Elite Keel at San Francisco Yacht Club | May 18 - 19 |
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Congratulations to Dianne with their win in the Elite Keel Regatta.
Here is Steve's Top Ten List that he has submitted for publication. ELITE KEEL STORY-A LIST OF TEN THINGS THAT HELPED DIANNE 1) The crew: Jarian Westfall, Laurel Schmidt, Mike Pastrone, Jeff Fellicetti 2) Will Paxton wasn't there. 3) This crew can change head sails, the hanked kind, in less then 2.3 minutes. 4) Wilie E Coyote didn't race Sunday. 5) Sun was shining. 6) It was my birthday weekend. 7. El Raton wasn't there. 8. We went left when we could. 9. The wind was blowing. 10. This crew has 59 combined years sailing with me. |
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Author: Joshua Grass Subject: tiller Info: (24594 views) Posted: Sunday 7-31-05 10:05:15 PM |
We are now going back to the standard wood tiller which I think is stonger allows us to use the set screw to keep the tiller off the deck. It is also pretty light. The heavy parts are the stainless plates that connect the tiller to the head of the rudder. One nice thing about wood; you will probably get some warning before it totally fails (which seems be the case with you now). We suspected the aluminum tiller was going to go at some point bit it went quickly and it would have been tough to make it back to the dock without a motor that we could steer. A carbon tilller probably just snap instantly without much warning, if it did fail. Rudderless sailing in the ocean would not be fun.
I am pretty sure a carbon tiller would NOT be legal. But I'm not an expert on the rules. Hope to see you out racing soon.
Josh
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:: the tiller on DIANNE is starting to crack around the 3
:: bolts that hold the bracket to the rudder post. Did I
:: see a carbon fiber tiller on another Express 27? Anyone
:: know availiability/price or where to buy such a carbon
:: fiber tiller? Any thoughts if they are an expensive or
:: prohibited item. Thanks Steve Katzman
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