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 mcgraw
Subject: Hoisting boat out by keel boats
Info: (12276 views) Posted: Friday 10-7-16 08:06:22 AM
We just rigged lines on heavy clipping shackles that run from sling all the way back to the spinnaker sheet blocks all the way aft - takes a little adjustment to get the length just right but then works fine. 

-dan

::
::
:: :: Hi,
:: ::
:: :: I am looking at removing the toe rails from the last 1/3
:: :: of the boat as most boats have done .. still keeping the
:: :: forward 2/3 to keep the crew on board :)
:: ::
:: :: I was wondering what people are doing for lifting the
:: :: boat out of the water when the toerails are removed? I
:: :: have a sling to the keel bolts but the alignment to the
:: :: hole in the top of the cabin is slightly aft to balance
:: :: the boat with straps to the toe rails.
:: ::
:: :: Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
::
:: Don,
::
:: We have installed U-Bolt type jib sheet fairleads in
:: front of the primary winches that we use for the
:: balancing strops on Shenanigans. Others have fashioned
:: straps or loops that fit over the cabin top winches. I
:: suspect you will have other ideas posted shortly!

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