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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.

The Chase Builds: Transpac’s Middle Fleet Sets Off for Diamond Head

Seventeen boats begin the 2,225-mile Pacific Crossing in light air conditions in Transpac's second start

The chase is on in the 53rd edition of the 2025 Transpacific Yacht Race, with 17 boats in three divisions departing Los Angeles today on their 2,225-mile journey to Honolulu. While these boats are competing within their own divisions, they are also chasing down the 16 entrants that started on Tuesday, July 1—preparing to be chased by 20 more that start on Saturday, July 5. 

Today’s starters, with longer water lines or sportier features compared to Tuesday’s starters, should enjoy faster rides to the finish line off Honolulu’s Diamond Head, but—as is always the case in ocean racing—Mother Nature has the majority share vote in determining dockside bragging rights.

Transpac Onboard: First Starters Set Sail & Meet Skipper Alli Bell of Cal 40 Restless

And they're off! The first 16 starters in the 2025 Transpac have set sail for Hawaii. Host Lydia Mullan, Managing Editor of SAIL Magazine, takes us to the racecourse for drone footage of the start accompanied by a weather forecast and analysis of the live Pasha YB race tracker. Just before this fleet set sail, Transpac Onboard visited Cal 40 Restless on the docks and met skipper Alli Bell.

Transpac 2025 Underway: First Boats Depart LA for Hawaii

Sixteen boats hit the line for the first start of three in the 2025 Transpac. Next stop: Hawaii.

The 16 boats that crossed the starting line today in the 2025 Transpac are up against the challenge of a lifetime. As the smallest yachts in this year’s 53-strong fleet, they are about to endure the greatest number of difficult days at sea, but they also have the greatest—and longest—opportunity to enjoy the splendors of sailing across the Pacific. After all, the more time one spends at sea, the more exposure one has to its moods and its majesty.

Four divisions began racing today at 1320, local time, on the waters off of Los Angeles’s Point Fermin. Organized by the Transpacific Yacht Club, the biennial event is considered one of the world’s premier ocean races. It uses three pursuit-style starts spread over five days (July 1, 3, and 5, 2025) to help all 53 boats finish within days of each other at Honolulu’s Diamond Head. With boats ranging from 35 to 88 feet, the staggered starts favor smaller vessels first so the fleet can make landfall in Hawaii around the same time.