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Christmas At The Bitter End
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I spent 17 Christmases on Virgin Gorda at the Bitter End Yacht Club and Saba Rock. This is not just any Christmas story, this is a sailor’s Christmas story. As a sailor, you’re almost always away from home, and home becomes a kind of idea. But sitting at the Bitter End on a mooring with the bow of the boat bobbing, pointing directly into the trades, the wind a steady 15 knots, you’re protected in the north sound by a deep and long reef filled with fish and other artifacts. It is the elbow of the windward islands, there’s nothing but ocean beyond that reef. There I met a man named Burt Kilbride, a living legend and the world’s oldest Scuba diver, known affectionately as the last Pirate of the Caribbean. He told me of his quest to find Drake’s treasure.
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Links:
Bert Kilbride: https://www.visitcaymanislands.com/en-us/isdhf/isdhf-bios/bert-kilbride
Bitter End Yacht Club: https://beyc.com/
Saba Rock: https://sabarock.com/
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Manage episode 295036494 series 2939557
I spent 17 Christmases on Virgin Gorda at the Bitter End Yacht Club and Saba Rock. This is not just any Christmas story, this is a sailor’s Christmas story. As a sailor, you’re almost always away from home, and home becomes a kind of idea. But sitting at the Bitter End on a mooring with the bow of the boat bobbing, pointing directly into the trades, the wind a steady 15 knots, you’re protected in the north sound by a deep and long reef filled with fish and other artifacts. It is the elbow of the windward islands, there’s nothing but ocean beyond that reef. There I met a man named Burt Kilbride, a living legend and the world’s oldest Scuba diver, known affectionately as the last Pirate of the Caribbean. He told me of his quest to find Drake’s treasure.
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scintillians
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Offshoreexplorer
Offshore Ships Locker: https://www.offshoreshipslocker.com/
Links:
Bert Kilbride: https://www.visitcaymanislands.com/en-us/isdhf/isdhf-bios/bert-kilbride
Bitter End Yacht Club: https://beyc.com/
Saba Rock: https://sabarock.com/
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