S/Y Jolly Roger in Governor’s Creek
I’m anchored away from all the other sailboats in the Creek because
I need to be close to shore. I’m actually near a popular fuel dock, and a few
captains have called out to me while bunkering up. One old man motoring out of
the creek on top of his old Boston Whaler shouted out ‘nice boot man’, as he
went past. In the shop, someone else asked ‘is that your little blue boat?
Lovely.’
Tied up on near the fuel dock behind some pirates
The Yacht Club people are super friendly. They have loads of
slips; it’s a beautiful marina being developed. Within the grounds there’s
Yacht Pro, the marine mechanics/repair part, Anchors, the little grocery store,
bar and fuel dock and Morgan’s the restaurant.
There’s a real mixture of American and Caribbean cultures
here. There’s North American – KFC, Burger King, Marriott hotels, Ford pickups,
country and western music is huge, and there are a lot of North Americans here
on holiday – diving and fishing; we’re not so far from Florida. There are also
a lot of Spanish speakers from Central America, Honduras in particular. I’ve also
met South Americans from Columbia. There are also strong links to Jamaica, lots
of Jamaicans live here, they smile and shout hello if I’m wearing my Jamaica T
shirt. Jamaican pasties are popular.
An old London Bus near George Town
I looked at my wind generator and all the connections, fuses
on the regulator, the brushes inside were fine, there’s a couple more checks I
will do, but I think it needs replacing. It’s 20 years old. New ones give way
more power, and are much quieter. My prop shaft is leaking more than it
was/should be. It would normally be a straightforward job, but there’s quite an
unusual configuration on Sonic Boom. My starboard running light needs
replacing, I need to do some varnishing and change the fuel filters on my
engine. I need to find work so I can pay for it all.
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