[Rhodes22-list] Bill's Bahama Trip

Wed Mar 15 19:28:08 EST 2006

Gee, Julia,
            You are too kind!  I shall keep you in mind if the bug bites.
It is always encouraging to get the supportive response when I put some
things on the list.  So Julia, when are you and Louis going to Venezuela?
Chris G
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julia Guzman" <trpclwife at yahoo.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 8:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bill's Bahama Trip


> Chris,
>
> Sounds like you are a very experienced sailor and able
> to find adventure every day. You also seem to know how
> to plan well for these trips. Both are key to the
> success you experience I am sure.
>
> I agree that you should be writing a guide. I am a
> writer and a publicist, and would be happy to work
> with you if you ever decide to do so. Until then, I
> will continue to enjoy your stories on the list.
>
> My personal goal is to first learn to sail well enough
> to get from Sarasota Bay to the Keys. After that, we
> shall see.
>
> Kindly,
> Julia G.
>
> --- Chris Geankoplis <napoli68 at charter.net> wrote:
>
> > Dear Bill,
> >             I've lost a lot of info because of the
> > dead hardrive, however
> > I'll do my best.
> >
> > We did not need the sleeping bags (summer weight)
> > and gave them to a
> > returning powerboater and picked them up later in
> > Ft. Lauderdale.
> >
> > Boy was I glad I had:
> > 45watt solar panel
> > A good sunshade and side panels
> > Lots of food (it cost a fortune to buy anything
> > there)
> > Several spare sparkplugs (the fuel was dirty and
> > salt filled, it really
> > fouled the plugs)
> > Plenty of water containers (water is hard to come
> > by)
> > A fixed VHF with a masthead mounted antenna and a
> > handheld to talk to the
> > boat from shore.
> > A copy (out of print) of Peter Benchley's "The
> > Island" to read out loud and
> > scare the hell out of the listeners!
> >
> > I had two danforths and a great rock anchor which
> > was the old yachtsman
> > foldable anchor (you know the one tatooed on
> > Pop-Eye's arm).  All the
> > anchors had 10 feet of chain and 150 of 1/2 inch 3
> > strand.  I also always
> > anchored with a minimum of 2 anchors and almost
> > always dove down to hand set
> > if necessary.  (watch the currents they are strong
> > and switch back and
> > forth) also expect a  large and very territorial
> > baraccuda to check you out
> > as you do the chore. I used a plow type in the Baja
> > and it worked fine also.
> >
> > I did not have a dingy with a motor, only a small 3
> > person max inflatable
> > that we rowed around, lots of excercise but it would
> > have been nice to have
> > had a little 3 hp lightweight aircooled outboard.
> > (not sure where I would
> > have put it).
> >
> > It might be of help if you check out the "Baja
> > Prelim" in the archives.  The
> > trip to the Sea of Cortez was similar in the prep
> > and type of equipment I
> > used for the Bahamas trip.
> >
> > Oh yeah,  Go to Great Stirrup Island in the Berrys.
> > Anchor on the south
> > side and then hike north, but dress up as if you
> > were a tourist off a cruise
> > boat.  If you time it right on the north side of the
> > island is a big beach
> > owned by the Disney and Carnival lines.  They have
> > big BBQ's on the beach
> > (free of course to the guest on the ships)  Just
> > exit the scrub jungle as yo
> > u are zipping up your fly.  Then mingle, eats lots
> > of BBQ and food and
> > charge your drinks to cabin B 326. (Just kidding
> > about charging the drinks).
> > My brother and I had a great time and ate and drank
> > ourselvs full.  Then the
> > local serving lady filled a bag with left over food
> > and Ice for our boat.
> > We tried to play dumb but she just laughed and
> > pointed out that "Dem
> > cockelburs in yo socks, de grows on the sout side of
> > de island.
> >
> > Chris G
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "William E. Wickman"
> > <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 6:04 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bill's Bahama Trip
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Wow Chris.  I wish I had that much time.  This
> > trip is doubly special for
> > > me because it is the last bonding experience with
> > my son before he goes
> > off
> > > to college.  I will probably not have as much time
> > with him collectively
> > > for the next 4 years as I will have on this one
> > trip.  I was hoping to
> > > stretch it into a three week trip (let alone 3
> > months) but alas, my son
> > has
> > > a summer job as a camp counselor at some far away
> > camp so I'll be limited
> > > to two weeks; besides the fact that I would
> > probably lose my job if I took
> > > longer.
> > >
> > > I plan to follow your footsteps to Bimini and then
> > on to the Berry
> > Islands.
> > > If time, weather, and the mood strikes us we may
> > sail over to Providence
> > to
> > > visit my wife and two daughters who will be there
> > for a week while one of
> > > my daughters works as an intern at Dolphin
> > Encounters.  A story, and the
> > > genesis for this whole adventure, which I will not
> > bore you with.  One
> > > cardinal rule that I do plan to follow is to not
> > have a scheduled
> > > itinerary.  I'll leave that for the cruise ships.
> > >
> > > Since you have been there, done that, I have a few
> > of questions for you:
> > >
> > > What things did you not take that you wish you
> > had?
> > >
> > > What things did you take that you found you did
> > not need?
> > >
> > > Is my Fortress danforth anchor (I've got two plus
> > a small one for my
> > > dinghy) adequate for anchoring in the Bahamas, or
> > did you find need for a
> > > plow type?
> > >
> > > Is an outboard for the dinghy an essential piece
> > of equipment?  I have
> > read
> > > that they are, but most of the people that say so
> > were large boats with
> > > deeper drafts than the Rhodes22.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Bill W.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >              "Chris
> > >              Geankoplis"
> > >              <napoli68 at charter
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> > [Rhodes22-list] Bill's Bahama Trip
> > >              03/13/2006 01:17
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Bill,
> > >        I missed your original statement about a
> > trip to the Bahamas.  Your
> > > Idea/itinary sounds good.  I've made the trip on
> > my previous Rhodes and
> > > liked it so well in the Bahamas I stayed for 3
> > months.  I Sailed to Bimini
> > > then Berry islands (some cool stuff
> > there)-Providence to Eluthra back to
> > > Profidence Then South through all theExumas, back
> > to Providence and south
> > > again to Georgetown then Back north to the
> > northernmost islands including
> > > Walker Cay then over to Freeport and finally to
> > Gun Cay for the return
> >
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