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Caribbean Air Challenge's
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Starting soon : April 16, 2010
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Follow the participants of the April 2010 Caribbean Air Challenge :
daily and live posts, starting April 16, 2010
Read FULL story of the first Caribbean Air Challenge and enjoy video footage and pictures of the entire adventure across the Bahamas, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico and Turk & Caicos Islands.
Find out about the upcoming “Caribbean Aviation Festival” A gathering of hundreds of pilots in one of the most beautiful “Aviation Friendly” islands of the Caribbean: November 2010
Find out about April 2011 Governor General’s Cup “Caribbean Air Challenge”

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What they said ... Vickie and Matthew, SC USA : Vickie
It was such a pleasure meeting you all and getting the opportunity to share this adventure with you. I look forward to hearing from you in your future endeavours.

Matthew
It was GREAT meeting everyone and I hope to see everyone soon! Daniel and Jane, Ohio USA : Jane & I had a great time. I hope we get to do this again.
Everyone was great. Pat and Don, California USA : Another fabulous trip!!!!! Wonderful gathering of people and lots of fun events. Thanks sooooo much!!!!!
This was a trip not to ever be forgotten.
Ciao, Pat and Don Michael and Tera Bush, Pennsylvania USA : I have to say this was the bestest trip EVER! each and every one of you are great people! All in all we had a wonderful time and we MUST make a next year trip/reunion!
Cheers!
Tera

Guess I can't let this slide by without adding my two centavos. Other than Angel Flights, this trip was simply the best flying that I've ever done, and easily the most fun. The adventure was only exceeded by the company-thank you all for that.
Blue skies & tailwinds,
Michael Bostjan Simonic, Ljubljana, Slovenia : Catherine, thank you for everything; you have been most kind!
Thanks to everyone for a great time!
Bostjan Gilles and Celine, Montreal, Canada : THE Caribbean Air Rallye Was an extraordinary experience for both us . Thanks to you all, to Catherine and to our pilot Tom and co-pilot Sally.
Hope to see you all next year
Celine and Gilles Richard, Karen and Derek Schmidt, Wisconsin USA : Hello Catherine, Thanks for all your dedication and effort on the Air Rally. It went so well, even with the diversion back to Exuma. We had a great time with you and the group!
We will be back. Tom, Nevada USA : Catherine and Camile Thank you very much for a great, great time. I really enjoyed it.
Thanks again!
Tom Tom & Sharon Green : It was a wonderful trip and we met some great people who enjoy the same things we do: flying and adventure!!! Our trip home was routed to go direct to North Carolina (Wilmington), we thought we could cut off a couple of hours of flying, by time we got done with reroutes because of military airspace, we were in the air almost five hours for a two hour, 20 minute trip. This proves that I can't properly flight plan without all your help.
Hope to see you all again. Rajesh Soni, NJ USA : I had a great time as well. I still can't believe I flew to Dominican Rep & PR, in MY plane!!! It seems so easy now. But it's the support you got from the group that made it easy and fun. Even when you lost Miami Approach as you went south you always had someone on 122.75 to talk to if something went wrong - that gave you a lot of comfort.
Raj Steve Weaver, Michigan, USA : WOW what a great time flying with a great group of pilots, professionals all. I can't wait until the next time when we once again venture into the unknown to boldly go where we have not gone before. > I look forward to the next time when I can once again fly with all my new friends.
Best Wishes,
Steve Dave Schrader, Michigan, USA : I did not get a chance to thank everyone and say I really enjoyed this adventure. The places we went were great. But the people I flew with made the trip even better. What a great bunch of pilots and friends. It's almost hard to believe it is over. Time flies. I had time to think about the trip, and I have no question in my mind that I would do it again with the same group of great people ( in a heart beat ). Thank you all for this experience.
Keep 'em flying
Dave Mark, Minnesota, USA : What a great trip!!
Mark

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Daniel, Minnesota USA : This has been an incredible adventure, thank you so much for this opportunity Chris, UK : Thank for this great experience Jenny, Mike & Helen, Australia : Thank you for leading us on an amazing adventure Diana & Paul, Australia : Thank you for the fantastic trip across Canada. We loved it! Paul & Diane, Australia : We are now home again although not completely rested. Just a note to thank you both very much for a great adventure with many happy memories, lots of laughs and a lot of new friends, which is what it's all about. We both appreciate how hard it is to plan these events and make them happen in a given time frame, congratulations to both of you for all the hard work. Chris & Beth, Ontario, Canada : Thank you again, yourself and Camil, for the huge effort you put to make the Air Rally a truly memorable experience for both Chris and myself. Gail, Australia : Thanks for the opportunity to have a really wonderful experience !!! Patsy & Sylvie, Quebec, Canada : Thank you very much for your great work, we had a wonderful trip MayCay, North Carolina, USA : Life is an adventure! Thank you for making it so delicious for us ! Fortune favors the brave Deborah, Ontario : We really enjoyed the adventure. Thank you for all your efforts. So many beautiful people and places Steve & Gillian, Australia : Thanks for the many wonderful memories Diane & Jim, Ontario, Canada : thank you for the wonderful opportunity to see Caanda as few have seen it Helen, (75 !!!), Australia : Thank you for one more of my “bucket list” wonderful experience Paul, Minnesota, USA : Thank you so much for everything you have done on this trip. It’s been wonderful meeting all of you and I’ll definitely be back ! Debbie, Martin, Chris, “The team” (Ontario-UK) : Thank you for a wonderful rally and great esperience. We’ll go for another Valerie, Switzerland : What an extraordinary adventure ! many thanks. Made many friends !! Jean, Quebec, Canada : thank you for your devotion and interest to aviation. You are our heroes !! Raphael, Switzerland : thank you for everything Laurent, Switzerland : Thank you ! Celine, Quebec, Canada : I admire your creativity, your perseverence and thank you for the pleasure you are giving us. Tony & Elaine, Ontario, Canada : Thanks for all your patience & encouragement plus fun and entertainement. Lots of wonderful memories Gilles, Quebec, Canada : Again a great success, I wish you other great ones in the years to come Mark, Minnesota, USA : Thanks for the memories of the last 4 rallies ! To Japan next year George, Minnesota, USA : Thanks ! Steve & David, Michigan, USA : Thank you for this great experience !! We will be back Tanya & Norman, Ontario, Canada : Thank you for the adventure Redmar, The Netherlands : still thinking back flying the rally quite often! Scott, Minnesota, USA : Thanks a lot for the opportunity! It was a great experience and I definitely want to comeback for more! Guy, Quebec, Canada : Thank you very much !

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“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands
but seeing with new eyes.” - Marcel Proust

GOVERNOR GENERAL’S CUP
CARIBBEAN AIR RALLY 2014
Information HERE
Standby for full program of activities

Join us as special guests to the

Governor General’s Cup
2013 Caribbean Air Rally

We did it again !!!

THANK YOU TO OUR HOSTS
Turks & Caicos, Anguilla, Martinique, Nevis
Dominican Republic
for making this 2013 edition another wonderful memorable experience
and for supporting General Aviation & the Pilot Mentor Program
Full story, pictures and video HERE soon

The 2013 winners are:

Team Asenjo/Bernard/Perez/Rodriguez
A Canadian/French/Chile team
Piper seneca PA34-200T

Second Place:
Farhang Brothers: Ken & Ray
California USA
Cessna 210T

Third place
McKenna/Leblanc
Prince Edward Island & New Brunswick Canada
Piper seneca PA34-220T

2013 Caribbean Air Challenge was made possible thanks to the support of the following partners.

April 15 - April 26

PROGRAM HERE

FOLLOW US ON THE RALLY BLOG

Caribbean Air Rally videos!

Air Rally 2012- Turks & Caicos (Please watch in HD) from Camil Dumont on Vimeo.

Back to Martinique!

For inquiries: ctobenas@airrally.com

CARIBBEAN AIR CHALLENGE 2012
We did it !!!

And the winners are:

First Place
Hans Plangger and Paule Boilard
(Middle)
Ontario Canada
onboard Piper Arrow PA28RT-201T C-GYNY

Second Place
Patricia Horn and Donald Stark
(Right)
Wisconsin USA
& supporting pilot Tony Tabbart from Australia !
Cirrus SR-22 - N280L

Third place
Team Richard and Derek Schmidt
(Left)
Wisconsin, USA
Jo Poklington, Australia & Jin Yongfa, China
Onboard Beech Baron B-55 - N7821R

Governor General’s Cup
Caribbean Air Challenge 2012 April 13 - April 27

This year’s Air challenge
BROADCASTED ON CANADIAN POPULAR TV SPORTS CHANNEL

THANK YOU !!!
PARTICIPANTS AND PARTNERS
WHO EVERY YEAR MAKE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE
AND THE PROGRAM GOING
TO BENEFIT A NEW GENERATION OF PILOTS !!!

Download :

Document	Format
Program	PDF
List of Participants	PDF

MEDIA 2012

JOURNAL LA PRESSE- Quebec most read news
Read JOURNAL LA PRESSE
by Pierre Marc Durivage
photos by R.Sirdey & G. Cuerrier

China Civil Aviation Report
Read China Civil Aviation Report or Online
Distributed during the Shangai ABACE trade show 2012
by Francis Chao, editor
photos by R.Sirdey

MAGAZINE L’ACTUALITÉ
Read MAGAZINE L’ACTUALITÉ
HARD COPY AND ELECTRONIC VERSION
Millions of Canadian viewers
Photo by R. Sirdey

China Civil Aviation Report Summer 2012 edition
Read China Civil Aviation Report

MAGAZINE AVIATION
Read Edition 1 and Edition 2 and Edition 3
Largest North American aviation magazine published in French sent to members of the APBQ-distributed across the province of Quebec
Three articles in three separate editions

TV SHOW : TVA Sport
Read Carole St-Denis show host of TVA Sports 13 episodes
13 episodes broadcasted on Canadian sports television (Oct.-Nov.-Dec.)

MARTINIQUE AIR SHOW

COPA FLIGHT
Read March edition
By Lara Harmon

MORE ARTICLES TO BE POSTED SOON...

2011 Governor General’s Cup
Caribbean Air Challenge
2011 Caribbean air Challenge video
Two part challenge : March 19 - March 31
We did it !!!
28 pilots and crew from 7 different countries
crossed 7 borders in 12 days
A video of this event and diaporama of pictures
will be posted on this page soon.
The Winners !

Oscar C. Hope and Richard Brown holding the Cup

Oscar C. Hope, Utah, USA
Richard Brown, Great Britain

Second place :
Raj Soni, N.J. USA
Tom McGloin, N.Y. USA
Charly Pearce, N.S., Canada

Third Place :
Don Lounsbury and Robert Ogilvie
Ontario, Canada
Download :

Document	Format
Program	PDF
List of Participants	PDF
Media & Advertising	PDF

Sports et Loisirs : Switzerland (French)
Read 2011 Sports et Loisirs (PDF, 3.37 MB)
by Robert Sirdey

Sport Freizeit, Switzerland (German)
Read Sport Freizeit (PDF, 4.04 MB)
by Robert Sirdey

AVIATION Quebec
Read AVIATION Quebec

CIGART Switzerland
Read CIGART Switzerland 1 2 3
by Robert Sirdey

EDITORIAL FRANCE ANTILLES
Read EDITORIAL FRANCE ANTILLES

We are proud to announce that BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE
third largest commercial aircraft manufacturer in the world
is again this year supporting the
Aviation Connection Pilot Mentor Program

Pilot Mentor Program :
The Governor General's Cup challenge is
presented by Aviation Connection to support
the Pilot Mentor program.

Three young commercial pilots benefited from the program this year,
thanks to generous contribution from Bombardier and International Air Rally :

Benoit Riga Jean-Philippe, Pete Beaudry, Carlo Peligriti, Camil Dumont

Pete Beaudry, California USA
Benoit Riga Jean-Philippe, Guadeloupe France
Carlo Peligriti, ATA Flight school, Florida, USA

Martinique, this year International air Rally ultimate destination
was officially designated permanent base of
the Governor General's cup Caribbean Air challenge
in presence of Mrs Karine Roy-Camille, President
Martinique Tourism Committee CMT

Team Asenjo/Riga wan the ground competition and received the honours to represent Martinique to the finals.

Team Asenjo/Riga won the ground competition and received
the honours to represent Martinique to the finals.

Photo Robert Sirdey: Inagua, Bahamas April 2010

We learned by experience, that the gathering of a group of people in the Caribbean leads to the making of a party translating into a FESTIVAL celebrating culture and friendship. We are preparing a menu of exciting activities bringing out the authentic beauty and essence of the Caribbean islands as seen through the eyes of the Caribbean people.

Thirty three Caribbean countries are yours to discover ! Every year will bring a different experience always as
exciting and memorable as previous.
Discover the Caribbean like no one has ever before !

CARIBBEAN AVIATION EVENTS

HD Video 2010 Edition

Check it on Youtube

THE FULL STORY From Day 1 to Day 10
Read 2010 Governor General's Cup (PDF, 5.83 MB)
by Catherine Tobenas & Mark Helseth
Photos : Robert Sirdey

AOPA Australian Pilot coverage (part one)
Read Cruising the Caribbean (PDF, 3 MB)
by AOPA Australian Pilot
Kathy Mexted

AOPA Australian Pilot coverage (part two)
Read An Island of Pilots (PDF, 4 MB)
by AOPA Australian Pilot
Kathy Mexted

Aviation et Pilote coverage, France
Read Au-dessus des Bahamas (PDF, 1.19 MB)
by Robert Sirdey

Sports et Loisirs, Switzerland
Read Au-dessus des Bahamas (PDF, 1.44 MB)
by Robert Sirdey

COPA Flight, Canada
Read 2010 Governor General’s Cup - Caribbean Air Challenge
By Catherine Tobenas & Mark helseth
Photos : R.Sirdey
Page: B1-2-3-4-5 - B12 & B13

2010 Caribbean Air Challenge - INTERNATIONAL AIR RALLY - Participants

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What they said about it :

Jane & I had a great time. I hope we get to do this again.
Everyone was great. Daniel and Jane, Ohio USA Another fabulous trip!!!!! Wonderful gathering of people and lots of fun events. Thanks sooooo much!!!!!
This was a trip not to ever be forgotten.
Ciao, Pat and Don Pat and Don, California USA It was such a pleasure meeting you all and getting the opportunity to share this adventure with you.
I look forward to hearing from you in your future endeavours. Vickie, SC USA More feedback