To: Larry Basham <lebasham@candw.ag>
Subject: anchorage

This is my first day home. Despite the jetlag following back-to-back 11-hour flights from India, then Europe, I went to the bank this morning and confirmed the following facts. They establish the validity of my claim that the reservation for (redacted) was made, accepted and paid for in full to Anchorage.

On March 29, 2006, an instrument in the amount of US$2,681.84, was deposited in National Commercial Bank of St Vincent (Union Island sub-branch). That instrument was Provident Bank #1073246, payable to Anchorage Yacht Club, issued March 13, 2006 as a pre-paid check guaranteed by The Provident Bank, per the notation on its face. I have the documentation at hand to show that the funds for that guaranteed instrument came from my personal bank account at that institution.

The endorsement on the back of the instrument is "to act #0200052"

A further notation on the endorsement states, "Payee Account Credited - National Commercial Bank (SVG) Limited" and signed over the title of that institution's Manager. Other endorsements show the routing of the instrument back through Citibank and eventually to its settlement by Provident Bank which now has that original in their hands.

I have copies of the above in hand.

This is the same payment described in the letter from me to Anchorage which accompanied this payment when it was delivered and receipted US Postal Service courier - describing the payment as the cash portion of a complete settlement of the open balance of the Anchorage Yacht Club web site account, all to be applied to the (redacted) reservation.

Frankly, it is more than disturbing to be told that your company has no record of the above. Absent information that suggests anything else, I can only assume that the transaction has been concealed from you by the previous management. I would be very interested in hearing how that was done.

I trust that your prompt investigation will confirm the above facts and establish that both Mrs. (redacted) and I have acted in absolute complete good faith in every respect and that a valid reservation was made, paid for and accepted.