St. Maarten Private Eye

We got to get our act together or we will loose out on this business. St.Kitts is building Mega yatch cruise facililities as part of the new Auberge resort. St.Maarten has it all for the Mega yatchs- parts, food, dinning, entertianment, we have it all. What we don't have is people who are reading on the same page as it relates to customer service and rules.
I'm a St.Maartener, one of the born here ones. And proud of it, but I'm saying " Get your shit together". Earl, who is the agent for this Yatch and a St.Maartener, I'm sure he did all he could to have this Yatch cleared. Cudos to you Earl. This story on Triton is damaging to the island and its Yatching community. I have met captains from some of the Yatchs and they really love St.Maarten, but for how long if these stories are the talk at the Boat show which our reps attend to promote SXM as a Yatching destination.

What may have happen here is that the captian had contacts with the French authorities from Monaco and ofcourse being the lovely island of two nations that we are, confusion sets in. Maybe he should have docked on Fr St.Martin.
However, he also mentions in his article that Customs in Philipsburg indicated that the Simpsonbay Port Authority didn't know what they were talking about- that's messed up!!!!!!
Maybe Russell Voges can give some clarity.