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Oz-Med Rally Participants Announced

Friday, 18 June 2010 12:30 |

By Boot Bolt

The following have been confirmed as the first participants in the Oz-Med Rally 2010. Applications are continuing to arrive, although spaces are getting few in number. The participants appreciate that the rally offers them extra security in some dangerous waters of the world. The rally leaves Mackay on 24 August 2010, together with the Blue Water (round-the-world) Rally. Yachts can join the rally at various ports of call between Mackay and Phuket. The rally will arrive in the Mediterranea, in Crete, between 18 - 24 April 2011. For more information, click here to email or fill in our Enquiry Form here

Participant	Yacht name	Type	LOA	Nationality
MORRIS, Gavin	Sol Maria	Bahia Catamaran	L14	New Zealand
APPIANI, Pier Paulo & Anna	Talismano	Hallberg Rassy	L 14.9	Italian
AREVALO Francisco	Nautibuoy Too	Perry Catamaran	L 18.7	Australian
MANTLE Peter & Liz	Moonshadow	Oyster	L 14.2	British
DIMSEY Peter	Saildance II	Oyster 62	L 18.9	American
BILLINGHAM Julia & SANDERSON John	Baringo	Wauquiez	L 13.3	British
ADAM Scott	Quest	Davidson 58	L 17.6	American

Late additions to the Oz-Med Rally

Friday, 18 June 2010 12:30 |

By Boot Bolt

The latest additions to the Oz Med rally are shown below

For more information, click here to email or fill in our Enquiry Form here

Participant	Yacht name	Type	LOA	Nationality
SIGSTON, Guy	Laroobaa	Tayana 55	L16.76	Australian
PERRIN, Isabelle & Jacques	Jacabel	Ovni 435	L 13.3	French

Tuesday, 29 December 2009 00:00 |

By Richard

Crete at Easter

The Oz-Med Rally is a fantastic and fun way to sail yourself from down-under to the glorious Mediterranean Sea, arriving right at the start of the summer season. You sail independently, yet stay in radio contact with your fellow ralliers. You meet up at strategic locations for some communal fun and great tourist opportunities.

It is true that we take a route past Aden and up the Red Sea. However, when approaching notorious waters, the rally is organized into tactical defensive formations and you are briefed on a strategy which offers the best chance of avoiding any unwanted piratical attention. Blue Water Rallies have been helping yachts safely through the Red Sea approaches for 15 years – that is about 200 yachts and lots more people. So far we have a 100% success record. We liaise very closely with all the friendly forces in the area and we report the positions of each convoy at regular intervals. Whilst we cannot provide an armed escort, we do have naval forces keeping a brotherly eye open for your welfare. If you are going to sail through these waters, we like to think that sailing with us is the safest way to do it.

But that is not the only reason to join our Oz-Med Rally. You can enjoy all the other benefits of safety, camaraderie, support and fun that is the hallmark of our non-competitive rally style. We take all the hassle out of entering Indonesia and of getting through the Suez Canal. Oz-Med is run in conjunction with the Blue Water Round the World Rally, which arrives at Mackay in mid-August, cruises up to Darwin and heads up through Indonesia. Phuket is the last place we accept newcomers to the rally, and it's a great place for Christmas. Finally, everyone finishes up in Crete in time for Easter ... what a party! We hope you will join us.

We still have a space for a couple more yachts for the 2010-11 rally, but they are filling up fast. Either fill in our Enquiry Form or send us an email and we will get right back to you.