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: Marcia
Subject: Mainsail Cloth Weight Class Restriction?
Info: (12077 views) Posted: Wednesday 7-7-10 06:23:30 PM
Is this really a class rule?

I'm not sure I'm reading this correctly, as it looks like it was promulgated by a sailmaker who didn't want to upgrade their sail making equipment.

Class restriction on the minimum weight of the mainsail to 16 LB:

“Total weight of the mainsail shall be no less than sixteen pounds weighed dry and without battens. Cloth concentrations used to bring the sail to minimum weight shall be defined as excessively heavy sailmaker's hardware. It is the intent of this rule to prohibit excessively light mainsail cloth weights.”

Why don't we want excessively light mainsail cloth weights? Perhaps we need to define "excessively light", because, dollars-to-donuts, with advances in sail cloth, I would bet any boat without a dacron main can't meet the rule limitation.

There are other limitations too that seem a tad outdated. Is the class going to be looking at these anytime soon?

Sincerely,

Marcia Schnapp

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