[Rhodes22-list] Summer 2021 Cruise Plans?

[Michael D. Weisner]

Mitch,

Thanks for the exhilarating video. At this point, I need a bit more time to stand up, even when beached. It's funny how easily I used to "bounce right out of the kayak." Not so easy to do, now.

I still love kayaking in the nearby rivers and lakes, when not sailing.

On the other hand, I should probably give away my windsurfer.

Mike
s/v Wind Lass ('91)
Nissequogue River, NY
I’d rather be sailing :~)

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Mitch Mitchell
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2021 5:28 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Summer 2021 Cruise Plans?

Mike, one of the easiest ways to get in a kayak from a boat is by using the swim ladder. It just needs to extend deep enough in the water so that you can put one foot on the bottom rung at least a foot below the water and then swing the other leg into the kayak - sit down and then bring the other leg in. I think I made a video on it a while back, I'll have to look and see. The other option is a seal launch. I did this seal launch video a long time ago.
https://youtu.be/Em5bbFNsy6Y?t=50
Good luck!
By the way, just kidding about the seal launch from the Rhodes - would scratch the boat too much.
Mitch

On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 11:26 AM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
wrote:

> Roger,
>
> As I have aged, my ability to enter and exit my Pamlico 145T from my 
> Rhodes
> 22 has become more challenging. Dinghy transfers are not a problem but 
> the kayak has proven too unstable to access from the side of the 
> Rhodes or even the swim ladder.
>
> Maybe if I had a swim platform it would be easier.
>
> Do you have any tips?
>
> Mike
> s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> Nissequogue River, NY
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of 
> ROGER PIHLAJA
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2021 10:50 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Summer 2021 Cruise Plans?
>
> 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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