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The Relax-and-Enjoy Thing
"Is this a bad time?" I was feeling a little awkward invading the privacy of other boats, so it was important to approach on a polite tack, I figured."Is there such a thing as a bad time?" answered an elderly gent, who stopped buttoning up a mainsail cover aboard Polaris to chat with me. Polaris is a Passport 40 he'd helped his compadre sail from Puerto Rico to Trellis Bay, Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands. He grabbed the painter of the dinghy that held my partner, Captain Rick Martell, and me, and brought us alongside.
His-question-with-a-question comeback, the twinkle in his eye, and the smile all over his sunscreen-smeared face made me fall in love all over again with everyone and everything Virgin Islands, where Rick and I had cruised and worked as charter crew in the 1990s.
Jack Nicklaus and Exclusive Resorts Form Alliance
Exclusive Resorts, the leader among luxury destination clubs, is further strengthening its golf amenities and services for its members through a partnership with legendary golfer, Jack Nicklaus, and the world's leading golf course design firm, Nicklaus Design. Nicklaus is working with Exclusive Resorts to elevate its current golf offerings and, through Nicklaus Design, to explore various real estate development opportunities for unique golf destinations for club members.
Responding to member surveys which consistently list golf as part of their lifestyle, Exclusive Resorts will elevate its golf program by sponsoring member events with Jack Nicklaus and incorporating golf training programs into the club through the Nicklaus Academies this year. Additionally, the two firms will explore future projects that will leverage their strengths in golf course design and luxury resort development. Combining Nicklaus Design's early stage participation in global projects and Exclusive Resorts' in-depth understanding of vacationers' recreation desires and luxury residence expertise could result in some of the world's best golf destinations.
PM opens Casino at Emerald Bay
GEORGETOWN - Tourist air arrivals in Exuma have nearly tripled since 2002, Prime Minister Perry G. Christie said on Monday at the official opening of the Casino at Emerald Bay in Georgetown, Exuma, the first outside of New Providence and Grand Bahama.The Prime Minister said the Casino at Emerald Bay, operated by the Pinnacle Group, will be a first class facility catering to the guests of the Four Seasons Hotel and to other visitors to Exuma.
"It will give added value to the Four Seasons as a resort destination and will go a long way in providing that extra amenity to the thousands of quality tourists who now visit Exuma," Prime Minister Christie said.
He said since the Four Seasons opened in 2003, Exuma and its cays have seen a corresponding increase in visitor arrivals.