International flavor for Transpac Race

First run in 1904, the Transpacific Yacht Race currently has 58 monohull and 2 multihull entries for the 2013 edition of the iconic 2225-mile sprint from Los Angeles to Honolulu that biennially continues to attract the interest of offshore sailors around the world. Teams are coming from Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Germany and Italy, as well as from throughout the US for this year’s race. Classes have not yet been announced; entries close June 1. The slowest will start on Monday, July 8th, the next group on Thursday, July 11th, and the fastest on Saturday, July 13th.