Reuben,
Cherish those moments and take inspiration from them.  There is nothing like having someone who knows how to handle a boat show you what's she's capable of doing.  Chris is one of the better sailors on the list.  Maybe one day you will be able to show the next sailor how it's done!  Have fun with your boat. - Rob

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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Jesse Shumaker <jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 6:08 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] a boisterous sail

Sounds like fun!  Thanks for sharing the photos and story.

Jesse Shumaker
S/V Zephyr

On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 10:58 AM Reuben Mezrich <reuben.mezrich at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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