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February 12, 2018 · 5:35 am

54 Days at Sea — The St. Barts Bucket Regatta Yacht Race

St Barthélemy Bucket Regatta

That’s a lot of yachts out on the water above. Last week I brought to you images of our visit to Gustavia, St Barthélemy, or simply St. Barts/St. Barths. But to our pleasant surprise MS Prinsendam made port on a very special occasion. Every March in St. Barts is the famous Bucket Regatta Yacht Race, and we just happened to hit this charming French island during that year’s event.

St Barthélemy Bucket Regatta

There must have been close to a billion dollars racing around the island that beautiful late March day, and we had ringside accommodations on the decks of the MS Prinsendam to soak it all in.

St Barthélemy Bucket Regatta

Readers of my mysteries may recall that St. Barts plays a critical role in The Globe (Kindle edition; Nook edition), as it is the home of Capitaine Louis Guignard of the St. Barthélemy Gendarmerie. So, now you know how I came to include St. Barthélemy in that novel. Warning, The Globe is quite explicit and may not be everyone’s cup of tea. If humor is more you mystery style, then stick with Decisions (Kindle edition; Nook edition)

St Barthélemy Bucket Regatta

Now that we have the commercial break out of the way, let us return to St. Barts and the Bucket Regatta. Not all the yachts here are modern, sleek, and under sail. Below is the charter yacht Steel. Don’t let the retro look fool you, though. This beauty was built in 2009.

St Barthélemy Bucket Regatta

We’ll continue looking at more magnificent sailing yachts on Wednesday. Until then, I’ll leave you with these four photo:

St Barthélemy Bucket Regatta

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February 9, 2018 · 5:35 am

Fun Photo Friday — 54 Days at Sea, March 24-27

MS Prinsendam at Sea

Here are some favorite photos of Fort Lauderdale, sunset shots aboard MS Prinsendam, and images of Gustavia, St Barthélemy:

Fort Lauderdale Garage at Night

Fort Lauderdale

Sunset at Sea

Gustavia, St Barthélemy

The Red Board

Gustavia Side Street

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February 7, 2018 · 5:35 am

54 Days as Sea — Gustavia, St Barthélemy

MS Prinsendam in Gustavia, St Barthélemy

We reached our first port on the third day of our voyage, arriving at the French Caribbean island of St Barthélemy outside the capital city of Gustavia. In French, St Barthélemy is truncated to Saint-Barth, while much of the rest of the Caribbean and the U.S. calls it simply Saint Barts.

Gustavia, St Barthélemy

If it looks from the photos above that there are a lot of very expensive yachts here, that’s because we just happened to hit St. Barts during the annual Bucket Regatta yacht race. More on that later, but first let’s take a quick look around Gustavia: