[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 vs. Alerion 28

[Wally Buck]

Roger,

Thanks. I have a feeling once he figures his new boat out it will perform 
much better. The owner has been an active racer at our club for years. When 
he had crew he did pretty well in his Benetaus. However he couldn't race 
with out three or four other guys. So he decided to go for the J 80. They 
are great racer/day sailors and he could race (without spinnaker) with only 
two people. Our winter series was very wet and cold and the J 80 is a wet 
boat. Two months after he purchased the J 80 it was sold. He will most 
likely race the Alerion 28 next year.

By the way our club only has 15 races left between now and November. I am 
holdiing onto third place with second still possible. I am one point behind 
a Seafarer 23. P Rhodes son was co-designer of the Seafarer 23; it has a 
full keel and is a really nice pocket cruiser. I can not beat this boat!  I 
have come close in light air but in heavy wind he kills me. If I can't 
figure out a way to beat him I will do no better than third. The guy in 
first (O'Day 28) can flat out sail the crap out of his boat and he has just 
about clinched. He also races Flying Scotts up and down the East Coast so 
there is no shame in losing to him.  .

Fair Winds -

Wally


>From: "Roger Pihlaja" <cen09402 at centurytel.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 vs. Alerion 28
>Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 06:59:36 -0400
>
>Wally,
>
>Don't you know wealthy gentlemen tend to have egos as inflated as their
>boats?  With your racing experience, you should be ashamed of yourself!  Go
>pick on someone your own size.  :)
>
>Sounds like a really good time, I wish I'd been on board to see it!  Good
>for you, sir.
>
>Roger Pihlaja
>S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
>  Wally Buck wrote:
> >
> > > The last two weekends have been perfect here in East TN. Last weekend
> > > we were out Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night. This weekend we were
> > > out Friday and Saturday night. We are having fall early! Clear skies
> > > at night, lows in the 50s!
> > >
> > > Yesterday highs were about 80 with steady 10 winds. A long time member
> > > of my marina is a very wealthy gentleman whose family name is on just
> > > about every milk jug sold in East TN. The guy is loaded and goes
> > > through boats like no one I have ever seen. In the last 4 years he has
> > > owned 2 40 foot Benataus (sic?) and a J 80. A couple of months ago he
> > > sold his J 80 and ordered an Alerion 28.
> > >
> > > http://www.alerionexpress28.com/home.html
> > >
> > > These things cost about 128K stripped. I heard his cost 150K plus.
> > > They are sweet looking boats and advertised to be the "prettiest girl
> > > at the dance".
> > >
> > > The owner was sailing with his wife Sunday. I decided to get close for
> > > a look at his new toy under sail. My wife was at the helm and I was
> > > trimming sails. He was 4 or 5 hundred yards ahead of us heading down
> > > wind. We were on a broad reach and gaining on him rapidly inspite of
> > > his attempts to head more upwind and shake us. We got about 50 yards
> > > behind him and it was obvious we were going to catch him. I said to my
> > > wife " I bet Mr. Milkman tacks away so he will not get passed." No
> > > sooner said then he headed further upwind and tacked. So I quickly
> > > told Jenny to tack and go get him. After about three tacks heading
> > > upwind we finally crossed ahead of him. I made sure Jenny waved at him
> > > as we passed!
> > >
> > > Priceless!
> > >
> > > Wally
> > >
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