Received 24 November 2010

I arrived in Lebanon 2 weeks ago from Antalya, Turkey. I am moored at the ATCL Marina in Jounieh in very pleasant surroundings and conditions.

I found the Marina staff very helpful and would like to name personally Capt. Naaman Khoury who made my stay so enjoyable.

A very gifted mechanic named Hassan (former motorbike champion of Lebanon)solved a problem with my Volvo rpm counter which had nagged French, Italian, Greek and Turkish “specialists”. Hassan Dia’s e-mail is [email protected]: mobile tel. 00 961 848 435.

At the moment, a boat owner cannot leave his/her boat in Lebanon and go abroad. I was given the authorisation to leave the country to visit Syria for 10 days only.

Gilbert Hutin

SY Jacaré 2

Switzerland