[Rhodes22-list] getting started

[R Orkin]

Welcome,
    I am across the bay from you on Tilghman Island and would be happy to
help . There a number of Rhodes on the bay.. I have a 2000 referb and
frankly I don't know if it has the diamond keel or not.
I suspect it does.. I would doubt that the keel style has all that much
effect on sailability but I would leave that answer to others.. A new boat
might entail a longer wait ..
           I don't know quite what you mean by self righting.. If the boat
is heeled over hard, the hull drag will slow you enough to keep from
capsizing in any situation I have seen.. I have had it hard on the rail lots
of times.It is fun but not really where you want to be if trimmed right for
speed.
That being said, a microburst did capsize a Rhodes several years ago here
near Knapps Narrows. The mast I believe was impaled in the mud and prevented
it from geting righted.. I don't know what would happen if it were deep
enough to do a full turtle.. It has lots of flotation. Stan would have to
tell you how a fully water loaded Rhodes will float but I think it would
sink only as far as the gunwales. I do not know of a safer boat in its size
range..If sudden storms are your concern.. reef 95% of your sails for
stability and /or head into the wind using the motor or anchor. The upper
and middle Bay are so narrow, you are not far from some shelter most of the
time. Lower bay can be a good bit worse though there are some pretty rough
conditions on occasion in upper and middle.. Talk to as many experienced
sailors as you can find.. 
They will be happy to share their experiences and horror stories with
you..:-) How they reacted to problems is always a lesson in what to do or
not to do.
                                Rory


Tom Hogarty wrote:
> 
> Hello, I'm new to sailing, just leased a slip on the Chesapeake, Holiday
> Hill Marina, Mayo, Maryland, and have decided to get a Rhodes.  Stan just
> received our deposit, and we have not yet decided which boat to purchase. 
> Does anyone on this list have one for sale?  Does anyone have enough
> experience with the new diamond keel to say it justify the cost of a new 
> boat?  Does anything remotely related to a boat have to be justified?
> I understand that these are hard to capsize and have positive flotation,
> are they self righting as well?
> 
> Many thanks,
> Tom Hogarty
> 

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