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First-time Transpac with Energy

We often wonder: what motivates someone to take on the challenge of not just sailing but racing 2225 miles from Los Angeles to Honolulu? For all of us who’ve done this race it’s a no-brainer, this is one of the best races in the world and we’re hooked for life. The waving so-long to friends and family, the light beat out to Catalina, the coast disappearing astern with nothing but the ocean and the lure of tropical paradise ahead. There’s nothing better.

In with the new, but why out with the old?

(This article, written by Dobbs Davis, appeared in the most recent edition of Seahorse Magazine, photo courtesy of Sharon Green, Ultimate Sailing)

In these pages quite a bit of emphasis is placed on new technologies and designs, and the influence they have. 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. However, there are equally brilliant minds at work enhancing what has already been created to improve performance, safety and (usually) comfort too.

This is particularly common in the USA offshore scene where there are dozens and dozens of boats designed and built over 30 years ago that are still cherished and raced in a variety of classic races: the Bayview and Chicago-Mac Races held annually, the Newport-Bermuda Race held on even-number years, and the Transpac from LA to Honolulu held on odd-number years.

TPYC Announces New Apparel Partner

Transpacific Yacht Club (TPYC) is proud to announce a new partnership with LW Regatta Gear for all Transpac related apparel and merchandise.  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.  We believe that this will be a significant upgrade to the quality and variety of apparel Transpacific Yacht Club can offer its members, boat owners and crews.”

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Transpac Fleet at 55 as 2022 Draws to a Close

The first starts of the 2023 Transpac are just around the corner, and our 55 entries prove that there is no one right boat for Transpac. 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.

As always, the 2023 Transpac fleet will feature races within the race. The Santa Cruz 50/52 fleet is one of the long-standing rivalry classes. This year, our 50^th entry was Chris Messano’s DECEPTION, a Santa Cruz 50 that is one of many boats undergoing work with high hopes in the bargain. Messano and co-skipper Bill Durant are excited to put the improved Deception through her paces this summer, particularly because the crew consists largely of the Messano and Durant families.