[Rhodes22-list] Yacht Club

Thu Apr 17 17:20:23 EDT 2003

Wally,
Rummy doesn't furl.  Rummy drinks.  When the boat goes over, the idea is
just not to spill the rum.  8-)
Slim

On 4/17/03 3:48 PM, "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Rummy,
> 
> I am considering a new genny but I wasn¹t sure if I would be happy with the
> 175 except in really light winds. I am waiting for feedback on the UPS sail
> to see how people compare it to the 175.  I know you love your 175. At what
> wind speed (when solo) do you need to start furling the 175 to keep the boat
> from excessive heel and loss of speed?
> 
> One nice thing about the 125 is it fits perfectly inside the upper shroud
> and stops just short of the spreader. I can point much higher with this sail
> than my old 150 furled. I would think the difference would be even more
> noticeable with the 175.
> 
> My Harken Furler does allow much better sail shape than the GB furler. Plus
> sail changes are pretty easy. I am not in a rush but at some point I would
> like to add a second headsail. I just need to figure out which one would be
> the most versatile.
> 
> Wally
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> From: "John Tonjes" <johntonjes at earthlink.net>
>> Reply-To: johntonjes at earthlink.net,The Rhodes 22 mail list
>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Yacht Club
>> Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 15:59:31 -0400
>> 
>> Wally,
>> Really throw the ratings for a loop and get a 175 genoa. :)
>> 
>> Rummy
>> 
>> 
>>> [Original Message]
>>> From: Wally Buck <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
>>> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Date: 4/17/2003 2:32:11 PM
>>> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Yacht Club
>>> 
>>> Bob,
>>> 
>>> I hear you on the vang. It will help a lot going upwind. With any luck I
>> can
>>> convert the one from my Bantam to the R22. I really don't need anything
>>> fancy. If I can convince a friend to crew I will fly spinnaker down
>> wind.
>> My
>>> boat is not rigged for racing. I have IMF and a 125 jib. I have an older
>> 150
>>> but the 125 is one year old and is much faster than the 18 year old 150.
>> One
>>> thing that will help me is that river racing requires a lot of tacking.
>> Most
>>> of the bigger boats race short handed so I am hoping I can use that to
>> my
>>> advantage.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> And yes the fee includes a bunch of parties and dinners. In fact they
>> spend
>>> everything on parties and cheap trophies. They have a Christmas light
>> parade
>>> and dinner party that is supposed to be a bunch of fun. The Club house
>> is
>> a
>>> house right next to the marina. There is usually people in hanging out
>>> watching the game or enjoying a drink (BYOB) on the weekend. I really
>> wasn't
>>> interested in joining but they seemed like such a nice group of folks
>> that I
>>> am now looking forward to it.
>>> 
>>> Regarding the 325 PHRF, I am not sure if I can sell them on that. There
>> are
>>> about four or five boats in the 22 - 25 range that race. There are two
>>> Compaq 23s and an Oday 222 that race. In spite of my non racing rig pass
>>> them all of the time. It will be hard to get anything slower than they
>> get.
>>> I have passed the Catalina 25 heading upwind a couple of times. I will
>> let
>>> you know what they stick me with.
>>> 
>>> Wally
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> From: "Bob Weber" <ruba1811 at hotmail.com>
>>>> Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Yacht Club
>>>> Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 11:33:15 -0500
>>>> 
>>>> Wally, You do need a boom vang for sail shape for anything from a beam
>>>> reach on down.  I have a standard main and it gets a lot of twist on
>>>> anything more than a close reach.  Congrats on the Yaaaaaaaaaaaacht
>> Club
>> !
>>>> Hopefully the fee includes a few parties.   My entry fee was 30$ and
>>>> includes about 8 parties.  We are not as exclusive in MO.  Also you
>> will
>>>> want a wisker pole for the downwind leg.  Good luck - Make us proud -
>> don't
>>>> lower our PHRF though.  Got a 325 this year.  I can run the course the
>> next
>>>> day and still have a shot at winning :)
>>>> 
>>>> Bob Weber
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
>>>>> Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>>> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Yacht Club
>>>>> Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 08:58:50 -0400
>>>>> 
>>>>> It has been a little more than a year since I slipped my R22 at Blue
>>>>> Springs Marina. Several of the Yacht Club members have asked me to
>> join
>>>>> the yacht club but I never got around to it. Well last weekend they
>> had
>> a
>>>>> party that I attended. I finally decided to join Horizon Yacht Club.
>> It
>> is
>>>>> very swanky, expensive, and quite exclusive (not really it is in TN!)
>> and
>>>>> I needed to find a sponsor. After much controversy I was voted in. I
>> only
>>>>> need to come up with the steep yearly dues. After writing  the Purser
>> a
>>>>> check for $150 it was official.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Link to Blue Springs -
>>>>> http://www.bluespringsmarina.com/
>>>>> 
>>>>> I was quite proud to learn that my boat is considered to be one of the
>>>>> most sailed boats in the marina. They race the first Saturday of every
>>>>> month and have regattas with other clubs in the area. There are
>> several
>>>>> that are serious (J24 & J80) but most are just looking for fun. Most
>> of
>>>>> the boats are in the 27 to 35 foot range and usually don¹t have a full
>>>>> crew. It is usally about 10 boats total, not a big group.
>>>>> 
>>>>> So I need to get a boom vang to improve sail shape. I am thinking of
>> using
>>>>> the same bail that was provided by GB for mast hoist. I can attach the
>>>>> bail at the bottom of the mast. I am going to experiment using the
>> vang
>> I
>>>>> made for my Bantam.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Wally
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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