Fun in the British Virgin Islands, page 40
Whose storY AnYWAY?
When I came on deck in the gradual light of not-yet-dawn, CONTENTS
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the chill of the southern air braced me. Wisps of fog drifted
past our stern and into the mangroves on the island. I 2 Spanish Matriculation Tax: An Update
took a deep breath and the scent of the riverbank passed
A lawyer’s viewpoint on recent press reports.
through me. I heard the creak of chain in the bow chock
7 Keeping it all Running
as the boat swung ever so slowly in the river current. And
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with the rushing sound of feathers near the far bank, I
dimly saw a duck take flight. 8 Show Time: May Boat Shows
Sometimes it takes a day on the water and a night at Featuring Jersey, slovenia, newport and sanctuary Cove.
anchor, as it did that time in Louisiana, before I complete

ly
12 International Rolex Regatta, 2008
appreciate the natural simplicity of being afloat. Other
Action at st thomas Yacht Club, Us Virgin Islands.
times it only takes raising the sails on the mooring, then
casting off and trimming in the mainsheet before the 16 Cruising Middle Eastern Style
vibration in the rudder and the quiet swish of the bow experiencing the 2008 Med red rally.
wave reintroduces me to my other senses.
I read an essay recently by Jay Bookman, an excerpt
21 Bravery, Tragedy, Victory
the early years of the Whitbread round the World race.
from his book Caught in the Current: Searching for
Simplicity in the Technological Age, in which he lets his
27 Greek Wanders
kayak drift with the river and he closes his eyes, taking in
exploring the Greek Islands by charter.
all the sensations. He’s writing about our perception of
time and goes on to say how those engaged in sports or
33 Hurricane? Your Move
hobbies are sometimes said to “lose themselves”. What
A transatlantic chess game between a sailor and the weather.
really happens, he says, is that we “find ourselves”. Focusin

g
37 Interview: A New Course at North South
our energies on a single task or activity, “we come away
Mike Burns talks about founding one of Canada’s largest yacht brokerages.
refreshed and satisfied, re-centered and renewed”.
Whether under power or sail, at high speed or barely
40 Virgin Territory
moving, those of us who take to the water know all this
A sailing holiday in the British Virgin Islands to entertain the whole family.
instinctively. When we turn off the devices that fragment
45 Pickle and Peppers
our attention and let a boat carry us forward in the story
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of our lives, the disconnected pieces of our attention knit
back together. And the story begins to make sense again. 49 DEAlER & BROKERAGE YACHTS
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