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: Bob Harvey ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Weight Limit
Info: (22603 views) Posted: Sunday 8-30-09 09:11:40 AM
:: I beleive that the helmsman does not contribute to the
:: righting moment of the boat in any significant way. We
:: sit facing inboard and may not hike past the sheerline
:: of the boat.
::
:: If you calculate the torque generated by an object at
:: the center of mass of the helsman facing inboard at the
:: narrowest part of the boat and compare it to the torque
:: generated by an object located at the center of mass of
:: a crew member facing ourward at the widest part of the
:: boat, the helmsman is half as efficient at righting the
:: boat (counteracting the heal) than the crew. Therefore
:: he/she should only count as half in computing the total
:: weight limit for the boat.
::
:: crew+crew+crew+crew+skipper/2

Seems reasonable, but the logic would lead to not allowing ANY helm changes during a race. Not unreasonable for buoys, but potentially problematic for longer stuff.

The second you can take that skipper off the helm at all, you have a potential significant advantage, with no way for monitoring.

Just thinking out loud ....

Bob Harvey

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