[Rhodes22-list] a boisterous sail
Reuben Mezrich
reuben.mezrich at gmail.com
Tue Mar 23 14:44:37 EDT 2021
Michael
No more leaks!!
It is indeed a terrific boat.
--Reuben
Reuben Mezrich
Pelican Cove in Sarasota
Cell: 410-499-8922
On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 12:22 PM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
wrote:
> Wow, what a great sail! Perfect weather!
>
> Minor leaks aside, you got a terrific boat.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Mike
> s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> Nissequogue River, NY
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Reuben Mezrich
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 11:58 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] a boisterous sail
>
> Last Wednesday Chris Geankoplis drove over from Fort Pierce to go for a
> sail and give me some tips on how to sail and care for my new Rhodes 22.
> The winds were about 15 knots when we got out to Little Sarasota Bay from
> my harbor and rose to about 17 knots, with gusts to 20 knots (as measured
> by a hand held anemometer) as the afternoon went on. A neighbor in a
> motorboat passed by and took the pictures below.
>
> We had the boat well reefed down but still were doing 4 - 5 knots and
> occasionally getting up to 6 knots. Chris did most of the sailing -
> essentially single-handing as I provided rail beef and watched and learned.
> I was impressed by what the boat - and Chris - could do. I’ve been sailing
> a big boat (Island Packet 380) till I got the Rhodes last December and its
> entirely different. This sail provided an “existence proof” and showed me
> a skill to aspire to. I’m looking forward to it.
>
>
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