Picture if the Day

The fantastic view from the hills above Oyster Point, St. Martin

Jim Gregory 

Sorry it's sideways

This is what I've been doing!!

NYC with Patrick

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I am not comfortable with this!!

I am heading home today. I just walked out of the bathroom after changing into long pants and a long sleeves shirt. 

Debbie just laughed at me, and the dog turned her head in shame.....

Jim

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Surf's Up!

The big guys are all showing up here in st Martin today. The swells offshore are 9-12ft and building. Time to seek shelter and protect all that fancy gear onboard. It's a pretty amazing sight. Any of these alone would turn your head, to see them all together is something else. Wow!

FW: Aboard Russian Billionaire Andrey Melnichencko's $300 Million Yacht (VIDEO) - The Huffington Post

Thanks to Brother Bob for some quick detective work. Wow!


To: Gregory Jim
Subject: Aboard Russian Billionaire Andrey Melnichencko's $300 Million Yacht
(VIDEO) - The Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2010/08/17/andrey-melnichenckos-300m
-yacht_n_685424.html

Guess you stopped reading the WSJ. They had a big story a while ago.

Bob

Futuristic Yacht

This super yacht just showed up. I haven't seen it before. Does anyone know anything about it??

Looks like Captain Nemo's Nautilus. Not sure it I like it or not. It's definitely interesting. 

Jim Gregory 

12 meter racing

The StFYC cruise came to town and I spent the day "racing" on board True North. 

I've finally sailed on a twelve meter!!

Jim Gregory 

Flags - Proper or not?

Ok all you flag etiquette experts....

I'm not sure about this one. 

If you have a boat with more than one mast, is it "proper" to fly a your burgee from the top of each mast?

I really don't know, but it doesn't seem right to me. 

Please let me know.

Jim Gregory 

How to celebrate St. Valentines Day

They certainly know how to celebrate Valentines Day here in St Martin. They really decorate the windows! This is the local Pharmacy. And they run great specials!

Picture of the Day

Morpheus anchored off Simpson Bay

Monsters at the gate

They all made it into the lagoon...

Surrounded by Monsters

Check out the lineup of Super Yachts looking to get through the bridge and into the st Martin lagoon this afternoon!!

I need to find the Super Bowl party that they are all heading to!!

Jim Gregory 

Back in touch....

Sort of....

We are Back in St Martin, which is great, but the Internet is spotty...

Best way to get us is email!

Deb

Ah...memories of my Bermuda Race work list

At least i had two weeks to get it done!!!

Before Bermuda

Attend safety at sea

Get cpr certified

Re seal bolt over seat bench

Crew gear

Tighten rig

Remove radar pole

Remove AP ram

Cut solar cables?

Run satphone antennae

Check backstay

Clean and paint windlass

Polish halyard shackles

Tape head stay junctions

Clean teak

Reaching strut

Inhalers

Spin gear

Switch halyards

Bump reef lines

Check main halyard pin size

Pack things to ship

Service vang

Bolts in stanchions

Strainers

Name on life jackets

beckson marine

Deviation card

Load racing sails

Load food

Double check all lifejackets

Lash hatch board

Offload cruising anchor and chain

Get 2nd fortress onboard

Get proper anchor rode and chains onboard

Assemble anchor

Block covers

Change Watermaker filter

20 gallons of fuel

40 gallons of water

Develop daily schedule with Gibb

Remove a gas bottle

Install lashing on storm jib

Get 2.4 gallons of emergency water

Deck plate for radar pole

Jim Gregory 

Back at St.Martin

Left the BVIs yesterday afternoon and had a nice sail back to St Martin. 

We had use all the time the BVIs were willing to give us, plus we have some friends scheduled to boat us this month, and of course there are boat projects to work on. 

Need to find a spot to watch the Super Bowl!  Go Niners!

Jim

Jim Gregory