French taxes keeping visiting boats away..

[valhalla360]

Originally Posted by SV THIRD DAY

Does anyone remember the 1980's Luxury Tax on Yachts and Planes...killed thousand of good middle/upper-class jobs...

Econ 101:
If you want less of something Tax It.
If you want more of something Subsidize It.

And even after they canceled the tax, it took years to come back and in many areas, it never came back.

Why they would want to be the first to implement the new rules is just crazy.

[valhalla360]

Originally Posted by Cherod

( semi ) interesting that someone who hails from a " country " which was founded by immigrants conquering subjugating and the almost total genocide of the indigenous peoples and culture of that land which you now call your " country " should attempt to lecture another national on their immigration policy or their loss of a culture , and attempt to lecture on economics systems when their own economy is based on a war industry which exploits their own poor by their own rich at the total disregard for the people / ( victims ) of the country's which they choose to reign war and terror upon .

Show me the country that wasn't founded in this manner.

Anthropologists believe that most of the population in the America when Columbus landed was a 3rd wave that came in and displaced the 2nd wave which displaced the 1st wave.

While there were horrible atrocities on both sides, around 90% of the native deaths was little more than dumb luck. It just so happened that the Europeans had diseases that the Indians didn't have immunity to but the Indians didn't have diseases that the Europeans didn't have immunity to. It could just as easily have been the reverse and Europe getting devastated when it was carried home.

No major country developed in a vacuum and the winners have never been the ones who came in and asked nicely if they could take over. To pretend otherwise is naïve.

[TeddyDiver]

Originally Posted by valhalla360

Show me the country that wasn't founded in this manner.

Anthropologists believe that most of the population in the America when Columbus landed was a 3rd wave that came in and displaced the 2nd wave which displaced the 1st wave.

While there were horrible atrocities on both sides, around 90% of the native deaths was little more than dumb luck. It just so happened that the Europeans had diseases that the Indians didn't have immunity to but the Indians didn't have diseases that the Europeans didn't have immunity to. It could just as easily have been the reverse and Europe getting devastated when it was carried home....

Syphilis... Thou the indigenous weren't immune either. Unfortunately for them it was too slow killer to affect considerably..

[CarstenWL]

... think it wasn't said in the 4 pages of the thread so far.

The BIG issue / change is that all seafarers, and non-resident employers of seafarers who spend more than 90 consecutive days in France or French waters will be required to make contributions to ENIM, the French mariners’ social security agency.

More for instance here: https://www.luxyachts.com/articles/f...l-security-law

Carsten

[rognvald]

Originally Posted by Pilou

You didn't ask what I meant by 'The Grand Opening'. But I will tell you :

The Grand Opening of my Ignore List, of course

Pilou,
In Fascist countries, the first thing they do is destroy freedom of the press. In doing so, the government's ideas can never be challenged and they are free to represent the "truth" according to their own ideas. This is also true in discussing ideas . . . if you never want your viewpoint challenged, simply hide behind an"ignore" button and you will live life happily ever after . . . of course in your own unchallenged reality. This certainly does not seem to correspond to today's feminist mantra. Good luck and safe sailing. Rognvald

[rognvald]

Originally Posted by Cherod

( semi ) interesting that someone who hails from a " country " which was founded by immigrants conquering subjugating and the almost total genocide of the indigenous peoples and culture of that land which you now call your " country " should attempt to lecture another national on their immigration policy or their loss of a culture , and attempt to lecture on economics systems when their own economy is based on a war industry which exploits their own poor by their own rich at the total disregard for the people / ( victims ) of the country's which they choose to reign war and terror upon .

Cherod,
I can't add much to Valhalla's excellent posts other than if you are French, or for that matter any other nationality and making this assertion in regards to France, you certainly do not know World History. Here's a list of past and present French colonies gathered by(in most cases) "the almost total genocide of the indigenous people. Sadly, the lack of History that is being taught in schools today is shameful. Here's the list:



Present-day Dominican Republic (1795–1809)
Canada
New France (1534–1763), and nearby lands:
Acadia (1604–1713)
Newfoundland
Hudson Bay
Saint Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Lake Winnipeg
Quebec
Present-day United States
The Fort Saint Louis (Texas) (1685–1689)
Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (1650–1733)
Fort Caroline in French Florida (occupation by Huguenots) (1562–1565)
French Louisiana (23.3% of the current territory) (1764–1804) (sold by Napoleon I)
Lower Louisiana
Upper Louisiana
Louisiana (New France) (1672–1764)
Present-day Brazil
France Équinoxiale (Bay of São Luis) (1610–1615)
The island of Saint Alexis (1531)
The Territory of Amapá (1897) (disputed Franco-Brazilian territory resolved in favour of Brazil)[1]
The city of Viçosa-Ceará (Territory of Ibiapaba) (1590–1604)
France Antarctique, to Fort Coligny ( Rio de Janeiro Bay) (1555–1567)
Île Delphine's island (1736-1737)
Haiti (1627–1804)
Present-day Suriname
Tapanahony (District of Sipaliwini) (Controversial Franco-Dutch in favour of the Netherlands) (25.8% of the current territory) (1814)
Îles des Saintes (1648–present)
Marie-Galante (1635–present)
la Désirade (1635–present)
Martinique (1635–present)
Clipperton Island (1711–present)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1604–present)
Collectivity of Saint Martin (1624–present)
Saint Barthélemy (1648-1784, 1878–present)
Dominica (1625–1663, 1778-1783)
Nevis (1782–1784)
Grenada (1650–1762, 1779–1783)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1719-1763, 1779–1783)
Saint Christopher Island (1628–1690, 1698–1702, 1706, 1782–1783)
Antigua (briefly in 1666)
Saint Lucia (1650–1723, 1756–1778, 1784–1803)
Present-day Guyana (1782–1784)
Tobago (1666–1667, 1781–1793, 1802–1803)
In Africa[edit]

The pith helmet (in this case, of the Second French Empire) is an icon of colonialism in tropical lands

Map of French colonies in Africa (in pink)

Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, who, without a shot, acquired territory which included the Gabon, Central African Republic and Republic of the Congo
French North Africa[edit]
French Morocco (1912–1956) (protectorate) (89% of the current territory) (now Morocco)
French Algeria (1832–1962) (Algeria)
French colony of El Kala (1560–1829)
French Tunisia (1881–1956) (protectorate) (Tunisia)
French West Africa[edit]
Ivory Coast (1843–1960)
Dahomey or French Dahomey (now Benin) (1883–1960)
Independent of Dahomey, under French protectorate in 1889
Porto-Novo (protectorate) (1863–1865, 1882)
Cotonou (protectorate) (1868)
French Sudan (now Mali) (1883–1960)
Senegambia and Niger (1902-1904)
Guinea or French Guinea (1891–1958)
Mauritania (1902–1960)
Adrar emirate (protectorate) (1909)
The Taganit confederation's emirate (protectorate) (1905)
Brakna confederation's emirate (protectorate)
Emirate of Trarza (protectorate) (1902)
Niger (1890–1960)
Sultanate of Damagaram (Zinder) (protectorate) (1899)
Senegal (1677–1960)
French Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) (1896–1960)
French Togoland (1918–1960) (formerly a German colony, mandate became a French colony) (now Togo)
Nigeria
The Enclaves of Forcados and Badjibo (territory under a lease of 30 years) (1900–1927)
The Emirate of Muri (Northeast of Nigeria) (1892–1893)
Gambia
Albreda (1681–1857)
Kunta Kinteh Island (1695-1697-1702)
French Equatorial Africa[edit]
Chad (1900–1960)
Oubangui-Chari (currently Central African Republic) (1905–1960)
Dar al-Kuti (protectorate) (1897) (in 1912 its sultanate was suppressed by the French)
Sultanate of Bangassou (protectorate) (1894)
Present-day The Republic of Congo, then French Congo (1875–1960)
Gabon (1839–1960)
French Cameroon (91% of current Cameroon) (1918–1960) (formerly a German colony, Mandate, Protectorate then French Colony)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1709)
French East Africa[edit]
Madagascar (1896–1960)
Kingdom of Imerina (protectorate) (1896)
Isle de France (1715–1810) (now Mauritius)
Djibouti (French Somaliland) (the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas) (French Somalia) (1862–1977)
Mayotte (1841–present)
Seychelles (1756–1810)
Chagos Archipelago (1721–1745)(1768–1814)
The Scattered Islands (Banc du Geyser, Bassas da India, Europa Island, Juan de Nova Island, Glorioso Islands, Tromelin Island)
Comoros (1866–1975)
Réunion (1710–present)
In Asia[edit]

Map Of French Colony in India

Map of French Mandate of Syria

Zones of French and British influence and control established by the Sykes-Picot Agreement
French Indochina
French Indochinese Union (1887–1954)
Laos (protectorate) (1893–1954)
Cambodia (protectorate) (1863–1953)
Vietnam
Cochinchina (Southern Vietnam) (1858–1949)
Annam (protectorate) (Central Vietnam) (1883–1949)
Tonkin (protectorate) (Northern Vietnam) (1884–1949)
State of Vietnam (1949–1954)
Spratly Islands (1933–1939)
Paracel Islands (1933–1939)
India and Sri Lanka
French India
Arkat (protectorate) (1692–1750)
Madras (1746–1749)
French Establishments of India (including 5% of current Indian territory and the French zone of influence extended to 30% of the territory)
Pondichéry (1765–1954)
Karikal (1725–1954)
Mahé (1721–1954)
Yanaon (1723–1954)
Chandernagor (1673–1952)
Trincomalee (1782–1784)
Taiwan
The city/port of Keelung (1884–1885)
Pescadores Islands (1885)
Turkey
The Province of Cilicia (incorporated into the French Mandate of Syria) (1919–1922)
The Philippines
Basilan (1845–1846)
China
The territory of Kouang-Tchéou-Wan (integrated into French Indochina) (1898–1946)
The foreign concessions : French Concession of Shanghai (1849–1946), Tianjin (1860–1946) and Hankou (1898–1946)
The Spheres of French influence officially recognized by China on the provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi, Hainan, Guangdong
Shamian Island (1859-1949) (1/5 of Island)
Israel
The French Domains of Israel (L'Eléona, crossed commanderie of Abou Gosh, Tombeau des Rois, Church of Sainte-Anne)[2]
Lebanon or French Lebanon (1920–1943) (French Mandate of Lebanon)
Mount Lebanon (1860-1864) (An international protocol fixes the autonomy of the mount Lebanon under the protection of France)[3]
Syria (1920–1946) (French Mandate of Syria)
Alawite State (1920–1936)
State of Aleppo (1920–1924)
State of Jabal Druze (1921–1936)
State of Damascus (1920–1924)
Sanjak of Alexandretta (now part of Turkey)
State of Greater Lebanon (now part of Lebanon) (1920–1946)
In Oceania[edit]

French flags in Polynesia

Flag of Anglo-French joint Naval

Flag of the Alo/Tu`a chiefdom

Flag of the Sigave chiefdom

Flag of the ʻUvea chiefdom
French Polynesia
Society Islands (became a French protectorate in 1843 and a colony in 1880)
Otaheiti, known as Tahiti (protectorate) (1842–1880)
Raiatea and Tahaa (protectorate) (1880)
Tuamotu Archipelago
Marquesas Islands (under French control in 1870, and later incorporated into the territory of French Polynesia)
Gambier Islands
Mangareva (protectorate) (1844/1871)
Austral Islands
Rurutu (Austral Islands) (protectorate) (1858–1889)[4]
Papua New Guinea
New Ireland (1880–1882) (attempt at colonization, unofficial)
New Caledonia
Chesterfield Islands
Matthew and Hunter Islands
Loyalty Islands
Île des Pins
Hawaiian Islands (1837) (at the beginning of French presence there; however, the United States persuaded the local Queen to negotiate with them instead, by means of the strength of a company of U.S. Marines)
The New Hebrides (Vanuatu)
in French Protectorate (1887–1906)
in (Condominium (international law) Fr/UK) (1906–1980)
Australia
Dirk Hartog Island (1772) (made an unofficial annexation for all Australia)[5][6][7]
Wallis and Futuna (1887-)
Kingdom of Uvea (Wallis and Futuna) (declared to be a protectorate by King of Uvea and Captain Mallet in 1842. Officially in a treaty becomes a French protectorate in 1887 until annexed in 1917)
Kingdom of Sigave (signed a treaty establishing a French protectorate in 1888 until annexed in 1917)
Kingdom of Alo (Wallis and Futuna) (signed a treaty establishing a French protectorate in 1888 until annexed in 1917)
In Antarctica[edit]

Territory claim by France in Antarctic (Adélie Land)

Flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF)
Crozet Islands (24 January 1772[8] -present)
Kerguelen Islands (13 February 1772[9] -present)
Île Amsterdam (in 1843 but abandoned) (1892-present)
Île Saint-Paul (in 1843 but abandoned) (1892-present)
Adélie Land (1840–present) (sheltering one of two French Bases in Antarctica, the other one being Franco-Italian (that borders with the Australian Antarctic Territory on both sides and divides that in two)
See also[edit]
French Colonial Empire
Overseas departments and territories of France
CFA franc
Francization
Franco-Trarzan War of 1825
French colonial forces
French colonisation of the Americas
French Colonial Union
French Equatorial Africa
French West Africa
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
Kouang-Tchéou-Wan, a small French territory in China

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...s_and_colonies

Amazing what a little History will do for the mind! Good luck and safe sailing.

[Cherod]

And happy and safe sailing to your good self as well , as despite your obvious right wing views I am sure that on personal level you do not wish anyone any harm , even the unfortunate inhabitants of the sovereign nations which your country invades seemingly at will , I am sure we are all very grateful for your effort , especially when I am sure that you are very busy marching throo the streets of Charlottesville Virginia today. And happy and safe sailing to your good self

[Vipe6]

Russia a communist state??? Well, well, one learns new things everyday here.

[bletso]

Rognvald- You obviously don't appear to like the french; So be it, but you appear to have way to much time on your hands. BTW, you can make a similar list for the Brits, Spanish, Portuguese, Germans, et al. You really need to go sailing..

[Brob2]

Originally Posted by rognvald

Cherod,
I can't add much to Valhalla's excellent posts other than if you are French, or for that matter any other nationality and making this assertion in regards to France, you certainly do not know World History. Here's a list of past and present French colonies gathered by(in most cases) "the almost total genocide of the indigenous people. Sadly, the lack of History that is being taught in schools today is shameful. Here's the list:



Canada
New France (1534–1763), and nearby lands:
Acadia (1604–1713)
Newfoundland
Hudson Bay
Saint Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Lake Winnipeg
Quebec

Amazing what a little History will do for the mind! Good luck and safe sailing.

Generally speaking, the indigenous peoples of Canada did much better with the French colonials versus their British competitors.

[Gadagirl]

Originally Posted by rognvald

Cherod,
I can't add much to Valhalla's excellent posts other than if you are French, or for that matter any other nationality and making this assertion in regards to France, you certainly do not know World History. Here's a list of past and present French colonies gathered by(in most cases) "the almost total genocide of the indigenous people. Sadly, the lack of History that is being taught in schools today is shameful. Here's the list:



Present-day Dominican Republic (1795–1809)
Canada
New France (1534–1763), and nearby lands:
Acadia (1604–1713)
Newfoundland
Hudson Bay
Saint Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Lake Winnipeg
Quebec
Present-day United States
The Fort Saint Louis (Texas) (1685–1689)
Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (1650–1733)
Fort Caroline in French Florida (occupation by Huguenots) (1562–1565)
French Louisiana (23.3% of the current territory) (1764–1804) (sold by Napoleon I)
Lower Louisiana
Upper Louisiana
Louisiana (New France) (1672–1764)
Present-day Brazil
France Équinoxiale (Bay of São Luis) (1610–1615)
The island of Saint Alexis (1531)
The Territory of Amapá (1897) (disputed Franco-Brazilian territory resolved in favour of Brazil)[1]
The city of Viçosa-Ceará (Territory of Ibiapaba) (1590–1604)
France Antarctique, to Fort Coligny ( Rio de Janeiro Bay) (1555–1567)
Île Delphine's island (1736-1737)
Haiti (1627–1804)
Present-day Suriname
Tapanahony (District of Sipaliwini) (Controversial Franco-Dutch in favour of the Netherlands) (25.8% of the current territory) (1814)
Îles des Saintes (1648–present)
Marie-Galante (1635–present)
la Désirade (1635–present)
Martinique (1635–present)
Clipperton Island (1711–present)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1604–present)
Collectivity of Saint Martin (1624–present)
Saint Barthélemy (1648-1784, 1878–present)
Dominica (1625–1663, 1778-1783)
Nevis (1782–1784)
Grenada (1650–1762, 1779–1783)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1719-1763, 1779–1783)
Saint Christopher Island (1628–1690, 1698–1702, 1706, 1782–1783)
Antigua (briefly in 1666)
Saint Lucia (1650–1723, 1756–1778, 1784–1803)
Present-day Guyana (1782–1784)
Tobago (1666–1667, 1781–1793, 1802–1803)
In Africa[edit]

The pith helmet (in this case, of the Second French Empire) is an icon of colonialism in tropical lands

Map of French colonies in Africa (in pink)

Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, who, without a shot, acquired territory which included the Gabon, Central African Republic and Republic of the Congo
French North Africa[edit]
French Morocco (1912–1956) (protectorate) (89% of the current territory) (now Morocco)
French Algeria (1832–1962) (Algeria)
French colony of El Kala (1560–1829)
French Tunisia (1881–1956) (protectorate) (Tunisia)
French West Africa[edit]
Ivory Coast (1843–1960)
Dahomey or French Dahomey (now Benin) (1883–1960)
Independent of Dahomey, under French protectorate in 1889
Porto-Novo (protectorate) (1863–1865, 1882)
Cotonou (protectorate) (1868)
French Sudan (now Mali) (1883–1960)
Senegambia and Niger (1902-1904)
Guinea or French Guinea (1891–1958)
Mauritania (1902–1960)
Adrar emirate (protectorate) (1909)
The Taganit confederation's emirate (protectorate) (1905)
Brakna confederation's emirate (protectorate)
Emirate of Trarza (protectorate) (1902)
Niger (1890–1960)
Sultanate of Damagaram (Zinder) (protectorate) (1899)
Senegal (1677–1960)
French Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) (1896–1960)
French Togoland (1918–1960) (formerly a German colony, mandate became a French colony) (now Togo)
Nigeria
The Enclaves of Forcados and Badjibo (territory under a lease of 30 years) (1900–1927)
The Emirate of Muri (Northeast of Nigeria) (1892–1893)
Gambia
Albreda (1681–1857)
Kunta Kinteh Island (1695-1697-1702)
French Equatorial Africa[edit]
Chad (1900–1960)
Oubangui-Chari (currently Central African Republic) (1905–1960)
Dar al-Kuti (protectorate) (1897) (in 1912 its sultanate was suppressed by the French)
Sultanate of Bangassou (protectorate) (1894)
Present-day The Republic of Congo, then French Congo (1875–1960)
Gabon (1839–1960)
French Cameroon (91% of current Cameroon) (1918–1960) (formerly a German colony, Mandate, Protectorate then French Colony)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1709)
French East Africa[edit]
Madagascar (1896–1960)
Kingdom of Imerina (protectorate) (1896)
Isle de France (1715–1810) (now Mauritius)
Djibouti (French Somaliland) (the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas) (French Somalia) (1862–1977)
Mayotte (1841–present)
Seychelles (1756–1810)
Chagos Archipelago (1721–1745)(1768–1814)
The Scattered Islands (Banc du Geyser, Bassas da India, Europa Island, Juan de Nova Island, Glorioso Islands, Tromelin Island)
Comoros (1866–1975)
Réunion (1710–present)
In Asia[edit]

Map Of French Colony in India

Map of French Mandate of Syria

Zones of French and British influence and control established by the Sykes-Picot Agreement
French Indochina
French Indochinese Union (1887–1954)
Laos (protectorate) (1893–1954)
Cambodia (protectorate) (1863–1953)
Vietnam
Cochinchina (Southern Vietnam) (1858–1949)
Annam (protectorate) (Central Vietnam) (1883–1949)
Tonkin (protectorate) (Northern Vietnam) (1884–1949)
State of Vietnam (1949–1954)
Spratly Islands (1933–1939)
Paracel Islands (1933–1939)
India and Sri Lanka
French India
Arkat (protectorate) (1692–1750)
Madras (1746–1749)
French Establishments of India (including 5% of current Indian territory and the French zone of influence extended to 30% of the territory)
Pondichéry (1765–1954)
Karikal (1725–1954)
Mahé (1721–1954)
Yanaon (1723–1954)
Chandernagor (1673–1952)
Trincomalee (1782–1784)
Taiwan
The city/port of Keelung (1884–1885)
Pescadores Islands (1885)
Turkey
The Province of Cilicia (incorporated into the French Mandate of Syria) (1919–1922)
The Philippines
Basilan (1845–1846)
China
The territory of Kouang-Tchéou-Wan (integrated into French Indochina) (1898–1946)
The foreign concessions : French Concession of Shanghai (1849–1946), Tianjin (1860–1946) and Hankou (1898–1946)
The Spheres of French influence officially recognized by China on the provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi, Hainan, Guangdong
Shamian Island (1859-1949) (1/5 of Island)
Israel
The French Domains of Israel (L'Eléona, crossed commanderie of Abou Gosh, Tombeau des Rois, Church of Sainte-Anne)[2]
Lebanon or French Lebanon (1920–1943) (French Mandate of Lebanon)
Mount Lebanon (1860-1864) (An international protocol fixes the autonomy of the mount Lebanon under the protection of France)[3]
Syria (1920–1946) (French Mandate of Syria)
Alawite State (1920–1936)
State of Aleppo (1920–1924)
State of Jabal Druze (1921–1936)
State of Damascus (1920–1924)
Sanjak of Alexandretta (now part of Turkey)
State of Greater Lebanon (now part of Lebanon) (1920–1946)
In Oceania[edit]

French flags in Polynesia

Flag of Anglo-French joint Naval

Flag of the Alo/Tu`a chiefdom

Flag of the Sigave chiefdom

Flag of the ʻUvea chiefdom
French Polynesia
Society Islands (became a French protectorate in 1843 and a colony in 1880)
Otaheiti, known as Tahiti (protectorate) (1842–1880)
Raiatea and Tahaa (protectorate) (1880)
Tuamotu Archipelago
Marquesas Islands (under French control in 1870, and later incorporated into the territory of French Polynesia)
Gambier Islands
Mangareva (protectorate) (1844/1871)
Austral Islands
Rurutu (Austral Islands) (protectorate) (1858–1889)[4]
Papua New Guinea
New Ireland (1880–1882) (attempt at colonization, unofficial)
New Caledonia
Chesterfield Islands
Matthew and Hunter Islands
Loyalty Islands
Île des Pins
Hawaiian Islands (1837) (at the beginning of French presence there; however, the United States persuaded the local Queen to negotiate with them instead, by means of the strength of a company of U.S. Marines)
The New Hebrides (Vanuatu)
in French Protectorate (1887–1906)
in (Condominium (international law) Fr/UK) (1906–1980)
Australia
Dirk Hartog Island (1772) (made an unofficial annexation for all Australia)[5][6][7]
Wallis and Futuna (1887-)
Kingdom of Uvea (Wallis and Futuna) (declared to be a protectorate by King of Uvea and Captain Mallet in 1842. Officially in a treaty becomes a French protectorate in 1887 until annexed in 1917)
Kingdom of Sigave (signed a treaty establishing a French protectorate in 1888 until annexed in 1917)
Kingdom of Alo (Wallis and Futuna) (signed a treaty establishing a French protectorate in 1888 until annexed in 1917)
In Antarctica[edit]

Territory claim by France in Antarctic (Adélie Land)

Flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF)
Crozet Islands (24 January 1772[8] -present)
Kerguelen Islands (13 February 1772[9] -present)
Île Amsterdam (in 1843 but abandoned) (1892-present)
Île Saint-Paul (in 1843 but abandoned) (1892-present)
Adélie Land (1840–present) (sheltering one of two French Bases in Antarctica, the other one being Franco-Italian (that borders with the Australian Antarctic Territory on both sides and divides that in two)
See also[edit]
French Colonial Empire
Overseas departments and territories of France
CFA franc
Francization
Franco-Trarzan War of 1825
French colonial forces
French colonisation of the Americas
French Colonial Union
French Equatorial Africa
French West Africa
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
Kouang-Tchéou-Wan, a small French territory in China

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...s_and_colonies

Amazing what a little History will do for the mind! Good luck and safe sailing.

Oh! Look at all of theese shiney things over there! Ignore the man behind the curtain! I'm not going to offer opinion on the state of current US territories, or the current administration, or the recent or past 50-100 years of US history of intervention. But I'll offer an inciteful article that i read today.

theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/08/unlearning-the-myth-of-american-innocence

So if we are exceptional then we carry exceptional responsibility to the recent carnege that we created. That's if you're willing to stick to historical facts. We can't both turn belly up and claim victim at the same time as we're claiming strength and stupendous power over the past 50-100 years. I think you really do need to sail and experience differant cultures to grasp perspective and the effects true history has wrought.

[Lepke]

I'm happy France is loosing out. It's the only way socialists can learn. But only temporally. The next batch will repeat the same mistakes because they think, somehow, they can make it work. Maybe, if they only had absolute power...

For you young people the yacht tax destroyed many boat yards. They lost orders. They tried competing with yards producing commercial boats & ships. All they really did was temporally drive down prices. Most of the yacht yards still failed, but they took many other builders and maintainers with them. Much of the ownership spent their reserves, business and private, to stay in business, but went bankrupt.
Now the capitol is gone. The skilled workers are gone. The tools, machinery, and facilities are gone. So now there is less competition and we pay more for marine work and there is much less tax money coming in. Unless taxes are well thought out, this is the end result every time. Unless you allow a business a reasonable profit, they will leave and invest their money elsewhere, usually outside the country. As France found with their recent 75% tax on the wealthy.

[DeepFrz]

Originally Posted by Cottontop

If you can find a job. Youth unemployment:

France - 21.6%
US - 9.1%
Germany - 6.7%

Statistics. Damn lies and statistics.

I don't quite understand how people can think that a world where 1% or .1% (whatever it may be) own the majority of wealth is a fair world. Americans especially have been so brainwashed that they think that a socialist country is a communist country.

[Pilou]

Sorry to disappoint the small groupe of FOX's militiamen here, but everything is doing perfect in Antibes whose the marina Port Vauban is overbooked in which the waiting list to get an annual berth is still three years and half long.

I myself have taken all the photos.

July 22/23/25

[Pilou]

July 27/28/29