A rainbow hung over the Simpson Bay Lagoon as the naming ceremony for the Didy 26 race boat, built by high school students from Milton Peters College, got underway at the St. Maarten Shipyard in late February. With just days to go before the start of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, the omens were good and…
Students at Milton Peters College (MPC) in Sint Maarten have built a boat which they will race in the Heineken Regatta. The boat, a Didi 26 designed by Dudley Dix, was constructed in the school’s carpentry department by an enthusiastic group of youngsters under the guidance of several tutors. The students have built smaller boats…
The St. Maarten marine service industry took a large step forward in July with the arrival of a new 75 ton KMI Sea-Lift. The lift is said to be the only one of its kind in the Caribbean.
St. Maarten has become the place to have boat work done in the Caribbean.