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Stop Press – Dog bites are worse during a full moon!

Last night was a full moon. It’s a poor time to look at other stars because the bright reflected sunlight form the moon overwhelms the dimer light from distant stars.

Full moons are traditionally associated with an inability to sleep, insanity, hence the term lunacy, and various magical phenomena. The British Medical Journal published a study in 2000 on dog bit admissions to hospitals in England. They found that dog bites were twice as common during a full moon. K9’s obviously are very influenced by the lunar cycle!

Most Hindu festivals are celebrated on days with a full moon night.

All full moons rise at sunset.

The main Farmers Almanac circa 1930 lists Native American Indian names for each month. December is called ‘Big Moon’.

The moon is 4.5 billion years old and 250,000 miles away.

It is in synchronous rotation with the Earth, which means we ALWAYS see the same face.

Contrary to belief it was the Soviets that first saw the far side with Luna 3 in 1959. And it’s not the dark side as it is illuminated once a day. Pink Floyd would be very upset!

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Stop Press – Dog bites are worse during a full moon!

Stop Press – Dog bites are worse during a full moon!

Superyacht Attessa IV

Superyacht Attessa IV in the Caribbean

Superyacht Attessa IV off Christmas Cove USVI

Superyacht Attessa IV off Christmas Cove USVI

Superyacht Attessa IV stern & Eurocopter

Superyacht Attessa IV stern & Eurocopter

Superyacht Attessa IV starboard side

Superyacht Attessa IV starboard side

Superyacht Attessa IV was at anchor yesterday off Christmas Cove, Great St James Island, St Thomas. It comes complete with it’s own Eurocopter which is stowed on the stern. It’s unusual to see such a large superyacht in the Caribbean in June, normally yachts of this size have already made an Atlantic crossing to be in the Mediterranean for the summer months. Attessa IV is looking great and the crew were working very hard.

Yacht vital statistics: 328 ft (100m). She was built by Evergreen Shipyard in Japan at their Nagasaki shipyard, and delivered to her owner in 1999. In 2007 she had a 3.5 year refit by Washington Yachting Group. She was previously named Evergreen.

She won the Superyacht Awards 2011 – Best Rebuild Yacht

She has a Crew of 21 – 24.

Her Owner is Dennis Washington with an estimated net worth of $5.8 billion, mostly from Copper Mining in Montana. He is a self made man, he started with one bulldozer aged 30 years. In 5 years he was the biggest contractor in Montana. The yachts value is estimated at $250 million which doesn’t include the helicopter!