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Phil Uhl Transpac Artist

For many years, the Transpacfic Yacht Club has been lucky to have Phil Uhl as our resident artist, creating our official race posters. For 2009 Phil created an original piece based on the mid-Pacific meeting of Morning Light and Samba Pa Ti during the 2007 Transpac.

Painting, photography, graphic design, television, video, and movie production are all subjects Phil Uhl is very comfortable with. While Uhl is well known for high quality and attention to detail, he does not limit himself to one particular style or media. If you have been involved with competitive yacht racing over the last three decades, you have seen his work. From his first SORC in 1968 to the recent "Morning Light" film, Phil has focused on producing memorable images celebrating the beauty and excitement of sailing. Uhl, who lives in Honolulu has been involved one way or another with TRANSPAC since 1973. His work can be seen at www.philuhl.com.

Inside Team Leglus

Team Leglus was conceived and created by Mr. Tomikura who had his own lifelong dream of challenging the Transpacific yacht race from Japan. Mr. Tomikura's dream came one step closer to a reality when the yacht club has decided to purchase an Ohashi 52 which already participated to the race three times under the a different ownership. In order to give his mission the best chance of succeeding, he opted not be a part of the sailing team. He decided to look for a new skipper and crew members, the best to be found, not only from his yacht club but also from general public, and announced his challenge in Kazi, a well-known sailing magazine in Japan.

Alfa Romeo Enters Transpac

Three decades after his first – and only – Transpacific Yacht Race, Neville Crichton will return to the 2,225-mile course from Los Angeles to Honolulu, aboard the supermaxi Alfa Romeo. “It has taken me the best part of 30 years to get back to the Transpac Race, but I can’t wait,” said Crichton, a pre-eminent yachtsman and 2003 Yachting New Zealand Sailor of the Year.

LYNX “America’s Privateer” To Sail The 2009 Transpacific Yacht Race

The Transpacific Yacht Club welcomes, as a participant in the 2009 Transpacific Yacht Race, LYNX "Americas Privateer", a 114 ton top-sail schooner. LYNX embodies the early history of the Transpac when, in 1906, the schooner Lurline was the winner and set a race course record that stood for many years. “We’re very pleased to welcome the tall ship fleet into the Transpac community and look forward to their participation in the race” says Dale Nordin, Commodore of the Transpacific Yacht Club. “Seeing a tall ship cross the finish line off Diamond Head in Honolulu will be incredible”, comments Nordin.

Transpacific Yacht Club Announces NEW Perpetual Trophy for Yachts in the Open Division

Organizers of the 2,225 mile Transpacific Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu have announced a new perpetual trophy for competitors in the Open Division. The newly established Open Division was created for those monohulls which utilize waivers under the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) for movable ballast and/or the use of powered sail handling gear. These entries will be eligible for a new shortest elapsed time trophy which is currently under development by TPYC. This perpetual award is intended to be a trophy that emphasizes the high-tech, unlimited, modern world of yacht racing - truly created for those yacht owners that push the edge of design, development, and performance.