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July 18, 2021, 1600

News Flash! Jason sends an update on the first 24 hours aboard Callisto:

The first 24 hours have been good. Callisto was able to have a good start despite a large armada of spectator boats. The wind was blowing 8-10 knots and then built up to 14 knots off Catalina Island. The fleet headed north to Santa Barbara Island before making the last tack onto starboard (which is the tack for 80% of the race). Overnight the wind remained in the 8-12 range with a heavy marine layer. The wind built to 15 knots but the crew is still waiting for the wind to shift to the northeast. The boat is performing well but there are a few gear gremlins to deal with. Go Go Callisto!

Third wave of the fastest boats get the fastest start in the 2021 Transpac - Race start 3

Third wave of the fastest boats get the fastest start in the 2021 Transpac. Powered by the best breeze of the week – 10-15 knots at the start off Point Fermin – today’s final 19 entries in four divisions vaulted off the start line towards Honolulu from Los Angeles, USA, 2225-miles away, in the 2021 Transpac. These are the fastest boats in the fleet entered in Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4, and vary from 52 to 77 feet in length, with all expecting a speedy passage ahead. The current monohull course record set by the VPLP 100 Comanche in 2017 is 5D-1H-55M-26S, an average speed of over 18 knots. “A few days ago we got excited when the weather models lined us up for what looked like could be a record run,” said Peter Isler, navigator on Roy Disney’s turbo Volvo 70 Pyewacket....

Fastest boats get the fastest start in Transpac

Los Angeles, California – Powered by the best breeze of the week – 10-15 knots at the start off Point Fermin – today’s final 19 entries in four divisions vaulted off the start line towards Honolulu, 2225-miles away in the 2021 Transpac. These are the fastest boats in the fleet entered in Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4, and vary from 52 to 77 feet in length, with all expecting a fast passage ahead.

The current monohull course record set by the VPLP 100 Comanche in 2017 is 5D-1H-55M-26S, an average speed of over 18 knots. “A few days ago we got excited when the weather models lined us up for what looked like could be a record run,” said Peter Isler, navigator on Roy Disney’s turbo Volvo 70 Pyewacket. “This is less certain now, but it still looks like a fast race ahead if we can get off the coast tonight.”

Race Start Day 2

Second wave of 15 entries off to a fast start - Los Angeles, CA - A second wave of 15 entries has started today in perfect breeze and sunny skies on their way to the finish 2225 miles away in the LA-Honolulu Transpac. This classic biennial ocean race, in its 51st edition, has 26 teams on the course now, with 19 more ready to start tomorrow at 13:00 local time. A building westerly breeze of 9-12 knots has helped propel the Division 5, 6 and 7 entries off to a fast start on their first leg of the trip, leaving the West End of Catalina to port before leaving the mainland behind with the next landfall being at Diamond Head in Honolulu.

2021 Transpac Day Three Race Analysis with Dobbs Davis

Seahorse Magazine technical editor Dobbs Davis reviews the progress of the fleet in the 2021 LA-Honolulu Transpac. The first starters are well off the coast and enjoying cold, rough but fast sailing, and the second group has started today in perfect SoCal weather to get quickly offshore to join them. The weather forecast look fairly stable for a fast start to the race for this group.