[Rhodes22-list] Wally's Voyage? Yes!

[Bud]

Wally,
    did you see any other Rhodes 22 in the Cocoa, FL area?  I live in 
Melbourne and I have not seen any Rhodes yet
on the Florida East Coast.

Thanks!
Bud Connor

Wally Buck wrote:

> Ed,
>
> I will post pics and details once I catch up. Due to some mechanical 
> issues and constant N and NE winds we did not reach our ultimate goal 
> of Norfolk VA. We did have a great trip from Cocoa FL up to 
> Wrightsville Beach NC. We spent 3 nights in the gulf stream, three on 
> the hook at various spots on the ICW, and 3 nights at marinas. No one 
> got seasick although we did hit some rough weather out in the stream.
>
> We left last Saturday night from Cocoa FL with favorable breeze for a 
> day and a half. The first night on the ocean was nice. The second we 
> had a single reef and furled genny later changing to a double reef. 
> The boat was under control but it was a rough ride. Winds were steady 
> 18 - 25 and waves starting stacking up with max size at about 10 feet. 
> After sailing for 48 hours we came in at Jacksonville and motored to 
> Amelia Island on the ICW. We were tired and spent the third night at 
> Amelia Island.  From there we cruised up the ICW past Cumberland 
> Island and spent 2 nights at Jekyll Island waiting on pump to be 
> overnighted.
>
> We then motored sailed  out north side of Jekyll and hit the gulf 
> stream. We had some great wind and spent the night sailing with winds 
> out of the East but it again changed to NE. We had furled genny and 
> double reef hitting 10 knots in gulf stream but it was a wild ride.  
> We sailed back in aiming for Charlseton SC and came up short. Gave up 
> on Charleston and came in just south at Edisto Island, Followed the 
> Edisto River into the ICW for a night on the hook.
>
> We motored up ICW through Charleston Harbor to Georgetown SC. We then 
> entered the nastiest part of the ICW; Myrtle Beach. We sailed back out 
> at LIttle River Inlet and came in Willmington Harbor and then north on 
> the ICW to Wrytsville Beach NC. Jenny and I rented a car and got home 
> last night late. I will post a little better report and pics shortly.
>
> Wally
>
>> From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
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>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Wally's Voyage?
>> Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:32:55 -0400
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>>   I thought you went on a sailing voyage?  Since you are just posting
>> routine emails, I guess no trip?
>>
>>
>>
>> Ed K
>>
>> Greenville, SC, USA
>>
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