[Rhodes22-list] Ocean Sailing

[Todd Tavares]

   Ed,

       I met a gentleman back in the late 80's, at the sailing harbor at
   Hickham Air Force Base on Oahu.  I was there taking my first sailing
   lessons.  He had sailed his 19 foot boat solo from Oxnard Shores,
   California to Hawaii.  He had the boat on stands with a for sale sign
   on it.  He said he rode the trade winds all of the way, and would
   never make it back home.

   Todd

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: "ed kroposki"
   Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 06:51:51 -0400
   To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'"
   Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Ocean Sailing
   > Gary:
   >
   > It depends on what you call ocean sailing. If you follow this list
   > there are several New Jersey R22's who regularly venture into 'blue
   water'
   > for short distances and a short period of time. Understand they are
   not
   > going far from the coast. There are other R22's not on this list who
   do
   > regularly venture somewhat into 'blue water'.
   >
   > There is some guy who took his potter 19 from the west coast to
   > Hawaii. The rhodes22 is more seaworthy than a potter is, but unless
   you are
   > trying to prove that you can accomplish the extreme, it is not the
   thing to
   > do.
   >
   > The weather is a critical factor. As Michael pointed out, how fast
   > you can run from weather is important.
   >
   > Not too many years ago, I was on the breakwater on the channel
   > leaving Moorhead City, North Carolina. I was watching a Coast Guard
   Boat
   > trying to leave the harbor. All the crewmen were harnessed to the
   cockpit.
   > Waves were 8 to 10 feet. They knew what they were doing, probably
   enjoying
   > every minute. I would not want to be in the same type situation in a
   R22.
   > You could feel and hear the power of the water. That is not to say
   that
   > people on this list have not been in 8 foot seas, they have.
   >
   > Do you have a boat yet? Sometime back Chris rewrote his trip to the
   > Bahamas. You need to find that and the related discussions in the
   archives.
   >
   > Ed K
   >
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
   > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Prof. Gary
   Lynn
   > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 10:19 PM
   > To: 'The Rhodes 22 mail list'
   > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Ocean Sailing
   >
   > Has anyone taken their boat out regularly in the ocean? How does it
   fare?
   >
   > Gary Lynn
   >
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