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: Jason Crowson ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: mast head spinnaker
Info: (26846 views) Posted: Monday 12-8-03 10:16:54 AM
One thing that we have found to work very well in the chop is using outboard leads. This really opens up the slot and provides power through the waves without blowing out the top of the sail. You are going to loose a little bit of pointing ability but you gain a lot in boat speed through the chop.

Just an idea.

Jason

:: Our ODR (frac) rating on the Chesapeake is 144, which I
:: assure you is far from a gift, esp with the short chop,
:: light wind and heavy current we get here. Good Luck!

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