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: Jason Crowson
Subject: Loads
Info: (11216 views) Posted: Friday 3-12-04 04:06:37 PM

Scott,

I don't know if I can give you an actual numbers load breaking strength that you need to get, but I do have a logical answer for you. I would suggest that you look at some of the top boats to see what size and type of lines and cleats they are using. I can tell you that I have not had a problem with cleats or lines breaking on any of the boats that I have sailed on.

If you want to give me a call or send me an e-mail I can tell you what kind and type of lines we are using on Moxie.

Cheers,

Jason

:: I've had a couple of failures recently and am replacing
:: old lines and changing some other hardware. I read the
:: articles about tuning and recommended line sizes but
:: when it comes time to buy cleats, block, and lines, I
:: often don't know what to get. Is a breaking strength of
:: 2000lbs enough for a spinnaker halyard? How much load
:: should a mainsheet block or a boom vang block be able to
:: handle? Any guidelines on how to estimate the various
:: loads on the boat? Primarily the halyards, both the
:: lines and the clutches or cleats that hold them, the
:: vang block on the boom, the main sheet blocks, the
:: backstay fittings, the forestay fittings.
::
:: Thanks

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:: Scott, 
:: 
:: I don't know if I can give you an actual numbers load
:: breaking strength that you need to get, but I do have a
:: logical answer for you. I would suggest that you look at
:: some of the top boats to see what size and type of lines
:: and cleats they are using. I can tell you that I have
:: not had a problem with cleats or lines breaking on any
:: of the boats that I have sailed on. 
:: 
:: If you want to give me a call or send me an e-mail I can
:: tell you what kind and type of lines we are using on
:: Moxie. 
:: 
:: Cheers, 
:: 
:: Jason 
:: 
:: :: I've had a couple of failures recently and am replacing
:: :: old lines and changing some other hardware. I read the
:: :: articles about tuning and recommended line sizes but
:: :: when it comes time to buy cleats, block, and lines, I
:: :: often don't know what to get. Is a breaking strength of
:: :: 2000lbs enough for a spinnaker halyard? How much load
:: :: should a mainsheet block or a boom vang block be able to
:: :: handle? Any guidelines on how to estimate the various
:: :: loads on the boat? Primarily the halyards, both the
:: :: lines and the clutches or cleats that hold them, the
:: :: vang block on the boom, the main sheet blocks, the
:: :: backstay fittings, the forestay fittings. 
:: :: 
:: :: Thanks