[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 in the Sarasota Florida area

[Reuben Mezrich]

Luis
If you do put it back in the water and thinking of going for a sail, please
let me know and I'll drive right up
That goes for anyone else in this part of Florida
--Reuben
Reuben Mezrich
Baltimore, Inner Harbor (now wintering in Sarasota, but soon to be a
permanent resident)
Cell: 410-499-8922


On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 10:56 PM luis.guzman.ve <luis.guzman.ve at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm in Bradenton, and I do have a 1983 Rhodes 22. Though, it is currently
> out of the water. I usually keep it at the Bayshore Gardens Marina.Luis
> GuzmanS/V AquetxaliSent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
> -------- Original message --------From: Chris Cowie <
> ccowie at cowieassociates.com> Date: 1/17/20  3:40 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: The
> Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> Subject: Re:
> [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 in the Sarasota Florida area Reuben:The smaller
> jib, 130, is easy to handle and seems more controllable simpler than a
> self-tacking jib.Christopher P. Cowie    700 N Fairfax StreetSuite
> 304Alexandria, Virginia 22314703.717.9103 ex.204 ● 202.270.1470 mobile[
> ccowie at cowieassociates.com]Please consider the environment before
> printing this email.-----Original Message-----From: Rhodes22-list <
> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Reuben MezrichSent:
> Thursday, January 16, 2020 1:38 PMTo: The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 in the
> Sarasota Florida areaMark, Connie, and ChrisThank you for reinforcing my
> already high opinion of the Rhodes 22 One question I have regards sail
> choices for single handing. Stan offers a self tacking jib, but doesn’t
> seem to enthusiastic about it (or perhaps I’m misinterpreting). But then
> I’ve read that the 110 or 125% jibs  are easy enough to tend that self
> tacking isn’t needed. I’d love to see thatReubenReuben MezrichCell:
> 410-499-8922> On Jan 16, 2020, at 10:45 AM, Chris Geankoplis <
> chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com> wrote:> > Hi Ruben,>             Like you I
> am a 2 boat owner, an R22 and a 38' Catalina.  > The big boat is down here
> in Fl., Vero Beach, the little one in the > Med.  So I can't give you a
> demo sail but I can inform you how great > the R22 is.  We spend 6 months
> on the Catalina in the Bahamas and 3 months on the Rhodes.> And I can tell
> you that by April we are looking forward to sailing our > Rhodes.  I have
> sailed the R22 in the Bahamas too and it is a great > Florida/Keys/Bahamas
> boat.  Like the IP, the Rhodes is a quality boat > that has been improved
> over the many years of production.  I know of > several Rhodes  owners on
> the west coast of  FL . who will probably contact you.> Feel free to
> contact me if you have questions, and the list is a > cornucopia of
> information that is freely given.> > Chris Geankoplis> ENOSIS  I> >> On
> Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 9:26 AM Reuben Mezrich >> <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com>>>
> wrote:>> >> Hi>> i'm in the process of moving to Sarasota from Baltimore,
> MD. I have >> an Island Packet 380 that I keep in the Inner Harbor of
> Baltimore but >> I've come to find that even with a draft of 4'6" the IP380
> is too big >> to sail around here, especially in Little Sarasota Bay. I'm
> not even >> sure I could get it into what will be my new marina at Pelican
> Cove, >> Sarasota, So.....I've been looking at smaller boats and after
> looking >> around and especially after several conversations with Stan
> Spitzer >> I"m pretty sure that a Rhodes 22 is the boat in my future.>>
> While I"ve seen the Rhodes 22 at the Annapolis boat show on several >>
> occasions, I"ve never actually been on her and of course have never >>
> sailed one So, the point of this email is to find out if there are >> other
> Rhodes 22 sailors in the Sarasota area (i.e. from Fort Myers to >> Tampa)
> that I could talk to and perhaps take a sail before I drive up >> to
> Edonton>> >> --Reuben>> >> Reuben Mezrich>> Baltimore, Inner Harbor (soon
> to be Pelican Cove in Sarasota)>> Cell: 410-499-8922>>