One week from today, at 1300 PDT on Tuesday, June 27th, the first wave of boats will start the 52nd edition of the biennial Transpac race. Starting in the vicinity of Point Fermin in San Pedro, they will race past Catalina Island and then onto the finish at Diamond Head in Honolulu. There are 16 boats starting on Tuesday: 9 teams are competing in Boatswains Locker Division 7, and 7 teams racing in smithREgroup Division 8.
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On Thursday, June 8th, the support trailer for the Cal Maritime’s Andrews 77 entry of the same name in the 2023 Transpac was reported stolen to the Port of Los Angeles police. In this trailer were the sails for the boat and other valuable equipment, undoubtedly of no use whatsoever to the thieves. This immediately put the team of 13 cadets, alumni cadets and coaches at jeopardy of not participating in the race.
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As the authoritative source for voyagers of all types who want to know more about their boats, their gear and the techniques to make them better voyagers, Ocean Navigator magazine is a valued partner with the 2023 Transpac race. The skill sets needed to prepare and sail a long oceanic race like the Transpacific Yacht Club’s biennial 2225-mile race to Honolulu from Los Angeles are described and discussed in Ocean Navigator, and serve to inspire a wide range of the readership, whether they too plan to cross oceans or make coastwise passages.
Regular topics covered in the magazine include Offshore Sailing, Navigation, Weather, Marine Technology and Power Voyaging, Cruising Skills, Boat and Gear news and Marine Industry news.
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Join us in two weeks for the 2023 Aloha Send Off party aboard the USS Iowa! This is your chance to meet the Transpac crews as our fleet gets sent off in style. All are welcome!
When: June 24, 2023
Time: 1800
Place: USS Iowa
Tickets are $50 and gets you: great food from Gladstone’s, La Bocca Felice, Sebastian’s and J Trani’s; entertainment that includes a steel drum band from Panjiv; and demonstrations from the LA City Fireboat, the US Coast Guard, and the 50 caliber guns aboard the Iowa.
Would you like to participate in the demonstration of Iowa’s guns? We will holding a raffle for the chance "pull the trigger" on the Iowa’s guns. There will be 200 tickets for sale for $10 each.
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Since 2005, Pasha Hawaii has been providing safe, fast and effective transportation to and from the mainland for Transpac yachts and gear. How fast and how effective is this? That is a question that we can look forward to answering this summer as Pasha Hawaii, Transpac’s satellite tracker sponsor, fits trackers to its ships so you can see who gets to Hawaii the fastest – a Pasha ship or a MOD 70.
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| Feb 24, 2026
ORR and 2025 Lessons Learned Seminar |
5:00 PM PSTZoom Webinar |
| March 5, 2027
Last Day for Standard Entry Payment |
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| May 28, 2027
Last Date to Pay Late Entry Fee |
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| June 11, 2027
Deadline for Submitting Final Rating Data |
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| June 4, 2027
Initial Inspection Deadline |
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| June 22, 2027
Deadline for "As-Built" Sails Certificate |
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| July 3, 2027
Mandatory Person in Charge Meeting |
TBA |
| July 3, 2027
Aloha Send Off Party |
Evening |
| July 6, 2027
First Transpac Race Start |
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| July 8, 2027
Second Transpac Race Start |
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| July 10, 2027
Third Transpac Race Start |
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| July 20, 2027
Honolulu Awards Ceremony, Day 3 Starters |
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| July 22, 2027
Honolulu Awards Ceremony, Day 2 Starters |
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| July 24, 2027
Honolulu Awards Ceremony, Day 1 Starters |
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| July 25, 2027
Navigator’s De-Brief Meeting |
