[Rhodes22-list] Summer 2021 Cruise Plans?

[Mitch Mitchell]

Mike, one of the easiest ways to get in a kayak from a boat is by using the
swim ladder. It just needs to extend deep enough in the water so that you
can put one foot on the bottom rung at least a foot below the water and
then swing the other leg into the kayak - sit down and then bring the other
leg in. I think I made a video on it a while back, I'll have to look and
see. The other option is a seal launch. I did this seal launch video a long
time ago.
https://youtu.be/Em5bbFNsy6Y?t=50
Good luck!
By the way, just kidding about the seal launch from the Rhodes - would
scratch the boat too much.
Mitch

On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 11:26 AM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
wrote:

> Roger,
>
> As I have aged, my ability to enter and exit my Pamlico 145T from my Rhodes
> 22 has become more challenging. Dinghy transfers are not a problem but the
> kayak has proven too unstable to access from the side of the Rhodes or even
> the swim ladder.
>
> Maybe if I had a swim platform it would be easier.
>
> Do you have any tips?
>
> Mike
> s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> Nissequogue River, NY
>
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> 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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