Stan and Elton both told me, “ If you can knock it down we’ll give it to you”.  we hit some strong strong winds that day coming out of a protected creek into the Pungo River and we went over almost flat, but not down and popped right back up. For a minute I thought we were going to get a free boat. (:
Another time we were sailing on Pickwick on a windy day and returning to the dock full of people, when I asked what was going on, they said we were waiting to see you get knocked down. Didn’t happen !
Tex


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> On Jun 8, 2021, at 4:49 AM, Jesse Shumaker <jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> ?Hi Cary,
> 
> The instructor mentioned that a Ranger 23 has even done a passage to
> Hawaii.  However, the school uses larger boats for San Francisco Bay and
> keep the Ranger 23 for the estuary where the school is located, as well as
> the East Bay which is east of the Bay Bridge where conditions tend to be
> quite a bit more moderate.  The boats we took out in San Francisco Bay were
> a Fontaine Pajot 35 and a Targa 34 which where both up to the task.  The
> wind there was on a new level compared to what I experienced beforehand.
> Conditions are relatively tame where we use the Rhodes, though I'm
> impressed by the adventures that others have made on a R22.
> 
> Jesse Shumaker
> S/V Zephyr
> 
>> On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 7:53 PM Cary Tolbert <retiredtoby at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Jesse, I understand completely. But then the Ranger 23 is better suited for
>> the San Francisco Bay sailing. It has twice the ballast as the Rhodes
>> The Bay is well known for its strong winds not to mention the currents.
>> 
>> On Mon, Jun 7, 2021, 8:45 PM Jesse Shumaker <
>> jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Quick correction to the last note: I mentioned running rigging at the
>> mast,
>>> but I was referring to halyards, reefing, etc. It turned out to be quite
>>> lively to head on deck and up to the mast in some lively conditions in
>> San
>>> Francisco Bay!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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