The crew is set and eyes are forward to this summer's 44th Transpac from Los Angeles to Honolulu.Our start is scheduled for July 12.
The start is set off the cliffs of Point Fermin near San Pedro on the Palos Verdes peninsula. Leave Santa Catalina Island to port, sail across the Pacific and finish off the Diamond Head lighthouse just east of Honolulu, establishing a distance of 2,225 nautical miles.
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The course will be from the starting line located near Point Fermin, California, leaving Santa Catalina Island to port, thence to the finish line near Diamond Head, Oahu, Hawaii.
The Bartons have invited an outstanding crew to join them. The Team Cipango Offshore crew for Transpac will be:
- Owner: Bob Barton
- Skipper/Owner: Rob Barton
- Jay Crum (Navigator and Watch Captain)
- Joe Crum
- Barry Demak (Medical and Navigation)
- J.B. Louvet
- Kevin Moon (Watch Captain)
- Matt Siddens
- John Thompson
Hele On to Hawaii!
