[Rhodes22-list] Rik and Sailing the open ocean in a Rhodes

[Bill Effros]

Every couple of years I tell this story about a guy I knew in college 
who crossed the Atlantic in a 12 foot sailboat setting the record at 
that time.

He then towed his boat to San Diego and sailed out of the harbor to set 
the record for crossing the Pacific.

He was never heard from again.

Bill Effros

Rik Sandberg wrote:
> Slim,
>
> Yep, I'm on the Montgomery list, too. Here's a link to that story 
> about the M-15 going to Hawaii
>
> http://www.msog.org/yarns/hawaii15.cfm
>
> Rik
>
> Slim wrote:
>
>> Hadz and Rik
>>
>> You said Bermuda, not Bahamas, so I did a search and was directed to the
>> archives of the Montgomery list.  That's weird because my last boat 
>> was a
>> Montgomery 15 and I was a member of that list.  The archives are huge
>> however and I couldn't wade through it all so I emailed one of the 
>> guys I
>> knew from that list.  We'll see if he gets back to me.
>>
>> Rik, are you on the Montgomery list?
>>
>> Maybe you meant the trip Bill took to the Bahamas but it will be pretty
>> interesting to find out if someone made it to Bermuda in a Rhodes.
>>
>> BTW, someone made a crossing to Hawaii in a Montgomery 15 so Bermuda 
>> in a
>> R22 is possible.
>>
>> Slim
>>
>> On 2/10/07 3:43 PM, "Joseph Hadzima" <josef508 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> Hello Slim & and the rest of the gang ..
>>>
>>> Just before I found this group I did a search for Rhodes22
>>> and somehow came upon an article (actually more like
>>> someone's blog) about three guys sailing to Bermuda(?) in a
>>> Rhodes22.  I can't seem to locate the story online anywhere
>>> now.  Since you seem to have good search skills, perhaps
>>> you recall the story, or can point me to it?
>>>
>>> thanks and happy non-smoking Saturday!
>>>
>>> BTW, I quit many times, but the last time it stuck 14 years
>>> ago.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>>>  From: Slim<mailto:stevenalm at comcast.net>
>>>>  To: Rhodes22-list<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>  Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 1:54 PM
>>>>  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] MONITORING LIST
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Hi Jay and welcome to the Rhodes g
>>>>  roup.  Regarding sailing to Catalina,
>>>>  there's no question the R22 is good to go but the
>>>> question is are you?  Get
>>>>  to know your boat and how it handles in a variety of
>>>> conditions first.  If
>>>>  you can, take the trip on someone else's boat and get
>>>> to know the layout of
>>>>  the area, anchorages, marinas, etc.  Or bring someone
>>>> along with you on the
>>>>  Rhodes who has some experience.  Or make the crossing
>>>> with another boat
>>>>  you're in radio contact with.  Make it easy on
>>>> yourself.
>>>>
>>>>  Maybe you remember the story that was in the news a few
>>>> years ago about a
>>>>  guy sailing solo to Catalina and got dismasted.  He and
>>>> his disabled boat
>>>>  drifted for months and was finally rescued off the
>>>> coast of Costa Rica?
>>>>  Nicaragua?  I don't recall.  Don't be him!  Here's the
>>>> story:
>>>>
>>>>     
>>> http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pnav/is_200209/ai_3625535156<http://find 
>>>
>>> articles.com/p/articles/mi_pnav/is_200209/ai_3625535156>
>>>   
>>>>  Slim
>>>>
>>>>     
>>> === message truncated ===
>>>
>>>
>>> HADZ (a.k.a. joe)
>>>
>>> "That's what a ship is, you know. It's not just a keel and hull and 
>>> a deck and
>>> sails. That's what a ship needs. But what a ship is... is freedom."
>>> -- Captain Jack Sparrow
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