The tallest
masts in Rainbow Harbor belong to boats preparing to start the 44th Transpacific
Yacht Race
44th
Transpacific Yacht Race
Los
Angeles to Honolulu
Starts July 9, 12 and 15,
2007
2,225 nautical miles
A
second century of racing across the Pacific
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July 8,
2007
Ka-boom! First Transpac boats start Monday
Following a festive, cannon-blasting departure from
Before
the start, several boats will stage a flowery tribute to
Both
venues are open to the public. At
Other
starts are scheduled Thursday for 27 larger, faster-rated boats and
Sunday for the 22 largest and fastest boats, including
The
start line will be set approximately square to the west end of
The
weather forecast across the channel is for variable headwinds of 10
knots or less with relatively smooth two-foot seas---not as lively as
competitors would like but more than they've seen for some agonizing
starts in other years. Down the course, south of the dreaded "Pacific
High" zone of feeble breeze, there have been pockets of light air where
the trade winds normally sweep the boats all the way to the islands. But
that could change before the first starters get there.
Although Siegal's efforts generated turnouts of 10 Cal 40s in 2003 and
14 in 2005, there are only three this year when she did not plan to
race. One of them is Psyche, which stunned race followers when Don
Salisbury sailed it to first place overall on handicap time when the Cal
40s made their Transpac debut in 1965. Now its owner is Steve Calhoun of
Palos Verdes Estates,
Calhoun said Siegal's death "puts a different emphasis on the race.
We're doing it in her memory [because] she did so much to revitalize the
class. We owe a lot to her. When Transpac needed a shot in the arm, she
was there. She was selfless in the work she did which, quite frankly,
added to the value of the boat.
"It's
also worth noting that a lot of people don't think they can do this race
because they don't have a certain amount of money. Wendy was able to
compete successfully on a limited budget, which was an inspiration for
everybody regardless of what kind of boat they sail."
One of
those so directly inspired by Siegal was Don Grind of
"She
is why I started looking for a Cal 40," Grind said. "Wendy found our
boat, guided us through the first two years to prepare it for [the 2005
race], and this year she found us some used sails that we bought that
are in great condition. Wendy was the den mother of the Cal 40 class."
The
Transpacific Yacht Club has joined with Casio Computer Co., Ltd., in a
sponsorship agreement to make the company's Oceanus watch the official
timekeeper of the 44th biennial race. The Oceanus is a solar-powered
chronograph watch with
a time signal-calibration function developed by making full use of
Casio's advanced electronic technologies.
News and product information:
http://world.casio.com/
Transpac supporters also include the Long Beach Sea Festival 2007,
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More
information:
www.transpacificyc.org
Transpac 2007 entries
(ORR
rating allowances in days:hours:minutes:seconds based on handicap
distance of 2,300 n.m.; subtract time allowance from actual elapsed time
to determine corrected handicap time)
Division 1 (Starts July 15)
Pyewacket (Reichel/Pugh 90),
Magnitude 80 (Andrews 80), Doug Baker,
Rosebud (STP 65), Roger Sturgeon,
Peligroso (Kernan 70), Mike
Medicine Man (Andrews 63),
Division 2 (Starts
July 15)
Hugo Boss (Volvo 60), Andy Tourell,
DH-Pegasus 101 (Open 50), Philippe Kahn,
Lucky (Transpac 52), Bryon Ehrhart, Chicago (2:05:26:28)
Morning Light (Transpac
52), Jeremy Wilmot,
Skylark (
Holua (
Trader (Transpac 52), Fred Detwiler,
Denali (Nelson/Marek 70), William McKinley,
Division 3 (Starts
July 15)
It's OK (Andrews 50), Tres Gordo Sailing,
Cheetah (ULDB 70), Chris Slagerman,
Pendragon IV (Davidson 52), John MacLaurin,
Yumehyotan (Nelson/Marek 68), Yasuo Sano,
Ragtime (Spencer 65), Chris Welsh,
Bengal 7 (Ohashi 46), Yoshihiko Murase,
Locomotion (Andrews 45), Ed Feo,
Division 4
(Starts July 12)
Verizon Wireless (ex-Stealth Chicken; Perry 56), Timothy Beatty, Rancho
Cipango (Andrews 56), Bob & Rob Barton,
Delicate Balance (Andrews 56), DBB Transpac LLC,
Lucky Dog (J/125), Colin Shanner,
The Secret (MacGregor 65), Cheryle Rayson/Garry Golding,
Reinrag2 (J/125), Tom Garnier,
Raincloud (J/48), Lorenzo Berho Corona,
Ruahatú (Concordia 47), Ricardo Brockmann,
Bolt (Nelson/Marek 55), Craig Reynolds,
Division 50/52
(Starts July 12)
Kokopelli 2 (
Relentless (
Hula Girl (
Tachyon III (
Adrenalin (
Passion (
Horizon (
Stags' Leap Winery (ex-Chasch Mer;
Division 5 (Starts
July 12)
Rancho Deluxe (Swan 45), Mike Diepenbrock,
Tower (Lidgard 45), Doug Grant,
Paddy Wagon (Ross 40), Richard Mainland,
DH-Tango (J/133), Michael Abraham,
DH-Narrow Escape (Fast 40), Allen Lehman Jr.,
Uncontrollable Urge (
On the Edge of Destiny (1D35), Sean Doyle,
Recidivist (Schumacher 39), Ken Olcott,
Division 6 (Starts
July 9)
DH-X Dream (X-119), Steen Moller,
Inspired Environments (Beneteau First 40.7), Timothy Ballard,
Peregrine (Hobie 33), Simon Garland,
DH-Brilliant (J/100), Tim Fuller,
Brown Sugar (Express 37), Steve Brown,
Far Far (
Psyche (Cal 40), Steve Calhoun, Palos Verdes Estates,
Shanti (Olson 911S), Jon Eberly,
Aloha A
(Starts July 9)
Ariadne (Ladd 73), Frank Easterbrook,
Ho'okolohe (Farr 58), Alyson and Cecil Rossi,
Alsumar (S&S 70), Bill and Ted Davis,
Enchilado (Jeanneau 54), Cesar de Saracho,
Windswept (Sean 57), Maxwell Phelps,
Anna Katarina (First 47.7), John Otterson,
French Kiss (Beneteau 50), Bryan Daniels,
Between the Sheets (Jeanneau 52), Ross Pearlman, Marina del Rey
(5:12:56:15)
Aloha B (Starts July
9)
Ginny (Calkins 50), Chris Calkins/Norm Reynolds,
Mysteré (Swan 42), Jorge Morales,
Traveler (North Wind 47),
Michael Lawler,
Gaviota (Cal 2-46), Jim Partridge,
Cirrus (Standfast 40),
William D. Myers,
Lady Liberty (Catalina 36), John Wallner,
DH-Doublehanded.
Multihull
LoeReal (Jeanneau 60 trimaran), H.L. Enloe,
Minnow (Catana 52 catamaran), Bob Webster, COMMODORE
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Long
Beach Mayor Bob Foster assisted Transpac Commodore
The 11
Transpac historical monuments are firmly in place
Cecil
Rossi, preparing to start his 13th Transpac Monday, checks weather
charts with daughter Kristen and crewman Mike Stewart
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Transpac schedule of events
Monday,
July 9
10 a.m.---First
start sendoff ceremonies,
1 p.m.---Division 6
and Aloha A and B boats start, Pt. Fermin, San Pedro
Wed.,
July 11
6 p.m.---"
Thurs.,
July 12
10 a.m.---Second
start sendoff ceremonies,
1 p.m.---Div. 4, 5
and 50/52 start, Point Fermin, San Pedro
Friday,
July 13
"The Race to
Honolulu/Transpac Yacht Presentation, Media and Children's Day"
12 noon---Media sail
on Ragtime
2 p.m.---Transpac
boats "dressed" to receive visitors
2:30 p.m.---Young
people from Southern California Chapter of Special
Olympics visit boats and crews
4
p.m.---Introduction of Transpac skippers and crews, Club Transpac
4:30
p.m.---Introduction of visiting VIPs
Sunday,
July 15
10 a.m.---Final
start ceremonies,
1 p.m.---Divisions
1, 2, 3 start, Point Fermin, San Pedro
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