Saturday, April 26, 2008

"Da crane got a problem"




Only a few of the racing sloops for the Out Island Regatta are local. All of the rest are shipped in on the small inter island freighters that service all of the Bahamas. As one of the freighters was unloading a large class A sloop it buckled and fell over into the water. No one was hurt. The sloop was dismasted which is no big deal for these yachts. The masts are crude wooden poles and are easily replaced. However, the preparations were delayed a day until another crane was shipped in remove the broken crane and finish unloading.

The title of this entry comes from a eavesdropped conversation while walking down Government Dock.

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