On Sep 20, 1:10 pm, "Lloyd Bonafide" wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message

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Greetings fellow Sailors,

Since many of you have helped me over the years learn mucho about
sailing, I figured it's proper for me to announce to the world here
first.. about the new ElLago Coffee Co.

The Sailing Vessel RedCloud has been converted to carry cargo. She
will be departing Houston mid to late November to pick up her first
load of coffee cargo in Ambergris Caye Belize. With a return in time
to sell all the cargo on e-bay just before Christmas. The ELLago
Coffee Import Company will be importing coffee (10,000 LBS per trip)
in an eco-friendly sustainable way to the USA aboard the sailing
vessel RedCloud. This will be, according to William Ukers all about
coffee, the first time since the Braque Padang arrived in NYC
Christmas day 1914 that coffee has been imported to the USA via
sailing vessel. It's the dawn of the new age of sail.

After sampeling many many coffee's from Jamica, Brazil, Guatamela,
Costa Rica, Mexico we selected the Ambergris Caye coffee companys
products to import for several reasons, the main reason it's the best
tasting coffee you every tasted. Mr. Clause (A Canadian) has
perfected to a fine art, several different roast combos that will
knock your socks off. Ambergris Caye's tourist season was crushed this
year due to the two hurricanes that have hit the region and the island
can use any extra income. The ElLago Coffee co. will be the only
importer to the USA of Belize coffee.

RedClouds generator and main engine now burn a local produced and
grown Bio-fuel. Soybeans and mustard seeds IIRC.

We will show the world through the ElLago Coffee Co. a model for
sustainability and profit using 100% renewable energy. Our coffee will
be the cleanest and GREENEST products in today's Green, Organic
concise and aware world.

Our mission will be to deliver high quality, high demand, organic
products shipped in a manner that fosters Brand loyalty from our
customers, and promotes environmental awareness and preservation.

Again thank you all for your support over the years here..most of all
thank you Ol Thom for your rigging, sailing trim tips, and advice.

Any questions?

Captain Joe
RedCloud

I wish you the best of luck, but if I were a betting man it would be against
you. Just make sure you don't wind up losing RedCloud when the wheels come
off the venture.

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Nothing is a sure thing Lloyd. We have started several ventures that
did not pay out, had a bank repo my Shrimp boat ect..ect. And in the
process I hoped I learned enough to make this work.

One thing I have learned is if you do not step up to the plate and
swing, you're never going to score. RedCloud is fit for the duty, so I
doubt I'll loose her. And I'd never bet her on anything. If the wheels
come off the venture I always have my deep fryer career at the Burger
Barn.

We realize we are way ahead of the curve on this one, but that's what
we are counting on. Many people are looking for new eco-friendly ways
of doing things and eco-friendly products to support. Coffee is the
perfect cargo to switch to sail transport, and since it's the second
largest in volume item traded on earth we think that long term.... if
our model works...could make a major impact in the shipping and coffee
industry.

We realize also that 10,000 lbs of coffee is barely a drop in the
pot.. but you have to start somewhere.

Joe