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: Joe B. ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Lightship
Info: (21971 views) Posted: Monday 3-27-06 02:18:47 PM
Some of you may have heard the chatter, but I'm still alive and my boat is not for sale. It was pretty wild out there. We witnessed one or two turnbacks, one dismasting, and one Olson 30 with all crew in the cabin.

Never done so much knarly surfing to the point of rudder cavitation - crew says we got up to 17.7 on one long ride.

On the return leg before Mile Rock, we got into a nasty jibe and had 3.5 people in the water at one point, but all on tethers. Eventually everyone was pulled aboard, but we called for the Coasties to transfer a hypothermic crew member.

We crossed the finish, but minus crew and myself, so we DNF'd ourselves. Congratulations to Despy as we saw him to be one of the first Expresses to round Lightship and likely to place high in the overall MORA division too.

Joe B.

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    Joe B. ~ Monday 3-27-06 02:18:47 PM
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      Will Paxton ~ Monday 3-27-06 02:45:02 PM
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        Dan ~ Tuesday 3-28-06 04:43:16 AM