2025 Wahine Sailing Series
2025 Wahine Sailing Series
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WELCOME! Each year Wahine Sailing Series offers a Season of Regattas for wahine skippers and crew. Regattas held in boats ranging from Lasers & FJs to Cal 20s & PH big boats are hosted at clubs across Oahu including University of Hawaii (UH), Pearl Harbor Yacht Club (PHYC), Pacific Yacht Club (PYC), Hawaii Yacht Club (HYC), Waikiki Yacht Club (WYC), and Kaneohe Yacht Club (KYC). The culmination of the series recognizes the season’s top skipper by awarding the North Sails Wahine Skipper of the Year perpetual trophy.
To be eligible to compete for this trophy, a wahine skipper must be a member in good standing of a HYRA club. She must register and compete in the minimum number of required races per the Notice of Series (NOS). A wahine must be at the helm at all times, and have all female crew (or at least 50% female on big boats).
Whether you have your eye on the prize, or you just want to have some fun sailing with other Wahine, this is a series for you!
2025 Series Schedule
2025 Series Schedule
Aloha Sailing Ohana,
Transpac Boat Hosting Committee is looking for volunteers!
Please consider joining our Party Crew to help welcome the competitors of Transpac 2025.
Party Crew Volunteer Sign-up – Google Form
https://forms.gle/tdHUfoFj7KxsvGaX9
Our team greets each boat at the dock with leis and Mai Tais, then guides the crew to "Transpac Party Island" to kick off their celebration with more drinks and delicious food!
Volunteers help with:
Manning the BBQ
Managing and replenishing the food spread
Making and Serving Mai Tais and drinks
Setting up, restocking, and cleaning between arrivals
“Party Island” is our kuleana, and we take pride in making it a warm and festive welcome for every racer.
This is a great way to get involved and be part of the Transpac experience while celebrating the incredible crews!
Sign up for a shift (or two, or more)! This is a 24-hour operation, so we’re especially looking for night owls!
Volunteer Shirts:
Complete the form by May 31st indicating your desired shirt size. Sign ups after May 31 are not guaranteed size or availability.
Mahalo in advance for your support in making Transpac such a special event. We can’t wait to welcome you to the team!
Feel free to share this email and the flyer with your friends and family.
Points of Contact
Points of Contact
PEARL HARBOR YACHT CLUB
Tracy Woodrow
Lena Woods
HAWAII YACHT CLUB
Alethea Rebman
PACIFIC YACHT CLUB
Linda Ladeira
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
Maddy Kennedy
HAWAII YOUTH SAILING ASSN
Leandra Velasco
Notice of Series
Notice of Series
2025 Wahine Sailing Series
2025 Wahine Sailing Series
1. ELIGIBILITY
1. ELIGIBILITY
All regattas in the 2025 Wahine Sailing Series are open to any wahine sailor.
Skippers shall meet the wahine skipper requirements (below) to be eligible for the North Sails Wahine Skipper of the Year Trophy.
2. REGATTAS
2. REGATTAS
The 2025 Series is comprised of a series of eight regattas. Each regatta will consist of three races, unless noted otherwise in the regatta’s NOR.
Skippers shall register & compete in at least nine races to be eligible for the Trophy.
3. SKIPPER/CREW REQUIREMENTS
3. SKIPPER/CREW REQUIREMENTS
The skipper (not crew) shall be a member in good standing of any HYRA member club in order to be eligible for the North Sails Wahine Skipper of the Year Trophy. A list of HYRA member clubs can be found at www.hyra.us.
US Sailing membership is encouraged, but not required.
For regattas on boats less than or equal to 20 feet in length, the skipper and crew shall be female only.
For regattas on boats greater than 20 feet in length, your crew shall be at least 50% female, (rounded up for odd number crews). More females are preferred but not required. Females are expected to have key roles.
A wahine must be at the helm at all times from the preparatory signal of a race until the boat has finished the race. No male is allowed to touch the helm during this period. If a male must touch the helm during this time (for example in an emergency situation), the boat shall retire from that race.
If you have interest in an event, please utilize the GroupMe to contact the regatta organizer and/or other participants.
4. REGISTRATION & FEES
4. REGISTRATION & FEES
Please pre-register/communicate intent to sail for regattas on GroupMe to assist the race organizers in their planning.
$5 will be added to the yacht club’s regatta fees to cover series expenses.
Communication of your intent to sail assists the race organizers in their planning.
5. SCORING
5. SCORING
The low point system of the Racing Rules of Sailing, Appendix A, shall apply.
A minimum of nine races is required to be eligible for the North Sails Wahine Skipper of the Year Trophy.
Each race is scored individually.
Once a skipper has raced 12 races or more, throw outs will be calculated on one third of the number of races completed by the skipper.
DNC (Did not Compete) is scored per regatta, 2 places over number of boats entered in regatta.
DSQ is scored per race, 1 place over the number of boats in that regatta.
DNS/DNF is scored per race, the total number of boats in the regatta
6. TROPHIES
6. TROPHIES
North Sails Wahine Skipper of the Year Trophy will be awarded at the HYRA Awards Event Banquet, scheduled for November 22, 2025.
7. FURTHER INFORMATION
7. FURTHER INFORMATION
Management of communications for logistics, event sign up/ information on regatta registration, and regatta recaps will be via the Wahine Sailing Series website or GroupMe.
HYRA.us is an additional tool to help sailors be connected to the community. To receive HYRA updates, email hyra.publicity@gmail.com.
Anyone interested in getting involved in the Wahine Series Steering Committee is welcome to contact Leslie via: newmamaleslief@gmail.com, or your club’s liaison (PoC as noted).
Fourth race of the day is a fun race for alternate helms-women, not scored: to be held at the end of each regatta based on determination of both race committee & skippers during skipper’s meeting
PoC: noted are the tentative Points of Contact for each regatta*BYOB- Skippers bring/find their own boat with Insurance coverage.*BBI - (Borrowed Boat Insurance) these regattas may require insurance deposits as part of boat use. NOR will state structure & amount. PoC may be able to assist with connecting skippers to boat owners.
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