St. Martin
Yacht Ariel
Henry Adams
Tue 4 Mar 2008 00:14
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18:04N, 63:05.25W
After Statia, on to St. Martin - a full day's sail
at around 44 miles - and I'm at anchor again next to the marina at Marigot on
the French half of the island. Apparently the Dutch side are placing exorbitant
fees upon entering yachts, so as a result there seem to be about 300 yachts
anchored where I am now (that and the advent of the Heineken regatta). Tucked
in, as usual, closer than all of the other boats in a more protected spot and
have spent today bussing and walking across the island to Simpson bay and on to
the airport, where i am now awaiting my racing crew for the following
days...
I'm also the proud new, less wealthy owner of a 22
inch wifi antenna, which I'll stick on the boat somewhere and, theoretically,
hop onto peoples' unsecured and hence *free* wifi from a mile away to check
weather etc. In theory...
So we'll be deigning to take on the little boats
like this one (pictured) in a bit of a race. I think we'll probably
win.
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