[Rhodes22-list] what is the oldest R22

[Carl Geisser]

She is in pretty rough shape, cosmeticly- wise, but still quite functional. 
With restoring the positive flotation in her, we are not afraid to" push the
envelope" as it were. And have found that she sails well up to 30 knot winds
(tiny storm jib and 2 reefs in main) and about 8ft swell. We tested a
comment i read on here somewhere about the swell at the side helping her to
not get knocked down, which we proved was indeed true. On a narrow local
lake here, part of the lake goes between 2 mountains, which if you catch the
wind right, can be very strong, with full sail, we intentionally tried to
knock her over. What a rush! What happened was as you bury the rail,
(hanging onto the hull swell on the opposite side)  about 20-30 gallons of
water comes over into the cockpit and acts like a giant brake, slowing you
immediately,  rounding up into the wind and allowing you to bail for quite
some time :)
We have enjoyed many adventures on her, and plan on many more.
(Was thinking a longer Bahamas cruise than our first one this summer,
although with the covid stuff happening,  probably not this year) 
She has very gradually improved as we work on her over the years, and I
estimate by the time her 60th birthday rolls around, she will be  in nearly
new condition.  :)

Carl



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