THE USVI OPEN/ATLANTIC
BLUE MARLIN TOURNAMENT
IS THE SUPERBOWL OF
SPORTFISHING
Internationally traveled, competitive sportfishermen mark their calendars each year for the three days before the August full moon and one day after–August 25 to 29 in 2007–when the “Super Bowl” of Sports Fishing Tournaments, namely the USVI Open/Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament (USVI Open/ABMT) takes place along the Virgin Islands’ famous North Drop and is an event of both the Spanish Main Series and the Bermuda Triangle Series. ...

BEQUIA’S PORT ELIZABETH
GETS AN UPGRADE
Junked jetties and a broken breakwater at Bequia’s Port Elizabeth Harbour are getting a facelift in anticipation of next winter’s tourism and yachting season. The $75,000 project is being funded by the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and is expected to be complete by September. ...

SAFETY AND SECURITY NET
HAS NEW WEB ADDRESS
The Safety and Security Net, an Internet- and SSB-based watchdog reporter of crimes against yachtsmen throughout the Caribbean, has moved. The Web address is now safetyandsecuritynet.com and the e-mail address is SVSecondM@aol.com. Still broadcast on SSB 8104.0 everyday at 1215 UTC, the Net gives cruisers an idea of where crime is occurring and what kind of offenses are being committed (i.e. theft, burglary, robbery, assault). This provides for either a feeling of relative safety or sense of warning that extra precaution is needed and a BOLO for items such as tenders and outboards that have gone missing. Areas covered span the Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Leewards, Northern Windwards to the Southern Windwards and Venezuelan mainland and islands. ...

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