Alas, she only won due to the massive headstart such a boat is afforded.<p>> Dorade’s finishing time in the Transpac race this year was 12 days 5 hours 23 minutes 18 seconds<p>> Dorade started a week earlier than Pyewacket, which finished the course in 8 days 15 hours 41 minutes 3 seconds.<p>Still, nice to see wooden hulls aren't dead.