Trophies

King Kalakaua Trophy

Created and originally offered by King Kalakaua in 1886 to promote a sailing race from the mainland to Honolulu. First presented in the 1923 Honolulu Race to Eugene Overton's yacht "Spindrift". Deeded to Transpacific Yacht Club by him in 1955 as First Overall Perpetual Trophy. On permanent display in the Bishop Museum, Honolulu.

* = Record Holder

YEAR BOAT OWNER/SKIPPER BOAT TYPE Corrected Time
2025 Restless Alli Bell Cal 40 8 days 12:05:49
2023 Westerly David Moore Santa Cruz 52 8 days 19:15:42
2021 Warrior Won Chris Sheehan Pac 52 7 days 17:19:38
2019 Hamachi Shawn Dougherty / Jason Andrews J/125 8 days 00:52:37
2017 Invisible Hand Frank Slootman Pac 52 8 days 03:01:28
2015 Grand Illusion James McDowell Santa Cruz 70 5 days 15:47:00
2013 Dorade Matt Brooks S&S 52 5 days 12:20:55
2011 Grand Illusion James McDowell Santa Cruz 70 6 days 05:00:55
2009* Samba Pa Ti John Kilroy Jr. 5 days 07:52:20*
2007 Reinrag2 Tom Garnier 6 days 14:39:33
2005 Rosebud Roger Sturgeon 6 days 08:45:05
2003 Alta Vita Bill Turpin 7 days 12:20:29
2001 Bull Seth Radow 8 days 01:01:08
1999 Grand Illusion James McDowell Santa Cruz 70 7 days 08:40:10
1997 Ralphie Jerry Montgomery 7 days 00:15:51
1995 Merlin Dan Sinclair 8 days 22:41:48
1993 Silver Bullet John DeLaura 8 days 23:09:06
1991 Chance Robert McNulty 9 days 22:59:35
1989 Notorious Pine/Shaw 8 days 02:54:08
1987 Drumbeat Don Ayres 8 days 00:56:41
1985 Montgomery St. James Denning Cal 40 9 days 14:00:40
1983 Bravura Irving Loube 7 days 22:55:15
1981 Sweet Okole Dean Treadway 7 days 21:44:48
1979 Arriba Dennis Choate 11 days 14:42:51
1977 Kialoa Jim Kilroy 8 days 11:29:24
1975 Chutzpah Stuart Cowan 7 days 22:29:05
1973 Chutzpah Stuart Cowan 8 days 21:21:50
1971 Windward Passage Robert Johnson 9 days 05:34:22
1969 Argonaut Mortimer Andron Cal 40 6 days 20:44:07*
1967 Holiday Too Skip Allan Cal 40 8 days 19:46:46
1965 Psyche Don Salisbury Cal 40 8 days 22:44:30
1963 Islander Earl Corkett 10 days 05:57:47
1961 Nam Sang A.B. Robbs Jr. 9 days 15:23:01
1959 Nalu II Peter Grant 9 days 05:50:27
1957 Legend Charles Ullman 11 days 00:41:46
1955 Staghound Ira P. Fulmor 8 days 21:07:05
1953 Staghound Ira P. Fulmor 10 days 23:42:49
1951 Sea Witch A.L. McCormick 8 days 12:00:01
1949 Kitten Fred W. Lyon 9 days 10:24:49.5
1947 Dolphin II Frank Morgan 11 days 01:04:40
1941 Escapade D.W. Elliott 12 days 21:45:32
1939 Blitzen R.J. Reynolds 11 days 09:58:41
1936 Dorade James Flood 11 days 03:29:44
1934 Manuiwa Harold Dillingham 12 days 09:29:56
1932 Fayth William McNutt 12 days 07:31:27
1930 Enchantress Morgan Adams 12 days 13:22:52
1928 Teva C.W. Stose 12 days 07:13:38
1926 Invader Don Lee 12 days 02:48:03
1923 Diablo A.R. Pedder 11 days 10:26:57
1912 Lurline A.E. Davis 13 days 23:49:11
1910 Hawaii Syndicate 14 days 03:23:00
1908 Lurline H.H. Sinclair 13 days 21:31:00
1906 Lurline H.H. Sinclair 11 days 21:59:00