The Transpac bet is on again between Philippe Kahn and Dave Ullman. Once again, it’s for a pittance.
It certainly won’t affect either’s net worth. It will, however, give one of them bragging rights on Tranpac Row in Honolulu and some more acclaim among the international fraternity of sailors.
When they meet in Hawaii sometime during the first half of July, they’ll shake hands and one will reach into his pocket and turn over a soggy dollar bill to the other. The bet? Whose boat will have the shortest elapsed time during Transpac ’09?
Their last $1 bet was over the 2008 Pacific Cup. Ullman sailed the fully crewed Santa Cruz 70, Holua, and Kahn double-handed his Open 50, Pegasus 50, with Richard Clarke. Kahn pocketed the $1 in 2008. Not only did Pegasus 50 beat Holua boat for boat, but Kahn and Clarke set a double-handed record of 7:15:17:50. Theirs was the fastest elapsed time among the entire 61-boat fleet. On July 5th, Kahn and Mark Christensen will set off for Hawaii on Pegasus 50.
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