[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 vs. Alerion 28

Roger Pihlaja cen09402 at centurytel.net
Tue Aug 17 07:59:36 EDT 2004


Wally,

Don't you know wealthy gentlemen tend to have egos as inflated as their
boats?  With your racing experience, you should be ashamed of yourself!  Go
pick on someone your own size.  :)

Sounds like a really good time, I wish I'd been on board to see it!  Good
for you, sir.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

 Wally Buck wrote:
>
> > The last two weekends have been perfect here in East TN. Last weekend
> > we were out Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night. This weekend we were
> > out Friday and Saturday night. We are having fall early! Clear skies
> > at night, lows in the 50s!
> >
> > Yesterday highs were about 80 with steady 10 winds. A long time member
> > of my marina is a very wealthy gentleman whose family name is on just
> > about every milk jug sold in East TN. The guy is loaded and goes
> > through boats like no one I have ever seen. In the last 4 years he has
> > owned 2 40 foot Benataus (sic?) and a J 80. A couple of months ago he
> > sold his J 80 and ordered an Alerion 28.
> >
> > http://www.alerionexpress28.com/home.html
> >
> > These things cost about 128K stripped. I heard his cost 150K plus.
> > They are sweet looking boats and advertised to be the "prettiest girl
> > at the dance".
> >
> > The owner was sailing with his wife Sunday. I decided to get close for
> > a look at his new toy under sail. My wife was at the helm and I was
> > trimming sails. He was 4 or 5 hundred yards ahead of us heading down
> > wind. We were on a broad reach and gaining on him rapidly inspite of
> > his attempts to head more upwind and shake us. We got about 50 yards
> > behind him and it was obvious we were going to catch him. I said to my
> > wife " I bet Mr. Milkman tacks away so he will not get passed." No
> > sooner said then he headed further upwind and tacked. So I quickly
> > told Jenny to tack and go get him. After about three tacks heading
> > upwind we finally crossed ahead of him. I made sure Jenny waved at him
> > as we passed!
> >
> > Priceless!
> >
> > Wally
> >
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