Los Angeles, California: After over a year of careful planning, tremendous uncertainty, yet dogged determination to run this race, the Transpacific Yacht Club has unleashed the first wave of entries on their long westward journey to Honolulu in the 51st running of the Transpac.
Hear from some of the crew as they look forward to this biennial 2225-mile race from LA-Honolulu, first run in 1906, is an ocean racing classic. Seven entries ranging from 37 to 57 feet in length were on the start line today, set one mile south of San Pedro’s Point Fermin lighthouse as they headed out to sea…