[Rhodes22-list] Are there any cruising trips this summer?

[Allyn Baskerville]

This won't be until February - yeah, we don't want to be caught in a hurricane, and hopefully Covid restrictions will lighten up by then. My son is in a welding school, so we'll leave when he gets done with that. I'm wanting to be prepared for that.

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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Todd Tavares
Sent: Friday, June 4, 2021 5:17 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Are there any cruising trips this summer?

I think you are a bit late in the season for going to the Bahamas aren't you? Everyone usually comes back to the States by June because of hurricane season and insurance requirements. But I have no experience with this.

Todd T.



On Fri, Jun 4, 2021, 12:04 AM Allyn Baskerville <allynb at adsne.com> wrote:

> Last post for the night. We've been wanting to take the Rhodes 
> somewhere this summer, and we were wondering if there were any other 
> events like the Texas 200. I just learned about that, and it's 
> probably too late to sign up, plus I don't think my boat will be ready 
> to sail by then because of the forestay breaking. We live in Oklahoma, 
> so that location would be ideal, plus I'd like to get out in the gulf. 
> Our little lake is a circle with about a 9 mile circumference.
>
> We have close to 0 experience sailing in the ocean - I've been out 
> with my son (lives north of Miami, FL) a couple times on his Bayfield 
> 32, but that's been it. Is it too risky to pull the Rhodes to Miami 
> and sail to the Bahamas? What about sailing around the Florida mini-loop?
>
> I've been working on a project that I think will be useful for some 
> trips like these.  I recently installed a depth transducer, a radio 
> with AIS receiver, and a VHF antenna on the top of my mast that 
> supports AIS. I have a wireless NMEA 0183 multiplexor that still needs 
> installing (sitting in a closet), and I need to purchase and install a 
> GPS antenna with the NMEA interface. This won't take long to wrap up, 
> but ultimately it will connect to my iPad running Navionics. I think 
> it should work, and this has been a fun project to design. We have a 
> lot of projects going on at the house, so I work on this when I can 
> (meaning early weekend mornings). Is there any other electronics or 
> hardware that I need to consider? The boat is pretty basic - no 
> frills, and I don't have the mast crutch or winch yet, but that will happen soon.
>
> Good night all. Allyn
>