[Rhodes22-list] A New Rhodie Joins the Ranks
Wally Buck
tnrhodey at hotmail.com
Wed Oct 20 12:10:20 EDT 2004
So did you purchase from GB or private owner? IMF or standard? What
options???? Details man we want details! :-)
I look forward to seeing you on the water and good luck selling Opal. She
really needs a good home!
Also good luck regarding your father in-law. My dad had open heart surgery
15 years ago and is doing just fine today.
Wally
>From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
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>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] A New Rhodie Joins the Ranks
>Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 10:25:29 -0400
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>Wally,
>I'll be keeping it in a slip at CYC, but plan to trailer around to area
>lakes and even an occassional trip to the coast. My dream trip is to go
>down to the Florida Keys and maybe even a trip over to the Dry Tortugas or
>Bahamas. I had planned to bring the boat to HYC, but my wife will be out
>of town that weekend to visit her father who is having open heart surgery
>so I have to take care of the kids. I'm still trying to figure out a way
>to get there, though. You all put on a great regatta (and party!).
>
>Regarding Opal, she is still for sale. If you or anyone on this list have
>any interest please let me know. Opal is a 20' wooden catboat built in
>1980 as a replica of a turn of the century Cape Cod catboat, complete with
>wooden spars, wooden blocks, bronze ports, and a fully operational antique
>Penta 5.5 hp inboard (circa 1939). It's a really neat boat, but I just
>don't have time to take care of it at this time in my life. I have
>pictures I can email if interested. I'm willing to consider any offer.
>
>Bill W.
>
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>Congrats Bill, I had actually heard from Bob Ingram that you finally found
>a
>Rhodes 22. I was up on the plateau Friday and Saturday night so I missed
>the
>big winds. Horizon actually had races Saturday! I stopped by Blue Springs
>on
>my way back to Knoxville but the heavy winds were gone. I still got a nice
>sail in.
>
>I am glad to hear that your family loves the boat. Are you going to trailer
>
>sail it or slip at Concord? Are you coming down to HYC for the Fall Regatta
>
>at the end of the month? Did you sell Opal?
>
>Wally
>
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> >From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] A New Rhodie Joins the Ranks
> >Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 19:31:22 -0400
> >
> >After lurking here for a little while, I guess its time to come out the
> >closet and introduce myself. I acquired a new (to me) 2000 model Rhodes
> >about a month ago. Anyway, I am located on Fort Loudon Lake in
>Knoxville,
> >TN at Concord Yacht Club along with another "Rhodie" that is in the
>process
> >of restoring a 1976 era Rhodes. Wally, you may remember me as the guy
>from
> >CYC that came down to visit and look at your boat last spring. Seems
>like
> >a long time of searching and waiting for the right boat has finally come
>to
> >an end; and just in time for some late fall sailing. Stan was
> >right....again. He said to be patient and the right boat will come
>along.
> >Kind of like cats, I'm not sure if we pick our boats or our boats pick
>us.
> >If you are so inclined to read on, I would like to share my first
> >experiences with the boat.
> >
> >After cleaning up the boat and admiring it in my driveway for about a
> >month, I couldn't wait any longer and launched it last week. During the
> >past week, I have entertained a continuous barrage of interested sailors
> >stopping by for a look and tour of all the neat and unique features of
>the
> >Rhodes. It has been very heartwarming to be on the receiving end of
> >comments such as "beautiful!" "Awesome boat!" "Luxurious"
>"comfortable"
> >"opulent" "unbelieveable" "I want one." Talk about pride of ownership!
> >
> >Several of you have related tales of wild rides during the heavy winds
>that
> >swept through the Southeast late last week. Well, my inaugural sail was
>on
> >Friday afternoon. My 16 year old son called me from school (for the
>first
> >time ever) and asked if I would take him sailing. Well, those of you who
> >have teenagers will understand that you should never turn down your teen
> >when they actually want to do something with you. The wind was
> >irresistible so I left work early and headed to the dock. When my son,
>his
> >friend, and I got out on the lake I suggested that we reef as the winds
> >appeared to be blowing around 18-20+ knots and I was not really familiar
> >with the boat outside of what I read. Well, being the testosterone
>filled
> >teenagers that they are (into extreme sports and all), and me not wanting
> >to be thought of as the old man, I relented and put up full sails; not
>even
> >dropping the boom to its lower position (at least I kept the pop top
> >closed). What a ride! I kept saying to myself over and over as I stood
> >vertically on the inside edge of the seat looking almost straight down at
> >the water; water that was sliding up over the rail, "Stan said that it is
> >impossible to capsize this boat...Stan said that the boat will not
> >sink...how tragic, I'm going to capsize and sink on my first time out!"
> >
> >Well, the boat did neither. In fact, just like everyone has said, it
> >stiffened up tremendously as soon as the gunnel hit the water, and then
> >simply rounded up. It did this several times to the whoops of my son and
> >his friend. They thought it was great sport. I was afraid I was going
>to
> >slide out of the boat into the chilly lake, although I too found it
> >exhilarating as soon as I realized that we were not going over. I
>finally
> >convinced them that we would go "faster" if we experimented with some
> >reefing. The evening came too soon we and returned to port safe and dry.
> >My son and his friend could not wait to do it again. I was looking for
>any
> >rum that the previous owner might have stashed in a secret place.
> >
> >I learned several valuable lessons on that first sail. The Rhodes cannot
> >be capsized (or if it can, I would hate to see the conditions). In heavy
> >winds anyway, the Rhodes sails with the exhilaration of an oversized
> >dinghy. Even when you have buried the rail, you stay bone dry. The
>Rhodes
> >is a boat that can captivate the interest and excitement of a 16 year
>old.
> >It most certainly passed the extreme sailing test.
> >
> >In contrast, I gathered my whole family of five (my other kids are 13 and
>8
> >years old) for a quiet Sunday evening sunset dinner cruise. I was
> >interested to see how the boat would handle a family of five. The winds
> >were light to nil; more typical of what we see on our lake. Other than a
> >few nasty power boat waves, it was smooth sailing. What a contrast to
> >Friday. We set up the cockpit table, spread the table cloth and munched
>on
> >hor'derves and wine (soft drinks for the kids) while a whisper of breeze
> >ghosted us along as the sun slowly set. The kids enjoyed bundling up
> >together at the bow as we slowly motored back to the slip. My 13 year
>old
> >like it so much she begged me to haul the boat out and trailer it to
> >Charleston for the weekend where we are going to my son's high school
> >sailing regatta. The boat most certainly passed the "family" test. I
>hope
> >their enthusiasm remains over time. Mine has only grown in the short
>time
> >that I have had the boat. The possibilities are endless...
> >
> >Sorry, I didn't mean for the is posting to be so long, but I guess my
> >enthusiasm just got the better of me. I also love reading about everyone
> >else's adventures and thought you might enjoy mine. It sure beats
> >politics!
> >
> >And now...to think of a name for her.
> >
> >Bill Wickman
> >
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