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: Marcia
Subject: Weight Limit
Info: (15897 views) Posted: Wednesday 10-28-09 06:53:40 AM
I believe if you are going to bother with a weight limit, then have a weight limit. The old rules had 1,000 lbs. Why can't we go back to that? Then no one has to do a dance with which "heavy" person is on the helm, but then potentially switches out to a lighter person. Also, I agree. It is a safety and security issue not to be able to switch out the driver; not a good idea. 

-Marcia

:: :: I beleive that the helmsman does not contribute to the
:: :: righting moment of the boat in any significant way. We
:: :: sit facing inboard and may not hike past the sheerline
:: :: of the boat.
:: ::
:: :: If you calculate the torque generated by an object at
:: :: the center of mass of the helsman facing inboard at the
:: :: narrowest part of the boat and compare it to the torque
:: :: generated by an object located at the center of mass of
:: :: a crew member facing ourward at the widest part of the
:: :: boat, the helmsman is half as efficient at righting the
:: :: boat (counteracting the heal) than the crew. Therefore
:: :: he/she should only count as half in computing the total
:: :: weight limit for the boat.
:: ::
:: :: crew+crew+crew+crew+skipper/2 ::
:: Seems reasonable, but the logic would lead to not
:: allowing ANY helm changes during a race. Not
:: unreasonable for buoys, but potentially problematic for
:: longer stuff.
::
:: The second you can take that skipper off the helm at
:: all, you have a potential significant advantage, with no
:: way for monitoring.
::
:: Just thinking out loud ....
::
:: Bob Harvey

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