Delta Ditch Run @ Stockton Sailing Club/Richmond Yacht Club (2012) - Express 27

Delta Ditch Run at Stockton Sailing Club/Richmond Yacht Club

June 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

Pos	Boat	Total	Race 1
1	El Raton	1	1
2	Magic Bus	2	2
3	Peaches	3	3
4	Scandalous	4	4
5	Wile E Coyote	5	5
6	Loose Cannon	6	6
7	Take Five	7	7
8	Ergo	8	8
9	Great White	9	9
10	Libra	10	10
11	Summer Palace	11	11

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Author: George Macon
Subject: Running rigging replacement
Info: (12802 views) Posted: Sunday 12-4-05 12:05:09 PM

Having sailed w/ Ralph for a while this summer, I can verify that the thinner sheets are excellent in ALL wind conditions. The sheets ran VERY easy and did not hang up the sail in light air. In heavy air, the line weight was more than adequate. I can't see a reason for anything heavier the 5/16ths, gloves or no gloves.

:: For jib and genoa sheets I use 5/16ths Samson WarpSpeed.
:: Last year I moved down a size on the theory that the
:: genoa would tack faster and better with smaller
:: diameter, lighter sheets. I'm very happy with the
:: results and would never go back to 38ths. Perhaps
:: surprisingly, nobody has complained about the smaller
:: diameter sheets being hard on their hands and several of
:: them don't use gloves.
::
:: For main and jib halyards, I had Thomas Hardware make up
:: some low-stretch rope halyards with covers at the
:: bottom. I don't remember what kind of rope it is.
:: However, you have to keep checking the top end for chafe
:: where the halyard comes out of the sheave. I've had to
:: cut a few inches off the top end of my main halyard
:: after a year or so due to chafe.

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:: Having sailed w/ Ralph for a while this summer, I can
:: verify that the thinner sheets are excellent in ALL wind
:: conditions. The sheets ran VERY easy and did not hang up
:: the sail in light air. In heavy air, the line weight was
:: more than adequate. I can't see a reason for anything
:: heavier the 5/16ths, gloves or no gloves. 
:: 
:: 
:: 
:: :: For jib and genoa sheets I use 5/16ths Samson WarpSpeed.
:: :: Last year I moved down a size on the theory that the
:: :: genoa would tack faster and better with smaller
:: :: diameter, lighter sheets. I'm very happy with the
:: :: results and would never go back to 38ths. Perhaps
:: :: surprisingly, nobody has complained about the smaller
:: :: diameter sheets being hard on their hands and several of
:: :: them don't use gloves. 
:: :: 
:: :: For main and jib halyards, I had Thomas Hardware make up
:: :: some low-stretch rope halyards with covers at the
:: :: bottom. I don't remember what kind of rope it is.
:: :: However, you have to keep checking the top end for chafe
:: :: where the halyard comes out of the sheave. I've had to
:: :: cut a few inches off the top end of my main halyard
:: :: after a year or so due to chafe.