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: Ralph Deeds ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Re: Express in Europe?
Info: (25750 views) Posted: Wednesday 8-14-02 02:59:00 PM
Joost: I don't believe there are any Express 27s in Europe. There are two in Canada, 40 or so in San Francisco, about 20 in the Great Lakes area and the remainder scattered around the U.S. The boat has been out of production since 1986, but I have heard strong rumors that Express Boats of San Francisco is working at getting the Express 27 back into production. It's worth waiting for. It sails much faster and better than a J-24. It's 3 feet longer and several hundred pounds lighter (2450#). And the construction and materials were far superior. The boat is ultra light but very strong.

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