Sunset Cruise

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	We went on a Sunset Cruise one evening, run by Aqua Mania and sailing out of the Pelican Marina on Simpson Bay. Sunset is invariably within 10 minutes before or after 6 PM. We boarded the Lambada, a large catamaran, and left the dock at 5:30. While waiting for departure there were a lot of interesting late afternoon lighting effects that the camera loved.
>	Once onboard and out of the marina, the Captain asked for 6 strong men to hoist the mainsail. I'm not sure it was that necessary as we rarely used the sail throughout the journey, but it made it feel like we were sailing even if the motor was running! The Captain was an engaging fellow. He gave an upbeat departure speech, let a couple of passengers steer during the voyage, and didn't get lost once.
	There were a number of other sailing vessels at sea along with us. Some were from the same marina. Some were serving a dinner along with the cruise. We were not hard done by -- the drinks flowed freely and the rum punch had plenty of rum in it. The 3 man crew turned into a fine set of bartenders and waiters for the roughly 50 people on board.
	We sailed out of Simpson Bay and West along the shore... past the end of the airport runway at Maho Bay / Sunset Beach... past Mullet Bay... past Cupecoy Beach where the Sapphire Beach Club is located ... and into Baie Longue where we turned and headed back to the marina, mostly using engines. We were passed by a couple of cruise ships that had just left Philipsburg, heading for some other island.