Hi Paul,Although I can't make Annapolis this year, your invitation brought back great memories spent with Stan and other Rhodes owners at previous shows.  I fondly remember back in 2017 when we had an after hours get-together at the Rhodes 22 display.
I hope that you enjoy Annapolis!
Regards,Don Simons, Old Forge, NY
    On Friday, October 16, 2026 at 11:34:55 PM EDT, Paul Rhodes <plrhodes29 at gmail.com> wrote:

 Thank you Graham for letting me know and for considering it.  Perhaps another year, and maybe a different place, but it just didn’t work for this time.

 It’s ok, it means that I’ll be able to stay an extra half day at my 50th high school reunion. Yet I still hope to meet some of you all in person as time goes on.  The email conversations are fun and helpful, and I expect that in-person would be even more so.

Are there any other Rhodes 22 sailors within a few hours of Savannah, say between Charleston SC and Jacksonville FL, who might be interested in meeting sometime?

Paul Rhodes
S/V New Mercies
Savannah GA

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> On 16. Oct 2026, at 09:31, Graham Stewart <graham at debgraham.ca> wrote:
> 
> I wish I could join you. I have never been to the boat show but it is a long and expensive trip and I have become an old man. That happens.
> 
>> On Oct 16, 2026, at 12:13 AM, Paul Rhodes <plrhodes29 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hey y’all,
>> 
>> This is my last invitation to a potential gathering at The Galway Bar and Restaurant in Annapolis this Saturday evening, October 17.  Once again, if someone lets me know by tomorrow (Friday) at 5pm, I’m eager to meet you there Saturday to talk Rhodes 22s, sailing, Stan Spitzer and so on.  But if no one does, my wife and I will make other plans for that time, and hope to meet some of you another time.
>> 
>> Fair winds and following seas,
>> Paul Rhodes
>> S/V New Mercies
>> Savannah GA
>> Cell: 336-380-6962
>> PLRhodes29 at gmail.com
>> 
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