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The 50th Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu
          Official race guide - $5.00
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THE 50TH RACE FROM LOS ANGELES TO HONOLULU - OFFICIAL RACE GUIDE - .00
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
50th Transpac Preview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
2019 Yacht Entries & Crews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
Historic Transpac’s 50th Race Across the Pacific  . . . . . . . . 34
Transpac 2019 Perpetual Trophies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Transpac 2019 Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
                                                                                                                                                                  Diamond Head - Photo: Phil Uhl
Mahalo List  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

                                                                                                      schedule of events
The 2017 Transpac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
The Ronald L. Burla Trophy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
Final Aloha to Dale Nordin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
                                                                                                      June 15-16, 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safety at Sea Seminar
8 Bells Honor Roll  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
                                                                                                      0800 - 1600                                           Santa Monica Windjammers YC
History Repeats - Transpac Greats Return for the 50th  . . . 50
Following the Transpac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
                                                                                                      June 22-23, 2019 . . . . . . . .  Safety at Sea Seminar - Southwestern YC
Barn Door Winners  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Overall Winners  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54         June 28, 2019  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Deadline for “As-Built” Sails Certificate
Transpac 2019 Sponsors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
The Rudder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56      July 6, 2019  . . . . . . . . . Mandatory Yacht Check-In & Tracker Pick Up
2017 Class Finish Positions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61                1200 - 1700                                                   Shoreline YC

Official Handbook
                                                                                                      July 6, 2019 (Divs 6-10 . . . . Mandatory Skipper & Navigator Meeting
                                                                                                      1500 - 1615                                    Aquarium of the Pacific
of the 50th Transpacific Yacht Race
                                                                                                      July 6, 2019 (Divs 0-5) . . . . Mandatory Skipper & Navigator Meeting
The Transpac 2019 Official Race Handbook is published for                                             1645 - 1800                                    Aquarium of the Pacific
the Honolulu Committee of the Transpacific Yacht Club by
Roth Communications,                                                                                  July 6, 2019  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aloha Send Off Party ($30/person)
2040 Alewa Drive, Honolulu, HI 96817 USA                                                              1830                                    Bandshell next to Gladstone’s Restaurant
(808) 595-4124
rothcomm@gmail.com                                                                                    July 10, 2019  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Transpac 2019 Start - Pt. Fermin
Publisher......................................... Michael J. Roth
                                                                                                      July 12, 2019  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Second Transpac Race Start - Pt. Fermin
                                                      Roth Communications
Editor............................................... Ray Pendleton
Contributing Writers..................... Dobbs Davis, Albert Delmar,                                 July 13, 2019  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Third Transpac Race Start - Pt. Fermin
Ray Pendleton
Contributing Photographers...... Sharon Green -                                                       2 Days Before Start  . . . . .  Deadline for Safety Inspection Completion
UltimateSailing.com, Lauren Easley - Leialoha Creative,
Phil Uhl, David Livingston, Pam Davis, Todd Rasmussen                                                 2 Days Before Start  . . . . . Last Date for Complete Race Entry Online
Dennis Durgan
Designer......................................... Leslie Johnson Design                               July 24, 2019  . . . . . . . . . . . Hawaii Yacht Club Mt. Gay™ Rum Shirt Party

On the Cover:
                                                                                                      July 25, 2019  . . . . . . . Waikiki Yacht Club Mt. Gay™ Rum Red Hat Party
Invisible Hand, Pac 52, Frank Slootman -
Over All winner, Div. 1 winner 08:03:01:28
Inserts top to bottom:                                                                                July 26, 2019  . . . . . . . Navigators De-Brief Meeting Waikiki Yacht Club
Comanche, 100 Ken Reed - Merlin Trophy winner,                                                        0900
Fastest Single Hull Div. winner ET: 5:01:55:26
Mighty Merloe, ORMA 60, H.L. Enloe 2017                                                               July 26, 2019  . .  Honolulu Awards Ceremony - HI Convention Center
1st Div. O Multihull 9:08:52:26
All Photos: Sharon Green / ultimatesailing.com

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Above: Waikiki Yacht Club Luau Party Transpac 2017. Photo: David Livingston

                                                                                                                                                                                         Below: Kastor Pollux, Catamaran, Jerzy Poprawski - Div. OA winner 15:05:50:57 - Photo: Betsy Crowfoot / ultimatesailing.com, Inset photo: Pam Davis
Invisible Hand, Pac 52, Frank Slootman - Over All winner & Div. 1 winner 08:03:01:28 - Photo: Sharon Green / ultimatesailing.com Insert photo: David Livingston

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Ala Wai Harbor Photo: Phil Uhl

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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR                                            Mayor ROBERT GARCIA
                                                                                                                                        CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU                                          City of Long Beach

                                                                                                                        Message from Mayor KIRK CALDWELL

                                Special Message from
                             Governor David Y. Ige
                                      In Recognition of
                          Transpacific Yacht Club
                          2019 Race to Honolulu 

                                        —Ž›ͳͲǦʹ͸ǡʹͲͳͻ
                  
                  On behalf of the people of Hawai‘i, I send a warm ƒŽ‘Šƒ–‘–Š‡’ƒ”–‹ ‹’ƒ–•ǡ‡„‡”•ǡ
                  ˆƒ‹Ž‹‡•ǡƒ†ˆ”‹‡†•‘ˆ–Š‡”ƒ•’ƒ ‹ˆ‹ ƒ Š–Ž—„ȋȌƒ•›‘—‰ƒ–Š‡”ˆ‘”–Š‡ͷͲ–Š
                  •ƒ‹Ž‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡„‹‡‹ƒŽƒ ‡–‘ ‘‘Ž—Ž—Ǥ
                  
                  First conceived by King David Kalākaua in 1886, the Transpacific Race is conducted
                                                                                                                 I am pleased to send my warmest aloha to all competitors and           Greetings Transpac Racers, Crews, and Fans!
                  ‡˜‡”›‘–Š‡”›‡ƒ”ƒ†‹•–Š‡‘Ž†‡•–‘’‡‘ ‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ǤŠ‹•›‡ƒ”ǡ‘”‡–ŠƒͳͲͲ›ƒ Š–•™‹ŽŽ
                  •‡–•ƒ‹Žǡƒ‹‰‹–‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡Žƒ”‰‡•–”ƒ•’ƒ ‹ˆ‹ ƒ ‡•‹–Š‡’ƒ•–†‡ ƒ†‡Ǥ                participants in the 50th Transpacific Yacht Race.
                                                                                                                                                                                        As Mayor of the great City of Long Beach, California, it’s my
                  
                                                                                                                 We are honored to welcome the world-class sailors, navigators          honor to welcome you to the 50th Biennial Transpacific Yacht
                  ƒŠƒŽ‘—‹Ž‘ƒ–‘the Transpacific Yacht Club for perpetuating King Kalākaua’•’”‘—†
                                                                                                                 and yachtsmen who will cross the Pacific in this race that was         Race. Our city is so proud to host Transpac, which for a century
                  Ž‡‰ƒ ›ƒ† ‘–‹—‹‰–‘„”‹‰’‡‘’Ž‡–‘‰‡–Š‡”–‘’”ƒ –‹ ‡•ƒ‹Ž‹‰ƒ†Š‘‡–Š‡‹”
                                                                                                                 initiated by Hawai’i’s King David Kalakaua in 1886 to establish        has been one of the world’s premier off-coast races.
                  •‡ƒˆƒ”‹‰‡š’‡”–‹•‡ǤŠ‡Šƒ”†™‘”ƒ††‡†‹ ƒ–‹‘–Šƒ–™‡–‹–‘‘”‰ƒ‹œ‹‰–Š‡ʹͲͳͻ
                  ”ƒ ‡™‹ŽŽ‰‘ƒŽ‘‰™ƒ›‹•—•–ƒ‹‹‰–Š‹•„‹‡‹ƒŽ ‘’‡–‹–‹‘ˆ‘”ˆ—–—”‡‰‡‡”ƒ–‹‘•Ǥ       an economic and cultural relationship between the U.S. and
                                                                                                                Hawai’i. I salute the captains and their crews who have prepared       Participants and fans who come to Southern California for the
                    ‡š–‡†ƒ•’‡ ‹ƒŽ–Šƒ›‘—ƒ†„‡•–™‹•Š‡•–‘–Š‡•’‘•‘”•ǡ’ƒ”–‹ ‹’ƒ–•ƒ†ƒŽŽ–Š‘•‡     for the rigorous physical demands and teamwork required for this       Transpac 2019 kick-off festival are warmly welcomed to the
                  ”‡•’‘•‹„Ž‡ˆ‘”–Š‹•ͷͲ–Š•ƒ‹Ž‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡”ƒ•’ƒ ‹ˆ‹ ƒ Š–ƒ ‡Ǥ ™‹•Š›‘—ƒ•ƒˆ‡Œ‘—”‡›   challenge.                                                             hospitable and beautiful city of Long Beach. We appreciate
                  ƒ†ƒ›‘”‡–‘ ‘‡Ǥ                                                                                                                                               the incredible athleticism and dedication it takes for the crews
                                                                                                                Our community appreciates the positive attention that the race         to finish this grueling voyage to Hawaii, and we are thrilled
                                                           ‹–Š™ƒ”‡•–”‡‰ƒ”†•ǡ                               brings to our islands. The news media coverage brings the              to recognize the previous winners and record-setters in our
                                                                                                                 excitement of the race and the beauty of Hawai’i to millions of fans   Transpac Walk of Fame.
                                                                                                                 throughout the world.
                                                                                                                                                                                        I also need to recognize the diligence and commitment of the
                                                           DAVID Y. IGE                                                                                                                volunteers and staff who make this event possible every two
                                                                                                                 On behalf of the people of the City and County of Honolulu, I
                                                           Governor, State of Hawai‘i                                                                                                   years, and also our city’s Shoreline Yacht Club and Long Beach
                                                                                                                 thank the planners, organizers and clubs in California and Hawai’i,
                                                                                                                 and the sponsors and volunteers for presenting this outstanding        Yacht Club for their indispensable contributions.
                                                                                                                 event, and extend best wishes for a successful race.
                                                                                                                                                                                        On behalf of the City of Long Beach, we hope you enjoy your
                                                                                                                                                                                        time here and have an exciting, safe voyage to Hawaii.

                                                                                                                                Kirk Caldwell

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Commodore Transpacific Yacht Club                                          Honolulu Committee Chair                                                Hawaii Yacht Club                                      Waikiki Yacht Club                                      Kaneohe Yacht Club
                                                                                                                                                                                 Commodore                                              Commodore                                               Commodore
                              Tom Hogan                                                                  Carl Geringer
                                                                                                                                                                                 JIM SCHMIT                                             MICHAEL KELLY                                           RALPH FOULGER

 	Aloha and welcome to all of the yachtsmen, volunteers, sponsors,             	Aloha from the Honolulu Committee and the over 600                     Aloha,                                                 Aloha Transpac racers, family, friends and              Aloha and Welcome Transpac participants to the
spectators, friends and families to the 50th Transpacific Yacht Race. It is    volunteers who staff the many committees necessary for the finish                                                              volunteers. Welcome to the finish of the 50th           Aloha state of Hawaii and Kaneohe Yacht Club.
an honor to be the Commodore of this club whose members and Board              of the 2019 Golden 50th Anniversary running of the Transpacific         On behalf of the Board of Directors and our                                                                    We welcome all Transpac spectators, participants
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Golden Anniversary of the Transpacific Ocean
of Directors share their experience and passion to continue to organize        Yacht Race. From the Diamond Head lighthouse crew finishing             members, the Hawaii Yacht Club is proud to be the                                                              and volunteers to Kaneohe Yacht Club.
                                                                                                                                                       host of this year’s 50th running of the Transpacific   Race. Our Waikiki Yacht Club’s members have
and manage one of the world’s classic ocean races. The Board has spent         each of the yachts, our Harbor Operations group, Committee                                                                     been welcoming sailors to our docks with the spirit
                                                                                                                                                       Yacht Race.                                                                                                    Organized in 1924, Kaneohe Yacht Club has a
the last eighteen months preparing for this celebratory event and we are       Boats, Follow Me boats captain and crew, Boat Hosting group,                                                                   of Aloha since 1944 and we are excited to be doing      membership of nearly 1000 and is very active in
all delighted with the enthusiasm and reception expressed by the world         Inspectors, Shuttle Boat operators, Communications operators,           We are known for welcoming both cruising and           it once again.                                          the sailing community, as well as motor boating,
yachting community.                                                            Media group, Photographers, Race Headquarters staff, and the            racing boats from all over the world, and now                                                                  tennis, fishing, cruising, Deckhands and various
    The inaugural race was held in 1906 following an invitation years          many others involved, we send a big aloha to each of the skippers,      for many of us, having our Aloha Dock full to          We invite all of you to visit our club to relax and     community activities.
earlier by Hawaii’s King David Kalakaua. Through the years it has              their crews, and their families joining us in the beautiful Hawaiian    overflowing with Transpac yachts is the highlight      enjoy its many amenities of waterfront dining,
become a memorable experience of competitive, very fast sailing from           Islands.                                                                of the year.                                           its bar and lounge, and its swimming pool, while        The Transpac biennial race is always anticipated by
Point Fermin at the entrance of Los Angeles Harbor to the fantastic                  It all began on September 25, 1886 when King Kalakaua of                                                                                                                         members of the boating and sailing community for
                                                                                                                                                                                                              waiting for your favorite boat or to unwind after
finish off of Diamond Head on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Many sailors         Hawaii instructed his Chamberlain and Private Secretary, Curtis         The famous “Barn Door Trophy” can be viewed at                                                                 the excitement that it brings to the islands.
                                                                                                                                                       the Upper Deck area. We invite you to enter our        your days at sea. Our WYC “Boutique” will be
classify the race as a “Bucket List” item and a number of them have            P. Iaukea, to send an invitation to the Commodore of the Pacific                                                               offering its exclusive Transpac logo-ware for men,
                                                                                                                                                       weekly Friday Night Race. The scenery of Waikiki                                                               We want to encourage all Transpac participants to
participated in multiple races. Personally, it has been an experience of a     Yacht Club in San Francisco an invitation to the Club to be present                                                            women, and children.
                                                                                                                                                       and Diamond Head are second to none. Both the                                                                  visit our facility on Kaneohe Bay, Oahu’s premier
lifetime for me and my family. There is nothing better than surfing over       at the festivities to be held at Iolani Palace in Honolulu, on the      handicap start and the finish of the race can be                                                               recreational boating venue, and enjoy any of the
20 knots in warm weather and finishing to an Aloha reception.                  occasion of His Majesty’s fiftieth birthday. He further offered         viewed from the upper deck lanai. The sunsets          Club operations get stepped up for the week             wonderful events planned here in celebration of
    This year’s 50th race has the largest fleet in history with 100 entrants   that he would offer prizes for an ocean race from San Francisco         from the Upper Deck are spectacular, as well as the    following the first arrivals – our kitchen will begin   this years Transpac event.
including boats ranging in size from 33 to 100 feet in length. There are       to Honolulu. For reasons that are lost to us today, the members         regular Friday Night fireworks.                        service at 8:00 a.m. daily and lunch, wharf and
11 racing divisions including one multi-hull class. The race committee         of the Pacific Yacht Club were unable to take advantage of King                                                                dinner menus will offer food service throughout         If you are here on Thursday evening, catch a ride
has bracketed the divisions to have exceptional competition within             Kalakaua’s generous invitation. However the concept was never           Bar hours are from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily. Food                                                                on any one of the many local boats racing in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                              the day. We hope you’ll come join us and enjoy our
each fleet. Of note, there is a special group of seven Cal 40’s bringing       lost, and in 1906 the first race took place. Furthermore, one of        Service is from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Hawaii Yacht                                                                 regular Thursday evening Bulkhead Race. If you
                                                                                                                                                       Club’s Galley by the Sea is operated by cordon         hospitality – alongside the harbor, by the pool or in   are here by 5:30 pm, you will most assuredly be
classical memories of past races. A number of yachts are returning             King Kalakaua’s trophies later surfaced and today is still awarded                                                             the dining room – but please do make reservations
                                                                                                                                                       bleu-trained Chef JoJo Washburn, formerly of the                                                               welcome aboard.
and approximately 60% of the boats are “first timers”. Comanche is             as the King Kalakaua Trophy, First Overall Perpetual. We know                                                                  for Sunday Brunch and dinners.
                                                                                                                                                       Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel. JoJo will be making
returning and will strive to break the record finish time from the 2017        King Kalakaua would be proud of all of us for continuing his great      fresh and delicious bentos for breakfast, lunch,                                                               For an update on the events planned during
race of 5 days, 1 hour and 55 minutes. Maserati is also returning and          race for over 100 years!                                                and dinner during TransPac. Window service will        Waikiki Yacht Club will once again be hosting           Transpac, please go to our website www.
will look to better the multi-hull record time of 4 days, 6 hours and 32             To make this race happen, it takes two years of work and          begin at 9 a.m. Local sailors enjoy delicious food,    the famous Mount Gay™ Rum Party - with its              kaneoheyachtclub.com for details.
minutes. Multiple past winners include Grand Illusion, and Barn Door           planning, and the efforts of all involved including the State of        live music and amazing drinks at HYC. Come             internationally known red caps - on Thursday,
winners Pyewacket, Merlin, Ragtime, and the classic yawl Chubasco.             Hawaii, the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, the City          join us! The special Okole Maluna Party will be        July 25th and will have many specials in store for      Aloha,
    Transpacific Yacht Club awards a wide variety of perpetual                 and County of Honolulu, the Honolulu Police Department, the             on Wednesday July 24th, 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. Visit our
                                                                                                                                                                                                              visiting Transpac racers, family and friends.
trophies. For the 50th race there are several modifications and four new       Parks and Recreation Department, and many others too numerous           ships store to get your Transpac and Hawaii Yacht                                                              Ralph Foulger
categories. The Barn Door is now awarded to the first single hull yacht        to name. To all we extend a big thank you and Mahalo for your           Club gifts and attire from 9:30 a.m. to7:00 p.m.                                                               Commodore
                                                                                                                                                       Showers, bathrooms and free Wi-Fi are available to     The Board of Directors, members and staff of            Kaneohe Yacht Club
to finish and the Merlin trophy goes to the first finishing modified single    efforts in helping us host this race. And a special thank you goes                                                             the Waikiki Yacht Club are proud to be a part of
                                                                                                                                                       all our visitors.
hull. The Board established an all Corinthian class Nash Family award;         out to the United States Coast Guard who work with us on safety,                                                               Transpac’s great tradition and we welcome you
the Storm Trysail Club has donated a team trophy; and the Burla Media          security, and emergency support issues before, during, and after        We look forward to watching your progress to the       with true island hospitality and friendship.
Cup honors boat feedback and social media communication. All in all            the race.                                                               finish line at Diamond Head (the spinnaker run
the trophies represent a magnificent collection of contributions from          	And this year we would like to welcome aboard all of                   from Maui to Diamond Head on O’ahu is both             Aloha,
friends and families over the past 100 years.                                  our new sponsors as well as give a big thank you for all of our         exciting and scenic), and meeting you all at the
    The Transpac website contains all of the pertinent information on the      returning sponsors. And a big thank you to the Prince Waikiki for       Hawaii Yacht Club. We enjoy having the Transpac
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Mike Kelly
2019 race and all of the past races. The website will provide a daily race     working with us as our Transpac Hotel and the Hawaii Convention         boats here just as much as the skippers and sailors
                                                                                                                                                       enjoy being here.                                      Commodore
video in connection with YB tracking transponders identifying the boats        Center which will be the new venue for the awards ceremony. We                                                                 Waikiki Yacht Club
location on the course and discussion on the various weather conditions        are proud to support all local businesses here in Hawaii and cannot
                                                                                                                                                       Looking forward to seeing you all at the Hawaii
and strategy analysis of some of the tactical moves of the fleet. In           thank them enough for their local support of our ohana in helping       Yacht Club.
addition, Virtual Regatta can be used to challenge the non-racing              to host the incredible influx of sailors and families into Hawaii.
public to virtually race against the competition. The daily usage of the       	No matter what time of day or night you arrive or order of             Aloha,
website provides a wonderful vehicle to watch the race and observe the         finish, all of us will be here to greet you with leis, libations, and
conditions on an hourly basis.                                                 aloha. We wish you fair winds and following seas. And always            Jim Schmit
    As Transpac is a major racing event requiring large commitments of         know our thoughts and prayers are with you all for a safe and           Commodore
time and energy from hundreds of volunteers, both on the mainland and          memorable crossing.                                                     Hawaii Yacht Club
in Hawaii, we must recognize the race would not happen without their
dedication. Our heartfelt “mahalo” goes out to each and every one of                                                                                   Hawaii Yacht Club Flag Officers                        Waikiki Yacht Club Flag Officers                        Kaneohe Yacht Club Flag Officers
these volunteers. The Aloha spirit is unequaled in yacht racing.               Carl Geringer                                                           Commodore            Richard Denton                    Commodore             Michael Kelly                     Commodore         Ralph Foulger
    Lastly, the Board of Directors would like to thank the following           Chairman, Honolulu Transpac Committee                                   Vice Commodore	Sandy Bell                              Vice Commodore        Hideki Hayashi                    Vice Commodore Michael Van Woerkom
sponsors for their contributions for this 50th Transpac race: Whittier                                                                                 RC for Power                                           Staff Commodore       Todd Rasmussen                    Rear Commodore	Peter Stokka
                                                                                                                                                       RC for Sail	Ron Uryga                                  RC Sail               Gary Evoniuk                      Staff Commodore Frederic Berg
Trust, Hoag Hospital, Gladstone’s Long Beach, Reyn Spooner, L
                                                                                                                                                       Port Captain	Robby Buck                                RC Power 	Alec Freeman                                  Secretary         Lindy Rollo
Gaylord Sportswear, Circle Porsche, Mount Gay Rum, North Sails, San                                                                                    Board of Governors Steven Eder, Eric De Carlo,         Treasurer             Ian Scott                         Treasurer         Tim Hudson
Diego Boatworks, Satellite Phone Store, Boatswain’s Locker, Pasha                                                                                      	Althea Rebman, Brian Orandello                        Secretary             Gini Enos                         Directors         Pat Kudlich, Mike Barker,
Hawaii, Sevenstar Yacht Transport, Yanmar, Cal Maritme and Jeff                                                                                        Treasurer                                              Directors             Steve Porretta,Stan Thornton                        Rocky Young
Brown Yachts.                                                                                                                                          Office               808-949-4622 x1                                         Victor Redding                    Club Manager 	Shaun Myers
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Transpac
  Preview –
            50
      A fleet with great depth and breadth
       By Dobbs Davis

       t’s too early at press time to speculate about weather and strategies for     features 1200 lbs of water ballast positioned in outboard tanks to help
       winning, but there is one overriding fact that cannot be ignored as a         offset the weight of 4 additional crew who would normally be racing on
       signature feature of this year’s race: the enormous size of the fleet. At     a boat of this size and type, thus allowing her to race with only 4 or 5
       100 entries in late-May, this is by far the largest-ever assembled fleet      on the team.
       heading to Hawaii, 30% greater than the 78 entries signed up 40 years
       ago in 1979’s 30th edition of this race.                                      Other go-fast features are the fully retractable propeller system for a
                                                                                     massive reduction in drag, and the somewhat unusual features seen
       And this large fleet formed up fast: the first entries were signing up a      in the scalloped shapes on Longboard’s rudder trailing edge. These
       full year in advance in July 2018, and in only two months there were          so-called rudder tubercles are said to decrease the tendency for stalling
       already 50 entries. A new record of 80 entries was reached in early           in certain cases, and while drag is increased somewhat, the stall angle
       December, and the 100 entry mark was hit in early February.                   is increased and in rudder placements that may catch air at high heel
                                                                                     angles, the tubercles act as fences, reducing ventilation and subsequent
       And while being part of the 50th anniversary edition of this ocean            flow detachment that can lead to loss of control.
       racing classic is definitely an attraction for many who are entered this
       year, it may be surprising to know that 75% of this year’s skippers are       “These tubercles are so effective,” said Salusbury, “that I’ve often
       racing Transpac for the very first time…including Heather Furey of            wondered if we could have a smaller rudder to reduce drag even more
       Coronado, California. She owns the Santa Cruz 52 Blond Fury with              because we’ve never had any loss of control on this boat. Thanks for                                                       Varuna, Rogers 45, Chris Hemans - Div. 3 winner 08:11:19:30 - Photo: Sharon Green / ultimatesailing.com Insert photo: David Livingston
       her husband Chuck, and was one of very first yachts to sign up when           their design inspiration goes to Megaptera novaeangliae.”                    Transpac 50 Preview
       entries opened in July 2018. They will be competing in the Santa Cruz
       50/52 Class, which has attracted an impressive 11 boats this year and         Huh - “Megaptera novaeangliae”? This is the species name for                 “I’m lucky enough to have found this boat in Washington state and even                   Besides Comanche, other Barn Door rivals would have to be the Steve
       will be racing with the second wave of starters on July 12th.                 humpback whales…yet another example of nature’s innovation                   luckier to be able to purchase her,” he said.                                            Maheen’s canting-keeled Botin 80 Cabron, along with Manouch
                                                                                     supremacy in design.                                                                                                                                                  Moshayedi’s Blakewell-White 100 Rio 100, which even though it has
       “We acted quickly,” she said. “I think we were number 4 on the entry                                                                                       Originally an LAYC boat, Pirate II was owned by club member Ben Holt                     a fixed keel may find the right conditions to challenge the canters. And
       list. There has been so much talk about this race I wanted to make sure       This year there is an impressive turnout of seven entries in a class that    and two owners later she’s returning to LAYC and is being restored by                    his competitors are relative newcomers to Transpac while Manouch is
       it did not sell out!”                                                         for many represents the essence of West Coast offshore sailing in its        master marine engineer and LAYC member Doug Grant who is President                       a steeled veteran and has found both heartache and success in this race
                                                                                     heyday: the venerable Cal 40. To quote Tom Munzig, fleet captain from        of Marine Products Engineering in San Pedro. In all, Grant has restored 14               many times.
       While this is Heather’s first Transpac, Chuck is a veteran of several         Los Angeles YC whose Cal 40 is among these entries, this classic Bill        classic Cal 40’s.
       past races, mainly in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s during the competitive heyday of    Lapworth design from 1962 “has been compared to the 356 Porsche:                                                                                                      This class also has five Transpac 52’s (and 52-foot boats of similar trim)
       the ULDB Sleds. Heather said she’s wanted to do this race for a long          both are classic, legendary racers.”                                         Renamed Mystic, Munzig’s newly acquired and midway-restored Cal 40 will                  of different generations of design reaching back to when these designs
       time, and now finally has the time to pursue her dream. The Fureys                                                                                         fly a LAYC burgee in Transpac 50 - a race that was started in 1906 by Los                were first built, inspired by the parameters defined by the Transpacific YC
       explored the option of chartering a boat, but in the end purchased Rick       Just as the Concordia yawl represents a classic in East Coast design,        Angeles Yacht Club. “An historic boat, entering an historic race, supported              and actively raced offshore and not just around buoys in the Med. Having
       von Heydenreich’s Paranoia, a Santa Cruz 52 that finished mid-fleet           Munzig claims the heritage of the Cal 40 represents Southern                 by an historic yacht club - Cal 40’s are still making history,” he says.                 said this, the newest design in this genre at only a few years old is Doug
       among nine entries in the Fabulous Fifties class in the 2015 race and is      California through and through. “The Cal 40 is a homegrown Los                                                                                                        Holtus’s Pac 52 Bad Pak, which if the weather is right and she sails well
       a design that fulfills their interests in both speed and comfort.             Angeles Yacht Club 40-foot fiberglass sailboat,” he says. “It was            The Cal 40’s in their own division will be among the 40 monohull and                     may be able to win the overall King Kalakaua Trophy on corrected time as
                                                                                     conceived in 1962 by LAYC member George Griffith, designed by                multihull entries in six divisions starting in the first and largest wave on             did her sistership Invisible Hand in 2017.
       ”Chuck is interested in comfort and I like to go fast,” Heather admits.       LAYC member Bill Lapworth and built by LAYC member Jack                      July 10th. Being a few days ahead, this group may be racing in a different
                                                                                     Jensen, and it turned ocean racing upside down in the early 60’s.”           weather pattern than the remainder of the fleet and if favorable could be                And we must not forget the two multihull classes, with three well-honed
       Another first-time entry on a boat definitely built for speed rather                                                                                       strong contenders for overall prizes in corrected time, just as Matt Brooks’s            teams of MOD 70 trimarans at the top of the division pushing each other
       than comfort hails from the northern end of the West Coast, and was           The Cal 40’s relatively light displacement, flat bottom and stern-           1936 S&S ketch Dorade did for her overall win in the 2013 Transpac.                      and their own limits to have a chance to break the impressive record set in
       the 50th entry in Transpac 50 back in October 2018. Peter Salusbury           mounted rudder promoted controllable downwind surfing in the right                                                                                                    the last edition by HL Enloe’s ORMA 60 Mighty Merloe.
       from Vancouver, British Columbia has raced his Riptide 35 Mark II             conditions, so it began winning races from its very first season, and        In the last wave of starters on July 13th is the largest class in the race - the
       Longboard to Hawaii twice before in the Victoria-Maui Race, but               soon every boat that was being built mirrored that winning design.           15 entries placed in Division 1 - all of whom will now be eligible again                 And finally, two new innovations in format will appeal to many teams
       Transpac 50 will be his first LA-Honolulu Race.                               “Today’s speedy downwind sleds can trace their lineage back to the Cal       for the First to Finish Barn Door Trophy due to a change in this year’s                  entered in this race: the advent of Corinthian division trophies to recognize
                                                                                     40,” says Munzig.                                                            Notice of Race that has made this large slab of carved and polished Koa                  the achievements of all-amateur crews, and the Storm Trysail Team trophy
       “This has been a long term dream of mine to do this race, and I’m                                                                                          wood eligible to all monohulls, even those without manual systems on                     awarded to the best self-defined teams organized among the fleet.
       thrilled to have this opportunity,” said Salusbury. “This race is what this   In the racing world word travelled fast then as it does now, and orders      board. So, contenders would include the VPLP 100 Comanche, back after
       boat was designed to do, so we are really looking forward to it!”             for Cal 40’s were coming from around the US and soon dominating the          its outstanding first-to-finish and record-breaking performance in 2017 at               There are too many classes and entries this year to profile all of them, but
                                                                                     results in the classic races Back East as well. Over 100 of these designs    the 49th Transpac with new Australian owners Jim Cooney and Samantha                     suffice to say this 50th edition is indeed very special, having one of the
       While at a modest 35 feet in length, this innovative design from Paul         were built in production.                                                    Grant from Sydney. Also up from Down Under in this division is Philip                    broadest historical ranges in yacht design seen in any modern ocean race.
       Bieker is very fast for its size and will be starting in the second wave in                                                                                Turner and Duncan Hines’s Riechel/Pugh 66 Alive, overall winner of the                   Innovations in format by TPYC is keeping the race fresh and interesting,
       Division 3. With a carbon mast, lots of sail area and high-tech design        50 years later they are still sought, restored and raced with surprisingly   Sydney-Hobart race last December.                                                        and with so many being first-time entries this year it indicates the
       and construction for a light weight of just under 3 tons, Longboard also      respectable results, and Munzig’s Hull #14 is no exception.                                                                                                           popularity and enduring appeal of this classic race. Aloha!

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competitors

                                                                                                                                                   azure
                                                                                                                                                   Rig/Model.............. 	Cal 40
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Blond Fury
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Rig/Model............. 	Santa Cruz 52
                                                                                                                                                   LOA........................ 39.5                                            LOA....................... 53
                                                                                                                                                   Sail Number........... USA 72                                               Year........................ 1994
                                                                                                                                                   Owner/Skipper ...... Rodney Pimentel                                        Sail Number.......... USA 27007
                                                                                                                                                   Navigator................ Ted Floyd                                         Owner/Skipper ..... Heather Furey
                                                                                                                                                   Yacht Club.............. 	Encinal YC                                        Navigator............... 	Chuck Furey
                                                                                                                                                   Crew....................... Tony Shaffer,                                   Yacht Club............. Coronado YC
                                                                                                                                                   Jim Vickers                                                                 Crew...................... Ian Bower,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Morgan Bower, Tod Clark,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Pat Dodgen Bower, Chuck Eaton,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Sven Karlsson, Ray Marchetta,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Jon Sanchioli
                                                              Boat Entries

                   A Fond Le Girafon
                   Rig/Model..................– Figaro Beneteau 3
                                                                             AMAZING GRACE
                                                                             Rig/Model..................– Farr 57
                                                                                                                                                   badpak
                                                                                                                                                   Rig/Model............. – Pac52
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Blue Moon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Rig/Model............. – Jeaneau 52.2
                   LOA............................– 31                       LOA............................– 57                                   LOA....................... – 52                                             LOA....................... – 50.5
                   Year.............................– 2017                   Year.............................– 1985                               Year........................ – 2017                                         Year........................ – 2003
                   Sail Number...............– FRA 3                         Sail Number...............– USA 18949                                 Sail Number.......... – USA 60052                                           Sail Number.......... – USA 60716
                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Charles Devanneaux              Owner/Skipper ..........– Jim Puckett                                 Owner/Skipper ..... – Tom Holthus                                           Owner/Skipper ..... – Russ Johnson
                   Co-Skipper................. –Frederick Courouble          Navigator.................... –                                       Navigator............... –Artie Means                                       Navigator............... –
                   Yacht Club..................– California Yacht Club       Yacht Club..................– California YC                           Yacht Club............. – San Diego YC                                      Yacht Club............. – Presidio YC
                                                                             Crew...........................– Mark Brazil,                         Crew...................... – Stu                                            Crew...................... – Janell Clark,
                                                                             Bruce Brown, Noah Farrell, Brendan                                    Bannatyne, Jon Gardner, Bill                                                Brian Malecek, Rick Pelton
                                                                             Huffman,Alec Offenberger, Dave                                        Hardesty, Kelly Holthus, Collin
                                                                             Robertson, Alan Rosner, Carl Sarnoff,                                 Leon, Bruce Nelson, Ty Reed,
                                                                             Wendy Sarnoff                                                         Matt Smith

                   Alive
                   Rig/Model..................– R/P 66
                                                                             ARGO
                                                                             Rig/Model..................– MOD 70
                   LOA............................– 66                       LOA............................– 70
                   Year.............................– 2006                   Year.............................–
                   Sail Number...............– AUS 52566                     Sail Number...............– USA 128              Changing the narrative on
                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Phillip Turner                  Owner/Skipper ..........– Jason Carroll          cableless sails. HELIXTM with 3Di
                     .................................– Duncan Hine          Navigator.................... –Anderson Reggio
                   Navigator.................... –Wouter Verbraak            Yacht Club..................– Larchmont YC
                                                                                                                              Load SharingTM technology is the
                   Yacht Club..................– Derwent Sailing Squadron    Crew...........................– Westy Barlow,   future. And the future is now.
                   Crew...........................– Marco Carpinello,        Chad Corning, Thierry Foulcher, Alister
                   Stewart Dodson, Shane Gaddes, Will
                   Mackenzie, Nicolai Sehested, Will Tiller,
                   Phillip Turner, Lucas Viola Chapman,
                                                                             Richardson, Brian Thompson

                                                                                                                              SHIFT
                   Luke Watkins

                                                                                                                              YOUR
                   ALOHA                                                     atalanta                                         MINDSET
                   Rig/Model..................– Hobie 33                     Rig/Model............– Tripp Ocean Maxi Ketch
                   LOA............................– 33                       LOA......................– 74
                   Year.............................– 1982                   Year.......................– 1967
                   Sail Number...............– USA 13                        Sail Number.........– USA 69581
                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Kyle Vanderspek                 Owner/Skipper ....– Louis Hoffer
                   Navigator.................... –                           Navigator.............. –
                   Yacht Club..................– Mission Bay YC              Yacht Club............– Seattle Corinthian YC                                                                     LONG BEACH          SAN DIEGO              SAN FRANCISCO
                   Crew...........................– Isabelle du Moulin,      Crew.....................–
                   Elliott James, Cassidy Lynch                                                                                                                                                5752 E 2nd Street   4630 Santa Fe St       440 Coloma ST
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                                                                                                                              northsails.com

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competitors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        competitors

                   blueflash
                   Rig/Model..................– J/121
                                                                           buona sera
                                                                           Rig/Model..................– Santa Cruz 70
                                                                                                                                                                               cazan
                                                                                                                                                                               Rig/Model..................– DK46
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          chubasco
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Rig/Model..................– S&S Yawl
                   LOA............................– 40                     LOA............................– 68.88                                                              LOA............................– 46                        LOA............................– 67
                   Year.............................– 2019                 Year.............................– 1986                                                             Year.............................– 2004                    Year.............................– 1939
                   Sail Number...............– USA 1218                    Sail Number...............– USA 41104                                                               Sail Number...............– USA 61046                      Sail Number...............– USA 7033
                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Scott Grealish                Owner/Skipper ..........– Edward Marez                                                              Owner/Skipper ..........– Paul Martson                     Owner/Skipper ..........– Akin/Baker/
                   Navigator.................... –                         Navigator.................... –                                                                     Navigator.................... –                            Carpenter/Durant
                   Yacht Club..................– Willamette Sailing Club   Yacht Club..................– Santa Cruz YC                                                         Yacht Club..................–                              Navigator.................... –
                   Crew...........................– Kyle Collins,          Crew...........................–                                                                    Crew...........................– Donald Brennan,           Yacht Club..................– Long Beach YC
                   Sean Grealish, Andrew Haliburton,                                                                                                                           Terry Burke, Jenna Ferrieri, Eric Hansen,                  Crew...........................– Tom Akin,
                   Mike Haliburton, John Ped, Brian Perrin                                                                                                                     Chris Jordan, Marie Rogers, Derek Williams,                Doug Baker, John Carpenter, Juggy Clougher,
                                                                                                                                                                               Robert Williams                                            Dustin Durant, Will Durant, Mike Howard,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Keith Kilpatrick, Jim Lincoln, Steven Natvig,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Ernest Richau, Jeff Thorpe, Benjamin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Wheatley

                   bolt
                   Rig/Model..................– Nelson Marek
                                                                           Cal Maritime
                                                                           Rig/Model..................– Andrews 77
                                                                                                                                                                               celestra
                                                                                                                                                                               Rig/Model..................– Lagoon 400S2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Cipango
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Rig/Model..................– Andrews 56
                   LOA............................– 68                     LOA............................– 77                                                                 LOA............................– 40                        LOA............................– 56
                   Year.............................– 1988                 Year.............................– 2003                                                             Year.............................– 2017                    Year.............................– 1992
                   Sail Number...............– 97363                       Sail Number...............– USA 7779                                                                Sail Number...............– USA 61157                      Sail Number...............– USA 46056
                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Craig Reynolds                Owner/Skipper ..........– California Maritime                                                       Owner/Skipper ..........– Lior Elazary                     Owner/Skipper ..........– Shawn Bennett
                   Navigator.................... –Alex Steele              Academy                                                                                             Navigator.................... –                            Navigator.................... –Grant Wooden
                   Yacht Club..................– Balboa YC                 Navigator....................– Johannes McElvain                                                    Yacht Club..................–                              Yacht Club..................– St. Francis YC,
                   Crew...........................– Ray (Bud) Elam,        Yacht Club..................– Balboa YC                                                             Crew...........................– Dennis Clapp,             San Francisco YC
                   Jack King, Jon Novak, Carson Reynolds                   Crew...........................– Lucas Earley,                                                      Ryan Clark, Garrett Drucker, John Reed                     Crew...........................– Eric Baumhoff,
                                                                           Jacob Fisker-Andersen, Kyle Hunt,                                                                                                                              Stan Gibbs, Chris Kostanecki, Joe
                                                                           Max Moosmann, Greg Newman, Brock                                                                                                                               McCoy, Nick Nicholas, Cory Schillaci,
                                                                           Paquin, Benjamin Rohr, Ryan Schack,                                                                                                                            Ben Wells
                                                                           Emi Stephanoff, Hailey Thompson, Nolan
                                                                           Van Dyne, Tyler Wolk, Bennett Zemke

                   bretwalda 3
                   Rig/Model..................– Rogers 46
                                                                           callisto
                                                                           Rig/Model..................– Cal 40

                                                                                                                                    Hoag is the highest
                   LOA............................– 46                     LOA............................– 39.3
                   Year.............................–                      Year.............................– 1966
                   Sail Number...............– USA 50030                   Sail Number...............– USA 8540
                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Bob Pethick                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Eddy Family

                                                                                                                                    ranked hospital in
                   Navigator.................... –Jay Davis                Navigator.................... –Kerry Deaver
                   Yacht Club..................– Waikiki YC                Yacht Club..................– Los Angeles YC
                   Crew...........................– Wallace Cross,           .................................– Newport Harbor YC
                   Ian Fornier, Alex Hume, Paul Kerber,                    Crew...........................– Frederic Berg,

                                                                                                                                    Orange County
                   Chuck Skewes, Gary Warner                               Park Eddy, James Eddy III

                                                                                                                                    •   Ranked the #4 best hospital in the LA Metro Area
                   brigadoon
                   Rig/Model..................– Tripp 56
                                                                           caro                                                     •   Ranked #8 best hospital in California –
                                                                           Rig/Model..................– Botin 65
                   LOA............................– 56                     LOA............................– 65                          the only Orange County hospital in the top 10
                   Year.............................– 2001                 Year.............................– 2013
                   Sail Number...............– USA 62626                   Sail Number...............– CAY 65
                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Daniel Gribble                Owner/Skipper ..........– Maximillian Klink
                   Navigator.................... –                         Navigator.................... –Ian Moore
                   Yacht Club..................– Balboa YC                 Yacht Club..................–
                   Crew...........................–                        Crew...........................– Mark Bartlett,
                                                                           William Beavis, Richard Clarke, Justin Ferris,
                                                                           Oliver Scott-Mackie, Jonothan Swain
                                                                                                                                    Learn more at www.hoag.org/rankings
                                                                                                                                    or call 800-400-HOAG (4624)
                                                                                                                                    © 2019, Hoag is a registered trademark of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. All Rights Reserved.

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competitors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   competitors

                        comanche
                        Rig/Model..................– Verdier/VPLP 100
                                                                               FAst Exit
                                                                               Rig/Model..................– Andrews 40
                                                                                                                                                       Good Call
                                                                                                                                                       Rig/Model..................– Nautor’s Swan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     hamachi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Rig/Model..................– J/125
                        LOA............................– 100                   LOA............................– 39.7                                   LOA............................– 62                                           LOA............................– 41
                        Year.............................– 2014                Year.............................– 2007                                 Year.............................– 2014                                       Year.............................– 1999
                        Sail Number...............– AUS 12358                  Sail Number...............– USA 7447                                    Sail Number...............– USA 60010                                         Sail Number...............– 13696
                        Owner/Skipper ..........– Jim Cooney &                 Owner/Skipper ..........– John Raymont                                  Owner/Skipper ..........– Tom Barker                                          Owner/Skipper ..........– Shaun Dougherty/
                        Samantha Grant                                         Navigator.................... –Doug Johnstone                           Navigator.................... –John Gladstone                                   .................................– Jason Andrews
                        Navigator.................... –Stanley Honey           Yacht Club..................– Balboa YC                                 Yacht Club..................– Cortez Racing                                   Navigator.................... –David Rogers
                        Yacht Club..................– Royal Sydney YS          Crew...........................– Alan Andrews,                          Association                                                                   Yacht Club..................– CYC Seattle/STYC
                        Crew...........................– Pablo Arrate,         Stephen Mader, Zack Maxam,                                              Crew...........................– Jeff Brown,                                  Crew...........................– Frederic Laffitte,
                        Scott Beavis, Douglas Cooney, James Cooney,            Taylor Mullin, Shane Vowels                                             Javier Cabildo, Patrick Murray,                                               Lucas Laffitte, Matt Pistay
                        Jim Cooney, Julia Cooney, Julien Crescent,                                                                                     David Oliver, Tom Parry, Erik Rogers,
                        Yan Dekker, Ted Hackney, Andrew Hendersen,                                                                                     Will Suto
                        John Hildebrand, Tom Johnson, Kyle
                        Langford, Chris Nicholson, Mike Sanderson,
                        Daryl Wislang

                      conviction
                      Rig/Model..................– TP52
                                                                                flyingfiche II                                                         Grand Illusion
                                                                                                                                                       Rig/Model..................– Santa Cruz 70
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      highlander
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Rig/Model..................– Cal 40
                                                                                Rig/Model..................– Santa Cruz 50
                      LOA............................– 52                       LOA............................– 52                                    LOA............................– 68                                            LOA............................– 40
                      Year.............................– 2006                   Year.............................– 1982                                Year.............................– 1986                                        Year.............................– 1968
                      Sail Number...............– BAR 61300                     Sail Number...............– USA 18081                                  Sail Number...............– USA 97                                             Sail Number...............– USA 4590
                      Owner/Skipper ..........– Robert DeLong                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Chris Wacker                                 Owner/Skipper ..........– David H. Clark                                       Owner/Skipper ..........– Robert Horton
                      Navigator.................... –                           Navigator.................... –                                        Navigator.................... –Partick O’Brien                                 Navigator.................... –David Eichhhorn
                      Yacht Club..................– Barbados YC                 Yacht Club..................– Long Beach YC                            Yacht Club..................– Newport Harbor YC                                Yacht Club..................– Tiburon YC
                      Crew...........................– Jeffery Alter,           Crew...........................– Kenny Dair,                           Crew...........................– John Aschieris,                               Crew...........................– Greg Clausen,
                      Clint Brooks, Scott Clark, Alec Drayton,                  Brian McKeever, Chris Messano,                                         Brian Bissell, Mike Blunt, Jim Buckingham,                                     Guerdon Trueblood
                      Peter Gibson, Larry Robertson, John Wake,                 Robert Plant, Dan Rossen, Chris Vilicich,                              Brooks Clark, David Clark, John Fuller,
                      Lewie Wake, Jack Wilson                                   Jonathan Wacker, Richard Whiteley,                                     Nick Madigan, Bud Richley
                                                                                Robert Zellmer

                        dark star                                              Free
                        Rig/Model..................– Hobie 33
                        LOA............................– 33
                        Year.............................– 1987
                                                                               Rig/Model..................– Nautor’s Swan 461
                                                                               LOA............................– 46
                                                                               Year.............................– 2006
                                                                                                                                                                      Waikiki Yacht Club
                        Sail Number...............– USA 185
                        Owner/Skipper ..........– Christopher Lemke,
                                                                               Sail Number...............– USA 46117
                                                                               Owner/Skipper ..........– Free LLC
                                                                                                                                                    The Premier Ocean Racing Club in Hawaii
                        Brad Lawson                                              .................................– Christian Doegl                                          Welcoming Fellow Sailors Since 1944
                        Navigator.................... –                        Navigator.................... –James Downer
                        Yacht Club..................– Glenmore Sailing Club,   Yacht Club..................– Inverness YC                                                • Thursday July 25, Mt. Gay Rum ™ Party !
                        Denver Sailing Association                             Crew...........................– Paul Kamen,                                              •   Breakfast 8:00- 11:00 a.m. Daily
                        Crew...........................– Craig Brown,          Olivier Laparra, Sandra Sandqvist,
                        David McVey                                            Harry Schmidt, Chris Vaughan,                                                             •   Lunch 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Daily
                                                                               Mark Werder, Roco Zorkendorfer                                                            •   Dinner Service 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Daily
                                                                                                                                                                         •   Dinning Room reservations recommended
                                                                                                                                                                         •   Reservations : 808-955-4405
                                                                                                                                                                             • Water’s edge dining room

                       destroyer
                       Rig/Model..................– TP52
                                                                               Gamble
                                                                               Rig/Model..................– Schock 40
                                                                                                                                       Trophy Lounge                         • Dockside bar and food service
                                                                                                                                                                             • Swimming pool and barbecue
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Formal Dining Room

                       LOA............................– 52                     LOA............................– 40                                                           • WYC Boatique apparel
                       Year.............................– 2005                 Year.............................– 2000                                                       • Exclusive logowear
                       Sail Number...............– USA 75553                   Sail Number...............– USA 36
                       Owner/Skipper ..........– Jim Bailey,                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Jason Seibert                                                       • Open Daily 8:00 a.m. ~ late
                       Alisal Bay LLC                                          Navigator.................... –Logan Pifer                                                                              Waikiki Yacht Club
                       Navigator.................... –Jib Kelly                Yacht Club..................– Lakewood YC
                       Yacht Club..................– Newport Harbor YC,        Crew...........................– Tim Banks,
                                                                                                                                                                                         On the edge of Ala Moana Park
                       Lido Isle YC                                            Stephen Gay, Rod Nichols                                                                                             1599 Ala Moana Blvd.
                       Crew...........................– Charles Bailey,                                                                                                                                Honolulu, HI USA
                       Daniel Bailey, Jim Bailey, William Bailey,
                       Bruce Cooper, Jay Crum, Daniel Geissmann,                                                                      Clubhouse and docks                                                    808-955-4405   Grand Illusion - overall winner, Transpac
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1999, 2011 and 2015. Phil Uhl photo
                       Doug McLean, Tom O’Keefe

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competitors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  competitors

                   Ho’okolohe
                   Rig/Model..................– Farr 57
                                                                           Isla
                                                                           Rig/Model..................– XC50
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Lady Kanon
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Rig/Model..................– RP 45
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     longboard
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Rig/Model..................– Riptide 35 MkII
                   LOA............................– 57.60                  LOA............................– 50                                                                                    LOA............................– 45                                                                                LOA............................– 35
                   Year.............................– 1989                 Year.............................– 2017                                                                                Year.............................–                                                                                 Year.............................– 2012
                   Sail Number...............– USA 97301                   Sail Number...............– USA 61148                                                                                  Sail Number...............– JPN 6821                                                                               Sail Number...............– CAN 74445
                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Cecil & Alyson Rossi          Owner/Skipper ..........– Robert Youngjohns                                                                            Owner/Skipper ..........– Naomichi Ando                                                                            Owner/Skipper ..........– Peter Salusbury
                   Navigator.................... –Steven Rossi             Navigator.................... –                                                                                        Navigator.................... –Ryotaro Tokano                                                                      Navigator.................... –Jim Prentice
                   Yacht Club..................– Waikiki YC                Yacht Club..................– RORC                                                                                     Yacht Club..................– Seabornia YC                                                                         Yacht Club..................– West Vancouver YC
                   Crew...........................– Thomas Corkett,        Crew...........................–                                                                                       Crew...........................– Takumi Amano,                                                                     Crew...........................– Jeremy Hill,
                   Steven Dodd, Fizz Foster, Fuzz Foster,                                                                                                                                         Yukihiko Arakawa, Ken Hara,                                                                                        Jim Salusbury, Ben Scott
                   Ty Pryne, Branden Frederick, Cecil Rossi,                                                                                                                                      Akihiro Hineno, Takakiro Mishima,
                   Lewis Starkie, Hector Velarde                                                                                                                                                  Masashi Negoro, Junichi Saito

                   horizon
                   Rig/Model..................– Santa Cruz 50
                                                                           kastor pollux                                                                                                             live Wire                                                                                                       lucky duck
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Rig/Model..................– Santa Cruz 52
                                                                           Rig/Model..................– Catamaran 43                                                                                 Rig/Model..................– Olson 40
                   LOA............................– 52                     LOA............................– 42.49                                                                                    LOA............................– 40                                                                             LOA............................– 52
                   Year.............................– 1983                 Year.............................– 2006                                                                                   Year.............................– 1983                                                                         Year.............................–
                   Sail Number...............– USA 18926                   Sail Number...............– USA 57218                                                                                     Sail Number...............– USA 77885                                                                           Sail Number...............– USA 28729
                   Owner/Skipper ..........– John Shulze                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Jerry Poprawski                                                                                 Owner/Skipper ..........– Tim Jones                                                                             Owner/Skipper ..........– Dave MacEwen
                   Navigator.................... –Evelyn Hull              Navigator.................... –                                                                                           Navigator.................... –                                                                                 Navigator.................... –Zac Schramm
                   Yacht Club..................– Balboa YC                 Yacht Club..................– Anacapa YC                                                                                  Yacht Club..................– Buccaneer YC                                                                      Yacht Club..................– St. Francis YC
                   Crew...........................– Ben Amen,              Crew...........................– Marek Fabijanski,                                                                        Crew...........................– Vince Avila,                                                                   Crew...........................– Austin Book,
                   Len Bose, Craig Chamberlain, Andy Dippel,               Pawel Kubiczek, Marcin Sielinski                                                                                          Sam Johnson, Tim Jones, Richard Kennedy,                                                                        Brendan Bradley, John Hansen, John
                   Kathryn Dippel, Roland Fournier,                                                                                                                                                  Mason Marie, Sage Marie, Derek Reiter                                                                           Robinson Jeffers, Dave MacEwen, Pete
                   Kelsey Tostenson                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  McCormick, Michael Radziejowski

                   Hula girl
                   Rig/Model..................– Santa Cruz 50
                                                                           Katara
                                                                           Rig/Model..................– J/145
                   LOA............................– 50                     LOA............................– 48
                   Year.............................– 1980                 Year.............................– 2003
                   Sail Number...............– USA 77285                   Sail Number...............– USA 61164
                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Patrick Farrell               Owner/Skipper ..........– Roger Gatewood
                   Navigator.................... –                         Navigator.................... –Sean Motta
                   Yacht Club..................– San Diego YC/             Yacht Club..................– Davis Island YC
                     .................................– San Francisco YC   Crew...........................– J Booker,
                   Crew...........................– Allison Bell,          Michael Booker, Catherine Gatewood,
                   Wayne Cassady, Tomas Kase, John Kearney,                Liam McCarthy, Clay Morris,
                   George Mann, Silvano Payne, Jimmy Peter,                William Wingrove
                   Chris Tibbe

                   Indefatigable
                   Rig/Model..................– Halberg-Rassy 43
                                                                           kialoa II
                                                                           Rig/Model..................– S&S 73
                   LOA............................– 44.5                   LOA............................– 73.43
                   Year.............................– 2006                 Year.............................– 1964
                   Sail Number...............– USA 61108                   Sail Number...............– AUS 7742
                   Owner/Skipper ..........– John Hess                     Owner/Skipper ..........– Patrick Broughton
                   Navigator.................... –                         Navigator.................... –Lindsay May
                   Yacht Club..................– Berkeley YC               Yacht Club..................– CYCA/RORC
                   Crew...........................– Nancy Hess             Crew...........................– Jeff Beaton,
                                                                           Keith Broughton, Grant Chessells,
                                                                           Andrew Cutler, Tom Gresty, James
                                                                           Hastie, Cindy Hearder, George Jackson,               $ 10 M I L L I O N M A R K E T A B L E S E C U R I T I E S A N D/ O R L I Q U I D A S S E T S R E Q U I R E D . Investment and Wealth Management Services are provided by Whittier
                                                                                                                                Trust Company and The Whittier Trust Company of Nevada, Inc. (referred to herein individually and collectively as “WTC”), state-chartered trust companies wholly owned by
                                                                           Dallas Kilponen, David Sawdon, James                 Whittier Holdings, Inc. (“WHI”), a closely held holding company. This document is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended, and should not be construed,
                                                                                                                                as investment, tax or legal advice. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and no investment or financial planning strategy can guarantee profit or protection against
                                                                           Shepherd, Matthew Soulter,                           losses. All names, characters, and incidents, except for certain incidental references, are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
                                                                           Genevieve White

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competitors                                                                                                                                                                                                competitors

                   Macondo
                   Rig/Model..................– Beneteau First 47.7
                                                                      medicine man
                                                                      Rig/Model..................– Andrews 63
                                                                                                                         Nådeløse
                                                                                                                         Rig/Model..................– Wasa 55
                                                                                                                                                                              No Compromise
                                                                                                                                                                              Rig/Model..................– J/105
                   LOA............................– 47.57             LOA............................– 63.39             LOA............................– 44                  LOA............................– 34.5
                   Year.............................– 2000            Year.............................– 2005            Year.............................– 1982              Year.............................– 1994
                   Sail Number...............– USA 52304              Sail Number...............– USA 97777              Sail Number...............– NOR 8620                 Sail Number...............– USA 100
                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Mike Sudo                Owner/Skipper ..........– Bob Lane                 Owner/Skipper ..........– Ian Ferguson               Owner/Skipper ..........– David Gorney
                   Navigator.................... –Solliday Robert     Navigator.................... –Lisa Meier          Navigator.................... –Karl Otto Book        Navigator.................... –Randy Alcorn
                   Yacht Club..................– Del Rey YC           Yacht Club..................– Long Beach YC        Yacht Club..................– Singlehanded           Yacht Club..................– Anacapa YC
                   Crew...........................– Kyle Clements,    Crew...........................– Nigel Brownett,   Sailing Society                                      Crew...........................– Rick Barrett,
                   Michelle Kimbro, Yvo Kwee, Ian McDonald,           John Busch, Daniel Gorman, Bob Greb,               Crew...........................– Maren Magda Book,   Lori Kallestad
                   Kyle Moreno, Zak Silker, Anthony Torrez            Keith Ives, David Jones, Andrew Lamb,              Benjamin Ostroff, Veronika Schloegl
                                                                      Justin Palm, Martin Wilson

                   Maserati
                   Rig/Model..................– MOD 70
                                                                      merlin
                                                                      Rig/Model..................– Bill Lee Custom
                                                                                                                         Nalu v
                                                                                                                         Rig/Model..................– Cal 40
                                                                                                                                                                              Oaxaca
                                                                                                                                                                              Rig/Model..................– Santa Cruz 50
                   LOA............................– 70                LOA............................– 68                LOA............................– 39.5                LOA............................– 52
                   Year.............................– 2011            Year.............................–                 Year.............................–                   Year.............................– 1980
                   Sail Number...............– ITA 55                 Sail Number...............– USA 8955               Sail Number...............– USA 37836                Sail Number...............– USA 8927
                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Giovanni Soldini         Owner/Skipper ..........– Chip Merlin              Owner/Skipper ..........– Mark Ashmore               Owner/Skipper ..........– Michael Moradzadeh
                   Navigator.................... –                    Navigator.................... –Adrienne Cahalan    Navigator.................... –Hugh Westermeyer,     Navigator.................... –Elizabeth Baylis
                   Yacht Club..................– YCI                  Yacht Club..................– St. Petersburg YC    Yacht Club..................– South Shore YC         Yacht Club..................– St. Francis YC,
                   Crew...........................– Guido Broggi,     Crew...........................– James Clappier,   Crew...........................– Kathleen Ashmore,     .................................– Corinthian YC
                   Carlos Luis Hernandez Robayna,                     Mackenzie Cook, Keahi Ho, Jeff Linton,             Glenn Butterman, Mark Butterman                      Crew...........................– Dee Caffari,
                   Oliver Herrera Perez, Nico Maori, Malingri di      Brian Malone, Mike Pentecost,                                                                           Brett Dewire, Patrick Lewis, Michael
                   Bagnolo, Francois Robert, Matteo Soldini           Kathleen Robinson, Chris Watts                                                                          Moradzadeh, Molly Noble, Tom Pauling,
                                                                                                                                                                              David Ritchie, Harry Spedding

                   Maverick
                   Rig/Model..................– Infiniti 46r
                                                                      Mr Bill
                                                                      Rig/Model..................– Andrews 70
                   LOA............................– 46                LOA............................– 68
                   Year.............................– 2015            Year.............................– 1994
                   Sail Number...............– GBR 4945R              Sail Number...............– USA 685
                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Quentin Stewart          Owner/Skipper ..........– David Happ
                   Navigator.................... –Steven Thomas       Navigator.................... –John Jourdane
                   Yacht Club..................– RORC                 Yacht Club..................– Los Angeles YC
                   Crew...........................– Jorge Alvarez,    Crew...........................– Donny Anderson,
                   James Corrie, Michael Firmin, David Gilmour,       Graham Bell, Mike Burch, Doug Grant, Kelsie
                   Gordon Kay, Sean McCarter, Quentin Stewart,        Grant, Aidan Happ, David Happ, Mike Komar,
                   Steven Thomas                                      John Loe, William Martin

                   mayhem
                   Rig/Model..................– Hobie 33
                                                                      mystic
                                                                      Rig/Model..................– Cal 40
                   LOA............................– 33                LOA............................– 39.3
                   Year.............................– 1983            Year.............................– 1964
                   Sail Number...............– USA 131                Sail Number...............– USA 7214
                   Owner/Skipper ..........– Steven Eder              Owner/Skipper ..........– Thomas Munzig
                   Navigator.................... –Aaron Williams      Navigator.................... –Richard Parlette
                   Yacht Club..................– Hawaii YC            Yacht Club..................– Los Angeles YC
                   Crew...........................– Steven Eder,      Crew...........................– Damon Guizot,
                   Michael Pacholski, Dillon Rainwater                Jeff Johnson, Luke Ackerman

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