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: Thomas Jenkins ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Rig tuning
Info: (24625 views) Posted: Thursday 5-26-11 07:30:03 PM

You really have to develop your own numbers, I would pass mine on, and will next time I am at the boat I will record them and post them. However, I have the larger section rig grandfathered in so my numbers are not a good example. I would say that the rigs (at least for the windy summer bay area conditions) are much tighter then I initially thought they would be.

:: I read the articles on the website and they mention 28
:: for the mids and 42 for the lowers. This is on a small
:: loos gauge. These numbers seem really high. Does anyone
:: know any numbers that they tune to?
::
::
:: :: Best place to start is in the Articles section of the
:: :: website. The articles there will help you get the boat
:: :: set up, you can fine tune to your conditions from there.
:: :: There aren't any real numbers for adjusting the uppers
:: :: or even the intermediates between racing, About all we
:: :: do on a regular basis is adjust the aft lowers. trying
:: :: to maintain just enough tension to keep overbend
:: :: wrinkles to a min.
::
:: :: Tom
:: ::
:: :: :: I just bought An express and was wondering how to setup
:: :: :: the mast tuning. I am use to a j/24 and we adjust per
:: :: :: wind conditions. Is the mast changed based on wind and
:: :: :: what are the numbers on a loose gauge ?

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:: You really have to develop your own numbers, I would
:: pass mine on, and will next time I am at the boat I will
:: record them and post them. However, I have the larger
:: section rig grandfathered in so my numbers are not a
:: good example. I would say that the rigs (at least for
:: the windy summer bay area conditions) are much tighter
:: then I initially thought they would be. 
:: 
:: :: I read the articles on the website and they mention 28
:: :: for the mids and 42 for the lowers. This is on a small
:: :: loos gauge. These numbers seem really high. Does anyone
:: :: know any numbers that they tune to? 
:: :: 
:: :: 
:: :: :: Best place to start is in the Articles section of the
:: :: :: website. The articles there will help you get the boat
:: :: :: set up, you can fine tune to your conditions from there.
:: :: :: There aren't any real numbers for adjusting the uppers
:: :: :: or even the intermediates between racing, About all we
:: :: :: do on a regular basis is adjust the aft lowers. trying
:: :: :: to maintain just enough tension to keep overbend
:: :: :: wrinkles to a min. 
:: :: 
:: :: :: Tom 
:: :: :: 
:: :: :: :: I just bought An express and was wondering how to setup
:: :: :: :: the mast tuning. I am use to a j/24 and we adjust per
:: :: :: :: wind conditions. Is the mast changed based on wind and
:: :: :: :: what are the numbers on a loose gauge ?