Summary of Former Transpacific Races
The 1960's - 1961 through 1969
Including the 1961, 1964 and 1968 Tahiti Races
Tahiti
Race of 1961
Course: Course: San Pedro to
Papeete
,
Tahiti
, 3571 nautical miles.
Handicap Rule: Ocean Racing Rule of North American Yacht Racing
Union
.
Start: June 18, 12:00 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time.
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
|
| Athene (47.6) |
James Wilhite |
19:13:30:02
|
17:03:09:34
|
1
|
| Good News (46.8) |
John Hedden |
19:23:21:17
|
17:10:40:15
|
2
|
| Novia del Mar (62.1) |
John Scripps |
18:20:57:43
|
17:23:45:54
|
3
|
| Morning Star (75.9) |
Fuller Calloway |
18:18:23:32
|
18:17:43:14
|
4
|
| Alert (43.9) |
Dorothy Radcliffe |
22:11:07:36
|
19:12:05:30
|
5
|
| Mariachi (29.5) |
J. Roy Taylor |
Finished
about 10 July
|
|
|
| Farina (27.4) |
C.E. Johnson |
Finished
about 10 July
|
|
|
Honolulu
Race of 1961
Course: San Pedro to Diamond Head Light, 2250 nautical miles.
Handicap Rule: Ocean Racing Rule of North American Yacht Racing
Union
Start: July 4, noon, Pacific Daylight Time.
Class A: Over 60 Rating
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Fleet
|
Place
Class
|
|
Nam
Sang (51.6) |
A.B. Robbs, Jr. |
10:16:46:25
|
9:15:23:01
|
1
|
A-1
|
| Chubasco (48.2) |
Arnold D. Haskell |
11:04:17:55
|
9:20:32:19
|
4
|
A-2
|
|
Ticonderoga
(62.9) |
William L. Britain |
10:11:15:04
|
10:02:10:52
|
9
|
A-3
|
| Corsaro II (54.4) |
A. Straulino |
11:02:42:05
|
10:06:10:53
|
13
|
A-4
|
| Criterion (50.0) |
Charles Remsen |
11:10:35:04
|
10:06:20:04
|
14
|
A-5
|
| Sirius II (72.4) |
Howard F. Ahmanson |
10:10:38:35
|
10:10:38:35
|
18
|
A-6
|
| Escapade (60.1) |
Baldwin M. Baldwin |
11:00:00:08
|
10:11:46:57
|
21
|
A-7
|
| Kamalii (56.8) |
E.L. Doheny |
11:06:10:00
|
10:13:34:00
|
23
|
A-8
|
|
Diamond Head
(51.8) |
Henry L. Kotkins |
11:16:05:06
|
10:15:06:54
|
26
|
A-9
|
| Troubadour (50.6) |
Philip D. Graham |
11:20:10:54
|
10:17:03:06
|
29
|
A-10
|
| Pursuit (69.1) |
Ronald MacAnnan |
11:02:24:57
|
10:23:28:33
|
33
|
A-11
|
| Zia (50.1) |
Robert F. Johnson |
12:05:29:55
|
11:01:20:55
|
35
|
A-12
|
| Queen Mab (62.5) |
Robert L. Pringle |
11:13:59:35
|
11:06:27:47
|
36
|
A-13
|
Class B
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Class
|
Place
Fleet
|
| Ichiban (39.5) |
George R. Sturgis |
11:21:11:43
|
9:17:06:55
|
2
|
B-1
|
| Ondine (41.4) |
S.A.
Long |
11:18:14:13
|
9:19:17:49
|
3
|
B-2
|
Roland Von
Bremen
(40.4) |
Herald E. Williams |
12:01:48:39
|
10:00:17:27
|
6
|
B-3
|
| Sea Fever (42.1) |
Robert C. Coe/
Robert C. Philbrick |
11:21:50:58
|
10:00:28:46
|
7
|
B-4
|
| Vixen (44.3) |
Gordon M. Curtis, Jr. |
11:18:42:52
|
10:02:36:16
|
10
|
B-5
|
| Santana (43.0) |
Wallace H. Nickell |
12:06:17:17
|
10:11:16:05
|
19
|
B-6
|
| Whirlwind II (44.4) |
Stuart K. Babcock |
12:06:22:07
|
10:12:32:19
|
22
|
B-7
|
| Odyssey (43.9) |
Grace 0. Steele |
12:12:15:53
|
10:19:19:29
|
30
|
B-8
|
| Tenderfoot II (41.3) |
R.F. Campbell |
13:22:12:59
|
11:22:54:23
|
38
|
B-9
|
Class C
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Fleet
|
Place
Class
|
| Nalu II (32.8) |
Peter Grant |
13:01:37:02
|
10:00:50:14
|
8
|
C-1
|
| Kialoa` (36.1) |
John B. Kilroy |
12:17:31:15
|
10:03:44:27
|
11
|
C-2
|
| Patronilla (33.1) |
William F. Forest |
13:06:40:50
|
10:06:56:26
|
15
|
C-3
|
| Hasty (34.9) |
Duane Vergeer |
13:07:53:01
|
10:14:14:37
|
24
|
C-4
|
| Starlight (33.2) |
Walter F. Hoffman |
13:14:15:45
|
10:14:51:45
|
25
|
C-5
|
| Mary Bower (37.8) |
Kenneth J. McRae |
12:23:57:41
|
10:15:13:53
|
27
|
C-6
|
| Rascal (33.7) |
William H. Wilson |
13:11:08:54
|
10:15:36:30
|
28
|
C-7
|
| Chrysopyle (32.9) |
Dean Morrison |
13:20:23:25
|
10:20:11:25
|
31
|
C-8
|
| Stella Maris (34.1) |
Ashley J. Smith |
15:18:28:00
|
12:22:08:48
|
39
|
C-9
|
| Peer Gynt (37.2) |
Gordon M. Morrison |
16:15:17:10
|
14:04:53:46
|
40
|
C-10
|
Class D
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Fleet
|
Place
Class
|
| Vamonos (28.3) |
Bob Taylor |
13:16:38:51
|
10:00:04:03
|
5
|
D-1
|
| Tyboon (30.1) |
Les/Don Harlander |
13:15:35:36
|
10:04:53:00
|
12
|
D-2
|
| No Hu Hu (27.9) |
Frank N. Rothwell |
14:03:25:34
|
10:07:03:22
|
16
|
D-3
|
| Rough & Ready (28.9) |
Arnold
M. Cowan |
13:17:52:48
|
10:07:50:24
|
17
|
D-4
|
| Nomad (28.2) |
D. Rodney Lee |
14:06:21:03
|
10:11:35:36
|
20
|
D-5
|
| Medley (26.6) |
Dean Harrel |
15:00:25:07
|
10:22:01:07
|
32
|
D-6
|
| Viaje (29.6) |
Darrel S. Sedgwick |
14:13:24:17
|
11:00:33:53
|
34
|
D-7
|
| Coquetta (29.4) |
Winston B. Oster, Sr. |
15:11:30:29
|
11:21:50:17
|
37
|
D-8
|
| Juego(27.4) |
Phillip R. Johnson |
18:16:26:33
|
14:17:42:45
|
41
|
D-9
|
In the interest of trans-ocean sailing, the Transpacific Yacht Club acknowledges and appreciates the participation of the square-rigged Japanese training ships in the 1961 Transpacific Race:
NIPPON
MARU: Elapsed time - 17:11:05:00
KAIWO MARU: Elapsed time - 18:22:44:01
Honolulu
Race of 1963
Course: San Pedro to Diamond Head Light, 2250 nautical miles.
Handicap Rule: Ocean Racing Rule of North American Yacht Racing
Union
.
Start: July 4, noon, Pacific Daylight Time.
Class A:
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Fleet
|
Place
Class
|
| Orient (46.9) |
Tim Moseley |
12:09:49:34
|
11:07:45:46
|
17
|
A-1
|
|
Ticonderoga
(58.1) |
Robert Johnson |
11:16:46:33
|
11:10:21:15
|
19
|
A-2
|
| Audacious (56.4) |
Baldwin M. Baldwin |
11:23:45:18
|
11:14:43:09
|
21
|
A-3
|
| Astor (53.2) |
Peter Warner |
12:12:15:20
|
11:21:59:34
|
24
|
A-4
|
| Kamalii (56.4) |
E.L. Doheny |
12:07:24:05
|
11:22:24:31
|
25
|
A-5
|
| Queen Mab (60.4) |
Larry Pringle |
12:14:17:31
|
12:11:08:01
|
28
|
A-6
|
| Novia del Mar (62.6) |
John P. Scripps |
12:18:56:29
|
12:18:56:29
|
29
|
A-7
|
Class B
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Class
|
Place
Fleet
|
| Legend (40.6) |
Charles Ullman |
12:14:07:02
|
10:21:21:45
|
10
|
B-1
|
| Ichiban (39.4) |
George Sturgis |
12:19:28:46
|
10:23:33:15
|
12
|
B-2
|
| Khamsin (39.6) |
Joseph Shell |
13:00:25:50
|
11:04:59:37
|
16
|
B-3
|
| Copperhead (37.7) |
R.A. Garrison |
13:09:32:35
|
11:08:59:35
|
18
|
B-4
|
| Tenderfoot II (44.4) |
R.F. Campbell |
13:04:14:15
|
11:20:43:38
|
23
|
B-5
|
| Awahnee (37.4) |
R.L. Griffith |
15:17:43:50
|
13:16:17:10
|
31
|
B-6
|
| Four Winds (40.5) |
John S. Bacon |
15:12:40:20
|
13:19:33:33
|
32
|
B-7
|
Class C
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Fleet
|
Place
Class
|
| Mistress (33.4) |
Aldo Alessio |
13:06:43:35
|
10:16:17:03
|
4
|
C-1
|
| Nalu II (30.3) |
Peter Grant |
13:22:17:18
|
10:20:31:46
|
7
|
C-2
|
| Patronilla (32.4) |
William Forrest |
13:14:43:28
|
10:20:46:18
|
8
|
C-3
|
| Annie Too (33.2) |
E.L. Rixford |
13:11:55:47
|
10:21:00:20
|
9
|
C-4
|
| Starlight (31.3) |
Walter Hoffman |
13:21:16:23
|
10:23:17:48
|
11
|
C-5
|
| Rascal (34.7) |
William Wilson |
13:10:38:16
|
11:00:48:18
|
13
|
C-6
|
| Isobar (32.6) |
Les/Don Harlander |
13:18:56:06
|
11:01:59:45
|
14
|
C-7
|
| Fjord III (35.3) |
George Lapin |
14:00:50:46
|
11:16:52:30
|
22
|
C-8
|
| Contessa III (31.0) |
Shintaro Ishihara |
15:09:01:39
|
12:10:00:24
|
26
|
C-9
|
Class D
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Fleet
|
Place
Class
|
| Islander (26.6) |
Earl Corkett |
13:23:56:00
|
10:05:57:47
|
1
|
D-1
|
| Tiare (26.9) |
Marvyn Carton |
13:22:41:58
|
10:06:24:59
|
2
|
D-2
|
| Spirit (28.1) |
George Kiskaddon |
13:22:56:07
|
10:11:54:43
|
3
|
D-3
|
| Koematu (25.9) |
Robert Alexander |
14:15:27:17
|
10:17:54:43
|
5
|
D-4
|
| Jo Too (27.7) |
Frank Shelly |
14:07:54:25
|
10:19:01:46
|
6
|
D-5
|
| Mamie (28.9) |
Milton Smith |
14:09:45:31
|
11:02:04:22
|
15
|
D-6
|
| Jo
Del
V (26.3) |
Roger Reed |
15:07:06:51
|
11:11:46:40
|
20
|
D-7
|
| Tyboon (26.4) |
Harry Steward |
16:05:50:31
|
12:10:57:02
|
27
|
D-8
|
| Solveig (27.2) |
Kramer Rohfleisch |
17:05:38:48
|
13:14:24:29
|
30
|
D-9
|
Tahiti
Race of 1964
Course: San Pedro to
Papeete
,
Tahiti
, 3571 nautical miles.
Handicap Rule: Ocean Racing Rule of North American Yacht Racing
Union
.
Start: June 20, 1:30 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time.
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
|
| Rascal (34.7) |
William Wilson |
20:13:50:05
|
16:16:54:35
|
1
|
|
Ticonderoga
(61.9) |
Robert Johnson |
17:07:57:55
|
17:06:26:16
|
2
|
| Kirawan (39.6) |
Grant Hoag |
20:11:30:03
|
17:14:02:03
|
3
|
| Diablo(47.8) |
Frank Wade |
19:15:02:40
|
17:23:50:00
|
4
|
| Mistral (28.1) |
Bud Desenberg |
24:08:25:05
|
18:20:31:48
|
5
|
| Orion (42.5) |
John Tinkler |
21:20:15:47
|
19:10:20:03
|
6
|
| Novia
del
Mar (62.6) |
John Scripps |
18:08:24:40
|
18:08:26:40
|
Disq.
|
The Story Of The 1965 Transpacific Yacht Race
A recapitulation of the Transpacific Yacht Race must be a multiplicity of stories. Each class sailed an entirely different race, because of the variation in the wind conditions related to the position of the boats.
The noon start on July 4, 1965, was made in light air with haze that lifted rapidly just prior to the starting gun. A light westerly brought the yachts to the west end of Catalina. Reaching off toward
San
Nicholas
Island
the winds increased until finally by midnight the velocity was in excess of 18 knots. From this point there was a wide separation of the fleet; some staying close to the rhumb line and others sagging off to the south for speed.
About the third day the leading Class A boats ran into the southeast storm which had been reported at our weather briefing. They experienced winds in excess of 50 miles an hour, according to reports. There were many sails lost and broken Spinnaker poles in this melee. The confused sea, created by the Southeast storm, combined with the normal Northwesterly swells, made the sailing sloppy and difficult.
Those boats, which sailed a southerly course, ran into some aspects of this storm in all classes, while those boats that sailed the northerly course up near the rhumb line, experienced moderate airs with no gusts in excess of 25 knots. The storm passed North and West on a curved slant arising somewhere below the
Cape
of
San Lucas
and dissipated itself into the Trades, behind the Pacific High, ahead of and above the A boats, about the fourth day.
Those boats that passed the Southerly course, experienced winds of sufficient strength to blow out spinnakers, and in many instances break spars.
Those boats without spade rudders, found surfing in the big seas to be difficult and the boats were hard to control. There were five masts lost in the fleet, none of these boats had spade rudders.
The boats in the Northern group near the rhumb line essentially sailed the entire race with a 1.5 ounce spinnaker and experienced no gear failure.
After eight hundred miles out, the scoot down the big seas in the Trades made an exciting but uneventful sail to a comparatively tame Molokai Channel and finish at
Diamond Head
.
Honolulu
Race of 1965
Course: San Pedro to Diamond Head Light, 2250 nautical miles.
Handicap Rule: Ocean Racing Rule of North American Yacht Racing
Union
.
Start: July 4, noon, Pacific Daylight Time.
Class A
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Fleet
|
Place
Class
|
| Kialoa II (59.0) |
Jim Kilroy |
9:19:14:45
|
9:04:21:02
|
4
|
A-1
|
|
Ticonderoga
(63.0) |
Bob Johnson |
9:13:51:02
|
9:04:34:02
|
5
|
A-2
|
| Audacious (54.0) |
Baldwin M. Baldwin |
10:03:48:54
|
9:05:02:01
|
7
|
A-3
|
| Stormvogel (63.9) |
Cornelius Bruynzeel |
9:13:56:50
|
9:05:51:02
|
8
|
A-4
|
|
Nam
Sang (49.6) |
Peter Davis |
11:02:35:56
|
9:06:29:41
|
11
|
A-5
|
| Orient (46.9) |
James Y. Camp |
10:16:58:17
|
9:14:32:29
|
23
|
A-6
|
| Corsaro II (51.8) |
Italian Navy |
10:19:38:49
|
9:17:03:07
|
29
|
A-7
|
| Kamalii (53.8) |
Larry Doheny |
10:17:13:1
|
9:18:05:56
|
31
|
A-8
|
| Serena (70.6) |
Kenneth W. DeMeuse |
9:19:20:53
|
9:19:20:53
|
35
|
A-9
|
| Novia del Mar (65.8) |
John Scripps |
10:11:04:25
|
10:05:17:41
|
43
|
A-10
|
| White Cloud (47.0) |
David O'Brien Barclay |
11:19:13:37
|
10:07:22:25
|
46
|
A-11
|
| Queen Mab (60.3) |
Larry Pringle |
11:10:18:13
|
10:21:16:33
|
50
|
A-12
|
| Te Matai (48.2) |
John W. McIntire |
13:13:59:27
|
12:04:29:54
|
54
|
A-13
|
Class B
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Class
|
Place
Fleet
|
| Rascal (35.3) |
William H. Wilson |
11:21:45:42
|
9:04:03:00
|
3
|
B-1
|
| Westward (38.9) |
Willard Bell |
11:13:19:22
|
9:06:09:41
|
10
|
B-2
|
| Irish Mist (36.0) |
John L. Holleran |
11:23:25:09
|
9:07:44:50
|
15
|
B-3
|
| Leslie Kae (35.8) |
Walter H. East |
12:00:49:03
|
9:08:35:21
|
16
|
B-4
|
| Santana (40.5) |
Wally Nickell |
11:18:13:00
|
9:15:15:29
|
25
|
B-5
|
| Dare (40.1) |
Walter Beck |
11:20:35:19
|
9:16:34:01
|
28
|
B-6
|
| Turmaline (36.4) |
Jack Paschall, Jr. |
12:07:45:52
|
9:17:26:23
|
30
|
B-7
|
| King Don (36.2) |
Don Walters |
12:19:05:24
|
10:04:09:34
|
42
|
B-8
|
| La Belle Vie (42.3) |
R.W. Paulin |
12:06:22:13
|
Disqualified
|
|
|
| Gabrielle II (36.3) |
P.R. Sandwell |
11:03:49:24
|
10:16:54:58
|
47
|
B-9
|
| Shalom (38.6) |
Robert Hanan |
13:01:06:32
|
10:17:00:29
|
48
|
B-10
|
| Akamai (35.1) |
R.D. Alexander |
13:22:45:31
|
11:04:20:10
|
51
|
B-11
|
Class C
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Fleet
|
Place
Class
|
| Psyche (31.7) |
Don Salisbury |
12:05:06:48
|
8:22:44:30
|
1
|
C-1
|
| Hanalei (31.6) |
Hays McLellan |
12:10:04:44
|
9:03:29:13
|
2
|
C-2
|
| Tangent (31.5) |
Don Gumpertz |
12:11:52:28
|
9:05:01:00
|
6
|
C-3
|
| Chrysopyle (30.9) |
Dean Morrison |
12:16:33:24
|
9:07:03:13
|
13
|
C-4
|
| Blue Marlin (31.2) |
Mrs. Carol McCune |
12:15:44:22
|
9:07:40:22
|
14
|
C-5
|
| Moccasin (31.5) |
C.T. McElroy |
12:16:14:22
|
9:09:16:14
|
17
|
C-6
|
| Tilt o' the Kilt (31.9) |
D. Bruce Adam |
12:18:12:50
|
9:12:42:13
|
22
|
C-7
|
| Nalu II (33.5) |
Peter Grant |
12:14:58:06
|
9:15:06:25
|
24
|
C-8
|
| Mavourneen (31.3) |
C.W. Robinette |
12:23:26:27
|
9:15:49:22
|
26
|
C-9
|
| Talisman (33.7) |
Robert N. Williams |
12:18:02:23
|
9:18:53:43
|
32
|
C-10
|
| Isobar (30.6) |
Les/Don Harlande |
13:04:39:47
|
9:18:09:09
|
33
|
C-11
|
| Conquistador (32.0) |
Howard S. Cole Jr. |
13:01:59:31
|
9:20:04:25
|
36
|
C-12
|
| Hasty (31.9) |
Duane Vergeer |
13:03:05:24
|
9:21:39:14
|
38
|
C-13
|
| Glory (29.7) |
Frank Simpson II |
13:16:56:22
|
10:02:42:32
|
39
|
C-14
|
| Contessa III (31.4) |
Shintaro Ishihara |
14:04:12:09
|
10:20:42:07
|
49
|
C-15
|
Class D
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Fleet
|
Place
Class
|
| Misty (28.2) |
Ed Spaulding |
13:02:37:04
|
9:06:04:57
|
9
|
D-1
|
| Zephyrus III (28.3) |
Bob McNeil |
13:03:02:46
|
9:06:40:40
|
12
|
D-2
|
| Mamie (28.8) |
Milton B. Smith |
13:04:29:03
|
9:10:37:52
|
18
|
D-3
|
| Tyboon (26.8) |
Harry P. Steward |
13:14:17:22
|
9:11:16:15
|
19
|
D-4
|
| Rani (28.2) |
Roy H. Elliott, Jr. |
13:09:10:07
|
9:12:11:18
|
20
|
D-5
|
| Wind Song (28.4) |
Jacob J. Markham |
13:08:20:28
|
9:12:41:45
|
21
|
D-6
|
| Tiare (27.2) |
George W. Drucker |
13:21:59:55
|
9:15:56:43
|
27
|
D-7
|
| Yuletide (26.8) |
George P. Yule |
13:22:05:38
|
9:19:01:33
|
34
|
D-8
|
| Elusive II (28.7) |
Milt W.
Stratford
|
13:15:21:19
|
9:21:11:58
|
37
|
D-9
|
| Jo Too (27.7) |
Frank Shelly |
14:01:32:49
|
10:02:47:56
|
40
|
D-10
|
| Escudero (25.8) |
Richard Valdes |
14:11:03:17
|
10:03:02:09
|
41
|
D-11
|
| Mistress II (26.5) |
G.H. Freyermuth |
14:09:54:34
|
10:05:26:18
|
44
|
D-12
|
| Bellwether (27.8) |
Thomas F. Pickard |
14:03:46:15
|
10:05:34:24
|
45
|
D-13
|
| Nyon (28.1) |
Derek G. Simpson |
15:06:34:42
|
11:09:25:08
|
52
|
D-14
|
| Chita II (25.5) |
Yoshimasa Niwa |
16:04:01:03
|
11:18:39:27
|
53
|
D-15
|
The Story of the 1967 Transpacific Yacht Race
A light southerly breeze greeted the participants in the
Los Angeles
to Honolulu Yacht Race on July 4, 1967. Through a gray haze, the fleet maneuvered for starting positions at an artificial line set west of the Point Fermin buoy off San Pedro.
A starboard start for most yachts left them little more than underway, pointing well below the Isthmus of Catalina.
Immediately following the start, Simoon, Westward and Serena flopped to the port tack, and went up the coast toward the
Santa Barbara Islands
.
The fleet sailing the conventional course around the west end of the Island arrived there on the port tack, and much to their surprise found the course on the port tack from the west end of the Island closer to the rhumb line than the usual starboard tack beat.
The boats who set chutes and reached towards the islands off of
Santa Barbara
found little wind the first twenty-four hours, and eventually passed about the level of
Santa Rosa Island
. During the second night, a moderate northwesterly breeze arose which moved them out on course towards
Honolulu
. SimoOn reported 18 knots of wind at midnight the second night, and Westward received this same wind about 3 o'clock in the morning. SimoOn was further north than Westward.
The fleet, which had elected to follow the conventional course, reached
San
Nicholas
Island
on the 5th of July, and for the most part, remained there in a flat calm with much haze until late in the afternoon or early evening of July 6. Few sailors have had such a prolonged and frustrating examination of this desolate rock under becalmed conditions for 24 consecutive hours.
The westerly breeze arose late the night of the 6th of July for most of the fleet, and about the 7th they had passed far enough west to consider chutes. Several of the boats who felt that the wind was picking up north elected to stay on headsails and travel north to join the group which had gone up to the Santa Barbara Islands from the start. This, in most instances, proved to be an advantageous move.
The winds throughout the entire race were light. Kialoa specifically stated they never did have enough wind. On the night of the 13th of July a storm from Baja crossed the path of the fleet with winds to 18 to 20 knots. Gusts may have been heavier than that in some places.
Damage to the entire fleet was minimal except for Salacia, who lost her mast when she dipped her spinnaker pole. Rampage lost her rudder and Simoon bent her mizzen mast.
Salacia was able to continue the race under jury rig and finish. It was necessary for the Coast Guard to tow Rampage to the finish line without her rudder. Simoon finished but the damage to the mizzen mast precluded the use of her mizzen staysail and mizzen spinnaker. Tragedy struck the yacht Bluebell in mid-ocean when her skipper developed symptoms of a perforating stomach ulcer. He was transferred to a Naval vessel and eventually arrived in
San Diego
and was hospitalized. Subsequent to this hospitalization and after returning home, he succumbed to his illness. The yacht Bluebell continued the race "sans skipper." A second injury aboard the same yacht occurred when a backstay let go, striking one of the crew members about the head lacerating his scalp and cheek. He continued with the ship, however. Aboard Babba Three the owner and skipper, Bill Nevin, was thrown across the yacht with such force that he broke his ribs. He was transferred to a Coast Guard cutter, and the yacht finished without him. The uneventful and mild run to a finish, approximately 11 to 14 days later, was in marked contrast to some of the previous races where the winds have been heavier. Some of the larger boats arrived at Molokai Channel with moderate to heavy winds, but traversed the famous slot without incident. Others, which arrived about the 12th to 14th day, experienced very moderate winds in the Channel.
Honolulu
Race of 1967
Course: San Pedro to Diamond Head Light, 2250 nautical miles.
Handicap Rule: Ocean Racing Rule of North American Yacht Racing
Union
.
Start: July 4, noon, Pacific Daylight Time.
Class A
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Fleet
|
Place
Class
|
| Audacious (59.6) |
Al Cassel |
12:06:15:16
|
9:14:21:35
|
27
|
A-1
|
| Kialoa II (63.4) |
John B. Kilroy |
12:03:18:46
|
9:16:38:04
|
32
|
A-2
|
| Stormvogel (76.0) |
Cornelius Bruynzeel |
11:14:10:56
|
9:18:02:49
|
33
|
A-3
|
| Orient (51.4) |
Peter Davis |
13:04:31:32
|
9:23:14:38
|
42
|
A-4
|
| Whistle Wing (58.4) |
Hastings
Harcourt |
12:19:01:01
|
10:01:14:59
|
46
|
A-5
|
| Legend (52.2) |
Phil Campbell |
13:05:28:16
|
10:01:51:07
|
47
|
A-6
|
| Serena (77.3) |
Kenneth W. DeMeuse |
11:22:33:44
|
10:03:42:00
|
49
|
A-7
|
| Driver (53.8) |
Philip Graham |
13:12:30:11
|
10:11:27:41
|
57
|
A-8
|
| Kamalii (57.0) |
E.L. Doheny |
13:08:37:49
|
10:12:49:24
|
59
|
A-9
|
| Novia del Mar (68.3) |
John P. Scripps |
12:22:24:37
|
10:17:51:03
|
61
|
A-10
|
| Te Matai (54.6) |
John W. McIntire |
13:19:21:49
|
10:19:37:33
|
63
|
A-11
|
| Queen Mab (65.3) |
Larry Pringle |
13:07:21:44
|
10:23:10:51
|
66
|
A-12
|
| Rampage (59.7) |
James Jones |
Disqualified
|
|
|
|
Class B
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Class
|
Place
Fleet
|
| Simoon (36.8) |
Stanwood Williams/
John Hall |
13:11:42:50
|
8:20:35:15
|
2
|
B-1
|
| Irish Mist (38.0) |
Jack P. Holleran |
13:14:40:45
|
9:03:03:26
|
6
|
B-2
|
| Flare (38.6) |
Arnold Feuerstein |
13:17:52:36
|
9:08:01:42
|
13
|
B-3
|
| Westward (43.8) |
Willard Bell/
Henry H. Wheeler, Jr. |
13:05:05:22
|
9:08:21:01
|
14
|
B-4
|
| Contigo (39.5) |
Von Stumm |
13:19:43:07
|
9:12:16:51
|
21
|
B-5
|
| Jubilation (42.9) |
Harry P. Steward |
13:11:28:29
|
9:12:39:09
|
22
|
B-6
|
| Aranji (38.4) |
Henry H. Wheeler, Jr. |
13:23:27:51
|
9:12:55:03
|
23
|
B-7
|
| Alpha (39.6) |
Theodore Stephens |
13:21:22:01
|
9:14:09:22
|
26
|
B-8
|
| Nimble (40.2) |
Duane Vergeer |
13:21:02:18
|
9:15:16:32
|
28
|
B-9
|
| Jacarol II (41.5) |
Jack K. Hamilton |
13:18:43:32
|
9:16:29:30
|
30
|
B-10
|
| Malaquena II (43.5) |
Wm. M. Ravenscroft |
13:13:52:39
|
9:16:31:57
|
31
|
B-11
|
| Spirit (46.6) |
Norman R. McCarvill |
13:09:52:49
|
9:19:12:37
|
35
|
B-12
|
| Ichiban (44.3) |
Rudolph Krueger |
13:14:59:35
|
9:19:29:02
|
36
|
B-13
|
| Chiriqui (47.4) |
Jacob D. Wood |
13:11:45:46
|
9:22:51:15
|
41
|
B-14
|
| Sumatra (43.8) |
Albert C. Martin |
13:20:44:01
|
10:00:02:15
|
44
|
B-15
|
| Ranger (39.2) |
Warren C.T. Wong |
14:12:50:42
|
10:04:30:40
|
51
|
B-16
|
| Kanaka Bug II (39.0) |
Charles S. Offer |
14:15:15:21
|
10:06:27:30
|
54
|
B-17
|
| Rowena (38.1) |
Donald G. Dalziel |
14:18:29:32
|
10:07:04:05
|
55
|
B-18
|
| Sea Urchin (39.2) |
Gordon S. Lacy |
14:18:37:11
|
10:10:26:47
|
56
|
B-19
|
| Mystic Isle (38.1) |
Bud R. Lowrie |
14:23:59:01
|
10:12:45:26
|
58
|
B-20
|
| Starling III (39.9) |
Norman P. Ream |
14:19:28:02
|
10:13:11:51
|
60
|
B-21
|
| Privateer (44.7) |
David W. Alien |
14:14:14:24
|
10:19:28:21
|
62
|
B-22
|
| Salacia (41.3) |
Thomas C. Corkett |
15:00:30:00
|
10:21:38:31
|
65
|
B-23
|
| Blue
Bell
(39.1) |
Morgan M. Pattison, Jr. |
16:09:17:23
|
12:00:54:30
|
69
|
B-24
|
Class C
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Fleet
|
Place
Class
|
| Holiday Too (35.8) |
Robert M.Allan III |
13:13:53:50
|
8:19:46:46
|
1
|
C-1
|
| Priate II (36.0) |
Merritt H. Adamson |
13:18:35:20
|
9:01:05:21
|
4
|
C-2
|
| Madrugador (35.6) |
Wm. H. Alien, Jr. |
13:20:22:14
|
9:01:39:12
|
5
|
C-3
|
| Vamoose (35.0) |
R.E. Turner III |
13:23:06:22
|
9:06:39:03
|
8
|
C-4
|
| Bellwether II (36.0) |
Thomas Pickard |
14:00:29:10
|
9:06:51:46
|
9
|
C-5
|
| Argonaut (36.1) |
Mort Andron |
14:00:12:02
|
9:06:56:53
|
10
|
C-6
|
| Bat (34.1) |
William M. Samuels |
14:08:28:15
|
9:08:51:315
|
11
|
C-7
|
| Ahsante (35.8) |
Lou Comyns |
14:03:08:46
|
9:08:53:55
|
16
|
C-8
|
| Happy Warrior (35.6) |
Michael Rogerson |
14:04:50:23
|
9:10:01:47
|
18
|
C-9
|
| Blue Martin (34.8) |
Maxfield Smith |
14:08:36:42
|
9:11:26:26
|
19
|
C-10
|
| Mocassin (35.7) |
C.T. McElroy |
14:07:50:55
|
9:13:28:39
|
24
|
C-11
|
| Tilt o' the Kilt (35.6) |
D. Bruce Adam |
14:08:36:23
|
9:13:59:17
|
25
|
C-12
|
| Celebrity (36.0) |
Richard Catlin |
14:09:34:43
|
9:15:55:28
|
29
|
C-13
|
| Seabird III (35.5) |
William C. Birdsey, Sr. |
14:13:30:07
|
9:19:11:33
|
34
|
C-14
|
| Enchantress (35.9) |
Alien Kelly |
14:15:09:59
|
9:21:12:11
|
38
|
C-15
|
| Chinook (36.2) |
Dr. Wm. G. Durnin |
14:19:26:13
|
10:02:27:45
|
48
|
C-16
|
Class D
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Fleet
|
Place
Class
|
| Intrepid (32.0) |
Barry A. Berkus |
14:07:32:23
|
9:00:39:11
|
3
|
D-1
|
| Whimsey II (31.7) |
Hugh Rogers |
14:14:15:00
|
9:06:28:24
|
7
|
D-2
|
| La Atraveda II (31.9) |
Ralph Ross |
14:14:32:17
|
9:07:14:36
|
11
|
D-3
|
| Tiare (28.8) |
Geo. W. Drucker, Jr. |
15:03:11:03
|
9:07:22:48
|
12
|
D-4
|
| Chrysopyle (32.2) |
Dean Morrison |
14:16:15:08
|
9:09:59:23
|
17
|
D-5
|
| Misty (30.6) |
E.H. Spaulding |
15:00:10:53
|
9:11:55:25
|
20
|
D-6
|
| Punahele (30.5) |
Robert T. Evju |
15:09:34:00
|
9:20:45:32
|
37
|
D-7
|
| Van Diemen (28.9) |
Nick Alexander |
15:17:00:25
|
9:21:30:20
|
39
|
D-8
|
| Carib II (30.7) |
Ed Feo |
15:09:42:52
|
9:21:55:58
|
40
|
D-9
|
| Mele Makani (31.2) |
Cy Gillette |
15:09:47:17
|
9:23:51:38
|
45
|
D-10
|
|
Severn
(33.6) |
Francis A. Sooy, M.D. |
15:02:24:23
|
10:00:51:31
|
45
|
D-11
|
| Gambit (31.8) |
Robert C. Oldham |
15:11:52:47
|
10:04:17:18
|
50
|
D-12
|
| Babba II (31.2) |
William S. Nevin |
15:15:06:25
|
10:04:54:49
|
52
|
D-13
|
| Horizon (31.5) |
John M. Wilson |
15:14:30:43
|
10:05:45:53
|
53
|
D-14
|
| Sigame (32.2) |
Sid Renkow |
16:02:14:56
|
10:19:59:11
|
64
|
D-15
|
| Tranquilla (26.6) |
Robert L. Ross |
17:05:51:36
|
11:00:12:37
|
67
|
D-16
|
| Diabetical II (32.4) |
Miss Marcia L. Campbell |
16:05:59:55
|
11:00:27:55
|
68
|
D-17
|
| Bandido (31.2) |
Lew M. Warden, Jr. |
D.N.F.
|
|
|
|
Tahiti
Race of 1968
Course: San Pedro to
Papeete
,
Tahiti
, 3571 nautical miles
Handicap Rule: Ocean Racing Rule of CCA
Start: June 15, noon, Pacific Daylight Time
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
|
| Aranji (39.2) |
Henry H. Wheeler |
20:12:27:24
|
13:13:00:24
|
1
|
| Salacia (41.5) |
Thomas Corkett |
20:13:57:19
|
14:00:27:16
|
2
|
| Rapture (39.9) |
Fuller Calloway III |
21:16:19:50
|
14:20:09:14
|
3
|
| Chiriqui (47.4) |
Jacob D. Wood |
21:00:11:52
|
15:07:55:28
|
4
|
| Misty (31.9) |
Ed Spaulding |
23:20:35:25
|
15:08:06:39
|
5
|
| Star Dancer (32.8) |
J.D. Starkweather, Jr. |
Disqualified
|
|
|
The Story of the 1969 Transpacific Yacht Race
Again the light breezes greeted the assembled Fleet for the race from
Los Angeles
to
Honolulu
on July 4,1969. The light winds at the start persisted throughout the day and until the Fleet was just beyond the west end of Catalina. The time of the arrival of the "Big Wind" varied with the rapidity with which the individual yachts crossed the Channel. Early in the evening of the first night a strong westerly greeted the Fleet, which buried rails, smashed gear, tore sails and even partially destroyed some of the yachts.
Thrashing with lee rails awash was a trying experience for many of the crews. Seasick, wet, cold, attempting to cook while "standing on the ear," and banging into big seas, was not the delightful experience which followed after the run in the Trades was established. This close reaching and hard driving into northerly winds of strong velocity continued for several days longer than the usual close reach.
Somewhere between the fourth and sixth day, depending upon the size of the vessel, the traditional run with full chutes, strong winds and big seas, started the group downhill to the "Islands of Endless Summer." For the most part the race was characterized this year with the prolonged reach, no light airs and an extremely rapid sail for the yachts who were able to complete the race without major damage.
Honolulu
Race of 1969
Course: San Pedro to Diamond Head Light, 2250 nautical miles
Handicap Rule: Ocean Racing Rule of CCA
Start: July 4, 1300 hours, Pacific Daylight Time
Class A
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Fleet
|
Place
Class
|
| Concerto (47.2) |
John J. Hall |
10:16:10:22
|
7:02:48:47
|
6
|
A-1
|
| Rascal (49.1) |
William H. Wilson |
10:12:30:38
|
7:02:59:21
|
7
|
A-2
|
|
Sumatra
(43.9) |
Albert Martin |
11:00:40:07
|
7:04:16:32
|
10
|
A-3
|
| Blackfin (75.0) |
Kenneth De Meuse |
9:10:21:00
|
7:13:11:42
|
25
|
A-4
|
| Baruna (56.3) |
John McIntire |
10:10:47:26
|
7:13:51:10
|
29
|
A-5
|
| Dare (45.1) |
Walter Beck |
11:09:18:59
|
7:15:27:49
|
32
|
A-6
|
| Mir (63.0) |
George W. O'Brien |
10:03:47:35
|
7:16:39:05
|
35
|
A-7
|
Windward Passage*
(81.5) |
Robert E. Johnson |
9:11:24:59
|
7:20:33:33
|
45
|
A-8
|
| Whirlwind II (50.7) |
Michael K. Lewin |
11:04:48:47
|
7:22:24:01
|
48
|
A-9
|
| Pursuit (68.9) |
Ronald MacAnnan |
10:08:31:02
|
8:04:39:44
|
55
|
A-10
|
| Kamalii (59.6) |
E.L. Doheny |
10:21:12:29
|
8:04:19:33
|
56
|
A-11
|
| Queen Mab (65.3) |
Robert L. Pringle |
10:21:31:02
|
8:13:21:36
|
59
|
A-12
|
| Chirqui (48.1) |
Jacob D. Wood |
12:05:21:28
|
8:17:50:46
|
60
|
A-13
|
| Novia del Mar (70.0) |
John P. Scripps |
10:22:41:23
|
8:19:44:59
|
61
|
A-14
|
* assessed 2 hour penalty as a result of protest by ESPRIT.
Class B
| Yacht (Rating) |
Owner |
Elapsed
(D:H:M:S)
|
Allowance
(H:M:S)
|
Place
Class
|
Place
Fleet
|
| Salacia (41.5) |
Thomas C. Corkett |
11:05:24:44
|
7:03:15:09
|
8
|
B-1
|
| Mystic (42.6) |
Marvyn Carton |
11:07:34:26
|
7:07:56:10
|
13
|
B-2
|
| Nimble (39.4) |
William Nickerson |
11:15:34:14
|
7:07:59:49
|
14
|
B-3
|
| Moccasin (38.9) |
C.T. McElroy |
11:15:43:45
|
7:09:44:24
|
18
|
B-4
|
| Simoon (38,5) |
John R. Nobel |
11:21:43:19
|
7:11:40:56
|
21
|
B-5
|
| Jubilation (42.7) |
Harry P. Steward |
11:12:00:38
|
7:12:39:47
|
23
|
B-6
|
| Cygnus (38.6) |
E.E. Chipman |
12:02:11:44
|
7:16:22:42
|
34
|
B-7
|
| Amorita (39.2) |
Henry S. Grandin, Jr. |
12:01:22:25
|
7:17:05:43
|
37
|
B-8
|
| Ya Turko (39.2) |
George Antarr |
12:01:45:25
|
7:17:30:12
|
38
|
B-9
|
| Marionette (40.0) |
William H. Lindlow |
12:00:34:16
|
7:17:39:53
|
39
|
B-10
|
|
Westerly
(38.5) |
Ernest C.
Wilson
, Jr. |
| | 