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A Mini "Bob the Builder Experience"...

This is in no way an advertisment nor do I have any profit to be made, but I feel it is a must to share this on OSO.....if anyone is interested in an excursion that I would call, with permission from Bob a "Mini-Bob The Builder Experience"...... I would look in to this..... This past week I visited St. Maarten in the caribean with my wife....... With a tip from Bob about some guys with a Diesel powered Sonic, I did some research of my own and found a Frenchman, Pascal who owns a gasoline powered 38' Sonic with twin 500's.......I booked an all day charter on Saturday starting at 9am....I have to say we had the best time and got to see a bunch of new spots only reachable by boat.....we traveled from St. Maarten to Anguilla and anchored at a few of the nice beach resorts. Then we went to Crocus/Short Bay which was a beautiful spot for swimming and snorkeling......did lunch at one of the resorts and made our way back to St. Maarten around 4pm. We were going to go to St. Barts which also would have been a great day trip but water conditions made us opt for Anguilla........just letting you guys who are Go-Fast junckie's like myself know, so when the wife asks where you want to go on the next vacation you can tell her where and this could be added to the itinerary......here is a short video from the trip.....there will be some pics to follow tomorrow when I am done uploading from my camera to my computer at home..........and if anyone is interested I have Pascal's direct phone number so you can deal with him directly..........

http://s53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...t=19f7ccfe.mp4

Cool! Glad you had a blast, John. Love the vid.

I have a feeling that this part of the world will remain a popular subject here on OSO. :drink: Bob is a one-man, one-boat public relations agency. :drink:

Glad you were able to get out on the water down there, Johnny. Sounds like you had a great day. Makes me want to go back. We liked St Maarten / Anguilla / St Bartt's area. Lots to see and do but nothing like getting out on a boat.

The Sonic we encountered I think was from Anguilla and was powered by twin 315 Yanmars. Here are a couple of pics of that boat that may have inspired you to track down a charter.

Bob

Bob.....we actually ran in to those guys in the diesel Sonic at one of the beaches........and those were the guys I was originally looking for.......nice group of guys.......

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Originally Posted by jayboat (Post 3392001)

So true Jay.......

Very nice! Some of the most beautiful water in the world, I can't think of many other places I'd rather be...

Great pics , looks like a great trip

One of the most beautiful pictures I have seen.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...1/IMGP5322.jpg

Great stuff! Anguilla is one of my favorite places.

glad you guys like the pics......and the best part is I had nothing to do with their quality......I just point and shoot with my Pentax SLR.......the landscape is just that nice........

I want to thank Here's Johnny for recommending this charter. I took the same trip the day before Thanksgiving with my wife and had an awesome time. Pascal is a great guy and a great captain. The water, beaches, snorkling, and lunch were all fantastic. If you're ever in St. Maarten, you gotta do this!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ion/Sonic3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ion/Sonic6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ion/Sonic9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...on/Sonic10.jpg

Hey Plum.........glad to see you chartered Pascals Sonic......and very happy to hear you had a good time.......the pics look great !! Where did you guys end up going and how were the water conditions ?

Looks like a great time! Would you mind sending me a PM with contact info and what costs were involved? I'm planning on popping the question to my girl and this might be right up my alley.

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Originally Posted by Here's Johnny (Post 3562685)

We did the same trip you took with the same stops. The water between the islands was mild. But, on the northern side of Anguilla, it was very windy and 6' seas. No problem for the big Sonic, though. :drink:

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Originally Posted by POWERPLAY J (Post 3562695)

Looks like a great time! Would you mind sending me a PM with contact info and what costs were involved? I'm planning on popping the question to my girl and this might be right up my alley.

PM sent.

J........great idea for a place to pop the question......one of the stops is a secluded little beach nestled at the bottom of a rock formation only reachable by boat......great spot......i see plum sent you the info, if you have any other questions feel free to ask....

Plum.......glad to hear the water was good for the most part, same situation as when we went.....