M/Y Rising Sun in St. Thomas

Rising Sun

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February 8th 2009
We anchored near M/Y Rising Sun in St. Thomas Harbor. Rising Sun was originally planned to be 120 meters, but the length was changed to 138 meters because Larry Ellison of Oracle wanted his boat to be longer than Paul Allen's of Microsoft. Rising Sun has a basketball court on her. I wanted to ask Larry Ellison over to our boat for fresh tuna we had just caught, but the admiral would not allow i ... read more

Central America Caribbean » US Virgin Islands » Saint Thomas

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During the 17th century, the archipelago was divided into two territorial units, one English and the other Danish. Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the ... ... read more