Boats lost in the Pacific.

[The Smokester]

I wrote this on a Sailing Anarchy thread last year (2016) relevant to summer crossings in the Northern Pacific:

"There are three relevant races this year (2016): Vic-Maui (20? boats), PacCup (70 boats?) and Singlehanded TransPac (30 boats?). Call it 100 boats this year. Say about 50% make the return trip so that's roughly 75 equivalent round trips. If this year is typical then over 10 years this would be 750 boats.



Based on the comments 3 boats have been lost. These are the trimaran (race), whale attack (return) and Wildflower (return). The boat lost in the hurricane last summer was not associated with a race and is not in the specified cohort.



So, the odds of losing a round-trip race boat are 3/750 = 0.4%."

The cohort used to calculate these odds is "special". Boats must hold to an approved naval architectural standard, meet minimum equipment requirements and are inspected. Sailors must provide proof of experience and meet training requirements.

To my knowledge, no lives were lost during this time period during these races.