[Rhodes22-list] sailing in Grand Traverse Bay in Michigan

[Jesse Shumaker]

Hi Bob, thanks for reaching out.  I will email you directly so we can
exchange more contact info.  It would be great to meet up!

Jesse Shumaker
S/V Zephyr

On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 9:16 PM <bobfcohen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Jesse -
> I am new to the Rhodes list.  My wife and I spend summers in a house in
> Arcadia, MI, an hour (driving time) from Traverse City.  Last fall we
> bought a Rhodes ("Silver Bay") which we keep at a marina in Onekama on
> Portage Lake.  It is our first sailboat, and we have been proceeding very
> gingerly.  Unfortunately, a few weeks ago, the mainsail furling mechanism
> got jammed while sailing.  We are in the process of trying to get it
> unjammed.
>
> I saw that you will be sailing out of Traverse City later this month and
> again next summer.   It is possible that we will still be in the area when
> you are here this year and we will certainly be around next summer.   It
> would be nice to meet you some time when you are Up North.
>
> Bob Cohen
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Jesse Shumaker
> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 4:23 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] sailing in Grand Traverse Bay in Michigan
>
> Jeanneau 379.  Definitely bigger than what we need, and a couple of steps
> up from the Jeanneau 33 that we chartered in Apostle Islands, but that is
> what is available on short notice.  We'll have some family on board, one of
> which is a sailor out of Traverse City so that will be helpful.  I'm
> curious to try the IMF on a larger boat.  Our itinerary will depend on
> weather conditions.
>
> Jesse Shumaker
> S/V Zephyr
>
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 2:41 PM Tom Van Heule <
> tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:
>
> > What are you chartering?
> >
> > I spent 20+ years in west michigan.  Beautiful.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 6:05 PM Jesse Shumaker <
> > jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > My wife and I had sailing plans out west, but that has been
> > > rescheduled
> > due
> > > to the wildfires and resulting air quality.  I really feel bad for
> > > everyone affected by that on top of everything else delivered by
> > > this
> > crazy
> > > year of 2020.
> > >
> > > We swiftly changed plans and will be chartering a sailboat out of
> > Traverse
> > > City, Michigan
> > > later this month.  We're actually going to be up there again in the
> > middle
> > > of next summer.  We have some family nearby that will be joining us
> > > on board for part of the trip.  For this round we plan on spending
> > > most of
> > the
> > > time within Grand Traverse Bay and going as far North as Charlevoix
> > > or possibly Harbor Point in Little Traverse Bay.  Next summer we
> > > would like
> > to
> > > make it over to Beaver Island if weather permits.
> > >
> > > For the first day, we're going to hire a captain and practice
> > > docking and other boat handling since this will be a bigger boat for
> > > us.  We had to
> > go
> > > with what was available on short notice but end of season discounts
> help.
> > > It has IMF so it will be interesting to try that on a bigger boat.
> > >
> > > Tentative plan:
> > > Thursday  9/24 1 Captain - spend the night at Elmwood Marina in
> > > Traverse City
> > > Friday    9/25 2 Power Island & Sutton's Bay
> > > Saturday  9/26 3 Northport / Old Mission Bay
> > > Sunday    9/27 4 Charleviox / Harbor Point in Little Traverse Bay
> > > Monday    9/28 5 Omena Bay / Ingalls Bay
> > > Tuesday   9/29 6 Elk Rapids / Old Mission
> > > Wednesday 9/30 7 Return to Traverse City
> > >
> > > Would anyone on the list happen to be familiar with the area and
> > > have any recommendations?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jesse Shumaker
> > > S/V Zephyr
> > >
> >
>
>