Cathie Nash, longtime club Administrator, let us know today that the 2010 Membership Cards have been printed and will be mailed to members this week.  We understand that the new cards have been delayed and apologize.  Members should have their new cards shortly.

If you are left out because you are not a member of this great club, and you have done the race to Hawaii or Tahiti with Transpac, please contact our Membership Chairman Mike Nash to join the club.  Mike can be contacted at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  What are you waiting for?

Aloha!

Los Angeles, California, March 5, 2010 – TRANSPAC 2011 NOR PUBLISHED

Officers of the Transpacific Yacht Club have published the Notice of Race for the 46^th running of the Transpac Race, beginning July 4^th, 2011.  Transpac is the oldest and longest enduring ocean race in the world, pitting man and boat against 2225 miles of open-ocean between San Pedro, California and Honolulu, Hawaii.  The Transpac is known for its exhilarating downwind sailing where sailors raise large, colorful spinnakers that often push their boats in speeds of excess of 25 Knots often times in pitch dark of night!  The Notice of Race can be found here under Race Documents.

During the 2009 running of this classic sporting contest, 50 boats and over 450 competitors vied for some of sailings oldest and most coveted trophies.  New Zealand yachtsman, Neville Crichton brought his 100-foot super maxi yacht Alfa Romeo to the racecourse setting a new course record of 5 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes. Crichton’s achievement earned him a place on the impressive 6 foot tall New Course Record Trophy.  Overall handicap victory honors went to Los Angeles real estate developer, John Kilroy Jr. and his crew aboard his TP 52, Samba Pa Ti.

A SECOND CENTURY ACROSS THE PACIFIC

The Transpacific Yacht Race, 2,225 nautical miles from Los Angeles to Hawaii, is sailed in odd-numbered years as the oldest and longest enduring ocean race in the world. Originally, it was the vision of Hawaii's King Kalakaua as a way to build the islands' ties with the mainland U.S., although he didn't live to see his dream come true in 1906, when Clarence MacFarlane organized the first race. The many famous celebrities who have sailed and won the 46 Transpacs include Roy E. Disney, actor Frank Morgan and such business tycoons as Hasso Plattner, Larry Ellison, Richard Rheem, Doug DeVos, Jim Kilroy and Philippe Kahn. In the past 100 years, Transpac has become synonymous with challenge, adventure, teamwork and excellence ... inspiring a sense of achievement and camaraderie in participants that lasts a lifetime.

Further information about Transpac 2011 can be found at our website www.TranspacRace.com or from Commodore Bill Lee at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .