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.
Read moreTaking a breather from pre-race prep on the largest boat in the fleet, Stan breaks down all three race segments and provides a pre-race weather report.
In the first episode of 2025’s Transpac Onboard, we meet legendary navigator Stan Honey in the cockpit of Bryon Ehrhart's Lucky, where he is preparing to race across the Pacific in the 2025 edition of the Transpac.
According to Stan, there are 3 ways to win (or lose) this race: getting into the synoptic breeze off the start, choosing the right slot across the Pacific, and gybing to hit the finish optimally.
Stan breaks down all three race segments and provides a pre-race weather report.
Tune in, get your bearings and follow @transpacrace on social media. We’re coming live 'til everyone arrives in Hawaii!
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It’s not every day that serious offshore sailors get the opportunity to party aboard a decommissioned WWII battleship—but it’s also not every day that world-class sailors gather to race across 2,225 miles of open Pacific Ocean. The 53rd edition of the biennial Transpacific Yacht Race, established in 1906 and organized by the Transpacific Yacht Club, celebrated the official start of 2025 festivities at last night’s Aloha Send Off Party, hosted by race partners Fess Parker Winery and Third Window Brewing. Aboard the retired battleship USS Iowa, docked in San Pedro and within a stone’s throw of the 53 yachts preparing for departure, sailors and friends enjoyed great food and libations from Fess Parker and Third Window and a welcoming Mount Gay Mai Tai.
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Get your tickets and invite your friends and family.
A proper race deserves a proper sendoff! Get your tickets now for the 2025 Transpac Aloha Sendoff, sponsored by Third Window Brewing and Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard.
Join us on Saturday, June 28, 6:00-9:00pm, aboard the USS Iowa in San Pedro to celebrate the skippers and sailors racing in the 2025 Transpac and wish them fair winds and best of luck.
Enjoy excellent craft beer, world-class wines and Mount Gay Rum from our sendoff sponsors, plus other culinary delights and entertainment.
In Hawaii, don’t miss the Hana Hou Party at Kaneohe Yacht Club on Saturday, July 19, to celebrate a successful passage and award trophies!
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Make your party plans and get ready for the Transpac fleet to make landfall!
July 15, 2025: Trophy Ceremony for July 5th Starters (Div 1, 2, 3) | Waikiki Yacht Club
July 16, 2025: 'Okole Maluna Party | Hawaii Yacht Club
July 17, 2025: Trophy Ceremony for July 3rd Starters (Div 4, 5, 6) | Hawaii Yacht Club
July 18, 2025: Waikiki Yacht Club Cheeseburger in Paradise Party
July 19, 2025: Navigators Debrief | Waikiki Yacht Club
July 19, 2025: Final Awards Ceremony for July 1st Starters (Div 7, 8, 9, 10 + Specialty Trophies) and Kaneohe Yacht Club Closing Party
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Read moreWatch a Zoom seminar with Alan Andrews & Stan Honey
On June 10, Stan Honey and Alan Andrews provided a rundown of what’s different about the 2025 Transpac. Topics included:
The hub of the race where you can find everything from the official noticeboard, schedule, results, news, photos, videos, sponsor shout-outs, history and more.
Once racing starts, the Transpac Pasha YB Tracker is the best way to follow the competition day by day via live tracker positions.
Like and follow the page to stay up to date on key information and changes. Participating competitors can tag and reshare posts featuring their teams—use #transpac2025 and tag @transpacrace.
JOIN THE INSTAGRAM BROADCAST CHANNEL
Come aboard for the Transpac Race with live updates through Transpac’s Instagram. Join the @transpacrace Instagram broadcast channel for the latest.
Share your footage with the Transpac media team for a chance to be featured in official videos and posts!
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Boats making the return trip back to the mainland after Transpac often need additional gear for the delivery. Shipping logisticians Joe & Laura Neale will be collecting gear at various locations throughout California for transport via PASHA shipping container to Hawaii.
Please contact them prior to dropping off gear to let them know you plan to use their service and provide the date and time you intend to drop it off so that they may improve the wait time.
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| Feb 24
ORR and 2025 Lessons Learned Seminar |
5:00 PM PSTZoom Webinar |
| July 2027
2027 Race Starts |
