Was Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bahamas - now re: Bermuda
Kip Hansen
rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Thu, 05 Sep 2002 09:56:32 -0400
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Rob,
Did you ever make this trip?
If YES and Rob replies --> let's hear how it went.
If YES and Rob doesn't reply --> Did they ever find the wreckage or the
bodies?
If NO and Rob replies --> why not? and who talked you out of it?
Kip
Ed Kroposki wrote:
> How about Burmuda? See the following old email: Subject: Re:
> [rhodes-list] NY to Bermuda crossing
> Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 13:52:38 -0500
> From: Robert Idsinga <ridsinga@ece.concordia.ca>
> Reply-To: <rhodes-list@sailnet.net>
> Organization: ECE - Concordia University
> To: ruba1811@hotmail.com, rhodes-list@sailnet.net After the first day
> you don't see land until Bermuda. No stopping, it's
> straight out into the ocean on a south-east heading for 640 nautical
> miles.
> You have to navigate the gulf stream very carefully in order to fully
> take
> advantage of eddies or you could end up actually loosing ground. The
> crew will be me and one other person due to the lack of accomodation
> and
> storage space. This is really a bare minimum kind of crossing. The
> Tempest has one V-berth, a sink with counter and freshwater system and
> a
> small enclosed head/chart table. The cockpit is quite large but I've
> reduced the volume by mounting a cooler in front of the cabin door and
>
> sealing the lowest hatch board permanently. This also gives me more
> storage
> space. The cockpit seat lockers are quite large and there's an
> enclosed
> inboard/outboard for the motor. I've also added two so-pac access
> hatches
> to the seat-back in the cockpit and I'm going to close off the shelves
> with
> sliding hatches to give more storage room in the cabin. I also have
> two autopilots
> SSB
> VHF
> 4 batteries
> Storm sails
> Storm anchor
> 2 manual bilge pumps
> electric bilge pump
> ......the list goes on and on.
> Here's a picture taken when I first salvaged her two summers
> ago. [Image] I've mounted a solar panel on the motor hatch cover and
> I'm thinking of
> putting one on the cabin slide door. I removed some ballast and
> replaced it
> with the equivalent weight in batteries in the same location by
> building a
> step below the cabin door. When you get the boat free it's a lot
> easier to spend money on prep and mods
> knowing it will still have a decent resale value at the end. Rob
> "Rook-Keen" O'day Tempest 23 (Rhodes design) Ruba Veber wrote: >
> Robert, Do you have any pictures of your boat on the web where I can
> see
> > her? Is this trip a non-stop or will you stop for supplies and a
> real
> > night
> > sleep? What are the accomodations of the Tempest 23 as far as
> storage,
> > galley, bunks? How many will you have for crew? The trip sounds
> very
> > interesting, please keep us posted on your progress with preperation
> and
> > journey.
> >
> > Bob Weber
> >
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: J Cook
> To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 7:03 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Bahamas
> Has anybody here sailed an R22 to the Bahamas?
>
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Rob,
<p>Did you ever make this trip?
<p>If YES and Rob replies --> let's hear how it went.
<p>If YES and Rob doesn't reply --> Did they ever find the wreckage
or the bodies?
<p>If NO and Rob replies --> why not? and who talked you out
of it?
<p>Kip
<br>
<br>
<p>Ed Kroposki wrote:
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<font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>How
about Burmuda? See the following old email:</font></font> <font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>Subject:
Re: [rhodes-list] NY to Bermuda crossing</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 13:52:38
-0500</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>From: Robert Idsinga <<a href="mailto:ridsinga@ece.concordia.ca">ridsinga@ece.concordia.ca</a>></font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>Reply-To: <<a href="mailto:rhodes-list@sailnet.net">rhodes-list@sailnet.net</a>></font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>Organization: ECE - Concordia
University</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>To: <a href="mailto:ruba1811@hotmail.com">ruba1811@hotmail.com</a>,
<a href="mailto:rhodes-list@sailnet.net">rhodes-list@sailnet.net</a></font></font> <font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>After
the first day you don't see land until Bermuda. No stopping, it's</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>straight out into the ocean
on a south-east heading for 640 nautical miles.</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>You have to navigate the gulf
stream very carefully in order to fully take</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>advantage of eddies or you could
end up actually loosing ground.</font></font> <font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>The
crew will be me and one other person due to the lack of accomodation and</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>storage space. This is
really a bare minimum kind of crossing.</font></font> <font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>The
Tempest has one V-berth, a sink with counter and freshwater system and
a</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>small enclosed head/chart table.
The cockpit is quite large but I've</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>reduced the volume by mounting
a cooler in front of the cabin door and</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>sealing the lowest hatch board
permanently. This also gives me more storage</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>space. The cockpit seat
lockers are quite large and there's an enclosed</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>inboard/outboard for the motor.
I've also added two so-pac access hatches</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>to the seat-back in the cockpit
and I'm going to close off the shelves with</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>sliding hatches to give more
storage room in the cabin.</font></font> <font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>I
also have</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>two autopilots</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>SSB</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>VHF</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>4 batteries</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>Storm sails</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>Storm anchor</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>2 manual bilge pumps</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>electric bilge pump</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>......the list goes on and on.</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>Here's a picture taken when
I first salvaged her two summers ago.</font></font> <font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>[Image]</font></font> <font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>I've
mounted a solar panel on the motor hatch cover and I'm thinking of</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>putting one on the cabin slide
door. I removed some ballast and replaced it</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>with the equivalent weight in
batteries in the same location by building a</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>step below the cabin door.</font></font> <font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>When
you get the boat free it's a lot easier to spend money on prep and mods</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>knowing it will still have a
decent resale value at the end.</font></font> <font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>Rob</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>"Rook-Keen" O'day Tempest 23
(Rhodes design)</font></font> <font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>Ruba
Veber wrote:</font></font> <font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>>
Robert, Do you have any pictures of your boat on the web where I can see</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>> her? Is this trip a
non-stop or will you stop for supplies and a real</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>> night</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>> sleep? What are the
accomodations of the Tempest 23 as far as storage,</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>> galley, bunks? How many
will you have for crew? The trip sounds very</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>> interesting, please keep us
posted on your progress with preperation and</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>> journey.</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>></font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>> Bob Weber</font></font>
<br><font face="Courier New"><font size=+0>></font></font>
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<a href="mailto:joscook@msn.com" title="joscook@msn.com">J Cook</a></div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org" title="rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org">rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org</a></div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 04, 2002
7:03 PM</div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [Rhodes22-list] Bahamas</div>
Has anybody here sailed an R22 to the Bahamas?</blockquote>
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