[Rhodes22-list] Ivan's impact close to home.

[Chris Geankoplis]

I was a bit concerned about Ivan because my sister keeps her "home" and
business in Trinidad this time of year (a 57' Bowman ketch)  I just found
out she had the boat on the hard in Granada instead.  She survived but her
50,000 pound boat was picked off its jack stands and ended up 100 feet from
where it started without any assistance from water, just wind.  It looks
like it is a total loss.  She was in a concrete building in a valley in the
mountains and is ok but the reports of 20 deed are much too low.  She is
currently on one of her crewmember's boat that survived the storm.  There
were at least 40 sailboats in the main harbor and Prickly Bay and only 3
survived.  Some are visible awash and ashore but most have just disappeared.
Many of them with liveaboards who stayed aboard during the storm.  She also
said they are a lot of bodies floating in the harbor.  They tried to salvage
food and water from her boat to transfer to her crewmember's boat but did
not get much because of the frequent and prolonged gunfire close by.  I
can't get in touch with her for the near future but tough as she is, I do
worry.  Thank goodness we have the systems here to help our citizens if this
terrible storm strikes the U.S. of poor Florida (again).
Chris G
Medford, OR
-----Original Message-----
From: Eaton, Gil <GEaton at IKON.com>
To: 'The Rhodes 22 mail list' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 2:45 PM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] APPLAUSE!


> To All,
> More applause for Mary Lou, a short review of "Sailing Small,
>Inspiration, and Instruction for the Pocket Cruiser" on page 36, Mariner
>Magazine of the Chesapeake Bay, September 3 2004 issue.
>Cast of authors includes a Pennsylvania librarian (who could this be??), a
>Main psychologist, retired British farm manager, a British Columbia naval
>architect, an Idaho high school teacher, Seattle sales rep,  and a
>professional musician in Maine.
> "Chesapeake Bay sailor Mary Lou Troy authors Chapter 5 entitled
>"Learning to Cruise".  She and her husband Fred sail their Rhodes 22,
>Fretless, on the Bay.
> Magazine site is http://www.themariner.net/ , but no current
>bookshelf reviews on the site as yet.
>
> gil
>Gil Eaton
>S/V Dream Catcher
>Spring Cove Marina
>Rock Hall, MD
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Mary Lou Troy
>Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 6:55 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] APPLAUSE!
>
>
>Why thank you Ed, that's very nice of you to say so.
>
>I was working from an outline provided by the editor so it did feel a bit
>like a school assignment. Glad you liked it.
>
>Mary Lou
>1991 R22 Fretless
>Swan Creek, MD / Ft. Washington, PA
>
>
>At 09:52 AM 8/31/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>>In list etiquette use caps to indicate yelling, I am yelling.
>>I got a copy of 'Sailing Small' edited by Stan Grayson.  It cost 20 bucks
>>mailed to the house.  See: http://www.devereuxbooks.com/html/boats.html
>>
>>Mary Lou Troy is superb and deserves loud applause.
>>
>>Mary Lou's style was very readable, she gets an A+.
>>
>>Let us hear the ovation for a job well done.
>>
>>Ed K
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