Racing yachtsmen who have made the long, downwind thrash from California to Hawaii are convinced that the trans-Pacific race is the toughest test of men and ships yet devised. Sail, rigging, hull and nerves are strained to the breaking point as crews drive their craft before the northeasterly trade winds over most of the 2,225 miles of open sea between San Pedro and Honolulu.
Fortnight ago, when the 19th race got under way, San Francisco Manufacturer Richard S. Rheem (steel containers and home appliances) and the crew of his 98-ft. ketch Morning Star knew...
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