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: andrew
Subject: Comparisons Please Advise
Info: (19611 views) Posted: Monday 2-11-08 05:50:11 PM
simply....righting moment. The whold point of crew on the rail is to balance the forces of the sails, which, if you are really interested to understand the physics behind your boat, can be calculated on the follwing site: http://www.sailingusa.info/cal_wind_load.htm

:: Hi Paul & Tom:
::
:: I'm was trying to compare weight against weight in the %
:: crew weight example.
::
:: Not weight against a whole other grouping of physical
:: aspects which begin with sail area.
::
:: Regardless, what's this sail vs weight metrix telling
:: us?
::
:: Please advise
::
:: Mike
::
:: :: Thanks Paul, you beat me to the punch this morning, that
:: :: was exactly what I was going to do to prove my point.
:: ::
:: ::
:: :: :: If you look at crew weight to sail area (main+jib), the
:: :: :: story is a little different.
:: :: :: 

:: :: :: - Moore 24 -- 3.34lbs per square foot
:: :: :: - Express 27 - 3.19lbs per square foot
:: :: :: - Olson 30 - 2.89lbs per square foot
:: :: :: - Antrim 27 - 2.04lbs per square foot
:: :: :: - Melges 24 - 2.03lbs per square foot
:: :: :: - Melges 32 - 1.98lbs per square foot
:: :: ::
:: :: :: I tend to agree with Bob though, you can support almost
:: :: :: any position with carefully chosen statistics.
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