[Rhodes22-list] Splash "Red Rover"

[Rick Redmond]

Congrats on the boat.  I hope you were able to get out on the Bay on
Saturday.  We sail south of you at the Patuxent.  As we expand our sailing
horizons, maybe we can meet up on the bay some day.

Rick
"Rough Draw"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Mistler" <mistler at mindspring.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 8:12 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Splash "Red Rover"


> "Red Rover" spashed on Friday the 6th of August in Deale, MD!
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> Elton the "Rain Man" Spitzer arrived with the backup van towing a
beautiful
> Rhodes 22. Looking at the boat, it is difficult to tell that it is an
> "experienced" Rhodes.
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> Elton was very patient with this slow learner. He was very thorough and I
> had difficulty keeping up with him despite my younger age.
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> A side benefit to receiving the Rhodes was the opportunity while working
to
> discourse with Elton about a wide variety of issues. He is a well informed
> and really nice guy with some interesting insights.
>
> I remained on the boat in its new slip overnight with a long list of "to
> do's" to be accomplished on Saturday.  I then experienced what may be the
> Rhodes' "occupational hazard," a constant trickle of people coming by,
> saying, "what a beautiful boat!" and asking about the Rhodes.  I even may
> have sold another Rhodes! (Stan, do I get a commission?)
>
> Next weekend we need to do the "boat renaming ceremony" to avoid incurring
> bad karma from the gods of the sea for changing the name of a boat.  Any
> experience with this out there? <grin>
>
> Fair Winds!
> --Doug
> "Red Rover"
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