* Lorenzo Berho- a Mexican J/24 and former J/145 owner sailed the 70 foot PELIGROSO in the Transpac Race
this year. Being the unflappable gentleman that he is as both a
sailor, a person and as a competitive racer, it was more than amusing to
hear about Lorenzo's spectacular finish off Diamond Head, Hawaii. As
described by Kimball Livingston who was present as it all happened---"Another hundred yards and it would have been right out of the movies, the A4 spinnaker blowing up dead-on the finish line of an eight day race. But, she blew a hundred yards short, and PELIGROSO finished Transpac 2011 under the main that had been reefed since the night before, when that sail blew out in a gybe. Then, they blew big time, both of them-- at the finish! We can honestly report there was no apparent dampening of spirits aboard. Sorry, we don't have that shot, or at least, not yet.
The
PELIGROSO crew was the second to arrive at Ala Wai Harbor and the first
to tie up on Transpac Row-- the crew sang for the waiting crowd before
they stepped ashore. According to navigator Ben Mitchell, they sang all
the way across, 2,225 measured miles, from Los Angeles to Honolulu!Once ashore and into the party tent, it was not long before young Eduardo Saenz - third generation sailor from the Club de Yates de Acapulco - fielded a bottle of rather fine tequila for the boat's owner, Lorenzo Berho, and that kicked off a round of 'put your head back, open, I'll do the pouring' celebration.
Lorenzo, grateful for his youth sailing and J/24 sailing in his early racing career, recognized the need to support youth sailing. As part of his long-term interest in supporting youth sailing, Lorenzo bought PELIGROSO to bring big-boat racing to the talented youth of Mexico, and at second in Division One of the 46th Transpacific Yacht Race, it would appear he's moved the ball." Sailing photo credits- Sharon Green/ Ultimate Sailing and Kimball Livingston/ Blue Planet Times.
