Transpac - two Texans to the forefront

by Rich Roberts on 17 Jul 2005 Soap Opera, a Hobie 33 doublehanded by Scott Self and Nigel Brown of Rockwall, Tex., logged 202 miles in the 24 hours prior to Saturday's morning position reports to poke its bow a mile in front of Steve Brown's Express 37, Brown Sugar, in Division 5.

Other leaders among Monday's starters held on, although veteran Jim Eddy's Callisto from Glendale, Calif. took 14 miles out of Sally Honey's lead on Illusion to move into second place in the Cal 40s. California Girl, withdrawing earlier with a charging system problem, returned safely to Alamitos Bay in Long Beach.


Among Friday's starters, Louis Bianco's Andrews 53, Artemis, Seattle, surged to the best run in Division III with 138 miles, while Kerry Deaver and Bob Williamson's Kahoots led Division IV with 118 miles.

Wind velocity was down for the leaders in the 12-15 knot range, and the weather forecast from Commanders Weather was not encouraging for the next few days. There was still no sun.

Paul Edwards' Catalina 42, Wind Dancer, Ventura, Calif., reported losing its steering but was proceeding to Honolulu under reduced sail and autopilot.

Finally, the crew aboard the 67-year-old, 58-foot pacesetting yawl Odyssey discovered a dusty bottle of Mt. Gay Rum hidden under one of the bunks in the owner's stateroom. It had obviously been hidden there by her former skipper for emergencies. They promised to give it good care.


Standings

(by projected corrected handicap time; total handicap time allowances in parentheses by hours/minutes/seconds)

Division I (Starts July 17)


Morning Glory (R/P maxZ86), Hasso Plattner, Kiel, Germany (0:00:00) Pyewacket (R/P maxZ86), Roy E. Disney, Los Angeles. (0:00:00)

Genuine Risk (Dubois 90), Randall Pittman, La Jolla, Calif. (0.00:23)

Windquest (R/P maxZ86), Dick & Doug DeVos, Holland, Mich. (6:51:07)

Magnitude 80 (Andrews 80), Doug Baker, Long Beach. (9:44:58)

Beecom (Reichel/Pugh 72), Isao Mita, Yokohama, Japan (30:16:07)

Scout Spirit (R/P 77), Bill Turpin, Newport Beach, Calif. (32:21:35)



Division II (Starts July 17)



Renegade (Andrews 70), Dan Sinclair, Vancouver, B.C. (40:03:46)

Merlin (Lee 68), Patricia Steele, Maui, H.I. (41:54:03)

Medicine Man (Andrews 61), Bob Lane, Long Beach. (45:59:58)

Pegasus 52 (Transpac 52), Philippe Kahn, Honolulu. (51:49:29)

Trader (Transpac 52), Fred Detwiler, Pompano Beach, Fla. (52:18:39)

Skylark (S/C 70), Doug Ayres, Newport Beach. (52:18:53)

Rosebud (Transpac 52), Roger Sturgeon, San Francisco. (55:04:54)

Braveheart (Transpac 52), Charles Burnet, Seattle. (55:23:53)

Mongoose (Santa Cruz 70), Bradley Thorson, Bellevue, Wash.

(57:38:37)

Coruba (N/M 68), Rob and Suzanne Fleming, Seattle. (57:52:37)

Bengal 2 (Ohashi 52), Yoshihiko Murase, Nagoya, Japan (64:07:15)

Pendragon IV (Davidson 52), John MacLaurin, Encino, Calif. (65:20:10)

Ragtime (Spencer 66), Peterson/Richards/Welsh, Honolulu. (69:08:37)



Division III (Started July 15)



1. Bolt (Nelson/Marek 55), Craig Reynolds, Newport Beach, Calif. (90:16:35), 2,100.

2. Artemis (Andrews 53), Louis Bianco, Seattle. (90:58:29), 2,103.

3. Cipango (Andrews 56), Bob & Rob Barton, San Francisco. (84:08:21), 2099.

4. Reinrag2 (J/125), Tom Garnier, Portland, Ore. (90:15:09), 2,109.

5. Innocent Merriment (J/160), Myron Lyon, San Diego. (91:10:54), 2,110.

6. Blue (J/160), Ken and /Cheryl Sears, Nashville, Tenn. (93:03:17), 2,113.

7. Chasch Mer (S/C 50), Gib Black, Honolulu. (95:31:20), 2,116.

8. Stealth Chicken (Perry 56), Timothy Beatty, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (80:52:12), 2,106.

9. Jeito (J/145), Francisco Guzman, Acapulco, Mexico. (86:10:42), 2,111.

10. DH-Serena (T1150), David Kuettel/Dave Van Houten, Bel Marin, Calif. (84:32:16), 2,114.

11. Barking Spider 3 (MacGregor 65), David Kory, Concord, Calif. (74:38:45), 2,117.

12. The Cone of Silence (Super 30), Jamie and Jenny Neill, Sydney, Australia (83:69:39), 2,124.

13. Dasher (S/C 50), Roger Groh, Sausalito, Calif. (89:38:24), 2,137.


Division IV (Started July 15)



1. Kahoots (Andrews 43), Kerry Deaver/Bob Williamson, Newport Beach (119:24:28), 2,112.

2. Wild Impulse (J/120), Larry Barels, Santa Barbara, Calif. (122:19:04), 2,122.

3. Tabasco (1D35), Alamitos Bay Syndicate, Long Beach. (115:31:05), 2,117.

4. Sensation (1D35), Rodney Hagebols, San Francisco. (115:11:28), 2,121.

5. DH-Two Guys On the Edge (1D35), Dan Doyle, Kailua, H.I. (114:54:33), 2,124.

6. Uproarious (Olson 40), Robert Bussard, San Diego. (123:41:45), 2,133.

7. Pursuit (Custom 48), Norman and Rosemary Dawley, Solomons, Md. (121:24:04), 2,134.



Division V (Started July 11)



1. . DH-Soap Opera (Hobie 33), Scott Self/Nigel Brown, Rockwall, Tex. (141:56:43), 1,506 .

2. Brown Sugar (Express 37), Steve Brown, Santa Ana, Calif. (141:30:59), 1,507.

3. B'Quest (Tripp 40), Challenged America, San Diego (136:41:18), 1,510.

4. Super Gnat (Beneteau First 40.7), Cliff Thompson, San Diego (132:16:04), 1,513.

5. DH-Jacaré (J/35), Jeff Young/Rich Blackman, San Diego (148:46:04), 1,553.

6. DH-Diablo (J/35), Reed Bernhard/Brian VanderZanden, Anacortes, Wash. (150:24:54), 1,558.

7. Showdown (IMX 38), Pete Meade/Mike Luna/ Paul McDonald, Irvine, Calif. (136:02:44) , 1,536.

8. Iataia (Beneteau First 40.7), Marcos Rodriguez, Acapulco, Mexico (133:59:14), 1,563.



Cal 40 (Started July 11)



1. Illusion (Cal 40), Sally Honey, Palo Alto, Calif. (167:07:37), 1,523.

2. Callisto (Cal 40), Jim Eddy, Glendale, Calif. (164:44:47), 1,530.

3. Seafire (Cal 40), John Harrison, Honolulu. (168:13:35), 1,544.

4. Ralphie (Cal 40), Davis Pillsbury, Woody Creek, Colo. (165:37:14), 1,539.

5. Psyche (Cal 40), Steve Calhoun, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (166:05:17), 1,555.

6. Radiant (Cal 40), Fin Beven, Pasadena, Calif. (164:09:20), 1,553.

7. Far Far (Cal 40), Don Grind, Naples, Fla. (164:53:27), 1,560.

8. Dancing Bear (Cal 40), Mark Schrader, Sitka, Alaska. (165:01:55), 1,562.

9. Shaman (Cal 40), Steve Waterloo, Alameda, Calif. (166:13:50) , 1,566.

10. Spectre (Cal 40), Lee Rogge, Seattle. (165:13:28), 1,570.

11. Azure (Cal 40), Rodney Pimentel, Alameda, Calif. (165:50:20), 1,580. 12. Willow Wind (Cal 40), Wendy Siegal, Sunset Beach, Calif. (166:28:31), 1,585.

13. Bubala (Cal 40), Lloyd Sellinger, Newport Beach. (168:51:37), 1,660. 14. California Girl (Cal 40), Don and Betty Lessley, Richmond, Calif. (163:20:29) --WITHDREW.



Aloha A (Started July 11)



1. Odyssey (58' yawl), Audrey Steele Burnand, Newport Beach. (128:53:47), 1,473.

2. Between the Sheets (Jeanneau 52), Ross Pearlman, Marina del Rey, Calif. (126:13:17), 1,483.

3. Plan B (Peterson 48), David Johnson, Long Beach (129:07:19), 1,493.

4. Madrina (Cabo Rico 56), Dick Simon, Dana Point, Calif. (124:52:04), 1,500.

5. DH-Charmed Life (Catalina 470), Patricia Garfield/Diane Murray, San Francisco (131:54:20), 1,562.

6. Enchilado (Jeanneau 54), Cesar de Saracho, Mazatlan, Mexico. (112:22:50), 1,524.

7. Incredible (Swan 53), Rick Gorman, Los Alamitos, Calif. (126:14:24), 1,575.

8. Shanakee II (Pedrick 74), James Warmington, Costa Mesa, Calif. (83:26:25), 2,107 (started July 15).



Aloha B (Started July 11)



1. So Far (Swan 48), Larry Hillman, Chicago. (147:28:54), 1,511.

2. Pipe Dream (CF 37), John Davis, Long Beach. (164:43:08), 1,582.

3. Wind Dancer (Catalina 42), Paul Edwards, Ventura, Calif. (149:50:14), 1,563.

4. Azure (Swan 441), Samuel Beckey, San Diego. (138:17:59), 1,648.

5. DH-Camille (Stewart 42), James Read, San Francisco (141:52:48), 2,200 (started July 12).



DH---Doublehanded.



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