"In a deferential nod to the Hawaiian gods, Wild Oats XI co-skipper Roy P. Disney invited Kahu minister Danny Akaka Jr. and his wife Anna to conduct a traditional Hawaiian christening ceremony today as the boat prepared for tomorrow’s final start of the 48th edition of the Transpac race from Los Angeles to Honolulu. In a moving tribute to a Polynesian culture that reveres the sea, the ceremony blessed the yacht and its crew for a fast, safe passage to Hawaii."- Dobbs Davis/ Transpac
 

Here is one of many images I captured of the ceremony on July 17, 2015 while working with my friend Sharon Green and the rest of the Ultimate Sailing photography team - the official photographers for Transpac 2015.
 

Transpac 2015Transpac 2015 - Wild Oaks Blessing
 

Segerstrom Center for the Arts Annual Meeting was held in the Samueli Theater, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California on July 16, 2015.
 

Transpac 2015, The Forty Eighth Race from Los Angeles, California to Honolulu, Hawaii. The starting line is set near the Point Fermin Buoy in San Pedro. Here is one of many images I captured during the second start on July 16, 2015 while working with my friend Sharon Green and the rest of the Ultimate Sailing photography team - the official photographers for Transpac 2015.
 

Transpac 2015Transpac 2015 - 2nd start