[Rhodes22-list] Stan the Man or Why I bought a Rhodes22

Thu Apr 11 22:52:43 EDT 2013

What about Capt. Ron?

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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Peter and Jennifer
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 6:51 AM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Stan the Man or Why I bought a Rhodes22

just to sweeten the stay if it rains, we left some old nautical/action
videos [got it working again] captain's courageous, sailing the Atlantic
[for crazed Rhodies], dive at dawn etc.peter

> From: WEWickman at spectraenergy.com
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:01:50 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Stan the Man or Why I bought a Rhodes22
> 
> Congratulations Mrbabs!  Stan has cast his spell on more than a few of us.
I have been one of the lucky ones that have made a couple of trips to
Rhodes22 Mecca.  You should definitely make the trip to pick up your boat in
person (rather than having it delivered).  Stan is a unique individual and
you should take advantage of an opportunity to sit and have a chat with him.
And be sure to make a reservation in Stan's Hilton (the room in the plant)
to complete your indoctrination into the Rhodes22 family.
> 
> Bill W.
> s/v Fina Lee
> 
> 
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mrbabs
> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 7:19 PM
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> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Stan the Man or Why I bought a Rhodes22
> 
> Like many, since I was young, I dreamed of sailing away. Life 
> interrupted the dream, with children, work, responsibilities etc. etc. 
> and that just made the sailing dream seem, just that. A dream.Fast 
> forward to June of 2012 when my significant other and I found 
> ourselves talking about sailing again. I started reading sailing 
> magazines, looking online, dream weaving. After a couple months I read 
> something online from another dreamer (there are lots of us out there) 
> who was looking for the "perfect" boat. An anomymous someone posted 
> "Just get a Rhodes22".I found the Rhodes22 website and laughed myself 
> silly reading everything. I didn't know who Stan Spitzer was, but he 
> was one very funny guy. And I thought, I really like his sailboat! I 
> traded a couple of emails with Stan and we decided to head south to 
> the Annapolis Boat Show. This was about as far North as Stan was 
> travelling and we wanted to see the Rhodes. This was our first boat 
> show ever and boy were we overwhelmed with boats and equipment. Coming 
> around to the Rhodes display, I mentioned to the man in one boat that 
> I loved his website. He pointed to the guy sitting in the other Rhodes 
> and said "Oh that's Stan over there, he's 86". What???!!!!  Stan is 86 
> years old!!  We immediately hopped boats and introduced ourselves as 
> newbies. In our short discussion, Stan told me he had discovered the 
> secret to immortality - many of his friends had retired and died. He 
> figured if he just kept working he would live forever! To make a long 
> story even longer - we hardly slept a wink Saturday night not knowing 
> what to do. Sunday morning, we figured we would put a deposit on a 
> boat. On the way over we ran into Stan leaving and I asked if I could 
> put a deposit on a boat. He said sure, and when I asked how much, he 
> replied $1,000. When I told him I didn't have $1,000 on me, he 
> offerred to loan me the money!  Well I emptied my pockets of cash and 
> handed it to him on the dock and we parted company. When we arrived 
> back home in Massachusetts, I couldn't believe I had handed $800 to 
> some guy on a dock in Maryland and walked away without a receipt, no 
> information on the boat, nothing. He didn't even have our names! Talk 
> about clueless!Over the winter we satisfied ourselves that Stan is 
> real person and sells boats!  We figured out what we bought and it 
> appears as though the dreaming is over as we now own a 2007 Rhodes22.  
> The last time I sailed was on a Sunfish 37 years ago so we have signed 
> up for a sailing classes in Newport and will be keeping the boat on 
> the Narragansett Bay.  We are clueless, but very happy to have found 
> this group. We are also happy to have met Stan, who happens to be one 
> of the most remarkable people I have ever encountered. I hope he lives 
> to 186!  It appears from this group, I am not alone with these 
> thoughts.We will be leaving to pick up the boat in 9 days and we may 
> even learn how to use it this summer!Cheers
> 
> 
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