[Rhodes22-list] Something old and something new : 71 Rhodes and 08 Rhodes at Kinzua

[Rick]

Yes, Blue Heron is berthed, not birthed, on Lake Erie (even though the
identification number is very suspicious.)

Rick

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Mike Cheung <mikecheung at att.net> wrote:

>
> Rob,
>
> Yeah, the perspective from Muireann's deck was quite different.  My Admiral
> and I were not staring up at the bridgework to admire it!  We really
> couldn't tell whether we were about to customize the mast or not!
>
> John has been kind enough to not point it out, but we were unable to return
> the favor of photographing his boat due to "operator error", namely my
> leaving my camera on my desk at home.   Another time, John!
>
> I will say that the Allegheny Reservoir winds keep one guessing.
>  Thankfully
> John did not capture on "film" (or at least had the courtesy not to share
> with you all) the scene where I chased the wind clean around in a circle as
> it shifted.  I suggested to John that he come up to Cleveland and we can
> have a rematch with Lake Erie's somewhat more constant winds powering us.
> That and there is at least one R22 berthed in Cleveland, namely Blue Heron.
>
> I will say the Rhodes made the trip fun.  We were vacationing with former
> colleagues of my Admiral from her SOHIO days (yeah, just picture a half
> dozen slightly drunk chemical engineers around a camp fire ...). They were
> in tents.  And Muireann was just like a tent .... except we slept on nice
> foam cushions on the converted dinette, .... and except we had a swell head
> right "in the tent" .... and except we had running water right "in the
> tent"
> ... and except we had a lovely back porch to enjoy the evening air that
> didn't have mud under it ... and except our stove was right "in the tent".
> Now, the land campers did have the edge when it came to a camp fire though!
>
> As John said, our boats were well matched on a reach, but Muireann's sail
> rig and new sails gave her the advantage upwind.  She seemed able to point
> higher and steadily walked away from John's Rhodes.
>
> Mike
>
>
> Rob Lowe wrote:
> >
> > John,
> > Thanks for the write up and the photos.  I love seeing photos of other
> > boats and their captains.
> >
> > I understand the clearance being obvious from a trailing position.  We
> > have a power line on our lake with a friend's house on the other side of
> > it.  We spotted for our friend who has a 27 foot Hunter as he approached
> > the wires.  It was clear from our vantage point he had clearance but you
> > can't tell from the boat. - rob
> >
> >
>
>
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> Mike Cheung
> s/v Muireann 1993/2008 Rhodes 22
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