[Rhodes22-list] Additional Boat Show Report

[Stephen Staum]

Hi All,
I was at the show Friday afternoon & all day Saturday. I was with Stan  
as he closed the deal on the 2001 Refurb. Great to watch a master at  
work. Michael Meltzer is working his ass off all day, every day,  
trying to sell boats. I thought traffic @ the GB booth was great both  
days- lot's of tire kickers & some interested parties. Cowie is doing  
yeoman work taking many prospects on test sales with Mac doing double  
duty as first mate & additional sales help. I took a turn yesterday as  
first mate on Cowie's georgous R22 & helped with sales all afternoon.
What a great crew!
The show was a blast, sorry Ivhad to leave last night.

Stephen Staum
87 R22, Carol Lee

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On Oct 10, 2009, at 2:46 PM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

> Mary Lou,
> Thanks for the great report on the show. It was almost as if I was   
> there.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 10/9/2009 10:42:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> mtroy at atlanticbb.net writes:
>
> Art  asked for a Boat Show report. So here goes. My apologies if I
> missed  someone that we spent time talking to. It was a very warm day
> and  ultimately I wilted a bit in the heat. (That's my story but in
> truth my  memory isn't great and my memory for names and faces is even
> worse)
>
> Arrived in Annapolis around 0835 and parked in our secret  parking
> place. Had breakfast at a local hangout and had a nice chat with  the
> folks at the next table. One was a local racer and the other a friend
> who was working a booth for company from Newport RI making kevlar
> kayaks. Service was slow so we by the time we hit the bank and then
> walked over to the show it was open. We did stop on the way and
> admired Chris's Opus in the demo boat slip. Very sharp looking  boat.
>
> Wandered around a bit hit the GB display around 1030. 3 boats on
> land. A new one, a recycled '01 and a recycled '88 with the mast
> hoist  system in place. Made for a very impressive display. # terrific
> boats. I  think it was made possible by the fact that Hunter seems to
> have abandoned  the space where it had a shoreside display. Spent some
> time talking to  Michael Meltzer. Met Mac Macready from the Magothy
> and Steve Staum from  Massachusetts. And a couple from Kansas who own
> an older boat. Can't  remember your names. Oops. Also at the display
> was Carlos Rodriguez from  General Boats.
>
> No gathering for lunch.
>
> In looking for a place  for lunch we did see a couple in R22 shirts.
> We followed them to their  table and introduced themselves. I didn't
> catch or don't recall their  names but they were from Montreal and
> bought Peter Thorn's Raven which  once belonged to the Kaynors and
> before that to Gary Sanford. I think  that's the only R22 where we've
> met 4 of the owners. We invited them to  join the list so you may hear
> from them something about the crazy  Americans who accost people at  
> lunch.
>
> We managed to hit nearly all the  land displays and a few of the boat
> displays in addition to the GB  display. I found a great deal on a
> pair of Keen sandals and bought my  nautical Christmas cards including
> elle's Santa crab.
>
> Actually GB  was bucking the trend with a larger display. There were
> fewer Catalinas,  Hunters and Island Packets at the show than in
> recent years. There were  fewer large catamarans but there were still
> a lot. West Marine had moved  to the much larger space once occupied
> by Boaters World (and I got a good  deal on some sailing gloves). We
> spent a bunch of time talking to Garmin  trying to figure out the
> differences between their small  GPS/plotters.
>
> Came back to the GB booth several times to see if we  could help sell
> a Rhodes or three. Chris, your boat was out on at least 3  demo sales
> one of which may have sold a boat. We may have another boat on  the
> Choptank River off the Chesapeake Bay. Overall, interest in the R22
> seemed high and Michael was working his butt off trying to be a
> pushy-in-a-nice-way New York salesman. Actually he was great and if
> he  works at the same pace tomorrow he may be worn out by the time he
> starts  his new job in Chicago.
>
> I think overall attendance was a little light  but maybe not as light
> as last year or the year before in the rain. Rain  is predicted for
> tomorrow. Not necessarily a bad thing as serious buyers  still go.
>
> We originally thought we might stick around and do dinner in
> Annapolis but our feet were sore and we were wilting from the heat so
> around 1800 we bid Stan, Elton, Michael, Mac and Steve goodbye and
> headed back to the car.
>
> Stopped in Chestertown on our way home.  Highly recommend Brooks
> Tavern if you are ever there. Great food, moderate  portions and
> prices. Arrived home to 40-some email messages and the  request for a
> Boat Show Report.
>
> Good night.
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991  R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall,  MD
>
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