Transpac Race Preview

(Los Angeles, CA)- On Saturday, July 11th, the Transpacific Yacht Club will host the Aloha Send-Off Party in the band shell next to Gladstone’s Restaurant, located at 330 South Pine Avenue in Long Beach. The party, which is presented by Gladstone’s Restaurant, one of Transacts major sponsors, looks out onto Rainbow Harbor which will see many of the competitors docked in prior to their start.

Then, on July 13th the first of the three starts takes place.  First off to Honolulu on the classic 2,225nm race will be Division 7 with four J teams sailing- Yasuhide Kobayashi’s J/120 JULIAN from Zushi Marina YC in Japan; Ed Sanford’s J/105 CREATIVE from San Diego YC; the Jorgensen Brothers’ J/133 PICANTE from Los Angeles YC and Paul Stemier’s J/44 PATRIOT from Newport Harbor YC.  On the same start in Division 8 will Robert Pace’s J/46 ANDIAMO Coronado Racing Association.

Three days later, Division 4 takes off on July 16th with three J/125s vying for offshore bragging rights with these rocketships.  The trio includes Greg Slyngstad’s HAMACHI, Tim Fuller’s RESOLUTE and Viggo Torbenson’s TIMESHAVER.  Sailing photo credit- Sharon Green/ UltimateSailing.com.  For more Transpac Race sailing information