Bankie Banx Moonsplash 2010 - Anguilla

Bankie Banx is proud to present Moonsplash 2010 at The Dune Preserve on the Caribbean island of Anguilla, March 25-28, 2010.

Moonsplash 2010 marks the 20th staging of the festival, billed as “The Eastern Caribbean’s Premier Reggae and World Music Festival.”  Headlining artists for 2010 includes a bountiful selection of reggae talent, ranging from cutting edge to founding legends.

Moonsplash will kick off on Thursday, March 25th with the arrival of  headline artists and live performances at the Beach Stage. With parties around the clock beginning on Thursday and continuing through Sunday evening.

Friday night's performances, Reggae Night, will feature Benjy Myaz, Jah Cure and the Moonsplash 20th Anniversary Awards.

Saturday night, also known as Legends Night, will feature Gregory Isaacs, John Holt, Marcia Griffith, Sugar Minott and, of course, Bankie Banx and his Allstar Band.

Moonsplash greats including Sherriff Bob and Junior Jazz, Cat Coore and Tony Ruption will also be in attendance, along with Moonsplash Allstars Onaje Allan Gumbs, and Corey Stoot.

Moonsplash is only a couple of weeks away, but if you would like to charter a yacht for this event, let us know.  We'll be happy to help!

We attended the Jimmy Buffett concert a couple of years ago at the Dune Preserve. We anchored in Road Bay, Anguilla and had a wonderful time.  The Dune Preserve is an excellent, open air venue.

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Jimmy Buffett Concert in St Barths for Le Select's 60th Anniversary

It appears not to be just a rumour anymore, as Jimmy Buffett is now on the schedule for a quayside concert in Gustavia, Saturday 7th November 2009 at 8:00 pm.

What a great excuse (as if you need one) to have Cheeseburgers & Beers in Paradise! It's only a few weeks until Le Select’s 60th Anniversary is upon us. Join the celebration and attend the BIG anniversary bash November 6-8 2009... Where???? St. Barths, of course :)

What better way to partake of this event than on a boat? Contact Paradise Connections Yacht Charters and we'll hook you up!

It's easy to fly into Sint Maarten/St Martin (airport code=SXM) meet your boat, enjoy sailing the islands of St Martin & St Barts (Saint Barthelemy), and participate in the anniversary festivities.

We enjoyed Jimmy's concert in Anguilla a few years ago (we're on the DVD!) and we helped several good folks charter yachts for that Parrothead gathering. They thoroughly enjoyed the festivities in the authentic tropical venue.

Get in the mood & check out Amazon's Jimmy Buffett MP3 downloads for a quick getaway to Margaritaville!

LE SELECT’s 60th ANNIVERSARY - SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• Friday, November 6, 2009
  

11:00 am – Noon: Complimentary appetizers and happy hour
11:00 am – 1:00 pm: Gunslingers Steel Band
5:00 pm: Choir performance by the Chorale du bon Coeur
6:00 pm: Speech by Marius Stakelborough, owner of Le Select, followed by a cocktail reception
8:00 pm: Music by Math’s Connection and The Tremendous Johnsons

• Saturday, November 7, 2009

11:00 am – Noon: Complimentary appetizers and happy hour
11:00 am – 1:00 pm: Gunslingers Steel Band
6:00 pm: Gunslingers Steel Band on the quay in Gustavia
8:00pm: Jimmy Buffett on the quay in Gustavia
10:00pm: Music by New Generation at Le Select

• Sunday, November 8, 2009

11:00 am – Noon: Complimentary appetizers and happy hour
11:00 am – 1:00 pm: Gunslingers Steel Band
4:00pm: Screening of the film “The Friends of Marius” at the Capitainerie (upstairs at the Harbour Office)
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Gunslingers Steel Band
8:00 pm: Fireworks, followed by a closing party with music by Les Romantiques at Le Select

• Monday, November 9, 2009

Marius invites you to discover the Back Street Gallery, Rue Père Dugon, Gustavia from 11:00am to 1:00pm and 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Maybe Bob can get a new hat as his "Tunes On The Dunes, Anguilla 2007" baseball hat is quite a bit past its sell-by date :)

So, drop us a line, come on down & have a good time!  Hope to see you there.

Charter Catamaran AMARYLLIS - Jimmy Buffett sighting

We just received an email from the charter catamaran AMARYLLIS. We recently had a very happy charter aboard Amaryllis and we'll be posting their comments soon, but in the meantime, here's some news from this excellent charter yacht:

JIMMY BUFFETT SIGHTING AT WHITE BAY!

March came in like a lion and went out with a blast! St. Paddies at 'Sir' Foxy's, Jimmy Buffett at White Bay, St. John Blues Festival in Coral Bay, and the usual great sailing, hikes, beach bars, etc. We had two 'parrotheads' on charter who were down here for a Margaritaville experience. They were sitting in front of the Soggy Dollar Bar at White Bay and saw Jimmy Buffett standing about 25 feet from them, blending in with the beach crowd. He obliged them with a picture, at which point the buzz went down the beach, "That's Jimmy Buffett!' and he made a speedy getaway. We joked that we had to pull some strings to make their vacation really special! But the bottom line is, you can't beat a Virgin Islands charter for a great vacation.

FAMILY DISCOUNT

We are offering 'one child free' so a family of four can charter AMARYLLIS for a week for $9,000, all-inclusive. This is a very competitive price and a good value for Mom and Dad. We've had a great season so far with families, couples, and singles. We will be available for charter through August 15th and will be back.

Amaryllis is a 45-foot Privilege catamaran, owned and operated by Bruce & Laura Masterson, and accommodates up to 6 guests. Please note that Amaryllis is a non-smoking yacht. We spent quite a bit of time aboard Amaryllis with Bruce & Laura last November when we were in St. Thomas and we hope to see them again when we pass through next month. Bruce is a sailing instructor and offers informal training, plus he also teaches windsurfing.

Amaryllis will be available for charter through mid-August in USVI, BVI, St. Maarten or Antigua.

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Parrotheads welcome :)

ATTN PARROTHEADS: JIMMY BUFFETT RUMOR

Attention to all Parrotheads and to all that enjoy a good time...

We just heard a rumor on our local St Maarten radio station that Jimmy Buffett will be doing a concert in November 2009 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Le Select restaurant in St.Barths.

Found this info on the net:

• 60th Anniversary of Le Select: November 6-8, 2009
• Free concert. See Jimmy Buffett play in the open air
• Big party - Enjoy a festival-like atmosphere downtown

Someone else said that they had talked to someone and:

• that JB will play sometime over the 3 days, but only a few songs and it will not be a concert! It will only be at Select and not at the dock like before and will NOT be as big of party. He said that the 50th was sooo much work preparing months ahead for it he did not what to go thru all of that again. Things might change with Jimmy, but for right now just a couple of songs at Select on one of the three days.

We really enjoyed the Anguilla concert two years ago and this sounds like a fun time, too.

What would be cooler than to be on your own chartered yacht for this historic event. We hope to be there!

Keep you posted...