Delta Ditch Run at Stockton Sailing Club/Richmond Yacht ClubJune 2
Story
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: Dan
Subject: Hydraulic boom vang...legal...how about this one??
Info: (15817 views) Posted: Thursday 5-5-11 05:08:55 AM
These are legal as are the spring loaded kickers.

I wouldn't be quite so sure that a true hydraulic vang wouldn't fall under the "exotic" clause in the rules. But that's moot as I'm sure most would agree such a set up would be overkill. Elbow grease and a strong crew is enough to max out any control in a stock configuration on an Express 27 IMHO.

Although I'd be willing to bet Buzz would like the idea of hydraulic vangs, he'd make a killing in making new booms. ;-)

:: How about this type of boom kicker?
::
:: http://www.boomkicker.com/
::
:: Seems light and easy to install without

:: messing up the vang....?

:: Any ideas??
::
:: Thanks

:: Wolfgang
::
::
:: :: hydraulic boom vangs assembled in the normal fashion
:: :: would not violate class rules.
:: :: 

:: :: --brendan
:: ::
:: ::
:: ::
:: ::
:: :: :: Hello group. ...
:: :: ::
:: :: :: I would like to know if a hydraulic boom vang / kicker
:: ::
:: :: :: is class legal, and if anybody has any experience with
:: ::
:: :: :: a hydraulic vang on an express 27.
:: :: ::
:: :: :: Thanks already.
:: :: ::
:: :: :: W
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