Transpac 2007 Press Release

Stark Raving Mad III withdraws from Transpac

LONG BEACH, Calif.---Stark Raving Mad III, one of the leading contenders for honors, has withdrawn from next month's 44th Transpacific Yacht Race to Hawaii.

Jim Madden, owner/skipper of the new Reichel/Pugh 66 from Newport Beach, informed entries chairman Bill Lee Friday: "Though the boat is primed and ready to go, a recent health issue impacting me has developed, and the time required for resolution will go beyond the dates for the race."

The withdrawal leaves the entry list with 76 boats, one more than in 2005 and the second most entries next to the record of 80 in 1979.

Just last weekend Madden served as chairman of the First Team Real Estate Invitational Regatta for the Hoag Cup, where his dark blue, canting-keeled boat waged a spirited competition with Doug Baker's Magnitude 80---a rivalry they had hoped to continue in the Transpac.

Madden said, "I don’t have a life threatening condition, and my prognosis is excellent. The darn issue is that what I have just happened at a horrible time for the race, but I will be fine in a few months. I am very disappointed we won’t be in the race."

The Transpacific Yacht Club has joined with Casio Computer Co., Ltd., in a sponsorship agreement to make the company's Oceanus watch the official timekeeper of the 44th biennial race. The Oceanus is a solar-powered chronograph watch with a time signal-calibration function developed by making full use of Casio's advanced electronic technologies. News and product information: http://world.casio.com/

Official entries to date:
(Divisions to be assigned)

DH-Addiction 2 (J/35), Richard Blackburn, Honolulu
Adrenalin (Santa Cruz 50), David Clark, Newport Beach, Calif.
Alsumar (S&S 70), Bill and Ted Davis, Las Vegas, Nev.
Anna Katarina (First 47.7), John Otterson, La Jolla, Calif.
Ariadne (Ladd 73), Frank Easterbrook, Newport Beach, Calif.
Bengal 7 (Ohashi 46), Yoshihiko Murase, Nagoya, Japan
Between the Sheets (Jeanneau 52), Ross Pearlman, Marina del Rey
Bolt (Nelson/Marek 55), Craig Reynolds, Newport Beach, Calif.
DH-Brilliant (J/100), Tim Fuller, Murrieta, Calif.
Brown Sugar (Express 37), Steve Brown, Santa Ana, Calif.
California Girl (Cal 40), Don and Betty Lessley, Novato, Calif.
Cheetah (ULDB 70), Chris Slagerman, Los Angeles
Cipango (Andrews 56), Bob & Rob Barton, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Cirrus (Standfast 40), William D. Myers, Honolulu
Delicate Balance (Custom 56), DBB Transpac LLC, San Rafael, Calif.
Denali (Nelson/Marek 70), William McKinley, Grosse Pointe, Mich.
Enchilado (Jeanneau 54), Cesar de Saracho, Tucson, Ariz.
Far Far (Cal 40), Don Grind, Placerville, Calif.
Fortaleza (Santa Cruz 50), Jim Morgan, Long Beach, Calif.
French Kiss (Beneteau 50), Bryan Daniels, Alamo, Calif.
Gaviota (Cal 2-46), Jim Partridge, Pasadena, Calif.
Ginny (Calkins 50), Chris Calkins/Norm Reynolds, Encinitas, Calif.
Holua (Santa Cruz 70), Brack Duker, Pasadena, Calif.
Ho'okolohe (Farr 58), Alyson and Cecil Rossi, Novato, Calif.
Horizon (Santa Cruz 50), Jack Taylor, Dana Point, Calif.
Hugo Boss (Volvo 60), Andy Tourell, Gosport, UK
Hula Girl (Santa Cruz 50T), Beau Gayner, Newport Beach, Calif.
Inspired Environments (Beneteau First 40.7), Timothy Ballard, Sausalito, Calif.
It's OK (Andrews 50), Tres Gordo Sailing, Glendora, Calif.
Kokopelli 2 (Santa Cruz 52), S.A. (Chip) Megeath, Tiburon, Calif.
Lady Liberty (Catalina 36), John Wallner, Calabasas, Calif.
Locomotion (Andrews 45), Ed Feo, Long Beach, Calif.
Lucky (Transpac 52), Bryon Ehrhart, Chicago, Ill.
Lucky Dog (J/125), Colin Shanner, San Diego
Magnitude 80 (Andrews 80), Doug Baker, Long Beach, Calif.
Medicine Man (Andrews 63), Bob Lane, Long Beach, Calif.
Morning Light (Transpac 52), Jeremy Wilmot, Honolulu
Mysteré (Swan 42), Jorge Morales, Dana Point, Calif.
DH-Narrow Escape (Fast 40), Allen Lehman Jr., Payson, Ariz.
On the Edge of Destiny (1D35), Sean Doyle, Kailua, H.I.
Paddy Wagon (Ross 40), Richard Mainland, Los Angeles
Passion (Santa Cruz 50), Steve Hastings, Corpus Christi, Tex.
Pegasus 101 (Open 50), Philippe Kahn, Honolulu
Peligroso (Kernan 70), Mike Campbell/Dale Williams, Long Beach
Pendragon IV (Davidson 52), John MacLaurin, Encino, Calif.
Peregrine (Hobie 33), Simon Garland, San Diego
Psyche (Cal 40), Steve Calhoun, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
Pyewacket (Reichel/Pugh 90), Roy E. Disney, Burbank, Calif.
Ragtime (Spencer 65), Chris Welsh, Newport Beach, Calif.
Raincloud (J/48), Lorenzo Berho Corona, San Diego
Rancho Deluxe (Swan 45), Mike Diepenbrock, Sacramento, Calif.
Recidivist (Schumacher 39), Ken Olcott, Los Altos, Calif.
Reinrag2 (J/125), Tom Garnier, Wilsonville, Ore.
Relentless (Santa Cruz 52), Will Durant/Rick Brizendine, Long Beach, Calif.
Rosebud (STP 65), Roger Sturgeon, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Ruahatú (Concordia 47), Ricardo Brockmann, Acapulco, Mexico
Samba Pa Ti (Transpac 52), John Kilroy Jr., Los Angeles, Calif.
Shaman (Cal 40), Steve Waterloo, Alameda, Calif.
Shanti (Olson 911S), Jon Eberly, Greenbrae, Calif.
Skylark (Santa Cruz 70), Doug Ayres, Newport Beach, Calif.
Stags' Leap Winery (Chasch Mer), (Santa Cruz 50), Gib Black, Honolulu
Stark Raving Mad III (Reichel/Pugh 66), Jim Madden, Newport Beach, Calif.
Stealth Chicken (Perry 56), Timothy Beatty, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Tabasco (1D35), Gary Fanger, San Francisco
Tachyon III (Santa Cruz 52), Kazumasa Nishioka, Tokyo
DH-Tango (J/133), Michael Abraham, Newport Beach, Calif.
The Secret (MacGregor 65), Cheryle Rayson/Garry Golding, Salisbury Downs, Australia
Tower (Lidgard 45), Doug Grant, San Pedro, Calif.
Trader (Transpac 52), Fred Detwiler, Pompano Beach, Fla.
Traveler (North Wind 47), Michael Lawler, Newport Beach, Calif.
Uncontrollable Urge (Columbia 30), James/Chris Gilmore, Carlsbad, Calif.
Westerly (Santa Cruz 70), Thomas and Timothy Hogan, Newport Beach, Calif.
Windswept (Sean 57), Maxwell Phelps, Jamul, Calif.
DH-X Dream (X-119), Steen Moller, Point Richmond, Calif.
Yumehyotan (Nelson/Marek 68), Yasuo Sano, Osaka, Japan

DH-Doublehanded.

Multihull

LoeReal (Jeanneau 60 trimaran), H.L. Enloe, El Paso, Tex.

Minnow (Catana 52 catamaran), Bob Webster, Pryor, Okla.

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