Twanger and crew on the way to the SVI's

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Fair winds Twanger! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Cheers.gif" alt="" /> fyi, temps at home finally fell below 95 today! 82 with rain forecasted, enjoy your sailing!!

Head West Young Man. Stay tuned thi...panish Virgin Islands. #mycyoa #usvinice by captainjay, on Flickr

I think I'm just going to leave work go get my boat and sail on over. The weather here is perfect dust is down and a nice breeze.
Jay

Culebrita Lighthouse by captainjay, on Flickr

Very jealous right now!!

Just floating around Vieques.#mycyoa #usvinice by captainjay, on Flickr

Trippin Tuesday Big Papa Lulu heading to Vieques. #usvinice #mycyoa by captainjay, on Flickr

Jay, do you have secret camera on your boat <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> love the pictures

Twanger has been kind enough to share them.

Jay

By the way Walt has the water thing figured out in the SVI's.

Water Water everywhere and plenty t...ocking for water, no shower restrictions by captainjay, on Flickr

very nice install, water makers are quite the addition

10-15 years ago would we have thought A/C and elect heads would become so prevelant?

How soon will that be with watermakers? And accompanying ice makers!

Soon, we have three boats this year with watermakers and the reactions guests have all been the same. Most will never rent without one again if they can help it.

The freedom to sail where you want when you want without the need to find a water dock is huge. Also elimanting the stress and wasted time of docking multiple times during the week is nice. We are also using fresh water flush on the boats with watermakers. There is a lot less head odor and lower maitenance costs for fresh water flush. In addition we are adding a whole boat filtration system with a UV light that puts potable water at every faucet in the boat. No more bottled water and the associated trash on board.

The watermaker is the new air conditioner in the industry. We will have water makers on seven or eight of our boats next year. We will have a Mahe, a Lagoon 38, a Lipari, two Helia's for sure and maybe a third one, the Saba 50 and a Beneteau 48 that will have them for next season. On a trip to the SVI's that Twanger is on for a big group I would consider it almost mandatory.

Jay

Thanks for keeping TTOL in the loop Captain Jay!
I was very busy keeping up with facebook, getting certified as a diver, and captaining Big Papa Lulu.... a wonderful and very capable little ship with every luxury. Dawn was calling it a cata-condo, or a condo-maran. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />

We are looking forward to our turn with Her!

Walt, are you getting certified in SVI?

It's a done-deal Evan!
Did all 4 qualification dives with Dive Culebra and passed with flying colors.
Now I just have to send the paperwork in to get my PADI card.

Congrats, you just opened a whole new underwater world, enjoy.