Every yacht visiting Galle was required to have an agent. The agents interfaced between crews and officials, so payment was made only to agents who passed some money on to others. Agents were willing to provide a wide variety of services, for appropriate fees. Our agent was Tango Shipping. The head of the company was Chatura Kudachchi and he visited "Arctracer" with Wajira, one of his employees. He told colorful stories about his military experiences training at West Point and during Sri Lanka's long civil war. He appeared to be a prosperous businessman when we visited two years after the war ended.