"My father - Westcott Stone Moore, for who this boat is named - was an adventurer and risk-taker but was never able himself to do Transpac. Moore was thankful to his team and their performance, but also the TPYC media team for providing daily video analyses of the race. The boat and the team are so good this made my job easy." Navigator Chris Busch said "I think 80% of the success in offshore racing is determined before you leave the dock, and this team exemplifies this: this is the best-prepared boat I've sailed in some 15 Transpac's I've raced. ![]() This and a thorough analysis of the boat's polar performance, sail inventory and measurement trim (assisted by ORR optimization guru Greg Stewart) gave the team a strong preparation for this race. For example, instead of stainless rod standing rigging she has carbon fiber shrouds to both increase stability and reduce pitching moment. WESTERLY 52 is not a stock SC 52: it has had some turbo-charged upgrades to improve performance. ![]() While still awaiting other finishers to arrive to confirm this title, their finish time today nonetheless places them in a strong position to claim one of the most prestigious perpetual trophies in this race, the King Kalakaua Trophy for overall best corrected time. Like DENALI3, Moore and his team got an early jump away from their Thursday start rivals and held both the division and corrected time lead throughout nearly the entire race. The next to arrive at Diamond Head at 15:06:02 HST was Dave Moore's Santa Cruz 52 WESTERLY 52, the leader of Cabrillo Boat Shop Division 5. ![]() Nonetheless, this was a great race."Ģ023 Transpac - photo © Sharon Green / ULTIMATE SAILING Later then the wind lifted I think we just did not recognize an opportunity on how to use that to come back into the lead, having not done the race before. "We used the GRIB files and our routing program for guidance, and it was for much of this race not favorable to get too far away from the rhumb line. Regardless this was a great rivalry, we really had fun."Įdwards and his team - veterans of many Sydney-Hobarts and other offshore races in the western Pacific - also admitted he wished he had a little more insight on the weather, the kind that comes from Transpac experience in knowing when to get leveraged out to one side on final approach to take advantage of an anticipated shift. But when the wind went aft the larger spinnakers on FAVONIUS really kicked in for them. Our Code 65 headsail was ideal for close power reaching and we put this to good use early in the race where we had the lead. "I researched what all the experts said about this race in preparation," he said, "and I think I would not change our configuration. ![]() With their two Dehler 46 sisterships locked in battle nearly the entire race but their rivals FAVONIUS in the end coming out ahead, Ian Edwards reflected on what he thought they could have done differently on WINGS in this race had he to do it over again. This is the sort of incident that teams prepare for in Transpac when their seamanship skills are put to the test. Most of the remaining teams in this division are expected within the next 24 hours, with a notable exception: Stephen Lewis' Newland 368 PEGASUS reported breaking their mast this morning at about 100 miles out from Diamond Head, but have fashioned a jury rig and are sailing unassisted to the finish - fortunately no one aboard was hurt and the spar was cut away without damaging the hull. In recognition of their sportsmanship despite a strong rivalry throughout the race, the FAVONIUS team greeted the WINGS team upon their arrival at their slip with the traditional Hawaiian welcome: beautiful floral leis. 2023 Transpac - photo © Transpacific Yacht Club
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