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11-17-2006, 02:03 PM
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wow looks like shes been on D motor long time
Neil you forgot to mention the Sint Maarten Charter Yacht Exhibition Dec 2-5
gotta be some nice spotting then 
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11-18-2006, 09:37 AM
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| Apoise 220' Lurssen
Apoise a 220' Lurssen heading towards the Simpson Bay Lagoon in Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. Note the WRONG Courtesy Flag, they're flying a Dutch flag, should be a Netherlands Antilles Flag!
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Reason: Typo
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11-18-2006, 09:46 AM
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They probably did not have a St. Maarten flag.
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11-18-2006, 09:49 AM
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Not a St. Maarten flag but a Netherlands Antilles flag. Many yachts, of all sizes, display the wrong courtesy flag. I wrote an article in The Triton a few months ago on this subject.
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11-18-2006, 10:36 AM
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by Francois Neil,thats a beautiful shot of her in shallow waters .Its amazing what a shallow draft vessel can go to ,I mean look at the water depth.I guess they are all coming for the new year end party 
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Hi,
I wouldn't exactly call 3.5 metres a shallow draft boat.
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11-18-2006, 01:12 PM
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i was wondering what that small boat in front of Apoise with "Ocean Explorer" written on the side was. Its a recreational dive boat http://www.stmaartendiving.com/
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11-19-2006, 04:31 AM
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|  Endless Summer
Here's one that I missed inbound and I can't find any info on her on the internet. "Endless Summer"
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11-19-2006, 05:11 AM
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Hi,
It could possibly be a Lloyds boat from Australia originally called Bravo Papa.
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11-19-2006, 10:03 AM
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| Chevy Toy 142' Trinity and April Fool a 200' Feadship
Sunday morning arrivals, November 19, in Simpson Bay Lagoon, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. Chevy Toy a 142' Trinity and April Fool a 200' Feadship.
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11-19-2006, 11:20 AM
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| We'll Be Back
Hi Niel,
What are the chances of getting a webcam setup near the bridge or from your fine establishment so we can see who is coming and going? By the way, I handed over “My Iris” to a new capt a few months ago so I won’t be seeing you all this year, but we will definitely be back next winter on a new Trinity.
Cheers, Mike
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11-19-2006, 11:24 AM
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|  Google Earth SXM image with labels
For those of you who have not been to Sint Maarten I've labeled a Google Earth image of the SXM Marinas and two of my Bar/Restaurants. This is where I usually take the photos from. I hope that this puts things in a clearer perspective.
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11-19-2006, 12:13 PM
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Sint Maarten Charter Yacht Exhibition The Website
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11-19-2006, 01:13 PM
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setup an AIS receiver and antenna at the bar and publish http://www.shipplotter.com/ screenshot on your website.
a lot of the big yachts will have AIS transmitters
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11-19-2006, 08:12 PM
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Hi Neil,
I'd like to thank you for your informative posting. This web-site is so educational!
I'm looking at the last four yachts that you have posted pics for us to see, and I only see one (Chevy Toy) that is flying the correct "Courtesy" flag.
I have to go way back to my US Navy days trying to remember proper flag protocols. If I am correct, the courtesy flag is always flown from the starboard-yard.
But, I am confused. It looks like all the pics you have posted show their "flag country" colors flying from their stern mast? I recall flying our country colors from the main mast while underway, and shifting them to the stern mast only after passing lines ashore, or dropping the "hook". Is my memory just too foggy, or are these vessels "jumping the gun" with their country colors? 
This Old One
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11-19-2006, 08:59 PM
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Not to get off topic, her is a link to flag etiquette: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_flags
"Nowadays when a ship is at sea the ensign is often shifted to the starboard yardarm."
Quoted from the link
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