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)
export csv

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Author: Ted Lohr
Subject: WANTED-Chicken Kite
Info: (14061 views) Posted: Thursday 3-29-12 03:34:03 PM
We started off with a J22 Kite that worked great as a chicken chute -- the biggest issue was the cloth weight ultimately wasn't up to the task. I strongly suggest investing in a proper chicken chute. Our's is purpose built in 1.5 oz Nylon and is bomber and balanced for the boat.

:: I have a couple of old class spinnakers that could be
:: cut down to make a chicken kite. $100 each including
:: shipping.
::
:: :: We used a J22 Kite for a while and it worked fine until
:: :: we simultaneously removed everything inside of the
:: :: tapes. Last year we went with a purpose built Chicken
:: :: Chute from SC Sails and it was well worth the expense.
:: ::
:: :: :: I'm no Chicken...but we need a Chicken Kite! Does that
:: :: :: make me a chicken???
:: :: ::
:: :: :: Mike

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