[Rhodes22-list] Stanley's famous first Lightning first boats ???

Sun Sep 28 18:25:32 EDT 2008

Stan:

Is that the boat that you made your famous circumnavigation in ???

Ed  K
Greenville, SC, USA

stanleyl wrote:
> 
> my second was a wood lLghtning - my first was breaking its wood mast.
> 
> ss
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Geankoplis" <napoli68 at charter.net>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 11:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Lightning first boats
> 
> 
>>I couln't but have a big grin as you told about bailing, I mean sailing, 
>>the
>> Lightning.  Oh so true, I think that boat must have recycled half the bay 
>> of
>> Naples between its leaking and us bailing as kids.  You are right what a 
>> fun
>> boat with some real character.  Its funny, about 6 months ago I was going
>> through some of my late mother's things and found all my sailing journals
>> when I was 18 or so and sailing the boat to Greece.  That was a trip down
>> memory lane.
>>
>> Chris
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Peter Thorn" <pthorn at nc.rr.com>
>> To: "'The Rhodes 22 Email List'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 7:39 PM
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Lightning first boats
>>
>>
>>> Chris,
>>>
>>> Small world.  A Lightning, number 850, was my first boat too.  Actually, 
>>> I
>>> was only a 70 pound kid at the time and my father was the boat owner. 
>>> Our
>>> first family boat, a Lippencott white cedar "sponge", with a wooden
>>> mast.
>>>
>>> We slipped the boat in Toms River, NJ.  The seller told him the wood 
>>> would
>>> swell up after a few days of soaking, but it never stopped leaking. 
>>> There
>>> was always some bailing to do when we arrived at the marina. 
>>> Lightning...
>>> no, it was more like a "Spark", because it probably weighed as much as 
>>> two
>>> Lightnings.  I will always remember relaxing on the foredeck, ghosting 
>>> the
>>> Barnegat while Captain Joe sailed us home into the sunset.  Great
>> memories.
>>>
>>> A score or so later he bought a  Rhodes.
>>>
>>> Thanks Chris,
>>>
>>> PT
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Chris
>>> Geankoplis
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:48 PM
>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] whiskerpole - reply to ED
>>>
>>> I like the image of the Lightning spiniker.  It was my first boat and I
>> flew
>>> an old silk spinniker on ocassion.  Thanks for the detailed description,
>>> gotta get me one of them!
>>>
>>> Chris G
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Tootle" <ekroposki at charter.net>
>>> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:00 PM
>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] whiskerpole - reply to Slim
>>>
>>>
>>> >
>>> > Slim:
>>> >
>>> > As you recall we used to have a member of this forum, aka, Roger P. 
>>> He
>>> > strongly recommended for the 175 or even his 155 Genoa to use the
>>> heavy
>>> > weight Forespare telescoping 6-12 Spinnaker pole and not use the tiny
>>> > whisker pole.
>>> >
>>> > As per his recommendations, my boat has a eye for a block about 2/3 up
>> the
>>> > mast.  It is for holding the weight of the Spinnaker Pole.  The extra
>>> sheive
>>> > on top of the mast is used for the sail end of the pole to support the
>>> > weight of the 175 Genoa Sail.  With a couple of preventor lines this
>>> > combination holds the pole up, the sail out for light wind.  There is
>> also
>>> a
>>> > removeable eye to attach the inner end of the pole to the mast. 
>>> > Whether
>>> it
>>> > is used for Genoa or Spinnaker.  Just like the big boats.
>>> >
>>> > The eye on the mast and the line thru the sheive on top of the mast
>> allows
>>> > the pole to placed verticle against the front of the mast to get it
>>> out
>> of
>>> > the way.
>>> >
>>> > I have an old tiny sysmetrical spinnaker I bought off an old
>>> 'lightning
>>> > racer' after he sold his boat [They are 19 feet, but race boats].  The
>>> buyer
>>> > would not give him anything for the sail when he sold the boat so he
>> kept
>>> > them and sold me one.  After several patches and many stitches I have
>>> a
>>> > small light weight spinnaker.  It works when poling the Genoa does
>>> not.
>>> It
>>> > just takes a 2-3 mph wind to fill it out and take me home.  Slow but
>>> no
>>> iron
>>> > jenny.
>>> >
>>> > Roger's point was that a good gust of wind would bend a whisker pole.
>>> > Rummy's method might require quick hands to save the pole.  He would
>> have
>>> to
>>> > put down his drink to do it.
>>> >
>>> > Ed K
>>> > Greenville, SC, USA
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