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: Michael Alan Bruzzone ([email protected]) contact the author
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Info: (2293 views) Posted: Monday 10-2-23 11:45:55 PM
whoops clarification 2 of the 3 committee distractors of the open weight limit never raced under the open limit and only 1 did. The weight limit needs to go back to 1060 to 1080 for felt recruitment and if there is a winter summer split fine. mb

:: Oh yea and the fallacy that 6 r too many to move around
:: on the boat in terms of room on the rail.. I raced with
:: 6 at 1065 from 1993 to 1998 and it was never to many to
:: sustain agile boar handling. This is another among the
:: executive fallacies who came after everyone raced with 6
:: and they raced with 6 and it shows on the sophistries
:: perpetuated for 24 years to keep 1000# and then 800#
:: that was only an advantage to them. mb
::
:: :: Marcia and I have conferred, and these fleet
:: :: participation debilitating points are not just fallacies
:: :: they are sophistries and cannot be proven.
:: ::
:: :: WP, the boat will structurally blow up with 6 . . . bull
:: :: shit maintain u'r boat
:: ::
:: :: WP, the 880# weight limit allows a woman . . . so would
:: :: 1060 to 1080.
:: ::
:: :: Executive committee there are currently detractors, the
:: :: price of an extra sandwich.
:: ::
:: :: Marcia points out and I agree with 880# flogging the rig
:: :: is more detrimental to the entire boat than propagating
:: :: the fallacy that the boat will blow up structurally.
:: ::
:: :: I maintain someone at my weight is not competitive at
:: :: 260# in the back of the boat without a midship
:: :: counterweight and EVEN THAT IS NOT COMPETITIVE say
:: :: beginning 220# and has cost the fleet membership.
:: ::
:: :: Marcia and I agree, 6th person opens up a training
:: :: position when the weight limit is 1060 to 1080.
:: ::
:: :: Marcia and I agree the 6th person opens up a fleet
:: :: recruiting path.
:: ::
:: :: Marcia and I conferred on the Morgan Larson technique of
:: :: 7 that Marcia also employed that sends essentially no
:: :: weight with big arms to leeward trim.
:: ::
:: :: Marcia and I conferred on Jeff Madrigalli 1100# NAs and
:: :: it works on a windy circle NA but I have found from 40
:: :: years of e27 racing over 1065 is on average faster than
:: :: 1100#.
:: ::
:: :: Fleet participation looks good in the winter but on
:: :: average is dying having adopted the weight limit of a
:: :: J24.
:: ::
:: :: More people more fun . . . you can always go with less
:: :: than 1080.
:: ::
:: :: mb

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