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

Wed Nov 11 19:46:38 EST 2009

Chris,

Interesting.  I'm planning to drive down to Ft Myers in January.  Got a
link?

Rick

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:36 PM, cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com> wrote:

>
> Rick:
>
> Boat Exchange is a service we offer exclusively to R22 owners as an
> alternate to boat rentals.  R22 Owners subscribe to my company network
> where
> they can access contact information about other boats.   Access to my Boat
> Exchange network provides additional information on locally available
> services and attractions, sailing hazards, and unique navigational
> concerns.
> We offer straight exchange or boats were boat partners exchange exclusive
> use of each others craft for a fixed time period and exchange of
> hospitality
> were each boat owner hosts the visiting swap partner on a sailing trip
> together as a group.  Once an R22 boater registers with my company we can
> provide a number of services to potential boat swappers including
> development of each subscriber's profile, a matching search enginer to
> bring
> tpotential partners together, website materials, technical documentation,
> and agreements.  See our Boat Exchange web site for a free initial
> subscription that can be upgraded for $99.99 per year.  Just kidding, not a
> bad idea though.
>
>
>
> Rick-139 wrote:
> >
> > 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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