[Rhodes22-list] Potential 'Rowdy'

[stan]

How about a Pearson 30 for under 10K

If interested e-mail  cindyspitzer at comcast.net

stan/gbi

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Razgaitis Richard" <raz01 at mac.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Potential 'Rowdy'


> Mary Lou's comments echo mine.  We're raised 5 kids.  Our sailing 
> experience started with a Chrysler 15 (daysailing only of course) and 
> included a Tartan 27 where all 7 of us would spend a week on the boat 
> even at a mooring, and later went 'half-sies' with my son on a Cal 27, 
> and since with kids and grandkids on a Mud Hen 17 and Rhodes 22.  If 
> you are going to have a whole family bonding experience for week long 
> cruising I just don't think you'll be satisfied long term with the 
> Rhodes 22.  It is of course possible, but then people have rounded the 
> Horn in bathtubs, so to speak.  (And actually the first owner of my 
> Tartan 27 was Robert Manry who became famous for sailing Tinkerbelle a 
> semi-homebuilt 13 foot sailboat from Falmouth Mass to Falmouth UK in 
> the summer of 1995 (and it took all summer) and published "Tinkerbelle" 
> about the experience).
> 
> We found the 27' size to be just adequate for our family of 7 
> situation, and still very manageable in terms of handling and dock 
> expense.  Also it is amazing how cheaply one can buy a very nice 27' 
> sailboat these days.  It won't have all those Stan-clever features, and 
> being a substantial keel boat won't have that sportscar like 
> responsiveness (unless the wind is really blowing) but you really can 
> sleep 4 very comfortably below with room for the head and galley and 
> still a place to stand.
> 
> Having said all that, if you are going to spend most of your time 
> daysailing, the Rhodes 22 cockpit is probably larger and more 
> comfortable than just about any 27' sailboat out there, and every time 
> you wonder how you're going to do something you'll discover that Stan 
> already thought of it and there it is right in front of you.
> 
>