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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Info: (8393 views) Posted: Friday 10-2-20 11:54:34 AM
We used one for the Paccup in 2018. It works great as it is more sail area, but the gybing is tricky. You can launch it out of the bag off the rail like other spins. We fly it off the end of our regular spin pole with it lowered down just above the bow pulpit. So the pole is going to be on one side or the other of the headstay. Obviously on the Paccup we weren't gybing very much, but if you do and want to be able to rotate the pole back, you are going to have to move the pole to the windward side of the forestay each time.

Hope that helps. 

-Jason

:: Looking for help on using a Assymetrical spinnaker on
:: our E-27. We race every week here in Hawaii during the
:: season and have had this sail for a number of years but
:: never used it as we never figured out the best way to
:: launch and jibe. Any suggestions welcome.

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