[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 vs. Alerion 28

Wed Aug 18 12:52:50 EDT 2004

Anne,

Maybe this Seaferer is a 24 as well. I don't know much about the Seafarers 
but it looks just a little longer than the R22. I do know that P. Rhodes 
designed the Seafarer Meridian a nice 26 or 25 footer back in the 60s. Best 
I can tell the Seafarers were all nice looking boats!

Fair Winds -

Wally

>From: "anima13" <anima13 at bellsouth.net>
>Reply-To: 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] Rhodes 22 vs. Alerion 28
>Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:15:56 -0500
>
>Wally,
>I am race chairman here and I always love to read your race updates.
>(Attended a race session there at your club 2 winters ago.)
>We have just had a seafarer 24 come in this year and he is also very
>hard to beat in anything! The boat was purchased 75 miles further up
>our river for a mere $600 because it was full of water. This fella
>cleaned 'er up and has to look back at other boats in all the races.
>Has been fun to have him join us.
>Anne
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Wally Buck
>Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 8:08 AM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 vs. Alerion 28
>
>
>Roger,
>
>Thanks. I have a feeling once he figures his new boat out it will perform
>much better. The owner has been an active racer at our club for years. When
>he had crew he did pretty well in his Benetaus. However he couldn't race
>with out three or four other guys. So he decided to go for the J 80. They
>are great racer/day sailors and he could race (without spinnaker) with only
>two people. Our winter series was very wet and cold and the J 80 is a wet
>boat. Two months after he purchased the J 80 it was sold. He will most
>likely race the Alerion 28 next year.
>
>By the way our club only has 15 races left between now and November. I am
>holdiing onto third place with second still possible. I am one point behind
>a Seafarer 23. P Rhodes son was co-designer of the Seafarer 23; it has a
>full keel and is a really nice pocket cruiser. I can not beat this boat!  I
>have come close in light air but in heavy wind he kills me. If I can't
>figure out a way to beat him I will do no better than third. The guy in
>first (O'Day 28) can flat out sail the crap out of his boat and he has just
>about clinched. He also races Flying Scotts up and down the East Coast so
>there is no shame in losing to him.  .
>
>Fair Winds -
>
>Wally
>
>
> >From: "Roger Pihlaja" <cen09402 at centurytel.net>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 vs. Alerion 28
> >Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 06:59:36 -0400
> >
> >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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