[Rhodes22-list] Far Niente Namesake

[Ed Kroposki]

Dan:
         I was able to get both the site and the picture.  The Rhodes is
sailing behind another both obsuring half of it.  I had to go off list and
type in the site directly, and as I recall had to refresh a couple of times.

Ed K
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Hope" <dhope@cviog.uga.edu>
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Far Niente Namesake


> Thanks for the info, John.  I didn't know there was another Far Niente out
> there.  Next time I am in D.C. I'll have to go and take a look.
>
> I was able to get the Daingerfield Island Sailing Club site, but not the
picture
> of Far Niente.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan
> ---------
> Robert Quinn wrote:
>
> > Kewl.  Thanks.  Nice to see one of the "senior" boats in competition.
> >
> > Earlier I saw a post concerning a Catalina 22.  I have had some fun
"racing"
> > these boats.  Seems that I can stay with and take the centerboard models
but
> > the fixed keel folks are a different story.  If the skipper on a fixed
keel
> > boat knows what he is doing, I can't keep up.
> >
> > I have the IMF and a 150.  Roger and Steve may have better results when
> > competing with the Catalina fixed keels.
> >
> > Interesting to note that depending on wind conditions I can walk away
from
> > the Catalina 25's.  I am always amazed when this happens.  Gave an O'Day
28
> > a run for his money last year.  When they saw us overtaking them and
> > starting to leave them in our wake they really went to work to show us
who
> > was boss.  Took them about a half hour but they finally passed us by.
Great
> > fun!
> >
> > I believe that a lot depends on the various skills of the skippers and
crew.
> > When pressed I do lower the pop-top to reduce windage and I have been
known
> > to fold the Bimini down when things get serious.  Overall tho, we just
like
> > to sail.  {:>)
> >
> > Bob and Kathy on the "NoKaOi"
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Roland.John" <roland.john@ensco.com>
> > To: "Rhodes22-Owners (E-mail)" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 2:12 PM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Far Niente Namesake
> >
> > Dan Hope
> >
> > You might be amused to know that Far Niente has a namesake.  Also a
Rhodes
> > 22, she has sail number
> > RC 312  and is owned by W. Perkowski.  She races in the Daingerfield
Island
> > Sailing Club http://www.dicf.org/
> > operating out of the Washington (D.C.) Sailing Marina.  I don't know Mr
> > Perkowski but I saw his boat listed in the
> > results list a couple of times.  I've attached a photo, we'll see if it
> > transfers OK.
> >
> > John S. Roland  -  Senior Staff Engineer
> > ENSCO Inc.  5400 Port Royal Road, Springfield VA 22151-2312
> > voice; (703) 321-4614      fax; (703) 321-4609     roland.john@ensco.com
> > www.ensco.com
> >
> >  <<FarNiente.jpg>>
> >
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