The
East Mediterranean Yacht Rally 2004
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The 2004 EMYR Rally Poster |
The 2004 Rally started in Istanbul on the 25th
April visiting the Turkish harbours of Bozcaada, Ayvalik, Ceşme, Kusadasi,
Bodrum, Orhaniye, Goçek, Kekova Roads and Finike (693 miles) before arriving in
Kemer on 13th May. Most of the participants, like us, started the
Rally in Kemer. We did not take Gladlee on the Rally instead crewed for our good
friends Frank and Tari on their 57-foot sailing catamaran "Vision". With Hasan, Frank and Tari were the committee though lots of other people were
involved setting it all up. Somehow
Kemer Marina managed to squeeze in all the extra boats, as the starting line-up
was 108 boats. They were split into
8 groups depending on size, the smallest was group 1 and largest, group 8. Each
of the groups had a group leader and were identified by a colour. Ron and Julie were
volunteered as group leaders for group 8 (red group) as we were on "Vision".
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Chris, Ron and Frank, Linda,
Julie and Tari on "Vision" |
The 2004 programme:
(Click on the thumbnail for more details)
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13th-14th May, Kemer Marina, Turkey |
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15th-16th May, Alanya, Turkey |
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17th-20th May, Girne, N.Cyprus |
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21st-23rd May, Mersin, Turkey |
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24th-26th May, Iskendurum, Turkey |
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27th-30th, May, Lattakia, Syria |
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31st-5th June, Jounieh, Lebanon |
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6th-7th June, Haifa, Israel |
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8th-10th June, Ashkelon, Israel |
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11th-14th June, Port Said, Egypt |
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15th-16th June, Herzilya, Israel |
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