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A BVI Champion - It’s not easy to understand what makes a champion, whether it is the triumph of the spirit when all is lost or an utter determination to win and be true at all costs...
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| EDGE |
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BVI Sailors Compete at Laser Midwinters East - Coming off the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, many sailors choose to part from the respective classes they race in or take on new challenges elsew...
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| Shoreside Review |
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The Watermark - Under the same ownership as the Dove and its adjacent bar the Barfly, Watermark is fine dining on Tortola at its best. Fine detailing has brought fresh vitality into this w...
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| Editor's Notes |
 | Welcome to the Yacht Guide April issue - If only we could take the teamwork of sailing as an analogy to combat what is now a global recession. With many hands on deck working together, then hoisting the sails and setting course to optimize the conditions at hand. From an island point of view, this is what we strive for – to help each other at all times and in storms to weat...
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| CSI BVI |
 | CRIME: Should Yachties Worry? - The recent tragedies in Antigua and Puerto Rico involving professional yacht crew—in Antigua, Captain Drew Gollan was shot and killed while trying to protect his wife and child from a robbery, while in Fajardo, PR, Chef Sara Kuszak was abducted and murdered while out jogging—led to a flurry of outrage and concern among the Caribbean's boa...
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| Tsunamis |
 | In the Caribbean Sea - In February, a team from the United States Geological Survey studied the over-wash of Anegada’s north shore beaches to determine if tsunamis are a potential threat at sites of proposed nuclear power plants on the U.S. Atlantic Coast, according to a news release from the BVI Department of Disaster Management. Whether or not they are a cause of the over-wash,...
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| Skipper's Tips |
 | Stopping the Flopping: Use an Anchor Bridle to Keep Your Boat From Rolling - Rolling around in a greasy anchorage with the wind from one quarter and the swell from another, now that sucks! There are several busy anchorages that suffer from this problem: Cooper Island usually is at the top of anyone's list. But St Thomas Bay outside of Spanish Town is another as is White Bay on JVD....
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