[Rhodes22-list] Sailing season reflections

[ellner]

Keith:  There are Rhodies in the frozen tundra region.  Slim hails from the 
Cities; as do Julie & husband.....Rod & I are just across the St Croix 
river in Hudson, WI.......sounds like you had a great first 
season!   Welcome to the Midwest.  When are you coming?  (and Rummy----for 
all his Carolina charm, is a Wisconsin transplant!!)

Rod/Mary
s/v Toy Blew







At 10:12 PM 9/10/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>I thought with all the political waggling ...  a little reflection of my 
>first season experiencing the freedom of a Rhodes should be shared.  I 
>must admit that the first sail with my entire family breathlessly waiting 
>to sail had the center board fall off !  Thanks to Stan two weeks latter a 
>new one was installed.  With that said the boat has sailed in lake Erie in 
>all conditions.  One evening with just  breath of air a good friend and I 
>ghosted by the Entire Edgwater yacht club Tarten Ten fleet.  It was quite 
>a moment us sipping on Rum and cokes with blarring brazilian jazz music 
>slipping past the fleet.  The looks of astonishment was quite 
>humerous.  As my confidence in the boat grew the "cruise " to Mentor and 
>back was the climax of this season.  A 25 mile open water cruise one way 
>and return.  The boat handled the lake beautifully...especially the return 
>trip a broad reach in 20 mph wind with 3 to6 ft waves on the quarter 
>beam>  The boat averaged 7.2 mph and " surfed" to 9.8 mph>  It was a 
>fantastic day.  My crew could not get over how"big" the boat felt....I 
>will always remember this leg as we were sailing into a cruiising fleet 
>beating to the Mentor Harbor as we left.  Finally having the boat  just 8 
>minutes from the office has allowed plenty of 2 hour sails in the early 
>evening ... I just returned one from tonight.   You know Republican or 
>Democrat election season or not ---- we all really benefit having the 
>freedom to enjoy our Rhodes... well the last question for the group I have 
>is--- We have just found out I am relocating to the Minneapolis area  are 
>there any Rhodies in this area?  Has anyone sailed lake Minnitonka? thanks 
>Keith
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