[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 vs. Alerion 28

[Steve]

Excellent, Wally.  Nice touch with the wife waving:-) 
A true gentlemen!!!!!!!!!!!
Steve


--- Wally Buck <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> 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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