Martinique

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Problems with old furlrer..  This was made 1984-1997

 

 

 

 

random pics

 

 

Dec 2008.. Fuerteventura behind me, on way 2 Las Palmas

3 years after Irma

Datsun 120Y 82

 

Gullit...: ... geef em maar aan Marco..

Lekker.....:  geef em maar aan Marco..
watch 65m video ..:
Gullit keek samen met zoon en vriendin naar EK 88.. 65 minutes..

Ruud Gullit (Amsterdam, 1 september 1962), officiële naam Rudi Dil

Ruud Gullit - Wikipedia 

 De tweevoudig Wereldvoetballer van het jaar en eenmalig Europees voetballer van het jaar werd door oud-voetballer Pelé in maart 2004 vermeld in de opgestelde Lijst FIFA 100 beste spelers.

In 1998 zette hij een punt achter zijn carrière en begon hij een loopbaan als trainer. Hij werkte als hoofdtrainer bij Newcastle United, Chelsea, Feyenoord, Los Angeles Galaxy, het Nederlands elftal onder 21 en Terek Grozny. 
Hij was ambassadeur van het HollandBelgium Bid. 

St Maarten news...

35 fines of 135 euros each for motorists’ unauthorised travel | THE DAILY HERALD

 MARIGOT–Gendarmes clamped down in no uncertain terms on motorists and persons moving around the French side over the weekend without the mandatory waiver document in their possession.

Over the weekend 160 vehicles and 200 persons were controlled, resulting in 35 fines issued at 135 euros each. The Gendarmerie justified the action during controls after two days of warning citizens “to limit movement to save lives” unless they have the waiver document.

UPDATE: Man killed in armed robbery | THE DAILY HERALD March 23, 2020 
 COLE BAY–A man was shot in an armed robbery in front of supermarket Market Garden near Pelican around 2:00pm Sunday and died.
  the man was sitting on his scooter in the parking lot in front of the supermarket when he was approached by an unknown armed man – who was wearing a bandana over his face –
 demanded that he hand over his scooter.
  During the robbery, the man shot the victim in his upper body.
 After shooting the man, the robber fled the scene on the scooter in the direction of Simpson Bay.

 Surveillance camera footage has surfaced, depicting the man who shot and killed another man in an apparent armed robbery in front of supermarket Market Garden yesterday.

ECSTASEA has 4 Engines – 4 x 3111 HP MTU 16V4000 M70, 1 x 30843 HP GE-LM 2500.
Max Speed – 36 knots
Cruise Speed – 25 knots
Motor yacht ECSTASEA’a propulsion is driven by
2 propellers
 + central water jet unit as powered by gas turbine.
 Yacht ECSTASY was built in Holland with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure by Feadship Yacht builders -a member Royal Van Lent & Zonen – and launched in De Kaag.

 Launched in May 2004 the huge mega yacht is famous for being owned and built by owner Roman Abramovich. (The 85m Feadship motor yacht ECSTASEA was been sold in June 2009)
Now also owning
the world’s largest yacht ECLIPSE 162.5 metres (533 ft 2 in) 
(until the Azzam was launched in April 2013, which was 17.3 metres (56 ft 9 in) longer). 
(The yacht's cost has been estimated at €340 million.)
 as well as Pelorus (377ft),
Sussurro (161ft)
(and lost his Le Grand Blue 113-metre (371 ft) in a card game or bet to his accountant)...

Le Grand Blue She was previously owned by John McCaw, Jr.,
an American businessman, who sold her to Russian businessman Roman Abramovich in 2002. Abramovich had her refitted to his own preferences by HDW in Kiel, Germany.
This included an internal refit and the addition of a 5-metre (16 ft) swim platform.
Two additional yachts on individual cranes that she carries on the topside of the aft of the boat
- one is a 73-foot (22 m) sailboat (on the port side),
- and the other is a 68-foot (21 m) powerboat

This boat comes close to what I could agree to btw...

 

Cor 1 ... Sun Mar 22nd... While here in Paradise...

Pics etc from the past week

Cheers..

Old dinghy, beyond repair.. or in other words..  I can't find the leak (s) and more shit..

Not even nice weather here..

Relief...   a better one..

Strange dinghy..  has sort of ores but no doll's or anything to use ores in..
double bottom and front locker, very sturdy (77kg compared to 34kg for old WalkerBay Ultralight of same length..) 

Hard one is Robert's

Heineken Regatta Finish boat A/B Catamaran we brought back to Marigot..

Heineken Regatta Finish boat A/B Catamaran we brought back to Marigot..

Ouch.. +9 again compared to the 100 a few month ago..

 KLM ..  one of the last flights?  Ready for take of.. 18.15

Frans in front of me, Bojangles behind me..  Below..  boats with AIS on SXM  (Automatic Identification System.. Condor does not have a active one)

 

So French side in Lock Down,
people can only be on street with good reason AND on paper,
otherwise fine of 135euro or something..

Dutch side more relaxed so far, but SXM PM asked today the Dutch for Military Assistance..
probably heading to same situation as on french side but not enough people to enforce it..

Some 100 boats with me here on French side lagoon,
some owners were able to fly out but left boat...
Can't clear in or out,
and also nowhere to go.....
all islands/countries closed down.. (except for BVI??)

 Freedom is gone..

But in few month Hurricane season comes
and that is also not something to just ignore..
So we will have to be able to move south

or avoid Hurricanes

or risk losing boat here..

 Atlantic waters are heating up and running Temperatures above normal...  No chances for El Ninjo needed for 'shear' winds from the Pacific.. needed to take the top of systems preventing hurricane shit..



BTW in Great Bay there are 2 Dutch Koole barges with cranes already here waiting since  December to start cleaning up lagoon etc..
Never gone happen it looks like..



Interesting times ahead,
could well be very challenging..

We'll sea

Cheers..