{"id":44316,"date":"2016-11-26T23:30:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T23:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/2016\/11\/happy-reunions-barbados\/"},"modified":"2016-11-29T19:23:33","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T19:23:33","slug":"happy-reunions-barbados","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/2016\/11\/happy-reunions-barbados\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy reunions in Barbados"},"content":{"rendered":"

The crews of Gloria and Oysterbar being happily reunited after the incident reported earlier this week<\/p><\/div>\n

Gloria\u2019s<\/em> landfall in Barbados was followed a few hours later by the disabled Oysterbar<\/em>, being steered by its emergency tiller to the arrivals dock, its steering system still broken and out of action.<\/p>\n

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While Holger was talking to the crew of Gloria<\/em> about their ordeal, Karin turned around and pretended to bite their boat\u2019s toe rail to show her anger and frustration at what they had been put through<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A thoughtful Karin reflecting on a tough and demanding passage<\/p><\/div>

Ian and Ann Clarke and Trevor Nash of Tourterelle<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Next to arrive was Tourterelle<\/em>, whose crew had been among those who had altered course to assist Oysterbar<\/em>. While the reception dock was cleared of the early arrivals, who moved to the Careenage, three more boats arrived in quick succession.<\/p>\n

Champagne arrival for Asante<\/p><\/div>\n

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Arrival Witte Kreeft<\/p><\/div>

Trevor Chatelier, Peter Grahame and Margaret Rousseau<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

At 36 feet, the smallest boat in the fleet, Witte Kreeft<\/em> (white crayfish in Dutch) had made a remarkable swift passage arriving only four days after potentially the fastest boat in the fleet \u2013 the catamaran Jiyu.<\/em><\/p>\n

J\u00e9r\u00f4me, Kelly and Mia of Jiyu<\/p><\/div>\n

The last arrival of the day was Peer Gynt<\/em>, one of 11 boats in Barbados 50<\/em> to be crewed by just a couple.<\/p>\n

Isabelle and Laurent of Peer Gynt<\/p><\/div>\n

The new arrivals facility arrivals now has permanently staffed quarantine, customs and immigration offices, so that the clearance of yachts can be completed quickly and efficiently.<\/p>\n

Eric Siegel of Laridae clearing immigration under the watchful eye of Barbados 50 agent Kevin Williams<\/p><\/div>\n

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Most of the fleet had been squeezed into the centrally located Inner Basin, right next to Independence Square\u2026 and all the action.<\/p>\n

Anneka Siegel on the bows of Laridae holding court to the pupils of a visiting school<\/p><\/div>\n

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Laridae<\/em> is one of several Barbados 50<\/em> boats that have been in contact during the Atlantic crossing with local schools in Barbados, and such a visit is only the first of several planned for the run-up to the Independence celebrations.<\/p>\n