Delta Ditch Run at Stockton Sailing Club/Richmond Yacht ClubJune 2
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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)"
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: Brendan
Subject: What's your crew weight?
Info: (16045 views) Posted: Friday 9-14-12 08:59:13 AM
It is nice to be close to 880, but I don't believe that it is as necessary as some. When we won the nat'ls a number of years ago we were 40lbs light. I've raced a variety of boats with underweight crew, and though more tender the boats can still go fast upwind with proper trim--it's just a bit harder.

Nationals 2012 will likely be sailed in lighter wind making crew weight a bit less important than in heavy air.

Working to reduce the time crew spends off the rail can help tremendously, as the boat does slow down when people are off the rail and/or on the low side.

And if you are light, the bright side is that you are faster downwind...

BTW, crew weight limit will be enforced as always at the nationals...

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