The Hawaii Yacht Racing Association (HYRA) is the coordinating body for the majority of yacht racing events conducted in Hawaii. HYRA coordinates Hawaii's yearly yacht racing calendar for all member Yacht Clubs encompassing all adult, junior, women, and national events. Their primary mission is to promote offshore yacht racing throughout the State of Hawaii.

Although each Yacht Club may hold their own regattas, the HYRA calendar is comprised of 10 regattas scattered around the Islands in which the racers of the various Yacht Clubs come together to compete. This summer provided some great downwind conditions for the two major interisland races on the calendar- the Kauai Channel Race and the Lahaina Return Race.

The Kauai Channel Race begins inKaneohe Bay, Oahu and is a non-stop sail to Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai. The fleet experienced broken rudders, torn sails, and a number of gear failures in the harrowing 25 knot winds and 8 foot seas. The fastest boat sailed the 95 mile course in just over 10 hours.

The Lahaina Return Race is an 80or so mile course from the West Side of Maui back to Ala Wai Harbor, Oahu. The competitors have the ability to sail either the North or South coast of Molokai on the way to the finish. This is one of the most vibrant races of the year with the highest number of entries. Most of the competitors opted to take the route down the North Shore of Molokai which is a quite a sight to see when all the colored spinnakers sails are dotting the horizon.

There are cruising divisions for those sailors that don’t wantto race, yet want to sail the course and be part of the action. Hopefully wewill see you out there next year! Racers from all harbors and islands arewelcome to participate. Reach out to the HYRA commodore, Michelle Garcia, toget more info on how to partake! mgarcia808@gmail.com

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Kauai Channel Race Results 2025-

X-Class

1 Wasabi  Jim Maynard   9:20:10

2 Stardust  Emma Waldman   9:25:49

3 Sleeping Dragon  Dawson Jones  9:54:31

4 Bacon Berger  Frederic Berg    10:42:01

A-Class

1  Le'ale'a Rich McCreedy 8:09:32

2  R/V Aloha Victor Lozano 9:14:37

3  Lele Pono Rick Osborne 9:32:10

4  Swan Fun Joe Heinzman 10:44:42

5  Fiasco Jim Saylor 11:10:32

B-Class

1 Reactor  Jade York   9:18:43

2 Galatea  Mathew McComas    9:19:42

Lahaina Return Race Results 2025-

X-Class

1  Bravura  Kyle Kim   07:17:13  

2  Wasabi  Jim Maynard   07:27:23  

3  Stardust  Emma Waldman   07:47:27  

4  Boomerang  John Spadaro   07:50:23  

5  Maverick  Andrew Meade   07:57:12  

6  Bacon Berger  Frederic Berg    NO TIME  

A-Class

1  Kurrewa  Steven Eder   07:03:12  

2  Lealea  Rich Mccreedy    07:09:17  

3  Firefly  Kerri Scott   07:33:34  

4  Zephyr  James Ramsey   07:40:41  

5  Hula Kai  Juli King   09:52:03  

B-Class

1  Whisper  Steven Stock   07:08:57  

2  Reactor  Jade York   07:09:41  

3  Galatea  Mathew McComas    07:15:18  

4  Awesome  Possum  Benjamin Gonzalez    08:32:39  

Unofficial  Entries

1  Debaser  Bradley Wilcox    -124:16:36  

2  Loco Motion 2  John Myhre   -37:09:03  

3  Morning  Missile  Brian Thomas   07:18:52  

4  Only Rumors  Billy Bowers   07:42:11  

5  Genevieve  Dave Kelley   07:48:25  

6  Malia Kai  Todd Withy    08:21:04  

7  Rascal  Peter Rudlowski    38:54:10  

8  Effortless  Paul Miles   58:06:22  

See you on the water!

Sean Doyle