[Rhodes22-list] Rik and Sailing the open ocean in a Rhodes

[Rik Sandberg]

Richard,

ya wanna' lighten up a little???

I don't know how my name got involved in this, but somebody asked for 
the story about the Monty 15 going to Hawaii and I put up the link. I 
doubt this will bring on a rash of R22 disappearances in the gulf Stream.

I do know somebody who did the trip in a Flicka last summer.

Rik

Richard Smith wrote:

>Because some one sailed a 15 foot boat from the US to Hawaii does not mean
>that another larger boat could safely sail from the US to Bermuda.
>
>1:  The Bermuda passage requires sailing in the Gulf Stream.  When a
>northerly blows (it does frequently) conditions in the stream become
>extremely hazardous for smaller vessels.  The passage to Hawaii on the other
>hand is mostly down wind, imbedded for a time  in the Humboldt Current which
>also flows south.  The guy's description on the Montgomery site experienced
>mostly, some times largish, following seas but not the vicious chop that can
>occur on the Bermuda passage.  He even slept so conditions must have been
>relatively tranquil.
>
>Just because the Montgomery is much smaller then a Rhodes does not mean its
>not an able sea boat.  In fact with its low rig, split head sails and
>relatively deep rounded bottom it may be a more suitable vessel for ocean
>voyaging (one person only).
>
>For what its worth... I have never read of a voyage by a small sailboat fro
>Hawaii to the US.  Boats are generally shipped back to the US as deck cargo
>rather then endless beating into the prevailing northerlies.
>
>No one boat can be all things.  I owned a Rhodes and thought it was a great
>boat but I would never use it for an ocean passage.
>
>Richard Smith
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