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clearwater challenge 3 sailing from st martin to curacao doing clearwater challenge

We do some great special projects:

Clearwater Challenge 3

We sailed from Aruba, via Curacao and Cumana-Venezuela
to St Martin. Here we picked up the passengers and sailed with them from St Martin,
via lots of Caribbean islands, back to Curacao.
It was a big sponsored fundraising project with lots of activities
and many different ambitions. It kept us busy for over 2 months.

We had to guide Ryan I in a kayak from St Martin to Curacao,
meanwhile Ryan II was shooting footage and editing on board various movies
and TV programs that were broadcast almost real time in Curacao.
And biology expert Mark studied birds, fish, coral and sea.
Sponsors as well had to be satisfied

Well I had a total of 8 crew and all had to be managed.
Monsoon did a great job during this all together 1700 nautical mile trip.









budget marina robbie ferron sponsored us, thanks to budget marire and robbie ferron
As Budget Marine was one of the big sponsors we got a prime spot in St Martin Simson Bay: the private dock of mr Ferron, owner of Budget Marine, between the rich and famous. Monsoon looked great and lots of people came to have a look.
A constant watch had to be on duty to prevent Ryan I to go in the wrong direction, and to supply him with food and drinks.
In Dominica we all went relaxing, swimming and fun kayaking
A bit of home culture and good wine in french Martinique
We reached a bit tired because of the bad weather, spice island Grenada and got interested authorities on board. I want to say a special thanks to Nicolas, the manager of Budget Marine in Grenada, for his great support .
From Grenada to Curacao we go downwind with a lot of current and doing lots of progress.
We visited Blanquilla, Los Roques, Las Aves before reaching Bonaire with a full crowd on the dock.
 
Finally arriving in Curacao

It was a stress job, managing a completely inexperienced crew in a narrow time frame with adverse weather conditions, in a constant 24 hours a day service.

This was the real CHALLENGE

Picture left is the cap in the beginning, early November on the way to St Martin.

Picture right is me by the end of December, mere two months later upon arrival in Curacao looking maybe a bit worn out,

But it worked out great, everybody happy and all was worth. End December after we got our diesel fuel from sponsor CUROIL, Fort Nassau opened the pontjes brug in Willemstad for us, we left without the passengers for the final leg to Aruba.