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The commercial harbor in St Georges

Grenada was deemed the property of the king of Spain from 1498 although there was no Spanish settlement on the island. The French started colonization around 1650 but lost the islands to the British in 1763 as part of the peace treaty after a European war.
Both estate owners and slaves preferred the French rule, and there was a rebellion led by Julien Fedon who became a mythical figure in the local folklore. The revolt was overcome with a lot of bloodshed and Grenada was British until independence was granted in 1974. The leadership was given to Eric Gairy who treated the new country as his private kingdom. He was overthrown by a communist movement lead by Maurice Bishop. He was a "kind communist" who did a lot to better living conditions for people, and he is still popular. The airport and the main road on the island are named after him. But he was cooped by a more militant Moscow trained group who shot Bishop, his ministers, his pregnant girlfriend and a lot of civilians during several days of total curfew.
Ronald Reagan was afraid of a Soviet Air Base so close, and in 1983 Grenada was invaded in a U.S.-led operation code-named Operation Urgent Fury. The invasion was highly criticized internationally, but anyway the country has been democratic since then.
The hardline communist leaders, known as the Grenada 17 are imprisoned for lifetime in a prison on top of a hill overlooking the city of st Georges.

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Vessel Name:	S/Y Temerity
Vessel Make/Model:	Hudson Force 52 feet. Built 1981 in Taiwan.
Hailing Port:	Oslo
Crew:	Berit and Bjørn Ramfjord
Extra:	In Brief The Hudson Force 50 is a full keeled pilothouse cutter ketch, from the drawing board of William Garden, a US and Canadian trained naval architect. Introduced in 1973, they were built in Taiwan at the rate of twelve to fifteen per year until 1984 when the boatyard burned down. They [...] are nearly identical to the Formosa 51, the molds for the Force 50 come from the same plug that formed the Formosa 51. It is said William Garden did kind of a “private label” deal with Formosa, and some believe the Force 50 is has more of a seaworthy classic flavor with subtle improvements. The Force 50 is known to have less room below decks primarily due to her lower freeboard. This is a go anywhere sailboat with a touch of the traditional complete with a long bowsprit and on some boats, wooden spars . Teak abounds above and below decks. As testament to the boats seaworthiness, owner Tom Allen recalls a single handed passage between Los Angeles to Monterey, “I lost my main sail rounding Point Lobos in 55 to 60 knots of winds. I was popping out of 25 foot seas with half the boat coming out of the swell and then slamming onto the bottom of the wave. It sounded like someone taking a sledgehammer and hitting the front half of the boat. When I arrived in Monterey I kissed the ground realizing that this is a very sturdy 30 year old boat that I would definitely trust my life in.” Interior and Layout Three staterooms, master is aft with head, two double guest cabins forward with shared head and step in shower. Pilothouse with inside helm station, and lower saloon with desk. L-shaped settee to starboard going forward to starboard is a double guest cabin and to port is the head and shower. Forward is an upper and lower to starboard, workbench and cupboards to port. Specifications LOA: 65′ LOD: 51′ LWL: 39′ 0″ Beam: 14′ 2″ Draft: 6’ 2″ Displacement: 52,000 lbs. Engine: 85hp Ford Lehman Fuel Tankage: 180 US Gal. Water Tankage: 75 US Gal. Designer: William Garden Year Introduced: 1973 Year Ended: 1983 Builder: Hudson Custom Boats / Ta Chiao More