Race Logs

Pegasus-MotionX, Pac Cup 2010 – Position Update 1

Philippe uses MotionX-GPS HD on the iPad and is sharing their latest position: Name: Position Update 001 Date: Jul 11, 2010 2:00 am Map: Google Maps iPhone/iPad Map: Maps Application Current Speed: 2.5 kts Current Course: 345ºM Distance to Finish: 2,036 nm Bearing to Finish: 236ºM Location: Latitude: 37º 58′ 15″ N Longitude: 123º 17′…

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San Francisco, Friday July, 9th 2010

This is the start of this Skipper’s Log for the 2010 passage between San Francisco and Hawaii. We start Saturday July 10th at 2 PM right by the Golden Gate in an ebb tide. This year things are unusual. The weather is unsettled and it won’t be a record pace year. However, in my 12…

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Pacific Cup 2010

Sailing Team: Philippe Kahn Mark “Crusty” Christensen Zan Drejes David Giles Boat Project management: David Giles, Zan Drejes, Bruce Mahoney, Onshore Pegasus Racing team: Bruce Mahoney, Mark Golsh, Jana Madrigali, Seth Larkin Online Presence: Caleb Dolister, Peter Spaulding, Arthur Kinsolving, Joe Dolister Sailor’s food: Bonnie Willis

Pegasus sets the new Transpac double-handed world record!

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…

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Last Sunset…

Last sunset at Sea, 100 miles out The bird at the top of the mast The Otter Box

MotionX-GPS Waypoint: Track across the Pacific

Philippe uses MotionX-GPS on the iPhone 3G and is sharing with you the following waypoint: Name: Track across the Pacific Date: Jul 12, 2009 9:23 pm Location: Latitude: 22º 20′ 12″ N Longitude: 155º 53′ 52″ W Altitude: 5 ft Click on this link to display the waypoint in Google Maps. This link will be…

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MotionX-GPS Waypoint: Layline to Molokai Channel

Philippe uses MotionX-GPS on the iPhone 3G and is sharing with you the following waypoint: 150 miles to go, finish line on the bow Name: Layline to Molokai Channel Date: Jul 12, 2009 7:42 pm Location: Latitude: 22º 35′ 01″ N Longitude: 155º 37′ 12″ W Altitude: 9 ft Click on this link to display…

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ETA

From what we can tell, with our electrical back, around 9 am PST ( 6 am HST) is a good guess for our finish, just inside 8 days, something like 7 day, 20 hours and something. Sunrise in the Molokai channel. There is still a lot of sailing to be done. That’s a reasonable guess.

Update

Update: We expect/hope to be fully recovered by Noon. Then we’ll jibe for a lay-line to the tip of Molokai and have our final jibe there. Trying to minimize jibes. Big relief.

Progress

Progress: Sailing along fast. Found faulty regulator and alternator. Good start. Thank you for all the great support!

Down to flashlighs

All down – Down to flashlighs, mechanical compass and add-on batteries for iPhone MotionX and hand held iridium. Trying to fix.

MotionX-GPS Waypoint: Night falling, batteries not charging

Hello, Philippe uses MotionX-GPS on the iPhone 3G and is sharing with you the following waypoint: Pitch black night, pure feel sailing in 20+ knots. Crusty working fixing batteries now. Name: Night falling, batteries not charging Date: Jul 11, 2009 11:10 pm Location: Latitude: 23º 16′ 58″ N Longitude: 151º 48′ 20″ W Altitude: 0…

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