[Rhodes22-list] New member to the group

Mon Apr 26 23:07:30 EDT 2010

I'll send it to you back channel... don't know how to get attachments into 
the list... it must have been filtered out.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leo Zerilli" <lzerilli at yahoo.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] New member to the group

> Thanks Saroj. I didn't see the checklist attached and I would definitely 
> like to take a look.
> Leo
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Saroj Gilbert <saroj at pathfind.net>
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Mon, April 26, 2010 8:54:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] New member to the group
>
> I've attached my checklist which I created when I was teaching a neighbor 
> to
> sail last summer... it will appear "overdone" for experienced sailors, but
> it is at least a checklist until it is all engrained in the brain. One of
> the most important items is to look back at the harbor entrance until you
> are familiar with it... its amazing how different it can look from out on
> the water. I also highly recommend setting the gps as you are leaving the
> entrance.. I got caught out in fog once... couldn't even see the very 
> large
> Navy ship near the entrance... it saved my skin.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Leo Zerilli" <lzerilli at yahoo.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 2:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] New member to the group
>
>
>>I bought it on the open market. I'd probably call myself a
>>beginner/intermediate sailor. This is my first boat so I'm definitely
>>looking forward to advancing my skills. I've been looking for a boat
>>casually for a while and when I saw the ad for the Rhodes 22 it looked 
>>like
>>the perfect fit for my current needs.
>>
>> I needed a boat that I could singlehand because my wife has only been on 
>> a
>> sailboat with me twice and I unfortunately scared her the one time she 
>> was
>> sailing with me alone. I hope this boat will help me ease her in to a 
>> love
>> of sailing.
>>
>> I loved the inner mast furling. It takes the "chore" aspect out of taking
>> the boat out and bringing it back in.
>>
>> I loved the amenities of a larger cruiser in the small package of the
>> Rhodes 22 (the head and galley are perfect).
>>
>> The boat I'm buying has a self tending jib which seems like a great
>> innovation. I'm not sure how it works with the genoa so I look forward to
>> figuring that out when I get it home and try to rig the boat.
>>
>> A couple of the upgrades are interesting and I haven't seen much written
>> about anything similar in my research. The boat has a Saildrive engine
>> installed in the transom. It also has a wheel rather than a tiller. I 
>> know
>> some will say (including the General Boats website) that a wheel is not 
>> as
>> good as a tiller but I kind of like the idea. Just another amenity that
>> makes it feel like a large cruiser.
>>
>> If you could not tell, I am very excited to get her on the water!!
>>
>> Leo
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com>
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Mon, April 26, 2010 2:14:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] New member to the group
>>
>> Welcome, Leo. You'll love the boat. Did you buy from General Boats
>> or on the open market? Are you an experienced sailor? Will look
>> forward to hearing about sailing around Cape Ann.
>>
>> Dave Bradley
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Leo Zerilli <lzerilli at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Hello. My name is Leo. I'm in the final stages of buying a 2000 Rhodes
>>> 22. I should be bringing it home on Saturday and hope to have it in the
>>> water shortly thereafter. I've been subscribed to the list for about a
>>> week and have thoroughly enjoyed the discussions. I look forward to
>>> contributing in the future! I hope you won't mind my potentially basic
>>> questions!
>>>
>>> I’ll be sailing around Marblehead, MA.
>>>
>>> Leo
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> -- 
>> David Bradley
>> +1.206.234.3977
>> dwbrad at gmail.com
>>
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