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Where Are They Now?
his head and were taken to Deadman’s Cay, where the
doctor was drunk and couldn’t get the door of the
clinic open. Long story short, a VISAR [Virgin Island
Search and Rescue] flight took us to Nassau, where
Danny had surgery — 160 some stitches in his face
and head — but he lived.
“Later, he grew strong again, his face slightly rearranged
but still handsome, and we ventured into the Virgin Islands
to find a new career.”
When Judi and Dan arrived in St. Thomas in 1975,
they were broke and Capricorn was a mess. “We had
no idea what we were going to do,” Judi said. “We
started our charter careers by picking up a couple in
Caneel Bay for a 10-day Christmas charter given to us
by Bob Smith.” The boat the couple had first selected
had sunk, and Capricorn was all that was available.
“When we worried about the condition of our boat,
Bob said, wryly, ‘Well, it’s floating, isn’t it?’
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“When I wrote my voyage books,
I really wanted to share my memories
of those days,” she said with a sigh.
“Even though I am far from the
islands, my heart is still there.”