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Bill,
Welcome back. A few of us oldsters are still hanging around, but many left  
to go to a more political site. Since this is a sailing site, we threw them 
out.  Now we just have sailors and drunks hanging around. I was in the Keys 
this  spring for a get together of the Coconut Castaways, which I am a 
proud member.  We raised thirty grand for "Cure Camp" which is sponsored by KOA 
campgrounds for  children with incurable diseases and their siblings. The 
whole trip was mostly a  blurr, but I must have had fun according to my credit 
card charges. Did you know  that Mt. Gay rum is considered bar rail booze 
down there? I was in heaven.

Rummy

In a message dated 8/27/2010 4:29:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
WEWickman at spectraenergy.com writes:

After a  long break from Da List, I am back and hope to be able to monitor 
it once  again.  By way of reintroduction, my name is Bill Wickman, also 
known on  the list a few years ago as " Bahama Bill" after I sailed my Rhodes22 
to the  Bahamas with my son and his friend.  I posted my trip log which may 
still  be in the archives if you are interested in reading.  My experience 
with  the Rhode22 goes back to 2004 when I bought a 2000 model and have 
since pushed  it to its limits (according to Stan) and had Stan repair and 
upgrade/refurbish  a couple of times since.  I guess I most like to use the boat 
for  adventure trips, but sailing the lakes of TN is also fun.  Haven't 
raced  it yet but may just do that in the next year.

My home port is  Knoxville, TN, but I have trailered the boat around the 
Southeast, mostly to  Florida.  My most recent trip was in May when I pulled 
it all the way  down to Key West.  Picked my daughter up from Univ. of Miami, 
and she, my  son and I sailed out to the Dry Tortugas.  I am still trying 
to write up  my trip notes and will put it on the listserve if anyone is  
interested.

I recognize some of you all from my former years (Rummy for  one; how could 
anyone forget).   Whatever happened to the likes of  Slim, Bill Effros, 
Tootle, Roger, etc.?

Man I love this  boat!!!

Bahama Bill
s/v Fina  Lee

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