[Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island

[Steve Alm]

Very fine!  Very distinguishing event!

On 1/16/03 6:48 PM, "rhendy" <rhendy@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Cluster Ballooning has never been done (outside) in Europe before, and as
> far as we can determine, it has never, ever been done by a woman, anywhere.
> (The science advisor for the show, Graham Hoyland, built all of the
> challenges before the shows were done.  He built his cluster balloon, and
> flew it in a hangar in Manchester, England.)  You would be surprised how
> much that amount of helium costs in Europe!  For that reason, it may be a
> long, long time before anyone over there ever repeats the feat.
> 
> Fair Winds,
> 
> Bob Hendrickson
> S/V Getaway
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Alm" <salm@mn.rr.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island
> 
> 
>> Bob,
>> What was the "thing" you did that was never done before?
>> Slim
>> 
>> On 1/16/03 8:25 AM, "rhendy" <rhendy@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Doc was the pilot because he actually owns a hovercraft and is the only
> one
>>> of us who had ever driven one before.  He drove through the wrong gate
>>> because it was downhill from the starting box as opposed to the red gate
>>> which was slightly uphill.  He was hoping that the blues would fail to
>>> arrive at all which would throw the race to us if we were the only craft
> to
>>> complete the course.  What you never saw in the episode is that the red
>>> machine was the only one to complete the course at all prior to the
> race.
>>> We were running our machine at about 30mph all around the beach, but
>>> somewhere between the tinkering time and the race (about four hours),
> our
>>> machine lost its ability to move.  It is just one of life's little
>>> mysteries.
>>> 
>>> Fair Winds,
>>> 
>>> Bob Hendrickson
>>> S/V Getaway
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Steve Alm" <salm@mn.rr.com>
>>> To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:08 AM
>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 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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