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Lending Club 2’s Astonishing Feat

The Lending Club 2 crew picked their ideal weather window and sailed past Point Fermin in San Pedro to start their L.A.-Honolulu record attempt on Wednesday.© 2015 Jeremy Leonard / Sail Revolution Can a sailboat really cross the 2,215 miles from Los Angeles to Honolulu in less than four days? Apparently so! The 105-ft trimaran…

Final Transpac Divisions Start Tomorrow

Dean Treadway’s Richmond YC-based Farr 36 Sweet Okole has done four previous Transpacs, and won overall in 1981. At this writing she is second in Division 7. The bright-finished sloop has also done five PacCups. © 2015 Doug Gifford / Ultimate Sailing We’re now 96 hours into this 48th edition of the Transpac, and the…

Lending Club 2 Smokin’ Toward Hawaii

When your intent is to break a prestigious ocean crossing record, picking the perfect ‘go’ date is, of course, crucial. It appears that Renaud Laplanche and Ryan Breymaier’s instincts were spot-on Wednesday morning, when they made the unexpected decision to withdraw their 105-ft maxi tri Lending Club 2 from the Transpac (before they’d even started) and instead…

The Diesel Engine Dilemma

‘ti Profligate has two Yanmar 56-hp engines, both with over 10,000 hours. Yet they are still running strong and don’t burn oil. latitude/Richard©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC Should diesel engines be operated differently when they get older? With the publisher’s Leopard 45 ‘ti Profligate about to leave the yacht management program at BVI Yacht Charters in…

Lending Club 2 Will Go It Alone

The right tool for the job? If weather conditions cooperate, Laplanche and Breymaier are hopeful that they can set a new L.A.-to-Honolulu record. © 2015 Mark Lloyd Images The Transpac lost one of its most high-profile entries today, as Lending Club 2‘s co-skippers, Renaud Laplanche and Ryan Breymaier, have decided to preempt their scheduled Saturday…