53rd Transpac Starts Tomorrow

The 53rd Transpac race from Los Angeles to Hawaii starts tomorrow, with divisions 7, 8, and 9, plus the multihulls, heading west for the 2,225-mile sail to the fabled Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific.

The 53rd edition of the biennial Transpacific Yacht Race, established in 1906 and organized by the Transpacific Yacht Club, celebrated the official start of 2025 festivities at Saturday night’s Aloha Send Off Party, hosted by race partners Fess Parker Winery and Third Window Brewing, aboard the retired battleship USS Iowa, docked in San Pedro.

The 53-strong Transpacific Yacht Race fleet officially begins this epic bluewater contest in a series of three pursuit-style starts on July 1, 3 and 5, racing from the starting line off California’s Point Fermin to the finish line off Oahu’s world-famous Diamond Head. For many sailors, Saturday night’s Aloha Send Off Party signaled the successful conclusion of the crucial race-before-the-race.

“[Saturday] night’s party was a great celebration of the first major milestone for Transpac 2025, which is making it to the starting line,” said Bill Guilfoyle, commodore of the Transpacific Yacht Club. “Given the length of this race and all of the demands to properly prepare, it’s really quite an achievement just to make it to the starting line. That alone warrants celebration.”

For more information on the 2025 Transpac, including start times, entry list and division breakdowns, the full list of the trophies that will be contested, and the complete listing of all race partners, please visit www.transpacyc.com.

You’ll be able to follow the race at Pasha Yellowbrick race tracker.