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. Unfortunately, my backup steering system, the Hydrovane, was also jury rigged due to a missing bolt. Awesome job Kyle! 1993 Results. 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. It depends on the boat types. Congratulations to all you wonderful single handers! But not just any kind of sailing. The 2021 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race Is completed. 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. Researchers have announced the discovery of the wreck of the schooner barge Ironton in Lake Huron, sitting upright with masts and rigging still intact and with the lifeboat that could have saved her crew still lashed to the ships stern. Results. However, for me, there is no greater joy than an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to wake up to a different sunrise. It was also a qualifier for the 2021 Singlehanded TransPac. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. We have made that correction in the text of the story. The warm trade winds in the West Indies were calling; time to go sailing. The SSS encompasses everyone from a first-time, double-handed sailor to veterans of the Singlehanded TransPacific (SHTP) yacht race. San Francisco to Hanalei Bay that starts on Sunday June 25th, 2023!There are currently 15 boats registered to race! 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). 1997 Results. The Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race had been scheduled to run in summer 2020. I have a request, wrote John in a message to the race committee. My heart swelled. We are always learning and always sharing knowledge. Due to ongoing COVID restrictions on large gatherings, were not yet sure where thats going to be. Look for the latest information to be posted on the website, with the highlights distributed in the e-Newsletter. Thanks for your ongoing support of the SSS. Mission Bay Yacht Club proud!. Easy to deploy with little chance of wrapping!! Copyright 2023. 1995 Results. If you register as a single race entrant, the same rules will apply. Yet the reality is that despite the apparent simplicity of a course that has just one turning mark 26 miles from the start before a 2,200 mile leg that follows winning this race is never straight forward. 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. 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. We are all super proud of you and happy that you fulfilled one of your dreams . Robert Cleveland and Jan Passion are correct that Rainbow is a Crowther not a Gemini. Last edited: Jan 6, 2023 A Alan H Super Anarchist 3,699 943 SF Bay Area The race finishes in Hanalei Bay on the north shore of Kauai. 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. Callus your mind through pain and suffering.. 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. I immediately noticed some clicking at the upper rudder bearing. 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. I would simply change my destination to Nawiliwili Marina, still complete my goal of sailing solo, but avoid this particularly distressing tack. OUTStanding, congratulations!! 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. I know a bit about the race as I've been a SSS competitor since '95, past commodore, etc. The LongPac would shift as well. The Great Pacific Longitude Race is a 400-mile qualifier that runs on opposite years from the SHTP. So, thats a wrap all thats left are a few more Tree Times, culminating in the awards ceremony this Saturday. Then I remembered: I was anchored in Hanalei Bay and that green wave was the N Pali Coast mountain range. Congratulations to all. A 90hp RIB came alongside, and two race committee members boarded Sea Wisdom. The start of the 22nd Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race from California to Hawaii on June 19, 2021. Race chair Brian Boschma shared news of the race's future during a Zoom meeting for SSS sailors on December 3. 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. Morning Glory was the scratch boat when it led a five-boat assault on the record for monohulls. Transpacific Yacht Club. This record would stand for 20 years. 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. The 22nd Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race from California to Hawaii gets underway for 11 skippers on June 19, 2021. General Procedures and Practices for Race Participants. Traditionally, thats been at the Corinthian Yacht Club. Starting in San Francisco, the 2120 nm course carries the fleet to the finish line located. Einfach Lieben!!! Single. At the time of registration, Skippers of doublehanded boats shall self-certify that they and their crew occupy the same household or social bubble. In 1995, multihulls were invited to participate for the first time, but not eligible for the Barn Door trophy. Tears started again as I thought about the whole experience and everyone who had supported me. My passage was plagued by light winds and assorted equipment failures. 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. I also knew I wouldnt be able to raise it up in the middle of the ocean with relentless wind and waves. The MOD70s are doing the crewed Transpac, different boat. Smoked the competition and finished a day plus all others. Fireworks bigtime in Hanalei Bay on the 4th welcoming solo Transpac! Additionally, that impacts the race committee. 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. 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. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. If Fiasco was too long for you to finish, or if you want to follow up a great Fiasco, this is your race! Ive used it a few times. You simply cannot push it as hard due to waterline length. Special congrats to Kyle it was so great to follow along. We are always learning and always sharing knowledge. Well keep you posted on further developments on this and other significant races for West Coast sailors. Look for the latest information to be posted on the website, with the highlights distributed in the e-Newsletter. What a trip and achievement. What prompted the change from even years to odd years in 21? To be extra prudent, I slept with my EPIRB next to me and prepared the life raft and abandon ship bags. 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. So impressed as always at how much good sportsmanship and camaraderie a bunch of solo sailors display! The Skipper is the person in-charge of a boat during an event. FYI not sure how yall got this wrong, but Cliff Shaw was not sailing a Gemini it was a Crowther 10M Back row L-R, Falk Meissner, John Wilkerson, Jamey Wylly, Brendan Huffman Front L-R, Will Lee, Robb Walker, Bill Stange, Cliff Shaw, Jim Quanci Not pictured, Kyle Vanderspek, Reed Bernhard LATEST NEWS 6/13/2021 Accept full responsibility for any potential exposure to COVID-19 that may result from participating in any SSS event. Sailors Help Improve Data Collection on Floating Marine Debris, Spaulding Marine Center Invites You to Help Launch Boatworks 101, Prada Americas Cup World Series Starts Today. He and his wife Darlene spent the rest of the day cutting the spinnaker away. If you race DH and want a t-shirt for your crew, youre going to have to pay extra for it. If you are registering as DH, you will be asked if you want a t-shirt for your crew. 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. Mission Bay Yacht Club is super proud of Kyle Vanderspek. Theyre currently under a 14-day quarantine restriction for anybody arriving from out of the area, which is pretty strict. 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. 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. Go ahead, post it, Relative Distance Between Boats as Noon Today, 2023 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race, If this is your first visit, be sure to For all of us whove done this race its a no-brainer, this is one of the best races in the world and were hooked for life. In either case, if you race DH and want a t-shirt for your crew, it will be an extra $20 each race.This is how it will work in Jibeset: You sign up for season membership at $170, either during your registration for 3BF or later. Metabiota has ideas. Clifford Shaws Crowther 10m Cu multihull Rainbow won overall handicap for the 22nd edition while Kyle Vanderspeks Hobie 33 Aloha claimed elapsed and class honors for the 2120 nm course from San Francisco to Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai. During registration you will be asked as skipper if you want a t-shirt. 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. The start of the race would be June 19, with the startline at CYC in Tiburon. If you are registering as DH, you will be asked if you want a t-shirt for your crew. 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. 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. 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. Two sailboats and the race committee would wait for me at the finish line after dark. Please join us for the next Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race seminar on Wednesday,Jan 11that 7:30 via zoom. 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. 2021 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race, SHTP 2021 VIDEOS: got one? And we did it. The waving so-long to friends and family, the light beat out to Catalina, the coast disappearing astern with nothing but the ocean and the lure of tropical paradise ahead. 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. It was also a qualifier for the 2021 Singlehanded TransPac. Get it wrong, and your boat could wind up on the beach in a bad blow. He originally intended to enter the race but was unaware that multihulls were not invited. Although the hull actually read more, It was March, and Id made it through another Maine winter. I had to cross the finish line! This is acutely the case for members who race doublehanded two t-shirts times eight races quickly exceeds the $170 annual membership fee. Preliminary 2022 Season StandingsHereCongratulations Chris Jordan and The Pork Chop Express, Singlehanded MonohullDavid Scott and O Mar, Doublehanded MonohullEvan McDonald and Greyhound, Singlehanded Multi-hullDavid Schumann and Bottle Rocket, Doublehanded Multi-hull, SSS COVID-19 Regatta Participation Guidelines. The list of Los Angeles to Honolulu Record Holders is: The Barn Door Trophy is awarded each race for the Fastest Monohull Elapsed Time in the race. The next two days she broke her own best-day record by sailing 420 nautical miles (480mi; 780km)[10] and 431 nautical miles (496mi; 798km). David is Chair of the 2023 SHTP, has been Commodore of the Singlehanded Sailing Society and is a two-time veteran of the SHTP himself! But the Singlehanded Sailing Society had to postpone it until 2021, mostly due to quarantine requirements on the Hawaii side. 2007 Results. Singlehanded Transpacific Race That's a Wrap! You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. All rights reserved. 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. 1999 Results. Start getting ready for 2023!! My tears started rolling uncontrollably. Hawaii is less than halfway. 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". He plans to make a final decision by March 15. 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. This is how it will work in Jibeset: You sign up for season membership at $170, either during your registration for 3BF or later. At one point yesterday, he was considering bypassing the finish and going directly to Nawiliwili on the other side of Kauai, where theres a shipping port and therefore marine services. Well done!! Suggestion on spinnaker wraps (2 sailboats): use snuffing socks and avert the damn wraps! Congrats to all! 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. 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. https://jibeset.net/JACKY000.php?RG=T00134165, https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvceqhrTorG9D44EQZFGVEPI2YVQQykksT, https://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/hanalei-bay-resort. !Register and get the race documents HERE.The anchorage at Hanalei Bay. Surprise! I talked to the county administrators today on the phone about it. 2013 Results. 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. 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). This edition also saw the greatest number of skippers dropping out of the race. Congratulations to all! Under a hot sun, I doused myself with a gallon of freshwater to rinse off the mess from my tears. And they enforce it. The record fell once again in 2005, with Hasso Plattner's Morning Glory, a maxZ86 from Germany. The first, the 2019 Great Pacific Longitudinal Race (LongPac), was a 400-mile singlehanded race to longitude 126 degrees 40 minutes and back. At one point, I had to go overboard to work on a repair while staring into the blue abyss. 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. John on Perplexity going for his 3rd race to Hawaii in 3 years. A light rain started failing, like the sky was cheering for me. In these pages quite a bit of emphasis is placed on new technologies and designs, and the influence they have. Kyle Vanderspek is a star. This loss ends up being subsidized by members racing singlehanded and single race entrants. It gets this race out of the shadow of the Pacific Cup. Looks like the 2023 SHTP race will start on Sunday, June 25. In the 1975 movie Jaws, the character Matt Hooper, played by Richard Dreyfuss, claims that he has "crewed three Transpacs" as a means of establishing his seamanship credentials with Quint. If Fiasco was too long for you to finish, or if you want to follow up a great Fiasco, this is your race! document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Receive emails when 'Lectronic Latitude is updated. So you won't follow the SHTP because it doesn't have multihulls, got it. Annual membership will continue at $170/year and single race entry (SH or DH) will be $50/race. We often wonder: what motivates someone to take on the challenge of not just sailing but racing 2225 miles from Los Angeles to Honolulu? Transpacific Yacht Club (TPYC) is proud to announce a new partnership with LW Regatta Gear for all Transpac related apparel and merchandise. Instead, I tried to stabilize the situation by minimizing any rudder movement. That exhibit symptoms of COVID-19 are directed to stay home and not participate in any activity that may risk the exposure of others. Annual membership will continue at $170/year and single race entry (SH or DH) will be $50/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). Use this control to limit the display of threads to those newer than the specified time frame. This loss ends up being subsidized by members racing singlehanded and single race entrants. And we can track how close you were to that with satellite data. In with the new, but why out with the old? If you are registering as DH, you will be asked if you want a t-shirt for your crew. If you race DH and want a t-shirt for your crew, youre going to have to pay extra for it. The race finishes in Hanalei Bay on the north shore of Kauai. Now on port tack for the first time in days, I started looking for any unusual behavior in the boat. I sat on the deck pondering this thought for some time, with my perspective as wide as the horizon. JavaScript is disabled. He was the only one to finish under spinnaker. 1993 Results. Barn Door Winners With that, I changed course back toward Hanalei Bay. Eleven entrants made the journey, ranging from an Olson 25 to a J/109. Bill Stanges Westsail 32 Hula finished in the morning with a spinnaker wrapped around the forestay. Overdid it last night, shredded another spin.. 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. Transpac Race; News & Media; Results & Trophies; Transpac YC; Gear; Archives; Contact; Tahiti Race; Race Entries; BOAT NAME TYPE OWNER HOME COUNTRY; Artemis: Botin 65 Raymond Paul USA BadPak: Botin 56 Tom Holthus USA . Many people hesitate to change their circumstances because they fear a departure from the status quo, or because theyre used to a life of conformity and security. In 1977, the yacht Merlin, designed by Bill Lee, set an elapsed time record of 8 days, 11 hours, 1 minute. Hed had it up for 10 days straight! The major gear failure on Rainbow was the loss of both weatherfax computers. The Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race had been scheduled to run in summer 2020. And they said, Call us in February, because we have no idea. Beach-going or beach gatherings are limited to five individuals. Great race everyone! I reduced sail, locked the rudder on centerline and let the Hydrovane do the steering. 1995 Results. To all the children Ive met while sailing in remote locations: you can do the same. 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. On the floor, I've fallen and can't get up. [5], Ragtime finished first in 1973 and again in 1975.[7]. It was all an emotional roller coaster between hopeless despair and beaming bliss while surfing down waves in the trade winds. 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. They dont want you to leave your hotel or home. 2011 Results. This is acutely the case for members who race doublehanded two t-shirts times eight races quickly exceeds the $170 annual membership fee. William Lee Receives Perseverance Award in Singlehanded Transpac .
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