Roy Disney and his boat Pyewacket sailed shoulder to shoulder with his top two competitors at the front of the fleet of 75 boats in the first miles of the Transpacific Yacht Race from California to Honolulu yesterday morning.

The three fastest rated contenders — Pyewacket, Hasso Plattner's Morning Glory and Randall Pittman's Genuine Risk — disappeared into the fog in a virtual tie off California's Palos Verdes Peninsula with about 100 spectator boats watching.

The 75-year-old Disney, nephew of the late Walt Disney, is attempting to break his own world record as he sails in the race for the 15th and final time.

As the boats passed Santa Catalina Island, the only landmark on the entire 2,258-mile journey, Disney was in the lead, 100 yards in front of Genuine Risk with Morning Glory another 100 yards back.

"These boats do have a way of getting away from everybody else," Disney said in a conference call. "It's really nice to get past the island quickly."

The start of the race coincided with yesterday's 50th anniversary celebration of the opening of Disneyland.

Other corrected time standings:

Overall: Kahoots, Tabasco, Innocent Merriment. Division 3: Innocent Merriment, Bolt, Artemis. Division 4: Kahoots, Wild Impulse, Tabasco. Division 5: Soap Opera, B'Quest, Super Knat. CAL 40: Ralphie, SeaFire, Illusion. Aloha A: Odyssey, Between the Sheets, Plan B. Aloha B: So Far, Pipe Dream, Azure.

YOUTH BASEBALL

PEARL CITY'S LIU NO-HITS HILO IN SENIOR DIVISION

Pearl City's Shannon Liu pitched a no-hitter in a 3-1 victory over Hilo in yesterday's championship game of the Little League Senior Division (15-17) State Tournament at Halawa.

Kellen Ushijima had the game's only two hits.

Pearl City advanced to the division regional in Beaverton, Ore., Aug. 1 to 10.

HAWAI'I BEATS OREGON IN BIG LEAGUE DIVISION

Kyle Correia batted 2 for 3 with two RBIs as Hilo beat Oregon, 4-2, yesterday at the Big League (ages 16-18) District I Tournament at Vancouver, Wash.

Makaala Heidenfeldt and Sheldon Otsuka combined to strike out nine for Hilo, which led 4-0 after two innings.

'AIEA BEATS MILILANI A FOR STATE BRONCO TITLE

Miles Higa hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning as 'Aiea beat Mililani A, 10-7, yesterday in the championship game of the State Bronco (ages 11-12) Tournament at Lihu'e County Field.

Mililani A led 6-3 after three innings, but 'Aiea scored four in the fourth and three in the fifth.

'Aiea advanced to the West Zone regional from July 28 to Aug. 2 at Whittier, Calif.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

PUNAHOU ALUM SCOTT, PARTNER FALL SHORT

Marcio Araujo and Fabio Magalhaes defeated Todd Rogers and Punahou alum Sean Scott, 21-12, 21-17 in 49 minutes, to capture the bronze medal at the Portugal Open in Espinho.

Julius Brink and Kjell Schneider captured their first international title with a 27-25, 21-19, 15-12 win over Markus Dieckmann and Jonas Reckermann.