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: Jason ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Jib leads
Info: (24317 views) Posted: Sunday 3-6-05 07:35:53 PM
It depends on how your sail is cut. I had a #4 built for ocean racing that comes all the way to the deck like the #3 so the sheeting angle would be forward of where you sheet the #3 in to. If you have a high clew on your #4 then you will want to trim it with the car back further.

The best way to tell is to hoist the sail and tie a piece of line to the clew. It should be approximately a 45 degree angle to where the car will be. In other words, a continuous imaginary line should go from the midpoint of your headstay, through the clew and to the car. That will at least give you a rough idea of where the track should be.

IMHO, you can get away with a 24" (or maybe even 18") track up front to cover the #3 & #4. Then you will need about a 36" track back aft to cover the #1 & #2. Of course this is going to mean you need two cars on each side to make it work.

We have the ocean lewmar adjustable tracks on Moxie and have one continuous track. Not sure of the exact length but it is at least 10-12 feet. I would call around to a bunch of different places and see if you can get a full length track. Then you only need one car and don't have to worry about sheeting angles.

-Jason

:: I am going to upgrade to adjustable genoa leads. I
:: boujght the Lewmar ocean size 0 system (because it was
:: way cheaper than the harken) but the track only comes in
:: 7 ft lengths. The stock T track is around 8ft. I
:: orginally wanted to have a single curved track so I was
:: sure to be able to trim all my old sails. I have a #1,
:: #2, class jib, and a #4. Since it is looking as though I
:: am going to have to go to a split track on each side I
:: need to know where the #4 trims to? I have only used the
:: sail a few times and can;t remember how far back I moved
:: the lead from the #3 position. Any one have any idea?

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  • Jib leads (24614 views) [x]
    scott sorbie ~ Sunday 3-6-05 09:53:22 AM
    • Jib leads (24318 views) [x] (current)
      Jason ~ Sunday 3-6-05 07:35:53 PM
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      Peter Fortune ~ Friday 3-11-05 02:38:35 PM