[Rhodes22-list] New Kid On the Dock

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Hey Gary,
            Yes, Rosalia is a very cool town.  The old marina is a thing of
the past.  No more tying up to a slip, self registering, grabbing a coldie
from the 'fridge and writing an IOU for it.  Darn.  Fonatur build a nice
marina on the south portion of the harbor.  I got some nice pictures of the
town and the old industrial copper smelting ruins.  Definitely you should
visit.

The crossing back to San Carlos across the sea was a delight.  Left early
am and motored for two hours until the wind settled down, coming from the
NW at  10-12 knots,  It was a big improvement from two days prior when it
was gusting to 34 knots and seas were over 8 feet.  Sailed for another 8
hours, averaging in the upper 5's often over 6 knots.  After that the winds
lessened as the sun went down we motored sailed for another 3 hours under a
full moon.  Made it into the marina by 9:30 and ran to the local restaurant
for a nice dinner.  Easy Peasy crossing.

I had a similar problem with my rudder and was able to layer on some cloth
and a bit of faring and it has held up well.  There are some real experts
on the list who can give you some detailed steps I am sure.  We really find
that moving the boat from one sailing venue to another, even over thousands
of miles, is really not a very big deal.  Just pull into a rest stop for
some rest or  an RV park if you are getting hints that a shower is over
due.   We have a week here in San Carlos before we go up to pick up the kid
so we should get the blog up dated as I mentioned before.  Good luck with
the boat, let me know how the sailing goes, spring is just around the
corner.

Chris

On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 8:53 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Hello Chris, Santa Rosalia.....nice!  I viewed your current position from
> space and figured out that you must be anchored in the protected waters.
> Have they built the docks and/or marina back that were destroyed by the
> Hurricane? That is a pretty remote location, a diamond in the rough no
> doubt!
>
> Sailing the Sea of Cortez is on my list, I just have one big task to take
> care of.  That is that the forward edge of my diamondboard is
> DE-laminating.
> I will keep an eye on your blog and look forward to your continued posts.
>
> Thanks for the link to your blog! While researching the Rhodes 22 I found
> your blog and had already read the "Lake Mead" portion.  Though the lake
> levels are way down, it looks like you can still find nice nooks to anchor
> in.  We really enjoyed sailing there also!
>
> So as I understand it, you use your trailer move the boat from one location
> to another, then hang there for a period of time sailing the local waters.
> Very interesting.  Looks like you are having the time of your lives!  I
> don't have your linguistic talents and only know enough Spanish to order
> cold beer!
>
> Have you done any fishing there?
>
> Safe Sailiing!
>
> (I'm going to see if my auto signature works with this post) so won't sign
> it here.  I'm new to this blog stuff.
>
>
>
>
>
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> Gary
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