[Rhodes22-list] Curious About Your Rhodes Choice Stories

[Rob Granger]

Well I have not even picked mine up yet and it won't be sailable for some
time but I do have a story.

I am a recovering  "bigger-boat-aholic" and last season moved down from a
lake locked Coronado 25' to a MacGregor 22.  I now know that I am a trailer
sailor at heart.  So I got the MacGregor.   It is easy to launch, big enough
to overnight on, fun to sail etc.  BUT I have chartered Stan's Rhodes in the
past and know what an awesomely well built boat it is.  And if you want to
feel safe taking a 22' boat out in the Atlantic on longer cruises, a well
built "unsinkable" roomy 22' boat like the Rhodes is the way to go over a
MacGregor.  The hull on the Mac is less than 0.25" thick, and flexes
constantly while under sail.  I would be terribly worried about being caught
in a squall on that boat.  Especially with my kids on board,  not so much on
a Rhodes.  So last week I saw a great deal on a Rhodes and purchased it.
Now I just have to fix it up and go sailing.

On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Geoff Farrell
<geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com>wrote:

> Large, comfortable cockpit; shallow draft; and, I can't express in words
> how
> wonderful and convenient it is to sail with the pop top raised. Geoff
>
> On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Craig Bayliss <imbayliss at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I just bought a 79 last week and very excited about it as it is a move
> from
> > powerboating.   I've sailed small boats but my father and I have always
> > wanted something bigger to be on for the day and take the rest of the
> family
> > on.  I looked around online for quite sometime.  Our requirements were
> > shallow draft and shade primarily.  We'll be sailing Rehonoth Bay and
> Indian
> > River (shallow draft) and we have some redheads in the family that can't
> > spend a full day in the sun.
> >
> > The R22 not only gave us both of those but everything else a Rhodes has.
>  I
> > think I've read everything I could find online and have been enjoying
> these
> > emails as well.  I just picked her up last week and will spend the winter
> > cleaning and making some cosmetic repairs but can't wait to get her in
> the
> > water.
> >
> > My main reasons though were the ability to sail with with the Bimini and
> or
> > top raised, shallow draft, trailerable, motor and the dry ride the Hull
> > provides.  My parents are in their 70's so needed a larger, more sturdy
> > sailboat and I have small children so safety is always a concern.
> >
> > I couldn't listen to anymore "someday" excuses and we found this for
> $1200
> > on Craigslist so couldn't beat the price either.  The rigging alone is
> worth
> > more than that!
> >
> > Now I have a lot of learning I have to do and maybe someday will do
> > upgrades.  Another huge selling point is that they are still being made
> > today.
> >
> > Very excited new owner,
> > Craig
> >
> > Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android
> >
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Dr. Robert Granger
Department of Chemistry
Sweet Briar College
434-381-6403
rgranger at sbc.edu