PICTURES OF YESTERYEAR managed by PPL PHOTO AGENCY - copyright reserved PHOTO CREDIT: Ian Dear Archive/PPL Tel: +44(0)7768 395719 E.mail: ppl@mistral.co.uk web: www.pplmedia.com ***Circa 1955: The King Kalakaua Trophy for first overall on corrected time in the 2, 225 nautical miles Trans Pacific yacht race (Transpac). The trophy was first presented in 1886 by King Kakakaua, the last king and penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii to promote an ocean sailing race from the West Coast of the USA to Honolulu. The trophy was first presented in the 1923 Honolulu Race to the American yacht SPINDRIFT skippered by Eugene Overton. He deeded the trophy to the Trans Pacific Yacht Club in 1955 to be presented as a perpetual trophy to the overall winner of the Transpac yacht race. The trophy, the oldest ocean racing Cup, is now on permanent display at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.
