Yachts At The Bridgetown Harbour

I generally do not like to directly photographing the crew's face, i'm more concerned with the yacht or craft. If I see them again and I have my camera...I'll try.

I totally agree with you K1W1, that makes sense.

Re: Laurie, I saw the agent that is dealing with "Katara" while she is here and he also happens to be my good friend, saw him while the Beach Landing tender came ashore to pick up provisions this morning. I told him that you have a son that works onboard. So he asked me for the his name, I told him, and he said that he knows him and he will actually see him soon. So I told him that his father is a member here on the website and to pass on a word/hello etc to him for you.

On Monday I went to see the Landing Craft of "Katara" come ashore, sadly my batteries died and I had to resort to utilizing my friend's camera so the photos aren't the usual quality as from my camera.

"Katara" flies the Qatari Flag and so they tenders will fly the same flag whe away from the mother ship.

"Katara" has a visitor for a few days. The 134-meter "Serene" arrived this morning. So now a Lurssen and Fincantieri sitting in the harbour. Took some pics for you guys. Katara was on the sugar berth before but she moved over to breakwater center (behind Serene) to join her large superyacht mate. Interestingly she had the helicopter running with lights on and everything during the operation as if they were showing off to Serene

* "Serene" on final approach...

* "Serene" waiting around until the tanker "Lucy P.G" leaves the berth she is to take.

* "Serene" turned around...

* "Lucy P.G" preparing to depart.

* "Lucy P.G" leaving.

* "Serene" bow on during her 180-degree turn.

* Forward of "Serene"

* Looking at the mast...

* "Serene" Profile...

* "Katara" pulling up behind "Serene"...

Hopefully tonight she is fully lit and I could get a few nice photos. She is one of the better lit superyachts along with "Katara".

That is for the leaders to realize and do. I am tired preaching this to them over the years. They are building a new marina, (Port Ferdinand) which is next to Port St. Charles, but that is for small yachts. Plans have been put on the board but nothing ever done.

Early dusk here and the initial indications I can see, she is lit in green! I've never seen her lit in green before, seen her in all white and blue or white and blue. I'll wait until it get's darker to make a fair judgement.

She has been back in the port for a few days now. Even in the port she has been moving around alot. When she returned on Monday, she went on Sugar Berth West then a day or two later she went to the cross berth, then a day later back to the sugar berth. Today she moved from there to Breakwater Center just behind "Serene" at breakwater North. To you it might seem like madness but this is all calculated. These moves were planned since last week.

A few pics from this evening. As I got there they changed from green to blue. I got off two shots of the one in green and none were really worthy. As I went to reposition to retake her in green...they changed the lighting.

*P.S it is VERY Tricky photographing her in the excess light that floods the Bridgetown Port. There are security floodlights everywhere.