[Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island

[Wally Buck]

Bob,

Hey maybe they will have a reunion tour in a few years. By the way was there 
an actual prize?

Wally

>From: "rhendy" <rhendy@earthlink.net>
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>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island
>Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 09:40:01 -0500
>
>Wally,
>    Thanks for the positive words.  I am glad you enjoyed the show.  The 
>boat
>that you see in the opening is way, WAY cool.  It is called the "Puffin."
>The guys who run it are actually a commercial diving outfit.  It is powered
>by twin Yamaha, 245 HP I/O engines which will drive it along at about 50
>mph.  And it will just about turn in its own length.  The ride form the
>campsite to the beach was about 30 minutes and we had a gas.
>    Going back and forth to the island is is actually about 3 hours on a
>commercial ferry.
>   Camping was about as good as camping gets.  The big tent at the end was
>the kitchen.  The food and amenities were taken care of by two professional
>guides who took excellent care of us.  The BBC really treated us well.  The
>teams eat together, travel together, and are actually apart only at the
>shoots.  The eight of us were actually one big (happy?) family.  Ken and
>Jack are actually pretty good guys if a bit high strung and self confident.
>They are all still high on my e-mail list.
>    The problem with the Red Rum Raider was, and still is, a mystery.  We
>were actually the only machine to complete the course at all prior to the
>race.  We had our machine running along quite well earlier in the day.  
>Then
>we broke for about four hours to shoot the final sequence, (both ways, btw.
>Team Red also got to ride in the chopper.)  and then dinner.  The final 
>race
>was run at about 10 pm.  (It doesn't look it, but the fact is that the days
>near the arctic circle in the summertime are exceptionally long.)  Whatever
>happened in that four hours, the Red machine never ran again.
>
>Fair Winds,
>
>Bob Hendrickson
>S/V Getaway
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey@hotmail.com>
>To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 7:49 AM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island
>
>
> > Bob,
> >
> > I agree with Slim, you showed class and it looked like you were having
>fun,
> > I hope you did. I thought the boat that took you to the island looked
>pretty
> > cool. Is that how you got off? You did get off didn't you? Just kidding
>...
> >
> > How were conditions camping? Do the teams eat alone or together? I was
> > wondering what you thought of the two guys on the Blue team that argued
>the
> > whole time.
> >
> > Regarding the craft, was it the wider skirt the Blue team used that made
>the
> > difference or was it something else?
> >
> > Inquiring minds want to know!
> >
> > WAlly
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Steve Alm <salm@mn.rr.com>
> > >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > >To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island
> > >Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 02:08:40 -0600
> > >
> > >Bob,
> > >
> > >Let me be the first to congratulate you on a job well done!  The red 
>team
> > >made all the right moves.  Frankly, I was embarrassed for the blue team
> > >with
> > >all that arguing alpha-male crap.  I thought you had it all the
>way--better
> > >hull design, winning the challenges, etc.  But why did Doc get to 
>drive?
> > >YOU'RE the pilot.  He even drove it through the wrong damn gate!!!  I
>think
> > >we'd stand a better chance with you at the controls.
> > >
> > >You looked great on camera, Bob.  I think you should look into a 
>possible
> > >career in Hollywood.  Start with commercials and work your way up.  :-)
> > >
> > >Slim
> > >
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