[Rhodes22-list] Was lift, Now Big Boat Fever

Thu Nov 12 01:32:20 EST 2009

Damn, you had me going there, I was getting excited!
Chris G

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Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 16:37
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Was lift, Now Big Boat Fever

Rick:

Boat Exchange is a service we offer exclusively to R22 owners as an
alternate to boat rentals.  R22 Owners subscribe to my company network where
they can access contact information about other boats.   Access to my Boat
Exchange network provides additional information on locally available
services and attractions, sailing hazards, and unique navigational concerns.

We offer straight exchange or boats were boat partners exchange exclusive
use of each others craft for a fixed time period and exchange of hospitality
were each boat owner hosts the visiting swap partner on a sailing trip
together as a group.  Once an R22 boater registers with my company we can
provide a number of services to potential boat swappers including
development of each subscriber's profile, a matching search enginer to bring
tpotential partners together, website materials, technical documentation,
and agreements.  See our Boat Exchange web site for a free initial
subscription that can be upgraded for $99.99 per year.  Just kidding, not a
bad idea though.

Rick-139 wrote:
> 
> Chris G,
> 
> Please explain "boat exchange".
> 
> Rick
> 
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Geankoplis <napoli68 at charter.net> wrote:
> 
>> Hey Caesar,
>>                I've always had a Rhodes, more or less for the last 33
>> years.  In that time I've taken my own Rhodes to the Bahamas, Full length
>> of
>> the Chesapeake, 700 miles up and down the Baja, and in your wake in the
>> San
>> Juan's.  Without owning a bigger boat, I've chartered several times in
>> the
>> Caribbean, and in the Northwest, and crewed on other boats in the
>> Bahamas'
>> and Caribbean.  I've also managed to sail in the Med a number of time on
>> other peoples boats with a bit of "boat exchange" using my Rhodes and
>> some
>> sweat equity.  You don't need to own a big boat to get some big boat
>> sailing
>> in exotic places and it isn't hard to get some small boat experiences in
>> exotic places with boat exchange and your own boat. Not to mention it is
>> way, way cheaper to do it this way. I'll bet there are some list members
>> who
>> would love to trade your location with theirs on a boat exchange, one
>> man's
>> "exotic" is another man's backyard.
>> Chris G
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Caesar Paul
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 13:43
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Was lift, Now Big Boat Fever
>>
>> Leland,
>>
>> What a lovely boat the Rhodes is!
>>
>> I am open to advice on the best approach to sailing to far away
>> destination
>> for a couple of years.
>>
>> Caesar
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 11:28:51 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Was lift, Now Big Boat Fever
>>
>>
>> Caesar,
>>
>> I definitely agree with Rummy on this one.  Bigger boats certainly have
>> advantages over our Rhodes, but the most significant one to me would be
>> overnight comfort and ability for lengthy voyages.  It just doesn't seem
>> like many people have the time for cruises that last more than a weekend.
>> Even the retirees down at my marina don't take their yachts out much.
>>
>> Sailing small boats is just so much simpler and so much more fun.
>>
>> I just posted some pictures of Art, Allison, and I sailing that were
>> taken
>> by a friend of mine.  While he was photographing us, we were
>> photographing
>> him:
>>
>> http://old.nabble.com/file/p26307105/At%2BEase%2B10-5-09%2B003.jpg
>> At+Ease+10-5-09+003.jpg
>>
>> http://old.nabble.com/file/p26307105/At%2BEase%2B10-5-09%2B009.jpg
>> At+Ease+10-5-09+009.jpg
>>
>> Dan has a Freedom30 and I love his boat.  30' foot is not that big and it
>> is
>> designed for easy singlehandling.  Self-tacking jib.  It sails well with
>> just the mainsail.  Lazy jacks.  All lines lead to easy reach of the
>> helm.
>> No stays or shrouds supporting the mast.  Yet with all these conveniences
>> it
>> still takes a significant amount of time and energy to uncover the main,
>> untie it, and try to keep the boat pointed into the wind to raise the
>> mainsail.  Taking the sail back in and putting it away takes longer.  Try
>> reefing a big mainsail in high winds.  Sailing his boat singlehanded if
>> far
>> easier than getting it in and out of his slip without help.  He can do it
>> but it's a tremendous amount of effort compared to our small boats.  It's
>> just as easy to manhandle our boats in and out of slips as it is to motor
>> in
>> and out.
>>
>> Smaller boats than a Rhodes22 are more fun to sail; but then the sailing
>> can
>> wear you out, get you wet, and cause you to spill your beer.  Can't have
>> that.
>>
>> As Goldilocks would say, "Ahhh, this boat is just right!"
>>
>> Lee
>> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
>> Kent Island, MD
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