Kialoa II won races on the Eastern and Western seaboard, the Transpacific Race to Hawaii in 1965, the Transatlantic race to Ireland, the Sydney-Hobart in 1971 and many other races. She was converted to a yawl with a removable mizzen mast in 1968.
Year | Race | Finish | Distance (nm) | Comments |
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1964 | San Diego - Acapulco | 2 | 1,430 | Raced as a sloop |
1966 | Newport, RI-Bermuda | 1 LH | 635 | Time 105:02:41, 6.0 knots. 167 starters. |
1966 | San Diego - Acapulco | 1 | 1,430 | |
1967 | Transpac | 3 | 2,225 | Sailed with a spade rudder. Record number of entries. |
1968 | San Diego - Acapulco | 1 | 1,430 | |
1968 | Newport, RI-Bermuda | 3 | 635 | elit. |
1968 | Bermuda - Travemunde | 3 | 3800 | Overall standing |
1969 | Transatlantic Newport, RI - Cork | 1st, 2LH | 2,770 | Sailing Speed Recod: Fastest Yacht Transat (W-E) - Major size.12 days, 5hrs, 43min = 217.2mpd. 9 crew |
1969 | Channel Race (IOW) | 2 | 125 | |
1969 | Fastnet | 2 | 603 | |
1971 | Transpac | 5 | 1,430 | Very light winds due to Hurricane Denise |
1971 | Sydney-Hobart | 1 | 630 | |
1972 | Trans-Tasman | 1 | First time Jim Kilroy not on board KII racing. |