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: David Rasmussen ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Re: Foil versus Hanks
Info: (25203 views) Posted: Wednesday 6-13-01 11:13:00 PM
Dan,

Since a good portion of the sailing I do is ocean, single or double handed I think hanks are the only way to go. As you know on a weekend like Coastal Cup it can be tough and even dangerous to send a crew forward to remove the jib. It was great to drop the four to deck and leave it hanked on, ready to set when the kite had to come down. Can’t do that with a foil. I have had a number of experiences when I have doused the jib from the cockpit, set the kite and just let the jib drag a clew in the water until conditions allowed going forward.

Of course I have also envied the quick sail changes Jason and others can make during shorter bay races. Everything is a tradeoff!

Dave Rasmussen

Salty Hotel 18360

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