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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)" |
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| Author: Larry Fisher ([email protected]) contact the author Subject: Re: Express 27 vs. Santa Cruz 27 Info: (16826 views) Posted: Sunday 2-17-02 08:49:00 PM |
but here goes:
Although they look similar, and the Express reflects
Carl Schumacher's experience sailing SC27's, they're
actually quite different.
The SC 27 is a masthead rig, with a huge kite and a
stiff, heavy mast; the Express a fractional, with a
relatively small kite, and a light, bendy mast.
The SC is heavier, and some of that is in the keel, so:
The SC is easier to drive to windward, but slower
downwind, imho.
The SC27 has a narrow stern, the Express carries its
beam well aft, and has a big rudder, both of which
make it very easy to drive downwind.
The SC has a deeper, and some would say, more
comfortable cockpit, with the traveler at the front, so you
can actually sleep on the seats; the Express is a bit
shallower, with the traveler right in front of the helm, so
it's easier for the skipper to trim the main...
They're both very cool boats. The Express tends to
bring a higher price, Big Express fleet in SF; most SC's
in Santa Cruz.
Larry Fisher
Express 27 #69 Gwendolyn
Evan Frazier on 2/17/102 5:27 PM said:
>>What are the primary pluses and minuses between
the Express 27 and the Santa Cruz 27? I know this
might be a biased audience to ask that question but I
thought I would ask. Thanks.
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