Crum in 2001 also with an Open 50, Etranger in the most enduring and greatest ocean race in the world covering 2,225 nautical miles from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Read more
Transpac Boats Streaming into Ala Wai Over Night
Monday, 13 July 2009 06:35
- A staggered start, weather patterns and tactical decisions combined so that boats are streaming into Ala Wai in Honolulu and the greeting parties can barely keep up with the pace. Aloha welcome parties overlap. The consensus among the sailors is that it was a fun and fast race.
Boats in port - Alfa Romeo, Criminal Mischief, Magnitude 80, Bengal 7, Relentless, Samba Pa Ti, Akela, Hula Bad Pak, Medicine Man, Flash, Tachyon III. Pegasus 50, Cipango, OEX due in shortly. By the end of the day, most of the fleet have made their final gybe, crossed the finish line and will be wearing leis and telling the story of their race to family, friends and fellow sailors.
Clouds Parked Akela during Transpac
Monday, 13 July 2009 05:10
- It was a “storm cloud from hell,” that caused Akela to sit for four hours and watch Samba Pa Ti put 30 to 40 miles on them. From then on, Akela’s owner, Bill Turpin stayed away from the clouds, but they were defenseless against the pressure that Samba found up north. Despite it being “a good fast race,” as Turpin put it, they missed out to Samba Pa Ti on the Barn Door trophy for having the fastest elapsed time of all of the boats other than those in the Unlimited Class. Read more
Doublehanded Relentless Crew Finishes Transpac Race
Monday, 13 July 2009 02:07
- Tim Fuller and Erik Shampain crossed the Transpac 09 finish line more than 13 days after they started Transpac 09, on June 29th. They doublehanded Fuller’s One Design 35 that had been customized and made bullet proof for short-handed sailing by Bruce Nelson.
The pair, who set was out in front of the fleet for several days of Transpac 09, was exhausted and elated to be greeted by friends and family at Wakiki Yacht Club. Read More
Transpac 2009
Media & News by Lynn Fitzpatrick
Kahn and Christensen Smash Doublehanded Transpac Record
Monday, 13 July 2009 08:43
- The record for double-handing the Transpacific Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu has been broken. At 4:38:35 am HST today, Philippe Kahn and Mark “Crusty” Christensen, crossed the Diamond Head finish line in the Open 50, Pegasus 50, in a record time of 7 days, 19 hours, 38 minutes and 35 seconds. They shaved over two and a half days off of the previous record set by Howard Gordon and Jay Crum in 2001 also with an Open 50, Etranger in the most enduring and greatest ocean race in the world covering 2,225 nautical miles from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Read more
Transpac Boats Streaming into Ala Wai Over Night
Monday, 13 July 2009 06:35
- A staggered start, weather patterns and tactical decisions combined so that boats are streaming into Ala Wai in Honolulu and the greeting parties can barely keep up with the pace. Aloha welcome parties overlap. The consensus among the sailors is that it was a fun and fast race.
Boats in port - Alfa Romeo, Criminal Mischief, Magnitude 80, Bengal 7, Relentless, Samba Pa Ti, Akela, Hula Bad Pak, Medicine Man, Flash, Tachyon III. Pegasus 50, Cipango, OEX due in shortly. By the end of the day, most of the fleet have made their final gybe, crossed the finish line and will be wearing leis and telling the story of their race to family, friends and fellow sailors.
Clouds Parked Akela during Transpac
Monday, 13 July 2009 05:10
- It was a “storm cloud from hell,” that caused Akela to sit for four hours and watch Samba Pa Ti put 30 to 40 miles on them. From then on, Akela’s owner, Bill Turpin stayed away from the clouds, but they were defenseless against the pressure that Samba found up north. Despite it being “a good fast race,” as Turpin put it, they missed out to Samba Pa Ti on the Barn Door trophy for having the fastest elapsed time of all of the boats other than those in the Unlimited Class. Read more
Doublehanded Relentless Crew Finishes Transpac Race
Monday, 13 July 2009 02:07
- Tim Fuller and Erik Shampain crossed the Transpac 09 finish line more than 13 days after they started Transpac 09, on June 29th. They doublehanded Fuller’s One Design 35 that had been customized and made bullet proof for short-handed sailing by Bruce Nelson.
The pair, who set was out in front of the fleet for several days of Transpac 09, was exhausted and elated to be greeted by friends and family at Wakiki Yacht Club. Read More