[Rhodes22-list] Pushing the envelope.

[ed kroposki]

No Rummy, Bob did.  Apparently Fred and Bob are calling your hand.  Your
trailer works, time to challenge Fred.

Makes me glad a fair weather sailor like me did not take you up on your
offer.

I recall a fellow a few years back named Bill Berner took his R22 thru
higher waves at Cape Cod.  Wasn't it something like 8 foot.  I guess that
Rum made the waves look intimidating.  

Ed K 


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Well, yesterday was an adventure. The weather forecast called for very  
strong winds and there was a lake wind advisory for Lake Hartwell. My kind
of  day, 
or so I thought. We motored out of the marina and met up with Captain Bob  
Keller (Yankee Clipper). Being the prudent sailors that we were, the first
thing 
 we did was raft up and got a few drinks in us before we sailed. About an 
hour  later, one of the members of my crew received a phone call and needed
to be 
 taken back to the marina. I pulled the genny out to about 40% and headed 
down  wind. As we got further into the middle of the lake, it finally dawned
on 
me  that we had to much sail out. The winds were pretty steady at 28 mph and

the  gusts were unreal. I have never seen the lake this rough. The waves
were a 
good  three feet high and the crest of the waves were being blown away by
the  
wind.
Made it to the marina and my good sense took over and we stayed at the
dock. 
Unfortunately Capt. Bob had to go into the wind all the way home. He put  on

his rain gear, lowered the pop top and closed everything up as much as  
possible. He said it was one wet ride, but made it home in one piece. 
I think I have found the limits of the Rhodes 22.
 
Rummy
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