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[[caption]]BEQUIA (The Grenadines)[[/caption]]

Port of Embarkation and Debarkation

We always endeavour to arrange that clients do not have to pay for time between pick up ports, and in order to facilitate this we ask all intending Charterers if they would co-operate as far as possible and be prepared not necessarily to start and end their cruise at the same port.

We suggest that ANTIGUA, MARTINIQUE, and GRENADA, be made the principal starting and finishing ports, all being reached by regular air services. From these points any area in the Leeward and Windward Islands may be visited quite easily. We also ask that dates of proposed cruises may in the first instance be variable to some small extent to suit our over all Charter programme.

By this means we can usually arrange to embark one party at say (A) and disembark at (B) picking up the next party at (B) and returning to (A) or (C), and so on as the case may be. The Charterer is then able to visit more places in a limited period, and we to save passage time between charters.

In order to make our seasons programme run smoothly, it is of the utmost importance that the starting and finishing ports, once chosen, should be strictly adhered to, as any later alteration may seriously upset succeeding Charterers arrangements. It is important also that the cruise should end on the date agreed to, so that the vessel may be available in plenty of time for the next Charter.

TERMS OF CHARTER

BASE. A headquarters address has been established at ANTIGUA, and Radio Telephone contact between ship and shore is maintained at regular intervals when conditions permit, usually twice daily at 0830 and 1630. We maintain a private R/T Station in the Old Naval Dockyard at English Harbour and messages sent to us will be passed to the "Mollihawk" and any other of our vessels fitted with R/T at the earliest opportunity. Clients may therefore be assured that they will not be completely out of touch with family or business.

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