Med Red Rally 2008 Kicks Off!

Created by doina. Last modified on 2007-08-28 20:29:06
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Topic: Rallies
Countries: Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Turkey

The Med Red Rally, in its 4th year, once again welcomes seasoned and new sailors to explore the Eastern Mediterranean, Red Sea, African Coastline and Sinai Peninsula.

Tel Aviv, Israel - Rally Commodore Easy Swissa and Rally Co-Founder Eitan Fridlander announce the routes of MedRedRally 2008, the fourth annual MedRedRally, and welcome sailors to register for this fun and exciting sailing experience. Highlights include hot air ballooning in Turkey, exploring the Cypriot coastline, visiting the Holy sites of Israel, transit the Suez Canal, and walking among the wonders of Egypt. Participants have a choice of 4 diverse routes: MedRedRally (May 10 - June 19), MedRace (May 10 - 15), MiniMedRed (May 10 - May 22), and the MedFunTurkey (June 6 - 19).

MedRedRally 2008 will set sail May 10th from Tel Aviv heading towards Port Said. There the yachtsmen have a choice to continue down the Suez Canal to the Red Sea stopping along the African coast for scuba diving, and visiting the wonders of Luxor or staying in the Mediterranean and sailing to Alexandria and El Alamein to visit the Siwa Oasis and the Western Desert with the MiniMedRed group. Sailors with a taste for racing can participate in the MedRace. The MedRace, governed by IRC rules, combines a friendly competitive spirit with sight seeing of the pyramids and Cairo.

May 30th, all the yachts will return to Herzliya for a week of touring Israel; the Dead Sea, Massada, Jerusalem and Jaffa. Then on June 6th they will set their compasses northwest for Kyrenia, Cyprus to be followed by a number of Turkish delights... Finike, Kekova, Fethiye, Marmaris and more. The MedFunTurkey leg, like the other routes, will be marked with a series of parties, jeep tours, nature hikes and visits to historical sites.

Each year over 60 yachts and hundreds of sailors from around over 20 nations have participated in past MedRedRallies. Inge and Edgar of the M/Y Freyheit, Germany described the experience, "We have taken part in a number of rallies, but there is only one MedRedRally! What makes it different is not just the amazing diversity of sights and experiences, but the people. The organization is flawless, the organizers just delightful and the other yachtsmen great fun! We are coming back."

This year the MedRedRally organizers have arranged for special Wintering rates in Israel for MedRedRally 2008 participants.

For complete route and registration details, please visit: www.med-red-rally.com