{"id":34195,"date":"2015-12-10T10:36:15","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T10:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/2015\/12\/island-odyssey-yachts-fast-tracked-barbados-heart-action-2\/"},"modified":"2015-12-10T23:53:41","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T23:53:41","slug":"island-odyssey-yachts-fast-tracked-barbados-heart-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/2015\/12\/island-odyssey-yachts-fast-tracked-barbados-heart-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Odyssey Yachts Fast Tracked Into Barbados Heart of the Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

With perfect timing three Islands Odyssey<\/em><\/a> boats, all of them catamarans, arrived on Wednesday morning in Bridgetown, Barbados, at the end of a fast 2000-miles passage from the Cape Verde Islands.\u00a0The latest arrivals were\u00a0Lesmona<\/em>, a Prout Escale 39, Optimus,<\/em> a Lagoon 380 and Sarayu, \u00a0<\/em>a Leopard 40.\u00a0<\/em>In spite of the fact that there were five large cruise ships in the harbour, customs and immigration made a special exception and cleared them promptly, and even Bonnie on Lesmona<\/em> was processed in record time.<\/p>\n

\"Bonnie:'Please,

Bonnie: ‘Please, please I want ashore after 15 days on a cat’!<\/p><\/div>\n

Once formalities were completed the boats proceeded to the Careenage, which is a small harbour in the very heart of the capital. Christmas festivities have started early here in the Caribbean and the sailors were treated to an exuberant show on a stage right behind the quay.<\/p>\n

It was the kind of surprise welcome which participants were not expecting, especially in such a unique location as in no other Caribbean island will they find a small marina in the heart of a capital, right where all the action is.<\/p>\n

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A show is put on for boats in Careenage Marina in the centre of Bridgetown<\/p><\/div>\n

The arrival of the Island Odyssey<\/em> in Barbados is a dress rehearsal for next year’s events that will mark the 50th anniversary of Barbados independence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Bridge opens to let Sarayu into Careenage<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Crew<\/a>

Crew of Sarayu welcomed by Peter Gilkes of Barbados Tourism Promotion<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Gifts<\/a>

Gifts for the crew of Lesmona<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Islands<\/a>

Islands Odyssey boats in Bridgetown<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Optimus<\/a>

Optimus happy to be on land!<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Sarayu<\/a>

Sarayu assisted at arrival because of engine problems<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Prompt<\/a>

Prompt service- Sarayu had hardly tied up when a mechanic was on board to fix his engine<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"The<\/a>

The crew of other Islands Odyssey boats welcome Lesmona<\/p><\/div>\n

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