| First held | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Organizer |  Transpacific Yacht Club |
| Start | San Pedro, Los Angeles at the Pt. Fermin buoy |
| Finish | Honolulu off the Diamond Head Lighthouse |
| Length | 2,225 nmi (2,560 mi; 4,121 km) |
| Website | transpacyc.com |
The Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) is a biennial offshore yacht race held in odd-numbered years starting off the Pt. Fermin buoy in San Pedro, California and ending off Diamond Head in Hawaii, a distance of around 2,225 nautical miles (2,560 mi; 4,121 km). In even-numbered years the Pacific Cup race starts out of San Francisco and is run by the Pacific Cup Yacht Club. Started in 1906 by Clarence W. Macfarlane and hosted by Los Angeles Yacht Club, it is one of yachting's premier offshore races and attracts entrants from all over the world. The race is organized by the Transpacific Yacht Club.[1]
The race is famous for fast downwind sailing under spinnaker in the trade winds.[2]
- ^ "Transpac Race: Casualties in the Pacific >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/603027/Transpacific-Race%7C Encyclopædia Britannica