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

Fri Apr 12 08:41:05 EDT 2013

Ah Black Adder!  My brother always insisted it was a biografical skit on me
and my life style. Ha!

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From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Peter and Jennifer
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 5:00 AM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Stan the Man or Why I bought a Rhodes22

sorry, don't have it, but there again don't have hair or look like Kurt
Russell."Morning comes about sun-up each day, when you are on a boat "Got
Black Adder if you like, Capt Peter

> From: napoli68 at charter.net
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:52:43 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Stan the Man or Why I bought a Rhodes22
> 
> What about Capt. Ron?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Peter and 
> Jennifer
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 6:51 AM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> 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
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mrbabs
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 7:19 PM
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > 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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