Delta Ditch Run at Stockton Sailing Club/Richmond Yacht ClubJune 12
Story
Congratulations to Get Happy!!
Recap by Brendan Busch


Aerial Photos by H20 Shots
Result
PosBoatTotalRace 1
1Get Happy!!11
2Magic Bus22
3Shenanigans33
4Light'n Up44
5Discotheque55
6Dianne66
7Take Five77
8Opa!88
9Peaches99
10Desperado1010
11Libra11DNF
11El Raton11DNF
11Archimedes11DNF
11Expressway11DNF
11Scandalous11DNF
11Elise11DNS
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Author: Ralph Deeds
Subject: Running rigging replacement
Info: (13499 views) Posted: Thursday 12-1-05 02:49:38 PM

For jib and genoa sheets I use 5/16ths Samson WarpSpeed. Last year I moved down a size on the theory that the genoa would tack faster and better with smaller diameter, lighter sheets. I'm very happy with the results and would never go back to 38ths. Perhaps surprisingly, nobody has complained about the smaller diameter sheets being hard on their hands and several of them don't use gloves.

For main and jib halyards, I had Thomas Hardware make up some low-stretch rope halyards with covers at the bottom. I don't remember what kind of rope it is. However, you have to keep checking the top end for chafe where the halyard comes out of the sheave. I've had to cut a few inches off the top end of my main halyard after a year or so due to chafe.

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