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)
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Author: Bryan Myers
Subject: Lopez blocks
Info: (14517 views) Posted: Friday 10-7-11 10:25:58 PM
I'm going to try this out when I re-rig my boat. Not sure if I'm going to go cabin top or not. One thing the J's do is have the helmsman grind in the final few inches on the sheet and I don't think this would be possible with the winch on the cabin top.

:: It looks like most boats have gone to cross sheeting or
:: winches mounted on the cabin top.
::
:: I was wondering for the cross sheeting if anyone had
:: thought about using the lopez blocks for this?
::
:: For those not familiar with the lopez block, it is a cam
:: cleat mounted to a block. This allows you to pull in the
:: genoa sheet and cleat it to stay in place before
:: wrapping it around the winch. These are used on the J/24
:: for example.

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  • Lopez blocks (21039 views) [x]
    Don ~ Saturday 10-1-11 11:39:14 PM
    • Lopez blocks (14518 views) [x] (current)
      Bryan Myers ~ Friday 10-7-11 10:25:58 PM
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        Nick Gibbens ~ Wednesday 10-12-11 08:34:25 AM