[Rhodes22-list] 175 vs 130 Genoa

[Tom Van Heule]

I like the sound and added hassle of the second sail. The boat is generally
so easy to sail... gimme something to do! Lol  Anyone have an archive link
to appease my curiosity in the details?

.... I'm excited to be able to sail in the same direction for more than 15
minutes!!

I want to say, as I can get away with it this week, how thankful we are for
this community.  We learn so much, we have fun, we are smart people, and
it's just... swell.

Smooth sailing,

On Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 5:35 PM Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hey Mike,
> I’ve sailed with both over the last 45 years.  Currently I have 2 Rhodes
> and have a 135 on the Rhodes in Greece but the Rhodes in the
> Chesapeake/Kansas lakes is a 175.  I think your best bet as a new Rhodie
> would be the 130. If it turns out after a couple of seasons that isn’t
> enough then Mary Lou’s Doyle or the 175. Good luck and welcome to the
> Rhodes family. As a final note, Stan can find you the perfect Rhodes
> probably at a price you can afford.
>
> Chris Geankoplis
> S/V Enosis
> S/V Mudita (maybe)
>
> On Mon, 23 Nov 2020 at 17:18, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>
> > Michael,
> > When we had our Rhodes on the Chesapeake the biggest problem with the
> > 175 was in chop and light air because it was so heavy. On the other hand
> > in 6-10 knots the boat came alive with the 175. We solved the problem by
> > getting a Doyle UPS (essentially a cruising spinnaker but you can sail
> > on higher points of sail with it) which mounted on its own luff behind
> > the regular jib and had it's own furler. It required and extra halyard
> > and you had to put it up and take it down for every use but it was so
> > much fun that we didn't mind. In heavy air the partially furled 175 did
> > ok because we had genoa tracks on the cabin top and beside the cabin as
> > well as the track along the cockpit. This gave us lots of sheeting
> > options and because we alsways sailed with two of us on board, we could
> > switch from one to the other underway.
> >
> > Best wishes with your new endeavor.
> >
> > Mary Lou
> > ex Rhodes 22
> > now Rosborough RF-246
> >
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