11th Bienniel Singlehanded
TransPacific Yacht Race

1998 San Francisco to Kauai, Hawaii
Final Results

ALL FINISHED!!!!
Lakota finishes - new record!
7 days, 22 hours, 38 minutes
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Saturday, June 27, 1998
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FINISH LOG
Yacht Skipper Finished Elapsed
Lakota Steve Fossett 7/5 at 10:28:26 PDT 7-22:38
Etosha Bob Cranmer-Brown 7/9 at 07:06:29 PDT 12-00:26
Giggles Dale Parshall 7/10 at 16:39:28 PDT 13-04:59
Solitaire Stephen Faustina 7/10 at 23:55:20 PDT 13-12:15
Razzberries Bruce Nesbit 7/11 at 04:13:12 PDT 13-16:33
Endangered Species John Guzzwell 7/11 at 06:04:38 PDT 13-18:24
At Last DeLayne Brink 7/11 at 12:00:53 PDT 14-00:15
Color Blind Greg Morris 7/11 at 16:27:39 PDT 14-04:42
Harrier Ken Roper 7/12 at 05:12:10 PDT 14-17:27
Compass Rose Mike Dranginis 7/12 at 11:27:58 PDT 15-23:54
Bravo Bob Gay 7/12 at 15:29:31 PDT 16-03:44


--- Articles and Race Tips ---

  • "A bug light for weirdos with boats" by Andy Turpin, Latitude38
  • 1998 Singlehanded TransPac Preview by Andy Turpin, Latitude38
  • History of the Race by Robby Robinson
  • Squall Strategy by Max Ebb
  • Weather and Tactics by Stan Honey
  • Determined by Weather by Stan Honey
  • SailMail Association - EMail via SSB! by Stan Honey
  • SSB/HF Radio Applications by Eric Steinberg
  • AirMail/Pactor by Richard Beckett
  • Emergency Rudder Design Guidelines by Paul Kamen
  • Emergency Rudderbox Photos and Details by Kame Richards
  • Interested in doing this race?

    Current Records
    MONOHULL Ray Thayer in 1996 - 10 days, 22 hours, 53 minutes
    aboard his Brewer 60 WILD THING
    MULTIHULL
    NEW!!
    Steve Fossett in 1998 - 7 days, 22 hours, 38 minutes
    aboard his 60' trimaran Lakota

    Previous: Peter Hogg in 1994 - 8 days, 20 hours, 3 minutes
    aboard his Antrim 40 Trimaran AOTEA

    TransPac Race Chair: Terry McKelvey - (510) 527-9433
    EMail: sensei@###.com

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