transpac

Nice photo today of Paul Nielsen in his Olson 34. Slow going at present. http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2010-06-25&dayid=444 BTW, interesting to see a good ol' reliable hank-on jib used for this event. Cheers, Loren

LONG BEACH, Calif.---Wendy Siegal, a schoolteacher as well as a strong competitor and influential force in the success of the Transpacific Yacht Race in recent years, was found drowned Thursday near her Cal 40, Willow Wind, in the Alamitos Bay Marina.Her death came four days before the first...

TransPac Starts Today-Sunday! No Ericson's in the bunch as far as I can see. About 14 Grand old Cal 40's though! http://www.transpacificyc.org/ :D

Just like to say, race well done to Phil MacFarlane on his recent TransPac. Out of 21 boats he corrected out to first in his class and also corrected out to first overall. The boat the Phil sails is a 1971 e35 :cheers:

The Single Handed TransPac Race starts one week from today, June 26th. Three Ericsons out of 28 boats. Two E-35 MkII and a 30+. Follow the race at www.sfbaysss.org enjoy Phil:cool: