Kettenburg PCC Transpac (Honolulu) Race Record Note: There were eight PCC entries in the Transpac Race (Los Angeles to Honolulu) over a thirty year period. Fred Lyon’s “Kitten” placed 1st in class, and 1st in fleet in the 1949 race. Although “Undine” did not place first, Norm Dowley turned in the fastest time in the 1977 Transpac Race by adveraging 7.86 Information provided by Norm Dowley and Neil Atwood Boat Selene Owner Edward White Hull # 3 Yacht Club San Diego Yacht Club Year 1947 Elapsed Time 17 days 06 hrs. 58 min. 53.6 sec. Avg. Speed 4.72 Class 13 Fleet 24   Boat Kitten Owner Fred Lyon Hull # 6 Yacht Club Newport Harbor Yacht Club Year 1949 Elapsed Time 12 days 11 hrs. 07 min. 40.5 sec. Avg. Speed 7.44 Class 1 Fleet 1   Boat Gossip Owner Dr. Phillip Smith Hull # 9 Yacht Club Seattle Yacht Club Year 1951 Elapsed Time 12 days 07 hrs. 19 min. 22.0 sec. Avg. Speed 7.53 Class 4 Fleet 7   Boat Kitten Owner Fred Lyon Hull # 6 Yacht Club Newport Harbor Yacht Club Year 1951 Elapsed Time 12 days 16 hrs. 34 min. 43.0 sec. Avg. Speed 7.31 Class 6 Fleet 11   Boat Squall Owner A.C. Martin Jr. Hull # 1 Yacht Club Los Angeles Yacht Club Year 1957 Elapsed Time 14 days 11 hrs. 13 min. 58.0 sec. Avg. Speed 6.41 Class 5 Fleet 24   Boat Rascal Owner William Wilson Hull # 10 Yacht Club Santa Barbara Yacht Club Year 1961 Elapsed Time 13 days 11 hrs. 08 min. 54.0 sec.* Avg. Speed 6.89 Class 7 Fleet 28 * dismasted 191 miles out; also includes a two hour barging penalty at the start.   Boat Undine Owner Norm Dowley Hull # 25 Yacht Club Santa Barbara Yacht Club Year 1975 Elapsed Time 12 days 06 hrs. 48 min. 22.0 sec. Avg. Speed 7.55 Class 6 Fleet 22   Boat Undine Owner Norm Dowley Hull # 25 Yacht Club Santa Barbara Yacht Club Year 1977 Elapsed Time 11 days 19 hrs. 09 min. 06.0 sec. Avg. Speed 7.55 Class 3 Fleet 13