[Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island

[rhendy]

Wally,
   The prize was the joy of participation, and a one week, free summer camp.
We all had great fun, but that is all anybody won.  If they asked me back I
would go in a heartbeat.

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 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island


> 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>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> >To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> >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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