Last Wednesday Chris Geankoplis drove over from Fort Pierce to go for a sail and give me some tips on how to sail and care for my new Rhodes 22. The winds were about 15 knots when we got out to Little Sarasota Bay from my harbor and rose to about 17 knots, with gusts to 20 knots (as measured by a hand held anemometer) as the afternoon went on. A neighbor in a motorboat passed by and took the pictures below.

We had the boat well reefed down but still were doing 4 - 5 knots and occasionally getting up to 6 knots. Chris did most of the sailing - essentially single-handing as I provided rail beef and watched and learned. I was impressed by what the boat - and Chris - could do. I’ve been sailing a big boat (Island Packet 380) till I got the Rhodes last December and its entirely different.  This sail provided an “existence proof”  and showed me a skill to aspire to. I’m looking forward to it.




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