are beautiful in aquariums but are spreading like a Colorado wildfire through the Caribbean waters. It is thought that a few escaped when aquariums were flooded out during hurricane Andrew and have been working their way through the islands ever since.
Somebody else having a nice day out on the water were these kids sailing the snot out of one of the local double ended boats that have been acquired by the Bequia sail training operation. With no keel weight and no ballast these things are tippy but the kids were dealing really well with the gusty and strong winds in the harbour. The second pic taken through my dodger shows them out on the trapeze and playing the main sheet.
Shoestring Cruising on a Catamaran
Not all cruisers go the deluxe route. Here is a catamaran with most of the necessities, sail, auxiliiary motor with spare, water, compass, tender, dual helm positions, PFDs doing dual duty as fenders. I am still not sure where it came from or is going to.
A Caribbean customs momemnt.
are beautiful in aquariums but are spreading like a Colorado wildfire through the Caribbean waters. It is thought that a few escaped when aquariums were flooded out during hurricane Andrew and have been working their way through the islands ever since. Despite some well publicized attempts to eradicate them the randy critters are outbreeding the hunters, but you gotta try. So when a guest diver thought he spotted a lionfish the locals rounded up a posse, me included, and we set off to the 'secret' dive site and went hunting lions.
Well I saw no lions but my heart rate went up when this guy put in an appearance. He was fairly persistent and although not very large, really got my attention. I suspect that one of the dive operations may have been feeding him. I thought he was a blue reef shark but not so as they are not seen in this area so another mystery. Anyway nobody saw any lionfish but it was a nice day out on and in the water for us all.
Somebody else having a nice day out on the water were these kids sailing the snot out of one of the local double ended boats that have been acquired by the Bequia sail training operation. With no keel weight and no ballast these things are tippy but the kids were dealing really well with the gusty and strong winds in the harbour. The second pic taken through my dodger shows them out on the trapeze and playing the main sheet.
Not all cruisers go the deluxe route. Here is a catamaran with most of the necessities, sail, auxiliiary motor with spare, water, compass, tender, dual helm positions, PFDs doing dual duty as fenders. I am still not sure where it came from or is going to.
A Caribbean customs momemnt.
Hurricane Tomas had barely left its trail of devastation and destruction on the island on October 31, 2010, when the St Lucia Association of Georgia in the USA sprung into action. A 20 ft. container of nonperishable items estimated at US$7000.00 was organized . St Lucia Express Freight Services Inc based in Miami, agreed to ship the container from Atlanta to St Lucia But you can guess what happened next. Some Jobsworth refused to clear it through customs. After a year in detention the container was released to its owner and the donated items never reached their intended target, St Lucians who were in need after a major hurricane.Lionfish
are beautiful in aquariums but are spreading like a Colorado wildfire through the Caribbean waters. It is thought that a few escaped when aquariums were flooded out during hurricane Andrew and have been working their way through the islands ever since. Despite some well publicized attempts to eradicate them the randy critters are outbreeding the hunters, but you gotta try. So when a guest diver thought he spotted a lionfish the locals rounded up a posse, me included, and we set off to the 'secret' dive site and went hunting lions.
Well I saw no lions but my heart rate went up when this guy put in an appearance. He was fairly persistent and although not very large, really got my attention. I suspect that one of the dive operations may have been feeding him. I thought he was a blue reef shark but not so as they are not seen in this area so another mystery. Anyway nobody saw any lionfish but it was a nice day out on and in the water for us all.
Somebody else having a nice day out on the water were these kids sailing the snot out of one of the local double ended boats that have been acquired by the Bequia sail training operation. With no keel weight and no ballast these things are tippy but the kids were dealing really well with the gusty and strong winds in the harbour. The second pic taken through my dodger shows them out on the trapeze and playing the main sheet.
Not all cruisers go the deluxe route. Here is a catamaran with most of the necessities, sail, auxiliiary motor with spare, water, compass, tender, dual helm positions, PFDs doing dual duty as fenders. I am still not sure where it came from or is going to.
A Caribbean customs momemnt.
Hurricane Tomas had barely left its trail of devastation and destruction on the island on October 31, 2010, when the St Lucia Association of Georgia in the USA sprung into action. A 20 ft. container of nonperishable items estimated at US$7000.00 was organized . St Lucia Express Freight Services Inc based in Miami, agreed to ship the container from Atlanta to St Lucia But you can guess what happened next. Some Jobsworth refused to clear it through customs. After a year in detention the container was released to its owner and the donated items never reached their intended target, St Lucians who were in need after a major hurricane.
After a year in detention the container was eventually released but the donated items never reached their intended target, St Lucians who were in need after a major hurricane.
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