Third wave of fastest boats get fastest start in 2021 Transpac by Transpacific Yacht Club 17 Jul 22:35 UTC From July 13, 2021
Powered by the best breeze of the week - 10-15 knots at the start off Point Fermin - today s final 19 entries in four divisions vaulted off the start line towards Honolulu, 2225-miles away, in the 2021 Transpac. These are the fastest boats in the fleet entered in Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4, and vary from 52 to 77 feet in length, with all expecting a speedy passage ahead.
The current monohull course record set by the VPLP 100 Comanche in 2017 is 5D-1H-55M-26S, an average speed of over 18 knots. A few days ago we got excited when the weather models lined us up for what looked like could be a record run, said Peter Isler, navigator on Roy Disney s turbo Volvo 70 Pyewacket (inset photo - Sharon Green/Ultimate Sailing) This is less certain now, but it still looks like a fast race ahead if we can get off the coast tonight.
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rd Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race taking home five trophies for best
ORCA A along with the
President of NOSA Best Corrected –
Orca,
Orca,
Stein-Cross Best Corrected – Trimaran.
“It was pretty amazing to sail with Pete Melvin, Ferdinand Van West, and Tim McKegney.” said Fiat. “I’m so fortunate to have sailed with such an impressive team of accomplished sailors.” Melvin won a few of the same trophies in N2E 2014 for his 30-foot multihull
Mama Tried. Van West is a naval architect at Morrelli and Melvin and top multihull sailor while McKegney was a helmsman on the ORMA60
Nearly 170 boats will cross the start line of the 73rd Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race, April 23 off the Balboa Pier. From the start, nearly 120 boats will make the 125 nm trek to Ensenada; 20 will take the sprint course to Dana Point and 40 will head around the Coronado Islands on the extended San Diego course.
Thanks to the reduction of COVID restrictions and with the Mexican Navy offering landing assistance, sailors will safely be able to disembark and enjoy Ensenada.
After a night of competitive sailing fun, that is.
The Disney Family’s latest incarnation of Pyewacket, a Volvo 70, will make its N2E debut. After smashing the elapsed time record in Newport Harbor Yacht Club’s “Newport to Cabo San Lucas Race” last month, the crew will no doubt be looking to put another notch on its keel by beating the current monohull record of 9:35:34.