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| Delta Ditch Run at Stockton Sailing Club/Richmond Yacht Club | June 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)" |
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| Author: Harvey Green ([email protected]) contact the author Subject: A Thoroughbred For Seniors Info: (20231 views) Posted: Tuesday 3-16-04 10:15:37 PM |
Why limit the thrill of sailing a thoroughbred to E-27 racers? Let's figure to configure the boat so it is more suited to day-cruising light-handed on SF Bay and beyond. Start by adding a torpedo-bulb to the keel. According to Carl S. via Steve Seal, 500# would equal two hardies on the rail. Next fit a Hoyte Boom for a non-overlapping jib with slab-reefing. While we're at it, installing a SailDrive would certainly eliminate the reported hassels with conventional out-boards. For those who sail often, wet-sail the boat and expect that there will be a market for a not-raced heavier boat. If, over time, enough of these E's emerged, a sub-class (no value-judgement intended) might organize. I believe Alerion Express owners have started a class with very few boats. Am anxious to receive feed-back re: the above crazy-talk. Cheers, Harvey 925-943-1707
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