[Rhodes22-list] boat show report

[Todd Tavares]

Stan
Congratulations on the sale!!  ...and on the successful show.

Todd Tavares

On Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 11:55 AM stan <stan at generalboats.com> wrote:

> Another show, another milestone.
>
> Back at the grind the backed up emails have taken over the one man
> office so patience is requested.
>
> With death, strokes and other ailments taking a toll on the production
> end, Rhodes wannabes have reached record highs; the one boat at the show
> (compared to the usual 4) was sold at the opening bell of the first
> day.  A million thanks for getting that one boat to the show goes to
> multi Rhodes owner John McLaughlin who gave up time from his own
> business to make that happen.   And equal thanks to long time owner
> Michael Corley who managed retrieving the show boat from the show in
> spite of the wood ramp the show had built to our exhibit area,
> collapsing under the weight of superior built Rhodes.  Thanks also to
> Bill Wickman and Chris Geankoplis who came to tell prospects of their
> world travels in their Rhodes plus steadied the wobbly legs of the old
> man of the sea whenever I tried walking on land.
>
> Can't send an email to the list without including a GB commercial:
> The Rhodes Dry Marina is open for reservations for periods of one month
> to one year terms for those appreciating sailing the Albemarle; the
> second largest estuary in the country that lets you sail off to anywhere
> in the world yet has no tide or current. Your boat remains fully rigged
> ready to sail any day, any hour and you are under way in minutes.
>
> stan
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