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: Bob Harvey ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Halyards
Info: (22058 views) Posted: Thursday 8-18-11 05:52:55 AM
When I had my Express 27, I had good luck using Yale Crystaline for the halyards ... 1/4 inch for the forward two and 5/16 inch for the main. Left the cover on, made it about five feet longer than absolutely necessary, used luggage tag splices for the shackles. Every year we'd end for end them, cut off about a foot of the shackle end, and put a new luggage tag on the other end. Halyards were trusty and safe for at least four years.

It also helps to cover up the exposed core at the shackles while stored. Just takes a little velcro 'boot'.

:: I also am interested in going back to non tapered jib
:: and main halyard- Whats the minimum size folks are
:: using?

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