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The Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) is an offshore yacht race starting off San Pedro, Los Angeles at the Pt. Fermin buoy, and ending off Diamond Head Lighthouse〔See Diamond Head on (Wikimapia )〕 in Honolulu, a distance of around . Started in 1906, it is one of yachting's premier offshore races and attracts entrants from all over the world. The race is organized by the Transpacific Yacht Club. The race is famous for fast downwind sailing under spinnaker in the trade winds.〔http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/603027/Transpacific-Race| Encyclopædia Britannica〕 ==Notable records== *Fully Crewed Multihull Elapsed time: ''Explorer'' (86' catamaran), 1997 of 5 days, 9 hours, 18 minutes, 26 seconds. *Fully Crewed Monohull Elapsed time: ''Alfa Romeo II'', 2009 of 5 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes, 20 seconds. *Double Handed: ''Pegasus 50'', 2009, sailed by Philippe Kahn and Mark Christensen, set a new record of 7 days, 19 hours, 38 minutes and 35 seconds. In 2013, the fully crewed monohull, ''Dorade'', won first overall, making it the oldest boat in the fleet to win and a 2-time winner, having won the Transpac in 1936, 77 years prior. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Transpacific Yacht Race」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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