[Rhodes22-list] LBI

[Jay Friedland]

Bill,
Besides the "miracle" of co-operative weather on a weekend, Sunday, 1/4 
mi. north of where we sailed another "miracle" took place, or at least 
sign that all is right with the world. We spotted a bottle-nose dolphin 
or porpoise (dark gray?) off portside 20 yds. away. When I thought I 
had passed by him, I tacked back, and now he popped up 10 feet off 
starbd stern following us. I think we'll get some pictures out of this, 
maybe his fin and more. In 20+ yrs. I've been sailing here, I've never 
seen anything this big (sea turtles, brown sharks, etc.) or exotic in 
the bay. I'm sure he's lost, or following blues or maybe, the warmest 
water locally. As the powerboats zoomed by, they never would have 
spotted him. The Rhodes and being in the right place at the right time 
made the difference.

Anyhow, really appreciated our short time together. I was lucky to get 
my bottom painting done on the hoist at GBI, although during 2 visits 
there the temp inside was 40°+, too cold to paint. It's nice working at 
shoulder height though-are you working on jacks.

I reflected more on intuitive vs. textbook sailing for the R22. I hope 
to challenge my more laid back approach to push the experimentation 
more. Conveying it to Rob Baldi always helps me clarify it. A previous 
R22 owner up in Loveladies has considerable experience taking the 
Rhodes out Barnegat Inlet- one of the most treacherous passageways on 
the East Coast. Rob and I hope to enlist him in our first stage of 
sailing around the island. I'll let you know of our adventures, and 
keep in mind your fall schedule to sail before your trip to Japan.

regards,
Jay



On Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at 10:22 AM, Bill Effros wrote:

> Jay,
>
> Thanks for the sail!
>
> Today is bottom painting day.  Then...
>
> Diane was right.  There's an R-22 named "Knot Working" in the water in 
> Harvey Cedars.  You can see it at 83rd Street.
>
> Bill
>
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