Elite Keel at San Francisco Yacht ClubMay 18 - 19
Story
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.
Result
PosBoatTotalRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5
1Dianne113(3)2(5)2(7)1(8)3 (11)
2Peaches154(4)4(8)4(12)2(14)1 (15)
3Motorcycle Irene161(1)1(2)3(5)6(11)5 (16)
4Summer Palace247(7)6(13)5(18)4(22)2 (24)
5Abigail Morgan255(5)3(8)6(14)5(19)6 (25)
6Strega308(8)8(16)7(23)3(26)4 (30)
7Wile E Coyote322(2)5(7)1(8)DNS(20)DNS (32)
8Libra449(9)7(16)9(25)DNF(37)7 (44)
9Make Me Smile516(6)9(15)DNF(27)DNS(39)DNS (51)
10Moonlight5210(10)10(20)8(28)DNF(40)DNS (52)
11Elise60DNC(12)DNC(24)DNC(36)DNC(48)DNC(60)
export csv

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Author: andrew
Subject: Comparisons Please Advise
Info: (19254 views) Posted: Monday 2-11-08 05:50:11 PM
simply....righting moment. The whold point of crew on the rail is to balance the forces of the sails, which, if you are really interested to understand the physics behind your boat, can be calculated on the follwing site: http://www.sailingusa.info/cal_wind_load.htm

:: Hi Paul & Tom:
::
:: I'm was trying to compare weight against weight in the %
:: crew weight example.
::
:: Not weight against a whole other grouping of physical
:: aspects which begin with sail area.
::
:: Regardless, what's this sail vs weight metrix telling
:: us?
::
:: Please advise
::
:: Mike
::
:: :: Thanks Paul, you beat me to the punch this morning, that
:: :: was exactly what I was going to do to prove my point.
:: ::
:: ::
:: :: :: If you look at crew weight to sail area (main+jib), the
:: :: :: story is a little different.
:: :: :: 

:: :: :: - Moore 24 -- 3.34lbs per square foot
:: :: :: - Express 27 - 3.19lbs per square foot
:: :: :: - Olson 30 - 2.89lbs per square foot
:: :: :: - Antrim 27 - 2.04lbs per square foot
:: :: :: - Melges 24 - 2.03lbs per square foot
:: :: :: - Melges 32 - 1.98lbs per square foot
:: :: ::
:: :: :: I tend to agree with Bob though, you can support almost
:: :: :: any position with carefully chosen statistics.
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