[Rhodes22-list] Summer 2021 Cruise Plans?

[Jesse Shumaker]

Thanks Chris, it would be great to meet up and sail with your son.   I will
let you know as plans come together this summer.

On Sun, Mar 28, 2021, 12:27 PM Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hey Jesse,
> We will see about Greece, but if you head to Mollford in Kansas I’ll get
> you in touch with my son who is co-owner with us on our other Rhodes. He
> keeps it at the club there. Sounds like you have great sailing season/s
> planned.
> Chris Geankoplis
> Enosis
>
> On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 12:15 PM Jesse Shumaker <
> jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Roger, I hope your recovery picks up speed so you can enjoy the trip
> to
> > Apostle Islands.  We would all enjoy hearing about it.  Hopefully Greece
> > opens up so we can look forward to hearing more of Chris G's adventures
> > abroad.
> >
> > We've got a few trips planned.  A couple of these I have mentioned
> earlier
> > on the list.
> >
> >    - Some sailing classes in San Francisco in late May / early June
> >    - Charter from Traverse City in late June / early July.  This time we
> >    are going with another couple that are also sailors we plan to make it
> > out
> >    of Grand Traverse Bay and up to Charlevoix.  If the weather permits,
> > we'll
> >    make it over to Beaver Island.  If we get there, then I'll look for
> the
> >    signs that your son made for trails awhile ago.
> >    - A sailing class in August out of Bayfield, Wisconsin to somewhere
> >    across Lake Superior with some local sailor friends.  I appreciate the
> >    insight you provided on considerations for this trip.
> >    - One or two road trips with my Rhodes to larger lakes in the region.
> >    Probably over labor day weekend but perhaps another one earlier in the
> >    season.  We might make it down to one of the larger lakes in Kansas.
> > Now
> >    that I've got my own tow vehicle it makes it easier to plan a trip.
> >
> > Fortunately my wife likes sailing and doesn't mind me spending a lot of
> > time at the lake.  She's looking forward to sailing season as well,
> > especially since it has such a positive impact on my mood :)
> >
> > Next year I may do a longer road trip with my Rhodes.  I'm working my way
> > up as I get used to towing.   Sometime in the next few years, I would
> like
> > to take my Rhodes up to Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota and do a
> > circumnavigation.  It's a relatively big body of water for the midwest if
> > you set aside the Great Lakes.  At the link below, you can see a trip
> > report from someone that has done that:
> > http://www.altenberg.com/gary/MilleLacs/
> >
> > It would be interesting to hear about the adventures from other folks on
> > the list.
> >
> > Jesse Shumaker
> > S/V Zephyr
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 9:49 AM ROGER PIHLAJA <Roger_Pihlaja at msn.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > So, here we are on Palm Sunday, 2021.  What are everyone’s plans for a
> > > summer cruise?
> > >
> > > My plan for a Great Circle Loop High Adventure Sailing/Sea Kayaking
> Tour
> > > Of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore continues to move forward.  Last
> > > week, I was able to reserve a special campsite at Little Sand Bay
> > > Campground on the tip of the Bayfield Peninsula for the beginning
> put-in
> > > and ending take-out.  After consultation with the campground manager,
> it
> > > turns out campsite #40 has an unused grassy area next to the campsite
> > where
> > > we can park S/V Dynamic Equilibrium fully rigged on its trailer.  Not
> > only
> > > can we use the boat as a pop top camper; but, site #40 has unobstructed
> > > access to/from the launch ramp.  So, we don’t have to rig/unrig the
> boat
> > at
> > > the launch ramp.  Little Sand Bay Campground will also let us park 2
> > > vehicles + the empty boat trailer in their parking lot while we’re out
> on
> > > the water.
> > >
> > > The National Park Service only reserves backcountry campsites out in
> the
> > > Apostle Islands 1 month in advance.  I will have to set my alarm clock
> > > early on June 22-24, 2021 to make sure I get on-line and reserve the
> > > campsites I want.
> > >
> > > I have the design for the kayak towing harness finished and I’ve
> started
> > > accumulating pieces/parts.  After doing some research and modeling, I
> > think
> > > a towing harness that lines the 4 boats up side-by-side will tow the
> > best,
> > > be the most seaworthy configuration, and the easiest to deal with
> around
> > > the marina and on the beach.  But, I plan to do some tow testing with
> S/V
> > > Dynamic Equilibrium in late May or early June in Ross Lake, about 12
> > miles
> > > from my house.  I have finished the 4 cockpit covers with their around
> > the
> > > hull retaining straps and verified fit/security on each of the kayaks.
> > > Losing a cockpit cover and filling the cockpit with water on Lake
> > Superior
> > > might be the start of a bad day on the water!
> > >
> > > But, my biggest potential show stopper issue is me.  As many of you
> know,
> > > I am 67 years old with A-Fib and 2 arthritic knees.  I have a pacemaker
> > and
> > > last month, I had my 2nd Cardiac Ablation procedure.  For those of you
> > not
> > > familiar with a Cardiac Ablation, it involves making an incision in
> your
> > > groin, snaking a catheter-like probe up the big vein in your leg back
> > into
> > > the heart, and then selectively electrocuting the biological pacemaker
> > > cells that are causing the A-Fib.  It stops the A-Fib; but, you are
> left
> > > with electrical burns and scar tissue inside the heart.  6 weeks after
> > the
> > > Cardiac Ablation procedure, I still tire easily and have very poor
> > aerobic
> > > stamina.  I have a lot of rehab work to do in order to be ready for the
> > > High Adventure Trip in July.
> > >
> > > So, what cruise trips are everyone else planning?
> > >
> > > Roger Pihlaja
> > > S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > > Windows 10
> > >
> > >
> >
>