Express 27 National Championship at San Francisco Yacht ClubOctober 5 - 7
Result
PosBoatTotalRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7
1Magic Bus283(3)5(8)6(14)2(16)1(17)1(18)10 (28)
2Motorcycle Irene292(2)2(4)14(18)1(19)7(26)2(28)1 (29)
3Get Happy!!344(4)3(7)11(18)5(23)3(26)6(32)2 (34)
4Thumper3711(11)1(12)2(14)9(23)4(27)5(32)5 (37)
5Fired Up!421(1)4(5)8(13)8(21)5(26)10(36)6 (42)
6Current Affair5112(12)6(18)10(28)3(31)13(44)4(48)3 (51)
7Tequila Mockingbird625(5)7(12)17(29)4(33)2(35)14(49)13 (62)
8Andale627(7)10(17)3(20)12(32)11(43)7(50)12 (62)
9Abigail Morgan6413(13)13(26)1(27)6(33)9(42)11(53)11 (64)
10Wile E Coyote686(6)9(15)7(22)OCS(40)RET(58)3(61)7 (68)
11Salty Hotel719(9)8(17)4(21)11(32)10(42)12(54)17 (71)
12X-Wing7610(10)14(24)13(37)14(51)8(59)9(68)8 (76)
13Bombora8316(16)15(31)15(46)10(56)15(71)8(79)4 (83)
14Peaches8714(14)12(26)16(42)7(49)6(55)17(72)15 (87)
15Take Five908(8)11(19)9(28)16(44)16(60)16(76)14 (90)
16Artemis9417(17)16(33)5(38)13(51)14(65)13(78)16 (94)
17Hang 209515(15)17(32)12(44)15(59)12(71)15(86)9 (95)
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Author: Roger Shepley ([email protected]) contact the author
Subject: Outboard selection for offshore racing
Info: (14224 views) Posted: Thursday 2-28-13 12:54:34 PM
I use a Honda 2 hp for bouy racing and a mercury 5 longshaft hp for cruising and offshore shorthanded racing. Although Ive been tempted I dont believe it is prudent to use less than 5 hp long shaft mounted on the stern for offshore short handed sailing and racing. I dont think having it in the cabin is realistic, and I do think you need long shaft

, :: Have 5 hp 19881 Suzuki at 80# with 3 gallon gas tank.

:: Long shaft that does move boat 6ish in flat water and
:: still in a sea way.
::
:: No way plastic Nissan with internal tank would do that.
::
:: In ocean on ultralights including SC 27s well before my
:: e27 . . . it takes a lot finesse to place heavy outboard
:: onto the motor mount

:: in sea way.
::
:: Never had to do it in an emergency . . . probably really
:: tuff if no rig.
::
:: mb
::
:: :: We are planning some offshore races this season
:: :: (Farallones and similar stuff).
:: ::
:: :: We are somewhat new to the boat. Our outboard is the
:: :: standard 3.5 Nissan 2-stroke "light as you can get"
:: :: standard shaft model. In any kind of chop, or even if
:: :: too much crew goes forward on the boat, the prop will
:: :: pull out of the water and rev up the engine.
:: ::
:: :: I'm pretty sure it would be useless in any kind of ocean
:: :: waves were we to need to motor home if we could not
:: :: sail. I'm wondering what others do about this?
:: ::
:: :: Is it as useless offshore as I suspect?
::
:: :: Do people carry longer shaft motors offshore?
::
:: :: Would a longer shaft motor just be equally useless?
:: ::
:: :: Thanks for the advice!
:: ::

:: :: -dan
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