NEWS of the 1999 TransPac

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June 16, News Supplement: Transpac entries now at 32.

1999 Start Dates:
Cruising Class and Doublehanders: June 29
Monohulls: July 2 and July 3
Multihulls: July 6

Two boats have withdrawn from the 40th Transpacific Yacht Race, leaving a total of 32 scheduled for staggered starts from June 29 through July 6.

One was Estupendo, entered by Antonio Luttman of the Acapulco Yacht Club and the first Schock 40 production model of the prototype Red Hornet with the canting keel bulb. It apparently developed a technical problem.

The other dropout was Pacific Challenge, a trimaran entered by Clive Armitage of Eugene, Ore., who noted an unspecified crew problem. That leaves only one multihull: Bob Hanel's catamaran Double Bullet II.

More Transpac information, including past results and press releases, is available on the race website: www.transpacificyc.org.

Publicity: Rich Roberts
1258 Lakme Ave.
Wilmington, CA 90744
Phone: (310) 835-2526
Fax: (310) 513-1664
e-mail: richroberts@compuserve.com

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