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Post by barrumundi on Jan 16, 2016 8:56:59 GMT -5
As the first boats arrived in Santa Marta Colombia completing the first leg of this year’s World ARC, government officials have been working hard to promote this ancient city as a safe and welcoming destination for yachtsmen in an on-going attempt to eradicate the perception that security is an issue here.
They were also having to manage a public relations set back following an armed boarding and robbery two month ago aboard a 60ft Australian catamaran which had been anchored in Taganga Bay a few miles north of Santa Marta. Incidents of this nature in Colombia are genuinely rare, but the news of this isolated event spread like wildfire through the cruising community and any perception of insecurity was temporarily heightened.
www.yachtingworld.com/news/is-colombia-the-new-must-visit-destination-for-cruisers-we-report-from-santa-marta-70102
Baltic 56 Spirit V on the approach to Santa Marta
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2016 0:24:49 GMT -5
Baltic... my favourite brand of sailboats... sailed on a 50, 20 years ago, much older than that and really beautiful.
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Post by búfalo on Feb 2, 2016 19:01:11 GMT -5
Years ago it happened quite a bit. Not sure now.
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