Alanya and The Vasco da Gama Rally 2012
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Position 36:33.54N 31:56.884E 6th Vasco da Gama Rally We have decided to embark on one more adventure before
heading West through the Med towards home. The Vasco da Gamma rally starts on 22nd September
2012 from Alanya and heads along the The rally then goes through the Since we missed out on sailing up through the Red Sea at the
end of our circumnavigation last June we decided we would like to back track
and visit the ancient sites of We plan to leave the rally in Hurghada and re join them
again in March to sail back into the Med springtime 2013. The rally is being led by Dutchman Lo Brust in his yacht ‘Mistral’
and he is joined by Gertruud and Mustafa along with two VIP crew members, Lo’s
dogs, a welsh terrier and a fox terrier.
Lo trying to organise the dogs for a photo, and Lead yacht ‘Mistral’.
Friday 21st September Farewell Party After an afternoon briefing from Lo and the distribution of
some good notes from It was strange meeting new rally members and bought back
memories of our first introductions at Blue Water Rallies three years ago. We are delighted however to be joined by our great Kiwi friends,
Lica and Gavin on their Cat ‘Sol Maria’, who we met when they
joined the BWR in There are a total of 15 yachts, 12 leaving from Alanya and
the other 3 meeting us on route. There are 3 Dutch yachts, 1 Kiwi, 1 Swiss, 1 German and 8
British yachts. Blue Magic dressed in her rally numbers, ready to go.
Saturday 22nd September Rally Start Our first radio net at 0800 prior to our departure at 1000, the
weather report was for a sunny day and light winds on the nose, of course.
We left the marina in convoy at 1000 to the sound of fog
horns blaring and with some well wishers to wave us goodbye.
First stop Gazipasi, 25 miles away…….. |
