[Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Damage

Bill Effros bill at effros.com
Mon Jun 13 12:18:33 EDT 2005


Bob,

What happened to your boat in the hurricanes?  Could you have done 
anything differently to prevent the problem?  Are you doing anything 
differently now?  Are there any general lessons to be learned?

Bill Effros

Robert Quinn wrote:

> Wally's suggestion has a lot of merit.  We moved to a larger boat, a 
> Tartan 37 keel/center boarder.  While we truly love her, the 
> simplicity of the R22 is missed.  We "bareboated" in the Caribbean for 
> ten years and did fall in love with the feel of the bigger boat with 
> the ability to sail, swim, and snorkel ourselves to the point of 
> exhaustion.  However, US waters do not provide as friendly an 
> atmosphere.  The Keys are great when the weather cooperates; however, 
> the Keys are a three day sail from our home port while the Caribbean 
> is a two to three hour flight.
>
> We still have not made the Bahamas as last year's hurricanes 
> necessitated repair work.  We re-commissioned in late April but the 
> weather has not been very favorable in our neck of the woods recently 
> - three weeks of rainy thunderstorms.  We did get a great sail from 
> the St. Lucie inlet down to the Lake Worth Inlet for an overnighter 
> three weeks ago.  We then came back up and spent the night on Peck's 
> Lake, a little cut in the intercoastal.  It was fun as we sailed in 
> the company of two other boats: a sister ship and an IP28.
>
> For simple day sailing though, the R22 is tops. Our plan is to move 
> back to the R22 when we feel the T37 becomes too hard to handle.
>
> Bob on the "NoKaOi"
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 10:18 AM
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Larger boats
>
>
>> Charter a big boat, keep the R22. I think that is my outlook for the 
>> next few years at least.
>>
>> Wally
>>
>>> From: "J Cook" <joscook at msn.com>
>>> 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] Larger boats
>>> Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 09:55:48 -0400
>>>
>>> I know some of the list members have larger boats.  My wife has us 
>>> seriously hunting for one, but so far, I haven't been able to get 
>>> too excited.  I'm pretty stuck on the R22 design for sailing and 
>>> ease of maintenance and storage.
>>>
>>> She likes the stern swim platforms and all the creature comforts on 
>>> some of the newer boats.
>>>
>>> I like the heavier, older designs with a centerboard or shoal keel, 
>>> and solidly constructed.
>>>
>>> She'd prefer  more of a  floating condominium that could comfortably 
>>> sleep another couple for a weekend and go to the islands for several 
>>> months at a time.
>>>
>>> I would be just fine with keeping my R22.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions on compromise here?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Joseph
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