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a v e y o ur e v er dr e a m e d of s aili n g ar o u n d t h e
C ari b b e a n S e a o n y o ur o w n s ail b o at? C a n y o u
pi ct ur e y o urs elf al o n e, wit h y o ur p art n er, or cl os e fri e n ds
gli di n g o n t h e t ur q u ois e a n d e m er al d w at ers? B eli e v e it
or n ot t his dr e a m is n ot f ar f et c h e d at all. I’ m s ur e o nl y
a s m all p er c e nt a g e of us w o ul d f e el c o n fi d e nt e n o u g h of
o ur s aili n g a n d n a vi g ati o n a biliti es t o t a k e o n s u c h a n
a d v e nt ur e b ut t h e f a nt as y d o es n ot h a v e t o e n d t h er e.
ft e C ari b b e a n is a s ail or’s pl a y gr o u n d, c o m p os e d of o v er
5, 0 0 0 isl a n ds, r e efs a n d c a v es c o m bi n e d wit h li n e of sit e
s aili n g a n d s o m e c h all e n gi n g o p e n w at er e x p eri e n c es.
W hit e s e cl u d e d s a n d b e a c h es, st u d d e d wit h c o c o n ut
p al ms, pi ct ur e p erf e ct h ar b ors ali v e wit h s pl as h es of
isl a n d c ol ors a n d a pl et h or a of a cti viti es, m a k e s aili n g
t h e C ari b b e a n a m ost a m e m or a bl e e x p eri e n c e.
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