NEWS of the 1999 TransPac
From the
Ko Olina Resort and Marina
Media Center

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Press Releases from the Ko Olina Resort and Marina Media Center:
  • July 14 Press Release # 29 Great Scot, a J/35 wins Division 4; Coast Guard alert for Vapor
  • July 13 The Situation on Vapor
  • July 13 Press Release #28 Seattle's Hurricane wins Cruising division
  • Grand Illusion crew debriefing interviews
  • July 12 Double Bullet Update
  • July 12 Press Release #27A Transpac Day 14
  • July 12, 1999 TRANSPAC SPECIAL By Rich Roberts
  • July 11 Press Release # 27 Two 'Idiots' On the Edge welcomed at Ala Wai
  • July 11 Press Release #26 Hawaii's Grand Ilusion wins overall handicap prize
  • July 11 Press Release #25 Pyewacket blows 3 hours off Transpac record
  • July 10 Press Release #24 Zephryus IV fades as Magnitude chases Pyewacket toward record
  • July 9 Press Release #23 Pyewacket stretches lead as Zephyrus IV hangs north; Magnitude now 2nd
  • July 8 Press Release #22 Pyewacket takes lead, Cruisers take a pounding
  • July 7 Press Release #21 Catamaran lost, crew saved as leaders blow away record
  • TRANSPAC PREVIEW from Latitude 38
  • BULLETIN: Double Bullet II capsizes, 6 crew rescued by helicopter
  • July 6 Press release #20. A lonely start for Double Bullet II
  • July 5 Press release #19. Pyewacket ties record, but 30-footer Two Guys leads way to Hawaii
  • July 4 Press release # 18. Zephyrus IV, Pyewacket running 1-2 in good breeze
  • July 3 Press release # 17. After a slow start, hopes are high for a fast finish
  • July 2 PR-16. Pyewacket, Zephyrus IV arrive at showdown Saturday
  • July 1 PR-15. Two-man boat breezes back to Waikiki
  • June 30 PR-14. A spectacular start—and then nothing
  • June 29 PR-13. Ideal conditions for Cruiser-Doublehander start
  • June 24 PR-12. Trimaran dismasted during delivery, will miss Transpac
  • June 24. Forecast: One man's misery is another's delight; Starting list back up to 34; Where to watch the starts from shore.
  • June 16, 1999. News Supplement: Transpac entries now at 32.
  • June 10, 1999. New Pyewacket faces battle for Barn Door. A full schedule at both ends.
  • May 28, I999. Iridium North America sponsors Transpac. Ex-Cheval, 2 multihulls enter
  • May 13, 1999. Corrected time: Everyman's prize in the Transpac
  • April 21, 1999. New elapsed time trophy; Crew list; Entries at 25
  • March 18, 1999. Early entries hit 24; separate start for 30s and 40s on July 2
  • February 11, 1999. Discount deadline for entries March 1. New Pyewacket wins Pineapple Cup. Transpac documentary, new trophy. Safety at Sea seminar March 13
  • January 15, 1999. Cruisers weigh in for Transpac; Medicine Man and water ballast revisited
  • Sept. 23, 1998. Life jackets at night -- a safety first for Transpac; Water ballast, canting keels out.
  • July 27, 1998. Transpac 99 Poster Launched and Directors Monitor Debate on Safety Regulations.
  • May 23, 1998. Transpac to Upgrade Safety Measures.
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