[Rhodes22-list] Reintroduction

[David Bradley]

Hi Mike.  Welcome back, and thanks for 30 years of service to our country.

Dave

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Michael Corley <michael.4591 at gmail.com> wrote:
>     By way of a reintroduction I am Mike Corley, a loyal Rhodes owner since
> 1996.  I have not been active on the list in several years.  It is
> definitely a lot quieter now than it used to be.  Sort of miss the barroom
> mentality of the old list.
>     I have owned two Rhodes, the first was a new 96 model I bought from
> Stan and then after returning from Europe Stan made me a great deal and I
> traded it in on a slightly used and upgraded 99 Rhodes in 2000, but that is
> another story.  I like to tell people that I liked the boat so much I bought
> it twice.  I still take the boat back to GB in Edenton, NC when it needs
> work which is infrequently.  Stan and GB is the most honest business I have
> ever dealt with and they still do good work!
>     I just recently retired from the Army after 30 years of service.  I
> retired from Fort Monroe, Va and now live in Smithfield, Va at the
> intersection of the Pagan and James Rivers. I keep my boat at the Old Point
> Comfort Marina at Ft Monroe in Hampton, Va which is about 22 miles from
> Smithfield.  My children are grown now so I primarily singlehand which is
> easy to do in a Rhodes.  I have enjoyed sailing the Southern Chesapeake for
> the last four years.  Previously I have sailed my Rhodes out of Middle River
> near Baltimore, Newbern, NC on the Neuse river, and Washington DC on the
> Potomac River.  As all of you will agree, the Rhodes is a great costal and
> inland pocket cruiser!
>
> Mike Corley
> S/V Ranger
> 99 Rhodes
> Hampton Roads, Va
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