Ship/Yacht/Boat launchings are such fun. A launching is the birthing of a yacht that months or years before was a mere concept. After much work, trial and tribulation a vessel is born; it is a time for celebration. In big ship launchings, especially the royal navy, a female royal is usually invited to give a…
Lorraine Callwood walked off the dock in Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke with glass shards stuck in the palm of her hand. Moments earlier, she had smashed a bottle of rum — made by her family’s business — over the bow of Endeavour II during a christening ceremony on November 30. “Being my grandfather’s oldest…
Although many British Virgin Islanders today prefer sleek, racy motorboats, just over a half-century ago, small, locally-constructed sailboats dominated these waters. Visiting yachtsman painted colorful descriptions: boats overloaded with cargo that could include paying passengers, ‘ground provisions’ (starchy root vegetables like cassava, yam and potato), charcoal, straps of fish and even livestock. Following Emancipation, newly…
ENDEAVOUR II UNDERWAY ON JOST VAN DYKE Kevin Gray is really going great guns in Jost Van Dyke as he spearheads the excellent building of a new JVD 32 wooden sloop, Endeavour II in a boat-building shed behind Foxy’s. The Design Team is comprised of local students Deshawn Chinnery, Ruby Pickering and Delvin Leonard, who are assisting in…