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: Larry Levit
Subject: Confer on Weight Limit for Fun Series
Info: (19054 views) Posted: Tuesday 3-4-08 10:31:19 PM

well folks, I have been thinking about it and it seems that since the skipper does not hike out or sit outboard, his/her weight does not appreciably effect the performance of the boat. Thus it contributes to the competitiveness only in a subtle way. It sets a limit for the total weight that the hiking members of the crew can add up to. It gives a substantial advantage to those boats with a skipper that weigh, say, 140 pounds. The "outrigger 4 can average 185! I think that we should make the skipper have a minimum weight of 175 to race in the fleet.

OK maybe I am being sarcastic but I hope I make a point nonetheless.

L2

:: Hi Everyone:
::
:: I'll be sailing in the heavy person friendly M24 fleet @
:: Spring Keel this weekend.
::
:: There after attending the e27 5pm function. Looking
:: forward to conferring with others on the benefits of
:: increasing the weight limit in Fun Series only.
::
:: Desperado is at weight for LS. However, leaving a half
:: dozen people on the dock because they don't qualify
:: given the current weight filters 176# mean average, for
:: Fun Series, well, seems quite frankly; ridiculous.
::
:: MB

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:: well folks, I have been thinking about it and it seems
:: that since the skipper does not hike out or sit
:: outboard, his/her weight does not appreciably effect the
:: performance of the boat. Thus it contributes to the
:: competitiveness only in a subtle way. It sets a limit
:: for the total weight that the hiking members of the crew
:: can add up to. It gives a substantial advantage to those
:: boats with a skipper that weigh, say, 140 pounds. The
:: "outrigger 4 can average 185! I think that we should
:: make the skipper have a minimum weight of 175 to race in
:: the fleet. 
:: 
:: OK maybe I am being sarcastic but I hope I make a point
:: nonetheless. 
:: 
:: L2 
:: 
:: :: Hi Everyone: 
:: :: 
:: :: I'll be sailing in the heavy person friendly M24 fleet @
:: :: Spring Keel this weekend. 
:: :: 
:: :: There after attending the e27 5pm function. Looking
:: :: forward to conferring with others on the benefits of
:: :: increasing the weight limit in Fun Series only. 
:: :: 
:: :: Desperado is at weight for LS. However, leaving a half
:: :: dozen people on the dock because they don't qualify
:: :: given the current weight filters 176# mean average, for
:: :: Fun Series, well, seems quite frankly; ridiculous. 
:: :: 
:: :: MB