Kettenburg PCC Registry
Kettenburg Pacific Class Cruiser
(PCC) Design No. 363
Kettenburg Boat Works, San Diego, California
Kettenburg PCC Transpac (Honolulu) Race Record
Note: There were eight PCC entries in the Transpac Race (Los Angeles to Honolulu) over a thirty year period. Fred Lyon’s “Kitten” placed 1st in class, and 1st in fleet in the 1949 race. Although “Undine” did not place first, Norm Dowley’s “Undine” turned in the fastest time in the 1977 Transpac Race by adveraging a speed of 7.86, and an elapsed time of 11 days 19 hrs. 09 min. 06.0 sec. Information provided by Norm Dowley and Neil Atwood.
| Boat | Selene |
| Owner | Edward White |
| Hull # | 3 |
| Yacht Club | San Diego |
| Year | 1947 |
| Elapsed Time | 17 days 06 hrs. 58 min. 53.6 sec. |
| Avg. Speed | 4.72 |
| Class | 13 |
| Fleet | 24 |
| Boat | Kitten |
| Owner | Fred Lyon |
| Hull # | 6 |
| Yacht Club | Newport Harbor Yacht Club |
| Year | 1949 |
| Elapsed Time | 12 days 11 hrs. 07 min. 40.5 sec. |
| Avg. Speed | 7.44 |
| Class | 1 |
| Fleet | 1 |
| Boat | Gossip |
| Owner | Dr. Phillip Smith |
| Hull # | 9 |
| Yacht Club | Seattle Yacht Club |
| Year | 1951 |
| Elapsed Time | 12 days 07 hrs. 19 min. 22.0 sec. |
| Avg. Speed | 7.53 |
| Class | 4 |
| Fleet | 7 |
| Boat | Kitten |
| Owner | Fred Lyon |
| Hull # | 6 |
| Yacht Club | Newport Harbor Yacht Club |
| Year | 1951 |
| Elapsed Time | 12 days 16 hrs. 34 min. 43.0 sec. |
| Avg. Speed | 7.31 |
| Class | 6 |
| Fleet | 11 |
| Boat | Squall (ex-Eulalie) |
| Owner | A. C. Martin Jr. |
| Hull # | 1 |
| Yacht Club | Los Angles Yacht Club |
| Year | 1957 |
| Elapsed Time | 14 days 11 hrs. 13 min. 58 sec. |
| Avg. Speed | 6.41 |
| Class | 5 |
| Fleet | 24 |
| Boat | Rascal |
| Owner | William Wilson |
| Hull # | 10 |
| Yacht Club | Santa Barbara Yacht Club |
| Year | 1961 |
| Elapsed Time | 13 days 11 hrs. 08 min. 54.0 sec* |
| Avg. Speed | 6.89 |
| Class | 7 |
| Fleet | 28 |
* dismasted 191 miles out; also includes a two hour barging penalty at the start.
| Boat | Undine |
| Owner | Norm Dowley |
| Hull # | 25 |
| Yacht Club | Santa Barbara Yacht Club |
| Year | 1975 |
| Elapsed Time | 12 days 06 hrs. 48 min. 22.0 sec. |
| Avg. Speed | 7.55 |
| Class | 6 |
| Fleet | 22 |
| Boat | Undine |
| Owner | Norm Dowley |
| Hull # | 25 |
| Yacht Club | Santa Barbara Yacht Club |
| Year | 1977 |
| Elapsed Time | 11 days 19 hrs. 09 min. 06.0 sec. |
| Avg. Speed | 7.86 |
| Class | 3 |
| Fleet | 13 |
Posted: January 2006