[Rhodes22-list] Summer 2021 Cruise Plans?

[Chris Geankoplis]

Hey Jesse,
We will see about Greece, but if you head to Mollford in Kansas I’ll get
you in touch with my son who is co-owner with us on our other Rhodes. He
keeps it at the club there. Sounds like you have great sailing season/s
planned.
Chris Geankoplis
Enosis

On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 12:15 PM Jesse Shumaker <
jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Roger, I hope your recovery picks up speed so you can enjoy the trip to
> Apostle Islands.  We would all enjoy hearing about it.  Hopefully Greece
> opens up so we can look forward to hearing more of Chris G's adventures
> abroad.
>
> We've got a few trips planned.  A couple of these I have mentioned earlier
> on the list.
>
>    - Some sailing classes in San Francisco in late May / early June
>    - Charter from Traverse City in late June / early July.  This time we
>    are going with another couple that are also sailors we plan to make it
> out
>    of Grand Traverse Bay and up to Charlevoix.  If the weather permits,
> we'll
>    make it over to Beaver Island.  If we get there, then I'll look for the
>    signs that your son made for trails awhile ago.
>    - A sailing class in August out of Bayfield, Wisconsin to somewhere
>    across Lake Superior with some local sailor friends.  I appreciate the
>    insight you provided on considerations for this trip.
>    - One or two road trips with my Rhodes to larger lakes in the region.
>    Probably over labor day weekend but perhaps another one earlier in the
>    season.  We might make it down to one of the larger lakes in Kansas.
> Now
>    that I've got my own tow vehicle it makes it easier to plan a trip.
>
> Fortunately my wife likes sailing and doesn't mind me spending a lot of
> time at the lake.  She's looking forward to sailing season as well,
> especially since it has such a positive impact on my mood :)
>
> Next year I may do a longer road trip with my Rhodes.  I'm working my way
> up as I get used to towing.   Sometime in the next few years, I would like
> to take my Rhodes up to Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota and do a
> circumnavigation.  It's a relatively big body of water for the midwest if
> you set aside the Great Lakes.  At the link below, you can see a trip
> report from someone that has done that:
> http://www.altenberg.com/gary/MilleLacs/
>
> It would be interesting to hear about the adventures from other folks on
> the list.
>
> Jesse Shumaker
> S/V Zephyr
>
> On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 9:49 AM ROGER PIHLAJA <Roger_Pihlaja at msn.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > So, here we are on Palm Sunday, 2021.  What are everyone’s plans for a
> > summer cruise?
> >
> > My plan for a Great Circle Loop High Adventure Sailing/Sea Kayaking Tour
> > Of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore continues to move forward.  Last
> > week, I was able to reserve a special campsite at Little Sand Bay
> > Campground on the tip of the Bayfield Peninsula for the beginning put-in
> > and ending take-out.  After consultation with the campground manager, it
> > turns out campsite #40 has an unused grassy area next to the campsite
> where
> > we can park S/V Dynamic Equilibrium fully rigged on its trailer.  Not
> only
> > can we use the boat as a pop top camper; but, site #40 has unobstructed
> > access to/from the launch ramp.  So, we don’t have to rig/unrig the boat
> at
> > the launch ramp.  Little Sand Bay Campground will also let us park 2
> > vehicles + the empty boat trailer in their parking lot while we’re out on
> > the water.
> >
> > The National Park Service only reserves backcountry campsites out in the
> > Apostle Islands 1 month in advance.  I will have to set my alarm clock
> > early on June 22-24, 2021 to make sure I get on-line and reserve the
> > campsites I want.
> >
> > I have the design for the kayak towing harness finished and I’ve started
> > accumulating pieces/parts.  After doing some research and modeling, I
> think
> > a towing harness that lines the 4 boats up side-by-side will tow the
> best,
> > be the most seaworthy configuration, and the easiest to deal with around
> > the marina and on the beach.  But, I plan to do some tow testing with S/V
> > Dynamic Equilibrium in late May or early June in Ross Lake, about 12
> miles
> > from my house.  I have finished the 4 cockpit covers with their around
> the
> > hull retaining straps and verified fit/security on each of the kayaks.
> > Losing a cockpit cover and filling the cockpit with water on Lake
> Superior
> > might be the start of a bad day on the water!
> >
> > But, my biggest potential show stopper issue is me.  As many of you know,
> > I am 67 years old with A-Fib and 2 arthritic knees.  I have a pacemaker
> and
> > last month, I had my 2nd Cardiac Ablation procedure.  For those of you
> not
> > familiar with a Cardiac Ablation, it involves making an incision in your
> > groin, snaking a catheter-like probe up the big vein in your leg back
> into
> > the heart, and then selectively electrocuting the biological pacemaker
> > cells that are causing the A-Fib.  It stops the A-Fib; but, you are left
> > with electrical burns and scar tissue inside the heart.  6 weeks after
> the
> > Cardiac Ablation procedure, I still tire easily and have very poor
> aerobic
> > stamina.  I have a lot of rehab work to do in order to be ready for the
> > High Adventure Trip in July.
> >
> > So, what cruise trips are everyone else planning?
> >
> > Roger Pihlaja
> > S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
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