St Thomas-St John * Remembering All Ah We *: John Phillips

John Phillips

Consummate sailboarder and proprietor of East End Windsurfing, originally at the old Sapphire Beach Hotel when the buildings were small bungalows, now at Vessup Beach near Latitude 18.

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Fatty said...: I used to have John on my radio show all the time... if I got stuck when a guest canceled... I'd just call him up and he'd wing it.

When I had a KATS happening in Coral Bay... he came up with all his windsurfing boards... great guy!

Cap'n Fatty, anchored in Langkawi, Malaysia; November 22, 2008

St Thomas - St John, U.S. Virgin Islands ~ Remembering All-Ah-Wee

Recalling the many people in the 70's and 80's, up to the mid - 90's who gave Red Hook and The East End the character it had (including some from downtown and St. John).

Why "mid-90's" ? Hurricane Marilyn in 1995 changed our work and play patterns, our lives and energies. As one person expressed it, Hurricane Hugo in '89 was an adventure; Marilyn was a royal P-I-T-A.

Some long time island residents left after '95, plus rebuilding and development, forever changed the simplicity and laid back character of Red Hook we reveled and thrived in.

Many though are still sailin', lymin', workin', drinkin' and dancing on as we speak . . . in St Thomas-St John-BVI's, down island or wherever they may be.

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Please email and suggest people or places that should be included here.

Open those shoeboxes of photos and have a sit down session with your scanner ! If you don't have a way of posting your photos to the Internet, let me know and I'll help you.