[Rhodes22-list] Something old and something new : 71 Rhodes and 08 Rhodes at Kinzua

[Leland]

John & Mike,

Great pictures!  I especially like the one of Muireann pulling the dinghy--I
may use that as a background on my computer monitor.

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Kent Island, MD



John Shulick wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
>  I met up with Mike Cheung his charming admiral and his recycled in 08
> Rhodes up at my neck of the woods at Kinzua last weekend. If any have been
> following we have in the past discussed trying to get under the Rt 59
> bridge which spans the lake right near the marina. I've ventured up to
> this sucker several times but was to much of a wimp to go it alone. Mike
> and I docked  together to see first who had the taller mast.
>  http://www.nabble.com/file/p25127668/DSCF0450.jpeg 
> Since Mike was taller it was decided he would make the first pass near the
> bridge and I would trail to see if he had clearance. Once you could stand
> back and see the mast in perspective it was obvious he could clear it with
> ease.
>  http://www.nabble.com/file/p25127668/DSCF0467.jpeg 
> He went motoring south to meet up with his friends and I had the wind at
> my back so I sailed up to a cove near the marina. On sunday morning he had
> some spare time left and was kind enough to sail along side with me so we
> could evaluate the boats performance wise. How would the new Muireann and
> her captain fare
>  http://www.nabble.com/file/p25127668/DSCF0454.jpeg 
>  http://www.nabble.com/file/p25127668/DSCF0564.jpeg 
> against an oldie but a goodie
>  http://www.nabble.com/file/p25127668/DSCF0498.jpeg 
>  http://www.nabble.com/file/p25127668/DSCF0530.jpeg 
> We covered about 1 1/2 nautical miles with the wind 3-5 kts. on a port
> reach(wind 75 to 105 degrees) both boats had the same amount of sail out
> and for the most part it seemed a dead heat with the boats swapping lead
> as the shifting wind favored one or the other but overall Muireann had the
> lead most of the time. When we switched around to go back the wind shifted
> slightly so we were beating up wind. There Mikes shinny new Doyle sails
> took over and my OEM Lee deck sweeper showed its age collapsing while
> Mikes genoa held its shape so well it looked like a painting. I estimate
> he could out point me by 10-15 degrees as things stand. I would have liked
> to sail with mains only to see standard vs IMF performance (we both have
> new mains) but time did not permit. A more detailed evaluation will have
> to wait till next year when hopefully we can meet again and be more evenly
> matched in canvas.
> 
> John Shulick
> 

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