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Above Deck - We chartered our boat! [Ep. 146]
15 maggio 2026 · 39 min · 20K visualizzazioni · Ile Fourchue, St. Barts
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A 10-day charter aboard the Sunreef 62 Supernova covers a route from Dutch-side St. Martin through St. Barts and multiple French-side St. Martin anchorages, ending at the lagoon near the airport.0:11 Yvette and Darcy host guests through a mix of discover scuba dives at Ile Fourchoux — where the group spotted two sharks, a turtle, and large lobsters — snorkeling, hiking, tubing, and underwater scooter runs using Sea Blue Vapors units.0:16 Anchorages include Ile Fourchoux, Tintamar (where guests searched for a wrecked plane ashore), Oriental Bay, Anse Marcel, and Grand Case.0:16 A windlass fault surfaces briefly: the windlass behaved unexpectedly, but an emergency shutoff switch resolved it without delaying the itinerary, and Darcy recommends fitting an easily accessible shutoff on the positive or negative side as standard practice.10:43 Solar and large battery banks covered all power needs throughout, with no generator use.4:55 A national holiday in St. Barts prompted a same-day itinerary change, keeping the boat in place for a beach party — flexibility the crew frames as routine in charter work.12:37 Guests' departure flight delayed four hours, extending their time aboard.33:14 The practical lesson: an emergency windlass shutoff switch is a low-cost fix that prevents a minor electrical fault from disrupting a charter schedule.
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