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: scott sorbie ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Cabin top primary winches
Info: (19582 views) Posted: Tuesday 1-10-12 09:05:39 AM
I'm puttin a new deck on my boat (#111) and I'm considering making some deck layout changes. My crew has suggested removing the primary winches and using the cabin top winches instead(he has sailed an Olson 30 with this set up and like it). I see that several boats on the west coast are doing this. What are the pro's and con's?

As I see it: Pro = easy to x-sheet, keeps weight closer to centerline when not x-sheeting. Con = halyard slip, makes the cock pick a pretty busy place (as I now lauch the kite out of the companion way)

Anyone who's used this set up feel free to chime in!

Scott

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