Red Sea Rally

Cookee · 02 November 2007, 10:09

Just heard from Richard Strawford who was invited out to drive one of the Egyptian boats with a 250xs on it. We have had some problems with an insurance claim from last year (all of the British crews and nothing received yet!), and the organiser offered Richard a boat to race.

It seems that it is now about 150m below the surface of the Red Sea. I am happy to report that the crew are fine. It seems that two other boats lost engines on a reef.

John Kennett · 02 November 2007, 20:45

Interesting that this is the first news we have had! I understood that the organisers were going to post daily reports here. They even link here from their home page as their forums!

John

Matt · 02 November 2007, 21:13

I need it explaining to me why everyone keeps runnig into reefs. Are the local charts no good?

stamos · 02 November 2007, 21:27

http://www.createphpbb.com/adminfous...ouskoto#155615

some photos of the Red sea!

Cookee · 03 November 2007, 12:13

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Originally Posted by Matt

I need it explaining to me why everyone keeps runnig into reefs. Are the local charts no good?

Last year they stood on the end of a pier waving a chequered flag some distance from the official GPS finish waypoint, chaos ensued and it was assumed the finish had been moved (this would have been the second time in two days).

It transpired there was a reef 50 metres beyond where the flag was being waved!

Heiko · 05 November 2007, 08:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cookee

Just heard from Richard Strawford who was invited out to drive one of the Egyptian boats with a 250xs on it. We have had some problems with an insurance claim from last year (all of the British crews and nothing received yet!), and the organiser offered Richard a boat to race.

It seems that it is now about 150m below the surface of the Red Sea. I am happy to report that the crew are fine. It seems that two other boats lost engines on a reef.

Yeah these guys where in front of us when we sow them flipping over, we thought! Afther seconds it went out to be the Tube that ript of the boat. However there was one guy missing in the boat, i show him floating in the water, dove into it and helped him out. The guys doing well, but the boat sunk, the pulled it into swallow water. No news afther that.

More pictures of the redsea ribrally can be found at www.teamjackscasino.com and at www.teamasrm.com

Best regards, Heiko (teamcaptain Jack's Casino Rib 5)

fortwo · 05 November 2007, 13:12

Hi there Cookie

reason why they ran upon corals, well as we noticed some teams where racing 4 the first time, some dutchies done pretty good, others didn't realy know what the heck they where doing... first race cutting corners a mile infront the first marker, and dont know why they lost points ??? Losing your 250 crashing upon a reef and think you where on track?? nah !! ( shoulda been all DQ, but raceofficer Vanlancker was presured by the organisers. We had 2 plot several GPS tracks for other teams in the other class as we ran supersport, but happy to help them out...we all started somwhere didn't we :-) also problems with startprocedures, some realy dont know you cant pass the startboat, afterall... a good rally and a easy first place for us, as the greek topline33 had major problems. first race DNF second race DNS .... happy for that Dutch girls team who finished second... well done!

gpl · 06 November 2007, 19:17

Fortwo, congratulations on your win at the supersport class!!

It would have been worth mentioning though that in the last 2 of the 4 races where Topline 33 did manage to start (and finish..) they beat you!

fortwo · 06 November 2007, 20:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpl

Fortwo, congratulations on your win at the supersport class!!

It would have been worth mentioning though that in the last 2 of the 4 races where Topline 33 did manage to start (and finish..) they beat you!

:-) indead.... but.. you know what endurance means dont you? :-)
to win a race.. first you have to start ! once you started you have to finish :-)
but sure some credits for the greek topline 33 , awsome rib for sure, we just ran what they gave us :-)

gpl · 06 November 2007, 21:36

Cookee · 08 November 2007, 12:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by fortwo

Hi there Cookie

( shoulda been all DQ, but raceofficer Vanlancker was presured by the organisers. also problems with startprocedures, some realy dont know you cant pass the startboat,

Now you know why I didn't want to go back this year!

katja · 10 November 2007, 14:05

Awesome racing in Egypt!

Video-preview for die-hards :
http://red-sea-rib-rally.podshow.com/

I'm addicted!
We came in third in the "endurance class 'with our 'girls-team',
For sure gonna race again next year !
Participation is open to every Rib enthousiastic !

Cheers !

Katja

fortwo · 11 November 2007, 23:07

pictures online @ http://www.rib-rally.be

use internet explorer

credits go 2 Luc Vermeiren

Luc@s · 12 November 2007, 06:22

hehe,

thx fortwo, just checking but seems that you've already posted rib-rally.

regards
L.

katja · 12 November 2007, 17:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by fortwo

pictures online @ http://www.rib-rally.be

use internet explorer

credits go 2 Luc Vermeiren

Thanx a lot guys ! Loved the pictures

Video at http://redsearibrally.podshow.com/

Heiko · 12 November 2007, 22:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by katja

Awesome racing in Egypt!

Video-preview for die-hards :
http://red-sea-rib-rally.podshow.com/

I'm addicted!
We came in third in the "endurance class 'with our 'girls-team',
For sure gonna race again next year !
Participation is open to every Rib enthousiastic !

Cheers !

Katja

Thanks Katja for this great great movie!!! This bacardi song is in my head for a couple of days now!! I love it and i'm looking forward to see the television program.

Keep up the good work, best regards Heik

TeamCaptain Jack's Casino.

Heiko · 13 November 2007, 22:17

I just found a serie of pictures at the www.ribrally.com site here is the direct link. CLick and enjoy http://www.valk.tv/redsearibrally2007/

Manos · 14 November 2007, 10:37

Congrats to all you guys that have taken part.

Next year may be we will see you in Greece as my the roumors say

that the rally will move a little to the North

fortwo · 14 November 2007, 19:20

maybe mod's can move this topic to the already existing "red sea rally" topic

< Edit: Whoosh! JK >

good job Katja & Mr. Cramer. I'm sure "V"DER"V" didn't teached you how to navigate and use a GPS. Otherwise you also ended up the corals, wink,wink.

Heiko · 17 November 2007, 10:18

Yesterday Veronica brodcast the first out of 5 shows about the 2007 red sea rib rally. It is in dutch but it has some great helishots in it!! I placed it on you tube and had to cut it in 3 parts wich you find here www.teamjackscasino.com (movie section)

direct links youtube:

part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdklj9Nv8CI

part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndFsAn2pzH4

part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3FWu4dM20M

Enjoy, best regards Heiko