[Rhodes22-list] Alex - Pamlico Sound Sailors

[Kroposki]

Alex,
	The reason I asked is that next august I plan to be spending a
week on Topsail Island.  I was thinking of trying to find a bigger
rental sailboat with captain to take some relatives out one day.
      The only place I know of right now is out Washington, NC.  I've
been to oriental.  I wasn't convinced that they are really the sailing
capital of North Carolina.  I've been thru New Bern a couple of times.
Do you know of any captained sailboats available for one day trips in
your area?  By trip I mean 6 to 8 hours sailing, 4 to 6 people.
                            Ed K
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Bell [mailto:alexbell@coastalnet.com] 
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 1:46 PM
To: kroposki@innova.net
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Pamlico Sound Sailors?

Ed,

No Captain's license. And we're inside the Outer Banks, so no surf. So
I'm thinking turf. We just drove down to Oriental yesterday to show a
friend from Michiigan the lay of the land. It was about 65, with warm
sun. Gee, it aint perfect, but much closer than some places as places to
live go. 

Steve lives in Petoskey, MI, and is headed back today. Not sure what the
weather is up there today, but I would guess it's not warmer than 30. I
like that. 

Alex

Kroposki wrote:
> 
> Alex,
>      Did you mean 'surf' not 'turf' ????  Do you have a captain's
> license?
>                    Ed K
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces@rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces@rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Alex Bell
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 4:07 PM
> To: kroposki@innova.net; The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Pamlico Sound Sailors?
> 
> Ed,
> 
> Actually, Pamlico Sound and Oriental are our turf (?). The Neuse River
> runs into Pamlico Sound at it's mouth, which is 8 1/2 miles wide. Up
> near New Bern, and just outside our creek, it's a mere 3 miles wide.
> It's a really spirited sailing area, as Paul Clevenger can attest to.
> Two years ago, we had a group of 5 Rhodes 22's here for the Memorial
Day
> weekend. It was a nice get together. Some people have touted the idea
of
> sailing downriver to Oriental, and that would be quite a trip. Not
sure
> it's just a weekend sail since it's about 22 miles on the Neuse.
Perhaps
> traileriing to Oriental and sailing on the Sound might be fun. Maybe
the
> R22's could go up into creeks above the bridges. Don't know the bridge
> clearance offhand.
> 
> Alex Bell
> New Bern