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| - | Saint Martin is a Caribbean island with a French part on the northern end (Saint-Martin) and a Dutch part on the south end (Sint Maarten). "SXM" is sometimes used to refer to the island as a whole. | + | Saint Martin is a Caribbean island with a French part on the northern end (Saint-Martin) and a Dutch part on the south end (Sint Maarten). "SXM" is sometimes used to refer to the island as a whole. Wikipedia: "The northern French part comprises the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin|Collectivity of Saint Martin]] and is an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_collectivity|overseas collectivity]] of France. The southern Dutch part comprises [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Maarten|Sint Maarten]] and is one of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands#Constituent_countries|four constituent countries]] that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Even though the island is an overseas possession of two [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union|European Union]] member states, only the French part of the island is part of the EU." Notice that "Saint Martin" without a hyphen refers to the whole island, while "Saint-Martin" with a hyphen refers to the French northern part. |
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| ==== Conditions ==== | ==== Conditions ==== | ||
| - | * [[https://www.caribbeanpaddling.com/sint-maarten/weather|Caribbean Wind & Weather]] | + | * [[https://www.caribbeanpaddling.com/sint-maarten/weather|Sint Maarten Wind & Weather]] |
| + | * [[:caribbean_islands#resources|Caribbean Weather]] | ||
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| ==== Resources ==== | ==== Resources ==== | ||
| - | * [[https://www.instagram.com/fika.sxm/?locale=zh_tw&hl=ar|FIKA]] - Friendly Island Kayak and Canoe Association | + | * [[https://www.instagram.com/fika.sxm/?locale=zh_tw&hl=ar|FIKA SXM]] - (instagram) Friendly Island Kayak and Canoe Association |
| * [[http://paddlesxm.com/|PaddleSXM]] use the contact link to ask questions? | * [[http://paddlesxm.com/|PaddleSXM]] use the contact link to ask questions? | ||
| * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/20354328883/|Learn 2 Paddle Facebook]] run by the same folks as PaddleSXM? Does have more recent online activity… | * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/20354328883/|Learn 2 Paddle Facebook]] run by the same folks as PaddleSXM? Does have more recent online activity… | ||