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ial IDS owner Frank Agren and two of his asso-
, = ciates, Ludovic Rose Eloise and Cédric
<b zi Cavalier, recently returned from a month at
Se Pégomas, France, where they participated
| in a maintenance-and-repair diagnostics
course for MTU. This hands-on session is
reserved for agents and is aimed at highly
skilled professionals who are adding other
sectors of marine engine maintenance to
their field of knowledge. IDS technicians will
be retuming to France later this year to
attend sessions in electronics for the new
“Blue Vision” MTU products.

In the French West Indies, MTU is represent-
ed by IDS. They stock spares and make
house callls.

For more information
contact frank.agren@wanadoo.fr

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New Kayak, Hike and Snorkel Tour to
Historic Hassel Island

Carol Bareuther reports: Hassel Island sits at
the entrance to one of the busiest harbors
in the Caribbean. Yet, few visitors to St.
Thomas’s capital of Charlotte Amalie have
IDS owner Frani Agren receives his had the opportunity to visit this historic and

   

certificate for the MTU cultural jewel — until recently.
maintenance-and-repair Virgin Islands Ecotours began offering its
diagnostics course “Kayak, Hike & Snorkel to Historic Hassel

Island” tours in late 2009. Some 124 acres
of the 136-acre Hassel Island are owned
by the Virgin Islands National Park Service
and offer visitors the opportunity to explore Danish and British Napoleonic-era
forts and the ruins of a 19th century marine railway.
A three-hour professionally guided tour departs twice daily. The tour begins with a

; A : E 20-minute paddle aboard two-man, sit-atop kayaks along a route where bustling
ee We at Woodstock err Les TL 5 stl irks erie) Charlotte Amalie and its harbor serve as backdrop while in the foreground soon
FEM nial up foie Ms ME MET el est tela sre hair appear the ruins of the Garrison House. This nearly 200-year-old structure, built by the

British between 1807 and 1815, once served as a powder magazine. A ten-minute
& metal... moderately steep and rocky trail leads to Fort Willoughby.
Next, paddle north along the northern coast of the island to Careening Cove. Raft
es a Par . F Y = up here and listen to a short talk about the ruins that surround the bay and how
PM ema a am nme) em aa) A ah LL ships from Europe were “careened” to be repaired and cleaned. The tour comes
Fabrication, erste Air Con liars ya aya ashore for a second time at the ruins of the Creque Marine Railway. Built in the 1840s

by a group of Danish businessmen, and now undergoing a multimillion-dollar reno-
vation by the National Park Service, this is likely the oldest surviving steam-operated
marine railway in the world. At its peak in the 1870s, the railway could haul vessels as
heavy as 1,200 tons.

Finally, paddle through the channel that separates Hassel Island and Frenchtown
to secluded Garden Beach. Shipley’s Battery, a fortification built by the British in

a 1802, is clearly visible. Enjoy a dip and a guided snorkel tour of the reef before pad-
ey eee ene | GF rinchar Sandal dling back to the Frenchtown Marina.

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For more information visit www.viecotours.com

IRR Marine Photo Workshop to be Held at Antigua Classic
Photographer and workshop leader David Lyman is organizing a ten-day photog-
raphy course to be held April 12th through 21st, in conjunction with this year’s annu-
And since we are a Full Refit Shop with all Services al Classic Yacht Regatta, in English Harbour, Antigua. This workshop is for experi-
s rat enced photographers, pro or amateur, who are also sailors who want to advance
under fea roof, fara fer Wet ate) ela ‘fale peg ET ahd their photographic skills, develop their eye and increase their understanding of the

world of sport photography on the water.
For more information visit www.workshopsinternational.com/photography/pro-
grams/the-classic-yacht-photography-workshop/

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