Happy New Year from Sandy Cay in the Virgin Islands

Red Sky Between Ginger and Salt Island in the Virgin Islands

Soufriere Hills Volcano on Montserrat Picture

Picture from space taken December 28 2009 of the Soufriere Hills Volcano on Montserrat

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Newsy Stuff from the British Virgin Islands

A beautiful card from Harry the sailor!


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To be or Knot

For all you sailing enthusiasts, as well as climbers and campers, here's a great site to learn your knots. It's animated, so you can watch and tie at the same time. Really cool.

Kitty Can Play

Today's Funny Koala Bear Joke

A koala bear was sitting in a gum tree smoking a joint...

When a little lizard walked past, looked up and said, 'Hey Koala Bear! What are you doing?'

The koala bear said, 'Smoking a joint, come on up and have some with me!'

So the little lizard climbed up and sat next to the koala bear where they enjoyed a few hits off a big fat joint. After a while the little lizard said that his mouth was 'dry' and that he was going to get a drink from the river.

The little lizard was so stoned that he leaned over too far while drinking and fell into the river.

A crocodile saw this and swam over to the little lizard and helped him to the side. Then he asked the little lizard, 'What's the matter with you?'

The little lizard explained to the crocodile that he had been sitting with the koala bear in the tree, smoking a joint, but got too stoned and fell into the river while taking a drink..

The crocodile said that he had to check this out and walked into the rain forest, found the tree where the koala bear was sitting there finishing his joint. The crocodile looked up and said...

'Hey Koala Bear!'

And the koala bear looked down at him and said...

'Holy Cow! Duuuuuuuuude!

HOW much water did you drink?

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A Scottish Christmas Joke...

A man in Scotland calls his son in London the day before
Christmas Eve and says, "I hate to ruin your day but I have
to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing;
forty-five years of misery is enough."

'Dad, what are you talking about?' the son screams.

"We can't stand the sight of each other any longer" the
father says. "We're sick of each other and I'm sick of
talking about this, so you call your sister in Leeds and
tell her."

Franticly, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the
phone. "Like hell they're getting divorced!" she shouts,
"I'll take care of this!"

She calls Scotland immediately, and screams at her father
"You are NOT getting divorced. Don't do a single thing
until I get there. I'm calling my brother back, and we'll
both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO
YOU HEAR ME?" and hangs up.

The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife.
'Sorted! They're coming for Christmas - and they're paying
their own way.'

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Teen Sailor Who Ran Away Found in Caribbean

World Teen Sailor Who Ran Away Found in Caribbean

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (Dec. 20) —

Police tracked down 14-year-old Dutch

sailor Laura Dekker in the Caribbean

territory of St. Maarten, days after she ran

away from home leaving her boat behind,

Dutch media reported late Sunday.

Dekker made headlines around the world

earlier this year when she unsuccessfully

went to court as a 13-year-old to fight for

the right to set off on a single-handed

circumnavigation of the world in her boat,

Guppy.

National broadcaster NOS and

newspaper De Volkskrant reported that

St. Maarten police tracked down Dekker

on Sunday after news of her

disappearance broke and she was

expected to be flown home soon. They

cited police on St. Maarten and the Dutch

Child Protection Agency.

Bart Muhl, AP

Laura Dekker, 14, went missing on

Friday. Here, she speaks to the media in

August.

Police and the Child Protection Agency in

the Netherlands could not immediately be

reached for comment late Sunday.

St. Maarten is part of the Netherlands

Antilles, a group of self-governing

Caribbean islands that are part of the

Dutch kingdom.

Earlier Sunday, Utrecht police spokesman

Bernhard Jens said Dutch authorities

issued an international alert after Dekker

was reported missing Friday.

Jens said Dekker’s boat Guppy, was still

moored at its usual berth.

“We do not believe this is a crime,” Jens

said.

Jens would not comment on a report in

Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant that

Dekker withdrew euro3,500 ($5,000) from

her bank account a few days ago.

NOS cited a family spokeswoman as

saying that Laura left a letter for her father

before disappearing. It did not say what

was in the letter.

The spokeswoman, Mariska Woertman,

did not return calls seeking comment.

In October, Utrecht District Court refused

to let Dekker embark on her attempt to

become the youngest person to sail alone

around the world, and placed her under

the supervision of child care authorities

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until next July, meaning she could not

leave the country without their

permission.

Jens said Dutch authorities had alerted

neighboring countries to monitor airports.

“That happens with missing minors - if

she is seen somewhere else or tries to

leave via an airport or something like that,

authorities know we are looking for her,”

he said.

Dekker has joint Dutch and New Zealand

citizenship because she was born on a

yacht in New Zealand waters. She said

earlier this year she might try to go there

if Dutch authorities refused to let her sail.

“We are doing everything we can to make

sure we can get her back,” Jens said.

“We are certainly concerned about her

health - we are talking about an underage

girl.”

After the October court ruling Woertman

said Dekker remained confident she

would be ready to sail next July and

would still be able to set the record as the

youngest sailor to circumnavigate the

globe.

The Utrecht court first blocked her

departure in August out of concern for her

safety. The decision sparked a worldwide

debate on how much authorities and

parents should limit children’s freedom to

undertake risky adventures.

Laura’s parents, both veteran sailors, are

separated. Laura’s father supported the

attempt, but her mother said in a

newspaper interview in September she

thought Laura was too young.

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Spotted Eagle Ray Swimming Around

Here is a spotted eagle ray, swimming around Christmas Cove at Great St James Island, Virgin Islands.

A Whale of a Christmas Tale

A Whale of a Christmas Tale

By

Dear Miss Mermaid

Twas the Night Before Christmas, and all through the Caribbean
Not a creature was stirring, but many fans were purring
I was asleep on my boat, when suddenly I awoke
I heard a bang, and then a clang!

I sprang out of my bunk, colliding with a furry hunk
Rudolf! The Red Nose Reindeer! How are you, my dear?
Need some sunscreen? Or would you like ice cream?
Oh, dear, he sighed, listen here, he cried!

Santa was sloshing in eggnog, his mind was off and in a fog
Since it still wasn't day, he leaned over the sleigh
To take a quick leak, since his bladder was weak
His eyes were a little blurry, but he spotted something furry

With a wink in his eye, he exclaimed in the sky
From way up in the air, I can see her hair!
Why, I've never been laid, by a Caribbean mermaid!
But oh dear me! Santa jumped, in the sea! But that's not all, this is why I call

Santa was swallowed by a great big fish, who thought he was a Christmas dish!
I don't know what happened to the mermaid, but I don't think Santa's gonna get laid!
We need him back at the North Pole, not in a fish, swallowed whole!
Rudolf, I said, don't despair, at least it wasn't a big black bear

Let me take you fishing, I know that you been wishing
For a Caribbean holiday, to come your way!
We went out in my boat, where on the sea we did float
We baited our hook, we wanted that crook

That big nasty old fish, who thought Santa was a dish
Finally we caught him with our bait, with Santa inside, he was a great weight!
We made that hideous fish, grant us our wish
And with a great heave, out popped Santa's sleeve

He came out of that great fish body, only just a little wobbly
He had this awful smell, it turned the reindeer almost pale!
We dried off old St Nick, and we did it quick
We didn't want him to say Achoo! As if he may of caught the flue!

We got back into port, cooking up the fish for sport
That one big fish, made a fine Christmas dish
Off the reindeer, they did fly, with Santa Claus way up high
Back in my bunk where I was laying, I could still hear Santa saying

Merry Christmas to all, I'm having a ball, that big old fish, made one fine dish
But listen here, when I come back next year, I hope I get laid, by that Caribbean Mermaid!

******

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Christmas Carols for Racing Sailors

 For the Sailors and Racers, I offer up these wonderful tunes, rewritten for Christmas:

# 1. ( Sing to the tune , "Jingle Bells" )

Hard a- lee hard a-lee ,

Tacking all the way .

Oh what fun it is to ride -

a High Performance sleigh - eeee

Spectra here , Carbon there,

what fun to spend the buck.

Dollars make us win today.

Hey ! nothings left to luck

OOOOOOOh !

Hard a-lee, hard a-lee

winning is the way,

Dig really deep my sailor friend,

If you want to play-eeee

Melges here , J boat there

See how fast they go,

If you want to get a first

spend money , don't cha know.

# 2. ( Sing to the tune of " O christmas tree " also know as " O Tannenbaum"

O, wooden boat! my wooden boat!

It is my hope you stay afloat ,

O, worms and rot, I want you not,

There's bottom paint on , coat by coat.

I varnished here

I varnished there

I used brushes of - the finest hair.

O, Wooden boat! my wooden boat!

All this up-keep gets my goat.

# 3. ( Sing to the tune " O little town of Bethlehem " )

Oh little boat of fiber-glass,

How still I see thee lie.

With blisters on your bottomside,

the size of an apple pie.

But in the dark wet brewing,

delamination grows .

Neglected years, the owner's tears,

West System Epox-y-ose !

# 4. (Sing to the tune of "The 12 Days of Christmas" ) (for you non racers, a big fast DNS is a racing term for "did not start")

On the first day of racing , my new crew brought to me

A big fat D-eeee N S.

On the second day of racing , my new crew brought to me

Two tangled sheets and a big fat D-eee N S

On the third day of racing , my new crew brought to me

Three bad tacks , two tangled sheets and a big fat D-eee N S.

On the fourth day of racing my , new crew brought to me ...

four spinnaker wraps , three bad tacks , two tangled sheets and a big fat D-eee N S

On the fifth day of racing , my new crew brought to me ,...

Five accidental jibes .... four spinnaker wraps , three bad tacks, two tangled sheets and a big Fat D-eee N S..

On the sixth day of racing , my new crew brought to me.

Six winches back wound, Five accidental jibes ,four spinnaker wraps , three bad tacks, two tangled sheets and a big Fat D-eee N S..

On the seventh day of racing, my new crew brought to me..

Seven sea-sick throw ups, Six winches back wound, Five accidental jibes ,four spinnaker wraps , three bad tacks, two tangled sheets and a big Fat D-eee N S..

On the eighth day of racing, my new crew brought to me..

Eight beers a -drinking, Seven sea-sick throw ups, Six winches back wound Five accidental jibes ,four spinnaker wraps , three bad tacks, two tangled sheets and a big Fat D-eee N S..

On the Ninth day of racing , my new crew brought to me ..

Nine winch handles swimming, Eight beers a -drinking, Seven sea-sick throw ups, Six winches back wound, Five accidental jibes ,four spinnaker wraps , three bad tacks, two tangled sheets and a big Fat D-eee N S.

on the tenth day of racing , my new crew brought to me ....

Ten halyards let loose, Nine winch handles swimming, Eight beers a -drinking, Seven sea-sick throw ups, Six winches back wound, Five accidental jibes ,four spinnaker wraps , three bad tacks, two tangled sheets and a big Fat D-eee N S.

On the Eleventh day of racing , my new crew brought to me ..

Eleven Chute poles broken, Ten halyards let loose, Nine winch handles swimming, Eight beers a -drinking, Seven sea-sick throw ups, Six winches back wound, Five accidental jibes ,four spinnaker wraps , three bad tacks, two tangled sheets and a big Fat D-eee N S.

On the Twelth day of racing , my new crew brought to me ....

Twelve headsails overboard, Eleven Chute poles broken, Ten halyards let loose, Nine winch handles swimming, Eight beers a -drinking, Seven sea-sick throw ups, Six winches back wound, Five accidental jibes, four spinnaker wraps , three bad tacks, two tangled sheets and a big Fat D-eee N S.

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