Update: Pegasus 50 completely destroyed the double-handed Transpac record!
>From Scuttlebutt Europe: Pegasus Smashes Transpac Double-Handed Record By Two and a Half Days Honolulu, Hawaii: The record for double-handing the Transpacific Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu has been broken. At 4:38:35 am HST today, Philippe Kahn and Mark "Crusty" Christensen, crossed the Diamond Head finish line in the Open 50, Pegasus 50, in a record time of 7 days, 19 hours, 38 minutes and 35 seconds. They shaved over two and a half days off of the previous record set by Howard Gordon and Jay Crum in 2001 also with an Open 50, Etranger in the most enduring and greatest ocean race in the world covering 2,225 nautical miles from Los Angeles to Honolulu. It seemed unusual to be taking photos of Kahn and Christensen as they backed Pegasus 50 into the slip at Waikiki Yacht Club after having spent days viewing their blog. They used their Motion X GPS application for their iPhone to get instantaneous performance feedback and to communicate to the rest of the world and share their story with AV blog postings. "Double-handing the Open 50 to Hawaii is one of the highlights of my year," stated Kahn, a noted technologist and the creator of the camera phone. "I love being out in the open Ocean, once we're out there, that's all that matters - we had our sights on the record and we beat it. Mark and I are a perfect team. We work together at MotionX and we race together as partners on Pegasus across the Pacific. Mark's experience as one of the greatest offshore sailors in the world is invaluable. Transpac is a navigator's race and that plays into our strength " * A staggered start, weather patterns and tactical decisions combined so that boats are streaming into Ala Wai in Honolulu and the greeting parties can barely keep up with the pace. Aloha welcome parties overlap. The consensus among the sailors is that it was a fun and fast race. Boats in port - Alfa Romeo, Criminal Mischief, Magnitude 80, Bengal 7, Relentless, Samba Pa Ti, Akela, Hula Bad Pak, Medicine Man, Flash, Tachyon III. Pegasus 50, Cipango, OEX due in shortly. By the end of the day, most of the fleet have made their final gybe, crossed the finish line and will be wearing leis and telling the story of their race to family, friends and fellow sailors. transpacrace.com On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Blake Billman <[email protected]> wrote: > Texas Sailing alum ('00) Bruce Mahoney is now the sailing director for > Pegasus Racing, a private professional sailing team based in California. > They have a double-handed Open 50 entered in this years Transpac and Bruce > and the Pegasus team have made a video tour of their boat and the different > modifications they have done. It is interesting and a good insight into how > a professional program goes about setting things up. There are 6 videos in > the link below, they work better when watched in order. The Pegasus 50 is > currently on pace to set a new Transpac double-handed record. > > Check it out! <http://vimeo.com/user562128/videos> > > Blake Billman > SEISA Graduate Director > > > _________________________________________________ seisa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=seisa
