nr18 San martin SXM (2009-05)

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jan 2009, lunch with ewoud before he flies back to Holland

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San Martin, a complitely different world than we we are used to

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Stealth yacht, probably owned by a weapon producer. I never have seen it again

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Just a mid-range super-yacht. There is room for growth

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A very well known problem, entangled anchors and chains

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Everyone, beauty and ugly, rich or super ric, all has to wait in line for the bridge to open.

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At the end of the day, all ducks return to their nest inside the lagoon

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"Speechless" used to be a short time the biggest superyacht in the world

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San Martin, Caribbean, with its 50+ superyachts in spring

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Biodiesel on San Martin ??

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Imported from Holland, the source of my income, my pension !!

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Looks normal

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But I have a strange bump on my left shoulder. A rembrance of langlauf in Norway

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A lot of abandonded projects

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Better live ahore in a boat here then in Amsterdam

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4 young woman as charter guests.

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No need for a 5.000usd dinghy+15HP, just accept wet pants when returning home

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Baptists baptise with music, singing and happiness

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They look different but are all expensive

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What is needed to lift anchor and leave for a superyacht

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In the lagoon of SXM , between this type of yachts I do build myself a hardtop for Boanerges

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Safari tour taking pictures from superyachts for the common tourist

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These boats are always cared for and utmost shiny

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Cleaning and polishing all day. They earn 3000 USD/month a month to cleanup

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One hires a yacht for 200.000 USD/week and has to leave the lagoon to swim in clean water

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Removing the anchor before leaving

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The airbag lifts the anchor

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This charter yacht lost mast during Heineken regatta

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Miami type speedboats produce a real engine sound

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"Velsheda" tours with two 16y old girls as guest, accompanied by its own "Tender"

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Old love, a beautifull 40Ft tri named"Callipso in Marigo

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At the end of may, the last Superyacht leaves the Lagoon for the Mediterranean. Scared of hurricanes

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June 1th, the lagoon is empty, unbelievable!!!

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Kiss caugt the measuring tape of the sailmaker

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A burnt out rectifier by KISS

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A vent is removed, the laptop is placed underneats

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The remote control of the Robertson autopilot needs maintenance too

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Broken part of a water-cock

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removing the old jib-track

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Goodbye to the beautiful, but inferior PVC soft-top and will be converted to a hardtop

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From Nida-core a new hard-top is prepared at Island Waterworld

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Mounting of the hard-top

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Island Water world by night

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Romantic, just as RMY in Amsterdam

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To solve the problem I build a hardtop with Nida-core/glas/epoxy

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This is the life of Eddy, epoxy and woven glass

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Complicated, 18Kn of wind and appying epoxy

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The dodger gets a shape

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Looks good but a lot more work to finsh.

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3mm lexan. In 2018 I have replaced the Lexan in Cartagena

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Sailmaker takes measures for the new windows

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Building this hard-top has been an exellent decision

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This is how Roller furlers are transported, even to superyachts

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5 month only and full of salt. In 2017 I solved the problem

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The horrible Schenker changed to a Spectra. No problems afterwards.

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How an used reverse-osmosis membrane look like. Very peculiar

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In San Martin I fitted a roof to protect against sun and rain

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june 2009, ready for sailing again, time to leave for Carriacou
nr18 San martin SXM (2009-05)
text about france
Mirum est notare quam littera gothica, quam nunc putamus parum claram, anteposuerit litterarum formas humanitatis per seacula quarta decima et quinta decima. Eodem modo typi, qui nunc nobis videntur parum clari, fiant sollemnes in futurum.
Claritas est etiam processus dynamicus, qui sequitur mutationem consuetudium lectorum.
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