Newport Harbor Nautical Museum will host a special screening of Morning Light on October 15th. Proceeds from the event will benefit next years Transpac Exhibit at the Museum. This exclusive screening for the Museum will celebrate the film’s release and underscores our announcement of an unprecedented partnership: The Transpacific Yacht Club and the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum have joined forces to establish an official Transpac home at the Museum. This timely occasion also creates a visible new platform for the Museum - a “coming-out party” as we gear-up to unveil our plans for the future.
Read moreStan Honey has navigated in twenty-one transpacific races and has won ten times. As navigator, Stan has held the single-handed, double-handed, Pacific Cup, and Transpac passage records for monohulls to Hawaii.
Read moreThe Transpacific Yacht Race and sailing everywhere is mourning the losses of Mark Rudiger and Thaddeus Jones, exceptional navigators of past and present eras who died within 24 hours of one another last week.
Read moreThere’s a new wave in ocean racing, and the Transpacific Yacht Race will ride it to Hawaii in 2009. The TPYC board of directors has posted an Advance Notice of Entry Requirements for the 45th race from Los Angeles to Honolulu next year with two key changes: a maximum length overall (LOA) extended to 30.48 meters (100 feet) for fastest elapsed time or course record contenders and the free use of stored energy for sail hoisting, trimming and adjusting---essentially, ending a Transpac ban on powered winches.
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| Feb 24, 2026
ORR and 2025 Lessons Learned Seminar |
5:00 PM PSTZoom Webinar |
| July 21, 2026
Latest Offshore Rigging Products/Race Prep for Transpac |
6:00 PM PSTZoom Webinar |
| March 5, 2027
Last Day for Standard Entry Payment |
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| May 28, 2027
Last Date to Pay Late Entry Fee |
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| June 11, 2027
Deadline for Submitting Final Rating Data |
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| June 4, 2027
Initial Inspection Deadline |
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| June 22, 2027
Deadline for "As-Built" Sails Certificate |
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| July 3, 2027
Mandatory Person in Charge Meeting |
TBA |
| July 3, 2027
Aloha Send Off Party |
Evening |
| July 6, 2027
First Transpac Race Start |
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| July 8, 2027
Second Transpac Race Start |
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| July 10, 2027
Third Transpac Race Start |
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| July 20, 2027
Honolulu Awards Ceremony, Day 3 Starters |
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| July 22, 2027
Honolulu Awards Ceremony, Day 2 Starters |
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| July 24, 2027
Honolulu Awards Ceremony, Day 1 Starters |
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| July 25, 2027
Navigator’s De-Brief Meeting |
