[Rhodes22-list] Advice on boat purchase

[Jay Friedland]

Kathy,
This is just a quick response from one of dozens of NJ R22 owners,  
both male and female locally. I don't normally take away from my  
sailing time for less significant things, including work. I generally  
sail the lower Barnegat Bay off Long Beach Island, bay and ocean, and  
have owned a Rhodes 22 since 1989, now s/v Wanderlust is my second.  
We are both blessed and cursed with high winds (12-20 kts.) all  
summer and thin water (avg. mlw. 2-4'). For a start, the Rhodes vs.  
all other production boats, except the venerable Catboat, which has  
other trade-offs, is ideally suited to this area with the keel/ 
centerboard design, 20" draw, and reefing main and gennie. All this  
allows the R22 to be balanced under the widest range of conditions of  
anything I've come across. This is why when I lost my first Rhodes in  
a storm in 1995 (long story), I replaced it with another. Also, we  
get many spontaneous squalls and thermal wind shifts and the ability  
to reef on the fly, and lower the whole sail plan on the main are all  
features that don't leave you victim to Mother Nature, whether single- 
handing or with crew.

All the other features make it even more unique to what is available,  
but sailing it sells it. I sail almost everyday, and gladly offer you  
to sail anytime, with the possible weekend exceptions for Jersey  
shore traffic. We however have very little boat traffic once you get  
here (powerboats avoid these shallow waters).

Reach me be cell 201/803-5665 (area code is from business, as I live  
here full-time) or off-line.
Jay Friedland

On Jul 10, 2006, at 1:00 PM, Rob Lowe wrote:

> Kathy,
> You've found the right address and place.  The answers to many of your
> questions will be forthcoming.  But to answer your last, check out
>
> http://www.frappr.com/rhodes22
>
> to see where a lot of us are.  At least a few in NJ.
>
> check out
>
> http://www.rhodes22.com/
>
> for more on the boat itself.
>
> We tend to have some, ah, interesting discussions.  but stick with  
> us and in
> time you will know all you would like to know about the Rhodes 22.
>
> Rob Lowe
> S/V Getaway
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <kathylong at comcast.net>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 12:26 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Advice on boat purchase
>
>
>> This is my first post to the Rhodes22 list so I hope I am sending  
>> this
> email to the correct address.
>> I sailed and raced for about 10 years 'when I was young' spring,  
>> summer
> and fall every week on the Navesink River in NJ - blue jays and later
> lightnings.  Now I am a middle-aged, wife and mother and I would  
> like to get
> back into sailing.  My husband (a non-sailor) and I have taken the  
> first
> step by joining the Raritan Yacht Club.  We now have to figure out  
> what type
> of boat to purchase.  The members of RYC day sail, race and  
> cruise.  (There
> was no 'crusing' at Monmouth that I remember.)
>> If we race it would be mostly for fun.  We have an active crusing  
>> program
> at RYC with neighboring clubs.
>> We looked at the J24, but we think it would not be a good cruiser  
>> - or not
> as good as the Rhodes.
>> Any feedback on the Rhodes for fun racing, day sailing and cruising
> (weekend trips)?  The most people we would have on the boat would  
> be four.
> More typically just 2.
>> Any one on this list from NJ?
>>
>> thank you,
>> Kathy Long
>>
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