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ANR SAILING REGATTA LTD TOR PINNEY Bocas del Toro ...... 22 JULY 2018 • NUMBER 274 JULY 2018 • NUMBER islas Click Google Map link to www.caribbeancompass.com The Caribbean’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore Monthly Look at Sea The Caribbean’s The wonders of the San Blas Bliss A new landfall for ARC+ ...... 19 A new landfall for ARC+ Tobago’s Back! ...... 17A favorite regatta reborn Rally to St. Vincent Photographer Dean Barnes captured the 2018 action. See Regatta News item on page 16 Photographer Dean Barnes captured the On the cover: For over a quarter of a century, the International Optimist Regatta in St. Thomas has provided some of the region the International Optimist Regatta in St. Thomas has provided some of the On the cover: For over a quarter of a century, JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 4 tive separationofAnguillafromSt.Kitts&Nevis. 1967 to1994,andwasinstrumentalinresolvingthecrisiswhichledadministra- the ageof90.HeheldleadershippositionsinAnguillianpoliticsfor27years,from every weatherneton4045,8137and12350MHzUpperSideband. 1215 UTCmorningSSCAneton8104MHzUpperSideband. call in,eveniftheyarenotlicensedforAmateurRadio(Ham). gency, weatherandcruiserassistance)14300USB/Ham.AnyvesselinDISTRESSmay Please [email protected] correct tothebestofourknowledge. andFriday and surroundingareas.Timesgivenarelocal: local cruisers’VHFnet.HerearesomeofthepopularonesinEasternCaribbean &Updates Info [2100 words.PHOTOSinMoreImages,“INFO”folder,for: Former ChiefMinisterofAnguilla,SirEmileGumbs,passedawayonMay10th,at SIR EMILEGUMBS Eight Bells • Similarly,ChrisParkeralwayslistensforemergencytrafficattheverybeginningof • Glenn(callsignKPK)listensforemergency/humanitariancallsofanykindonhis • Incaseofmaritimeemergency,thereisa24/7/365MaritimeMobileNet(emer- SSB RadioNotes Corrections andadditionsarewelcome. Thanks tocruisersforthisinformation;asissueof • Curaçao—0745,VHFchannel72,Monday-Saturday • PuertoLaCruz,Venezuela—0745,VHFchannel72,asavailable • Chaguaramas,Trinidad—0800,VHFchannel68,Daily Note:Ifthe66repeaterisunavailablethenlistenonalternateCh-69forthisnet. • Grenada—0730,VHFchannel66(International),Monday-Saturday • Bequia(intheGrenadines)—0800,VHFchannel68,Daily • LeMarin/St.Anne,Martinique—0830,VHFchannel08,Monday,Wednesday, • EnglishHarbour,Antigua—0900,VHFchannel06,Daily • St.Martin/Maarten—0730,VHFchannel10,Monday-Saturday • Nassau,Bahamas—0715,VHFchannel14 A goodwaytofindoutwhat’shappeninginanewanchorageistunethe Selected Cruisers’VHFNets Compass SABORE and technologicallyadvancedsailspossible. Built bysailmakersdedicatedtobuildingthefinest,mostdurable wenttopress,itwas www.yachtshotsbvi.com -PRIVILEGE585 own boat, local sailingcommunitiesinAnguillaandsuccessfullyparticipatedraceswithhis Emile wasanenthrallingraconteurwithtalesofhisearlysailingdays.Hesupported 75-foot vessel,builtin1905,isdepictedonthereverseofEC$10banknote.Sir vessels, eventuallytakingcommandofthefamily-ownedschooner, was thatuniquecombinationofwriterandcartographerinoneperson.” Captain’s GuidetoHurricaneHoles was failinghecontinuedtoworkonprojectsandco-authoredanewbook, lisher andfriend,JosephF.JansonofSeaworthyPublications.“Evenashishealth in Covington,Georgia,afteralongperiodoffailinghealth.Hewas65yearsold. and writingmorethanadozencruisingguides. years. HecruisedtheBahamasandCaribbeanformuchofthattime,researching In hisyouth,SirEmilesailedthroughouttheCaribbeanonoiltankersandtrading Beginning in1989,Pavlidislivedaboardhis40-footsailboat “Steve wasoneofthehardest-workingindividualsIhaveeverknown,”saidhispub- Stephen J.Pavlidis,oneofAmerica’stopcruisingguideauthors,diedonMay29th STEVE PAVLIDIS Sir EmilewasaccordedaStatefuneralonMay25th. True BlueStGeorge Turbulence Sails Grenada Roseau Dominica MarineCenter Dominica Kapiteinsweg #4 Zeilmakerij Harms Curacao Puntaarenos Stellar Sails Costa Rica Jolly Harbour Star Marine Antigua &Barbuda SagaBoy [email protected] Tel: (284)4942569 Road Town,Tortola Road ReefMarina Doyle SailmakersBVI,Ltd British VirginIslands . www. Rodney Bay Rodney BaySails St Lucia Fajardo, PuertoRico Atlantic Canvas&Sail Puerto Rico Panama City Regency Marine Panama 30 BldAllegre Voilerie DuMarin Martinique Kingston PJG Jamaica * DacronandHydraNet only , publishedin2018.Hehadabrilliantmindand DOYLECARIBBEAN

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Warspite WAYNE HARRIGAN WAYNE The . This JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 5 Latitudes & Latitudes & —Continued on next page magazines. “Motorcycles and the outlaw motorcycle the outlaw motorcycle “Motorcycles and magazines. Cruising Outpost Cruising Outpost and Visit www.facebook.com/LeJSB/photos for more information. Visit www.facebook.com/LeJSB/photos Thanks to Milt Baker for this report. Thanks to Milt Memories of Saint Barth has been trans- of the territorial museum of St. Barth The permanent exhibition Prominent world cruising sailor John Kretschmer, says, “His guidebooks were excel- were guidebooks says, “His Kretschmer, sailor John cruising world Prominent sailing. before he began the outlaw-biker lifestyle friends he had lived Pavlidis told testimonies of life in St. Barth between the years 1940 and 1970, including vintage testimonies of life in St. Barth between the memories of the island’s past. “Memories of photographs and objects that will recall museum archives’ contents focusing on Yesteryear” provides an overview of the one of Saint-Barthélemy. boats, fishing and the port — resource number Attitudes “But that sailing,” Lipkin wrote. until we ‘discovered’ both our passions lifestyle were brother to loved life. He was a who lived large and the tale of a man doesn’t tell be missed, lifestyle. His words will Caribbean sailing as a guide to the many as well on?” Or should I say, sail Ride on brother. be missed even more. but he will brings together entitled “Memories of Yesteryear”. This exhibition formed, and is now lent, and they combined a special mix of highly accurate navigational details, details, navigational accurate mix of highly a special they combined lent, and spirit.” generous an unfailingly and descriptions charming who founded “Bob Bitchin” Lipkin, kindred spirit in Robert He found a According to Janson,According a “Steve saw himself as Guatemala and the RíoGuatemala as HondurasDulce, as well Islands.and the Bay sailed to“Steve personally each place heand visited and he creat- wrote about, chartsed over 500 detailed for his guides. Seaworthy toPublications is committed up tokeeping Steve’s guides diddate just as Steve always his best to ensure.” Pavlidis’s cruising guides are available through bookseller channels, and under the Island seriesHopping Digital Guide sold.wherever eBooks are of tell- journalist, in the sense ing a stream-of-thought obser- recounting of his own vations,” Janson said. “Read his guides and you’ll find him walking you through the process, whether on land or on the water. On the water he lays out options, if any, then takes you through

COURTESY MILT BAKER Continued from previous page previous page from Continued His guides covered the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Islands, the Dominican Republic,the Dominican Islands, & Caicos Turks the Bahamas, covered His guides Pavlidis author page, “His books are differ- According to Amazon.com’s Stephen J. depth sounder, all mounted in a Pelican Pavlidis used a laptop linked to a GPS and — Islands, Windward Islands, the Leeward Islands, the Virgin US and British Rico, the Puerto Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Caribbean including Tobago, the Northwest Trinidad & dinghy dock into the town and the busi- each one. On land he walks you from the your way. He was the guide.” nesses and other things you will see along very significant ways. All of the charts in ent than most other cruising guides in some personally collected while visiting each area Steve’s books were created using data GPS and depth soundings to produce using a computerized system that interfaces accurate digital charts. The charts are so data that allows him to create extremely to GPS manufacturers as well as paper accurate that they have been licensed detail to the official government-produced chart publishers to supplement and add and Caribbean.” charts of regions throughout the Bahamas and forth across each anchorage like case, and he would shuttle his dinghy back dataset that linked each sounding with a mowing the lawn. The process created a enormous,” Janson said, “and Steve would GPS reading. “The amount of data was he noticed a change in depth he’d plot scan down through it all, and wherever Pavlidis and Seaworthy GPS- that depth on his chart.” The process provided for each guide. accurate proprietary copyrighted charts JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 6

SAMUEL SCOTT / INSET: WHOI ment to release new details from the successful ment toreleasenewdetailsfromthesuccessful Switzerland AG,andtheColombiangovern- Maritime ArchaeologyConsultants(MAC), — 6000 tosurveyanareaoffColombia’sBarúPeninsula.InNovember2015,REMUS institution providedandoperatedanautonomousunderwatervehiclecalledREMUS gists, historians,governments,andtreasurehuntersfordecades.Specifically,the place oftheSanJosé,whichhadremainedagreatmysterytomarinearcheolo- the deep waterexploration,”saidDooley.“Thispartnershipwaskeytothediscoveryof Oceanographic Institution,whichhasanextensiveandrecognizedexpertisein Historia andDirecciónGeneralMarítima. Culture. ThesearchwassupervisedbyInstitutoColombianodeAntropologíae during asearchinitiatedbyMACandapprovedtheColombianMinistryof Archaeologist RogerDooley.Itwasfoundmorethan600metresbelowthesurface Colombian Navyresearchship international teamofscientistsandengineersduringanexpeditionaboardthe aboard, only11survived. American coloniestofinancetheSpanishking’swareffort.Of600people most ofhercrewandthegold,silver,emeraldsjewelrycollectedinSouth battle, thepowdermagazinesof British squadronnearBarú,leadingtoabattleknownasWager’sAction.Duringthe Panama toCartagena,Colombia.OnJune8th,1708,thefleetencountereda posed ofthreeSpanishwarshipsand14merchantvesselssailingfromPortobelo, On itsfinalvoyage,the The WoodsHoleOceanographicInstitution(WHOI)recentlyobtainedauthorizationby Details ofSearchforSpanishGalleonReleased WHOI playedacrucialroleinboththesearchanddiscoveryoffinalresting “In ordertoensureasuccessfulsearch,weretainedtheservicesofWoodsHole The wreckwasdiscoveredoffthecoastofCartagena,Colombiain2015,byan Continued frompreviouspage San José .” San José ARC Malpelo sailed astheflagshipofatreasurefleetcom- San José ledbyMAC’sChiefProject detonated,destroyingtheshipwith Succession. Succession. War ofSpanish lions ofdollarsduringthe believed tobeworthbil- sank withacargo launched in1698that Spanish galleon a 62-gun,three-masted century old search forthethree- San José — 6000 tooksomesidesonarimagesthatfoundthe Center ofSt.Vincent,onpage34.Goodtohaveyouwithus! from ahighof97inSingaporetolow44Venezuela. proportion ofthepopulationthatreportsfeelingsecure.Scoresworldwideranged theft andassaultormugginginthepastyear.Thehigherscore, dence intheirlocalpolice,feelingsofpersonalsafetyandtheincidence recent annual“LawandOrderIndex”,Venezuelawasdeemed“leastsecure”. might beinterestedtolearnthat,of142countriesincludedintheGalluppoll’smost tion itwasinthe1980sand‘90s,fewcruisersheadedthatwaythissummer state secret. Colombia nottocommerciallyexploitthewreck,whoseexactlocationremainsa private companies.UNESCO,theUnitedNationsculturalagency,hascalledon wreck’s contents,includingcannons,ceramics,andotherartifacts. museum andworld-classconservationlaboratorytopreservepubliclydisplaythe political climateintheearly18thcentury.TheColombiangovernmentplanstobuilda torical artifactsandthecluestheymayprovideaboutEurope’seconomic,social, Colombian governmentandpeoplebecauseoftheship’streasureculturalhis- said WHOIexpeditionleaderMikePurcell. resolution wasgoodenoughtomakeoutthedecorativecarvingoncannons,” lower-altitude missionswewereabletoseenewdetailsinthewreckageand on the to takeseveralphotographs,includingsomeofthedistinctivedolphinengravings (600 metres)ofwater.Thevehicledescendedto30feet(9abovethewreck ten-percent discount. Show registration. make anoteofyourusernameandpasswordforfutureAntiguaCharterYacht the showpleaseclickon“NewAttendee”andcreateanewaccount.Please with yourusernameandthepasswordtoconfirmoreditregistration.Ifnew on board.IthasbeentowedtoPonceYachtClub. 35 milesoffPonce,PuertoRico.Whenfound,thevesselwasdismastedwithnoone 3rd. OnoraboutJune15th,theUSCoastGuardfound36-footsloopadrift The Beneteau362 Missing YachtFoundAdrift The LawandOrderIndexisacompositescorebasedonpeople’sreportedconfi- Although Venezuelaisnowfarfromthethrivinghurricane-seasonyachtingdestina- Venezuela ‘LeastSecure’CountryinPoll The treasurehasbeenthesubjectoflegalbattlesamongseveralnationsaswell The “The wreckwaspartiallysediment-covered,butwiththecameraimagesfrom In thisissueof Welcome Aboard! Visit https://antiguacharteryachtmeeting.comformoreinformation. 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Algas Organicsiscurrentlypursuingacertification Seaweed ProcessingFacilityintheCaribbean,and led totheestablishmentoffirstSargassum the St.LuciaFisherfolkCooperativeSocietyLtdhas 5,000 bottleswillbesoldin2018. 2016 —a481-percentincreaseinsales.Aprojected fertilizer, upfrom289bottlessoldbetween2015and 2017, AlgasOrganicssoldatotalof1,680bottles against similartopinternationalbrandsoffertilizer.In and theresultsshowthatproductholdsitsown izer tonictestedbyarecognizedISO9000laboratory, recently introducedtoBarbados. well knowninSt.Lucia’sagriculturesectorandwas and qualitycontrol.Theproducthassincebecome techniques, aswellfertilizerprocessing,packaging, bers, whohavebeentrainedinharvestinganddrying provided alivelihoodforsixlocalcommunitymem- since thestartofpartnershipin2015.Thishas of wetseaweedfromthebeachesineasternSt.Lucia Cooperative SocietyLtdhaveremovedover298tonnes Government ofSt.Lucia. Institute forCooperationonAgriculture,andthe Facility SmallGrantsProgramme,theInter-American nical andfinancialsupportfromtheGlobalEnvironment Cutting greenhousegasemissionsfromshipping Workshop AddressesMaritimeGreenhouse Read moreatwww.caribbean360.com/news/ In additiontothecapacityexpansion,processing In thenextphaseofproject,Sargassum The strongpartnershipbetweenAlgasOrganicsand To verifyitsefficacy,AlgasOrganicshashadfertil- Algas OrganicsandtheSt.LuciaFisherFolk —Continued onnextpage JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 11 —Continued on next page — to connect local wildlife to

“We were thrilled to see so many people having fun people having fun thrilled to see so many “We were many other parts of local heritage.” about St. Martin. So we were also really excited to about St. Martin. So we were also really this year’s invite local experts to present. They used theme — Made Here live only on St. Martin at the fifth annual Endemic annual at the fifth Martin on St. live only by were welcomed They on May 20th. Festival Animal topics diverse sharing and experts 30 volunteers over sharks, iguanas, in St. Martin literature, like nature walls and local build- and animals, stone native plants hosted by the Les Fruits The event was ing traditions. Old Naturalis at The at Amuseum de Mer association French Quarter. House in the Les animals!” said this island’s unique and discovering our Yerkes. “This was Mer President Jenn Fruits de Amuseum Naturalis at The Old first public event at with the community to make House. We’re working voices share what is special this a place where many Most of the speakers at the SLNCF’s launching SLNCF’s launching speakers at the Most of the at https://stluciastar.com/ Read more St. Martin Wildlife Hundreds Discover learned about the animals that Nearly 300 people Learning about St. Martin’s wildlife with iguana Learning about St. Martin’s wildlife with masks at the Endemic Animal Festival ty associations and other credible organizations are are organizations credible and other ty associations with the SLNCF from for funding to apply eligible requirements. varying to be a balance between that there needs emphasized and that St. Lucia’s and development conservation are its most valuable historical resources natural and tourism assets. saint-lucia-welcomes-conservation-fund Festival at Endemic Animal , the St. Lucia , the St. Lucia St. Lucia Star Continued from previous page previous page from Continued Public sector agencies will have to provide a 1:1 a 1:1 Public sector agencies will have to provide The SLNCF plans to sign a Memorandum of of The SLNCF plans to sign a Memorandum The World Bank, the Nature Conservancy and the The World Bank, the Nature Conservancy St. Lucia National Conservation Fund Launched St. Lucia National Conservation Fund As reported in the Material from the workshop will be used to form Material from the workshop The project supports countries where there is a con- The project supports The Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships Partnerships Maritime Energy Efficiency The Global match from in-kind or cash contributions. Private Private match from in-kind or cash contributions. and ensure sector entities must make a 1:2 match project. Local that no profits will be made from the communi- non-governmental organizations, colleges, Understanding with the Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Understanding with the Saint Lucia Hotel and is in Association’s Tourism Enhancement Fund, Marina and discussions with the IGY Rodney Bay to develop Capella Resorts in Marigot for partnership through co- an environmental marina programme financing of such programmes. Caribbean Biodiversity Fund all provided technical Caribbean Biodiversity Fund all provided SLNCF. assistance toward the launching of the National Conservation Fund (SLNCF) was officially was officially National Conservation Fund (SLNCF) the con- launched in May, to “catalyze and support of servation, restoration, and effective management The St. Lucia’s biodiversity and natural resources”. and private SLNCF will provide funding for public environmental sector entities wishing to embark on conservation projects. policies and programs and Jamaica, as a Lead Pilot policies and programs this knowledge throughout the Country, will transfer Small Island Developing States. Caribbean and other centration of shipping, whether as port or flag state, to centration of shipping, efficiency measures in the implement the energy Jamaica has one of the largest MARPOL Convention. in the Caribbean and the open- trans-shipment ports Panama Canal in 2016 has trans- ing of the expanded in the country with signifi- formed maritime transport sizes transiting its waters and cant increases in ship port in Kingston. calling at the trans-shipment (GloMEEP) is a project of the Global Environment Global Environment is a project of the (GloMEEP) Development Program United Nations Facility, the at Organization aimed Maritime and the International of energy efficiency the implementation supporting reducing greenhouse for shipping, thereby measures gas emissions. — as one of activities part of Jamaica’s as …Jamaica in only country and the Countries Pilot ten Lead the participate in selected to the Caribbean Project. GloMEEP JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 12 pered bylowgrowthandhighdebt,theywillneed have 80timesmoreseathanland—beenham- systems, economistssaid.Theislandnations—which boost, whileatthesametimeprotectingcoastaleco- resources, givingtheireconomiesamuchneeded should diveintothe“blueeconomy”toutilizemarine ties for‘blueeconomy’growth.Caribbeancountries Warren Smithurgeddelegatestoleverageopportuni- Annual MeetinginMay,CDBPresident,Dr.William Bistro andBarTri-Sport. Location DeBennesDiligenceExpress,Lagoonies BirdsCaribbean, DeltaPetroleum,HappyWine, This wasmadepossiblebythefestivalsponsors: museum itselflaterthisyear. involved. Theassociationishopingtorelaunchthe events onweekends,andwelcomeseveryonetoget of theyear.LesFruitsdeMerhostsregularvolunteer have helpedpreparethepropertysincebeginning after twoyearsinGrandCase.Over100volunteers museum AmuseumNaturalis,whichismovingthere French Quarter.Itwillbethenewhomeoffreenature years forthepublictoseehistoricOldHousein and abushteagarden. includes communitygardens,anativeplantsnursery on thegroundsofAmuseumNaturalis.Theproject Plantilles, theheritageplantprogramgettingstarted painting wildlifebags.Guestsalsolearnedabout and crafts,includingmakingiguanamaskshand- Martin’s endemicanimals. nas onAnguilla.MarkYokoyamashowcasedSt. National Trusttoldabouttheirworktosaverareigua- from theBirdSleuthCaribbeanprogram.TheAnguilla island. BirdspecialistBinkievanEsledfunactivities Caribbean) explainedhowlocalplantshelpprotectthe Bijnsdorp andEPIC(EnvironmentalProtectioninthe a uniquehabitatforplantsandanimals.Laura Christophe Henocqhighlightedhistoricstonewallsas local poetryandwritingaboutnaturefordisplay. publisher LasanaM.Sekoupreparedselectionsof information abouttheisland’ssharks.Authorand and theSt.MaartenNatureFoundationpresented — At theCaribbeanDevelopmentBank’s(CDB)48th CDB Spotlights‘BlueEconomy’ Visit The EndemicAnimalFestivalwasfreetothepublic. This year’sfestivalwasthefirstchanceinseveral Kids andadultsenjoyedseveralanimal-themedarts Local expertsspokeonseventopics.TadzioBervoets Continued frompreviouspage lesfruitsdemer.com noise, rapidstartingandlowemissionsareachieved withadvancedcombustionsystemsthatallowfor Providing excellentreliabilityandfueleconomy, whilebeingclean,quietandsmoothinoperation.Low precise, multipleinjections withineachcombustioncycle,reducingfuel useandloweringemissions for moreinformation. Commercially rated6.6literengineproducing300hp@2400rpm Call ustodayand mentionthisadtoreceivea specialdiscount The NatureConservancy. senior directoratNatureVest,whichfundsdealsfor develop sustainableenergy,saidMarkWeary,a could alsoinvolvefundingtoimprovefisheriesand Blue GrowthCoastalMasterPlan.Relatedprojects negotiating adebt-for-natureswapaspartofits its territory,isonecountrynow square kilometresofoceanwithin lion sovereigndebt. million ofitsoutstanding$406mil- agreeing tobuyupnearlyUS$22 return forTheNatureConservancy its marineareaas“protected”in island nationdesignatedathirdof the Seychelles.TheEastAfrican for-nature deals,asithasdonewith Caribbean nationsnegotiatedebt- US-based group,proposedthat under-developed inourRegion. ocean renewableenergyremain nology, deepseabedmining,and as aquaculture,marinebiotech- economy growthindustriessuch tial. Newandhigh-valueblue full advantageoftheocean’spoten- strain ourRegion’sabilitytotake also exploresfactorsthatcancon- Nations DevelopmentProgramme, between CDBandtheUnited lives inpoverty,saidthereport. the regionwhereonepersoninfive generate energy,couldhelpdriveeconomicgrowthin so-called blueeconomy,suchasusingtheoceansto released bytheCDB.Capitalizingonnewerareasof economy asadriverofgrowth,showsnewstudy Caribbean Regionareyettofullyleveragetheblue to economicgrowth.However,mostcountriesinthe in coastalareas,andmakesasignificantcontribution mately 40percentoftheworld’spopulationthatlives source ofincome. or useoutputsfromtheseaforconsumptionasa activities thateithertakeplacedirectlyintheocean, said. Theblueeconomyismadeofupeconomic renewable energyandmarinebiotechnology,they to attractfinancingdevelopsectorssuchasocean “The private-sectorcapitalisinterestedinthedebt Grenada, whichhas26,000 The NatureConservancy,a The paper,ajointinitiative The oceanplaysaroleinthelivelihoodofapproxi- Perkins M300CMarineEngine 90 ampalternator Primary andsecondaryfuelfilters Gear drivenfreshwaterandsea pump Low fuelconsumption 500 houroilchangeintervals performance andfasteracceleration Wastgate turbochargerforbetterlowenginespeed Emissions compliantIMO2 Same sizeascurrentM225Ti New Arrival! STCB Monday, WednesdayandFridaymornings.Theywill nesting beachonKleinBonairethreetimesaweek, patrol onKleinBonaire.STCBstaffvisitthemain Bonaire staffandvolunteersforanestmonitoring November, youcanjoinSeaTurtleConservation Klein Bonaire all thiscashfortheenvironment.” get theirmoneybackwithareturnandyougenerate be likelytoattractinvestors.“It’satrueimpact.They Foundation. Hesaidrenewableenergyprojectswould for conservation,”WearytoldtheThomsonReuters restructuring workbecauseofthecashflowitcreates e-mail [email protected]. and children.Tomakeareservation, Tickets are$40foradults,$20Bonaireresidents turtle expertslookingfornewandhatchednests. be walkingalongthetwo-kilometrebeachwithSTCB’s take youintheirboattoKleinBonaire.Therewill During theseaturtlenestingseasonrunningthrough Join aTurtleNestMonitoringPatrol Visit www.bonaireturtles.orgformoreinformation. JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 13 JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 14 dugout canoes.Thefasterandmoremanageable fishermen asreplacementsfortheheavier used, especiallyontheeastcoastofMartinique,by In theEasternCaribbean,sailingyoleswerefirst nates anarrow,shallow-draftboat,lightandveryfast. ing event. is consideredtheisland’smostimportantannualsport- the-island raceinMartinique’suniqueopensailboats July 29ththroughAugust5th.Thisseven-stageround- RalphJohnson year’s winner, 20th atCarlisleBay,Barbados. boats competinginvariousclassesonMay19thand REGATTA NEWS the BarbadosYachtClub.Thewinnerswere: Grenada wastheloneoverseasboat. Yearwood’s perennialpodiumplacer and captainedby16-year-oldDelythMorris.Robbie Impulse, en. AlsoseekingvictoryintheJ/24showdownwere Barbadian sailorCharlieGloumeau,couldn’tbebeat- Undercove The termyole,fromNorwegian“jol”(canoe)desig- Martinique’s spectacularTourdesYoleswillrunfrom Martinique’s TourdesYoles ON THEHORIZON 3) 2) 1) Non-CSA Class 3) 2) 1) CSA Class 3) The J/24Classwasthelargest,witheightboats.Last The 2018BarbadosOldBrigandRegattasaw15 Barbados OldBrigandRumRegatta 2) 1) J/24 Class The prizegivingceremonytookplaceonMay20that undertheguidanceofNeilBurke,and r youthteamcoachedbyKwameHinds Oiseau Noir College Fund$ Sail LaVie Conviction, Rapajam, Whistler, Impulse, Die Hard BungaBunga BungaBunga J/105,PeterLewis NeilBurke , RobbieYearwood BeneteauFirst53, , Burke10m,BillTempro TP52,DavidStaples , PenDuick600,FrancheroEllis , CharlieGloumeau , J/24,JasonTindale , captainedbyveteran Die Hard gommier outof

DAVON BAKER off thewindanarrayofunusualsailsspeedthem a modernyachtcannotholdthemtowindward,and ness theseamazingvesselsperformoncemore!Many to beatCarriacouRegattainearlyAugustandwit- in Grenada,Bequia,AntiguaandSt.Barths,Ijusthave the summer? Fort-de-France toonAugust5th. 3rd, Ansesd’ArlettoFort-de-FranceonAugust4th Marin onAugust2nd,toAnsesd’Arlet Prêcheur toAnsed’ArletonAugust1st,Anses to TrinitéonJuly30th,Prêcheur31st, and endsatFort-de-France.ThestagesgofromFrançois attention ofthepublicandvisitorsalike. competitions. Theround-the-islandracecapturesthe yole soonsparkedlocalandultimatelyisland-wide Having watchedtheCarriacousloopsracethisyear Jerry Stewartreports:Andwhereareyougoingfor Carriacou RegattaNextMonth Visit www.tourdesyoles.comformoreinformation. The 2018TourdesYolesbeginsatthetownofFrançois , and and Championship will be hosted by the Antigua Yacht Club Championship willbehostedbytheAntiguaYachtClub the 2018editionofCaribbeanDinghy Bay. Seeyouthere! at theGalleryCaféorSlipwayRestaurantinTyrrel Handed RoundCarriacouRace.Getyourentryform pumping? FridayAugust3rdfeaturestheYachtsTwo- which comefromasfarawayBequia. ious classesofopenindigenoussailingboats,some with thespectacleofsloopssupportedbyvar- of attendingsmallcraft.RacescontinueuntilMonday, event keenlyfollowedfromtheshoreandafleet Round theIslandRacestartingfromWindward,an away inacloudofbillowingsailcloth. to race in a variety of one-design class dinghies. to raceinavarietyofone-designclassdinghies. together teamsacrossaspectrumofagesandskillsets The Caribbean Sailing Association has announced that The CaribbeanSailingAssociationhasannouncedthat Antigua toHostCaribbeanDinghyChamps2018 All thistalkofracinggettingyourownblood Saturday August4thfeaturestheDeckedSloops Committee, says, Sailing Development person RSFeva. for theCDC,two- Standard), andanewclass Optimist, Laser(Radialand these classesinclude ghy sailingclasses.For2018, variety ofone-designdin- region tocompeteina nations intheCaribbean teams ofsailorsfromisland vides theopportunityfor Championship (CDC)pro- on October27thand28th. Falmouth Harbour,Antigua National SailingAcademyin in associationwiththe Participating nations put Participating nationsput unique regattaformat. Caribbean neighboursina to participatewiththeir member nationsachance Championship offersCSA Caribbean Dinghy Ellen Birrell, Chair of CSA Ellen Birrell,ChairofCSA The CaribbeanDinghy —Continued onnextpage “ The The JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 15

TIM WRIGHT FOR GRENADA SAILING FESTIVAL —Continued on next page —Continued on next The Notice of Race can be downloaded at downloaded can be of Race The Notice visit https://heinekenregatta.com/registration Sailing Week 2019 Open for Grenada Registration registration is now reports: Online Rosie Hoggarth coming event? We have What’s new with the be title sponsor for the fifth Island Water World will and liveaboard families cruising the Caribbean. the families cruising and liveaboard and https://heinekenregatta.com/notice-of-race, online. to register Grenada Sailing Island Water World open for the days of exciting rac- Sign up now for four Week 2019. 1st, 2019. 27th through February ing, January moved dates: Final Registration switched venues and will take place on January 27th and Skippers’ Briefing Port Louis Marina in at Camper & Nicholsons by two days of racing in the St. George’s, followed Anse Beach. A transition calmer waters off Grand 29th will move the event to race on Tuesday January in Mount Hartman Bay for Lay Secret Harbour Marina on the challenging south coast Day, with more racing on February 1st. and the grand finale loyal support of the event. year, continuing their Online registration for the famously friendly Grenada Sailing Online registration for the famously friendly Festival is open now Agents for: Extra Day for St. Maarten Heineken Regatta 2019 Extra Day for St. Maarten added an additional day of The organizers have Planning and preparations are underway “The 38th edition saw a number of big The usual pre-event on the Thursday has Serious Fun to the 39th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. Serious Fun to the 39th racing and four Four days of world-class are now nights of top-notch entertainment on the agenda for February 28th through March 3rd, 2019. for the 39th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. the With the new Notice of Race published, event is now accepting entries. changes, mainly due to circumstances after with Hurricane Irma, but it also presented us a number of opportunities: the Regatta Village, hosting all concerts in one location, and adding a fundraising aspect all contrib- uted greatly to the success of this year’s event. We are planning to present many innovative ideas during the 39th edition,” says General Manager of the Sint Maarten Yacht Club, Michele Korteweg. been changed to an official first day of rac- a ing, allowing Race Management to offer the variety of courses during the four days of event, accommodating Maxis, monohulls, performance multihulls, chartered bareboats Long 62º 50.1’ W Lat 17º 20.3’ N W Lat 17º 20.3’ Long 62º 50.1’ Haul & Storage Haul and Launch $ 11 / ft. Haul and Launch $ 11 - FREE high speed Wifi. . Beat the Hurricane season rush. Have access Our 164 ton Travel Lift has ability to lift boats up to 35 ft Our 164 ton Travel “QUALITY SERVICE AT A GREAT PRICE” GREAT A AT SERVICE “QUALITY BOAT YARD YARD BOAT LOCATED AT NEW GUINEA, ST. KITTS NEW GUINEA, ST. 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Continued from previous page from previous Continued Visit https://caribbean-sailing.com/ Multihull Challenge First Annual Caribbean the St. The Sint Maarten Yacht Club, founders of of multi- In the 1950s St. Maarten was the birthplace We will“This event will welcome every multihull type. Visit www.smyc.com/caribbean-multihull-challenge Participants have a chance have Participants island Each Caribbean Antigua will host the Caribbean Dinghy Championship 2108 in October sailing-development/2018-caribbean-dinghy- information. championships for more St. Maarten a new Maarten Heineken Regatta in 1980, announce 8th through annual sailing event premiering February 10th, 2019. The Caribbean Multihull Challenge St. Maarten is open only to multihulls. designs from hull sailing in the Caribbean with inspired are still sailing Peter Spronk, who built boats there that of this today. In this innovative spirit, the organizers in the regatta are acknowledging the rapid growth market for modern multihulls and the technological boats to advances in the industry that enable these be fast, safe and comfortable. boats witheven throw in a Pirate Class so local charter with post- fun handicaps can also race. Combine that and more, andracing events, a small multihull boat show racing cir- this will become a real hit in the Caribbean Petro Jonker. cuit!” states Steering Committee Chairman, for more information. — racing and high-level to enjoy other sailors inlearn from themselves.” order to improve to participate nation wishing send one team is invited to to attend. Entries of six sailors event are limit- for the 2018 of six teams. ed to a total received Entry forms must be by August 1st. JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 16 races. Bérénosheldhistitle:in2017hebecamethe Laser Radials.Bothchampionscamefirstinallfive Optimist ClassandDariusBérénos,age16,toppedthe Thirteen-year-old SantiagovanWerkhovenwoninthe championship inaroworganizedbytheYSCO. and gustsupto25knots,wasthevenue.It17th Spanish Waterlagoon,withwindsofaround20knots yearly championshipduringthethirdweekendofMay. Youth SailingCuraçao2018Champions. @grenadasailweek Facebook atGrenadaSailingWeekorTwitter Email: [email protected] dasailingweek.com andsignupforournewsletter. com/emenu.cfm?eID=5886 friendliest regattasintheCaribbean. and comeondowntoGrenadajoinoneofthe regatta seasonwithabang?Shakeoutthosesails ing andsixnightsofparties,whynotstartthe2019 — Curacao’s YouthSailingChampions2018 Santiago (left)andDarius(right), On May20th,thechampionswereannounced. Youth SailingCuraçao(YSCO)traditionallyorganizesits Santiago vanWerkhovenandDariusBérénosarethe Youth SailingCuraçao2018Champions YOUTH SAILINGNEWS For moreinformation,includingNoR,visitwww.grena- Online registrationisopenathttps://yachtscoring. With twohostvenues,fourdaysofcompetitiverac- Continued frompreviouspage won theTopGirlaward. her brotherandthecompetitionitoffers.Foleyalso the 12-year-old,whosaidsheenjoyssailingagainst good placeonthestartline,andstayinfront,”says Fleet. “Mystrategywastodomybest,alwaysfinda 15-year-old RedFleet. Championship Fleet.Foleyalsowonthe13-to flags (overearlydesignations)andIonlyhadone.” ahead ofhim.Intheend,he(Ryan)hadtwoblack needed tointhesecondracejustbesureandget was preparedtomatchraceRyan(Satterberg)ifI sail mybestandwinthefirstrace,whichIdid.Then, today,” saysFoley,fromFlorida.“Mystrategywasto es onthescoreboard. over thestartlineearly,causingseveralplacechang- day push-the-limitsexcitementledtomanybeing combination oflightwinds,strongcurrentandlast- the finaltworacesforChampionshipFleet.A starts thatfiguredstronglyinFoley’swin,especially Yacht Club,June15ththrough17th.Yetitwasthe Systems VirginIslandsandhostedbytheSt.Thomas Optimist Regatta,presentedbyElectronicMerchant Foley toplacefirstoverallatthe26thInternational the winningcombinationthatled13-year-oldPeter Tijn vanderWerf,SkylerVinckandChristiaanMeloen. Top honorsthisyearintheOptimistsilverfleetwerefor Bérénos wastheOptimistchampionin2015and2016. ceeds AnoukWind,whowonthetitlein2017;Darius Jason Montesant,whotookthird.VanWerkhovensuc- um withKoenvanderGulik,whofinishedsecond,and back ofhishand,sharedthegoldfleetOptimistpodi- boarding andwhoknowstheracingarealike the SpanishWaterlagoonsailing,fishingorwake- the WorldSailingYouthChampionshipthismonthinTexas. were BrunoBrouwersandCasvanderKlok. the Netherlandsforstudies. Bongaertz, the2015and2016championwhowentto top LasersailorafterhehadtakenoverfromDerek In theWhiteFleet,ElliottLipp,fromSouthCarolina, Foley’s sister,Audrey,ledthe11-and12-yearoldBlue Seventy-nine sailorscompletedtenracesinthe “I wasinsecondplacebyeightpointsgoinginto Carol Bareutherreports:Speedandtacticsproved Foley WinsOptiInternationalinSt.Thomas Van Werkhoven,whocanbefoundalmostdailyon Bérénos willbecompetingintheLaserRadialClassat Second andthirdintheLaserRadialclassfor2018

for fullresults. with PuertoRico’sDianaEmmanuelli. Canfield, whosharedPrincipalRaceOfficerduties Association deliveredagain,”saysSt.Thomas’sBill Thomas YachtClubandVirginIslandsSailing the bestregattaswe’vehad.Asalways,St. pionship andbeginnerfleets.Itwasprobablyoneof DEAN BARNES tion andgoodattitudebothonoffthewater. bination ofsailingprowess,sportsmanship,determina- presented withthePeteIvesAward,givenforacom- Tony SlowikIII,fromtheAustinYachtClubinTexaswas earned theChuckFullerSportsmanshipAward,while senting theRoyalNovaScotiaYachtSquadron, ors inthisfleetcompleted22races. year-old AlejandroFerrer,fromPuertoRico.The24sail- first timeI’veracedintheopenocean.” in theharborathomeCharlestonandthiswas old Elliott.“Iactuallygotseasickthefirstday.Wesail starts tomoveupsecondinthisfleet. third. St.Croix’sRyanMoorheadexpertlyhandledhis penalties sentclassleader,JamesPine,fromTexas,to scored ablackflaginthelastrace,buttwoofthese competition foryoungracers Serious sailing.TheIORannuallyofferstop-levelOpti Visit www.styc.cluborww.regattanetwork.com “The windcooperated,andwehadfantasticcham- In otherawards,Canada’sDanielConnors,repre- In theGreenBeginnerFleet,championwasten- “The waveswerethehardestforme,”saysten-year- JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 17 , Petit Celerity : and , from Grenada. , from Grenada. Legacy Panache which was built in Prizegiving with Paul Hatch; Michael DaCosta; Wade Riley; Senator the Honourable Mrs. Paula Gopee-Scoon, Minister of Trade & Industry; and Wade Hamilton Galatéa Paint Brushes Epoxy Resins Sanding Paper & Discs Hand & Power Tools Houseware & Cookware Marine Plywood Bol D’Air, , Beneteau First 38, Jonathan Kacal, Trinidad as the finish boat. Don was also the chief judge, but there was no need as the finish boat. Don was also the chief , Cal 30, Wade Riley, Trinidad , San Juan 34, Lloyd DeRoche, Trinidad , 72-foot classic yawl, Judd Tinius, Grenada Stainless Fasteners Stainless Fittings Flares & Life Jackets Snorkeling Equipment Fishing Gear Antifouling Paint , Beneteau First 10, Darcy Carr, Trinidad , Soverel 42, Reginald Williams, Trinidad , a Cal 30 owned by Wade Riley, was dubbed Boat of the Regatta. The Code , a Cal 30 owned by Wade Riley, was dubbed [email protected] , a US-registered boat residing in Grenada, was built in 1889 and is still residing in Grenada, was built in 1889 , a US-registered boat on the podium. z ANR Tobago Sailing Regatta 2018 Winners ANR Tobago Sailing Regatta Nirvana Wajang Petit Carême Panache Galatéa Legacy Sponsors included host Crown Point Beach Hotel, the Trinidad & Tobago Ministry Sponsors included host Crown Point Beach ANR Tobago Sailing Regatta — May The date has already been set for the second Contact [email protected] for more information. Panache Racing-Cruising I 1) 2) 3) Racing-Cruising II 1) 2) 3) The skippers’ briefing was held on May 16th and over the next three days, five was held on May 16th and over the The skippers’ briefing and one race on were two races, the second day two races, On the first day there Point, headed north- first and third days started from Crown The course for the even a dinghy dock, an innovative touch Since Store Bay doesn’t have a marina or race officer. The start boat was James Benoit from Grenada was the In October 2017, the ANR Sailing Regatta Limited, a private, non-profit company, a private, non-profit Regatta Limited, 2017, the ANR Sailing In October one, 12 from Trinidad, and participated: Thirteen yachts France in the 1970s. Lt. Commander Boodoo was a true trooper. In spite of the many France in the 1970s. Lt. Commander Boodoo mishaps, he sailed in every race. of Assembly, Bartholomew Transport, of Trade & Industry, The Tobago House Trinidad Ltd, Scaffolding Manufacturers Angostura, Carib Brewery, Well Services Brokers, West Shore Hospital, Code Ltd, Budget Marine, 21st Century Insurance Trinidad & Tobago Coast Guard, Guy’s Red Security, Mission Sanitation Services, Distributors, Bel Ray Ltd, CGA, V&S Autozone, Vijay’s Machine Shop, SGI BK Holdings Ltd, and Tobago Bottlers. Pharmaceuticals, Mileage Mac Ltd, Hilti, four days of sailing, with the first day being 14th through 18th, 2019 — making it note the dates! registration and briefing. Sailors please owned by Tommy Johnson, the president of the Yacht Services Association of T&T. owned by Tommy Johnson, the president boatyard, Don Stollmeyer, provided his Recently retired CEO of the Power Boats Ballerina Girl for his judgment as there were no protests. in the face of adversity was awarded to Lt. Red Challenge Trophy for perseverance ferro-cement Commander Vishnu Boodoo, sailing in his races were held. Blue skies and light winds prevailed for the first two days — unlike skies and light winds prevailed for the races were held. Blue day of racing so chal- squall conditions which made the final the full-blown 35-knot lenging and exciting. I and Racing- was divided into two classes, Racing-Cruising the third day. The racing a range of ages from had an average size crew of five with Cruising II. The yachts eight to over 70 years. the races also started at and then back. On the second day wards to Buccoo Point to the Atlantic, and then around the southern tip of Tobago out Crown Point, racing Hotel and back. up to the Magdalena by the regatta’s committee chairman, Roger at the regatta was the floating jetty built not be done, Roger built a jetty using Awah. Despite everyone telling him it could from the beach to a barge (provided by scaffolding pipes and boards, which extended dinghies could be tied instead of being Adrian, a.k.a. Dutchy) where the participants’ pulled up on the beach. Carême Galatéa as joined legendary T&T racers such going strong. This newcomer was set up wholly to run the ANR Tobago Sailing Regatta, which is to be an annual Regatta, which is to Tobago Sailing wholly to run the ANR was set up founders, names of the company first letter of the is derived from the event. “ANR” synonymous Awah. ANR is also DaCosta and Roger Norman Adrian Bartholomew, Tobago’s first Trinidad & Raymond Robinson, name Arthur Napoleon with the prime minister. Tobago-born

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ICONIC ISLANDIICONIC Johnsons Hardware Johnsons by J. Wynner The island of Tobago has a long history of hosting popular regattas. The Trinidad The island of Tobago has a long history Store Bay at Crown Point, Tobago was the scene of the ANR Tobago Sailing Regatta Point, Tobago was the scene of the ANR Store Bay at Crown Beneteau First 10, came second Top: The classic Above: In Racing-Cruising I, the San Juan 34 changed to “Angostura Yachting World Regatta”. In its heyday “Tobago Regatta” was changed to “Angostura Yachting World Regatta”. In its heyday “Tobago Regatta” an one of the largest in the Southern Caribbean, attracting up to 60 yachts. In attempt to boost subsequently dwindling numbers, though, 2009 saw the event and broadened in scope (to include yachts, indigenous sailing craft, windsurfers to kiteboarders), rescheduled from May to February, relocated from Crown Point pro- Pigeon Point, and rebranded as the Tobago Carnival Regatta. This ambitious the gram did not survive however, and after a nine-year yacht racing hiatus on island, the ANR Tobago Sailing Regatta was a most welcome event. & Tobago Sailing Association first hosted a Tobago Race Week in 1982. In 1988 it & Tobago Sailing Association first hosted with Angostura Limited, makers of the was renamed the “Angostura Race Week” The eminent UK-based magazine world-famous bitters, as the major sponsor. Yachting World from May 16th through 19th. JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 18 donated theboats foryouthsailinginstruction. Club. Ikeptasking theRotary,andafterabout oneyeartheyfinallygave inand had noboatsat thattime,Iknewwherethere weresixOptimistsoverbythe Rotary do somethingfor free,helpingout.Isuggested ayouthsailingclub,and whilewe house andhadplanstospend hisretirementhere.Buthesaidthatwouldliketo liked Bequiasohewillbeback andhewillbelookingforarentalhouse. cruising onacharteryacht.He toldmehewaslookingforaplacetoretireand He didwhathesaidwould do.ImetEddieabouttenyearsbackwhilehewas up winningtheregatta. bailed andthoughhecouldonlyregainasecondpositionby thefinishline,heended doused Oreakaywithitswake,swampinghisOptimist.Again, remainingcalm,he and stillbeateveryonetotheweathermark. behind alltheothersailors.Heremainedcalm,returned, re-crossed thestartline he neededtocomebackandre-crosstheline,relinquished hisleadandwaswell year, werememberOreakaybeingcalledoveratthestart.By thetimeheunderstood that Eddieembodiedduringtraining.Runningtheyouthrace committeeboatthat across hisredboat)epitomizedthekindofcool-headedand perseveringapproach 11-year-old Oreakay(likeElvis,knownonlybyhisfirstname, whichwaspainted ing racesintheGrenadines,wererare.Bequia’stopyouth sailoratthattime, training theseyoungsailors. lowed, inwhichtheytooktwoofthethreetopspots.Eddie hadbeenabigpartof I havefaithinthem.” today, butmysailorsoftentaketheboatsoutinAdmiraltyBaysimilarconditions. sail theirboatsintoTyrrelBay(fromHillsborough).Yes,theconditionsareharsh youths, sailingOptimiststhroughchallengingweatherandseaconditions. white trianglesofftheoutermostedgeofTyrrelBay.Comingintoview,itwasBequia after, thatthroughwhite-cappingwater,gustywindsandgraycloudswesawtiny Bequia’s topyouthsailorsforCarriacou’sSundayOptimistraces. around theregion,weanxiouslyawaitedarrivalofacatamaranbringingsome junior sailingclubandsupportingCarriacou’seffortstoattractyoungsailorsfrom July andCarriacou’sannualregattawasabouttobegin.Workingwiththelocal beach inHarveyVale,Carriacou,back2012,thewindwailed.Itwasalastdayof Junior SailingBequia. Our thoughtsarewithhiswife,Karin.Youwillbesadlymissed,”saysRoseKayeof World Sailing).” ciation. ThatistheideatobeablemoveforwardwithassistancefromISAF(now in Optisandotherinternationalclasses.Thatwastheideabehindformingasso- nized outsidetheGrenadines.Ifwewanttocompetefartherafieldneeddoit push fordouble-enderskeepstraditionalive,butthetraditionalboatsarenotrecog- Grenadines SailingAssociation.Hesaidoftheeffort:“Theideabehinditisthat benefits acountrycangainthroughformationofnationalsailingassociation. overcoming obstaclesandmovingthingsforward.Therehegainedinsightsintothe worked andlearnedabouthowotherCaribbeanyouthsailingorganizationswere Antigua toattendtheCaribbeanSailingAssociation’sAnnualConference.Henet- over theyearsasaneffectiveteacherandcoachmadehimarolemodel. mainland St.Vincentforsailingclinics.ThepatienceandreliabilityEddiedisplayed Bequia sailorstoregattasinotherSt.VincentGrenadinesandCarriacou, rules suchasrightofwayandracingprinciples.Heaccompaniedgroupsyoung munity. Eddievolunteeredhistimewithlocalyouths,teachingthemsailing,nautical they madeBequiatheirpermanenthome.KarinandEddiewereinvolvedinthecom- Grenadines anddiscoveredaplacetheycametolove—Bequia.WhenEddieretired, Germany hemethiswife,Karin.Theybegantakingsailingvacationstothe opment forCaribbeanchildren. “To mysurprise,twoyearslater hecameback.Hetoldmethathadrenteda Andrew MitchellofBequiaYouth Sailorssays,“EddieBrownwasatruegentleman. Sharing thesepreciousmemories ofEddie’slegacywillremainwithmeallmylife. On anotheroccasionthatsameday,thedriverofaspectator boatdeliberately Back in2012,timedwaterstarts,utilizingaformalracecommittee foryouthsail- The skillsandconfidenceofBequiayouthshonethroughintheregattathatfol- To answerouraghastfaces,CoachAndyMitchelllaterexplained:“Theypleadedto “I thinkthey’vearrivedatHillsboroughtocheckin,”someonesaid.Itwasn’tlong Here ismyownanecdotecommemoratingasterlingindividual.Standingonthe “Rest inpeace,EddieBrown,atruefriendandcoachforkidssailingBequia. Reflecting onEddieBrown Eddie diedonMay3rdafterabattlewithstomachcancer. Eddie becameinstrumentalinthedrivetoestablishSt.Vincent& Willing toliterally“puthismoneywheremouthis”,in2013Eddietraveled Rehn “Eddie”BrowngrewupinJamaica,andduringhisworkingcareer Youth2Adult —Y2Aisaseriesofarticlescelebratingsailing’sroleinyouthdevel- Windwards Lose Youth Advocate Y2A BYELLENBIRRELL

ROSE KAYE Left: OnthewaterwithBequiaYouthSailors Sailing Association General SirFrederickBallantyne(farright)attheformationofSVGNational Above: EddieBrown(secondfromleft)withotherfoundingmembersandGovernor- that wereabitold. could doallthelaborandmakeshiftrigging.Wegotsixsailsfromavisitingyacht to theAnglicanparishworkshopdoallfiberglassingsothatmeandEddie no money,soCharlesBrewercameonboardandsaidthathewouldpayEC$2,000 Sailing AssociationheldasummercampatParadiseHotel,VillaBeachandCoach to sailformanyyearsinBequiaandmorerecentlySt.Vincent.Lastsummerthe ing inSt.Vincent&theGrenadines.Hegaveofhistimefreelyteachingyoungsters Association. CoachEddiewascommittedtotheidealofdevelopingsportsail- Philip Barnardandothers,toformtheSt.Vincent&GrenadinesSailing 2014 whenwejoinedforces,togetherwithSirFrederickBallantyne,AndrewMitchell, lots ofkidsfromalloverSt.Vincent&theGrenadinesparticipating.” boats andusetheCanouandouble-endersowecanhaveupto25sailingwith Optimists, aLaseranddouble-enders.HopingthatMayreauwillcomeoverwithsix 2018 summercampinCanouanforthemonthofAugust.Iamtaking15boats: — 30to40kidsatatime!” in Optimists. training ofthekidsandtakingthemtoallsurroundingislandracescompeting ing thekidssailing,andmeEddiehowtorigOptimist. was theonlyoneofuswithOptimisttraining.Hetooksummeroffin2011teach- with thenameBequiaYouthSailors.Chriswasimportanttoclubbecausehe noon, me,EddieandChrisMcNeil(avisitingNovaScotianLaserchampion)cameup “I sharedwithEddiehowtheyneededfixingupaswellpartsandsails.Wehad Louise MitchelloftheSVGSAsays,“ImetCoachEddieBrownaroundOctober, I thinkEddiewouldbepleasedaboutAndy’supcomingplans:“Weareplanninga “Eddie wasthereallthewaywithuseverySaturdayandSundayforlotsofsailing “After Chrisleftandwentbackonhischarteryacht,meEddiecontinuedthe “We startedthecluboveratTradewindsCruiseClub,withoutaname.Oneafter- Farewell, Eddie —yourspiritshineson many. Hewillbemissed. Eddie madeadifferenceinthe livesof this timeofgrieving.Always know that Karin, ourheartsarewithyou during and skillsforthebettermentof youth.To one whotirelesslycontributed histime be arolemodeltotherestofusassome- hats offtoRehn“Eddie”Brown,whocan Y2A andthewiderEasternCaribbean, remember CoachEddie.” 2018, therewillbeaspecialceremonyto this year’ssummercampinAugust will sailonfondlyrememberingyou.At trip isdone,youryoungsailorsofSVG Vincent &theGrenadines. by thewidersailingcommunityofSt. bered fondlybythekidshetaughtand were taughtbyhim.Hewillberemem- daughter TaiandnieceIla,whoboth ously givingtoouryouth,includingmy ing istakingshape. when thedevelopmentofsportsail- Grenadines, particularlyatthistime ing isagreatlossforSt.Vincent&the asset tothesportofsailingandhispass- recognition orfanfare.Hewasagreat out reservationandwithoutneedfor who waswillingtogiveofhistime,with- edge totheyoungstersdayafterday. Eddie wasonhandtoimparthisknowl- Eddie sawyouthasourfuture.From “Oh, captain,mycaptainEddie,your “I wishtothankCoachEddieforgener- “Coach Eddiewasahumble,quietman JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 19 Fuel Dock 24 hour Security Port of Entry Customs & Immigration Office - 9am to 6pm Electricity 110V/220v & Water Complimentary Wifi Laundry Service Supermarket & Boutique Cafe Soleil & Flowt Beach Bar The Loft Restaurant and Bar Indigo Dive Shop Swimming Pool Beautifully Designed Hotel Rooms Being a new destination, a new programme of activi- of a new programme a new destination, Being an ARC rally will benefits of sailing with All other will host the fleet’s arrival in St. Blue Lagoon Marina St. Vincent are limited to 25Entries in the new ARC+ for more information. Visit www.worldcruising.com Both a full-service marina and moorings are available at this newest ARC+ destination ties is being developed in St. Vincent that will have the that will St. Vincent in being developed ties is Vincent and the St. Marina Lagoon of Blue full support Tourism Authority. & the Grenadines pre-departure safety same, including remain the of sea, satellite tracking forecasts at checks, weather net intra-yacht radio during the crossing, each boat rally control for safety with ARC and communication not St. Vincent will messages. ARC+ and fleet-support the but there will be IRC Racing Division include an in the Cruising Division, for usual fun competition known. which the ARC is well When arriving in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. marked channel to Blue Lagoon Vincent, there is a lit a draft less than 2.30 metres suitable for yachts with exists for daytime entry only (7’ 7”): a deeper channel with local pilotage. keen to pioneer the new routeyachts in 2018 and those early to avoid disappointment. are encouraged to enter

ALL PHOTOS: CHRIS DOYLE Marina: VHF 16 or 68 Email: [email protected] ARC+ St. Vincent yachts will depart from Mindelo, ARC+ St. Vincent yachts will depart from Blue Lagoon, on the south coast of St. Vincent, is the gateway to the Grenadines new archipelago, restock and regroup before heading new archipelago, restock and regroup before crossing to out into the tradewinds for the Atlantic ARC+ pro- Blue Lagoon, St. Vincent. A repeat of the Lucia will be gramme enjoyed by those heading to St. with run in Mindelo for ARC+ St. Vincent participants, the expe- tours and other social activities to maximize rience of the stopover. day as the Cape Verdes, on November 25th, the same Las Palmas. original direct-to-St. Lucia ARC start from is approxi- The distance from Mindelo to St. Vincent mately 2,150 miles. 784.458.4308 Call:

The ARC+ St. Vincent stopover in the Cape Verde ARC+ St. Vincent sailors will be part of the ARC fam- ARC+ St. Vincent is open to all monohulls or mul- The new route choice for the world’s most popular The new route choice for the world’s most With the support of the ARC+ host marinas at the at the With the support of the ARC+ host marinas Demand for spaces on ARC+, the annual transatlan- Demand for spaces on ARC+, the annual World Cruising Club has announced a new alterna- World Cruising Club has announced a ARC+… ST. VINCENT! ST. ARC+… Islands will give participants the chance to explore a ily at the start in Las Palmas. ARC+ St. Vincent will enjoy the ARC+ programme of events and activities in Las Palmas, as well as an additional four days before the start, during which there will be a farewell supper. All pre-start ARC discounts are available to ARC+ par- ticipants, including extensive marina discounts en route to Gran Canaria, the rally handbook and crew- match service. ARC+ St. Vincent will set off from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on November 15th, four days after the ARC+ start, for the approximately 850-mile sail to Mindelo. tihulls between 10.30 metres (33’10”) and 18.29 tihulls between 10.30 metres (33’10”) and 18.29 metres (59’11”). cruising rally enables transatlantic voyagers to make the most of the northeast tradewinds by sailing via the Cape Verde Islands to St. Vincent, the gateway to the cruisers’ paradise of the Grenadines. start in Las Palmas and at the stopover in Mindelo, in Mindelo, start in Las Palmas and at the stopover in the and with the addition of a new destination able to offer Caribbean, World Cruising Club is now route, with a extra capacity on the popular ARC+ finish, second, slightly later, start and an alternative in St. Vincent. tic yacht rally that departs from the Canary Islands tic yacht rally that departs from the Canary Islands before and makes a stopover in the Cape Verde year on year continuing on to St. Lucia, has grown been full to since the inaugural event in 2013, and has has proved no capacity for the last two years. This year and a exception: with a full entry list by mid-January, of marina limit on the number of entries because started, which capacity in Mindelo, a waiting list was as of early June listed more than ten yachts. tive-destination route for ARC+ this November — tive-destination route for ARC+ this “ARC+ St. Vincent”! JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 20 from theheadquartersofHemingwayInternational open bordersinthefuture.” the currentlegalstatus,andadvocateforcontinued homage tothetragichistoryofcrossing,celebrate the aimofproject,dubbedKayakLibre,is“topay crossing topromoteopenborders.Theyexplainedthat (adventuresportsnetwork.com), theyundertookthe they toldRyanBrowerofAdventureSportsNetwork Andy Cochrane,WyattRoscoeandLukeWalker.As accomplished bythreeyoungAmericankayakers, kayak crossingfromHavanatoKeyWestwasrecently of FloridafromHavanatoKeyWest. watercraft oranotherthe113milesacrossStraits other countries,haveattemptedtopaddleonesortof CarriacouMarine.com 4734436292 At dawnonMay28th,thetriostartedtheirjourney The firstdocumented“unsupported”single-person Hundreds ofCubans,andafewhardysoulsfrom Havana toKeyWestCrossingbyKayak: STRENGTHENING TIES BREAKING RECORDS, Boatyard services with 40 ton travel lift & fuel Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou, Grenada, West Indies Lunches andpizza night at the Iguana café Convenience store &chandlery Moorings &accommodation forced themtoretire. in Julyof2017,butastrongelectricalstormhad and Walker’ssecondattempt.Theirfirsttrywasmade support andwithoutrest.ItwasCochrane,Roscoe lish arecordofpaddlingfor30hourswithoutoutside ful passage.Thekayakers’physicalgoalwastoestab- Díaz Escrichsaidfarewellandwishedthemasuccess- side Havana.Attheclub,CommodoreJoséMiguel Yacht ClubofCubaatMarinaHemingway,justout- in Cuba received awarmsend-offfromCommodoreEscrich Andy Cochrane,WyattRoscoeandLukeWalker Havana toKeyWestadvocateforopenborders. Three Americankayakerssetarecordpacefrom

Customs &immigration HEMINGWAY INTERNATIONAL YACHT CLUB YACHT INTERNATIONAL HEMINGWAY José MiguelDíazEscrichforinformationinthisreport. ship betweenthetwocountries. have contributedtostrengtheningthebridgeoffriend- history betweenCubaandtheUnitedStatesto very happytohavewrittenanewpageinthenautical that thethreekayakersarrivedveryexhausted,but Emma Gall,amemberofthesupportteam,reported dling solowithoutstoppingandrest.Johnie record of27hours,12minutesand30seconds,pad- together atStockIsland,KeyWest,establishinga nautical communityoftheUnitedStates.” ening ourfriendlyandcollaborativerelationswiththe Havana toKeyWest,whichwillcontributestrength- the hostinstitutionofthissolokayakeventfrom saying, “Wefeelveryhonoredandproudtohavebeen Hemingway InternationalYachtClubofCubaconcurs, consider itsofaraway,andsometimesThirdWorld.” this weirdgeographicallyclosecountry,butpeople raise thevoiceofpastandfutureimmigrants.Cubais respect peopleofdifferentbackgrounds.Wewantedto advocate foropenborders—atitsbroadestextent,to enced paddlerstousethisskillandknowledge and feellikethisisanopportunityforusasexperi- some prettycoolrelationshipswithCuban-Americans selves.… Thebigger[goal]touswasthatwedeveloped anything thisbiganddumbistochallengeour- north, whichwassuperhelpfulforus.” It didn’tpushnorth,soitmeantthewindstartedgoing storm passed,butitjustsatintheGulfforalongtime. knew thewavesmightliedownalittlebitafter with ittheentiretime.Itwascoolingdownandwe really hituntilFriday.Soessentially,weweredealing supposed tohitinHavanaonThursday,butitdidn’t got somewhatluckywithhowitallplayedout.Itwas thought (wind-andwaves-wise).Overall,though,we ed thevoyage,“Itwasalittlebitbiggerthanwe Brower whenaskedhowTropicalStormAlbertoaffect- completed thesolocrossinginakayak,”saidCochrane. to dosomethingsimilar.Asfarasweknew,nobodyhad West. Inspiredbytheirefforts,webegantothinkofaway with oneoftheirfiveboatsmakingitfromHavanatoKey crossing. Theyrowedthe113milesintandemkayaks, of yearsagowhen“wesawgoodfriendstryingthesame nal ideafortheCuba-to-KeyWestprojectcameacouple peoples ofCubaandtheUnitedStates. to theexpansionoffriendlyrelationsbetween at thesametime,transmitamessagethatcontributes they wouldusetheirskillstoestablisharecordand, Thanks toAdventureSportsNetworkandCommodore On May29that10:27 Commodore JoséMiguelDíazEscrichofthe Cochrane alsotoldBrower,“Thegoalwhenyoudo As CochranetoldAdventureSportsNetwork’sRyan Cochrane toldAdventureSportsNetworkthattheorigi- Before leavingCubathistime,theyreiteratedthat AM , thethreekayakersarrived JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 21 and has talked about his life on the Grenada life on the about his talked and has

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We recently met on Grande Anse beach in Grenada to celebrate his completion of to celebrate his completion beach in Grenada met on Grande Anse We recently painfully when he has with sticks or without, but less Telfor can still get about, He was one of the sailors and boatbuilders interviewed in the award-winning film in the award-winning interviewed and boatbuilders the sailors one of He was Broadcasting Service and on the BBC. He is also a contributor from time to time to to time to time from also a contributor He is on the BBC. and Service Broadcasting Compass Caribbean leisure miles, about adding up his is meticulous miles by kayak. Telfor a thousand Grenadians taught some young or hiking. He has sailing, rowing whether kayaking, several more join us, along with Simon, came to and one of his students, to kayak, miles of Telfor, since after 14,000 a blessing for Kayaking has been of his friends. shape. He knees are not in good as a tour guide, his and many more personal hikes the way. He in every bay along by kayak, and kayaked Grenada has circumnavigated a way on the west coast Grenada, but had to get a tow for also windsurfed around when the wind ran out. up his hiking tours, but No problem there! He has had to give them. But kayaking? come soon. kayaking tours may Vanishing Sail Vanishing

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Note: the maximum tide is 3 or 4 days after the new and full moons. For more information, see “Tides and Currents” on the back of all Imray Iolaire Water, Don explains, generally tries to run toward the moon. The tide starts Water, Don explains, generally tries to run toward the moon. The tide starts Crossing the channels between Caribbean islands with a favorable tide will Crossing the channels between Caribbean islands with a favorable tide will July 2018 DATE TIME 1 2 3 0216 4 0302 5 0347 6 0431 7 0515 8 0600 9 0646 10 0734 11 0826 0923 12 1023 13 1126 14 1229 15 1332 16 1431 17 1526 18 1618 19 1707 20 1754 1841 In Telfor’s early days he loved the sea and went sailing on the rum-running inter- In Telfor’s early days he loved the sea and Telfor Bedeau is an iconic Grenadian — always active, always adventurous. Even Telfor Bedeau is an iconic Grenadian — charts. Fair tides! running to the east soon after moonrise, continues to run east until about an running to the east soon after moonrise, continues to run east until about an hour after the moon reaches its zenith (see TIME below) and then runs westward. From just after the moon’s setting to just after its nadir, the tide runs eastward; and from just after its nadir to soon after its rising, the tide runs westward; i.e. the tide floods from west to east. Times given are local. make your passage faster and more comfortable. The table below, courtesy Don make your passage faster and more comfortable. The table below, courtesy Don Street, author of Street’s Guides and compiler of Imray-Iolaire charts, which shows the time of the meridian passage (or zenith) of the moon for this AND next month, will help you calculate the tides. Telfor Bedeau Celebrates Celebrates Bedeau Telfor island sloops as cook. In those days the cook made an open fire on the foredeck and island sloops as cook. In those days the a big sea washed over the bow and took cooked on that. He told me that one day away the fire, the pot, and the food. now, as he approaches his 80s with bad knees, he is outdoors having fun. I hiked now, as he approaches his 80s with bad guiding people through Grenada’s country- with him many years ago when he was the bus, maybe hike with you to a different side. He would meet you when you got off bus going home. Private transport just made part of the island, and then get you on a things too complicated. Pushing 80, and pushing the records. After sailing on inter-island vessels, hiking Pushing 80, and pushing the records. After Grenada by both rowboat and windsurfer, thousands of miles, and circumnavigating miles by kayak. One of his students, Telfor Bedeau recently logged a thousand Simon, came to help him celebrate JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 22 residence islands ifyouhavetheopportunity. Bythe vacant islas,I suggest thatyouvisitoneof the Guna with snorkeling aroundandbeachcombing onthe doing anthropologicalfieldwork —inParadise. islands arepartofPanama.So visitingSanBlasislike are largelyself-governing,although technicallytheir allowed toownproperty.Even moreamazingly,they They cannotmarryoutsiders and non-Gunasarenot tain theirtraditionalwayswith anadmirablediligence. were notconqueredbytheSpanish. Andtheymain- a handfulofindigenoustribesintheCaribbeanthat as theclothingthatwomenwear.Theyareoneof them onboard. even alifetimebachelorsuchasmyselfhascoupleof of sellingyousome.Thesemolasaresolovelythat row outtoyourboatwithstacksoftheminthehopes almost beforeyouranchordigsin,asthewomenwill and theyareveryartistic.Youwilllearnallaboutthem handicraft. Usuallytheydepictsimpleanimalshapes fabric inoriginaldesigns—arePanama’sbestknown even moredazzlingwithblousescovered skirts andscarves.Andthentheymaketheirwardrobe themselves withbeadedbraceletsandankletsplusbright for thatwiththeirkaleidoscopicoutfits.Theyadorn a nondescriptmanner,butthewomencertainlymakeup (previously calledKuna)Amerindians.Themendressin together withvines. and thebamboowallspalm-frondroofsareheld structed ofallnaturalmaterials.Therearenonails, a gringo-foolinglabyrinth.Eachbungalowiscon- buildings andnarrowpathsthatseemtobelaidoutas variety ofreasons.Theyareutterlyjammedwithsmall be exact,only49havepermanentsettlements. and thegreatmajorityofthemareuninhabited—to points. Youcanwalkaroundoneinabout30minutes tiny, withthetopsofpalmtreesbeinghighest disco sub-woofers. cacophony ofdieseltrucks,blaringcarhornsand ture ofHiltonsandHardRocks.Alsoabsentisany 370 picturesqueislands,thereisnotouristinfrastruc- whole placetoyourself.Eventhoughthereareover that youwillrealizeispracticallyhavethe right hereinthenorthernhemisphere.Thenextthing had heard.ManydescribeitasabitoftheSouthSeas that thisarchipelagoisasstunninglybeautifulyou zoom inonthewondersof have everbeenhitbyhurricanes.InthispieceIwill Archipelago. Andnoneofthesegunkholingtreasures Blas Islands,theCanalZoneandBocasdelToro gypsy. Makingupthiscruisers’trifectaaretheSan rate areasthatwillcharmtheflip-flopsoffofanysea This longandluxuriantcoastlinefeaturesthreesepa- who decidetocruisetheCaribbeanshoresofPanama. the pleasuresandpossibilitiesthatawaitanysailors february18compass_online.pdf) Igaveanoverviewof (page 18atwww.caribbeancompass.com/online/ Overview” intheFebruary2018issueof Although most cruiserstendtocontentthemselves The cultureoftheGunapeopleisasextraordinary Molas —beautifulsmallpiecesofreverse-appliquéd The native population is the unique and colorful Guna The nativepopulationistheuniqueandcolorfulGuna But thosethatarepopulatedastonishingfora By EasternCaribbeanstandardstheseislandsare The firstthingthatyouwillnoticeuponarrivalis In myarticle“Panama—ACaribbeanCruiser’s The South Seas

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mighty Detroitdieselspowerthemonward. they lackinelegancemakeupfornoiseastheir in theplankswerecutwithachainsawrough.Butwhat These vesselsareasighttobehold.Theyrough—as that sellbasicitemsandcannedgoodstotheGuna. indios ground. Thesearethemainincomesourcefor do nottakeanycoconuts,eveniftheyarelyingonthe way, whenonanyoftheislands,makesurethatyou ous. Fortunately, spectacular here,theyarealso spectacularlynumer- so itisanicelycompactarea. Andwhilethereefsare about tenmilesnorthtosouthand20eastwest, air strip.There aresofewbuildingsthatfinding your for navigation. might havebeen betterifIhadusedaOuija board Xerox copies.Thesoundings were sofarapartthatit use somehand-drawncharts thatwereliterally islands. Onmyfirstvisitway backin1995,Ihadto Eric Bauhaus,hasasuperb section ontheSanBlas The maincruisinggroundsoftheSanBlasare These coconutsaresoldtotheColombiantradingboats You willclearin onIslaPorvenir,whichhas a small , andpilferingoneisasignificantoffense. The PanamaCruisingGuide

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photo op, suddenly , my hands were full Aventura quiet and a level of authenticity cannot be matched. Marine not often found on the ‘beaten path’ Insurance My claims settlement record www.street-iolaire.com National Geographic insurance. You never know how good The insurance business has changed. insurance, but there is no good cheap No longer can brokers talk of low rates. Rather, the honest broker can only say, your insurance is until you have a claim. There is good insurance, there is cheap “I’ll do my best to minimize your increase!” ) rowed over to me with three teenage girls ) rowed over to me with three teenage e-mail: [email protected] the San Blas will delight those looking for peace, ulus I have been connected with the marine insurance Continued from previous page As they came close to I had just dropped anchor in a lovely little cove. I had just dropped anchor in a lovely And this leads me into a little vignette that under- And this leads me into a little vignette the First I laughed quietly at the absurdity of me, business for 47 years. I have developed a rapport with brokers and underwriters at Lloyds and am able to introduce boat owners to specialist brokers in the Lloyds market. Low islands, tall palm trees and unique handicrafts — About ten minutes later a dugout canoe (they call About ten minutes later a dugout canoe them barter items onboard. I slipped below to grab some molas. and cash, assuming they would be selling scores how magical the San Blas Islands can be. scores how magical the San Blas Islands while Worlder, holding primitive writing implements, technology these indigenous maidens waved Android of charging at me. It turned out that they had no way their phones, since there is no electricity on the islands, and they were hoping that I would do so. And in the face of such a colorful and incongruous appari- tion, how could I refuse? — as gifts. of ballpoint pens and writing tablets to donate me fish or Because I was expecting them to offer when these molas, you can imagine my amazement like they were three lovely young women, all dressed ready for a thrust cell phones at me. JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 24 many areef,thisistricky,butdraftsoffivefeetand miles fromthesoutheastpointofCaboCruz.Like nice walkandthereareafewsmallbars. locate. Thesmall restaurants. Food,preparedorotherwise,isdifficultto stunningly beautifulcityparkwithtwooftheveryfew your tenderatthefisherman’sdock.Manzanillohasa sail. Thereisnomarina,butyoucananchorandlock – almostliketheOptimistwithasinglesquare-rigged in. Thelocalfishingboatsareunique,smallandboxy keys. Lookforthebuoysorwaitafishermantosail good-sized fishingfleet.Outsidearetwosmallsandy a goodstopfordayisManzanillo,quietcitywith at Santiago.Itisseveraldays’sailfromHavana. No oneiscruisingintothelatter. has onlytwobays,SantiagodeCubaandGuantánamo. huge bays,suchasCienfuegos.TheeastcoastofCuba There arealsomanykeyholechannelsthatopento Queen) andJardinesdelRey(GardensoftheKing). among theJardinesdelaReina(Gardensof 800 mileslong.Therearemorethan4,000islands canals, andVaraderoishuge. Hemingway isbig,uniquelydesignedalongwide Guillermo areallrelativelymodernfacilities. Marina GaviotaatVaradero,CayoCocoand on site.MarinaHemingwayjustoutsideHavana, tion ofMarinaDarsena)CustomsandImmigration the usualconveniences,and(withcurrentexcep- are wellworthvisiting.Expecttightsecurity,mostof communication priortoentryisabitdifficult,butall also wellmanaged. are efficientandsafe.ThefewoperatedbyGaviota Cuban waters.AllmarinasoperatedbyMarlinMarine what toexpectinCuba,andtherulesforcruising Cuba, whatisnecessaryifyourvesselUSflagged, I’ve givenfirst-handinformationaboutcruisingto I’ve everseen’ ‘These bronzecannonarethe most intricate Part One:Manzanillo,CaboCruzandPuntaGordaMarina SOUTHEASTERN Heading east,thereisalongreefextendingfew Coming fromthesouth,CienfuegostoSantiago, On theway:ManzanilloandCaboCruz Recently IvisitedtheonlymarinaineasternCuba, Cuba isthelargestislandinCaribbean,almost Theirwebsitesareabitconfusing,andinternet In severalrecentissuesof

DESTINATIONS malecón alongtheseawallmakesa Compass (see footnote), by RalphTrout name thatwecould ascertain,andcostoneCUC (con- — isaunique archaeologicalsite.Ithasno specific It isclosedonMondays. soft drinks.Withsofewtourists, itisarareblessing. ably pricedrestaurantwithdelightfully coldbeerand moment. Nextdoorisasurprisingly goodandreason- tender. Theentirepointis acontinuousKodak Spanish militarybaseand/or thehomeforlight- house isadjoinedbywhat was eithertheoriginal feet tall,builtofpinkcoralblocks in1871.Thelight- part ofthemilitarybase.Itisanimpressivehundred about anylobsters. ing facilities,andIwouldn’tflashaspeargunorbrag everywhere. Snorkelingisexcellent.Therearenodiv- fishing isbyhandlineorcastnet.Landcrabsare traps, eithermarkedbybuoysoronshore:mostofthe usually poweredbyatinydiesel.Wedidn’tseeanyfish gets. Thefewsmallfishingboatsareofaboxydesign, transport ina available: water,beer,andrum.Ifyouneedmore,land wise toannounceyourarrival.Basicsuppliesare beyond isaFronteramilitarystationwhereitwouldbe house. Thereisasmalldockfordinghies,andjust the smallfishingvillage.Itisdifficulttomisslight- less cantuckinsideandthenusethetendertovisit as closetothereal and sunscreen.Mosquitorepellantisaplusinland. the closesttown,Niguero,a45-minutetrip.Takehat About amilewalk inland—thereisonlyone road The lighthouseisphotogenic,butofflimits,asit Cabo Cruzisnotdesignedfortouristsandabout camión Old ManandtheSea —abigtruckisavailableto CUBA Cubaasit from CastillodelMorro Below: AviewoverSantiago’sharbor the bayinbackground Left: ThemarinaatPuntaGorda,withtheentranceto in thevessel Castro’s bandofrebelslandedonPlayaLasColoradas hits onlyonthewintersolstice. to viewthecarvedstatue,where,weweretold,sun Columbian statueunderaledge.Stairstakeyoudown foot-wide sinkholeinthecoralcontainingapre- and veryoldcactus,butthesite’sgemisahundred- the bushtoreachit.Thereisonedramaticallyhuge vertible peso)totakethetwo-kilometretrekthrough the entire provincecarriesitsname.Roadside,areplicaof famous boat,theNoah’sArkofrevolution.The distance fromthecitycenter.InHavana,marinais city. AswithHemingwayinHavana,themarinaisa the onlyplacetodockexploreCuba’ssecond-biggest Cuba isagreatchoice.ThemarinaatPuntaGorda the government. mostly ofpeasant-farmer led byFidel,Raul,andChe,gatheredaforcemadeup landed, allbut12werekilled.Intwoyearsthose12, about Fidelandthetrailofrevolution.After87 but intheeasternprovinces—Orienteitisall Fidel, Raul,orChe.) will seeastatueorreferencetoJoséMartí,morethan vicinity in1895.(NomatterwhereyougoCuba, Cuban nationalheroJoséMartíhadlandedinthe Coloradas waschosenasthelandingsitebecause ing landfallonDecember2nd,1956.PlayaLas and survivedeightdaysatseawithfewsupplies,mak- passengers, 87insurgentspackedthemselvesintoit the 60-footcabincruiser.Insteadofitsdesignated12 exiled toMexicoandsomehowraised$15,000buy of therebels.FidelandhisbrotherRaulhadbeen Revilla, wasvery accommodating. Anchoring isalso permitted.Thedockmaster, Felix It issmall,with dockspaceforabout15 yachts. but ithaseverythingnecessary foranenjoyablestay. port withplentyoffreighters. marked, butbeawarethatthis isamajorshipping lies aboutakilometredeadahead. Thechanneliswell inside thecut–—CayoGranma. PuntaGordaMarina the southsideofentrance. fort isamodernlighthouse.There’snothingnotableon about 200feetabovethesea.Justtonorthof guarded onthenorthsidebyCastillodelMorro,sitting until youseethesmallentrancetogreatbay.Itis en route,butmostlynothingscenicmountains rough coastalhighwayandacoupleofsmallvillages tion problemsasthereefslieclosetoshore.There’sa usually abroadreachalltheway.Therearenonaviga- distance toSantiago’shub. center. PuntaGordaisonly10CUCforthe6-kilometre 15 kilometresanda25CUCtaxiridefromthecity’s Another kilometreawayistheplacewhereFidel Always lookingforthenextnewplace?Santiagode Punta GordaMarina In Havana,touristsqueueontheHemingwayTrail, Santiago’s marinaisaboutto undergorenovations, As youenterthereisasmall,picturesque islandjust It isalongsailfromCaboCruztoSantiagodeCuba, Granma restswithplaquescontainingphotosofall Granma . InCuba, campesinos —Continued on nextpage Granma andcaptured isCuba’smost JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 25 food stores ALEXIS Tyrrel Bay, Harvey Vale Bay, Tyrrel Tel: 1 (473) 443-7994 Tel: Fax: 1 (473) 443-7995 Mobile: 1 (473) 417-7995 [email protected] CARRIACOU

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PRODUCE YOUR STORE FOR YOUR FRESH MEAT cuisine. The rec- criollo OPEN NOW! April 2017 – “Cuba, At Last. Part One: Getting There” May 2017 – “Cuba, At Last. Part Two: Being There” July 2017 – “Fun on a Budget Near Marina Hemingway” August 2017 – “Finding Happiness in Havana” September 2017 – “In and Out of Varadero” March 2018 – “Glimpses of Cienfuegos” April 2018 – “Cuba’s New North Coast Marinas” Check out Ralph’s previous articles on Cuba in the Marlin Marine: [email protected] • Marina contacts: Gaviota, [email protected] • All prices in the article are given in CUC, the • All prices in the article are given in • I used Google Translate to explain my purpose in • I used Google Translate to explain my • Always have your papers. Although it’s wise to • Always have your papers. Although it’s • Always make your cruising intentions known • Always make your cruising intentions Continued from previous page previous page from Continued Next month: Visiting Cuba’s Second City — Santiago. Next month: Visiting Cuba’s Second City A taxi to the heart of Santiago is 10CUC and it costs Santiago is 10CUC and it costs A taxi to the heart of Diesel, water and stores are available. Of course Diesel, water and The entry process is a bit different from the other from the different is a bit process The entry Ralph’s Top Cuba Tips Ralph’s Top Cuba Back Issue Archive at www.caribbeancompass.com tel (+53) 273-7972, 273-1867 tel +(53) 7 867-1194 Cuban Convertible Peso. One CUC equals 24 equals 24 Cuban Convertible Peso. One CUC about 4 US National Pesos. A National Peso is worth Peso and cents. A small cup of coffee is one National a half to two usually a fried egg sandwich is one and change. National Pesos. Ask for pesos when getting visiting and printed it, to reduce the hassle of con- visiting and printed it, to reduce the hassle were happy versing. That worked and all the officials attempt to not to try out their partial English or interpret my shoddy Spanish. keep several photocopies of your passport, visa, and keep several photocopies of your passport, the officials boat papers, and this makes life easier, still always want the real ones. when you leave a port, and contact the police or when you leave a port, and contact the The police Immigration when entering the next port. there is an usually will direct you to Immigration; office in almost every town we visited. about the same to visit Castillo del Morro (also known Castillo del Morro (also known about the same to visit de la Roca). The restored fort as Castillo de San Pedro but it’s sad to contemplate how is a prime attraction, building it in such a bleak loca- many lives went into and Cienfuegos, Santiago was tion. As with Havana by pirates. The bronze can- plundered many times the most intricate I’ve ever seen. nons at the gate are display of antique firearms and Inside there is a good a good after- pirate memorabilia; the fort makes for Cayo Granma noon trek. A ferry boat to picturesque is only 3CUC. reation area has the second bowling alley I’ve ever seen reation area has the in Havana was the first. It in a marina — Hemingway for some reason rare in Cuba. also has a pool table, there is a bar and restaurant. Just outside the marina there is a bar and restaurant. tasty local is a small, café with Marlin Marinas we’ve visited. They monitor VHF chan- monitor VHF They we’ve visited. Marinas Marlin is 72. Incoming their working channel nel 16 and to the dock, but must not come directly yachts do First team to come out. wait for the entry anchor and fol- the sniffer dog, doctor, and then is the medical and Immigration agents for Customs, lowed by a pet, the vet. 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, edited by Michael D. Phillips, is Michael D. Phillips, , edited by The opening story, “Elastic Gold” is a The opening story, wonderfully written outdoor tale about wonderfully written and his son, Max Flowers, a fisherman mangroves in their Sonny, searching the story, Leo Bradley dory for rubber. In this of time and place. creates a vivid sense when “German sub- The time was 1944 havoc… with marines were playing How often had American shipping… and floating bodies, wrecked life-boats and broken bits of spars and masts that found their way on the Belizean coast told the tale of midnight sinkings in the orgy of vicious warfare! And now the ships that bore the bulk of rubber…vom- ited them unwillingly into the sea as torpedoes found their mark… these masses of rubber flotsam and jetsam to lie finally among the mangroves of Turneffe Caye and several other islands. An agent in Belize City was paying twen- ty cents per pound for any bulk found and delivered” — a price that caused many a fisherman on the Belizean coast to fish for “elastic gold”. Max and Sonny, on finding their elastic gold, head out to sea towards Belize City, only to encoun- ter a black boat twice the length of their dory lying in wait to relieve them of their precious find. Bradley concludes his Snapshots of Belize Snapshots edited By Michael D. Phillips. Cubola Productions, 2001 Cubola Productions, Michael D. Phillips. edited By

Like many a photo album, this anthology spans time — in this case, 40 years — Like many a photo album, this anthology spans time — in this case, 40 years In one of the longer pieces, and the last tale in the book, the light-hearted “Bitter- As the saying goes, “Be careful what you wish for — you might get it!” Jim Hilton, As the saying goes, “Be careful what you wish for — you might get it!” Jim Hilton, At two and a half pages long, “Crab Seasin” is Evadne Garcia’s blurred snapshot; At two and a half pages long, “Crab Seasin” is Evadne Garcia’s blurred snapshot; “I used to be a priest you know.” “True Teecha? What happen? Yu stop?” “Yes, I stopped.” “Oh well, betta yu stop something than yu eena it with only half yu hart…” Later, “as he paddled home, he felt like laughing and crying at the same time. How “After the burial he visited Miss Bella and her family… He and Miss Bella were sit- Zoila Ellis’s “The Teacher” has every reason to never forget the day old Ramsey Zoila Ellis’s “The Teacher” has every reason to never forget the day old Ramsey When he finally leaves and goes to his office party, whom should he meet When he finally leaves and goes to his office party, whom should he meet In “A Conscience for Christmas”, Evan X. Hyde’s offering, cool-as-cucumber In “A Conscience for Christmas”, Evan X. Hyde’s offering, cool-as-cucumber Sir Colville Young, Belize’s second Governor-General, and Leo Bradley Sr., Belize’s second Governor-General, and Leo Sir Colville Young, Belize’s deals with politics and shows people’s “The Representative”, by Sir Colville Young, Snapshots of Belize, Snapshots of short fiction The collection

t ith i ti h di l i Say Cheese, Belize! Cheese, Say and offers us a variety of images that together help us visualize the life of one unique and offers us a variety of images that together help us visualize the life of one unique and diverse family: the people of Belize. Sweet Revenge” is the work of John A. Watler (a typo at the beginning of the story Sweet Revenge” is the work of John A. Watler (a typo at the beginning of the has his name as Walter). After some tit for tat and anxiety, the book ends on a happy son. note, with Rip Harper saying to young Slim, “There is nothing to be sorry about, I did you a mean trick and you did one back to me, so we are even, ha.” “the government’s expert on excavating old Mayan sites” brings home a magic stone “the government’s expert on excavating old Mayan sites” brings home a magic stone in Lawrence Vernon’s tale, “The Third Wish”. Although Jim warns his father about go its evil potential, the elder Hilton still invokes the power of the stone, and things awry, to the detriment of the family. non- Belizeans might not be able to read this tale, which is written entirely in Creole. non- Belizeans might not be able to read this tale, which is written entirely in Creole. able Reading it was an exercise in frustration for this Trinidadian reader. All I was to glean from the story is that it was about catching crabs. could she know what she had done for him? Her simplicity and truth were as natu- ral as the river and together they had set him free.” ting in the parlour facing a huge vase of red plastic roses. Unbidden his voice broke ting in the parlour facing a huge vase of red plastic roses. Unbidden his voice broke the quiet. died. It was on that day that a former Catholic priest, who had had a breakdown and died. It was on that day that a former Catholic priest, who had had a breakdown was then did not speak for three months, came to Cucumber Bank to teach. He comforted and found solace in Miss Bella’s counseling. there but Tricia, Miss Gertrude’s granddaughter. That’s when Caldo discovers there but Tricia, Miss Gertrude’s granddaughter. That’s when Caldo discovers his conscience. Caldo’s main thought on Christmas Eve was that when he attended his office party, Caldo’s main thought on Christmas Eve was that when he attended his office party, “if he saw anybody suitable, he would move her off and take her somewhere where they could be together”. But fate intervenes. On his way to the party he witnesses She the mugging of an old lady and comes to the rescue of the victim, Miss Gertrude. invites him to her home to have a drink with her. He goes, not too willingly: “Christmas Eve was one night you did not spend with old women.”… But he is imme- and diately filled with nostalgia. “He could see and feel Christmas in here. Black cake and ham, turkey, the crisp store smell of new linoleum and curtains and varnish paint. A brightly decorated Christmas tree with angel hair blinking with colourful boy.” lights and presents underneath. This was a home at Christmas when he was a Miss Gertrude is full of chat and tells him, “My granddaughter has gone to a party. She is too young, but it is with a friend, so I sent her.” first Chief Librarian and one of the most knowledgeable scholars of Belizean history, and one of the most knowledgeable scholars first Chief Librarian Ellis, Evadne Garcia, stories each. The other writers are Zoila have contributed two Vernon and John A. Watler. Evan X. Hyde, Lawrence “The Honourable Jonas Harold Parker (‘the skepticism about politics and politicians. visiting his constituency. It is true that the silver tongued talker’) was, unusually, the year, but the party leader had given him next election was not due till the end of for four years. Then in his fifth year he had an ultimatum. He had neglected his area today, in spite of the water-filled potholes, allowed the dry season to pass idly by. So on the edge of his division and was can- he had parked his air-conditioned Buick smile, had his warmest hugs for the vassing house to house. He wore his friendliest handshakes available for the men. He had ladies, and his most confidence-inspiring also decided to take a few of the children into his arms” — a snapshot of politicians I’m sure most of us have in our photo albums. exactly what the title says it is. This rather slim book, comprising nine concise stories comprising nine This rather slim book, the title says it is. exactly what a photo album. takes as long to read as looking through by seven diverse authors, remarkable seamanship. story with a riveting sea chase displaying Edition. ISBN-976-8142-07-3 BOOK REVIEW BY J. WYNNER BY REVIEW BOOK JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 28 particles inouratmosphere. scattering ofsunlightbydustparticlesthatareintheplanet’sorbitalplane,notfrom Sun’s UVradiation.Anotherexampleiszodiacallight.Thislightcausedbythe not causedbyartificiallightingappropriatelycalledairglow.Itisproducedthe “night shining”cloudshighintheatmosphere.Thereisalsoaglowofnightsky are otherphenomenatolookfor.Anhouraftersunsetmayreveal addition tothemanyformsofrainbowsthatoccuranytimedayandnight,there the perfecttimeofyeartolookforatmosphericphenomenoncausedbySun.In hot. Someofthehightempsarebecausesolarheating,othersnot.Summeris reached themiddleofsummer.TheSunishighinskyandtemperature I’m sureyoucanfindyourownfavoritesongofsummer.Inanycase,wehave are oldenoughtorememberthissong.)Howabout“SunnyAfternoon”byTheKinks? toMid-August fromMid-July The Sky You don’twanttheearworm“InSummertime”byMungoJerry?(Someofus In thesummertimewhenweatherishot,youcanstretchrightupandtouchsky. A viewofEarth—thesmallbluedotfromSaturn BOAT PAINT&STUFF Epoxy primer+Polyurethane TopCoat Fiberglass +Epoxy &PolyesterResins Time OutBoatYardSaintMartin Phone: +(590)690221 676 [email protected] www.boatpaintstuff.com Next totheFrenchBridge by JimUlik THE CARIBBEANSKY:FREESHOWNIGHTLY! ANTIFOULING SPECIALIST PPG Amron Permanent Antifouling (10 yearsandmore…)

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FIGURE 2 ALMA & NASAESA HUBBLE TELESCOPE . The Explorer 6 . Explorer 6 The radiant of the meteor showers this period around 2300 hours The radiant of the meteor showers this period Dust ring around Fomalhaut and its planet spacecraft approaching the Sun Artist’s concept of the Parker Solar Probe Continued from previous page previous page from Continued Tuesday, August 14th are There is a conjunction between Venus and the Moon this evening. Both objects Tuesday, August 7th data about Earth was One of the first satellites to collect scientific Monday, August 13th period is the popular Perseids. Some The grand finale of meteor showers this Monday, August 6th peaks tonight. Like the Southern Delta The Southern Iota Aquarids meteor shower July 30th July Delta Southern first is the The peak tonight. this period showers Two additional FIGURE 3: FIGURE 4: FIGURE 2: Earth observation satellite was designed to study trapped radiation of various ener- Earth observation satellite was designed radio propagation in the upper atmo- gies, galactic cosmic rays, geomagnetism, It also tested a scanning device designed for sphere, and the flux of micrometeorites. first photograph ever taken of the Earth photographing the earth’s cloud cover. The by a US satellite was captured by located in Virgo. In this scene, realize that there is a probe on its way towards Venus that will eventually enter the Sun’s atmosphere. See ‘In the News’ below. shooting stars associated with the shower are expected to be visible each night from shooting stars associated with the shower are expected to be visible each night July 23rd to August 20th. The normal number of shooting stars during this storm is between 50 and 75 per hour. This storm can also produce a spectacular display of of over 100 per hour. Because the radiant is low in the northern sky, the number and visible shooting stars will be fewer. The best time for viewing is after midnight 30 to 40 degrees away from the source. Aquarids, the radiant is in Aquarius only they originate from a higher or westward Aquarids, the radiant is in Aquarius only 1st through September 18th. location. This shower is active from July through August, with the maximum meteors occurring on July 29th and 30th. Even through August, with the maximum meteors stars there is a higher potential for though there may not be numerous shooting viewing very bright fireballs. Aquarids. This meteor shower is active July 12th through August 23rd. There could through August 23rd. is active July 12th This meteor shower Aquarids. is the Alpha The second emanating from Aquarius. meteors per hour be up to 16 July 11th are active from The Alpha Capricornids meteor shower. Capricornids — JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 30 hikes, keepyoureyeoutforitinmorepopulatedareas. provide otherbenefits. of eczemathefeet.Infusionsroots,leavesandbark including usingthejuiceoffruitexternallytotreataform Parrot’s BeakrevelsinSol’sbrilliance. sunshine? Bringiton,frompartiallyshadedtofullsun—the as itisn’tstuckinmudforprolongedperiodsoftime.And slightly humidatmosphere.Itenjoysregularrainfall,aslong peratures between21°and35°C(70°to95°F),itprefersa While itwillsubsistincoolertemperatures,thrivestem- the brightyellowofbloomsverywell. in normalgrowingconditions.Theirdark,glossygreenoffsets (one inch)wide.Theyaresmooth,andpresentallyearlong (two tothreeinches)longandabouttwocentimetres for thespikes,though. a littlelarger.Thosewieldingtheshearsdohavetowatchout pensate. Italsoworkswellforafenceborderifoneprefersit frequent pruning,theleavesadapttoasmallersizecom- form ofpruningandshapingtrees.Whenkeptincheckwith pruning thatitiscommonlyusedforbonsai,theJapaneseart responds extremelywelltopruning.Itso to sixmetres(1020feet),withavine-likegrowth,butitalso with cuttings. considered edibleforhumans.Theplantiseasilypropagated selves ofthefruitthenspreadseeds.Theisnot fruit withasingleseed.Animalsandbirdsthatavailthem- son, kindofasawarm-uptomangoseason. middle ofthedryseasonintobeginningrainysea- months. IntheLesserAntilles,theytendtobloomfrom contain anumberofbuds,sothefloweringcancontinuefor day ortwobeforedroppingoff.Each“tube”offlowerscan They willbloominthenight,andflowerssurvivefora dragon (SnapdragonBushisanothercommonnameforit). reminiscent oftheshapebeakaparrot,orsnap- protruding frombetweenthescale-likebracts.Theflowersare down. Thebrightyellowflowersthenburstoutofthesides, The budsareencapsulatedinatube-likestructurethathangs much anornamentalplant,foundpredominatelyingardens. areas ofsoutheastAsia.IntheEasternCaribbean,itisvery suggest toyou,itisoriginallyfromthePhilippinesandother AFlowerofaDifferentFeather The Parrot’sBeak; LOOK OUTFOR… Come to Plenty ofmooringsandlarge dinghy dock for easy access to therestaurant +bar While youmaynotseethisplantonsomeofyourbush In Indiaandotherareas,theplanthasmedicinaluses, The Parrot’sBeakisanothertrueinhabitantofthetropics. The leavesarenormallyfivetosevenandahalfcentimetres This treewillnormallygrowtoamanageableheightofthree Eventually thetreeorbushwillproducesmallpear-shaped The Parrot’sBeakhasaverystrikingflowerarrangement. Gmelina philippensis As youtravelthroughtheCaribbean,everymonththere’ssomethingspecialtolookoutfor. SAINT LUCIA‘S MOST PICTURESQUE WATERFRONT ALFRESCO DINING Phone: (758) 451-4974 VHF Radio Channel 16 Free Wi-Fi Free 16 Channel Radio VHF 451-4974 (758) Phone: Complimentary 3-course mealfor theCaptain withpartiesof6ormore Exclusive to theisland,enjoy oneofseveral SteakStone menuoptions! 3 billiard tables complimentary to patrons ofDoolittle‘s Happy hourdailyfrom 5-7pmand10-11pm isn’t from around here. As the name may isn’tfromaroundhere.Asthenamemay Light provisioning available including ice DOO IN BEAUTIFUL MARIGOT BAY Open from 8am -midnight daily much or DOO now, atthebeginningofrainyseason you canfindtheminCaribbeanhomegardens Take apeekattheunusualParrot’sBeak— little? by LynnKaak JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 31 rest- and the tip of South America or intertidal rocky flats, with many shallow pools in which fish, crabs and with many shallow pools in which or intertidal rocky flats, Although the Red Knot population travels in large flocks during migration, once in flocks during migration, travels in large Red Knot population Although the Upon arrival, males perform territorial displays and prepare three to five cup- Sadly, the Rufa Red Knot is currently listed as endangered under the Bonn Since the mid-1990s the Pan American Shorebird Program has been capturing and important stopover — during the April-May northbound spring migration, about 80 spring migration, the April-May northbound stopover — during important a single day found in the bay on Knot population is the entire Rufa Red percent of they gorge crab spawning. Here with the horseshoe its migration as it synchronizes on the to the last stopover in size, before heading two weeks, doubling for about to their breeding grounds. Canada, and finally in Hudson Bay, Nelson River be as much as where nests can the vast landscape, it spreads thinly over the Arctic with the annual insect Knots time the hatching of offspring nine miles apart. Red daylight hours. by warmer temperatures and constant peak, which is triggered specialized, relatively grounds these tactile feeders use Although at their wintering and marine mollusks in probe for bristle worms, small crabs long, tapered bills to they feed on the intertidal zones — and in Tierra del Fuego the soft sediment of shaped depressions in the ground lined with leaves, grasses and lichen. Courtship displays take place a few hours after the female arrives, with the male performing nest flight, ground and mellow-sounding vocal displays. The female will choose a where she will lay four well-camouflaged eggs over the space of four to six days, which both sexes incubate for approximately 22 days. Tiny creamy-colored, dark- are spotted chicks are born synchronously during the first two weeks of July and usu- able to leave the nest within one day of hatching. At this point, the female will and ally depart from the breeding grounds, leaving the male to singlehandedly guide protect the chicks. Male knots are fiercely protective and will attack potential feign predators such as Long-Tailed Jaegers. However when an attack fails he may to a “broken wing” — this strategy used by adults of many bird species is intended fam- lead potential predators away from the vulnerable chicks. The male moves the ily away from the nesting grounds and remains with the chicks until fledging occurs a at 18 to 25 days old. Couples are annually monogamous, producing one brood year, and will not attempt a second if the first fails. The Arctic southbound depar- ture back to Nelson River takes place in three stages: the unsuccessful breeders July, along with females who already hatched a brood depart during the first half of followed by the males two weeks later and finally the juveniles with their adult guides in mid-August. Convention. Particularly, the population wintering in Tierra del Fuego has suffered of a an 80-percent decrease in the last 25 years. This is thought to be the result con- trend where birds depart from wintering grounds late, arriving late and in poor dition at key refueling stopovers, coupled with a dramatic decrease in food availabil- ity at those sites. Alas, the tendency for Red Knots to travel in one single flock means that food shortage at one critical site impacts the entire population. The main iden- tified threat is the decline of horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware Bay caused by coast- bait al development and the intense harvesting of adult crabs not only to be used as in the conch and eel fishing industries, but as devices to detect toxins and bacterial contamination in the biomedical industry. Since 2008 there has been a moratorium and on the capture of horseshoe crabs, however, its population has not yet recovered the birds remain in dire straits. nest- colour-banding Rufa Red Knots in order to understand their migratory routes, ing and wintering areas without needing to recapture them. Depending on the region where it was captured each bird carries a coloured band: pink for the Caribbean, for black for the northern region of South America, gray for Central America, orange for Argentina and Uruguay, red for Chile, dark blue for Brazil, dark and light green the United States and white for Canada. So look out for the heroic Rufa Red Knots have — some might be banded — note the colour of the band to see how far they traveled and allow these small, yet remarkable pole-trotters to take you on a magic journey from the Caribbean to the Land of the Midnight Sun. ingas eating flying insects and in the Arctic, knots are visual feeders, mussels survive — melts earlier, with little slightly elevated ground where snow plants. They favor dry, clear anti-predator all around visibility. vegetation, affording

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Grenada’s La Sagesse Nature Center offers a unique opportunity to watch various Nature Center offers a unique opportunity Grenada’s La Sagesse The Rufa Red Knot Red The Rufa largest of the calidridine sandpipers, they are only 23 to 26 centimetres long, with a largest of the calidridine sandpipers, they are only 23 to 26 centimetres long, with 47 to 53 centimetre wingspan, yet the Tierra del Fuego wintering population boasts the one of the longest migratory routes in the animal kingdom as they travel between long- Canadian Arctic and the southern tip of South America. These relatively in winged, skilled aviators fly at high altitudes, taking advantage of following winds year, large flocks of hundreds of individuals, covering more than 16,000 miles each In a while simultaneously performing some of the longest single flights of any bird. of 2010 Rare Birds research project, scientists at the Conserve Wildlife Foundation New Jersey discovered that a Rufa Red Knot banded with a geolocator flew nonstop for a period of six days and six nights, from southern Brazil to North Carolina, cover- ing an incredible distance of 5,000 miles. Indeed, the Rufa Red Knot is a stunning example of biological engineering which in order to endure long flights undergoes major physiological changes — body parts not used during flight, such as leg mus- cles and digestive organs decrease in size, while flight muscles, heart and fat stores fat increase by more than 50 percent. After long-distance flights, individuals lose all stores and arrive at stopover sites looking very thin or even emaciated, yet they must to wait several days before maximizing food intake as their digestive system needs with regenerate. Thus they rely on refueling points found along their migratory route, easily found and easily digested protein-rich prey, such as mussels, young clams is and the eggs of the horseshoe crab. The Delaware Bay area on the US East Coast home to the largest concentration of American horseshoe crabs and a crucially wading birds. In recent weeks a new tide of fresh seaweed landed on the beach and wading birds. In recent weeks a new tide of fresh seaweed landed on the beach with it an increase in shorebirds, some of which are rare to the area. bay, dressed in breeding plumage of burnt-sienna hues on the face, neck and breast. paler In basic plumage, adult females and males are identical, but females have pale plumage and males have slightly longer bills. Both are grey-mottled above with underparts and faintly vertically barred breasts. Juveniles are similar, with white- striped eyebrows and very plump bodies. There are six recognized Red Knot subspe- cies of circumpolar breeding distribution, each migrating southward to wintering grounds, but only three breed in the North American Arctic: the islandica with slightly paler Rufa Red Knot, thought to have three distinct populations, each the respective wintering grounds: the southern United States and the Caribbean, Maranhão region in Brazil’s northeast coast, and Tierra Del Fuego. The Caribbean Salt holds important wintering and stopover sites for Red Knots, such as the Cargill and Ponds in Bonaire, which holds about one percent of the total Rufa population has recently been designated a WHSRN (Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network; see this month’s Caribbean Eco News on page 10) Site of Regional Importance, and stopover sites at both the Graeme Hall Swamp and the Chancery Lane Swamp in Barbados, a refuge for transatlantic Red Knots seeking shelter when faced with adverse weather conditions. species of waterbirds found nowhere else on the island. On the southern side of La found nowhere else on the island. On species of waterbirds sargassum — a decom- painted with amber-coloured Sagesse beach is a cul-de-sac Behind the beach, crabs, insects and myriad small organisms. posing food source for tiny invertebrates and guardians over a salt pond rich with old mangrove trees stand The Caribbean holds important wintering and stopover sites for Rufa Red Knots, who migrate annually between the Canadian Arctic The Caribbean holds important wintering and stopover sites for Rufa Red Knots, JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 32 See why theCaribbean To findouthow youcanmake alasting impactonconservationintheCaribbean andto reefs onwhichwealldepend.We needyourhelptoprotect ourwaters andourwayoflife. worksthroughouttheregion toprotectThe NatureConservancy seas, coastlines, andcoral is worth defending. Join The Nature Conservancy andhelpusDefend Paradise. join ourcampaigntoDefendParadise, visit nature.org/defendparadise . JULY 2018 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 33 : The Carenage: Monday - Thursday 8 am to 5:30 pm Friday until 8:45 pm Saturday until 1:00 pm Tel: (473) 440-2588 Grand Anse: Monday - Thursday 9 am to 5:30 pm Friday & Saturday until 7:00 pm Tel: (473) 444-4573 , Readers

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Dear Mr. Tulloch, Dear deeply concerned is Authority Tourism The Grenada address this specific is committed to The GTA will enjoy your stay in Pure We hope that you Yours sincerely, Patricia Maher Chief Executive Officer Grenada Tourism Authority Dear Mr. Tulloch, on the actions of our We received your complaint customer is important to us and Every visitor and/or to our We appreciate your effort to bring this matter Sincerely, Donnan Victor Comptroller of Customs Customs and Excise Department Grenada BEWARE OF CHARTER YACHTS owned by a On March 8th, a 52-foot catamaran anchor and While they were ashore the cat dragged off, I got to the foredeck and pushed the catamaran the charter- Fortunately fenders were rigged. One of I then went by dinghy to the cat, located the engine The local search-and-rescue launch had been called Once the catamaran was clear, the cook came by When all was said and done, it could have been I met with a representative of the charter company, A week later our boat was alongside in English E-mails were flying back and forth and, after a very and empathizes with the very poor customer service customer very poor with the and empathizes Bay, May 29th in Tyrell you went through on experience to note that “ 99 percent It is also reassuring Carriacou. the and throughout here (in Grenada) of the officials and helpful” to you. have been wonderful Caribbean the Grenada Customs the support of issue with the time to high- Thank you for taking Department. their been shared with concern which has light this leadership for resolution. the Caribbean. Grenada the Spice of Marina; the events you Officer at the Carriacou unfortunate and we regret that described were quite this has happened. to be professional at all our officers are encouraged We are times as we are ambassadors of our island. the Marina as currently working with the Officer at on our well as all of our frontline Officers to improve service delivery. does not keep attention and hope that this incident you away from the beauty of Grenada. our boat off charter company anchored ahead of paid crew Pigeon Beach, Falmouth, Antigua. Their in, leaving (skipper and cook) went ashore to check only the charterers onboard. was aware of drifted swiftly toward us; that’s when I shouting (I was in the saloon at the time). of the pulpit. but not before it crumpled the port side engines and I instructed the charterers to start their how to start rig fenders. But nobody onboard knew the engines. first I said no ers asked if they could lay alongside. At caused both because the combined weight may have yachts to drag, but looking at the potential for serious damage to the cat, the charterers and any one of the yachts anchored behind, I decided to rig a warp to our starboard after cleat as the cat passed down our star- board side. Fortunately, the catamaran held and so did our boat when the position was checked on the plotter. The cleat held too! panel and started its engines. Joined by another person from another vessel, preparations were underway to oper- ate the windlass — and then the cat’s skipper returned. via the charterers’ desperate telephone call to the marina and, after a brief discussion with the captain, I returned to our boat. He proceeded to start the engine, release the tow and moved forward. dinghy and yacht details were swapped. much worse and it’s my opinion that the scope deployed by the catamaran was minimal — one of the SAR crew had gone onboard because the windlass failed to operate and he brought up only a few hand- fuls of chain before the anchor was clear of the water. who turned out be a delivery skipper, and took him out to our boat to assess the damage. Harbour having the damage professionally assessed. Unfortunately, I wasn’t aware of all that was being discussed by the charter company and the repair facil- ity at the time, but it transpired that three more inspections had to be made of the damage while we were anchored in English Harbour, and the charter company, having agreed in principle to have the pulpit replaced, were not willing to pay the cost of delivery from the Bavaria company, in Europe. uncooperative telephone call to the office of the charter company, it appeared that no further progress was to be made and so it was felt necessary to involve our insurance company. The repair yard provided us with details as to why the pulpit could not be repaired in Antigua at that time and we were able to obtain a quote from Grenada (where we intended heading for hurricane season), which was passed by our insurers to the charter company. The charter company finally paid the estimated cost of repair a full three months later, in May. at PM in a hurricane.

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A few minutes later, still When the gentleman was finished he said I was to go The lady at the other desk took her phone conversa- The gentleman who cleared me in did a very polite El Faro See www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/tag/el-faro Don Street Glandore Ireland CLEARANCE CHIT-CHAT Dear at 2:30 On May 29th I cleared into Grenada Everyone knows that all commercial aircraft contain Everyone knows that all commercial aircraft The Scottish Captain has written an excellent article, The Scottish Captain has written an excellent MORE THOUGHTS ON HURRICANES Dear READERS' RREADERS' FFORUM to your letter, which follows. CC Grenada) and throughout the Caribbean have been wonderful and helpful to me. make a good first impression” comes to mind. There, for almost an hour, two other tourists and I were given the impression “Your visit here and the money you will spend in Grenada is much less important than my personal phone conversation. I’m being paid to talk on the phone; you are bothering me.” ents would help this lady. Perhaps a company policy about personal calls? I seem to recall a “No Cell Phones” sign in several Grenada government offices. Does that only apply to the public? the clearing-in process when I first went outside to get the lady. They laughed and said she talked on her phone all the way through their clearing in, too. talking on the phone, she came in. Still talking on talking on the phone, she came in. Still talking on the phone, she arranged the papers on her desk. Still talking on the phone, she indicated with a wave of her hand I was to give her my paperwork. Still talking on the phone, she checked it over. Still talk- ing on her phone, she did some calculating on her little calculator. Still talking on the phone, she turned it so I could read the display and pointed at the number (50). Still talking on the phone, she took my EC$100 and gave me my change. Still talking on the phone, she nodded at me. She was still talking on the phone as I left. to the lady next. She was still talking on her phone outside at the picnic table. I went out and indicated I was ready for her help. She kept talking on the phone and held her finger up. tion outside as I filled in the forms. and competent job. He set aside the paperwork on his desk and gave my clearing-in his full attention. Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou. black boxes that, when retrieved after a crash, allow black boxes that, when retrieved after that led investigators to piece together what happened that ships to the disaster. Many sailors do not realize also have black boxes. the wreck but the US Coast Guard not only located have issued but also retrieved the black box. They captain took a report that explains the actions the various fac- to try to avoid the hurricane and the appeared to tors contributing to the sinking. 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