Sixth Rally 2012 - 2013

The Rally Organization:

Rally organizer is Lodewijk Brust, a sailor with more than forty years of sailing experience. Mainly living on board of his yacht “Mistral”, a Southerly 135 since 21 years. He has sailed twice from the Netherlands to the Mediterranean, visiting most countries on the way. Brust was a committee-member of the EMYR (Eastern Mediterranean Yacht Rally) in 1996. Between 1998 and 2003, he sailed from Tunisia to India, Thailand and Malaysia, returning to Turkey single-handed in 2003. Since 2005, Chairman and Organizer of the Vasco da Gama Rally. Sailed back singlehanded from India to Turkey in 2003 and 2007.

Organization Committee:

Elisabeth and Werner Burger
Ingrid and John Slot

If necessary for the Suez Canal to form groups, we will organize this and ask one of each group to be a groups leader for:

• Distribution of navigation information to the group.
• Regular VHF communication with the group.
• In co-operation with the organization and local port officials: to facilitate an orderly berthing or mooring of members of the group.
• Collection of contributions from the group for possible social functions requiring extra fees.
• Organizing refilling water and fuel for the group.
• Group leaders might delegate some tasks to an individual member of the group.

FURTHER TASKS OF ADMINISTRATION:

Before leaving each port, a briefing will be given. All formalities will be described during the briefings. Assistance with the formalities will be provided at the harbours and marinas visited. All crewmembers must have a valid passport, not expiring 6 months before the end of the Rally.

Each yacht must carry the following:

• 10 passport photo's from each crew member.
• Copies of the Crew list, supplied by the organization.
• 5 Copies of each passport, copies of the Visa will be made on the Mistral.
• Original and valid Ships Papers, the Suez Canal Authorities will not accept copies.
• Valid Insurance papers, Third Party.
• Valid Registration papers of pets (and some copies).
• Red Sea Pilot Second Edition 2002, incl. updates and additional map of the Sudan Coast delivered with the book. This is a must, yachts are not allowed to join the rally without. The rally org. will supply the yachts with 2 rally books with additional useful information.
• Paper Charts covering the area to be sailed. Digital Maps, like C Map, Transas Tsunamis or others are very useful.
• Enough jerrycans for drinking water and fuel. In many places this is the only way to fill up your tanks.
• Copies can be made on board of the Mistral.
• Entry forms will send after request by email.
• Important Mob. Phone numbers of the organization: ThurayaSatphone 0088216 67743912 – Mob. Holland 0031 6 34827260 – Mob. Turkey 0090 5317041268.