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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: Paul Deeds Subject: Weight Limit Info: (15843 views) Posted: Tuesday 9-1-09 06:31:01 PM |
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Assuming the boat is flat, A helmsman sitting at the traveler has about 3/4 of the righting moment of a crew hiking reasonably hard amidships. This means the difference in total righting moment between an at weight boat with a 300lb driver is less than 5% different than one with 150lb driver.
- - ( 300 * 0.75 ) + 580 = 805 - ( 250 * 0.75 ) + 630 = 817.5 - ( 200 * 0.75 ) + 680 = 830 - ( 150 * 0.75 ) + 730 = 842.5 -
With most drivers in the 150-250 range, I don't think it's worth complicating the rules for a 2-3% difference. I'll also submit this as evidence, that when it comes to winning races there are more important things to worry about:
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