here is the latest, I was told that the gov't of St. Martin does give weight to signatures on petitions of visitors, they of course dont carry as much as a resident but they do take it into consideration that visitors are important to the economics of the island and their opinions are to be factored. That being said, here is the link again if anyone chooses to sign the petition.

http://www.petitions24.com/support_the_tropical_wave_and_save_galion_beach_spirit