SIMPSON BAY--The captain and crew of the raft An-Tiki, made of water pipes, arrived in Great Bay last night and are scheduled to enter Simpson Bay Lagoon during the 5:30pm bridge opening today.
The crew changed their destination from the Bahamas and chose St. Maarten as their destination.
They are on a mission to cross the Atlantic Ocean on the raft to raise funds for Water Aid, the captain's chosen charity, and help raise awareness of the work they do to remind people of the many proverbs about water.
The An-Tiki left the Canary Islands on the January 30. The crew will be guests of the St. Maarten Yacht Club (SMYC). On board are Captain Anthony Smith (85), and crew members John Russell (61), David Hildred (57) and Andrew Bainbridge (57).
Their mission is to raise funds for Water Aid Charity (clean water for third World countries), study plankton, the start of the food chain, and to prove that older people are capable of undertaking adventurous projects. Their original mission was to sail from the Canaries to the Bahamas, but they changed their destination recently to St. Maarten.
The raft will dock at SMYC for a week. The Yacht Club is also planning to hold a "question and answer" evening at SMYC on Thursday at 6:30pm. This will include a visual presentation of the construction of the raft and the crew's mission with the Water Aid Charity.
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