[Rhodes22-list] Bill's Bahamas Adventure

daniel snyder danielsnyder at adelphia.net
Mon Sep 25 14:14:03 EDT 2006


Bill, thanks for having the guts to undertake this adventure.  Hated to see 
the article end and can't wait for the next installment.  Very inspiring and 
thought provoking.  Thank you for sharing.  Pictures were great too.  Dan in 
NH
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From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
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Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bill's Bahamas Adventure


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> Thanks for the comments Peter.  I hope my son remembers, I know I will
> certainly treasure the memories.
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> You are right about the 99% rule.  I think it holds true just about
> anywhere.
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> Bill W.
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> Bill,
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> Thanks for the post.  I'll bet your son will remember his Bahamas 
> adventure
> with Dad the rest of his life.  When one speculates about everything that
> could go wrong out there in the ocean alone, well, I guess that's what
> makes
> it an adventure.
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> Some of my friends have larger boats they keep in Oriental they have never
> taken more than 50 miles from the dock.  In the marinas most boats seem to
> remain slipped 99.9% of the time.  Your trips (and Chris G's too!) scratch
> an itch many of us have.  To be carefree, self reliant, completely in the
> present, and exploring.
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> It 's also worth noting (for lurkers and wannabes) that R22 is a great 
> boat
> for this purpose.  What a range!  Knoxville to the Bahamas in less than 3
> days.
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> I'll pass on your stories to my sailing friends.  Maybe a few more will
> venture out because of your successes.
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> We are eagerly anticipating your next post about the crossing.  Thanks
> again.
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> PT
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 9:58 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Bill's Bahamas Adventure
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>> To refresh everyone's memories, I took my Rhodes22 to the Bahamas earlier
>> this year and committed to post my travel log on the list for the reading
>> enjoyment of some, and to prove that I actually did it for others.  As
>> Chris did some time ago, I will post the trip in files chronologically
> over
>> time as I finish writing and merging photos.
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>> I hope that my posting these notes will provide some useful information,
>> but mostly that it might inspire others to take that step from familiar
>> waters into that great adventure of the unknown.
>>
>> Bill Wickman
>> s/v Fina Lee
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>> (See attached file: Bahamas 2006 Trip Log - Day 0.pdf)
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