The Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) is a biennial offshore yacht race held in odd-numbered years starting off the Pt. Fermin buoy in San Pedro, California and ending off Diamond Head in Hawaii, a distance of around 2,225 nautical miles (2,560 mi; 4,121 km)
Another Sparkman and Stephens design, #7, won Transpac in 1936 and seventy-seven years later won in 2013. Dorade.
During the sixties Glory found herself on the west coast and belonged to Frank Simpson III and sailed out of Newport Harbor Yacht Club. Frank sailed in local Southern California races and enjoyed sailing Glory with his family. In 1965 he entered Glory in the transpacific race Transpac.
Frank found himself as an officer for the Transpacific Yacht Club and went on to compete in the race. Below is the program from 1965.
Ticonderoga was the winner that year with a time of 9 days 13 hours 51 minutes and 2 seconds.
