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: Paul Cronin ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Auto pilot options
Info: (18845 views) Posted: Thursday 4-3-14 10:43:10 AM
HI JB,

Thanks for the response.

The X5 is still for sale at a few shops, but I think I am going for the newer EV-100 by Raymarine. After talking with a tech it seems to be a better options. I think I will also go with their i70 wind, speed, depth, temp pac so the pilot will work with apparent wind or true wind steering. I know with my past NKE this made all the difference. And the Raymarine is 20% of the NKE price for the same setup.

Will report back after a few overnights single handed.

:: Hi Paul, welcome! Raymarine X5 seems to be most popular
:: and cost effective choice. Now, it's under an iteration
:: with auto calibrate and reportedly with some more gyro
:: data and self learning, though I don't know any express
:: who has it yet.
::
:: ST2000 Plus can handle the basic stuff, but the X5 has a
:: gyro which I appreciate going downwind off ocean waves.
::
:: JB
::
:: :: New owner here of Express 1986 #115 which is currently
:: :: in Maine and coming to RI next week. It will be in RI
:: :: sailing shorthanded.
:: ::
:: :: I have had a few singlehanded boats that were NKE gyro
:: :: pilots that worked pretty well. I did have a Raymarine
:: :: on my Antrim 27 that was only compass heading.
:: ::
:: :: I am shopping for a pilot to install on my Express 27
:: :: but can't spend the NKE dollars.
:: ::
:: :: What are the singlehanded racers using with their E27's?

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