[Rhodes22-list] Newbie

[Rod Ellner]

Mike

Where in Wisconsin do you plan to be?

We have our Rhodes22 on the St Croix river in Hudson WI

Rod & Mary Ellner

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> On Mar 19, 2018, at 12:26 PM, Richard Stott <ric at stottarchitecture.com> wrote:
> 
> Welcome Mike Riter
> It’s a good boat and as forgiving as a sailboat could be to newbies.
> Best to you in learning and sailing. 
> Ric Stott 
> sv Dadventure 
> Hampton Bays, NY 
> 
> 
> Richard Stott, AIA, LEED AP 
> www.stottarchitecture.com
> Office    631-283-1777
> Cell        516-965-3164 
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>> On Mar 19, 2018, at 1:21 PM, Mike Riter <mike at traildesign.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello all. I made the (long, drawn out) decision to purchase a recycled
>> Rhodes 22 recently and will be taking delivery of an '87 model in April.
>> 
>> The sv Emma B will call Athens, GA her home port (can it be called a port
>> with no body of water?), but will trailer with me to many of the epic areas
>> I travel to for work.
>> 
>> I'm pretty excited about this next chapter of my life. I have to give a lot
>> of credit for this decision to Stan (of course) who has patiently answered
>> about 1 million emails about his boats for me, and to Peter Nyberg. His
>> well thought out and edited series of videos have been a big inspiration to
>> me a potential solo sailor. Like Peter, I come from an avid outdoor
>> recreation background. I do wish I had his woodworking skills though!!
>> 
>> This is my first sail boat, and I anticipate making lots of newbie errors
>> as I learn the lines. The Emma B will be traveling with me to WI for the
>> summer and I plan to take a sailing course there to help limit those "oh,
>> crap" moments.
>> 
>> Looking forward to meeting some of you along the way!
>> 
>> Michael Riter
>> President, Trail Design Specialists, Inc.
>> Lead Instructor, Trail Master and mechanized training
>> mike at traildesign.com
>> 678-410-8021
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