Pacific Cup, 2022, sailboat race to Hawaii

[HeatXfer]

Great thread, brings back memories. I haven't been on a sailboat since 1979! A friend's dad owned a Newport 30 and was planning on entering the '79 Transpac to Hawaii. His son, myself, and two more high school buddies were all set for the voyage of a lifetime! We prepped and practiced from Feb - June: 4 trips out to the Farallones (2 in March & April - no fun at all). I was just out of high school and ready for adventure! Then my friend's dad had a massive heart attack in June and the trip was cancelled. We begged him to let us make the trip if we found an experienced skipper but he said no. I sailed/crewed on the bay a little bit after that, but I turned my attention to AFM activities and never sailed again.

 

[ThumperX]

That initial 26 miles out the gate is a bastardized for sure. Once the shelf drops off and the water turns deep indigo things settle down and life becomes pretty fantastic.

 

[HappyHighwayman]

glad we cleared that up ... my friends and family tell me I'm a terrible person, so it isn't surprising that my analogies match.

anyway, this style sailboat race should be more your cup of tea, maybe, and cover the SF Bay Area and HI in glory, perhaps, with over 50 boats entered ...?

certainly having fun, myself, rooting for my friend to come in 7th or 8th in his class. his team and sailboat still seem to be in there with a chance.

If multiple boats were competing in a ladder or round robin style sailing tournament, I'd say the final 2 boat race would be fine...but it was just the two teams that could afford to compete. It's a rich man's sport, and I don't know anyone, personally, that follows professional sailing...not to say sailing isn't a good sport inherently.

I'm not a good example though, I don't care for any sport, really, from a spectator perspective.

 

[SFMCjohn]

If multiple boats were competing in a ladder or round robin style sailing tournament, I'd say the final 2 boat race would be fine...but it was just the two teams that could afford to compete. It's a rich man's sport, and I don't know anyone, personally, that follows professional sailing...not to say sailing isn't a good sport inherently.

I'm not a good example though, I don't care for any sport, really, from a spectator perspective.

is kinda strange though, everyone in my zip code loves sailboat racing ...

 

[HappyHighwayman]

That's quite the claim

 

[SFMCjohn]

Great thread, brings back memories. I haven't been on a sailboat since 1979! A friend's dad owned a Newport 30 and was planning on entering the '79 Transpac to Hawaii. His son, myself, and two more high school buddies were all set for the voyage of a lifetime! We prepped and practiced from Feb - June: 4 trips out to the Farallones (2 in March & April - no fun at all). I was just out of high school and ready for adventure! Then my friend's dad had a massive heart attack in June and the trip was cancelled. We begged him to let us make the trip if we found an experienced skipper but he said no. I sailed/crewed on the bay a little bit after that, but I turned my attention to AFM activities and never sailed again.

1979 was a very good year, and a Newport 30 is a cool boat ...

do you remember what tech you had to rely on back then in order to navigate to HI?

 

[SFMCjohn]

That's quite the claim

you're right, should've been more carful to match the level of your point, and said everyone "I know" in my zipcode ... sometimes just seems like "everyone" I guess:

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tl/dr: our Australian friends celebrating their 1983 sailboat match racing victory--everyone loves the '80s, right?

 

[HeatXfer]

1979 was a very good year, and a Newport 30 is a cool boat ...

do you remember what tech you had to rely on back then in order to navigate to HI?

Hmm, mainly compass and keeping track of our speed. I do remember talk of RDFs (radio direction finders) and there was a sextant and charts. I think the boat had a Loran too.

 

[SFMCjohn]

Hmm, mainly compass and keeping track of our speed. I do remember talk of RDFs (radio direction finders) and there was a sextant and charts. I think the boat had a Loran too.

I'll have to ask my friend Mark if they even had a marine sextant and paper charts on board during their 2022 race, maybe people don't need that stuff anymore ...

 

[Butch]

Life onboard the fastest boat in the fleet

tl/dr: “And there’s the harsh reality that the race record, set by Rio100 in 2016 (5 days, 2 hours, 41 minutes and 13 seconds) is completely out of reach this year because we have been running downwind in 11 knots of wind for a couple days.”

Cool stuff. This is a bit sad
“The extra visibility (and slower speeds) gives everyone a clear view of the ever growing collection of plastic waste floating out here – over a thousand miles from the nearest land. We’ve had to do two back-downs today since daybreak to clear plastic and floating rope that is too tough to cut through with our leading edge knife in the keel fin.

It’s passages like this one that provide further resolve to try and minimize my plastic footprint.”

 

[gixxerjeff]

is kinda strange though, everyone in my zip code loves sailboat racing ...

What a beautiful ship.
That's what I call a positive horsepower to weight ratio.

 

[WoodsChick]

Total Eclipse is 1.7nm from the finish! Been watching their progress all night, and the first text from the boat came in about 40 minutes ago. You're right, Budman, it does feel like tracking Dakar!

I'm happy for the crew arty

Edit: Total Eclipse finished at 05:47 after 14d, 18h, 47m, 50s with a total of 2164nm (2490 land miles)

SadForMyselfChick

 

[SFMCjohn]

Total Eclipse is 1.7nm from the finish! Been watching their progress all night, and the first text from the boat came in about 40 minutes ago. You're right, Budman, it does feel like tracking Dakar!

I'm happy for the crew arty

Edit: Total Eclipse finished at 05:47 after 14d, 18h, 47m, 50s with a total of 2164nm (2490 land miles)

so awesome, congratulations to Total Eclipse ...

having fun watching the battle between TWS and Hang 20, my little Dakar triangles showing 136 nm and 147 nm to the finish, so maybe another day?

 

[ThumperX]

Tami, I think you should fly out and celebrate with them!

Nomoresadchick

 

[WoodsChick]

so awesome, congratulations to Total Eclipse ...

having fun watching the battle between TWS and Hang 20, my little Dakar triangles showing 136 nm and 147 nm to the finish, so maybe another day?

As of right now they are due to finish at 3:15pm tomorrow, with 121nm to go, but I think that's pretty conservative. I'm guessing they'll be in before that. Their southern route added a lot of extra miles to their race, but it was a gamble in desperate times. I can't blame them for that!

 

[WoodsChick]

Tami, I think you should fly out and celebrate with them!

Nomoresadchick

Hah! I would but…

NoMoreMoneyChick

 

[ThumperX]

I can relate chick

 

[WoodsChick]

Our heroes have crossed the finish line!arty

https://photo.pacificcup.org/Arrival-Photos-2022/Twelve-Winded-Sky/i-tzLdLRW

Twelve-Winded Sky finished at 8:15 this morning our time.
They covered 2,438nm (2,806 miles) in 16d 21h 59m 13s

Also, Twelve-Winded Sky is my favorite boat name in the whole race, slightly edging out Total Eclipse


It looks like there are 6 more boats still on the course, with Solis bringing up the rear with 476nm to go. That's a long haul for them!


This race has been a lot of fun to follow. Thanks for posting it up in BARF, SFMCJohn!

 

[SFMCjohn]

Our heroes have crossed the finish line!arty

Twelve-Winded Sky finished at 8:15 this morning our time.
They covered 2,438nm (2,806 miles) in 16d 21h 59m 13s

Also, Twelve-Winded Sky is my favorite boat name in the whole race, slightly edging out Total Eclipse


It looks like there are 6 more boats still on the course, with Solis bringing up the rear with 476nm to go. That's a long haul for them!


This race has been a lot of fun to follow. Thanks for posting it up in BARF, SFMCJohn!

super-fun being able to listen to real sailors here in this thread!

From Far, from Eve

From far, from eve and morning
And yon twelve-winded sky,
The stuff of life to knit me
Blew hither: here am I.

Now—for a breath I tarry
Nor yet disperse apart—
Take my hand quick and tell me,
What have you in your heart.

Speak now, and I will answer;
How shall I help you, say;
Ere to the wind's twelve quarters
I take my endless way.

A.E. Housman​

 

[WoodsChick]

super-fun being able to listen to real sailors here in this thread!

From Far, from Eve

From far, from eve and morning
And yon twelve-winded sky,
The stuff of life to knit me
Blew hither: here am I.

Now—for a breath I tarry
Nor yet disperse apart—
Take my hand quick and tell me,
What have you in your heart.

Speak now, and I will answer;
How shall I help you, say;
Ere to the wind's twelve quarters
I take my endless way.

A.E. Housman​

Thank you!