Les Voiles de St. Barth: Regatta Will Carry On in 2018
Considered a high point of the tourist season on the island of Saint-Barthélemy, Les Voiles de St. Barth will take place as planned over April 8-14, 2018.
Hurricane Irma has devastated the British Virgin Islands, leaving a catastrophic situation with homes flattened and communities left with no power, sanitation or water. Friends and family are still waiting to hear news from their loved ones, many of whom are still trapped in their homes by debris.
POST-IRMA UPDATE #1 - Sunday, September 10, 12:00pm
We are finally getting ourselves organized after the horrendous passage of Irma on Wednesday.
First the good news from the Nanny Cay perspective:
- So far, and we have not heard from everybody, we have had no reports of loss of
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Hurricane Irma Discussion Number 34
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL112017
1100 AM AST Thu Sep 07 2017
The eye on satellite continues to be quite distinct, and data from
an Air Force reconnaissance plane indicate that the initial
intensity is 150 kt. The central pressure remains near 921 mb.
The environment along the future track of Irma is favorable for the
hurricane to maintain most of its current intensity, although some
fluctuations are likely due to eyewall replacement cycles which
are difficult to predict. There are no obvious reasons why Irma
will not remain a powerful hurricane for the next 3 days while
approaching Florida. Thereafter, an increase in the wind shear could
lead to gradual weakening, but Irma is expected to remain a
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1st images from Irma's destruction as the eye passes over St Barts.
This is the calm before the other side of eye passed over.
Irma is so strong that she has destroy
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