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: todd olsen
Subject: Navigation Lights
Info: (10959 views) Posted: Friday 6-7-13 05:45:41 PM
I ended up using Perko Bicolor http://www.wmjmarine.com/pko0972dpochr.html for bow and Perko Stern http://www.wmjmarine.com/pko0965dpochr.html These are incandescent fixtures, but I purchased LED's to substitute for the bulbs http://store.marinebeam.com/perko-31mm-anchor-light.html They work fine in the daylight, but I have not seen them yet at night. Ideally, it may be better to use purpose built LED's, but I could not find any that matched a bow and stern light together, and I wanted the bow and stern light to look related to each other. There is a lopolight, but these are quite expensive.

Todd

:: :: Hi Todd,
:: ::
:: :: On a closely related subject,
:: ::
:: :: I used Dr. LED to replace my stern incandescent, but I
:: :: have not replaced the entire assembly.
:: ::
:: :: I have not found an LED to legally replace the bow bulb
:: :: though. The light emiting angle is wrong and the red
:: :: color goes pinkish.
:: ::
:: :: Joe
:: ::
:: :: :: Does anyone have a recommended brand for an LED stern
:: :: :: light? LED bow lights?
:: :: ::
:: :: :: Thanks
:: Hi Todd,

:: I replaced my bow light using the Innovative Lighting
:: LED 2 mi. combo deck mount. It works great so far & is
:: reasonable in price. The screw

:: holding the casing seems flimsy, but has remained secure
:: for several months. I got it at Svendsen's. I haven't
:: found a reasonably priced 135°

:: LED deck-mount stern light or a Dr. LED light bulb that
:: fits my stern incandescent. Let me know what you find.
::
:: Don C

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