TUI Marine to Trim Tortola fleet  -  The ongoing implosion in the US economy has led charter giant TUI Marine to drastically trim its BVI fleet.

Among the Moorings, Sunsail, Footloose, Moorings Power and Moorings Signature brands, TUI has around 400 yachts in the water at the Tortola base. The chances of filling these boats with paying customers is slim to none in the near future, so TUI...
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Bat cave & spaghetti junction  -  The original Bat Cave is on its fourth location, once relocated to Baughers Bay and has returned to its previous spot in Village Cay. On a breezy spring day, owner John Schultheiss and I sit down to talk of yesteryear and the future of the Bat Cave, a locale often associated with good times and wild nights. As we eye the dancing pole soon to be erect...
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Bella PITA  -  If Angelina, or let's say Jessica Alba or Beyoncé happened to move in to the neighbourhood, you'd want to know, right?  Even if she'd been here a while and in fact already had her bags packed and was waiting for the movers, you'd still want to know, isn't that so?

Thought so—and that's a way of introducing the hottest carbon-clad be...
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No Such Thing as Too Much Seviche  -  My first taste of seviche was at a high-end Mexican restaurant in the States about 10 years ago. Ever since, I’ve been hooked on this tantalizing mixture of fresh fish, citrus, and fruit or vegetables.

Seviche—also known as ceviche, tartare or numerous other names depending on the country—has it origins in Latin America but is now co...
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When Life's a Drag  -   It's Time to Upgrade Your Ground Tackle

Lately it's been crazy around by me.  Boats dragging anchor, losing their anchor, not anchoring at all—it's a bit scary.  Recently one of my boat neighbours, a charter skipper, told me he had to jump up in the wee hours to help a transient boat that was getting blown down onto a superduper...
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