[Rhodes22-list] Passing the love of sailing to future generations

Fri Jun 7 16:03:56 EDT 2019

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You need a T-shirt or a hat that identifies you as the captain, not that it will matter.
(https://chummytees.com/products/im-the-captain-thats-why-t-shirt-hoodie-tank-top

Mike
s/v Wind Lass ('91)
Nissequogue River, NY

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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Weiss, Robert L
Sent: Friday, June 7, 2019 3:46 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Cowie/GB storm clouds

I've enjoyed seeing my grandson, who is now seven, take to sailing since he was two. Of course, he considers himself the captain anytime he steps on my boat.

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Bob Weiss
Beach Spring

Robert L Weiss Jr.
Director of Music
First United Methodist Carbondale, IL
Professor Emeritus, SIUC
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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, June 7, 2019 2:28 PM
To: JAY FRIEDLAND; The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Cowie/GB storm clouds

Hey Jay and everyone else who has passed a love of sailing to the next generation, or 2, what greater joy?  And as Chris C described, it is a good time to appreciate those who passed their love of the sea onto us. I know there are a number of you who one day said “I’m going to learn to sail. You deserve recognition too. Anyone out there who wants to share?  On a side note, ENOSIS gets trucked down the mountain and launched on Monday.

Chris Geankoplis
ENOSIS
Ischia Italy

On Fri, 7 Jun 2019 at 18:44, JAY FRIEDLAND via Rhodes22-list < rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Cane across this from some 27 years ago. Justin’s still as hopped up 
> to sail….
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> > On Jun 7, 2019, at 11:39 AM, Chris Cowie 
> > <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>
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> > Jay:
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> > My dad taught me to sail on a Rhodes 19 on the Long Island Sound at 
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> age when the little red life jacket seemed bigger than me.  We would 
> sail across the sound and overnight in Connecticut.  Lot's of great 
> memories and a wonderful introduction to the life of a sailor.  It's 
> great that you have passed on the tradition to Justin.
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> > Christopher P. Cowie
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> > 700 N Fairfax Street
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> > 703.717.9103 ex.204 ● 202.270.1470 mobile
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> > [ccowie at cowieassociates.com]
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf 
> > Of
> JAY FRIEDLAND via Rhodes22-list
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> > Sent: Friday, June 07, 2019 11:31 AM
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> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
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> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Cowie/GB storm clouds
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> > My son, Justin, started sailing at 7 on an Optimist in active sail
> racing, now 33, and took the helm of our R22 standing on the seat. At 
> 10 & beyond, I brought him to a few of  the Atlantic City Boat Shows 
> when I was working Stan’s booth. He, with great enthusiasm, did demos 
> & worked with us pulling the IMF out and furling it in, convincing 
> many on-lookers to consider it even more. He became a fine-tuned 
> sailor on a championship high school sailing team competing nationally 
> in Charleston, SC, and Lake Pontchartrain, LA.
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> > Now he’s a half-partner with me, originally earning more sailing 
> > time
> proportional to the percent of prep work & maintenance he did each 
> year on our first R22 (Just, You & Me), now our 2nd. Wanderlust, a ’97 
> vintage gets a very demanding workout, often 800-1,100 nm clocked each 
> year, and in some of the strongest & steadiest winds, on the east 
> coast, even in freezing rain, surfing down large rollers as he posted on our final trip last year.
> I get afternoon sailing time, during the week, he gets evenings, 
> sunsets and beyond. It is hard to sail together when you have 2 
> captains, but we always work it out and learning from each other. His 
> sail racing experience has Justin seeing/feeling and adjusting for the 
> next 3 coming wind shifts, which I still can’t fathom.
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> > In any case, a kid and a sailboat is magic wherever it leads.
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> > Chris G., one of my regrets looking back, is the opportunity you 
> > offered
> me to help your son’s boat prepped in Greece. If only... “There is 
> nothing- absolutely nothing- half so much worth doing as simply 
> messing about in boats”, unless, of course, you can get your kid involved at any age.
> Father’s Day is a great time to enjoy it.
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> > Jay Friedland
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> > S/v Wanderlust ‘97
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> >> On Jun 7, 2019, at 10:51 AM, Chris Geankoplis <
> chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> And you keep the kids involved. Lots of sailing to look forward to.
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> >> Chris G
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> >> ENOSIS
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> >> On Fri, 7 Jun 2019 at 15:15, Goodness <spreadgoodnews at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >>> Thanks Chris!
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> >>>
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> >>> Yes i will continue to encourage him.  We are going sailing on 
> >>> fathers
> day.
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> >>> I am sharing with him my secret for restoring a boat. “Do one 
> >>> thing
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> >>> every day to or for the boat”. Doesnt have to be big though those
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> >>> days are needed, it can be as simple as ordering a part or picking 
> >>> up
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> >>> a tube of butyl rubber, epoxy or a box of SS screws.  He is 
> >>> intrigued
> for sure.
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> >>>
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> >>> He finally figured out which way to twist a screwdriver!  His 
> >>> younger
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> >>> brother on the other hand can swap an engine. Go figure!
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> >>>
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> >>> Exciting times!
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> >>>
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> >>> Keep sailing the dream Chris!!!
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> >>>
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> >>>
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> >>>
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> >>> Bob (Palatka)
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> >>>
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> >>>
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> >>>
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> >>>> On Jun 6, 2019, at 3:02 AM, Chris Geankoplis
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> >>>> <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>
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> >>> wrote:
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> >>>>
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> >>>
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> >>>> .....
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> >>>
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> >>>> Congratulations on your success with passing on your love of 
> >>>> sailing
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> >>>> and
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> >>>
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> >>>> the Rhodes to the next generation. Encourage him to think big 
> >>>> goo. I
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> >>>> did
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> >>>> the same dith my so and he has become a great sailor and
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> >>>> accomplished
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> >>>
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> >>>> Rhodie. While a teenager he sailed dith friends on the Rhodes in 
> >>>> the
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> >>>> San
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> >>>> Juan’s and Mexico. Besides get a kid involved is restoring a boat
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> >>>> and he
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> >>>> will stay ofc drugs and booze ........there won’t be the money 
> >>>> for
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> >>>> those
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> >>>> (grin).
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> >>>
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> >>>>
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> >>>
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> >>>> Chris Geankoplis
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> >>>
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> >>>> ENOSIS
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> >>>>
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> >>>>> On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 at 01:37, Goodness <spreadgoodnews at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> >>>>>
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> >>>
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> >>>>> Out of curiosity who pays the web host fee for Rhodes22.org? 
> >>>>> They
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> >>>>> are
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> >>> the
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> >>>
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> >>>>> real owner of the list!
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> >>>
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> >>>>>
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> >>>
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>> On a side note yesterday my 16 year old finally snapped out of 
> >>>>> it,
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> >>>>> put
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> >>>
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> >>>>> down his cell phone and came out to the Rhodes! He was amazed he
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> >>>>> could
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> >>> lie
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> >>>
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> >>>>> down and stretch out in the berth (He is 6’3”)!  He started 
> >>>>> looking
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> >>> around
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> >>>
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> >>>>> and said “This thing is really cool!”  I cant wait till you go 
> >>>>> out
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> >>>>> again
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> >>>
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> >>>>> cause i want to sail too!!! (He is a decent sunfish sailor) He 
> >>>>> then
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> >>> started
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> >>>
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> >>>>> mentioning that the styling of the R-22 was “sick” (meaning more
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> >>> awesome)
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> >>>
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> >>>>> than other boats.
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> >>>
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> >>>>>
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> >>>
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> >>>>> Then he started walking around my “parts boat” and decided he 
> >>>>> could
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> >>>>> “fix
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> >>>>> it and sail” (i gave him the book by that title!!).
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> >>>
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> >>>>>
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> >>>
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> >>>>> So BAM!! A new Rhodie was born yesterday!
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> >>>
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>> I predicted last week that the new generation would figure this 
> >>>>> out
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> >>>
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> >>>>> eventually,
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>> But had no idea it would be my own son!!!
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> >>>
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>> 😳🙄😁
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>> Ha!
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> >>>>>
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> >>>
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> >>>>> So now is the conundrum.  Didn’t Stan say last week my son cant 
> >>>>> be
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> >>>>> a
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> >>>
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> >>>>> Rhodie since he cut off the certificate of support? I have one 
> >>>>> so i
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> >>> guess i
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> >>>>> can transfer it?  Thoughts?
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>> 😞
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>> Rhodes 22 forever!
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> >>>
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>>
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> >>>
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> >>>>> Bob (Palatka)
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