St. Maarten/St. Martin
Megan Dennen
One
of our favorite days! We did the America's Cup regatta - which was a
fantastic excursion. I was selected as Captain of one of the boats. Our
team picked a Stars and Stripes boat. There were 21 people on the boat
(including 3 real crew members). As we tendered out the boats, the crew
assigned us jobs and once we got to the boat they showed us the ropes
(literally!). My husband was a main grinder and I was a backup primary
grinder. The main grinders control the sail in the back and the primary
grinders control the front sail. We practiced a while and quickly realized
how much work and fun we were going to have. The actual race was great and
we won by a hair thanks to the strength of a few strong grinders! I would
highly recommend this excursion if you are thinking about it! Not to be
missed.