[Rhodes22-list] Apostle Islands

[Slim]

Todd Z.

Catching up on some old emails.  Your friend in Port Superior with the
Ericson 35 wouldn't happen to be one, Jim Anderson would it?

Slim

On 8/19/05 7:59 PM, "Todd &#38 Julie Zumach" <zumach at pctcnet.net> wrote:

> Hi Slim,
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> We will have to work out a future sail date (next summer?)  I have sailed the
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> Apostles a few times.  Mostly on a friends Ericson 35 out of the Port Superior
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> Marina.  Now, with the Rhodes, I will be able to take my own boat out and not
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> have to pay $4k in slip fees a year!  Someday, I would like to sail from the
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> Apostles up to and around Isle Royale.  That will have to wait until I get a
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> years of experience.
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> We actually got in our first sail today. See attached pics of the Admiral and
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> Cap'n Z (like Cap'n Crunch, he wasn't a real captain either).  We are looking
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> forward to many years of Rhodes fun.
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> Cap'n Z
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> Phillips, WI
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> On Thu Aug 18 22:14 , Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> sent:
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>> Hello Todd Z. and welcome to the Rhodes community.  Funny you should mention
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>> the Apostle Islands -- I live in Minneapolis and I just got back today from
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>> a four day trip there.  Yes, you'd love to sail there in a Rhodes 22!
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>> Earlier this year we planned a trip to the Thunder Bay area, but those plans
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>> fell through and so we decided to go to the Apostles for my very first
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>> venture on Lake Superior.
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>> I've sailed some big water in the distant past but this is my "rookie year"
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>> for sailing the Rhodes on the world's largest lake.  It was awesome!  On our
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>> first day out we had winds of 15 - 20 and we broad reached at hull speed or
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>> better for several hours, with following seas and waves 3-4 ft.  It was like
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>> a carnival ride, and for the first few minutes I wished I was on a bigger
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>> boat.  But then I settled in and let the boat do what it does and we rocked
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>> and rolled and put nearly 30 miles under the keel in about 5 hours!!!
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>> There were no navigational problems.  All the islands are within sight and,
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>> barring fog, we we able to see everything, and were able to do the boy scout
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>> thing with just a chart and a baring compass.  Fortunately we had great
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>> weather and we didn't get lost.  We met a kind gentleman at the marina who
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>> pointed out some common anchorages and docks, etc. but we found our own way
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>> just the same.
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>> We found some nice sandy beaches where we beached the boat and let the dog
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>> run.  We had a little rain but nothing to stop us.  We swam in the lake
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>> which is thought of as hypothermia-city, but this year it's the warmest it's
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>> been and we swam in blissfully cool, fresh water several times.   Remarkable
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>> since the lake is famous for being ice-cold.
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>> The sailing/camping aboard was exhilarating, challenging and lots of fun!!!
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>> Can't wait to do it again.
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>> Slim
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