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: Mike Bruzzone ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Reefing -forbidden?
Info: (21672 views) Posted: Saturday 7-1-06 05:53:09 PM

:: You should never need to reef unless you are going out
:: in the ocean. The rest of the time you should be able to
:: sail with a smaller headsail and keep the boat on its
:: feet. Keep the sails flat and feather to keep the boat
:: flat. If you are sailing in a lot of chop then you want
:: to ease the jib a bit and twist off the main.
:: 

:: -Jason
::
:: :: Do you guys ever reef? I did not see any picture of
:: :: reefed main.
::
:: :: Anyone? What set up do you have?

I've reefed once a long time ago on the Lighten-up. It was blowing very hard, we had reeefed to the first reef point bringing the headboard down to the hounds. And, then had to lead a 75% 3/4 hoist #4 to the rail for further depowering. I do have a main with reef especially for the ocean. MORA rules required a reef, although our current SF OYRA rules do not . . . which I think is a mistake.

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