[Rhodes22-list] Fw: Special Award for Philip Rhodes

[stan]

                                                                         January
> 29, 2005
> Dear Philip Rhodes enthusiast,
>
> I am contacting you because you now own or previously owned a sailboat 
> designed by Philip Rhodes (as do I).  Whether we have a 7 foot Dyer Dink, 
> a Rhode 19, a 40, 50, 60, or 70 footer,   we all appreciate that one of 
> the reasons our boats give such joy is that Philip Rhodes was a great 
> designer.
>
> So you will as pleased as I am that Philip Rhodes is being honored as an 
> initial inductee (along with Olin Stephens) into the North American Boat 
> Designers Hall of Fame.  The ceremony will take place in Miami, Thursday, 
> Feb. 17, 5:30 PM.  As an owner or former owner, you are invited to attend. 
> You can get more information from the Westlawn Institute which is 
> sponsoring the event (along with some other organization).  Email: 
> westlawn at abycinc.org   I can also send you a PDF file with an semi-formal 
> invitation and directions to the location. Since there is no Rhodes office 
> now, the actual award will be housed at the Mystic Seaport Museum (Mystic 
> CT).  As you probably know, Rhodes donated all his yacht drawings to the 
> Seaport's ship Plans Collection, so the fact is that the Seaport has been 
> the actual physical home of the Rhodes legacy for many years.
>
> I hope that the Seaport will take advantage of this situation to create a 
> special Rhodes Alcove or Display in one of the public display areas.  I 
> would expect that the Seaport, like any well-managed non-profit 
> institution, would take advantage of such a project to do some special 
> fund raising, and I also expect that many of us owners of Rhodes-designed 
> boats will want to contribute.  So I'll let you know about this as I learn 
> more.  (I personally feel that the Mystic Seaport is a wonderful facility, 
> and I am happy to help them, regardless of the specific purpose.)
> http://www.mysticseaport.org
>
> I also can imagine that there would be a special ceremony to dedicate and 
> open the Rhodes Alcove, and that event could possibly become an 
> opportunity for an all-Rhodes boat rendezvous in Mystic in July 2006 or 
> 2007.  Needless to say, this would make sense only if a goodly number of 
> owners wanted to
 participate.
>
 You will also be interested that the Philip Rhodes website, which I manage, 
continues to grow.  I am continually delighted as I get more information and 
photos of more boats, including many beautifully restored classic wooden 
boats.  If you haven't visited the website recently, check it you; you'll be 
surprised at how it has grown. Of course, please email me with updates, 
corrections, etc.
> http://astro.temple.edu/%7Ebstavis/pr/rhodes.htm
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ben Stavis
> ben.stavis at verizon.net
>
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