Want to get onboard with one of the fastest offshore multihulls in the Pacific? The Transpac winning Tritium modified ORMA 60 is for sale

Tritium the Transpac record chasing modified ORMA 60 Bonduelle/Artemis AC72 testbed is up for sale. 

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2000/Orma-72-2637352/San-Francisco/CA/United-States#.UtRH-fbkg4Q
 
FIRST TO FINISH - 2013 TRANSPAC!

TRITIUM is a modified ORMA Trimaran - stretched to 72 feet. Originally built by offshore veteran, Jean Le Cam, the boat was updated by Artemis Racing for testing of AC wing and dagger foils. The boat was heavily modified - with floats lengthened to 72 feet - and cross beams reinforced, for the new loads.

TRITIUM recently competed in the 2013 Transpac, where it was First-to-Finish and had the fastest elapsed time. It remains one of the fastest offshore vessels in the Pacific - and is ready for new record attempts.

 

Team Tritium/Lending Club loaded up for shipping back to Los Angeles

The impressive 72' modified ORMA60 Team Tritium/Lending Club is being shipped back to LA as deck cargo on the MAHIMAHI by Matson shipping.  After suffering a lot of damage from tsunami debris impacts she will be given some TLC when she arrives back and prepared for future races.

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Loading as deck cargo, photo courtesy Team Tritium/Lending Club

Team Tritium/Lending club sailing at speed

Tranpac update, Team Tritium/Lending club arrive in Honolulu just outside the record time

From the following article on Sailing Scuttlebutt:

http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2013/07/19/lending-club-first-boat-to-finish-in-2013-transpac/

Honolulu, Hawaii ­(July 18, 2013) – After a long trip that included a wide range of conditions and a chance at a course record, John Sangmeister’s Lending Club is the first boat in the fleet to cross the finish line of the 47th Transpac at Diamond Head tonight at 21:52:33 local time, for an elapsed time of 5 days 11 hours 52 minutes 33 seconds over the 2225-mile course.

The modified ORMA 73 trimaran was sailed by a crew of nine and was just a few hours from breaking the fully-crewed multihull course record of 5 days 9 hours 18 minutes 26 seconds set in 1997 by the 86-foot catamaran Explorer, due in part to damage sustained from two separate impact incidents that damaged the carbon fiber centerboard on the boat.

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Transpac update, Team Tritium/Lending club arrive in Honolulu

Team Tritium/Lending Club have arrived in Honolulu after completing the Transpac race.  They ended up being outside the record time with the boat having suffered considerable damage from impacts with debris along the route.  Congratulations guys well done and maybe next year you'll smash the record.

Here they are ! In 5 days, 11 h 52 min 38 s...great performance regarding the collisions the boat has had to suffer. Well done guys !

Transpac update, Team Tritium/Lending Club approaching the finish line

Team Tritium/Lending Club have now overhauled the whole Transpac fleet and are approaching Honolulu.  They are still making good progress despite a daggerboard which has been reduced to carbon splinters by multiple debris impacts.  A snapshot from the tracker shows them with a little over 200nm to go.  There is a 6 hour delay on the tracker so they are probably closer than that now.  They have AIS onboard so if it's switched on as they approach Honolulu it may be possible to follow them on http://www.marinetraffic.com

Transpac Yacht Race, Team Tritium/Lending Club tv spot on KITV

John Sangmeister and crew on Team Tritium/Lending Club still have a chance of taking the longstanding Transpac record set by Bruno Peyron on Commodore Explorer.  TV spot on KITV and interview with John.

http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/Former-Hawaii-resident-attempting-to-break-prestigious-record/-/8905354/21010756/-/g7kq3yz/-/index.html

Tranpac Race, Tritium/Lending Club still in with a chance on record despite multiple impacts on daggerboard

With the unfortunate dismasting of the Gunboat Phaedo, Tritium/Lending Club are the only multi left in the race.  The water is full of debris most likely from the Japanese tsunami and they have suffered several serious daggerboard impacts which have damaged the board but not the case (good crashbox design there).

From a Facebook posting by Ryan onboard Tritium/Lending Club

https://www.facebook.com/TritiumRacing?hc_location=stream

Last message from Ryan onboard Tritium Lending Club :

IT WAS A BIG AFTERNOON ON LENDING CLUB.

We have been vmg running since around midday, with the gennaker and J2 as a staysail, averaging around 20 knots. The record is within reach still, although a couple more knots of wind would be nice.
...
We had some problems with old trees today, logs in the water that we have run into. Guess we should have picked up a Garmin sonar to go with all the other instruments!!

Unfortunately one of the impacts was quite severe on the daggerboard, and instead of breaking the log in half as we did a couple times, we destroyed the daggerboard. WE had another slow down this afternoon and put the board in upside down, keeping us sailing properly, but creating terrible vibration throughout the boat.

Here's hopiong the next couple days are uneventful, we have all had enough of the slowdowns and repair work.

Everyone is eating well, and the stars are out in force tonight, along with a beautiful breeze in the mid teens.

Ryan

and a video recap of the race so far:

72' modified ORMA 60 trimaran being prepared for Transpac by Tritium Racing

Tritium Racing are refitting the ex Artemis AC test trimaran for an attempt at the LA to Honolulu Transpacific record.  You can follow their rebuild of the 72' trimaran at the address below.  This trimaran has quite an interesting history originally being the ORMA trimaran Bonduelle constructed for Jean Le Cam later being renamed Gitana XII.  It's great to see this boat live on and take on new challenges. 

https://www.facebook.com/TritiumRacing

Photo courtesy of the Tritium Racing team