• Ahoy and Welcome to the New SSS Forum!!

    As you can see, we have migrated our old forums to new software. All your old posts, threads, attachments, and messages should be here. If you see anything out of place or have technical questions, please take a look in Forum Q&A for potential answers. If you don't find one, post a question and one of our moderators will answer. This will help others in our community. If you need more personalized assistance, please post your questions in Contact Us and leave a note with as much detail as possible.

    You should be able to login with your old credentials. If you have any issues, try resetting your password before clicking the Contact Us link.

    Cheers
    - SSS Technical Infrastructure

New Boat 4 Sled

BobJ said:
.
How come when I switch to Satellite view and zoom all the way in, I can't see the actual boats?:)
Click to expand...

Bob,
Likely the reason you can't see the boats on satellite full zoom is you are looking where they were at the tracker report. Not where they are now.

I found RAINBOW just fine. https://videohive.net/item/lone-sailboat-on-the-sea-surface-aerial-top-view/21581991

Kidding aside, back in the day families and friends flying to Hawaii on United to meet their boats were invited to the planes' cockpits to talk with the racing crews far below on VHF. The fleet knew what time the flights were coming overhead, and would listen for their boat to be called by the United pilot. Exciting stuff.
 
Last edited:
RAINBOW is doing pretty well. I asked him at the picnic if he was going to beat the 1D35, since he was a cat and cats are fast. He laughed and said he usually finished mid-fleet. RAINBOW weighs 10,000 lbs, and probably has similar wetted area to a similar keelboat, although probably stiffer to the wind and maybe has a long waterline.
 
This update from CRINAN II, just now to RC inbox...

500 miles: Accidental jibe, broke endless mainsheet.
Lost control of sail and wishbone.
Recaptured.
Jibing back , sail tore.
Choker broken.
Continuing

what I got, hot of the boat... greetings from Kauai.
Keep refreshing your browsers.

DH
 
DaveH said:
This update from CRINAN II, just now to RC inbox...

500 miles: Accidental jibe, broke endless mainsheet.
Lost control of sail and wishbone.
Recaptured.
Jibing back , sail tore.
Choker broken.
Continuing

what I got, hot of the boat... greetings from Kauai.
Keep refreshing your browsers.

DH
Click to expand...

Wow! It ain't over 'til its over. Hope the sail isn't torn too badly. I wonder if he carries a spare? Or just one sail aboard.
 
hodgmo said:
Or, if not, I hope he has a loaded awl and a large roll of sail tape.
Click to expand...
Well, Synthia brought her tools, her scissors, a hot knife and her skill, and she's here waiting for the fleet. This is a well oiled machine, the SSS Race Committee.
 
Don's speed on CRINAN seems unaffected by his little accidental jibe drama yesterday. In fact, CRINAN is averaging .3 knots faster than DOUBLE-X. Apparently the mainsail tear is not a major issue. And Don should win the 2018 SHTP if he keeps things together, avoiding RIMPAC's practice torpedos and rocket shots.

RIFF RIDER has AP issues and is steering at right angles to course at 3 knots. My guess is 75% of the fleet has had AP issues at some point. Good thing the RC is an AP specialist/manufacturer. Hanalei is about to become the auto-pilot capitol of the world.

If all goes well, PJ on DOUBLE EXPRESSO should finish about sunrise tomorrow, HDT (PDT+3). Good time for waterfalls and rainbows. Less so for wind. My guess is PJ will be happy to run his generator one last time.

If you want to watch DOUBLE EXPRESSO cross, this webcam looks out on the finish. https://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/hanalei-bay-resort

If you just want to listen to Hanalei Community radio, KKCR is a good bet. http://www.kkcr.org/

And if you hanker for some shave ice, there are 3 locations in Hanalei Village, all pretty much next door to each other. Wishing Well, Jojo's, and Shave Ice Paradise.

RC welcome boat gets launched today from Anini. No launch ramp available at Hanalei. The Commodore mentioned the RC welcome boat will get "slashed." Me thinks he means "splashed." But you never can tell with this SHTP group.

Radio watch begins tonight up at Princeville about mid-night. I don't believe they will have to negotiate private property in the dark, climbing ankle deep in mud, carrying an antenna as previously. But, again, never can tell.:D
 
Last edited:
View from Pu'u Poa Pt., just east of Hanalei Bay. The imaginary outer end of the finish line is 1/2 mile seaward, through the two palms on the right, crossing from right to left.

PuaPea Pt..jpg

Not too early to be giving serious consideration to the 2020 Single Handed TransPac. Good boats available. Seems faraway. But time is short. Give it a go, and you won't be sorry. You might even meet the General!

General.jpg
 
It ain't over 'til its over. PJ's about to finish. That's big news. But CRINAN is broken ...no autopilots and no lights to steer by in the dark .....Making 2 knots on the tracker. Ouch. Don's OK and can still win. But its seemingly becoming chancy. Little margin left unless he gets an AP working, or hand steers the rest of the way.....An LED flashlite/headlamp should work for the compass light. But greater than 24 hours hand steering?

Latest from Don on CRINAN:

15:54 PST 7/4
More fun. The second tiller pilot died. Spend afternoon field stripping both.
15:55 PST 7/4
I’m now testing it to see how long it lasts. If it’s also place it will be a slow trip home.
22:43 PST 7/4
The tiller pilot lasted until 12:30. Try driving for a while but with no lights I couldn’t concentrate on the compass for over an hour.
 
Last edited:
DOUBLE EXPRESSO smells the barn. Errrr. DOUBLE EXPRESSO smelling like the barn? Either way, PJ is only 7 miles from the finish at 0734 this morning, 0434 Hawaiian time.

DOUBLE EXPRESSO's finish time of less than 12 days is pretty darn good for a first time singlehander across the Pacific!
 
From 2,000 miles away, exciting to see PJ round the corner on the live webcam and cross the SHTP finish line at Hanalei ~ 8:38 a.m. PDT, 5:38 a.m. HST

Despite the early hour, the full finish crew is at attention: Synthia and Rob standing by to help lower sails. David on the beach to time finish. Christine and Jonathan also there to photo...

Aloha and Congrats, Philippe Jamotte and DOUBLE EXPRESSO!
 
Last edited:
Amazing!! Welcome to the warmth of Kauai, Phillippe! Congratulations! It was very nice to see DE finish in the morning light for him and us. Thanks for the web cam link, Sled dog!
 
CRINAN is back underway and up to full speed, hand steering, after being hove-to much of the night. If my math is right, Don now has ~ 27 hours, 16 minutes to run 230 miles to win overall on handicap. That's an 8.5 knot average to arrive by 9:14 a.m. HST tomorrow, Friday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWtNtO5ELQw
 
Last edited:
Congratulations Passages, Aloha! Very Well done sailing thru the Gauntlet! Great seeing you on the Hanalei evening Cam! You & Phillipe may be up all night again.
 
Last edited:
With 3 racers now at anchor in Hanalei Bay, the RC can take a brief respite before CRINAN and RAINBOW appear over the horizon. CRINAN, without an auto-pilot, and possibly with a torn mainsail, is alternatively heaving to and drifting at 2 knots for rest, and surfing at 8.5 knot average while hand steering. Not easy sail handling for Don, lowering and raising his main in tradewind conditions.

Unofficially, at 9:14 a.m. HST this morning. PJ on DOUBLE EXPRESSO becomes overall winner of the 2018 Single Handed Transpac, completing his clean sweep of first-to-finish, first-in-class, and first-overall, something not done since Adrian Johnson did it in 2010 on his O-30 IDEFIX.

There have now been 21 different Olson-30's compete in the SHTP over the years. Easy to sail, strong, fast, and fun. Do we see a trend? There's seems to be a nice little O-30 fleet collecting at Nawiliwili YC. Is that where DOUBLE EXPRESSO will find a new home?

Meanwhile, thanks to CHAUTAUQUA for alerting us to a fun little story of ADVENTURE, a truly small boat on a big ocean crossing. The fact this little ship is missing at sea, takes nothing away from the accomplishment. And no, this is not a stunt but a wonderful fulfillment of two Scottish brothers' dream.

ADVENTURE's Yellow Brick Tracker stopped working 14 months ago, 30 miles west of Barbados. Readers in the Caribbean, keep your eyes out for ADVENTURE on a beach near you!

https://www.facebook.com/GIAdventure.Fans/videos/1751596171550905/

or https://qz.com/1259482/a-playmobil-...around-the-world-thanks-to-two-scottish-kids/

You can watch this short film without being a Facebook member, as I am not.
 
Last edited:
If you haven't been following Mike Cunningham's SHTP adventure on JACQUELINE, you are in for a treat. Mike's sleep deprivation, his imagination, and writing ability has combined to make him the outstanding correspondent of this year's SHTP. Imagine his crew of Yellowcoat, the Chihuahuas, the Chipmunks, the Dude, the Drill Sargent, and goodness knows who else he has aboard....

When Mike hits the beach at Hanalei, you may want to offer assistance in the form of a cold drink. Meanwhile, Mr. Cunningham, a SHTP recidivist, is doing remarkably well, boat for boat ahead of a SC-27. He also holds the 2018 SHTP record for reefing/unreefing, 21 attempts and counting.

http://sfbaysss.org/shtp2018/blog/
 
Last edited:
Looking at the estimated finishes, does it not appear that Rainbow will be the overall corrected winner (about 6 hrs ahead of Double Expresso)?

Nonetheless, quite an accomplishment for both. I would love to hear the stories at the Tree!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top