| British Virgin Islands | | | | my way of life. |
| Am I demented or have a cash flow problem. | | | | I entered Fairwind in the BVI yacht charter |
| Yes I have fallen for love. | | | | show, and was disappointed that the brokers who |
| It’s a very unreal king of love because she | | | | market many yachts thought my yacht dated, |
| has taken my money so many times, and made | | | | and I was of the opinion that they preferred Cats |
| me a kind of poverty stricken sailor | | | | as they made more commission than chartering |
| Her name is Fairwind not a female human being | | | | Mona hulls. |
| but a sailing yacht. | | | | I managed to get little business at first, and with |
| I purchased her as a hurricane damaged yacht in | | | | also my free lance charter work managed to |
| Grenada after hurricane Ivan hit the Island, and | | | | keep busy. |
| the Insurance company that I bought her from | | | | Come last December my good friend Michael |
| was only to keen to get rid her at any price as | | | | Bean an entertainer and musician who plays |
| they had thousands of damaged yachts | | | | regularly on Marina Cay ,a small little resort on a |
| She was all fore lone with two broken masts and | | | | mini island, asked me if I would deliver to the |
| a hole in her keel that had nearly sunk her, but | | | | Island of La Vache Haiti a consignment of ten |
| flooded the boat and undertook extensive | | | | outboard engines, cloths food ,and |
| damage. | | | | children’s school items for a small village for |
| She was sold to me at a bargain price for this | | | | the fishermens familys |
| Gulf star 55ft classic yacht. | | | | I was at first reluctant to volunteer however |
| She is a bountiful yacht with low lines and a full | | | | after discovering he was the founder of his |
| heavy displacement keel, and after first misgivings | | | | charity called the good Samaritan foundation, I |
| I was happy with my purchase | | | | agreed to deliver them for him come the 12th of |
| After my previous 25ft yacht that I had self built | | | | Decenber,and then I set sail. I had many mishaps |
| in England and sailed to the Caribbean ,she was a | | | | on the voyage and to date the whole adventure |
| luxury. | | | | has cost me dearly with a a failed engine a lost |
| I undertook the repairs and the renovations to | | | | dingy and outboard engine. However I have really |
| Fairwind over a period of four months. Replacing | | | | no regrets as I offered and he accepted.and it |
| nearly all the electrics pumps and overhauling the | | | | was for a good cause. |
| engine. Repairing the masts and replacing a lot of | | | | Leaving the buitifull BVI Islands behind me over |
| the stainless steel topside and repairing the keel | | | | the xmas period was disappointing as I have |
| and other damage to the hull. | | | | many friends and would have liked the xmas with |
| I had flown in to Grenada from the BVI to join a | | | | them. |
| friend who is a boat salvage contractor. I offered | | | | However I set sail to an exciting adventure. My |
| him my services free for a few weeks and he | | | | crew and I arrived upon Eve,and to spend Xmas |
| located this bargain Fairwind.. | | | | giving gifts to poor villagers was being like father |
| My plan was to get the yacht in good order and | | | | xmas. |
| sail back to the British Virgin Islands where |I had | | | | La Vache is so backward I was amazed. No |
| based myself, and then advertise for business as | | | | mains water just water hand pumps,no electricity |
| a charter yacht.. Gulfstars were originally | | | | .no roads or vechicles on the island. Horses are |
| purchased in the seventies as charter yachts for | | | | there means of getting around the Island. The |
| the Moorings, but went out of favour, for the | | | | fishermen made there own dugout canoes,and |
| more accommodations cabin yachts like Benetue. | | | | primitive sailing sloops. Due to gobal warming the |
| However I was not at the time daunted as | | | | fish have deserted the warmer waters near |
| having two couples upon my yacht would be | | | | shore and the fishermen needed the outboard |
| enough, in the two large cabins with onsite | | | | motors to get back against the wind to offload |
| showers and toilets. | | | | there catch before the fish goes off. |
| I had worked prior to buying Fairwind for many | | | | I stayed upon the Island some ten days and due |
| yacht charter companies in Tortola BVI on a free | | | | to having a failed engine on Fairwind ,I needed to |
| lance basis and know the Island now extremely | | | | get to a boat yard and get the yacht hauled |
| well. | | | | ashore to repair the engine. So I decided to sail |
| I am of a friendly a helpful disposition and enjoy | | | | downwind to Jamaica. |