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: Ralph Deeds ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Express 27 Nationals
Info: (22358 views) Posted: Tuesday 10-2-01 03:45:00 PM
I just got back to Detroit from the Express 27/Antrim 27 Nationals at Richmond Yacht Club on San Francisco Bay. Much credit should go to Jason Crowson and the folks at RYC for running a great event.

Twenty-three E27s and 10 Antrim 27s sailed in the 3-day, 7-race event (3 windward-leeward races on day one, a distance race around the Bay on day two, and two windward-leeward races on day three). Twenty-three is the best participation in the Nationals in recent memory. San Francisco Bay came through with sunshine and nice breezes on Friday and Saturday and sunshine and light and flukey winds on Sunday. The Antrims and Expresses were quite compatible with separate starts on the race courses.

Congratulations to the new champions Tom Baffico and Forest Baskett and their crew on Baffett as well as the second and third place boats, Swamp Donkey and Motorcycle Irene. Consistency paid off for Baffet with scores of 3-3-1-3-2-8.

We'll try to get some pictures up on the class website ASAP.

PS. Jason Crowson is our new Class Commodore. Also, the class enacted a rules change--full-length top battens are now permitted. The rationale: longer life for mainsails.

The possibility of finding a builder for the "Ultimate Sailing Machine" was discussed. One builder has been approached but there is nothing conclusive yet to report.

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