[Rhodes22-list] R22 in SW FL waters around Marco Island last week

[Bud]

Julie,
  it may have been Bob and Sandy Fuller's boat, they also live in the
Bradenton area.  The Fuller's recently got a 2006 R22 this spring. 
I have sailed with Bob and would not be suprised to find him out
sailing in the Gulf. As I recall, there are several R22s on the west
coast of Florida.

-Bud Connor
Melbourne, FL


Julie Rodriguez wrote:

> Hi there to any R22 owners sailing in and around SW Florida Gulf waters
> last week.  I was sailing out there and spotted an R22 around Marco 
> Island
> early in the week.
>
> The R22 hull was white with navy blue, and had a navy blue border along
> with a nice clearly marked  'R22' on the sail. Could not see the
> hull lettering well enough from our position to make out a vessel name.
> Wondering if it was anyone on the list. If so, you were looking good out
> there and wasn't it great weather? Seeing you/them out there made me 
> want to
> get my R22 out on the Gulf.
>
> Sadly I wasn't on an R22 myself, but crewing on a Santana 30 for a 
> nice warm
> and sunny educational sail on the Gulf off SW FL for the week. Sailing on
> the Santana (and others as the opps come up) will have to do until I 
> can get
> my R22 off the hard and into the water. Even though it wasn't an R22, I
> wouldn't turn down a good learning opp or a good sail.  The very able
> Captain of the Santana and I admired the R22 from a distance.
>
> Well, not trying to rub it in or anything - but we had REALLY great 
> weather
> last week while the northern states were under snow and ice. Hope you are
> all staying warm!
>
> ~ julie
>
> R22 owner - Bradenton, Florida
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