[Rhodes22-list] Harken Lazy Jack

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Wally,
What a picture that would be - your boat in a snowstorm.  Better than a Superbowl, almost...
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Feb 18, 2007 9:21 AM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Harken Lazy Jack
>
>Rummy,
>
>Does beer weight the same as rum? A plus to cold weather sailing is I don't 
>need to carry any ice.
>
>I love my IMF...one of the main reasons I got the R22. My comments are not 
>really criticisms and it does amuse me that folks seem to get defensive if 
>you say anything negative. My IMF works flawlessly and has never let me 
>down.
>
>And like you I love the comments I get from my mates at the marina. If you 
>go to Blue Springs and ask them if they know me or my boat and they say 
>"no"...it means they don't sail. One of my biggest joys is going to the 
>marina on a day when the halyards are slapping. My routine is to open a 
>beverage and walk around the marina and say hi to my buds.They all have 
>really nice big sail boats. I ask "who is going out today"....as the 
>halyards slap and the dock rocks they all sit there and whine about not 
>having crew.  I then head to my slip and motor out to the main channel 
>sipping a beer. I always make it a point to give a big wave and blow my air 
>horn as I leave the marina and go out for a great sail.
>
>Here is a reason I love IMF and furling genny ...a couple of years ago we 
>had a January race. I raced my R22 solo while it was snowing blowing a 
>steady 15 - 20 with gusts up to 25. Seven boats started that race and only 4 
>finished. I came in third out of 4. I beat a crewed Newport 28 before they 
>corrected time. A C30 pulled out with a blown main. Another boat just gave 
>up. I had my boat balanced perfect that whole race and these other guys were 
>way overpowered.
>
>So I meant no disrespect to the boat....I was just commenting on some 
>differences.
>
>
>Too cold to go sailing today,
>
>Wally
>>From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Harken Lazy Jack
>>Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 08:40:02 EST
>>
>>Wally,
>>As you know I'm not a purist nor a racer. I'm a pleasure oriented sailor. I
>>have never found a negative side to the IMF. In fact, most people on the 
>>lake
>>are in awe and envy of me every time they see me use it. They marvel at how
>>easy  the R22 is to sail compared with their boats.
>>As for the additional weight up top, I counterbalance with enough rum on
>>board that it doesn't matter.
>>
>>Rummy
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