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THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, '08 GMT |
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2008 FISLY WORLDS at RADA TILLY OUR TIM COMING HOME A WORLD CHAMPION! | ||
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GARETH'S SOUTH AMERICAN TRAVEL UPDATES
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| TOP: A jubilant Tim Spiers holds his Class 5 trophy aloft! MIDDLE: Tim in K109 does battle with the French at the bottom of the beach with the huge barren cliffs as a backdrop. BOTTOM: K109 at speed. | ||
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| ABOVE: Guess who's holding the lantern while someone chops the wood?... Gareth gives advice while World Champion Class 5 pilot Tim Spiers ferrets around underneath the Toyota Hilux to locate the much-needed spare wheel after a blowout during their journey across Patagonia two days ago! | ||
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2008 FISLY WORLDS at RADA TILLY Gareth Rowland, having secured a doctor's clearance by the skin of his teeth after breaking an ankle falling off a Segway at Christmas time, was last week in Patagonia along with British compatriot Tim Spiers.
The Voyage of The Beagle (1839) by Charles Darwin
The pair were attending the 2008 FISLY World Championships at Rada Tilly, in Patagonia, [Argentina] which ran from Saturday, February 9th to Friday, February 15th. The event attracted pilots from all over the world including New Zealand, Australia, Belgium, France and Germany. Gareth provided regular reports by mobile and email of his journey to the event which included a 17-hour flight from Gatwick to Buenos Aries, a few days R&R stopover at the famous Argentinian tourist spot Igasscu Falls then a 3-hour flight to Rada Tilly on the east coast of Patagonia. And, then ensconced in his hostelria two blocks back from the beach, Gareth beamed out reports on the 2008 FISLY World's pagentry, racing and the socialising. Following the regatta, Gareth, Tim and Tim's girlfriend, Megan, went on the road, heading across Patagonia to Chile on their way to Ushuaia, the most southern city in the world. They've already encountered drama and perplexing problems only tourists can find in the middle of barren Patagonia. They've since faced frustration with Chilean Customs Officers, unbelievable delays at airports and cancelled flights with Tim and Megan finally ending up desperate to get a connecting flight to Buenos Aires and having to sit around an airport just inside the Patagonian border with Chile till 4am in the morning. Tim and Megan have now moved on and Gareth, with some luck on his side, managed a flight down to Ushuaia, the southern-most city in the world, and is enjoying the splendours of the region of mountainous, glacier-ridden Tierra del Fuego, staying on the area of the Beagle Channel, named after the famous mid-1800s sailing vessel "The Beagle" sailed under the command of Captain Robert FitzRoy with the then budding scientist Charles Darwin on board who wrote an amazing account of voyage. FitzRoy was later to become a Governor of New Zealand whilst Darwin went on to change the course of modern-day scientific thinking on the evolution of the species. Gareth's Daily Reports from the Worlds Gareth's Pix from Rada Tilly 2008 Worlds Pixs from Van Luc, Belgium Regatta Views from Graham Roberts, New Zealand Official Final Race Results And, don't forget to visit the official website for the 2008 FISLY Worlds, hosted by the Asociacion Patagonia de Carrovelismo: 
Argentina 2008 Official Argentina 2008 Photos | ||
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LATEST NEWS FROM GARETH'S PATAGONIA-CHILE EXPEDITION: | ||
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SATURDAY FEB 23: 8:24:38PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: Finally made it to Ushuaia. Many people had problems as we were 30 hours late. Now going to eat. Stopping at Cumbres del Marial. SATURDAY FEB 23: 9:26:31PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: In restaurant. The views of Beagle Channel are stunning. I'm looking at three glaciers on the other side. Hotel is a cabin in larch and pine woods. Very, very different. SATURDAY FEB 23: 9:31:56PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: Going to eat the king crab with a 2004 Bodega Weinstat (mispelled). Well worth the 24 hour delay. Tim and Meg had one hour to transfer to next flight out of Buenos Aires. SATURDAY FEB 23: 9:35:02PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: Landscape is huge. Like Norway but bigger. Amazing soft light of setting sun on mountains and haze on ships in Beagle Channel. SATURDAY FEB 23: 10:40:14PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: 1000ft above Beagle Channel. Just amazing moonrise. Reflections on water now twinkle city below but also see stars horizon to horizon. And no big camera! SUNDAY FEB 24: 01:37:03PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: Hotel right next to chairlift then walked up 1,000ft to see glacier. Oops mountaineering. Now going to sail a boat in the Beagle Channel then early night. Tomorrow train ride. MONDAY FEB 25: 07:40:18PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: Having pale ale, a Beagle, a Fuegian ale brewed at Gustinos. They also have a dark beer. Went on another boat trip. No wind! Evidently unusual for region. I say take it while you can! MONDAY FEB 25: 07:43:00PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: About to have another Beagle. Cerveza de Ushuaia - Ale Fueguina style MONDAY FEB 25: 07:54:21PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: Beagle an Indian pale ale. The darker 6.6 per cent is going down well. In Gustino's overlooking the harbour. Place has the biggest wine list in city. Cruise ship gone so all now quiet. MONDAY FEB 25: 08:03:52PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: Amazing no wind in Beagle Channel but lots expected tomorrow a.m. Going 4x4 in 110S tomorrow. Nunatak Adventures MONDAY FEB 25: 08:26:18PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: Having dinner now with a Bodega Del Fin Del Mundo cabernet sauvignon. Having tooth fish (black hake). Who says red wine and fish don't mix! MONDAY FEB 25: 09:06:48PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: Have a photographer's jacket that has 18 pockets. It's now affectionately called "The Tardis" as it swallows my video, 200/400 lens and everything else and it don't feel too heavy. TUESDAY FEB 26: 08:15:39PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: Just finished canoeing this morning and 4x4'ing this afternoon with a barbecue in the woods. Ate a kilo of steak. Stuffed. Fly back to El Calefate tomorrow. WEDNESDAY FEB 27: 00:56:AM GMT - NEWS On February 27th at 1:00am GMT a 5.2 earthquake struck Great Britain and was centred approx 8kms from Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. Market Rasen is a local market town near Gareth's home town of Mablethorpe.There was minimal damage but the quake was the biggest in Britain in 20 years. For more info go to: British Geological Survey or Market Rasen Leader WEDNESDAY FEB 27: 01:08:39PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: Chaos as usual. Flight delays. Computers broke. Cannot check in before Buenos Aires flight goes. Another BA flight delayed for hours. Cafe full. Sitting on luggage waiting. WEDNESDAY FEB 27: 08:26:13PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: Back in El Calafate staying in Los Alamos Hotel. Eating in La Cocina restaurant via a Lattitude 33 Malbec. Booked on full day 10 hours tour of Upsala Glaciers. We sail among icebergs. Packed lunch. THURSDAY FEB 28: 07:41:12PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: Good morning. Out before dawn!! Ugh!! Going to see biggest glacier in South America. | ||
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COMING SOON... THE IRISH OUT PLAYING | ||
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Alan Watson reports "we just had an event on Bettystown Beach north of Dublin the weekend of Feb 16-17."
Alan has sent in some photos of the event taken by Keith Kershaw. These will be posted this week. Also Alan has advised of a truly Irish adventure, THE MINIYACHT RAID OF KERRY 2008!, coming up this May. More info on that shortly but if you're interested, keep the weekend of May 17-18 until the following weekend free. This is truly going to be good craic no matter what the weather is like. |
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A list of upcoming landsailing and iceboating events from around the world. Be sure to check this page out regularly. If you know of any events, whether they're your local clubs or your national association's championships... any event, just drop us an email and we'll list them on the page! GLOBAL EVENTS CALENDAR
Updated: Thursday Morning, June 28, 2001 | |
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A list
of landsailing and iceboating web sites around the world in country order.
Also other sites of interest. Ensure you check this page regularly, it is
continually being updated as new sites are posted. If you know of any web
sites that aren't listed in the Linx Page, or you or your club have one you
would like everyone to know about, drop us an email with relevant details
and we'll list them on the page! LANDSAILING WEB SITE LINKS
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What is Landsailing? There are two types of land yacht sailing at Mablethorpe - Class 3 and Class 5. Depending on wind conditions the larger yachts are capable of speeds in excess of 80mph. The smaller yachts are still capable of reaching 60mph; acceleration from 10-60mph is less than 10 seconds, all this and no engine, no noise. See you on the Beach! |
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World-wide tide tables available up to 2010 Just send me by email your nearest port and your GPS position. |
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