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

[Rik Sandberg]

Bill,

Yep, it happens sometimes. If you're gonna spend your life close to the 
edge, once in a while you're gonna slip off. Don't know whether to feel 
bad about that, or good.

Rik

Bill Effros wrote:

> 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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