Delta Ditch Run at Stockton Sailing Club/Richmond Yacht ClubJune 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
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: Bryan Myers ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Spinnaker Launching - front hatch
Info: (22688 views) Posted: Saturday 8-4-12 07:26:44 PM
We made this change this season and are happy with it. I installed a SOAK clip (a made for this purpose glorified clothespin) to the rail about half way between the shrouds and the bow on the rail. It didn't work, the headsail usually unclips it. I haven't solved the problem but have found that having the halyard loose is untidy but otherwise not a problem.

Perhaps with a lighter halyard (ours is ancient) and lots of slack the clip would work.

Look for a post I made earlier in the year. It has a good reply from Patrick who is foredeck on another boat.

Bryan

:: I am in the process of changing the hatch for launching
:: the spinnaker from the front hatch. I have added the bag
:: below the hatch also. Everything I have read indicates
:: that we need to latch the halyard to the pulpit or toe
:: rail. I have installed a shackle with the release line
:: going to the starboard side through the old downhaul
:: rigging.
::
:: Does anyone have pictures of the halyard release
:: mechanism? Any tips for launching the spinnaker from the
:: front hatch? This is my first attempt so any suggestions
:: are more than welcome!

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