Racing
Pac Cup’ers on Record-Setting Pace
Woohoo! We’re havin’ some fun now. Charles Devanneaux of the Beneteau First 30 Sailing For ALS (currently second in DH2) somehow found the time to upload a few photos to give his followers a hint of the wild ride he’s having: barefoot and blasting downwind with a rooster tail behind. More »
Solo Racers Sail into Hanalei Bay
Finishing in the rain, Jirí Šenkyrík circles his Olson 30 Kato around to meet the shore boat after finishing the Singlehanded TransPac. Born in the Czech Republic, Jirí flew the Czech flag at the start and finish. More »
Big Winds Push Pac Cup Fleet
"We’re all wondering when the sun is going to come out. It’s been cloudy and overcast for days and nights now," wrote the crew of the Allied Mistress 40 ketch — ironically named Shadowside — in their Pacific Cup blog this morning. More »
Drag Race to the Solo TransPac Finish
The solo TransPac’s youngest skipper, 27-year-old Jirí Šenkyrík, is currently in a drag race to the finish aboard his vintage Olson 30 Kato.
© 2016
Excitement was building last night, as two finishers in the Singlehanded TransPac sailed within 100 miles of Hanalei Bay. More »
Pacific Cup Maxis Start Today
With today’s final starting sequence, the 2016 Pacific Cup shifts into high gear, as it features the fastest racing machines in the fleet: the maxis. Sponsored by BMW of San Rafael, the division includes Manouch Moshayedi’s 98-ft Super Maxi Rio100, which won Transpac’s Barn Door Trophy in 2015; Jens Kellinghusen’s custom Ker 56 Varuna VI from Germany; and three hot 70-ft sleds: Roy P. More »
Pacific Cup Race Update
Buzz Blackett’s Antrim-designed Class 40 California Condor (foreground) is currently smoking toward the finish line at around 10 knots. Pictured with her is Jason Lauer’s Olson 30 Double Espresso. Both boats are being doublehanded to the islands. More »
Solo TransPac Update
As you can see via the magic of transponder tracking, the solo TransPac fleet will be converging on Hanalei during the next few days.
© 2016 Pinnacle Tracking
Jirí Šenkyrík’s Olson 30 Kato has been leading the 2,120-mile Singlehanded TransPac Race on and off since the July 2 start. More »
Let the 2016 Pacific Cup Begin!
As you can see, Pac Cup fleet members were in high spirits during the Bon Voyage party at Richmond YC. Today, the first of these Hawaii-bound racers departs for Kaneohe.
© Leslie Richter / www.rockskipper.com More »
Gauging Interest in the America’s Cup
As perhaps only a couple of readers know, the 35th America’s Cup is to be held next June in Bermuda. We think it’s safe to say that after the fabulous spectacle of the 2013 America’s Cup on San Francisco Bay, and Oracle’s Cinderella come-from-behind victory, the fact that Oracle and San Francisco could not keep the event on the Bay frittered away a tremendous amount of goodwill and West Coast interest. More »
Slow Going in Singlehanded TransPac
According to the latest tracker data, the bulk of the 23-boat Singlehanded TransPac fleet is more than a third of the way across the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Hanalei bays. More »
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