21) TransPac 2011 : How Much to TransPac

February 25, 2011 – San Pedro to Honolulu

John Kilroy Jr.'s TP 52 Samba Pa Ti frolicking in the Molokai channel on the way to the overall win in the '09 TransPac. Ever wonder what the entry fee for one of the world's oldest ocean races is?  © 2011 Sharon Green

Ever wonder how much it costs to enter the Los Angeles to Honolulu TransPac?  Well, we've got the answer — and some good news.  The good news is that if you sign up by February 27 — that's this Sunday — there are early entry discounts ranging from $250 to $2,500 depending on the size of your boat. Entry fees before the discounts are as follows: 

Boats under 40 feet — $1,500
Boats under 59 feet — $2,300
Boats under 85 feet — $3,800
Boats 85 feet-plus — $8,000

Three things that are different about this year's TransPac are that there will only be two starts (the slower boats start on July 4, and the second date isn't set yet), that boats will be permitted to communicate by sat-phone in lieu of SSB radio, and racers will no longer have to prove they took at least one celestial sight.  As for the entries, here's the most current list — it is stacked with some serious bling: 

Different Drummer, Fast 40, Frank Atkinson
Magnitude 80, Andrews 80, Doug Baker
Espiritu Santi, Atlantic 57 cat, Santiago Becerra
Peligroso, Kernan 70, Lorenzo Berho
Artemis, Andrews 53, Louis Bianco
Chasch Mer, SC 50, Gib Black
California Condor, Antrim Class 40, Buzz Blackett
CaZan,  DK / 46, Scott Bradley
Vincitore,  R/P 52, Ricardo Brockmann
Bebe, J-130, Charles Browning
Flaca, SC 50, Paul Casanova
O CANADA, Open 60, Richard Clarke
Narrow Escape, Fast 40, Greg Constable
Double Trouble, J-125, Andy Costello
NAOS two, Beneteau First 40, Charles-Etienne DEVANNEAUX
Holua, SC 70, Brack Duker
Relentless, SC 52, Will Durant
Wind Dancer, Catalina 42 Mk. I, Paul Edwards, M.D.
Bella Mente, R.P Mini Maxi, Hap Fauth
Locomotion, Andrews 45, Ed Feo
Relentless, Jeanneau Sunfast 3200, Peter Fray
Resolute, J/125, Tim Fuller
Peregrine, Hobie 33, Simon Garland
Gracie, Morris 46, Eric Gray
Prevail, SC 52, William Guilfoyle
Deception, SC 50, William Helvestine
Strewth, TP52, Geoff Hill
Bad Pak, J/145, Tom Holthus
Jazz, J-145,Ichiro Iraha
Pegasus-MotionX, Andrews 70, Philippe Kahn
DONNA J, S-40, Seiji Kawakami
Medicine Man, Andrews 63, Robert Lane
Traveler, North Wind 47, Michael Lawler
Pendragon VI, Davidson 70, John MacLaurin
Paddy Wagon, Ross 40, Richard Mainland
Hassle, Catalina 38, Larry Malmberg
Petite, X-41, Akio Matsumoto
Black Watch, C&C 39, Daniel Matthieu
Pyewacket, SC 70, William McClure
Grand Illusion, SC 70, James McDowell
Criminal Mischief, R/P 45, Chip Megeath
Truth, Eco 50, Alex Mehran Jr.
Allure, SC 50, Jim Morgan
Rio, TP52, Manouch Moshayedi
Bengal 7, Ohashi 46, Yoshihiko Murase
Alchemy, Andrews 70, Per Peterson
Bolt, N/M 55, Craig L Reynolds
Patches, TP 52, Jorge Ripstein
Katana, Kernan 47, Laura Schlessinger
Cheetah, Peterson 68, Chris Slagerman
Peregrine, Catalina 38, Steve Smolinske
Horizon, SC 50, Jack Taylor
Condor, Andrews 70, Lindy Thomas
Bodacious 3, R/P 45, Jeffrey Urbina
Van Diemen, Muir 64, Robert Vaughan
Paranoia, SC 52, Rick von Heydenreich
Ragtime, Spencer 65, Chris Welsh
J World's Hula Girl, SC 50T, Wayne Zittel

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