Tintamarre or as the English called it Flat Island lies to the north-east of Sint Maarten. It is part of the French side of Saint Martin. There is a beautiful white sand beach and anchorage in the protected lee of the island. Good snorkeling for beginners in the shallow calm waters and the famous mud baths make this an ideal stop. The island is part of a marine reserve and therefore a strict principle of “Take only photographs and leave only footprints” is applied. If we go on a Monday we are often one of only a few boats there.

We get aboard from the dock at Skip Jack's Restaurant on the Simpson Bay Lagoon at 7:30am. We will have breakfast on board for you. Breakfast consists of croissants, chocolate croissants, baguettes with cream cheese, yogurt and cereal, fruit, coffee and fruit juice. We will sail through the 8:15am bridge on the French side, and have a 2 1/2 hour sail up the Anguilla channel to the island of Tintamarre.

At Tintamarre everybody relaxes, go for a swim, snorkel and the mud baths are a lot of fun. Lunch will be at approximately 1:00pm. It consists of Seafood Paella, blackened Mahi Mahi, BBQ ribs, potato salad and a green salad.

In the afternoon, after we have finished lunch, we can have a last swim at Tintamarre and then sail to Creole rock for more snorkeling or to Happy Bay for more lazing in the water with "noodles" for flotation. There is an open bar on board all day including rum punch, beer, wine, soft drinks and bottled water.

We will come through the French bridge at 5:30pm and be back at the dock at Skip Jack's Restaurant by 6:00 pm.

The price is $1150US all inclusive for up to 10 persons. Additional persons above that are $115 each.

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Long Beach has as its name says a long white sandy beach. Nestled in the corner against the headland is the beautiful La Samana Hotel. We anchor close to the rock face and are in a very protected and calm area. The water here is ideal for swimming, snorkeling and sunbathing.

Lunch will be at 12:30 which includes Seafood Paella, blackened Mahi Mahi, BBQ ribs, potato salad and garden salad. There is an open bar on-board all day with rum punch, whiskey, vodka, gin, beer, wine, bottled water and a variety of soft drinks.

We will sail to the French bridge for the 2:30 opening and be at the dock at Skip Jack's Restaurant at 3pm. I can arrange for a taxi to be there to take you back to Philipsburg for a little shopping before you return to your ship.

The price is $1050US all inclusive for up to 10 persons. Additional persons above that are $105 each.

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