Cal Maritime Sailing — 2023 Transpac Central
VALLEJO, Calif. - On Saturday, July 1 at 1 p.m. PT, Cal Maritime will begin its 2,225-mile adventure as one of the final group of boats departing San Pedro, California, to Honolulu in the 2023 Transpacific Yacht Race — a biannual open-ocean competition that features the top professional crews in the nation, in addition to one college team.
Throughout the race itself, crew members will take photos and videos of their journey, content you can view by visiting the team's Instagram page, @CalMaritimeSailing.
Thanks to a live tracker, provided by Transpac officials, sailing fans can see CSUM's location in the Pacific Ocean by clicking here, scrolling through the list of competitors and clicking on the TS Cal Maritime link.
Sailing fans can access a complete list of Transpac teams by visiting the event's official website or viewing the 2023 Scratch Sheet.
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(Left): Exterior shot of Cal Maritime's Andrews 77, the vessel that took Cal Maritime from Southern California to Honolulu
(Right): Crew members will work on deck above and sleep in shifts, throughout the race, in these fold-out beds
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(L): Crew members need to pack all food and drinks consumed throughout the race; a cooking area is located in the left-hand side of this image
(R): Additional view of the crew's kitchen and sleeping area (same beds featured above, different angle)
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(L): This area contains the vessel's navigation equipment
(R): On a racing boat 77 feet in length and just over five feet high throughout the living and working quarters, space is tight and items brought aboard are strategically selected since everything aboard contributes to the boat's overall weight.
Learn about Cal Maritime's 2023 crew, the program's history at this world-class competition, and how the sailing community stepped up during an unfortunate situation for the Keelhaulers by clicking respective links below:
Cal Maritime returns to the ocean as the lone college team competing in the Transpacific Yacht Race
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