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1. Arriving at an island in the south of this country, I left my yacht in the Marina Grande. I went ashore to visit the Blue Grotto, wearing a charming pair of three-quarter length pants named for the island.
2. I left my yacht in the third largest port in Europe (after Antwerp and Rotterdam), in the second largest city in this country. It may not sound like a glamorous yachting destination, but it should be a great place to get a ground beef patty for lunch.
3. I left my yacht and went ashore to watch one of the most demanding Formula One races, held annually through the streets of Monte Carlo, in this second smallest country in the world.
4. Will I find my yacht in the hubbub of one of the largest passenger ports in Europe, serving the capital city of this country. Located in southeastern Europe, the country is often cited as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy.
5. Puerto Banús is a jet-set marina destination where I could easily lose my yacht amongst the boats of the very wealthy. A large statue of a rhinoceros by Salvador Dalí is also one of its attractions. Where am I?
6. It could be tough to find my yacht in Chalong Bay, the main boat anchorage and the largest bay on Phuket, this country's largest island.
7. Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection was formed from his studies on the Galapagos, during the voyage of the Beagle. The Galapagos are part of this country.
8. I upgraded my yacht to an ocean liner to make it easier to find. From the 1980s the SS Constitution cruised out of the capital of the newest of the 50 states of this country.
9. If my yacht was a Dahabeah I'd be sailing on a major river in this country.
10. Not a country, but one of the last non-self governing British Overseas territories. Foreign yachts register here as a flag of convenience and it has historically been a tax-exempt destination. Christopher Columbus originally named the islands Las Tortugas after the numerous sea turtles there.
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