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Updated at 9:43 p.m., Sunday, July 22, 2007
Pyewacket
first to finish in Transpacific
Yacht Race
Advertiser Staff and
News Services
Pyewacket was the first to finish today in the 44th biennial
Transpacific Yacht Race from California to Hawai'i.
Roy E. Disney's 94-foot boat, sailing in the fastest boats
division, crossed the finish off Diamond Head at 11:11 a.m.,
seven days after the start.
Kokopelli 2, a Santa Cruz 52 from Tiburon, Calif., that left
three days before Pyewacket, was second to finish at 12:53
p.m.
The elapsed-time record of 6 days, 16 hours, 4 minutes, 11
seconds was set by Morning Glory two years ago. That time
passed at 2 a.m. today.
Reinrag2, first in Division 4, was leader for first place overall
on corrected handicap time as of yesterday's report. It was
expected to finish late tonight.
The 77-year-old Disney, a nephew of Walt Disney and one
of The Walt Disney Co.'s major shareholders, arrived in
Honolulu earlier this week. Disney's son, Roy Pat Disney, is
the co-skipper of the Pyewacket along with longtime boat
manager Gregg Hedrick.
The 2,225-nautical mile contest held every two years begins
off Point Fermin Park in San Pedro, Calif., and ends in
Honolulu about a week later. The finish line is at Diamond
Head for 23 boats in the faster divisions launched on July 16
and 51 smaller boats launched earlier because they are in
slower classes.
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The winner of the 2007
Transpac race, Roy E.
Disney's ship, the
Pyewacket, motors into
Honolulu Harbor after sailing
from Los Angeles, Ca. to
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Photos by DEBORAH
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