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| Delta Ditch Run at Stockton Sailing Club/Richmond Yacht Club | June 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)" |
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| Author: Jason Crowson ([email protected]) contact the author Subject: sails Info: (22836 views) Posted: Saturday 6-3-06 07:42:07 PM |
On the question of the reaching chute, I would recommend not going with one. Most AP kites work fine on a reach, when needed. And most race committees rarely put you on a triangle course any more so there isn't too often times when you REALLY need a reaching chute. We have used a runner design the last couple of chutes and it even works well enough on the times when we need it.
As for the mast head kite question, it really depends on your conditions. In the SF bay I don't think it would be worth the benefit. If I were sailing regularly in SoCal or Seattle then I might think about it. I know the Detroit guys use them a lot so hopefully one of them will chime in.
Hope that helps, Jason
:: Does anyone use a reaching chute for PHRF, Is it worth
:: it?
:: Also I'm still looking for a used #4 jib if anyone has
:: one they dont need
:: Does anyone sail a lot of phrf and feel strongly that a
:: mast head chute is worth it?
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