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Daily Video Briefs Made Possible by Inmarsat

Watch daily video updates directly from the race course! See current conditions, hear from the crews and get an on-board perspective of the race. Broadband satellite data transmission from participating entries provided by Inmarsat, Fleet Broadband and new Fleet One entry level broadband communications designed for all size boats. Check our WATCH page as we ramp up the excitement towards Transpac 2017 with kick off parties starting June 29th!

Maserati Multi70 back in action ahead of Transpacific Yacht Race

Giovanni Soldini’s Maserati Multi70 Maserati Multi70 - the Italian ocean-going foiling trimaran skippered by Giovanni Soldini - is back on the water in San Francisco after a two-month overhaul of the 70-foot multihull’s on-board systems.

Racing to Aloha: The Transpac

Sailing into the sunset takes on a deeper meaning when racing from California to Hawaii. We explore the allure of the three great fully crewed races to Hawaii, starting with the Transpac race.

2017 Transpac Send Off Party

Gladstone’s of Long Beach will once again be hosting the TransPac Aloha Party on July 1st , 2017. The activities will commence at 1800 at the Bandshell next to the restaurant. Teams will be introduced and will receive the traditional Hawaiian blessing for safe travels and ‘fair winds and following seas’.

Enjoy Hawaiian dancers, music by PanJive, complimentary appetizers, as well as complimentary signature drinks from sponsors, Gosling’s Rum and Pau Maui Vodka, and no-host bar, all while mingling and meeting with sailors and their families and guests.

Limited tickets available at $25 per person.

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Calgary man set to embark on yacht race to Hawaii

After a lifetime of sailing experience, one of the highlights of being out at sea for Calgarian Christopher Lemke is “staring out at the blue.” As he prepares to embark on a 4,140-kilometre journey from Long Beach, California to Honolulu, Hawaii  — as part of the Transpacific Yacht Race — Lemke describes what he enjoys so much about the route. “By the time you get down to the trade winds, you just get these beautiful, aquamarine, deep, deep, luminescent blue seas and beautiful winds from behind you and you sort of spend the whole day surfing down these big waves,” Lemke says. “It’s kind of why everybody loves these races.”

Shoreline Yacht Club hosts the First Start Kick-Off Party

Inviting all Transpac Skippers, Crew and Guests to the First Start Kick Off Party.

Friday, June 30th 
5:00 - 11:00 PM

Burgers and More (5:00 - 8:00 PM)
N0-Host Bar (3:00 - 11:00 PM)

Live Music by Uncle Monkey

Divisions Set for 49th Transpac

Fleet divided into eight classes for three separate start days next month.

Transpacific Course World Record 3 Days 16 Hours 52 Minutes and 03 seconds

The past few years we have had a good share of success with at least one wrong turn in our racing program. When Brian Thompson and I were planning the PHAEDO3 program we had a wish list of races and records which would be nice to attempt if we had a MOD70. The Transpacific World Record was the crown jewel of our dreams. Serious talk of a MOD70 began on our long journey home after dismasting the Gunboat PHAEDO during the Trans Pac Race of 2013. It was in this race when we watched the Trimaran LENDING CLUB take off over the horizon, seeking this very difficult record. They came heartbreakingly close to the record, but it was not to be. Then just before the Trans Pac 2015 they  were back this time with a bigger weapon. Faced the tough choice of going for the race or taking an excellent record window a few days before, they made the right choice and left before the race and went on to break the world record!