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2025 Barn Door Trophy Goes to Lucky

Lucky, an 88-foot Juan K-designed yacht owned by Bryon Ehrhart, claimed the Transpac’s coveted Barn Door Trophy on Friday, July 11, as the first monohull to finish the 2025 race. Crossing the Diamond Head finish line at approximately 0723 Hawaiian time, Lucky completed the 2,225-mile course in 5 days, 21 hours, 23 minutes and 49 seconds—the fifth-fastest elapsed time for a Barn Door winner in race history.

Transpac 2025: Moon River Tonight!

The magic of offshore racing in the 2025 Transpac

A vast ocean separates Los Angeles, California, from Honolulu, Hawaii, but the boats racing in this year’s Transpac have now crossed the halfway mark. Race leaders are in the tradewinds and making their approach to the Aloha State. The 2025 Transpac began last week with 53 boats lining up in a series of three pursuit-style starts on July 1, July 3 and July 5, allowing all to finish within a few days of each other. Four boats have since retired from racing and the remaining fleet, ranging in size from 35 to 88 feet, is competing for both the fastest elapsed time to the finish line off Honolulu’s Diamond Head, and for the best corrected time results using the Offshore Racing Rule handicap system.

Transpac Onboard: Zeroing in on the Finish

We check back in with Stan Honey, navigator of 88-foot Lucky, on the heels of a 24-hour 380-mile run. Stan shares some thoughts on the decisions they made around the weather and how they’re keeping up boat speed as they prepare to gybe towards the finish. We also get a glimpse of some more competitors enjoying the downwind trades as they close in on Hawaii.

From the Pacific: Who Made the Right Call to Get to the Breeze?

And how technology is changing the race to Hawaii

Boats racing in the 2025 Transpac continue to reel in the offshore miles toward the finish line off Honolulu, Hawaii, in the 53rd edition of this historic 2,225-nautical-mile race. Established in 1906, this year’s race began on July 1 with a series of pursuit-style starts over five days. As of today, four boats have retired due to equipment or medical issues; the remaining 49 competitors, ranging in size from 35 to 88 feet, are racing in 10 divisions and for the coveted line honors and fastest elapsed time overall. 

Standings at the time of this writing:

• Boatswain’s Locker/Yanmar Division 1: Bryon Ehrhart, Lucky
• Mount Gay Division 2: Thomas Akin, Meanie
• Whittier Trust Division 3: Dave Clark, Grand Illusion
• Cal Maritime Division 4: Rich Festa, Groundhog Day
• Cabrillo Boat Shop Division 5: Dave Moore, Westerly
• Garmin Division 6: Thomas Garnier, Reinrag2
• Suntex Division 7: Fred Courouble & Charles-Etieene Devanneaux, Rahan
• Pasha Division 8: Barry Clark, Blackwing
• Bridger Insurance Division 9: Alli Bell, Restless
• smithREgroup Multihull Division 10: Don Wilson, Convexity2

Transpac Onboard: Anything Can Happen at Sea

All Transpac 2025 competitors are now at sea and actively racing to Hawaii. We take a look at the Pasha Live Race Tracker and talk about the big wind hole confronting a contingent of competitors. Four boats have retired from racing — two for equipment issues, two for medical reasons — all now safely ashore or close to it. Our correspondent, Ava on Convexity² , recounts hearing her first mayday at sea from one of them, and reflects on the enormity of the task ahead as the fleet continues its 2,225 nautical mile race across the Pacific Ocean.

Four Boats Retired from 2025 Transpac

As of 2000 PDT, July 6, 2025, four boats have retired from racing in the 2025 Transpac. Three have safely and successfully returned to the mainland and one is underway.

All at Sea! Transpac 2025 Competitors are all Underway

TRANSPAC 2025: THIRD AND FINAL STARTERS DEPART LA FOR DIAMOND HEAD

Largest boats with the longest waterlines already burning up the miles to Hawaii.

The 20 biggest, fastest boats racing in the 2025 Transpac began their offshore sprint from Los Angeles, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, today. Ranging in length from 51 to 88 feet, these boats are competing in four divisions and also aiming to win the race’s two most prestigious prizes. The Barn Door Trophy honors the boat with the fastest elapsed time across the 2,225 nautical mile racecourse, while the King Kalakaua Trophy is awarded to the team that posts the fastest corrected time using the Offshore Racing Rule handicap system. 

Today’s start was the third and final of the 2025 Transpac’s three pursuit-style send-offs, held on July 1, July 3 and July 5. The biennial race is organized by the Transpacific Yacht Club and is considered one of the world’s greatest offshore events.

Transpac Onboard: Alli is Offshore and Ava’s Getting Prepped

48 hours into the 2025 edition of the Transpac, SAIL’s Lydia Mullan virtually hops on board with Alli Bell, about 400nm off the coast of Los Angeles. It was a good, but lumpy first stretch and the crew was happy to have some of the most challenging conditions in its wake. Alli talks sail changes, navigation predictions — and peanut butter pretzels. Then, we hear from Ava Wilson, crew aboard the 68ft Gunboat, Convexity², as she prepares for her Saturday start.