dinghy thefts St Martin

[masonc]

Originally Posted by sailon46

I spent a whole year in the Marina of Fort Louis and did not have dingy probs but in Anquila I lost Carib dingy and brand New Tohatsu 9.9 cable cutter left me onle cable pieces at Road Harbor town. Cost 5k for replacement with new from St Martin Budget Marine. I was told that all those dingies end up in Nevis by a harbor worker in St Martin.

Every island blames the others. I live in Nevis and Anguilla and i don't see a lot of dinghy theft. In fact, I suspect the biggest risk is other boaters. It's hard for locals to move a dinghy or find a market for them. St Martin would be the exception.

[masonc]

Originally Posted by Tom and Maje

We've been here since the end of November and there have been no dinghy thefts reported. There were a few last season, but all of them have been recovered.

There is no large port in Marigot. The container ships come into Phillipsburg. Therefore, whoever made that report doesn't know what they are talking about.

Maje

The port is Galis bay, cargo boats load there. Container ships would not be party to stolen merchandise but the smaller inter-island tramp steamers might.

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Originally Posted by masonc

Every island blames the others. I live in Nevis and Anguilla and i don't see a lot of dinghy theft. In fact, I suspect the biggest risk is other boaters. It's hard for locals to move a dinghy or find a market for them. St Martin would be the exception.

I agree, the only time my dinghy was stolen it was in Martinique by a French sailor who had a 37' aluminium sailboat that costs probably 5 times our 31'. Later, the same guy got shot at night trying to steal a windvane, he was sent to jail in Martinique (He was a recidivist). After a while (I guess he didn't enjoy being the local criminals' "girlfriend"...) he asked to be transfered to Marseille (His home town). Two "friends" of his, abandonned his sailboat in English Harbor, Antigua, on their way to Marseille... End of story