Delta Ditch Run at Stockton Sailing Club/Richmond Yacht ClubJune 2
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Norcalsailing report featuring Summer Palace:
http://www.norcalsailing.com/entries/2012/06/05/ditchrun2.html#.T-iWoI2Mfqs

Below quoted from Pressure Drop: Drew Scott was helming a F-28.

"My crew is starting to swing around to pick me up when El Raton, in perfect control slides up beside me and asks if I would like to get picked up. They had already doused their chute and stopped beside me. I took their offer and got back into a boat (trying to stop a lightweight trimaran next to someone when it is blowing in the mid-20s is not easy so I figured I would not turn down El Raton.

My crew ably finished the race on Papillon, only one boat behind El Raton! And I had many adventures with El Raton, but that is their story to tell.

So, a great big thank you to the Ray Lotto and the crew of El Raton for pulling my soggy hide out of Suisun Bay!!

Drew Scott
Papillon (most of the time)"
Result
PosBoatTotalRace 1
1El Raton11
2Magic Bus22
3Peaches33
4Scandalous44
5Wile E Coyote55
6Loose Cannon66
7Take Five77
8Ergo88
9Great White99
10Libra1010
11Summer Palace1111
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Author: Ralph Deeds
Subject: Jib LP
Info: (13969 views) Posted: Wednesday 10-27-04 02:59:52 PM
Your question piqued my curiosity, and after waiting for a while for a response from someone else, I measured the LP of my Santa Cruz #3. It measured 8'2+". In seven or so nationals I've sailed in or photographed in Santa Cruz and San Francisco, I've never seen anybody use a #4. Typically, #1s are used in the first race of the day followed to a change to #3s in the second or third race when the wind gets over 15-16 knots. This would vary with crew weight on board and perhaps with the size and cut of the #1.

My impression is that #4s are mostly used for day sailing when there is a breeze or in offshore races when the wind is really blowing hard.

As Scott Sorbie suggested, a max-size #3 might make more sense on Lake St. Clair or other mainly light air venues???

Comments from San Francisco Bay sailors/sailmakers would be appreciated.

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  • Jib LP (21398 views) [x]
    S. Sorbie ~ Wednesday 10-20-04 05:27:39 PM
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      Ralph Deeds ~ Wednesday 10-27-04 02:59:52 PM