[Rhodes22-list] My new Rhodes 22. It's great!!

[Saroj]

Congratulations Mark.  The Rhodes22 is a wonderful vessel.  Glad to hear it
has emigrated to Canada.

Saroj
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Skapinker" <marks at brightspark.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 10:45 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] My new Rhodes 22. It's great!!


Last year I started a quest for the perfect sailing boat. I live in Toronto,
Canada and was looking for something special. The city is on lake Ontario
which is a huge lake with sailing boats of every size, but every summer I
spend as much time as I can on one of the beautiful smaller lakes about 2
hours north of here in an are known as Muskoka.
I was looking for a sailing boat big enough to sail well on lake Ontario,
but small enough to trailer and not too big for Lake Muskoka.
I did my homework and searched everywhere until I came across the Rhodes 22
on its own web site. It seemed ideal, and a month later I was fortunate to
be able to visit the factory and meet Stan and see what he was up to and see
my first Rhodes 22 in person.
I ended out buying an almost new Rhodes 22 and took delivery of it three
weeks ago.
Even though I have been out of town quite a bit recently, I have taken every
opportunity I can to sail the boat and it has been fantastic.
Elton delivered the boat to Canada and he was really helpful. He was so
proud of the boat that I almost felt that he didn't want to let me take it
away from him. He helped set it up after its trip up North and spent a few
days here in Canada.
Dealing with Stan, Elton and the folks at GB was a really positive
experience. Their pride, caring and knowledge shone through in all my
dealings with them and I really felt like they went the extra mile and
really cared.
Now, I am launched. I am still a novice but I am learning a huge amount
every time I take my Rhodes 22 out. I have no idea whether mine is the only
one in Ontario or Canada - does anyone know? Now, I am starting to build up
many questions as I learn more and enjoy more. This weekend, we had sunny
skies and great winds (very rare for late May in Toronto) and I was out all
weekend - lots of stares and inquisitive looks from other boats.
This site seems great, and I am working my way through past postings to
learn from questions others have asked.
If anyone is up in Ontario Canada - there is now a Rhodes 22 here ready to
go out!
Fair winds-
Mark Skapinker

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