[Rhodes22-list] A Greek on Lake Erie?

[cjlowe at sssnet.com]

Chris,
It's not lake erie,but I can set you up for a sail about anytime you
want,at Charles Mill Lake.Contact me at 330-435-4782.
Jerry Lowe



On 6/23/2008, "Chris Geankoplis" <napoli68 at charter.net> wrote:

>To Rick and Cliff,
>                        I will be in Ohio (Medina) to take care of my sister
>after her surgery.  She is a fast healer so there may be a day or two when
>I'm not emptying bed pans or whatever and and I can explain "But I just had
>to go sailing".  So Perhaps, in Rhodie fashion if either of you guys are
>available some weekend after the 4th do you mind if I give you a call and
>offer myself as ballast?  I've sailed a lot of places but not the Great
>Lakes.  Uh, don't need to experience water spouts however.
>
>Chris Geankoplis
>Medford Or.
>S/V Enosis
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Rick Lange" <SloopBlueHeron at isp.com>
>To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>; "Al Radefeld" <wizlin319 at cox.net>;
><Sumbreeze at aol.com>; "Gleason" <legleason at earthlink.net>;
><jakse.s at gmail.com>; "Cyndy Bernheimer" <cjbernheimer at ameritech.net>
>Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:56 PM
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] But I just had to go sailing
>
>
>I took this week off because mid June is normally ideal for sailing on
>Lake Erie.  That was the case last Sunday, but ever since there has been
>one wet and windy cold front followed by another.
>
>This morning, as she packed me a lunch of a sandwich and a pear, Karen
>kept worrying about Cleveland shoreline water spout sightings and
>warnings by the NWS.  But I just had to go sailing.
>
>I went to the boat and putz around until the water spout warnings moved
>to Willowick and farther east.  Out of the FCYC harbor the wind was west
>at 10 kn and I was at hull speed as soon as I unfurled.  Beyond East
>Light, it was 15 kn with waves at 1 ft.  I furled both the main and
>genny down to about 50% as the wind kept shifting north.
>
>When I approached White City beach, I fell more off the wind so I could
>go below and eat my lunch with the boat flat.  I ate the sandwich just
>fine, but the pear kept rolling off the table.  I set the pear on the
>counter, threaded the port genny sheet through the inner track ring,
>dropped the pop top, furled the main and lowered the boom.
>
>I gibed around, unfurled the main to about 50% again and settled down
>for a back massage during the ride back.  Hull speed all the way as the
>waves built and moved more abeam.  By the time I got back to East Light,
>the waves were at 4 ft, but except for a couple white caps that got me
>en passant, I stayed dry.
>
>Completely forgotten during the thrill of the return trip, I ate the
>pear back at the dock.
>
>Regards,
>
>Rick
>
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