Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 15:20:23 -0400 From: Bob, Glad to hear that you have landed on your feet and are going full steam ahead. You'll perhaps be glad to know that the fly bridge enclosure you built for us in the winter of 2003 has survived 3 hurricanes and about 30,000 miles of cruising with no damage at all. Great job! We hope to get back to the Carib one of these days but no firm plans at this time. All the best, Wayne and Diane Beardsley Grand Banks 49 Classic, Long Legged Lady ================================================================== In the year and a half since Irma the BVI has transitioned to a very busy work environment. Our business lost the roof and all of the contents in Irma, had a roof back on early November 2017 and have been working as much overtime as our expanded work force want. Marine business was non-existent till February 2018 with very few insurance claims settled, lots of new charter boats with all new sails and canvas; we won?t see a lot of that business for a few more years. The billionaires up in North Sound threw near unlimited budgets at us to get their places up and running with awnings, shade sails, upholstery, so land based business has eclipsed marine, but no complaints. We spent so much time in North Sound last summer and fall that we kept a work boat at Leverick Bay Marina and a truck on VG so we could take the ferry to Spanish Town instead of slogging up Drake Channel when the trades were up. Robert Phillips Doyle Sailmakers BVI, Ltd. bob@doylecaribbean.com Mobile 284-541-2206 Office 284-494-2569