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: John Jacobs
Subject: double/single handing
Info: (10928 views) Posted: Tuesday 4-23-13 04:28:04 PM
The biggest challenge I've found is hoisting and dousing sails single-handed. It's not much of problem when at the mooring and the boat naturally heads into the wind.

But for other hoisting/dousing situations I appreciate: 

- a reliable motor and autopilot to point upwind
- hanked headsails - no foil
- boomkicker as topping lift for boom

One mainsail is equipped with slugs on the luff so it's easy for a person to hoist without having to feed boltrope into track. Dousing is also easier - and safer in a stiff breeze - as the luff stays attached to the mast (like hanks on the jib).

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