[Rhodes22-list] Reply to Anne, Mike W, Mark P,

[Tootle]

Anne,

     It is nice to have you back and contributing.  Yes 'real time' or
current discussion is good and is what this list is all about.  Even more
when it relates to sailing and sailboats.

     I constantly suggest checking the archives for many reasons.  For one,
old timers like yourself typically no longer reply to such repetitious
issues.  The person asking the question anew does not have the benefit of
some of the responses posted last year, three years ago, five years ago,
etc.  Many of those who were involved in the earlier discussions are no
longer on the list, for whatever reason.

     When I post the reference to checking the archives, it is usually to
those who were not on the list during previous discussions.  Some are
obviously too lazy to do any serious research on issues and want to be spoon
feed.  Most, however, have a serious question and would benefit in seeing
some of the previous answers and discussions.  One reason would be that
often current discussion does not cover ‘all’ the points made in discussions
over the years.

      Furthermore, maybe if some new person saw the old discussion and
analyzed that information with their experience and expertise, they would
offer an even better solution to the problem.

       Again, it is good to have you back in discussions and jabber.

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA
Addendum:
"Waiter, there is a fly in my soup!"
"Sorry, sir, maybe I've forgotten it when I removed the other three. " 






anima13 wrote:
> 
> Actually, Ed, it is more fun to do "real time" discussions! After all,
> that is what this list is about. You can skip 'em, ya know!
> 
> Pointing:
> I found that the Rhodes pointed better with less than 175 out in heavy-ish
> winds.
> We (raceteam) are not flat sailors. We go for the shortest distance
> (supreme
> pointing
> with 12-20 degrees heel: 15 being the ideal amount.  We play the traveler
> to
> keep
> the heel in upwind and gusts. In light winds we play the jib constantly,
> but
> with a
> bery light touch. That can be the most tiring of all jobs. Of course,
> sitting on the
> leeward side in light winds can also be tiring in an odd sort of way. Not
> really natural
> feeling and you can't move much!
> 
> Gosh, I forgot about how I used to wind the sheet onto the windward side.
> That
> is SO convenient when you are singlehanded. Easy to winch, also.
> 
> Anne
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Michael D.
> Weisner
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 5:05 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] 2nd Reply to Rex
> 
> 
> Hey Ed,
> 
> Can't we just point folks to existing archived info without blasting them
> for asking.  I think that people would discuss things more openly if they
> weren't concerned about being broadsided for mentioning something already
> covered.  If you are annoyed by these requests for info, just let someone
> else respond rather than unloading on them.
> 
> Mike
> 
> From: "Tootle" <ekroposki at charter.net>Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006
> 5:45 PM
>>
>> Rex:
>>
>>     It seems that we have this discussion at least once a year.
>>
>>     We have a thingy called archieves.  Here is a past discussion on the
>> subject:
> 
> {clip}
> 
>>
>> Ed K
>> Greenville, SC, USA
> 
> 
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