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: Ted ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Target Boat Speed Upwind
Info: (19263 views) Posted: Thursday 6-3-10 04:04:29 PM
New to the Express here in Hood River OR ( The Gorge ) and I'm starting to get the boat dialed in. We do not have any other Express' to tune against and I don't see a chance to get to SF Bay until the Fall at the earliest, if this season at all. I've set the boat up according to the guide in the Articles section.

90% of our racing is with the #3 (18+). Downwind we are dialed. Upwind we are fast, but it's hard to tell without another boat to compare to.

Assuming our speedo is calibrated correctly, what should we be shooting for with the #3 up going to weather?

We have a couple well sailed Moore 24's here. How should my upwind performance compare with theirs - pointing and boatspeed?

Thanks for the help. Absolutely love the boat.

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