Sentences with phrase «transpacific yacht race»

What the 51 - year - old Italian is pondering is anyone's guess, but there's a good chance he's thinking about the upcoming Transpacific Yacht Race, the storied competition that challenges billionaires, thrill seekers, and bucket - list romantics to traverse 2,225 nautical miles from San Pedro, California's Point Fermin buoy to the Diamond Head Lighthouse in Honolulu, Hawaii, relying solely on wind power.

Moore first discovered the garbage patch when he crossed the Pacific in 1997 after competing in the Transpacific Yacht Race.