[Rhodes22-list] Are there any cruising trips this summer?

[Chris Geankoplis]

Hi Allyn,
              I shipped my Rhodes over on a RORO ship out of Baltimore to
Barcelona. If you go to the rhodes22.org site there is a write up on the
trips.   Sailing trans Atlantic should improve your resume. Yes the Basque
people are fascinating.
Chris Geankoplis
Enosis

On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 10:06 AM Allyn Baskerville <allynb at adsne.com> wrote:

> I'm really pumped to hear you did the Bahama trip, and thanks for the
> advice.
>
> Did you sail to Greece or fly over and rent a boat there? You may have
> mentioned Greece in an earlier post - I seem to recall a trip like this
> being mentioned, but I'll have to search for this. If you sailed over,
> which boat did you take? My son's best friend is from Portugal, and his dad
> passed away a few years ago and his mom has dementia. Tough situation. He's
> promised to bury their ashes in Portugal, and he's invited up to sail over
> there on his boat when he goes.  My family originally came from the Basque
> area, so we'll visit there on the trip.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Chris Geankoplis
> Sent: Thursday, June 3, 2021 11:44 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Are there any cruising trips this summer?
>
> Hey Allyn Chris the other night owl typing from Kansas where my son and I
> share his Rhodes. The one my wife and I spend our summers on is in Greece.
> I’ve sailed my first Rhodes to the Bahamas with my brother exactly 25
> years ago to the day. Very cool trip. My wife and son joined when my
> brother returned to the States. We spent a couple of months sailing all
> over the islands. The Rhodes handled it all. Though we go to the Bahamas
> every winter (covid excepted) I think I would enjoy doing it in the Rhodes
> as much as in our larger boat.  Get to know your boat first, and build your
> sailing skills, then do the “big” trip. Sailing the bays and inter coastal
> waterways is a fine way to learn sailing. Good luck, you will really enjoy
> your boat.
> Chris Geankoplis
> Enosis
>
> On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 11:04 PM Allyn Baskerville <allynb at adsne.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Last post for the night. We've been wanting to take the Rhodes
> > somewhere this summer, and we were wondering if there were any other
> > events like the Texas 200. I just learned about that, and it's
> > probably too late to sign up, plus I don't think my boat will be ready
> > to sail by then because of the forestay breaking. We live in Oklahoma,
> > so that location would be ideal, plus I'd like to get out in the gulf.
> > Our little lake is a circle with about a 9 mile circumference.
> >
> > We have close to 0 experience sailing in the ocean - I've been out
> > with my son (lives north of Miami, FL) a couple times on his Bayfield
> > 32, but that's been it. Is it too risky to pull the Rhodes to Miami
> > and sail to the Bahamas? What about sailing around the Florida mini-loop?
> >
> > I've been working on a project that I think will be useful for some
> > trips like these.  I recently installed a depth transducer, a radio
> > with AIS receiver, and a VHF antenna on the top of my mast that
> > supports AIS. I have a wireless NMEA 0183 multiplexor that still needs
> > installing (sitting in a closet), and I need to purchase and install a
> > GPS antenna with the NMEA interface. This won't take long to wrap up,
> > but ultimately it will connect to my iPad running Navionics. I think
> > it should work, and this has been a fun project to design. We have a
> > lot of projects going on at the house, so I work on this when I can
> > (meaning early weekend mornings). Is there any other electronics or
> > hardware that I need to consider? The boat is pretty basic - no
> > frills, and I don't have the mast crutch or winch yet, but that will
> happen soon.
> >
> > Good night all. Allyn
> >
>