The record for double-handing the Transpac yacht race from Los Angeles to Honolulu has been broken. At 4:38:35 a.m. Hawaiian Time today, Philippe Kahn and Mark “Crusty” Christensen, crossed the Diamond Head finish line in the Open 50 Pegasus, completing a record time of 7 days, 19 hours, 38 minutes and 35 seconds, shaving two and a half days off the previous record of 10 days 4 hours, 4 minutes and 49 seconds was set in 2001 by Howard Gordon and Jay Crum also with an Open 50, the Etranger.
The Transpacific Yacht Race is one of the longest standing and most prestigious ocean races in the world covering 2,225 nautical miles from Los Angeles to Honolulu.
“Double-handing the Open 50 to Hawaii is one of the highlights of my year,” stated Kahn…Â Details