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[L. Sailor]

How about a consortium of R-22 owners with GBI at the
helm?

elle

--- stan <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:

> If we have any real entrepreneur Rhodies on this
> distinguished list, an 80 acre waterfront parcel
> just came on the market since its owner died and
> left it to relatives in LA and they want to sell it
> and it may be ideal for an idea whose time may have
> come.     With about 4,000 feet of water frontage
> (creek and river - the Yeopim River which leads to
> Albemarle Sound which is part of the largest
> brackish water estuary in the US or second largest
> if you are considering salt water and which goes
> everywhere in the world without even having to go
> under a bridge) this could be the right place for a
> sailors campy vacation resort.
> 
> Loads of folks would like to sail but do not have a
> place to keep a boat nor the time to make owning one
> worth the investment.  The idea of being able to
> rent a cottage with a sailboat attached for a week
> or a month once a year would satisfy their sailing
> itch while allowing their mates not to be
> necessarily attached to them every minute they are
> on the boat; or to use the cottage or a room rental
> as a jumping off base for overnight sailing
> adventures.  There are many variations to this theme
> but I know we lose lots of sales to sailor wannabes
> because owning a boat is an impractical solution to
> satisfying their sailing itch and their resistance
> to their sailboat ownership urge triumphs, with a
> sad sigh from the dreamer side of the brain.
> 
> It is a long term project and has the advantage that
> there is only one way the value of such waterfront
> land will eventually go - particularly in this part
> of NC where it is beautiful 70 degree sailing
> weather as I write.
> 
> stan
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