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J/World is proud to have one of the most famous sleds on the West Coast in our stables, used for our offshore yacht racing programs. Hula Girl is a turboed Santa Cruz 50, designed and built the the Wizard himself, Bill Lee. Formerly named Gone With The Wind, this boat has been continually updated and is now faster than ever before. With a carbon rig and updated appendages (a "T" keel and carbon rudder designed by Bruce Nelson), there is simply no better SC50.

The boat has tremendous speed potential…. she is notorious for her 2003 Coastal Cup run, where she came into Catalina Island three hours before the next Santa Cruz 50 or 52, hitting a top speed of 27.5 knots and correcting out first in front of Pegasus, TP52s, and all other Class-A boats… and see below for Roy Disney's account of the speed of these boats.

Most recently, Hula Girl was Paul Cayard's personal boat. After an extensive search for a well-sailing offshore boat, one of the most accomplished sailors in the world bought Hula Girl and performed an extensive re-fit prior to the 2008 Pacific Cup. Said Paul in an email from the boat during that race: "…this thing flies! With such a long and narrow hull the boat likes to sail low and fast. At the moment we have 19 knots of wind and are surfing down waves at a comfortable 14.5 knots. It's just incredible how responsive the boat is, especially as the breeze increases."

Hula Girl completed an extensive refit in 2013, which included an updated carbon rig and extensive modifications. She is the fastest SC50 afloat, and better than new! In the 2016 Pacific Cup, we shattered the Santa Cruz 50 record from California to Hawaii, making the crossing in 7 days and 20 hours, averaging nearly 300 miles/day for the full trip. She is the only SC50 in some 40 years of racing to make the trip in less than 8 days.

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