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: Bob Doerr
Subject: repair/replace pole
Info: (14543 views) Posted: Monday 1-26-04 01:43:47 PM
After a little searching on Google I found a site that has some pretty general information. Russ, you are partially correct. Anodizing does add protection to the surface from corrosion and scratching. The process also does add a layer to the surface, but it also oxidizes the surface an equal amount so about half of the anodizing material is added to the surface and the other half is the oxidized pole. This is the reason for decrease in strength. However, unless the tube is very thin the loss is probably no more than 5-10%. It can decrease strength a much as 30%, but only on very thin material. This will not effect our poles more than the 5% range. I agree that that is not too much to be concerned with unless one uses tubing that is marginally thin to begin with.

Bob

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