Meet the Winners

Prospector, Shelter Island Transatlantic Partners. 2018 Pacific Cup Winner and Fastest Passage Trophy 7d 6:00:29 Photo: Sharon Green / Ultimate Sailing

Meet the Winners 2018

n 2013, a group of friends from Shelter Island, NY began exploring the idea of finding a suitable boat and entering the 2015 Transatlantic Race. They got some help from friends in Newport, RI and Shelter Island Transatlantic Partners was I formed to purchase the first Prospector, a Carrol Marine Farr 60.

A crew was formed, and the team set out competing in bucket list ocean races and regattas including the Caribbean 600, The

Transatlantic Race, Annapolis to Newport, the Fastnet Race,

Middle Sea Race and Les Voiles de St. Barth. In August 2016, the program purchased a Mills 68 built in 2008 by New England Boatworks and designed by Mark Mills to extend the program and compete at a higher level. A tested and true racing machine. After a shakedown regatta at the 2016 Rolex Maxi Cup in

Porto Cervo, Sardinia, the team put up impressive results in the Key West Feeder Race and the Pineapple Cup. In the 2016

California Offshore Week they finished 2nd overall ORR and 1st place ORR-A. In the 2018 Puerto Vallarta regatta they finished 2nd in

ORR 1 and 6th place overall. At the Islands Race 2018 they finished 3rd in ORR and 6th place overall, and, of course, they finished in 1st place in the Pacific Cup and 2nd in the BMW

Division. They wrapped up 2018 with the Rolex Sydney Hobart race where they finished in 3rd in ORC 2 and 7th in line honors. A fun group of sailors doing what they love to do and they are one big family according to them all. What could be better?!

We look forward to seeing Prospector back with us in the future and we leave you with the boat motto:

(L-R) Proud sons, Jack Landry and Harrison Willette admire the Pacific Cup. Their Dads, bowman Matt Landry and lead grinder Dennis Willette, were part of Prospector’s winning team in 2018. BMW OF SAN RAFAEL : START JULY 13 14:45:00 PDT Pacific Cup 2018 Photo: Erik S. Simonson

Arrival at Kaneohe Yacht Club July 20, 2018