I'm in Bradenton, and I do have a 1983 Rhodes 22. Though, it is currently out of the water. I usually keep it at the Bayshore Gardens Marina.Luis GuzmanS/V AquetxaliSent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

-------- Original message --------From: Chris Cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com> Date: 1/17/20  3:40 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 in the Sarasota Florida area Reuben:The smaller jib, 130, is easy to handle and seems more controllable simpler than a self-tacking jib.Christopher P. Cowie    700 N Fairfax StreetSuite 304Alexandria, Virginia 22314703.717.9103 ex.204 ? 202.270.1470 mobile[ccowie at cowieassociates.com]Please consider the environment before printing this email.-----Original Message-----From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Reuben MezrichSent: Thursday, January 16, 2020 1:38 PMTo: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 in the Sarasota Florida areaMark, Connie, and ChrisThank you for reinforcing my already high opinion of the Rhodes 22 One question I have regards sail choices for single handing. Stan offers a self tacking jib, but doesn’t seem to enthusiastic about it (or perhaps I’m misinterpreting). But then I’ve read that the 110 or 125% jibs  are easy enough to tend that self tacking isn’t needed. I’d love to see thatReubenReuben MezrichCell: 410-499-8922> On Jan 16, 2020, at 10:45 AM, Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com> wrote:> > ?Hi Ruben,>             Like you I am a 2 boat owner, an R22 and a 38' Catalina.  > The big boat is down here in Fl., Vero Beach, the little one in the > Med.  So I can't give you a demo sail but I can inform you how great > the R22 is.  We spend 6 months on the Catalina in the Bahamas and 3 months on the Rhodes.> And I can tell you that by April we are looking forward to sailing our > Rhodes.  I have sailed the R22 in the Bahamas too and it is a great > Florida/Keys/Bahamas boat.  Like the IP, the Rhodes is a quality boat > that has been improved over the many years of production.  I know of > several Rhodes  owners on the west coast of  FL . who will probably contact you.> Feel free to contact me if you have questions, and the list is a > cornucopia of information that is freely given.> > Chris Geankoplis> ENOSIS  I> >> On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 9:26 AM Reuben Mezrich >> <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com>>> wrote:>> >> Hi>> i'm in the process of moving to Sarasota from Baltimore, MD. I have >> an Island Packet 380 that I keep in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore but >> I've come to find that even with a draft of 4'6" the IP380 is too big >> to sail around here, especially in Little Sarasota Bay. I'm not even >> sure I could get it into what will be my new marina at Pelican Cove, >> Sarasota, So.....I've been looking at smaller boats and after looking >> around and especially after several conversations with Stan Spitzer >> I"m pretty sure that a Rhodes 22 is the boat in my future.>> While I"ve seen the Rhodes 22 at the Annapolis boat show on several >> occasions, I"ve never actually been on her and of course have never >> sailed one So, the point of this email is to find out if there are >> other Rhodes 22 sailors in the Sarasota area (i.e. from Fort Myers to >> Tampa) that I could talk to and perhaps take a sail before I drive up >> to Edonton>> >> --Reuben>> >> Reuben Mezrich>> Baltimore, Inner Harbor (soon to be Pelican Cove in Sarasota)>> Cell: 410-499-8922>>