[Rhodes22-list] Winter sailing blues - cure found

[Mark Kaynor]

Michael,

I know it's hard to justify buying a boat like that when you've got kids to
raise and send to school. Heck, it was hard enough for us to justify and our
kids are grown and out on their own (well, mostly <g>). We're lucky enough
to have fairly portable jobs and an employer who's really flexible about
employees working from home. We get three weeks of vacation (not nearly
enough IMHO), but with a high-speed Internet connection at the slip, we'll
be able to spend way more time on the boat that we otherwise could.

I'm sure you're aware that there are quite a few cruising couples out there
who have taken their kids with them and are home schooling them on the boat.
However, I think it takes really special parents to be able to make that
leap successfully. On the upside, the general consensus seems to be that
most of these kids are very well educated and are way more responsible and
self-sufficient than the majority of their peers on land. I think my kids
would have driven me nuts on a sailboat. I know their mother (the
ex-wife-from-Hell) would have <g>.

Thanks for your good wishes. I'll still be hanging around the list - we're
keeping Raven at least for another season. We're not going to be able to
move aboard for a couple of years, yet, and we'll need to be able to sail
while we're at home. Gotta sail - it's required <g>.

Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Michael Meltzer
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 9:26 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Winter sailing blues - cure found


You know something, I am jealous, I always want a bigger boat, but with 3
kids and 2 weeks off a year can never justify it, And by
the time I can I might be to old to do it, Sir you did it, enjoy and use the
boat in good health.

MJM

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark at kaynor.org>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 10:38 AM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Winter sailing blues - cure found


> Bob,
>
> I've got to be one of the luckiest guys alive - two of the best boats
around
> and a wife who wants to spend as much time as possible w/ me on both. And
we
> work together, too - go figure <g>.
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Bob Weber
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 10:17 AM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Winter sailing blues - cure found
>
>
> Mark, A million congratulations.  You bought the exact boat that exist
only
> in my mind as of now.  A double ender with all the ornate wood and serious
> not so ornate fittings that show this is a serious blue water boat.
Please
> keep the list updated on your preparation and plans.  Did you have much
> trouble convincing your wife about changing lifestyles?  Bob Weber
>
>
> >From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark at kaynor.org>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >CC: Julie Kaynor <julie at kaynor.org>
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Winter sailing blues - cure found
> >Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 20:02:22 -0500
> >
> >Folks,
> >
> >All this talk of winter sailing while Raven's been on the hard has been
> >tough for us, Christmas parade float notwithstanding. The weather doesn't
> >help much, either - Sunday we were sitting on the patio in our shirt
> >sleeves
> >having a beer with some friends, and this morning we woke up to a
blustery
> >8
> >degrees F. Sheesh.
> >
> >Being weak willed (and perhaps a bit weak-minded), we decided to do
> >something about it.
> >
> >Julie and I went to the bank this morning and signed the papers to buy a
> >1986 Tayana 37. At about 15 feet longer on deck, 3 1/2 feet wider, and
> >about
> >10 tons heavier, we're hoping she'll be big enough to distract us from
> >these
> >wintertime non-sailing blues. Hopefully by next winter (or the one after
> >that) we'll be in warmer climes and won't have to go through this sort of
> >withdrawal again - I doubt we could afford it again, anyway <g>.
> >
> >Actually, it's been in the works since we went to the SSCA gam in
> >Melbourne,
> >FL last November, but we didn't want to say anything until it was a done
> >deal - you know how these things sometimes go. We're bringing her up to
the
> >Chesapeake next spring and plan to gradually spend more and more time
> >aboard
> >over the next year with an eye toward eventually living aboard and
heading
> >south. Time'll tell...
> >
> >Here's a link to some pictures - http://www.kaynor.org/rachel.
> >
> >Mark Kaynor
> >
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