Jailbreak 2013

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You may have heard of Jailbreak, if not here's what it's all about. It's a University challenge where you have to get as far away from your University as possible in 24 hours FOR FREE. I am currently at Newport University in Wales. 

Myself and a friend are planning on hitchhiking down to Plymouth/Portsmouth/Southampton and then borrowing a two person dinghy and seeing how far we can sail from there. 

Has anything been done like this before? Is it possible??

Any thoughts on the matter would be fantastic!

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EuropeGBR395 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 30 Oct 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote EuropeGBR395 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Jailbreak 2013 Posted: 08 Nov 12 at 4:18pm
	Not sure where to post this but... You may have heard of Jailbreak, if not here's what it's all about. It's a University challenge where you have to get as far away from your University as possible in 24 hours FOR FREE. I am currently at Newport University in Wales. Myself and a friend are planning on hitchhiking down to Plymouth/Portsmouth/Southampton and then borrowing a two person dinghy and seeing how far we can sail from there. Has anything been done like this before? Is it possible?? Any thoughts on the matter would be fantastic!

Max McCarthy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 30 Oct 11 Location: West Midlands Online Status: Offline Posts: 104	Post Options Post Reply Quote Max McCarthy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 12 at 4:37pm
	Sorry, no thought on the matter, from me, but it sounds like really good fun, and very exciting, I wish you all the best with it. Max
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Mister Nick Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 01 Aug 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 389	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mister Nick Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 12 at 4:45pm
	I've never done it but I've heard some great stories from people who have done similar things. I read about someone who managed to get from the outskirts of London to France with no money at all. No idea how he managed it but it's impressive. Good luck with your attempt, it's a really good plan. I think a dinghy is a pretty fail safe way of doing it, once you've got to the place you're going to sail from then the rest should be pretty easy. Good luck! :)

Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 12 at 4:58pm
	If you can, borrow a fast Cat of some kind, or you won't get far in 24 hours... Never done it as a contest, but have hitched from Bristol to Paris with no money - more difficult now, I think, as lorry drivers are more wary of taking passengers.
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r2d2 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 29 Sep 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 350	Post Options Post Reply Quote r2d2 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 12 at 7:00pm
	I ran a Jailbreak from Nottingham Uni once and we raised over £3500 (which was quite a lot in 1984) and it was a lot of fun. The best one team did was to get to Plymouth and back in about 12 hours (they hitched with some gut in a Porche). Good luck with the dinghy angle though - just dont get into needing to be rescued

Caveman Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 17 Sep 11 Location: Kent Online Status: Offline Posts: 64	Post Options Post Reply Quote Caveman Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Nov 12 at 11:54pm
	With a typical speed of five miles an hour - sailing a borrowed two man dinghy in the Channel in November to see how far you can get looks like a very slow and risky option. If you have to do some sailing why not see if if you can persuade someone with a yacht on the Solent to take you to France - or even better - the West Indies? Well you never know!
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MattK Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 02 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 221	Post Options Post Reply Quote MattK Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 12 at 12:45am
	Pre planning is against jailbreak rules, so you would have to convince someone to lend you a boat on the spot, with the intention of going as far away from them as possible..