[Rhodes22-list] SAILING TO ITALY

[Chris Geankoplis]

Wow Joe, now that is an adventure.  Just keep away from Mindinao, yes?
 What an adventure.  I here by cede to you to opportunity to be the admiral
of the ocean Pacific when you ship your Rhodes to the Philippines.  Heck,
we could do an exotic Rhodes boat exchange some year.  Post some pictures!

Chris G

On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 3:46 AM, Sling via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Hi Chris,
>
>
> I have been in the Philippines for the past three months island hopping
> part of the time.  Seven thousand islands and no boat!  I am pleasantly
> surprised at the relatively inexpensive cost of shipping the boat.  I could
> pay (but won't!) that much for a week stay in a 5 star hotel on Boracay.  I
> rent a small outrigger, Funnysong, that has none of the bells and whistles
> found on my Rhodes 22.   In high winds, it is almost impossible to tack so
> I land on the nearest island and turn the boat in the new direction.  If I
> had Second Wind here, the tropical dream would be complete.  I look forward
> to reading of your continuing adventures.  Joe Riley s/v Second Wind,  Lake
> Hartwell SC (usually)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Wed, Jun 28, 2017 9:03 am
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] SAILING TO ITALY
>
> My wife and I are in the beginning stages of shipping our well traveled R22
> to northern Italy. *  I thought that I would keep the list posted with
> details and some photos of the process.  Like everything in life we are a
> bit late, we intended on shipping it over in early to mid June.  It now
> looks like the 28th of July will be the departure date from Baltimore.  The
> transit time to Livorno (near Pisa) is supposed to be between 15 and 20
> days.  It certainly is not an economic decision to ship the boat as opposed
> to buying a small boat over there.  But owning a boat is not a cold
> economic decision.  Heck, building the things isn't either, ask Stan.
>
> One task is to trade my really nice trailer for a not-so-nice one because
> the boat must be shipped on a trailer and then transported to a nearby
> marina in Livorno. I will have to pay import duty on the trailer.  The
> trailer will then be donated to the sailing program at the marina.  Hence
> the desire for a "throw-away" trailer.  Lucky for me Bob Lester is helping
> out with the exchange.
>
> Shipping cost to Italy on a Roll-on-Roll-off ship is around $4,300.  There
> will be some fees at the Italian end for sure.  I booked a nice Air-B&B**,
> the owner has a sailboat and is very simpatico.  The cost was about $500
> for two weeks from the 11th through the 25th.  That should keep me there
> for the arrival and the inevitable bureaucratic run around.  The boat is
> entering the EU under a TI, temporary import, which should give us 18
> months in the EU/Schengen area  before we have to leave.  That will give us
> plenty of time to sail to Sicily, leave the boat over the winter.  We will
> go back to our "home", a Catalina 387, where we will spend the winter in
> the Bahamas.  We will have enough time the next summer to sail from Sicily
> to Croatia and then leave the boat in Montenegro or Croatia both of which
> are not in the Schengen Area.
>
> If anyone has any ideas or information that my help in this process, do let
> me know.  If I can answer any questions, again, let me know.
>
> Chris Geankoplis
> S/V Enosis
>
>
>
> *WeShipBoats.com
> Orlany Hernandez is the contact.
>
> ** https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/9589252?location=Livorno%2C%20Italy
> Maurizio is the contact
>
> Chris Geankoplis
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