Mayra and Marcel

'NADA' was lifted out of the water once more and put on the stands. She served us well this sailing season through some calm seas and some storms and high seas. Now she will rest a few month.

We walked the boat yard to see what was old and what was new. Some boats were still being worked on, the owners hoping to launch them next season. 'MARC LE NOVICE', the most polished sailboat on the boatyard and the only one with the grass growing underneath, had a staircase built to the deck. In the shade of his boat, Marcel enjoyed the midday rest. He is 92 years old and his wife Mayra is 89. He is French and she is British. Their sailboat hasn't been in the water a few years. Their home is in France, where they raised their seven children, one of them, Marc, a fisherman, was lost at sea in a storm. Their second home is Rodney Bay's boat yard. Here they work on their sailboat, paint her over and over, polish her, love her.