Just Pulled In Sint Maarten, Caribbean

Neil,thats a beautiful shot of her in shallow waters .Its amazing what a shallow draft vessel can go to ,I mean look at the water depth.I guess they are all coming for the new year end party

Francois

That is a very nice website indeed Neil...Well laid out and stuff...Luv the pics of the yachts too!

Agreed, Neil, great website.
I especially enjoyed the maxim on your tee shirts, to wit:

"You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning"

Reminds me of The Wine Drinker's Credo--

"Enough is enough... and too much is just right"!

Come on Loren, you got the quotation WRONG
it is: :'You can't drink all day if you don't start in D morning'
ahahha....Neil would get you for that. You see how much he emphasizes the 'D' all over the website and not to mention his signature?
'Another hum day on D island!'

Biggest apologies, mon!
You would tink dot, wit' all D time I spent in D Islands, I wouldn't fall off D house, eh?
Dey say, "Whatsamatta fo' you? But, no worries, today ain't gone, tomorrow ain't come".

Or something of that ilk.

LOL, Loren, you have me here cracking up! Here in the islands there are varying types of dialects which are all unique to each island however i think most people from here in the Caribbean Islands when they are talking broken language they would replace 'THE' with 'D'. Neil is from St. Maarten so he would be a little different... I'm from Barbados....we would say 'de' instead of 'the" off course when talking dialect.

Yachtluver, I really do appreciate the diversity of language--especially the variations in English found in my 'backyard', the Bahamas.
A long time ago, before GPS, the practical way to navigate the settlements of, say, the Abacos (in small shoal-draft boats), with which I am familiar, was to emulate the locals:

Pull in close, spot somebody on the beach, and holler loudly, "What place 'dis be"?!

Loren---'What place dis be' Bajan--- Wait, wah part we is?

Neil--- 'Be careful no to mash up yer boat on D rocks'
Bajan----- Watch it, doan hit yuh boat pun dey.

If you have been to barbados you would hear the bajan dialect strongly even at the marina!

wow looks like shes been on D motor long time

Neil you forgot to mention the Sint Maarten Charter Yacht Exhibition Dec 2-5

gotta be some nice spotting then

They probably did not have a St. Maarten flag.

Hi,

I wouldn't exactly call 3.5 metres a shallow draft boat.

i was wondering what that small boat in front of Apoise with "Ocean Explorer" written on the side was. Its a recreational dive boat http://www.stmaartendiving.com/

Hi,

It could possibly be a Lloyds boat from Australia originally called Bravo Papa.

We'll Be Back

Hi Niel,

What are the chances of getting a webcam setup near the bridge or from your fine establishment so we can see who is coming and going? By the way, I handed over “My Iris” to a new capt a few months ago so I won’t be seeing you all this year, but we will definitely be back next winter on a new Trinity.

Cheers, Mike