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

Rick sloopblueheron at gmail.com
Wed Nov 11 22:39:49 EST 2009 

Chris,

How about a rendez vous at Burnt Store Marina?  I'll be staying in the
club.  Or maybe some sailing on other kinds of boats, including (dare I
admit it?) a MacGregor 26--but the old pre-water-ballast model.

Rick

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 8:22 PM, Chris Cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>wrote:

> Rick
> What do you have to offer the ft meters rhodies?
>
> Chris Cowie
> Cowie Associates PC
>
>
> On Nov 11, 2009, at 7:54 PM, "Rick" <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 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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