[Rhodes22-list]Gary - Why the R22 is Not Reviewed?

[Jay Friedland]

Demo Sails -anytime, anywhere, below the cost of Mt. Gay. Act now.
Jersey Shore, Jay


On Aug 25, 2004, at 10:53 AM, ed kroposki wrote:

> Gary:
> 	All the others mentioned the fact that Stan does not advertise in
> those magazines ($$$).  There is an additional story that Stan tells 
> about
> Practical Sailor.  There is a dollar ($$$)reason why Practical Sailors'
> comments are not based on actual sea trials.
>
> 	You may have told us already, and I may have missed it, but where
> are you located?  Often the members of this list take interested 
> sailors for
> a ride in a real sailboat.  Two of the more infamous are Jay and Rummy.
>
> 	If you have not planned to do so, Stan plans to be at the U.S. Boat
> Show in Annapolis, Maryland.  You can make an appointment for Stan to
> personally take you for a Demo Ride.  Stan is a charter exhibitor at 
> the
> Annapolis Boat Show.  Why not plan to be a part of history?  See:
> http://www.usboat.com/sailboat/information.htm
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Ben Schultz
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 9:28 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Why is the R22 Not Reviewed?
>
> Gary,
> Forget the magazine reviews.  With what other boat builder can you 
> send the
> owner of the company a message like we saw yesterday:
>
> "Dear Stan,
> Can't you get some 3rd world children to make some more?"
>
> You've probably seen them, but there are owners' reviews on
> http://www.geocities.com/blew_skies/reviews.html.  But on top of being 
> a
> great boat (and it really is), you won't find a better company than 
> General
> Boats to work with.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mary Lou Troy
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 7:49 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Why is the R22 Not Reviewed?
>
> Gary,
> I think Steve mostly got it right but there is another reason you 
> don't see
> the Rhodes 22 mentioned in major boating publications. It has to do 
> with
> the nature of the General Boats marketing department. Marketing for 
> this
> boat is mostly word of mouth. General Boats relies on boat shows, the
> Internet and a bunch of happy owners to sell boats. More than the 
> others
> you mention it's a niche boat that seems suited for a group of owners 
> with
> distinct preferences in a trailerable sailboat. If a Potter, Precision 
> or a
> Hunter will do, a Rhodes 22 is probably not for you. If you buy from
> General Boats (new or recycled) you'll get a semi-custom boat. Unlike 
> all
> the other boats you mention, there are no "production runs" of Rhodes 
> 22s,
> there are no dealers.
>
> That being said the Rhodes 22 is featured in a new book "Sailing Small"
> edited by Stan Grayson and published by Devereux Books (Stan Spitzer, 
> your
> copy is in the mail). I was going to make a more formal announcement 
> to the
> list (I wrote Ch. 5) but this seems like as good a place as any to 
> mention
> it.
>
> Mary Lou
>
>
>
> At 08:27 AM 8/25/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>> While I am intrigued by the Rhodes 22, I am confused that in the three
>> small-cruising-sailing books and many magazines that I have read 
>> (including
>> the August 2004 issue of Sail that specially featured 
>> trailersailers), why
>> the Rhodes 22 is not included when other trailerable sailboats such 
>> as the
>> Precision 21, MacGregor 26, Hunter 260, Potter 19, Catalina 250, and 
>> others
>> are reviewed.  Can anyone explain this?
>>
>> I am aware that Practical Sailor reviewed the R22 by itself from the
> General
>> Boats website.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Gary Lynn
>> A prospective trailer-sailboat owner
>>
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