[Rhodes22-list] Was lift, Now Big Boat Fever

[Rick]

Chris G,

Please explain "boat exchange".

Rick

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Geankoplis <napoli68 at charter.net> wrote:

> Hey Caesar,
>                I've always had a Rhodes, more or less for the last 33
> years.  In that time I've taken my own Rhodes to the Bahamas, Full length
> of
> the Chesapeake, 700 miles up and down the Baja, and in your wake in the San
> Juan's.  Without owning a bigger boat, I've chartered several times in the
> Caribbean, and in the Northwest, and crewed on other boats in the Bahamas'
> and Caribbean.  I've also managed to sail in the Med a number of time on
> other peoples boats with a bit of "boat exchange" using my Rhodes and some
> sweat equity.  You don't need to own a big boat to get some big boat
> sailing
> in exotic places and it isn't hard to get some small boat experiences in
> exotic places with boat exchange and your own boat. Not to mention it is
> way, way cheaper to do it this way. I'll bet there are some list members
> who
> would love to trade your location with theirs on a boat exchange, one man's
> "exotic" is another man's backyard.
> Chris G
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Caesar Paul
> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 13:43
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Was lift, Now Big Boat Fever
>
> Leland,
>
> What a lovely boat the Rhodes is!
>
> I am open to advice on the best approach to sailing to far away destination
> for a couple of years.
>
> Caesar
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 11:28:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Was lift, Now Big Boat Fever
>
>
> Caesar,
>
> I definitely agree with Rummy on this one.  Bigger boats certainly have
> advantages over our Rhodes, but the most significant one to me would be
> overnight comfort and ability for lengthy voyages.  It just doesn't seem
> like many people have the time for cruises that last more than a weekend.
> Even the retirees down at my marina don't take their yachts out much.
>
> Sailing small boats is just so much simpler and so much more fun.
>
> I just posted some pictures of Art, Allison, and I sailing that were taken
> by a friend of mine.  While he was photographing us, we were photographing
> him:
>
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p26307105/At%2BEase%2B10-5-09%2B003.jpg
> At+Ease+10-5-09+003.jpg
>
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p26307105/At%2BEase%2B10-5-09%2B009.jpg
> At+Ease+10-5-09+009.jpg
>
> Dan has a Freedom30 and I love his boat.  30' foot is not that big and it
> is
> designed for easy singlehandling.  Self-tacking jib.  It sails well with
> just the mainsail.  Lazy jacks.  All lines lead to easy reach of the helm.
> No stays or shrouds supporting the mast.  Yet with all these conveniences
> it
> still takes a significant amount of time and energy to uncover the main,
> untie it, and try to keep the boat pointed into the wind to raise the
> mainsail.  Taking the sail back in and putting it away takes longer.  Try
> reefing a big mainsail in high winds.  Sailing his boat singlehanded if far
> easier than getting it in and out of his slip without help.  He can do it
> but it's a tremendous amount of effort compared to our small boats.  It's
> just as easy to manhandle our boats in and out of slips as it is to motor
> in
> and out.
>
> Smaller boats than a Rhodes22 are more fun to sail; but then the sailing
> can
> wear you out, get you wet, and cause you to spill your beer.  Can't have
> that.
>
> As Goldilocks would say, "Ahhh, this boat is just right!"
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> Kent Island, MD
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