[Rhodes22-list] Winter sailing blues - cure found

[Michael Meltzer]

well I tried run, had 3 kids mom and dad in a small holtel room, now when I say a small room it was about the living space of a 50
foot boat. The family could not wait to get home :-). I think it will be a little more time before the "big boat". BTW it not cheap
but interstat m and mini-m work anywhere and the prices are dropping.

MJM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark at kaynor.org>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 4:45 PM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Winter sailing blues - cure found


> 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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