Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Coming in after dark on the 4th and within several minutes of each other were Brendan Huffman on the Santa Cruz 33 Siren and John Wilkerson on the Express 37 Perplexity. It can also all happen to you. Ed Note: For more on the biennial Singlehanded Transpac, organized by San Francisco Bays Singlehanded Sailing Society, go to sfbaysss.org. It was also a qualifier for the 2021 Singlehanded TransPac. During the LongPac, I experienced rudder failure when I hit an underwater object at 0200. JavaScript is disabled. Having started with all other participants, Tabarly and his crew set an unofficial record of 8 days and 13 hours,[3] almost a day ahead of official winner and record-setter Blackfin. Discussion, questions (and hopefully some answers) for the 2021 race to Hanalei. 11/30/222023 Race schedule.Registration for TBF will open on Jibeset soon! Congratulations Falk Meissner (Shark on Bluegrass) from the Olson 25 fleet! However, for me, there is no greater joy than an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to wake up to a different sunrise. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. During registration you will be asked as skipper if you want a t-shirt. [8] 2017 saw Howard Enloe and his boat the Mighty Merloe smash the record by over 25 hours making the trip in just over 4 days.[9]. I notice a lot of people help each other that last day. 1995 Results. TPYC Commodore Tom Trujillo welcomes the new partnership saying After a detailed and exhaustive search to determine the best supplier for Transpac owners and crews, we are delighted to be working with LW Regatta Gear. I poled out my jib and charged for the finish line like I going to war with Ku, the Hawaiian God of War, and also my race division, even though I was limping along slowly. My diary from that day reads: SHTP sailors and race committee suggested that, once I crossed the finish line, they would help me diagnose the rudder problem, and even offered to have a flotilla of boats to guide me from Hanalei Bay to Nawiliwili. 2007 Results. [5][6] The crew was rescued by another racing boat. Pen Duick V was the precursor to every modern (edit:Monohull) shorthanded race boat. San Francisco to Hanalei Bay that starts on Sunday June 25th, 2023!There are currently 15 boats registered to race! 1981 Results. Kyle Vanderspek is a star. To be extra prudent, I slept with my EPIRB next to me and prepared the life raft and abandon ship bags. They dont want you to leave your hotel or home. (This article, written by Dobbs Davis, appeared in the most recent edition of Seahorse Magazine, photo courtesy of Sharon Green, Ultimate Sailing). To all the children Ive met while sailing in remote locations: you can do the same. It gets this race out of the shadow of the Pacific Cup. Tears started again as I thought about the whole experience and everyone who had supported me. This loss ends up being subsidized by members racing singlehanded and single race entrants. Launched in 1997, Scuttlebutt provides sailing news with a North American focus. Yet the reality is that despite the apparent simplicity of a course that has just one turning mark 26 miles from the start before a 2,200 mile leg that follows winning this race is never straight forward. Look for the latest information to be posted on the website, with the highlights distributed in the e-Newsletter. Special fist bump to Jim Quanci and Green Buffalo. In the double-handed division, Pegasus 50, sailed by Philippe Kahn and Mark Christensen, set a new record of 7 days, 19 hours, 38 minutes and 35 seconds. Thirty-one singlehanders, who hailed from Seattle to Los Angeles, started that first SSS TransPac. [11] This represents a new race record for monohulls; the multihull record of 5 days, 9 hours, 18 minutes, set by Bruno Peyron in the 1997 race, remains. All rights reserved. I had to cross the finish line! I awoke with less than 200 miles to go and considered giving up. 2021 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race, SHTP 2021 VIDEOS: got one? You will receive a link to create a new password via email. If as skipper you want a t-shirt, you select a style/size and there is no cost to you. 1983 Results. Your options will be no t-shirt ($0) or select a style/size for $20. Jul 10, 2012. 1989 Results. Bill Stanges Westsail 32 Hula finished in the morning with a spinnaker wrapped around the forestay. If we get some ultra lightweight, super-fast Moore 24 or something, maybe itll beat that time. Jamie had sailed with it that way with no headsail for 700 miles. What prompted the change from even years to odd years in 21? !Register and get the race documents HERE.The anchorage at Hanalei Bay. Annual membership will continue at $170/year and single race entry (SH or DH) will be $50/race. The incredible singlehanded sailors! In 2013, the fully crewed monohull, Dorade, won first overall, making it the oldest boat in the fleet to win and a 2-time winner, having won the Transpac in 1936, 77 years prior. All entrants complete solo Transpac Race Published on July 7th, 2021 All 11 skipper in the 2021 Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race which started June 19 from California have arrived in Hawaii. There are active forum people that are going but just haven't chimed in yet. Can't remember when there has been more than one in a race, rare. This registration will be good for this seminar and all following seminars in the series. Start getting ready for 2023!! I knew I had to cross that finish linefor myself, my family, my friends and for all those supporting me. You must log in or register to reply here. They did so at all hours, with a variety of sail configurations and a range of equipment problems. I do understand the effort and cost involved. The list of Los Angeles to Honolulu Record Holders is: The Barn Door Trophy is awarded each race for the Fastest Monohull Elapsed Time in the race. Details, Tags: Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race. Annual membership will continue at $170/year and single race entry (SH or DH) will be $50/race. We often wonder: what motivates someone to take on the challenge of not just sailing but racing 2225 miles from Los Angeles to Honolulu? Starting in San Francisco, the 2120 nm course carries the fleet to the finish line located near Puu Poa Point at Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai. The first, the 2019 Great Pacific Longitudinal Race (LongPac), was a 400-mile singlehanded race to longitude 126 degrees 40 minutes and back. Inbox Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.made by VSSL Agency. I have a request, wrote John in a message to the race committee. So we might have to think through our strategy on sequestering or not sequestering. And then of course, we could delay the race to another season.. That is still a possibility. Having lost his forestay, he finished on staysail and main. 1/10/23Hello, SSS Racers!We have opened registrations for the Feb 25 2023 Corinthian Race, which will start at Golden Gate YC using a normal start sequence, and have a roughly 13 NM course. On June 19, the 22nd Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race sailed a 2120 nm course from San Francisco to Pu'u Poa Point on Hanalei Bay, Kauai. Moving the SHTP from even years to odd years seems like a good idea. He and his wife Darlene spent the rest of the day cutting the spinnaker away. However, true to our roots as a SINGLEhanded organization, going forward t-shirts will be free to skippers (SH or DH) only. Callus your mind through pain and suffering.. Proud to know him. Look for the latest information to be posted on the website, with the highlights distributed in the, Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race Collecting the Bling. Hawaii is less than halfway. In either case, if you race DH and want a t-shirt for your crew, it will be an extra $20 each race.This is how it will work in Jibeset: You sign up for season membership at $170, either during your registration for 3BF or later. 1993 Results. So, thats a wrap all thats left are a few more Tree Times, culminating in the awards ceremony this Saturday. [14][15][16], The Transpac Honolulu Race Elapsed Time Record Trophy is awarded to the Record Holder for the fastest elapsed time by a monohull yacht in the race.[17]. The Ocean Race 2023 leg 3: Capetown to Itaja, Brazil. Heres the webcam in Hanalei where we can see you arrive! 2021 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race Forum Race Archive 2021 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. Additionally, that impacts the race committee. There are a variety of reasons, but one of the big ones is the cost of supplying t-shirts to all race participants. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Receive emails when 'Lectronic Latitude is updated. I also knew I wouldnt be able to raise it up in the middle of the ocean with relentless wind and waves. The first, the 2019 Great Pacific Longitudinal Race (LongPac), was a 400-mile singlehanded race to longitude 126 degrees 40 minutes and back. In even-numbered years the Pacific Cup race starts out of San Francisco and is run by the Pacific Cup Yacht Club. In the 1975 movie Jaws, the character Matt Hooper, played by Richard Dreyfuss, claims that he has "crewed three Transpacs" as a means of establishing his seamanship credentials with Quint. And why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. Unless it was a perfect year I don't see the ORMA 60s record falling to that boat. I immediately noticed some clicking at the upper rudder bearing. Dorade James Flood 13:07:20:04, 1939 (S.Fran.) The awards ceremony is currently scheduled for July 10 at the Nawiliwili Yacht Club, which is a bit of a drive around the island. Easy to deploy with little chance of wrapping!! 1999 Results. We are grand because we are undeterred by our ephemeral presence, because we are bold enough to exercise our will. Should maintain a safe distance of at least 6 feet from anyone outside of their household or social bubble* before, during, and after any SSS event. 2003 Results. 2021 Singlehanded Transpac; The WoodenBoat Forum is sponsored by WoodenBoat Publications, publisher of WoodenBoat magazine. I know a bit about the race as I've been a SSS competitor since '95, past commodore, etc. Cliff Shaw on the Crowther 10M Rainbow came in midday on Monday. The committee on site at Hanalei Bay will probably arrive on June 29. Sailors Help Improve Data Collection on Floating Marine Debris, Spaulding Marine Center Invites You to Help Launch Boatworks 101, Prada Americas Cup World Series Starts Today. Robert Cleveland and Jan Passion are correct that Rainbow is a Crowther not a Gemini. Dame Ellen MacArthur retired from professional sailing in 2010 and went on to create the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to promote the circular economy. The current list ranges from Steve Campo's BAZINGA, a Hobie 33, to Manouch Moshayedi's RIO100 to three MOD70 trimarans that will be looking for speeds in the high thirties. 1993 Results. Going into the Singlehanded TransPac, my primary goals were to finish and to learn from the experience so that I could design my next boat for shorthanded circumnavigation. William Lee Receives Perseverance Award in Singlehanded Transpac . The Forum is a free service, and much like the "free" content on Public Radio, we hope you will support WoodenBoat by subscribing to this fabulous magazine. This year has been a challenge to break even financially. [1], The race is famous for fast downwind sailing under spinnaker in the trade winds.[2]. https://jibeset.net/JACKY000.php?RG=T00134165, https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvceqhrTorG9D44EQZFGVEPI2YVQQykksT, https://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/hanalei-bay-resort. Last edited: Jan 6, 2023 A Alan H Super Anarchist 3,699 943 SF Bay Area Your options will be no t-shirt ($0) or select a style/size for $20. 2009 Results. There is a lot of value in having all the boats get together. One took over the tiller on my jury-rigged rudder. We are always learning and always sharing knowledge. Results. This desire to roam inspired me to enter the 2021 Singlehanded TransPac (SHTP) aboard Sea Wisdom, my 1987 Hinckley Souwester 42 Competition Sloop. Fireworks bigtime in Hanalei Bay on the 4th welcoming solo Transpac! See overall results here: https://www.jibeset.net/show.php?RR=JACKY_T007588480&DOC=r201&TYP=html. 1997 Results. I sat on the deck pondering this thought for some time, with my perspective as wide as the horizon. During registration you will be asked as skipper if you want a t-shirt. The wind died down a bit, and the sea was not as rough. If you are registering as DH, you will be asked if you want a t-shirt for your crew. Desperation, euphoria and fear competed for equal time throughout the voyage. After 18 days at sea, I awoke at 0600 on July 7 and peered out of my tiny porthole to see a massive green wave towering over me. The new Dufour 37 slots in just above the 32-foot baby of the family, and it replaces the previous Dufour 360 from three years ago. Single. The 2008 documentary Morning Light is a film about the 2007 Disney-sponsored competitors in the race. Thank you for considering my request!. 2005 Results. Congratulations to all. At one point, I had to go overboard to work on a repair while staring into the blue abyss. I think that this is one of the big sticking points we had last time, which was we just felt it wasnt feasible to do the race because of the impact it had on the non-racers as well as the racers. As we approach the end of 2022, weve been working on our financial plans for 2023. We could have a no-race committee finish and a self-managed finish line where individuals record their time. Finishing in a squall that night was the smallest boat in the fleet, Falk Meissners Olson 25 Shark on Bluegrass. If you are not planning to race and would like to volunteer, please contact racechair@sfbaysss.org for more information.All entries are required to have a 2023 PHRF certificate from YRA or BAMA (NOR 4.3) Be sure to register with the actual name(s) of the person(s) who will be aboard (NOR 6.1/6.2).Register now at https://jibeset.net/JACKY000.php?RG=T00134165Thank you for racing with the SSS, and we look forward to seeing you on the water.Richard, 2023 SSS Race Co-Chair, 12/21/22Racers;I announced this at Saturdays annual awards meeting and posted it on the forum yesterday, but want to make sure that it reaches all members. Awesome job Kyle! If you see debris from your boat, during a beach walk, or even on a social media post, share the details using the Floating Marine Plastic Debris Accumulation Reporting Tool. Accept full responsibility for any potential exposure to COVID-19 that may result from participating in any SSS event. However, true to our roots as a SINGLEhanded organization, going forward t-shirts will be free to skippers (SH or DH) only. 2007 Results. All of us get excited when brilliant minds go to work on creating new ideas and even new spaces for the sport to grow into. On the floor, I've fallen and can't get up. A 90hp RIB came alongside, and two race committee members boarded Sea Wisdom. The record fell once again in 2005, with Hasso Plattner's Morning Glory, a maxZ86 from Germany. In 1969, French sailing legend Eric Tabarly shadowed the race with his Pen Duick IV, one of the world's first trimarans competitive in all wind conditions.