[Rhodes22-list] Sandusky Bay

Thu Apr 3 14:58:08 EDT 2008

Peter,

It was good to see your post.  Sometimes the sailors get pre-empted by the political heavyweights...

If you can brag, I can too!  As Ron probably knows already, one of our prominent members at Boca Ciega is Bruce Bingham, of Flica fame.  He sails a much larger boat now, based in the local waters of Tampa Bay.  We all know another famous local nautician, also a local skipper, namely Luis Guzman, and I will be sailing with him tommorrow.  Our numbers are growing in Georgia, South Carolina, and Tampa, with our upcoming moderator, John Lock, as senior advisor, consultant, and esteamed skipper.  I also recognize our own Rummy as well, but not certain what we should best recognize him for, being the multi-talented host of Rhoadie Reunion '09!

Today the Southeast, Tommorrow the World!

Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Peter Thorn <pthorn at nc.rr.com>
>Sent: Apr 1, 2008 10:24 PM
>To: 'The Rhodes 22 mail list' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sandusky Bay
>
>Hi Mark!
>
>Thanks for poking your head up, just as I was thinking about deep Rogering
>this list of political clanging gongs.  It's really refreshing to read a
>post about sailing from another small boat sailor.  Paul Forester is indeed
>a very good sailor, perhaps one of the all time greats up there with
>Elvstrom and Melges.   IIRC he's a lake sailor from Texas.  Not many have
>sailed at his high level and consistently won for over twenty years.  As I
>recall he is a humble man, polite, respectful, disciplined and focused. 
>
>Sailing occasionally in the C of C is one of the many benefits of the small
>but active Tanzer 16 class.  It's the "big fish, small fishbowl" concept
>working in our favor.  I also skippered JY15s in the C of C at Stonington,
>CT in 1994 and was scheduled in 2001 to race Cal 20s in Long Beach, but the
>local organizers were so scared by 9/11 they cancelled the race that year.
>Aging Psychiatrist and Tanzer 16 wonder Ken Whitt often wins the nationals
>and goes to C of C every chance he gets.   He's probably attended five
>times.
>
>What's the status of you and R22 boat ownership?  Do you have your boat yet?
>
>Raven has only two remaining items on her list:  rebed ports and bottom
>paint.   It rained cats last weekend and impeded progress, but it shouldn't
>be too much longer before she's in her slip.  If you can afford the gas and
>want to discover "down east" NC by water, please visit us at Blackbeard
>Sailing Club in New Bern.  You can leave your truck and trailer there and
>sail down the river to the mighty Pamlico, Ocracoke and beyond.  Hurricane
>season is June to mid October, but there's lots of good sailing before and
>after then, as well as in-between hurricanes if you're not in a hurry.  
>
>May fair winds follow you!
>
>PT
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of mark osterbrock
>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:09 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sandusky Bay
>
>Peter,
>    Sailing in the C of C's is a very impressive honor. I've never sailed in
>company that distinguished but have seen my share of hotshots put it to me
>in similar manners. We all read about the great sailors from California,
>Florida, and other big waters. But some cut their teeth sailing on small
>inland lakes. Paul Foerster is still winning Olympic gold medals( the 470 in
>2004) but the medal we remember most is the Silver in 1992 sailing with
>Steve Bourdow in the Flying Dutchman. Steve grew up sailing on 850 acre
>Cowan Lake near Wilmington, Ohio. The following 4th of July he brought his
>medal back to our club to say thanks to all who had helped and supported
>him.
>    Then he jumped in his father's Highlander and raced that afternoon with
>our Highlander fleet. A 60 year old skipper by the name of Nancy Evans beat
>him across the finish line. And that is the beauty of sailing on a small
>inland lake. Virtually no one is unbeatable.
>                                            Mark Osterbrock
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Peter Thorn" <pthorn at nc.rr.com>
>To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 11:19 AM
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Sandusky Bay
>
>
>> Wow -- that's the way I remember Sandusky Bay.  Short choppy waves and
>lots
>> of air.  Does it always blow like that?
>>
>> I was there once for a week in 1987, crewing at the US Sailing
>Championship
>> of Champions race, held that year in Interlakes.  An Interlake is a
>regional
>> three person boat, very similar to a Lightning, with a low boom and a
>> Potter-like snubby bow that cuts through the chop much better.  It blew
>like
>> stink the whole week.  I was 38 then and my skipper and other crew were
>late
>> 50s, businessmen not athletes.  We were all set during the practice race
>to
>> hit the line just right at the start in about 23 winds on starboard --
>along
>> with about 22 other boats, each skippered by national champions from all
>> over the US, when a crew from California that looked like teenagers
>> approached on port, without rights, and ROLLED TACKED the Interlake in
>high
>> winds on our port bow.  They came popping up from under the low boom like
>> pop-tarts from a toaster just after their bow turned past head to wind.
>> While the wind howled, three butts hit the side deck in complete unison
>with
>> similar force to football tackling practice hitting a sled -- just at the
>> precise instant the sails filled.  With a "pop", the California boat on
>our
>> lee bow rolled upright and scooted forward a couple of lengths.  Had they
>> not performed such a perfect high wind roll tack, they would have surely
>> fowled us at the start.  Pure youthful hubris.   At that instant, before
>the
>> start of the practice race, we knew for certain it would be a challenging
>> week for us.  It was.
>>
>> That high wind roll-tacking skipper turned out to be Steve Rosenberg,
>winner
>> of the 1985 C of C race.  The 1987 race was won by Paul Forester and
>Andrew
>> Goldman of the Flying Dutchman class, who subsequently won Olympic gold
>> medals.  About 1/3 of the sailors were "professionals", 1/3 sail makers or
>> boat builders and the rest amateurs like us.  Our finishes didn't crack
>the
>> top half, but it was an amazing experience I will remember the rest of my
>> life.
>>
>> PT
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of chetc
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:25 AM
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>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Was Chetc's rant
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>>
>> Yes, that is Cedar Point, and here is another picture...
>>
>> http://www.nabble.com/file/p16418197/Minnehaha21.jpg
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>>
>>
>>
>> Foy, Warren-2 wrote:
>> >
>> > Chet,
>> >
>> > Is that Cedar Point Park on the left?
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of chetc
>> > Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 6:57 PM
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>> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Was Chetc's rant
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > http://www.nabble.com/file/p16388849/Minnehaha17.jpg
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Chet,
>> > Welcome to the Rhodes list. Yes, there is a lot of political discussion
>> >
>> > going on right now, but it's an election year. It will settle down some
>> > once
>> > we
>> > get past November.
>> > We try to use the subject line as a way to let people know the topic of
>> >
>> > discussion. Personally I don't have the time to read all that crap so I
>> > simply
>> > hit the delete button. Sometimes we get lazy and don't change the
>> > subject
>> > line
>> > and one of our members will get on our case until we get it right.
>> > I don't have to get my boat ready to launch. It stays in the water all
>> > year.
>> > Ice is never a problem on Lake Hartwell. How about you? Where you from
>> > and
>> > what are you doing on our list?
>> >
>> > Rummy
>> >
>> >
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