[Rhodes22-list] Sailing season reflections

[Todd Tavares]

   Keith,

       Did you recover the centerboard or did the pennant snap?  Give us
   some details.  Inquiring minds want to know

   Todd

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: "stan"
   Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 02:02:12 -0400
   To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
   Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing season reflections
   > Keith,
   >
   > Thanks for the post. I was afraid to ask after your first attempt to
   lower
   > the board and it kept lowering and lowering. Don't forgot to tell em
   how
   > you beat everything after the board had long since went its own way.
   >
   > stan/gbi
   >
   > ----- Original Message -----
   > From: "keith burkhardt"
   > To:
   > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 10:12 PM
   > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing season reflections
   >
   >
   > I thought with all the political waggling ... a little reflection of
   my
   > first season experiencing the freedom of a Rhodes should be shared.
   I must
   > admit th at the first sail with my entire family breathlessly
   waiting to sail
   > had the center board fall off ! Thanks to Stan two weeks latter a
   new one
   > was installed. With that said the boat has sailed in lake Erie in
   all
   > conditions. One evening with just breath of air a good friend and I
   > ghosted by the Entire Edgwater yacht club Tarten Ten fleet. It was
   quite a
   > moment us sipping on Rum and cokes with blarring brazilian jazz
   music
   > slipping past the fleet. The looks of astonishment was quite
   humerous. As
   > my confidence in the boat grew the "cruise " to Mentor and back was
   the
   > climax of this season. A 25 mile open water cruise one way and
   return. The
   > boat handled the lake beautifully...especially the return trip a
   broad reach
   > in 20 mph wind with 3 to6 ft waves on the quarter beam> The boat
   averaged
   > 7.2 mph and " surfed" to 9.8 mph> It was a fantastic day. My crew
   could
   > not g et over how"big" the boat felt....I will always remember this
   leg as we
   > were sailing into a cruiising fleet beating to the Mentor Harbor as
   we left.
   > Finally having the boat just 8 minutes from the office has allowed
   plenty
   > of 2 hour sails in the early evening ... I just returned one from
   tonight.
   > You know Republican or Democrat election season or not ---- we all
   really
   > benefit having the freedom to enjoy our Rhodes... well the last
   question for
   > the group I have is--- We have just found out I am relocating to the
   > Minneapolis area are there any Rhodies in this area? Has anyone
   sailed
   > lake Minnitonka? thanks Keith
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