Antigua at Christmas means mega yacht haven. Who knew? On the left of Roy here is the one of a kind Maltese Falcon. The masts are some type of unique carbon fiber construction and the sails pull out from the middle of the masts.
We had the luck of seeing it leave the harbour on Christmas Day, under full sails, in strong winds. Incredible. The Falcon's neighbours where no slouches either. Giant sailboats, powerboats, with exotic names like; Alpha Nero, Poise, Atlantide crowded the docks at the marina.
From out in the anchorage we had a front row seat of all the comings and goings. At night, the red and white lights on the masts and spreaders lit up the sky like a factory. Of course, because the marina was full we couldn't pull into the dock for our 15 gallons of diesel and water supplies and had to resort to jerry jugs. It took courage to nonchalantly fill up our jugs with a hose as the mega yacht clients strolled by. Sheesh! Life is funny. Yes, this is a helicopter on the back deck of "Ice"!
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At least these boats aren't 40% smaller than they were at this time last year...
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