[Rhodes22-list]Wally's Dream Sail

[Wally Buck]

Ed,

Yes let me correct myself, he wants to sail up to Beaufort then hit the ICW. 
Now that I think some more about his plans, he wants to stay on the ICW up 
to Oregon Inlet then head back outside. He did not want to motor up Dismal 
Swamp.

Wally

>From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
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>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list]Wally's Dream Sail
>Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:00:52 -0400
>
>Wally:
>	Edenton is not that far from the ICW.  You could even see Stan as
>you go up.  Sounds like he wants to go outside up to Cape Fear.  He might
>want to go outside all the way to Beaufort, NC.  Get him to anchor at the
>inside of Cape Lookout.  It is a dream trip.  Going inside thru the Dismal
>Swamp Canal?  The ICW below Georgetown has big Gators.
>
>Ed K
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Wally Buck
>Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 2:08 PM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Family Reunion - kind of sailing related
>
>My Dad and his five brothers had a family reunion this past weekend. Our
>family has always been scattered through out the US and my Uncles only have
>a chance to get together as a group every five to ten years. It was good to
>catch up with cousins I hadn't seen in years. I was especially looking
>forward to seeing my Uncle Brian.
>
>The very first sailboat I ever stepped foot on was a 1904 54 foot Herschoff
>(sic?) cutter rigged sloop that belonged to my uncle. I don't remember much
>about the boat but I remember riding out in his dinghy, him letting me
>steer, and fishing successfully while under sail. This was in the mid 60s
>and I was about 6 years old. My Dad worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and 
>his
>
>brother was just starting his career as a navigator with TWA. My Uncle was
>an ex-carrier pilot in the Navy and was kind of my hero. He lived in 
>Belport
>
>LI and always owned at least one sailboat. We didn't visit much but when
>ever we did we usually got to go sailing and/or clamming.
>
>My uncle is now retired and lives in the Cocoa Beach area. We were catching
>up on old times and he couldn't believe I remembered his old boat. He is
>planning a cruise up the east coast next year and asked me if I wanted to
>go! His plan is (weather permitting of course) to sail from Cocoa up to 
>Cape
>
>Fear NC and hit the ICW through NC and VA. Then back out again up to
>Delaware. I don't know if I can take off for the whole trip up but I am
>going to try. He asked me to convince my younger brother to go as well.
>
>My Uncle has gobs of cruising experience so I know I will have a great
>skipper. He has a bunch of details to work out regarding crew and schedule
>but I am already excited!
>
>
>Wally
>
>PS - My Uncles owns a Pearson 34 that survived all of the FL hurricanes
>without a scratch. He moved it from his slip for the storms. He used a 45
>pound Danforth and two plow anchors. Most of the boats slipped at his 
>marina
>
>were trashed.
>
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