[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes in NJ

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In a message dated 5/29/2007 8:27:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jsail1 at verizon.net writes:

Mike,
The NJ offshoot of Rhodies is alive and well with over a dozen  active  
members in the lower Barnegat Bay. Many of us sail  regularly,  
including weekdays and weekends, often sharing our  sailing time time  
with other members. Sometimes we get guest  appearances-Bill Effros is  
again joining us for a 6 year tradition  on Father's Day weekend. We  
also get many newbies- John Taaffe met  Rob Baldi and I at the end of  
a trip up the Tuckerton Creek, never  knew the R22, became intrigued,  
and now is expecting delivery on a  recycled Rhodes in June. The boats  
represented include several  recycled, recently updated, and one of  
the most extravagant R22's  made- the Michael Meltzer special, which  
is now for sale. You'll  have access to all of them, should you want  
to see the  differences.

You're close, so time on the water is a given, just pick  your time.  
Aside from saving 10 hours traveling to Rummy, no plying  the captain  
with bottles of rum is needed. I'm full time on LBI  (Ship Bottom),  
and now slipping "s/v Wanderlust" 20 minutes from  Little Egg Inlet to  
the ocean, so bay or ocean, it's your choice.  Contact me by cell  
(201-803-5665).
Jay

On May 27, 2007, at  6:33 PM, mikehennessy at comcast.net wrote:

> Greetings group.  I  am new to sailing this year but have fallen for  
> it.  I  live in NJ and am thinking of a Rhodes.  Is there anyone  
>  close that I can see a boat and perhaps sail for a short time?
>
>  Thanks
> Mike Hennessy
> mikehennessy at comcast.net
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Jay - Don't forget the South Jersey contingent.  We are in Avalon and  I have 
run into a Rhodie out of Stone Harbor (we were going in opposite  directions 
across the Great Sound area and as he got closer, I had this feeling  that I 
was sailing toward a mirror, as we both have blue hulls and were both on  beam 
reaches with genoas fully unfurled).  I have also crossed paths in the  Sea 
Isle area with a white-hulled Rhodes.  Now the Stones have purchased a  R22 from 
Stan and will be sailing out of the Ocean City / Somers Point  area.  We may 
be less common south of Barnegat Bay, but we're often  complimented as the 
prettyiest sailboats around (of course, in all modesty,  about 98% of the boats 
in Avalon are powerboats, so it's not too hard to be  considered a pretty 
sailboat).  BTW, I still want to sail up to your Bay  someday !
    Frone Crawford
    s/v Sunday Morning



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