4.1 Monohull yachts shall range in hull length overall (LOA) from at least 26 feet to no greater than 30.00 meters, be self-righting, be properly ballasted, and may not be slower than a Southern California PHRF off wind course rating of 144 sec/mile and, if requested, shall submit a PHRF certificate indicating compliance. Multihull yachts must be at least 45’ LOA. In the opinion of the eligibility committee, all yachts must be seaworthy and capable of making a safe passage to Hawaii and return. This is an invitational race. Participation is subject to approval by the eligibility committee. The eligibility committee will accept or reject applications for entry after due consideration of the yacht’s ability to be competitive in offshore racing and the owner’s dedication to racing.
4.2 Ratings shall be determined by the Offshore Racing Rule (ORR) and its extensions, including the special Transpac Limit VPP as administered by US Sailing combined with the Transpac course mix as updated for 2007.
15.3 First to finish contenders or yachts at the top end of Division 1 must have either a valid
Fully Measured ORR or an IMS certificate as defined above. Transpac 52’s competing in class configuration must submit a valid Class certificate along with their valid IMS certificate. All other yachts must submit a valid IMS certificate or valid measurer verified ORR certificate subject to the following conditions:
A) All yacht ratings shall be calculated using IMS default crew weight.
B) For yachts seeking a measurer verified ORR certificate, but for which there is no standard hull, the yacht shall either submit wanded hull lines, or shall submit designer hull lines and have the yacht weighed in the presence of a measurer at the time when he takes the measurer verified ORR data, or have freeboard to centerline vertical measurements plus spot checks on appendage’s dimensions may also be required. To obtain a Measurer verified ORR certificate, the following information must be provided:
1) Freeboards must be measured by a measurer certified by US Sailing to measure freeboards. For nonstandard hulls or standard hulls with significant freeboard variation, the measurer shall also provide righting moment. An in water measurement check list can be found at: http://www.ussailing.org/offshore/Americap/Meas%20Checklist.pdf
2) Rig (Spar) dimensions may be owner declared.
3) Either a US Sailing certified measurer, or a non-certified sail measurer employed by a sail loft must submit sail certificates for the mainsail, largest jib, and symmetrical and asymmetrical spinnaker(s) with the largest area. The dimensions described in ORR Rule 10 and IMS Rule 801.2 shall be provided for the largest sails. For yachts with roller furler jibs, make sure the longest jib luff is entered. The sail measurement diagrams and certificate forms shall be those used for ORR and IMS and can be found at: http://www.ussailing.org/offshore/Measuremnt%20Diagrams%20&%20Forms.htm
4) All other information required for the ORR certificate may be owner declared.
5) Yachts which already have an IMS certificate, even if expired, issued by a national authority may meet the Measurer verified ORR requirement by submitting the IMS certificate and if nothing has changed, by submitting a letter to that effect. If there are changes, the owner shall submit a letter verifying those changes by the methods outlined above.
