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Tom Holthus and Frank Slootman are fresh off a battle for supremecy in the latest Pac52 Class event at Long Beach Race Week, where Bad Pak pulled out a one point win over Invisible Hand. The Pac52 Class is in their inaugural racing season on the west coast racing in events from San Diego to San Francisco throughout 2017, with some non-class offshore racing in between.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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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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.”
Read moreInviting 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
Read moreFleet divided into eight classes for three separate start days next month.
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