[Rhodes22-list] Apostle Islands

[Todd &#38 Julie Zumach]

I understand, my wife had her first day back to school with the kids (5th grade)
yesterday.  I also took my oldest daughter back to college on Thursday.  So life
will get back to "normal" around here.  I plan to get out sailing tomorrow for a
couple of hours. With or without the Admiral (wife).  I haven't tried single
handed sailing yet, but I did all the work last time I took her out with me.

It would be cool to try to get together next summer for   a weekend in the
Apostles.  I need to sail with somebody who knows more about this boat.

Todd

On Wed Aug 31 11:55 , Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> sent:

>Todd,
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>Probably not again this year.  My wife's a school teacher so it's pretty
>hard for her to get away until next summer.  As it is, she's planning to
>take a couple days off to travel with me to Nova Scotia in Sept.  We loved
>the Apostles though and we'll certainly be back some day.
>
>Slim
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>On 8/30/05 9:15 PM, "Todd & Julie Zumach" zumach at pctcnet.net> wrote:
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>> Sorry Slim,  It's another Norwegian, Jack Johnson.  And he is at Pike's Bay
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>> Marina  (my mistake below) about 100 yards away from Port Superior.
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>> When do you think you will up there with your boat?
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>> Todd Z
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>> On Tue Aug 30 11:55 , Slim salm at mn.rr.com> sent:
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>>> Todd Z.
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>>> Catching up on some old emails.  Your friend in Port Superior with the
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>>> Ericson 35 wouldn't happen to be one, Jim Anderson would it?
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>>> Slim
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>>> On 8/19/05 7:59 PM, "Todd & Julie Zumach" zumach at pctcnet.net> wrote:
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>>>> 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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>>>> few
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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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