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: Larry Levit
Subject: Confer on Weight Limit for Fun Series
Info: (18645 views) Posted: Tuesday 3-4-08 10:31:19 PM
well folks, I have been thinking about it and it seems that since the skipper does not hike out or sit outboard, his/her weight does not appreciably effect the performance of the boat. Thus it contributes to the competitiveness only in a subtle way. It sets a limit for the total weight that the hiking members of the crew can add up to. It gives a substantial advantage to those boats with a skipper that weigh, say, 140 pounds. The "outrigger 4 can average 185! I think that we should make the skipper have a minimum weight of 175 to race in the fleet.

OK maybe I am being sarcastic but I hope I make a point nonetheless.

L2

:: Hi Everyone:
::
:: I'll be sailing in the heavy person friendly M24 fleet @
:: Spring Keel this weekend.
::
:: There after attending the e27 5pm function. Looking
:: forward to conferring with others on the benefits of
:: increasing the weight limit in Fun Series only.
::
:: Desperado is at weight for LS. However, leaving a half
:: dozen people on the dock because they don't qualify
:: given the current weight filters 176# mean average, for
:: Fun Series, well, seems quite frankly; ridiculous.
::
:: MB

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