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: Ralph Deeds
Subject: Nationals in Detroit
Info: (14388 views) Posted: Sunday 7-1-07 08:07:07 PM
We had the nationals in Detroit three times--1987, 1991 and 1995, and nobody came from San Francisco although we attracted boats from Oregon, New Jersey and the Chesapeak. The one from New Jersey, then owned by Warren Furie, is now Magic Bus sailing in San Francisco as is. I think. the one from Oregon which was campaigned for many years by Jess Shefstrom.

:: I couldn't agree with you more Tom. The problem is the
:: majority of the SF fleet do not want to trailer their
:: boats. Most people won't even do the ditch run, which is
:: only 67 miles East, because of the trailering aspect.
:: Pretty hard to talk them into trailering all the way to
:: Detroit.
::
:: I would be up for it in 2009 or later.
::
:: :: Speaking of Nationals.... when if ever is the Class
:: :: going to hold the Nationals with the Detroit fleet
:: :: again. I know logistically it can be a pain to get the
:: :: west coast boats back east, but I think having the
:: :: Nationals back east does a couple of things; First it
:: :: shows interest in the local fleet by Class authority,
:: :: which should strengthen the local fleets. Second, it
:: :: allows all of us Bay Area boats to sail somewhere new.
:: :: Also it helps the smaller fleets to get excited and
:: :: ramped up for more sailing, this a more active
:: :: Class..... Just a thought.....
:: ::
:: :: I would certainly take my boat back east. Anyone want to
:: :: chime in fromt he Mid West????
::
:: :: Tom

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