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: Ralph Deeds
Subject: Express 27 on a Triad J24 Trailer???
Info: (12211 views) Posted: Sunday 1-6-08 06:42:48 PM
:: Has anyone used a J24 Triad Trailer to haul an Express
:: 27? I have compared drawings of the two boats and have
:: noticed that the keel on the E 27 lies further forward,
:: that is, the dimension from the bow to the keel looks to
:: be about the same as a J24 thus allowing the use of the
:: Triad without too many alterations. If anyone has any
:: dimensions for an Express (bow to keel), they would be
:: greatly appreciated!

I would help you if my boat and trailer weren't locked up in a warehouse for the winter. There are plenty of E27s and trailers in the Bay Area if that's where you are located. If not perhaps someone from the San Francisco fleet could help.

Several years ago I had a new E27 trailer built by Cradle Ride in Ontario, Canada. Here's how I did it: I took several pictures of an existing E27 2-wheel trailer. I asked the builder what measurements he needed. I took the measurements and marked them on the photos and mailed them to the builder. A month later I picked up a very nice replica of an original equipment E27 trailer.

As you know J24s weigh several hundred pounds more than E27s, so a J24 trailer, with modifications. should work fine.

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