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I hope that everyone had a fantastic Christmas and New Year despite the doom and gloom......... |
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This website is currently under construction, with pages being released as they are completed. It will bring you, finally, the true and hitherto untold story of the Oryx Quest 2005, in depth information and photographs of the Qatari heroes and villains, the loans that Tracy Edwards MBE had to personally take out to make the event happen and the actions of the Foreign Minister of Qatar - His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, that led directly to the liquidation of Quest International Sports Events and Tracy's enforced insolvency including the loss of her home.
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Hindsight is a wonderful thing. But when things started to go horribly wrong in Qatar during the lead up to the Oryx Quest 2005 we were so embroiled in the project and so committed to making the event a success, it seemed impossible to do anything other keep forging ahead. Even with hindsight it is sometimes difficult to see what we would have done differently and what the outcome would have been. |
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In answer to your question "Is there anything good about Qatar?" |
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On the 14th October 2003 a £6million sponsorship deal was signed with Qatar Sports International. |
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So, with the sponsorship agreement signed and the payment schedule to be agreed, the commute between London and Doha intensified |
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The Good the Bad and the Ugly |
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The Good the Bad and the Ugly I remember the first time I flew into Qatar. As we flew in over the flat featureless desert I wandered what I was getting myself into. The war in Iraq had just started and here I was in the Middle East, arriving in a tiny country I had never heard off, looking for sponsorship for my racing catamaran Maiden II…… |
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The Oryx Quest is announced in Qatar In April 2004 QSI finally decided that it was ready to announce the event in Qatar and to that end they gave us a stand at the annual QSI Expo |
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Maiden II arrives in Doha |
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On May 4th 2004 after four gruelling weeks at sea, which included bribing their way through the Suez Canal, fighting off Pirates with sub machine guns and bazookas (the pirates not the crew!), off the coast of Yemen and dodging Oil tankers, the crew of the newly branded Qatar 2006 complete with SAS guys arrived, relieved in Qatar! |
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The Oryx Quest Skippers Conference – May 2004 At the beginning of May we invited all the skippers who were interested in competing in the Oryx Quest 2005 to attend a conference in Qatar. |
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In July 2004 we finally signed the £3million sponsorship agreement with HSBC |
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Settling down to life in Doha |
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In April 2004 Quest Project Manager, Mike and I had moved to Doha and set up the Quest office |
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