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: Jason Crowson ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Mast bend - How much?
Info: (21873 views) Posted: Sunday 8-7-11 09:58:56 AM
The best way to tell where the max mast bend is by looking at your main sail. You will develop a wrinkle from the clew up the sail towards the middle of the mast. When you start to see that wrinkle you know that more backstay is not going to help you.

Looking up the mast it shouldn't be more than 2-3 mast column widths when on full backstay. I have never heard of failure of our masts because of too much backstay. But, you should definitely release the backstay when you can to keep from inducing any pre-bend into the mast.

Hope that helps... 

-Jason

:: How far can the mast be bent without risk of damage? Are
:: there any numbers? Maybe Inches of displacement sighting
:: up the mast or ammount of reduction in backstay length
:: from no bend to max, or something else?

:: Thanks

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