Trans Pac Update for July 3

July 3

Charisma is leading Division 7 @ longitude 124.25

Relentless is leading Division 6 @ longitude 123-09

So far we don’t have information on where the larger boats are but we do know they are hurrying to a high pressure area……so it will take a while for them to get there. 

Doubt there will be any record times this year.

For more updates go to http://www.transpacrace.com/docs/2009racedocs/Standings09/TP09.S02.TXT

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49 Yachts ultimately will be testing one another with the slower boats first off the start line. Some craft have been sailing for three days and others are yet to leave.

On Thursday, “Relentless”, a 53 foot Santa Cruz52 captained by Viggio Torbensen of Dana Point, was leading the pack with a 10 mile lead over “”Lynx” one of the largest boats in the race.  Lynx is a square rigged “tall ship” ship so it will need some very strong winds to be competitive.  Lynx is captained by Jeffrey Woods.

The Trans Pac is a handicapped race so the yachts do not all leave at the same time. 

Boats that have not left yet include previous winners; “Pyewacket” Roy Disney, Captain, “Ragtime” Chris Walsh, Captain.   “Magnitude80”  captained by Doug Baker is Whats Up in Seal Beach’s sentimental favorite since we’ve known Baker a long time and he’s a local guy.

The largest ship in the fleet is the 100 foot “Alfa Romeo” captained by Kiwi Neville Crichton. In a ideal race the first two boats to cross the finish line at Diamond Head, Oahu would be in sight of each other…but that is seldom the case.  The vagaries of the winds play a large part in who has the winning boat.  We’ve known captains who. when the found  good winds, would report their position each evening as somewhere other than where they were.  A little risky if an accident should occur….but winning the Trans Pac is a prize that is highly sought.

For more info and to follow the race for the next 10 days go to: https://event-manager.compete-at.com/Manager/event/entryList.do?eid=332 or http://www.transpacrace.com/