Hana Ho, Mark Dowdy's Santa Cruz 52 has retired from the Transpac Race Thursday evening due to a mechanical/engine problem. They didn't feel comfortable continuing with the issue at hand, and will return to Long Beach by the weekend. All is well with the crew. Hana Ho actively races in the San Francisco Bay Area and in offshore events up and down the west coast, so we'll be sure to seem them back in action very soon.
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Beautiful SoCal conditions sends off Divisions 3 and 4 towards Hawaii
Los Angeles, CA -- The second wave of three starts to the 49th edition of the 2017 biennial Transpac Race left Pt Fermin today in a pleasant 8-10 knot Southern California seabreeze, en route to a finish line awaiting them 2225 miles away at Diamond Head in Honolulu. The group of 16 boats in Divisions 3 and 4 were today faster and more lively than the cruiser/racers crossing the line on Monday’s first start, with plenty of action and even one boat over the start line at the gun.
With a slight pin end favor to the line set perpendicular to the course, John Schulze’s SC 50 Horizon timed it perfectly to win the pin with speed and jump out to an early lead. Horizon is one of the perennial favorites among the competitive Fast 50’s in this race, having earned herself top prize in this class except for last year when Eric Grey’s Allure beat her by less than 3 minutes after nearly a week of racing.
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The final start of the 2017 Transpac Race is scheduled for a 1255 Warning signal. Classes 0, 1 and 2 are scheduled to start on Thursday, July 6th. Good luck to the 22 boats in Thursday's starting group!
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The second start of the 2017 Transpac Race is schedule for a 1255 Warning signal. Classes 3 and 4 are scheduled to start on Wednesday, July 5th. Good luck to the 16 boats in Wednesday's starting group!
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Divisions 6, 7 and 8 left the coast under light winds and sunny skies
LOS ANGELES, CA - Seventeen yachts in three divisions set off yesterday in the first wave of three starts to the 49th edition of the 2017 biennial Transpac Race. Under sunny skies and light winds the fleet left the start area promptly at the start signal of 1:00 PM local time to head west towards the finish at Diamond Head in Honolulu 2225 miles away.
This was both an end and a beginning for these teams: an end of months and even years of preparation and planning, and likely a welcome relief after this arduous task, especially those doing the race for the first time. Finally setting out to sea will be a break from all the endless checklists that go along with planning a race of this length and endurance.
And of course the race is also the beginning of an adventure of many days and even weeks of sailing ahead, where crew camaraderie, seamanship, navigation and strategy and other skills will be tested. The best in each division will be rewarded with trophies and prizes at the end of the race, but even those who do not fare well will be rewarded with the satisfaction of having completed one of the world's oldest and greatest ocean races.
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