Following up on this morning's blog post, I just received additional images and information about the New Year's Eve swells on St. Barth's from a charter yacht client who was there, and who asked that I identify him only as Heston.

He writes:

“My family and I have been coming to St. Barth’s for New Year's for about six years, and we have not ever seen it like this. The streets had water everywhere. Some boats appeared to be having difficulty with landing the tenders. It was certainly strange not seeing any boats in the harbor. We were told that the president of St. Barth’s gave direct authority to ban Jet Skis for the days leading up to New Year’s, as the traffic was very heavy and the seas were too rough.

“We arrived in St. Barth’s on December 29, and every boat was already cleared out of the harbor. I know that some other charter guests were not too thrilled with the idea, as they had parties planned for the docks. Some parties were cancelled, and others just had to do a lot of tender runs. You could hear the tenders running back and forth the entire night up until late the following morning.”

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