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: Paul Deeds
Subject: Weight Limit
Info: (16152 views) Posted: Tuesday 9-1-09 06:31:01 PM
I did a reasonably careful measurement using this image:

http://express27.org/photos/2392.jpg

Assuming the boat is flat, A helmsman sitting at the traveler has about 3/4 of the righting moment of a crew hiking reasonably hard amidships. This means the difference in total righting moment between an at weight boat with a 300lb driver is less than 5% different than one with 150lb driver. 

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-   ( 300 * 0.75 ) + 580 = 805
-   ( 250 * 0.75 ) + 630 = 817.5
-   ( 200 * 0.75 ) + 680 = 830
-   ( 150 * 0.75 ) + 730 = 842.5
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With most drivers in the 150-250 range, I don't think it's worth complicating the rules for a 2-3% difference. I'll also submit this as evidence, that when it comes to winning races there are more important things to worry about:

http://express27.org/photos/640.jpg

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