Ocean Navigator is once again a co-sponsor of the Transpac race to Hawaii. In July 2023, a large fleet will depart California in a series of staggered starts by class (62 boats have been entered in the race at press time). Of those boats, some will be skippered by first time Transpac sailors. We asked questions of three new participants in the race about how they are going about their preparation for their passage to Hawaii.  Michael Marion will sail his Dufour 525 Insoumise (which translates from French as “unconquered”) with a crew of eight. Marion lives in Scottsdale, Ariz.,…