[Rhodes22-list] List admin

Fri Dec 21 13:54:56 EST 2007

Hi Rob,
Thanks for the welcome message!
I will be keeping my boat in San Carlos, Mexico and sailing on the Sea of
Cortes.

My first boat was a Ranger 23. I bought her to race when I lived in St.
Thomas, USVI. Member of the St Thomas Yacht Club when I lived there. Did
pretty well collecting silver with that boat. When it came time to sell the
Ranger I decided to take her to Trinidad to sell. Since the boat had NO
creature comforts or cruising upgrades it was quite an adventure! A buddy
and I took a couple of months to island hop to Trinidad. We had three
overnight sails along the way. The size of the boat was never a problem, it
was the lack of cruising gear. We didn't even have a dingy. I didn't want to
invest in any cruising features since I would be selling the boat. I'm too
old to do that kind of sailing anymore hence my interest in the much more
civilized Rhodes 22. Standing headroom and a boarding ladder too!

After the USVI I moved to So. Calif where I owned a Catalina 30. Mainly
raced that boat too. Did very well in PHRF. Midwinter Class B champs one
year. Occational trip to Catalina. Don't like cruising in So Cal since there
really isn't anyplace to go especially if you want to get away from it all.
Going to Catalina Is is like going to a WalMart parking lot during a
Christmas sale.

After Calif. I moved to Singapore where I initially raced dingys. Later I
bought a J24 which I raced too. I'm still a member of the Changi Sailing
Club in Singapore. 
Last year I went to Spain to sail my cousins Hunter 31. First experience
with IMF and was that ever nice and easy.

I've lived in Phoenix, AZ since 1998 and have been boatless all that time.
Just sold the family business and now I have time to get back into sailing.
I can get to San Carlos in about 8 hours by car. I plan to use my boat for a
month at a time. It will be dry stored when I'm not there. They have very
good facilities in San Carlos. I will usually be singlehanding. My wife may
join me from time to time. Some buddies will come down for sure. R22 looks
like the perfect little boat for my needs. I read with great interest the
posting by one member (Chris?) of his month long sailing trip in Baja. I
also enjoyed the post by the member who took his Rhodes 22 to the Bahamas. I
might try that trip one day. Sounds like a blast! I also enjoyed reading
about the R22 in "Sailing Small".

Since I started drinking it at the source (Barbados) I go with Mt. Gay too!
In the islands we mixed it with Bitter Lemon (kind of a flavored tonic water
mix). Haven't been able to find that mix here in Phoenix but then I haven't
looked too hard. I've gone local and drink Margaritas here. Mojitos may be
in my future. Easier to make on a small boat ; - ) Also drank a lot of
Heineken over the years. In the USVI the local rum was so cheap it was more
cost effective to use it to wash windows than windex. That was a few years
ago and things may have changed.

I have contacted Stan and he is sending me information about a 1984 recycled
Rhodes he has available. I have also contacted several list members about
boats they have for sale. I understand that Stan gets a commission and I
have NO problem with that arragement. I am pretty flexible on delivery time.
Summer is not the high season in the Sea of Cortez. It is pretty darn hot
then. Most sailing is done in fall, winter (but water is cold for
snorkeling) and spring.

Rob, that is probably more info than you needed but you did ask. Now that
I'm going forward the list will hear more from me. I've enjoyed my lurking
time and now I look forward to owning a Rhodes 22 and contributing.
Fair winds,
Dan Stromquist

Rob Lowe wrote:
> 
> Welcome Dan, you've made the right choice.  So, tell us more.  Where do
> (will) you sail?  What is your experience?  And, most importantly, what's
> your favorite rum?
> 
> 
> Rob Lowe
> S/V Getaway
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Stromquist" <stormy22n7 at yahoo.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 11:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] List admin
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> 
>>
>> Michael,
>> Thank you from a total newbie. I just joined today after lurking for
>> quite
> a
>> while. This site has been very valuable for me as I researched the Rhodes
>> 22. I have just started a dialog with Stan about getting a recycled boat.
>> Since I've never actually seen a R22 I doubt I would be as comfortable
> with
>> my decision without the help of this site.
>> Your efforts are very much appreciated by me!
>> Dan Stromquist
>>
>> MichaelMeltzer wrote:
>> >
>> > I have good new for the group.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > John Lock has agreed to host www.rhodes22.org
>> <http://www.rhodes22.org/>
>> > and the Rhodes mailing list.
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>> >
>> > The list would remain the same (including the archives) and frankly on
> one
>> > should know the difference. John also wants to redesigned the
> rhodes22.org
>> > web site; I think that is great, it has not been worked on in years.
> John
>> > is
>> > a experienced computer professional, is in it for the long term and has
>> > promised to maintain the current list traditions and policies.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Thank You John
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -mjm
>> >
>> >
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