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FEATURES DEPARTMENTS ISLAND EVENTS & INTERESTS 36 JUNIOR SAILOR PROFILE 10 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 42 MAP Mollee Donovan, British Virgin Islands WHERE IN THE WORLD? 45 PUERTO RICO THE WORLD OF DAVID WEGMAN 38 12 CARIBBEAN NEWS 10th Viking Yacht Rendezvous 40 FROM ZERO TO 72 14 YACHT CLUB NEWS 47 U.S.V.I. Turtugaruba’s Successful Slayton Wins Bastille Sea Turtle Project 16 SAILING HUMOR Day Tournament On Sailing & Slinging Ink Sailing with Charlie: The Boat Knife 49 B.V.I. HiHo Celebrates 25 Years 20 RACING CIRCUIT 32 Intl Competition at Optinam 51 ANGUILLA ISAF Youth Worlds Sea Salt: Anguilla’s Belto Carty PR Team Wins US Snipe Jr. Nationals 54 ANTIGUA 26 FISHING Antigua Kids Learn to Sail at JHYC Gulf Rascal Wins July Open D.A. Sea Victorious at Caicos Classic 56 ST. LUCIA Double Dog Takes Bahamas Title New Venue for 2009 St. Lucia Billfish Tournament 30 TIPS & TRICKS Hove To 57 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Celestial Navigation: “Child’s Play” Dinghy Sailor Wins at Scotiabank 32 OUR NATURAL WORLD 58 BONAIRE Flamingo Tongue Premiere IFCA Slalom Worlds 34 BENEFICIENT BOATERS 59 CURACAO Fishermen Receive Free Survival Kits D-Trip Wins Fifth Budget Marine Race 62 CARIBBEAN DINING The Last Blast of Summer 60 ARUBA Ups & Downs at Aruba Hi Winds 66 CARIBBEAN BROKERAGE Annabel van Westerop, COVER SHOT: Rising Kitesurfing Star 77 MARKETPLACE PHOTO BY RHODERICK GRIMES GRAEME 78 SPONSOR DIRECTORY RESOURCES Fifty competitors from 14 countries windsurfed through the BVIs at this 80 TALES FROM THE 64 CARIBBEAN MARINAS summer’s 25th anniversary of the CHARTER COCKPIT Highland Spring HIHO What else do Charter Crew 65 EVENT CALENDAR do on Vacation?

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ALL AT SEA WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU Publisher: CHRIS KENNAN SEND YOUR CORRESPONDENCE BY EMAIL TO [email protected], OR MAIL LETTERS TO: [email protected] ALL AT SEA, PO BOX 7277, ST. THOMAS, VI 00801 Editorial Director: CHRIS GOODIER [email protected]

Dear Editor, Creative Director: NICOLE KENNAN Reading All At Sea from June 2009 at my Transatlantic You can now compare the two prices over the fi ve year period. DEAR SANTA, BRING Below is a quick reference guide to water usage and savings based on interviews with boaters in the BVI. Per this data, all [email protected] ME A WATER MAKER! of these users in the BVI would benefi t from an individual RO BY CHRIS FLETCHER plant, both in the wallet and the back (by not hauling water). Crossing from the Grenadines to the Azores. On page The second factor is to consider the health and environmental effects of bottled and R.O water. Most studies show that all water Chris Fletcher, hauling water, MAY be harmful to your health, depending on the water source. at the helm of For example, according to the US National Resource Defence dinghy with Council, 22% of bottled water contains above limit amounts of his brothers Art Director: 58 there is an article from a young fellow named Chris toxins and chemicals. In addition, there are growing concerns over chlorination of regional water supplies, as well as possible contamination of water from the plastic containers themselves. R.O. produced water eliminates any possible biological AMY KLINEDINST hazard, leaving only the possibility of metal contamination Fletcher, who may be or not a relative of the leader of the from a poor water source. In addition, the environmental toll of manufacturing, transporting, and disposing of water bottles through incineration or landfi lls is high. The NRDC says that [email protected] together these two factors cause thousands of tons of global warming pollution to be released into the atmosphere. The environmental and health concerns are quite clearly in favour of Bounty’s crew. Anyway, the young Mr. Chris Fletcher also PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS FLETCHER individual RO systems replacing the purchase of bottled water. nlike most teens today, who dream only about fast cars, The third and fi nal factor to consider is the convenience lots of money and no homework, I dream of owning a provided by each method. This is a no-brainer. Really, who U water maker. Over six years of living aboard a boat, not enjoys leaving a beautiful anchorage in order to haul jugs of pointed out exactly what he would like to have—a water a single year has passed without me writing, “Dear Santa, bring water in the dinghy or make a side trip to a marina or fuel dock Graphic Designer: me a water maker!” in search of water? The decision of how to get fresh water is a fairly major one Once you have weighed each of these three factors, you will in a boater’s life. You can choose to buy your water from a be able to make a reasonable decision on which method is best local dock, along with bottled drinking water, or you can buy for you, your environment, and your wallet. As for me? I’m still NEVA HURLEY maker from Santa. He writes detailed, why a water maker waiting on Santa. a reverse osmosis (R.O.) water maker. There are three main factors to consider and calculate when making your decision: costs, health and environmental impacts, and convenience associated with each of the two methods. Christopher Fletcher is a 10th grade student at Cedar (Reverse Osmosis) makes sense also on a charter boat. I Wait a minute—what about electricity production? During International School, Tortola, BVI who lives aboard a boat. the course of my interviews, I discovered that through various methods of power production, most boaters already had ample Advertising: power to run a water maker. The only additional cost was the Boater Dock Bottled Buying Water Water Savings~ extra fuel for the generator. type water water water* maker maker am running such a boat and do charters in Europe, the The first, and probably most important, step in selecting whether gal./wk. gal./wk. GPH or not to buy one is calculating the costs and savings. Determine Cruiser 85 5 $6,793 8 (WSH) $4,798 $1,994 International your average weekly water consumption, multiply by the rate you Cruiser 140 10 $11,050 24 (AM) $6,588 $4,462 pay, then add in all additional drinking water costs. Multiply this figure by the number of weeks you spend on your boat each year Cruiser 155 15 $13,715 12 (AM) $5,333 $8,382 Caribbean and Latin America. and then multiply it again by five to get your water costs over a Cruiser 210 14 $16,575 24 (AM) $6,588 $9,987 CHRIS KENNAN five year period, the average life span of a water maker. Cruiser 280 19 $22,100 24 (AM) $6,887 $15,212 Search for water makers which would provide you with the Week 400 50 $39,000 12 (AM) $11,054 $27,946 same amount of water per week that you currently require. charter You should consider how many hours you currently operate a 10 [email protected] In the beginning I was fighting with the question, “Water power-supplying device when deciding the size of water maker people to purchase. To this cost you must add in upkeep and additional fuel cost, if any. Count on buying eight pre-filters each year and *Based on current BVI dock purchase at $0.25/gallon, and bottled water price of $1/gallon a new membrane every two years; in addition you will need +Based on purchase, installation, generator fuel costs and maintenance of an to buy pickling solution for each time you leave your boat for appropriately sized systems from Aquamarine, and the Water Supply House maker, yes or no?” After 16 years of chartering and life over two weeks. ~Net savings over a 5 year period Virgin Islands (US/BVI) aboard I have not asked this question anymore. Now, Chris CAPT. JAN ROBINSON Fletcher gave a clear answer and calculated why it counts. [email protected] Besides money, he brought other arguments which put a new light on the old question. St. Maarten/Antigua/St. Kitts I would like to know more about his figures—which size, which brand, electrical or GILLY GOBINET direct driven, how much time of generator running he calculated. Also the costs for [email protected] servicing would be interesting he counted for. All in all, I ask you to make a contact for me with Mr. Fletcher. Accounting, Subscriptions: [email protected]

Looking forward to a early reply, Karl Heinz Edler, Owned and Published by Kennan Holdings, LLC Master of S/V Jonathan P.O. Box 7277, St. Thomas, USVI 00801 phone (443) 321-3797 fax (340)715-2827 Editor’s note: All at Sea has received a number of letters from interested readers in response to Chris Fletcher’s article about his school research project in the British Virgin Islands on The views and opinions of the contributors to this publication are not necessarily those water makers. We forwarded Mr. Edler’s letter to Chris and to manufacturers Spectra and Echo of the publishers or editors. Accordingly, the Marine. Look for more information on the topic of water makers in the coming months. publishers and editors disclaim all responsibility for such views and opinions.

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10 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 Port Louis Marina – another great reason to visit Grenada

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Flags of participating nations will fly when ARC departs in November Le Phare Bleu Team Donates to Grenada Charities The team at Le Phare Bleu (the blue lighthouse) located at Petite Calivi- gny Bay in Grenada has offered easy-on-the-wallet promotions all sum- mer and continues to look for ways to help friends and neighbors affect- ed by the recession. Through November, take part in their Friendship Fund while dining at the marina’s restaurant Västra Banken – 5% of all bookings will be donated to the Rotary Clubs of Grenada or the Ministry of Social Development to help people in need. www.lepharebleu.com

Revere Acquires Safegard USA Life Jackets Revere Supply in June announced the acquisition of Safegard USA, a leading manufacturer of recreational and commercial life jackets. PHOTO BY CLARE PENGELLY, COPYRIGHT WORLD CRUISING CLUB PHOTO BY CLARE PENGELLY, “With the acquisition of Safegard, coupled with the very recent acqui- Rally Defies Economic Gloom: sition of Imperial International combined with our extensive product ARC Entry List Full for 2009 offering that includes rafts, inflatable PFDs, EPIRBs and PLBs, and py- Entries closed by early summer for this year’s Atlantic Rally for Cruis- rotechnics, Revere has put itself in a very unique position to become ers (ARC), the 24th edition of the world-famous annual transatlantic that one-stop safety solution for recreational and commercial dealers rally. The organizers, World Cruising Club, have now opened a waiting and distributors alike,” said Jim Cermak, Vice President of Sales. list after accepting 225 entries. There are 28 countries represented in this year’s event that starts November 22 in Las Palmas de Gran Ca- naria and ends at St. Lucia. The 2700 nautical mile passage on the NE Steven Lageveen Steven tradewind route takes typically takes between 14 and 21 days until the Rules in Sardinia’s Lageveen fleet reaches the finish line in Rodney Bay. Better sign up now for 2010! Starboard Prokids www.worldcruising.com Freestyle Worlds! During six days with wind condi- tions and gusts ranging between Network of Providers Plans Expansion 0 to 60 knots, competitors from all SuperyachtGLOBAL (SYG) is an affiliation between selected compa- over the world pulled out all their nies creating a network of professional and reliable service providers best tricks on the clear blue water to offer vessels shore side support in key locations globally. SYG has in front of the packed beach in members covering the Indian Ocean and a large part of the Mediter- Porto Pollo, Sardinia for the much ranean. The affiliation is currently looking for members in the Amer- craved title of Starboard Prokids PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LAGEVEEN FAMILY icas. The goal of SYG is to offer a professional high quality service World Champion Freestyle 2009. encompassing vital local knowledge to ensure all yachts and crews Steven Lageveen from Aruba, now living in Curacao, placed first in get the best out of each individual cruising ground. For more informa- the U13 class (under 13 years) and also participated in the strong U15 tion contact Christoph Schaerfer, [email protected]. competition where he ended up third. –reported by Els Kroon. www.superyachtglobal.com

Steven Lageveen proudly showing his trophies Round the World Clipper Race Returns to Jamaica For the third time, Errol Flynn Marina will play host to the Around the World Clipper Race in May 2010. Likely dates are the May 15-20 pe- PHOTO BY ELS KROON riod. Errol Flynn hosted the group in 2008 and 2006. Port Antonio will be on the race leg from Panama. From Port Antonio, racers will head for New York and then for Liverpool.

12 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 PASSAGES SAVE THE DATE NOVEMBER 8 – 13, 2009: Bryan W. Tomasetti 10th IGFA Offshore World Championship, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico A member of the International fishing’s most prestigious billfish tournament will host nearly 50 winning All at Sea fam- teams from 19 countries on six continents. For more information, contact Lynda Wilson ily and editor of at [email protected]. Crew Life Maga- zine, Bryan Wil- liam Tomasetti, age 34, died unexpectedly on June 17 in Tacoma, WA of a brain aneurysm. He served as First Mate on the Continen- Islands 77 Plus tal Drifter III, a yacht owned by a pri- vate celebrity, from November 2007 to October 2008. He also served as captain of the Lady Deborah in 2007. Bryan was commissioned an officer in the Merchant Marines in 2008. He achieved the rank of Captain. Along with his love to travel the world, Bryan loved to tango, and danced in various countries as well as the US. His true love was the sea. A cause that was close to Bryan’s heart was preservation of the ocean waters. Donations in his memory can be made to a cause he supported, International SeaKeepers Society, 4101 Ravenswood, #128, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312.

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Antigua’s Jolly Harbour Yacht Club Jolly Harbour. Their fleet now comprises three Lasers, two Sport 16’s, Carol Smith sent updates on club activities and offerings for visiting one Hobie 16, two Topper International One Designs and one Fin (cur- yachts: “Every Saturday afternoon all year, JHYC organizes an “all com- rently in need of some maintenance so not available for sailing just ers” competitive sailing event for local and visiting yachts. The event yet). Participants must be able to swim 25 yards with a buoyancy aid attempts to promote a more relaxed and social form of competitive which must be worn at all times on the water. sailing, aimed at sailing performance improvement and participation “Pleasure sailing and practice is Saturday afternoons from 1:30 p.m. to for all. CSA rated racers and racer/cruisers are all welcome. 4:30 p.m. Anyone wishing to sail one of the fleet will first need to demon- “Cruisers & Live-a-Boards, in particular, will enjoy this opportunity strate a suitable level of competence to the instructor,” Carol reports. to hone their skills and gauge their sailing improvement over time “Adult & junior dinghy sailing instruction is Sunday mornings from against the ongoing revision of their Sailing Performance Handicap 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The aim is to provide a structured course cover- (SPH). Saturday sailing will ing all aspects of dinghy sailing including basic sailing theory & prac- usually have downwind tice, rigging, capsize drill, helming and single handing. starts and upwind finishes “Every Sunday afternoon from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. there is a due to start/finish lines be- series of Laser Races with up to four boats competing. Match Races ing located at the entrance can be staged for crews in the Sport 16’s or for individuals in the Top- to Jolly Harbour Marina. pers. They have a nice reach, upwind, downwind course that takes “Free overnight dock- about 15 minutes to sail. On the beach, while all this is going on, they age for Saturday night, until set up a BBQ for all to bring their own food and drink. It is a fun, social 12:00 on Sunday, is kindly afternoon with plenty to watch and giggle over! offered by Jolly Harbour “A nominal fee is charged for these sessions and the proceeds of Marina. Sailors should make the JHYC Dinghy Sailing go to the Youth Sailing Program. JHYC grate- contact and deal directly with the Marina if they wish to take advantage fully acknowledges the help and support of many individuals and An- of this generous offer. Contact: 268-462-6041. Results and prize giving tiguan companies, but, particularly Anjo Insurance, A & F Sails, The follow at the Foredeck Bar and is a great way to relax and relive the Foredeck Bar, Sugar Ridge Developments and Signpro. events of the day. As always, we are very appreciative of our supporters “To avoid disappointment it will be necessary to ‘book a boat’ with including Sugar Ridge Developments, The Foredeck Bar and Signpro.” Pippa Pettingell at 722-8468 or email [email protected]. For further information, go to www.jhycantigua.com or contact Brian Come, join in and enjoy!” Turton at 268-770-6172 email: [email protected]. The club also now offers regular dinghy pleasure sailing, training, and racing throughout the year at the northern end of North Beach, St. Thomas Yacht Club Manager Bill Canfield keeps club members updated with regular re- ports: “Our young sailors are literally all over the world doing their thing Saturday Sailing at with exciting results. At the French Nationals in I 420, Alex Coyle and Antigua’s JHYC Joszi Nemeth finished 11th out of 83 and Nikki Barnes and Ian Coyle sailing their first I 420 finished 23rd. This is one of the most competitive classes in the world for youth sailors and these are impressive results. “Taylor Canfield finished first at the Stolze Cup in Toronto, a grade three match race against some of the US and Canada’s top match rac- ers. Cy Thompson, sailing with Bill Alcott a perennial Rolex Regatta winner on Equation, sailed in his 1st Mackinac Race and finished 4th. This was Cy’s first off shore race (over 330 miles from Chicago to Mackinac Island) and, although very cold, he had a ball.”

To contribute news from your local yacht club or sailing association, please write to [email protected]. Deadlines are six weeks prior to the publication date. PHOTOS COURTESY OF JOLLY HARBOUR YACHT CLUB HARBOUR YACHT PHOTOS COURTESY OF JOLLY

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reedom is my lifelong drug-of-choice. That’s why I’m a sailor, I don’t have a style. I just have a weird, watery personality called and that’s why I’m a writer. I want to be the freest man in the me—and I’ve written for so long that it comes shining through world. Of course, in order to be free, you have to pay your my prose. Fown way. There is no way around this. It is a fact of life. If you What I do is simple. I have a blank page. The graphic artist has a blank don’t pay your own way, you are, at best, someone’s boy. So I choose canvas. The movie director a blank screen … and it is our job to inject to pay my way with my pen—because the writing profession doesn’t emotion onto it. require doing distasteful things like wearing shoes, covering my penis That is what I do. I get the emotion from within my breast onto the print- with fabric and/or (god-forbid!) mingling with the dirt-dwellers ashore. ed page … just like Winslow Homer, Ron Howard and Michael Jackson do Last year I made a very good living with my pen—and never once in their respective mediums. did I do anything any- Laughter and tears are my highest compliments. one told me to. … actually, if I was the writer I’d like to be—I’d be able to make you I’m about as in- laugh AND cry at the same time. dependent of bean- But I am not the writer I want to be. Not by a long shot. I’m a three counters ashore as a on my own scale of ten. modern man can be. I believe that I have written about 18 to 22 good pages in my 30+ The reason that I years of trying. This doesn’t discourage me. In fact, it makes me … have been success- well, proud. ful as a writer where My goal isn’t to make a million dollars or be on the national best seller so many others have lists (although that sure would be swell) but to write another good de- failed is because I real- clarative sentence which makes my readers laugh or cry or think. ize the reader signs my The real challenge after all these years is to keep the carrot the correct paycheck. Sure, I have distance away. If I start thinking I’m clever, I’ll get complacent (smirk, smirk) an editor and publish- and will soon lose my creative edge. If I dwell on how far I fall short (by read- er in the chain—but ing Harry Crews or Anne Tyler) then I’ll get too discouraged by realizing that those are just corporate obstacles to get beyond/around ... so I can there simply aren’t enough years left for me to properly learn my craft. entertain my reader. So I have to be … well, compassionate with myself. I have to tell my- Notice I said entertain? I did not say teach or inform or lecture. I said self that, yes, I’ve come a long way—but, yes, I also have a long way to entertain. That is what I am, a prose entertainer. go. I can’t rest on my laurels. I have to add skills to my toolbox on a daily I don’t believe in talent. If I have a ‘talent,’ it is my self-discipline. I write basis. I have to constantly reach for slightly more than I can grasp. four hours a day (8-12) five days a week—and have for 30+ years. Writing Being a writer and boater are a perfect match. Both are fiercely in- is horribly hard work. Being a brain surgeon is far easier—or at least there dependent. Both require strong faith, hard work, bravery, and (most are more successful brain surgeons than successful freelancers. of all) tenacity. But sailing and writing are a perfect match. They go together hand- I’m 57 and have lived 49 of my years aboard. I’m a perpetual outsid- in-glove. I’m completely lit-up on life. Everything which happens to er. I live at anchor, surrounded by the world’s most effective moat. I am, me—the good, the bad & the ugly—is a story I can’t wait to write literally, All at Sea on many levels. People are my species … but not down, to share, to celebrate. quite. I maintain a certain distance, a certain strange water-borne ob- If you ‘write it down’ often, you get good at it. Writing is like a mus- jectivity in relationship to the shore-huggers. I live more fluidly, more cle: if you exercise it, it gets stronger. You don’t have to be smart—in naturally, closer to the bone. fact, often intelligence is a hindrance. Mother Nature and Mother Ocean are the same to me. Ditto God. Of course, there is a secret to good writing—and that is the captur- The sea is my cathedral—the face of a wave my personal, private place ing of the truth. That is the elemental job of an artist, any artist, to cap- of worship. ture the truth. Oh, you can lie to your teacher, your mother and your I have simple rules for my national magazine features: #1 Show don’t spouse … but eventually your typewriter reveals you. If you write long tell. #2 Illuminate don’t describe. #3 Advance the action. enough, the writing submerges and your very own personality shines Every story of mine vaguely follows the same format: the classic ‘Q’ brightly through, for good or ill. story. I start with people revealing character within some physical action This is what people think of as ‘style.’ People tell me, “Oh, you have and I make a promise. That’s the beginning. I keep the promise. That’s a comic style’ or a ‘… loving style’ or a ‘down-home style.’ the muddle … er, middle. And then I refer back to the beginning to give

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18 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 SAILING WITH CHARLIE THE BOAT KNIFE

BY JULIAN PUTLEY

hese days every sailor worth his salt carries a boat knife: a multi-purpose tool with many attachments. TMost useful of the attachments are the knife, the pli- ers/wire cutters combo, various sizes of screwdrivers, file, tin opener, and cut-anything blades. A cruising sailor will likely use his boat knife daily to undo shackles, cut lines, prepare fishing tackle, fasten and unfasten just about anything. A 300lb deck ape on a racing boat might use the file to clean his teeth, the knife to trim his nails, the pliers to pull a tooth, as well as more general nautical applications when on the race course. Just last week Charlie was sailing in the French islands with a group of guests, one of whom was a keen fisherman. Whilst rigging his fishing line on one of the sugar scoops of the chartered catamaran, the fisherman asked Charlie if he could borrow his Leatherman (the brand name of the most popular boat knife) and Charlie handed it over—never to see it again. It was claimed by Davy Jones. The guest was profuse with apologies and promised to replace it at the earliest possible time. At the very next an- chorage, which happened to be St Barth, true to his word the errant guest went to the nearby chandlery and bought a replacement boat knife, a Leatherman. Back at the boat he handed the brand new knife to Charlie who was happy to have this essential tool close at hand once again. All the guests were gathered in the cockpit as Charlie examined the attachments one by one. A look of amazement crossed his face as he opened up a pair of nail scissors, a cocktail fork, a spreading knife for butter or pate. Gone was the file, the tin opener, the saw blade … He examined the side for the manufacturer’s stamp and sure enough it said Leatherman. Then in flowery lettering it said the name of the chandlery and “St Barthelemy.” This must be the French ver- sion, perhaps a customized edition. But the French are a sail- ing nation—it was a mystery. It didn’t take Charlie long to come up with the solution. This model must be the ‘Leathergay’ Charlie thought. He checked the maker’s name again but there was no mistake. However the new boat knife was referred to as “Leathergay” for the rest of the trip. As if by divine intervention when Charlie checked in at air- port security on his way back to the BVI, he had forgotten to put the boat knife in his checked baggage. He was relieved of the offensive knife by a security agent who eyed Charlie suspiciously when he seemed almost glad to be rid of the effeminate instrument.

Julian Putley is the author of “The Drinking Man’s Guide to the BVI,” “Sunfun Calypso,” and a new sequel, “Sunfun Gospel.”

SEPTEMBER 2009 ALLATSEA.NET 19 Racing Circuit OPTIMIST SAILORS TASTE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 2009 OPTINAM HELD IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

OPTINAM 2009 start PHOTO BY MATIAS CAPPIZANO PHOTO BY MATIAS

rawn from five different continents, 198 young sailors Both countries with three sailors in the top 10, America and Argentina drawn from 23 Nations competed at the 2009 IODA dominated the fleet. First girl Claudia Mazzaferro finished 12th and Do- OPTINAM (North American Optimist Championship) at minican Rodrigo Delgado proudly took the 15th spot on the podium. Boca Chica, DR from June D Continued on page 22 30 to July 8. The organizing commit- tee was the Dominican Optimist As- sociation (ADO). For the first time since 2000, an American won the challenging event, 14 year old Christopher Williford from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. From day one, Williford led the fleet. Only on the last day of racing he showed some weakness, but managed to stay ahead with a two point lead over Bri- an Higgins from Argentina. American Axel Sly took bronze and Puerto Ri- co’s Juanky Perdomo finished fourth. During the last three OPTINAMs and at World level, Puerto Rico has been doing extremely well, but the top sailors aged out of the class. Juanky Perdomo and Victor “Tito”

Aponte (17th) now set the example Curacao kid Jorden for the next generation PUR Sailors. van Rooijen hikes out

20 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 A REPORT FROM TEAM BVI

Team BVI went to Optinam in the DR PHOTOS BY RICHARD WOOLDRIDGE

British Virgin Islands Country Rep Richard Wooldridge attended managed to beat Argentina in the BVI Kids, painted for battle OPTINAM with five team BVI sailors, Coach Chris Watters and final after the fancied team USA Team Leader Mike Donovan, and sent All at Sea the following only made the semis. report from Boca Chica: “The following day, Sunday, was a rest day so we signed up for a “The BVI qualified for five spaces. Mollee Donovan and Ja- ‘truck safari’ into the hills. Fantastic fruit, busy and poor but happy son Putley (who are team BVI veterans after competing in OP- villages, a monster waterfall, a cigar making competition and the TINAM ’08 in Curacao) were joined by Kairon Branch, Robert best chicken soup any of us had ever tasted. After three hours Poole and nine year old Ryan Wooldridge. Coach Chris was able bouncing around in the back of a dusty truck for the return leg, the to spend a couple of days with the team practicing starts and team was happy to jump into the hotel pool before dinner. getting to know the sailing area off Boca Chica, just 20 minutes “All the OPTINAM participants were able to stay in the Domini- East of Santo Domingo. can Bay Hotel which made it a pretty lively place! Groups of young “Just getting to the race area involved an hour-long sail along sailors getting to know each other, and swapping stories and expe- the beach inside the reef, past the commercial port and then riences, is what the International Optimist Association is all about. two miles dead upwind to the middle of the bay. Not for the “At the award ceremony, team BVI didn’t feature in any of the faint-hearted! prizes but our sailors did very well. They had great team spirit, “Before the racing started in earnest, all 198 competitors with none of them gave up in any of the races; they thoroughly enjoyed their team coaches, leaders, reps and a whole ensemble of fami- themselves and were also great ambassadors for the BVI. Mollee lies coached off to the Naval Base in the city for a grand opening 126th, Jason 132nd, Robert 168th, Ryan 173rd and Kairon 190th. ceremony. This was the first major sailing event to be hosted by “Absolutely full marks to the Regatta team in the DR whose 120 the DR and they were very proud to show their colours. Five years volunteers put on a nearly flawless event at the first time of ask- ago they didn’t even have an Optimist fleet, but now their young ing. The RBVIYC, as the BVI’s National Authority for sailing, sub- sailors addressed the entire audience, proudly welcoming all their mitted a bid for the 2011 OPTINAM regatta, to be evaluated at a competitors in Spanish and English. meeting during the Optimist World Championships in Brazil. For “After two days of racing, our team narrowly missed out on some great pictures from the DR visit www.OPTINAM09.org.” qualifying for the team racing event. Only the top 16 nations could race and we were 17th! Undeterred, we watched the ac- tion from the beach and learnt a lot just by watching. Team Peru BVI report by Richard Wooldridge PHOTO BY MATIAS CAPPIZANO PHOTO BY MATIAS

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 Money-back guarantee  25x more transmit power Finishing seventh, Eugene Hendrikx (AHO) scored the best result ever for Curacao. The AHO team, with nine sailors, showed a lot of  5 minute progress, as seven improved their personal records. Odile van Aan- setup holt improved to 56th this year after finishing 189 last year at the Curacao OPTINAM. In team racing, AHO was the North American team race Champion, and Peru the overall champion. The team racing took place just in front of the beach in Boca Chica, where Optimist fans gathered to have a close view of the matches and encourage their teams. Eduordo Verdeja and his OPTINAM 2009 Dominican Optimist Association (ADO) Team can look back on a well-organized North American Championship: 198 sailors representing 22 countries from five continents (North and South America, Europe, Oceania and Asia) sailed 11 races and a team race championship in perfect con- ditions. At the Optimist Worlds in Brazil, the venue will be decided for 2010 OPTINAM—Canada and Mexico are the candidates for the next edition.

Reported by Marjolein van Aanholt-Grol

Curacao’s Eugene Hendrikx, best ever for his team PHOTOS BY MATIAS CAPPIZANO PHOTOS BY MATIAS

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CARIBBEAN KIDS SAIL IN ISAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ALEC ANDERSON EXCELS IN LASER RADIAL CLASS

he world’s top young sailing talent gathered Caribbean competitors in Brazil Tin Buzios, Brazil July 9 to 18 for racing at the Interna- tional Sailing Federation’s 39th Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship. Close to 300 of the world’s top sailors rep- resenting 59 nations were sail- ing in seven different classes. Mayumi Roller (ISV), Alec An- derson (IVB), Ard and Philipine van Aanholt (AHO), Donico Brown (BAH), Jasia King (LCA), Raul Rios and Antonio Sifre Torren (PUR), Tyler Rice & Wil- liam Gibbons (ISV) represented the Caribbean. The event, open to competi- tors who do not exceed the age of 18 during the calendar year PHOTO BY COR VAN AANHOLT PHOTO BY COR VAN of the event, represents the un- disputed pinnacle of youth sailing. Entry is restricted to one boat Final results: Alec Anderson from the tiny island Tortola showed per nation, per event, so the sailors already had to win through the world that kids from the Caribbean know how to sail by fin- their national qualification series to earn their place in Brazil. ishing 7th at his last Youth Worlds, a very remarkable and hon- The Boys One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial event had a huge ourable position for the British Virgin Islander. The Boys Laser entry this year, with over 50 nations represented in the fleet. Alec event was won by Sam Meech from New Zealand. At his first ISAF Anderson from the British Virgin Islands, Donico Brown from the youth Worlds, 15 year old Ard van Aanholt from Curacao showed Bahamas and Curacao’s Ard van Aanholt started in this event, a potential and class by scoring a 29th overall among 53 talented much better choice for the boy’s then last years Laser full rig. In young sailors. Donico Brown from the Bahamas learned a lot at the Girls Laser Radial event, Mayumi “Mimi” Roller and Philipine his first Youth Worlds. In the 420 Boys class, Tyler Rice and Billy van Aanholt, former Optimist opponents at the water but friends Gibbons scored a 24 overall and Raul Rios and Antonio Sifre Tor- on shore, both raced. Jasia King represented St. Lucia in this class ren from Puerto Rico finished 27th. and made her debut. Following 2008, where the 29er was equip- In the Girl’s Laser fleet, Singapore’s Elizabeth Yin was the ment for the Boy’s and Girl’s Two Person Dinghy events, in Brazil new leader, Anne-Marie Rindom from Denmark took Silver and this year the 420 returned to the Youth Worlds fold. The 2008 Op- Mathilde Kerangat brought home the Bronze for France. Mimi timist World champion Raul Rios and crew Antonio Sifre Torren Roller finished at a respectable 14th place overall. Philipine van and Tyler Rice and Billy Gibbons sailed the Boys 420 class. Aanholt who had a World title in the Splash class last year ended St. John’s Roller was one of 23 competitors in Buzios thanks to up at 25. Jasia King from St. Lucia finished all her races and had funding from ISAF’s Athlete Participation Programme (APP), follow- a great experience. ing in the footsteps of her brother who took part at the 2007 Youth In the battle for the Volvo Trophy, the prize for top nation Worlds in Canada. The APP provides sailors with funding support to was awarded to France, followed by Great Britain and Italy. Next help them with travel and entry costs to attend the championship, year the prestigious ISAF Youth Worlds will be held in Turkey as well as providing coaching at the event with the ISAF Coach, and provides a new chance for the worlds best youth sailors to who this year was Santi Lange. “It’s a really good programme,” show their progress. Roller said at the event. “I was also on it last year in Denmark. Santi is a really great guy, He’s really knowledgeable about everything and he’s really easy to talk to. It’s been a great experience.” Report submitted by Marjolein van Aanholt-Grol

24 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 RIOS & SIFRE TAKE 1ST PLACE IN PENSACOLA P.R. SAILORS ARE U.S. JUNIOR SNIPE CHAMPIONS

he Snipe Class International Racing Association-USA recently held its 2009 National Championship at TPensacola Yacht Club. In the Junior Championships, Puerto Rican sailors Raul Rios and crew, Antonio Sifre, both 15, consistently dominated their five-race series with five straight bullets. Sailing conditions at Pensacola Bay were variable, with winds 3-15 knots and currents of 2-3 knots. The new U.S. Snipe champions received perpetual tro- phies for both the skipper and crew; this is the first time the trophies have left the continental USA. Immediately after the awards ceremony, Raul and Antonio returned to Puerto Rico to continue training in I-420 for the ISAF’s 2009 Volvo Youth Worlds Championship held July 9-18 in Buzios, Brazil. They also planned to attend the Snipe Junior World Champion- ship August 22-28 in San Diego. Prior to the US Nationals, Raul and Antonio finished first at the First Puerto Rico National Snipe Championship, the first qualifier event for next year’s Central American Games to be held in Puerto Rico. Since winning the 2008 Optimist World Championship, Raul has been sailing Snipe and I-420. “My years in Optimist taught me the importance of discipline, training and dedica- tion. Sailing is my passion, I like to be out there and make my own choices. My dream is getting to go to the Olympics in 470. Training in these two boats helps me prepare for that.” For complete race results, visit www.snipeus.org.

Photos and report from Snipe Championships in Pensacola courtesy of Mercedes Rios

Raul Rios (left) and his crew, Antonio Sifre, took home perpetual trophies in June as Junior Snipe Champions

SEPTEMBER 2009 ALLATSEA.NET 25 Fishing GULF RASCAL WINS JULY OPEN BUT “GRANDER” BLUE MARLIN CREATE BUZZ

BY CAROL M. BAREUTHER, RD

he 46th annual July Open Billfish Tournament (JOBT) July 3 to 6 out of St. Thomas proved that the grand – or better yet “grander” – fish stories of old can come true anew. In Taddition to down-to-the-wire tournament action that didn’t see Gulf Rascal, a 68-foot Hatteras owned by Florida’s Rod Windley, declared winner until lines out the last day, two boats hooked up 1000-pound-plus blue marlin. Florida angler, J.R. Bergeron, aboard his 47-foot Cabo, Reel Escape, and not fishing in the JOBT, was the first to hook up a dream ‘Big Daddy’ blue marlin. “We were just out for a fun day of fishing, me, the captain and our L to R: (back row) Gerald McKinney (angler), Chris Marshall (mate), Joel mate,” says Bergeron. “We saw two 300- to 400-pounders in the morn- Finley (angler), Lee Steiner (angler), Capt. Billy Borer. L to R: (front row) ing and pulled the hook on both. It was about 6 p.m. when Capt. Rusty Lance McKnight (friend), Rick Steiner (angler), Glen Helton (mate) Watters said, ‘Let’s make one more turn on the Drop.’ Bam. I knew it PHOTOS BY DEAN BARNES was a big one when I hooked up.” nephew, James, offered a more graphic description: “It looked like a Bergeron fought the mega blue marlin for 8 ½-hours as dusk turned big truck barreling down at us.” to dark and nearly to dawn. The fish sounded, or shot straight for the Schmidt elected to let the fish go and stay in the tournament run- sea floor, for a long time before Bergeron finally got it up to the back of ning, where time and number of fish count more than fish size. the boat where it took all three of them to wire it and make the release. “The bad thing about letting it go was that we thought no one would “Its bill and tail fin extended a foot or two on either side of the tran- believe us about its size,” says Schmidt. “The good thing was having som and my transom is 15-foot 10-inches, so we estimated the marlin the observer onboard who verified the marlin’s size.” A certified IGFA was a good 18-foot long and it was also wide,” says Bergeron. (International Game Fishing Association) observer was on board Omi Knowing that a blue marlin this big is female made it a no-brainer to Gosh, as there were on every boat in the all-release JOBT. release, said a conservation- There have been four grander or 1000-pound blue marlin caught J.R. Bergeron, standing by his minded Bergeron. in Virgin Islands waters. The first world record blue marlin caught in a Reel Escape, who fought a 1000- Reel Escape’s no-show at tournament was set by angler Elliot Fishman in the 1968 JOBT with a pound-plus fish for over eight hours the dock by midnight com- 845-pounder. bined with no way to commu- It wasn’t big fish, but the most fish released first, that won the 2009 nicate with the vessel since cell JOBT for Gulf Rascal. The boat, with Capt. Billy Borer at the helm and phones and VHF radios don’t Lee Steiner, Rick Steiner, Joel Findley and Gerald McKenna as anglers, reach 20-plus miles offshore caught and released five blue marlin. led Bergeron’s frantic family to Fishing got off to a slow start, yet Gulf Rascal anglers released a pair put a call into the U.S. Coast of blues – including the first fish of the tournament – to take an early Guard. A rescue helicopter lead. Day two turned even more productive when Gulf Rascal added dispatched from Puerto Rico three more marlin releases to its team’s score. located the vessel and didn’t “The bite turned on, especially in the afternoon,” says Borer. leave until guardsmen got a “We pitched to three, hooked all three, and caught and released thumbs up from the crew that all three.” all was well. The last day, the fleet was glued to the VHF to see if Gulf Rascal or The next day, tourna- Rude Awakening, a 55-foot Viking owned by Florida angler Rudy Pol- ment and Texas angler, Don selli, Jr., would win. Rude Awakening started into day three with three Schmidt, fishing aboard his 64- releases and quickly added a fourth. It was 3:15 p.m., with 45 minutes foot Viking, Omi Gosh, hooked left in the tournament, when Rude Awakening released its fifth blue up another grander-plus blue marlin, a feat that tied Gulf Rascal on count. marlin at mid-day. “We hoped we’d catch another or they (Rude Awakening) wouldn’t,” “It was easily over 1200 says Gulf Rascal’s Borer, who got his wish to win. pounds,” says Schmidt, whose For full results, visit www.vigfc.com

26 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 D.A. SEA WINS 14TH ANNUAL CAICOS CLASSIC RELEASE TOURNAMENT

BY CAROL M. BAREUTHER, RD

Winning boat D.A. Sea: L to R John Conrad, Chris Gonell, Rob Valco, Valerie Dunn, Ed Dunn PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CAICOS CLASSIC TOURNAMENT

slow start made for an exciting finish at the 14th An- nual Caicos Classic Release Tournament held June 8 Ato 13 out of Turtle Cove Marina, Providenciales, in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The eight boat fleet released a total of 10 blue marlin and three white marlin over four days of fish- ing, with D.A. Sea declared the winner on points and time. The fleet went nearly fishless the first day. D.A. Sea, skip- pered by Capt. Rob Valco, never thought they’d get on the scoreboard either when anglers pulled hooks on three blue marlin all before noon. Lady luck smiled come afternoon when the vessel finally released a blue with only 18 minutes left in the fishing day. Lady Tamara released a white marlin shortly after the D.A. Sea team released its blue. Come Day 2, the scoreboard inked up with a while marlin release by No Excuse, a blue by Trouble Maker, and a blue by Chucke II, last year’s winner, all by 10 a.m. The bite shut off right after that, but it returned on Day 3 when the fleet collec- tively released six fish. D.A. Sea kept its lead with the release of a while marlin in the morning and blue in the afternoon. Chucke II and Trouble Maker released a blue apiece, while Long Distance caught its first blue marlin. The fourth and final day was quiet. Only Panoply released a blue marlin, and that was after missing a double header and having another blue in the spread at the time of release. The rest of the fleet floundered with the bad luck of missed hook-ups or pulled hooks. Still, D.A. Sea’s two blue and a white (800 points) were enough to earn the vessel the Top Boat prize. Both Troublemaker and Chucke II released two blues (600 points), but Troublemaker earned theirs first to finish second and Chucke II third. In May 2010, the winning D.A. Sea team will represent the Turks and Caicos in the IGFA (International Game Fishing As- sociation) Offshore World Championship, competing against more than 65 other countries. The Caicos Classic Release Tournament next will take place June 19-24, 2010.

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28 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 Fishing

DOUBLE DOG WINS 2009 BAHAMAS BILL- FISH CHAMPION TITLE

BY CAROL M. BAREUTHER, RD

2009’s winning Bahamas Billfish Champions, Team Double Dog PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BBC

ourth time proved a charm for team Double Dog at the 2009 Bahamas Billfish Championship (BBC), a quintet of Ftournaments that has taken place since 1973 in the Baha- mas from April through June. After finishing third overall in the 2002 and 2003 BBCs and fourth overall in 2004, Don McKinney’s 66-foot Hines Farley amassed 7,000 points with the release of six blue marlin, three white marlin, six sailfish and bonus points from two legs to earn the Bahamas Billfish Champion title. “Over the years, we have changed our style of fishing to maximize our catch ratio of all of the BBC’s target species,” says McKinney. “We are catching more fish, a greater variety of fish and, most importantly, we are having a great time.” The BBC kicked off in Bimini and saw Robert Bennett’s Crush ‘Em win with one blue marlin release. Leg two, fished out of Central Abaco, saw Double Dog lead, with Don Schmidt’s 64-foot Viking, Omi Gosh, second. “We’ve fished out of the Gulf of Mexico,” says Schmidt. “This is the first time we’ve fished the Bahamas and needless to say we love it.” Bobby Jacobson’s 60-foot Viking, Marlin Darlin, won the first-ever Cape Eleuthera leg, then at leg four in Boat Harbour, Jacobsen hooked up and caught a 630-pound blue marlin. “We didn’t have any bites all day when I saw something coming up on the left short,” says Jacobson. “I grabbed the rod and a big blue ate the bait. It was a 2-½ hour fight before we made the gaff. Lines were out at 4 p.m. and we were still fighting after that, so there was a huge crowd on the dock waiting for us when we came in.” Even though the BBC is a catch-and-release series, there are rules providing for the boating of big fish over a minimum length. There was an air of excitement on the final day of the finale Treasure Cay leg when both Double Dog and Marlin Darlin were hooked-up at the same time. But, the anticipation was short lived when Double Dog released a sailfish—its only billfish release of the tournament—just enough to land them a series win. For full tournament results, visit www.bahamasbillfish.com

SEPTEMBER 2009 ALLATSEA.NET 29 Tips & Tricks HOVE TO: TO BE A SAILOR, ONE MUST PREPARE FOR THE SEA

ARTICLE & PHOTOS BY MIKE SHAW

The gloomy approach of a storm cloud can be visually spectacular

efore deciding to cruise full time, my wife Kylie and I had Confident in our abilities to heave to, one question still remained. When spent our summers sailing in our home waters of Georgian is it time? We asked ourselves this question regularly one night while 300 Bay, Ontario. Although the Great Lakes offer sailors chal- nm out of Jamaica en route to Honduras, as the wind piped up to 30- Blenges, we had never faced any that would have forced us 35 knots. Fortunately, our course was downwind, but the following seas to resort to heavy weather tactics. were quite big and by midnight they were breaking. We ran under double This void in our experience was lingering in the back of our minds reefed main alone, trying not to sail too fast. We were prepared to heave as we prepared to sail Meggie, our 30 foot wooden ketch, southbound to if conditions worsened, but saw that Meggie rose gracefully to each to the tropics and I resorted to reading books on the subject. I have a passing wave so we decided to keep running. This was a great experience deep admiration for all of the pioneer sailors, such as Slocum, Chich- and we took comfort in knowing that we could assume a safe position. ester, Knox Johnson, Moitesser and Eric and Susan Hiscock. While During our Caribbean loop we encountered only a few occasions of unique, they have shared a common obstacle, the sea. heavy weather while at sea, but thinking back upon those times, I was Perhaps the most useful book I read was “Storm Tactics,” written by glad to know the alternatives to running scared. For some cruisers re- Lin and Larry Pardey. It’s by no means an adventure novel but if you frigeration, amp hours and Wi-Fi seem to have taken priority over gain- plan to cross the Atlantic for the first time tomorrow, I would be sure ing the knowledge to keep them safe at sea and as a result we have to read it today. heard wild stories involving sailors caught in conditions that they were Armed with all this knowledge we rushed Meggie out into 40 knots unprepared to handle. One involved a large sailboat with a powerful of wind, right? Well, maybe not 40 knots, but we did practice the most turbo diesel engine. Assuming they could out-run bad weather, the crew important tactic called “heaving to.” Although Meggie is small, she feared for their lives as they were caught by the storm while navigating is a classic full-keeled ketch and behaves really well in the hove to position. Lying 50-60 degrees off the wind while drifting slowly to lee- Meggie lies hove ward, a wonderful turbulent slick billows out to windward created by to, stay sail aback her long keel. I had read about the extraordinary effect this slick has on with the helm down the on-coming seas and was amazed the first time I saw it; it actually breaks the sea before it reaches the boat. We have hove to under main and mizzen alone, but the common method is to back a stay sail. We chose this method off the Georgia Coast one evening as an awesome storm cloud charged towards us like a stampede of wild horses. We doused the Yankee, reefed the mizzen, and double reefed the main. Then, as the wind shifted, we backed the stay sail, and put the tiller down roughly 20-30 degrees. We sat comfort- ably hove to through winds screaming up to 50 knots for 45 minutes while taking photographs and watching the beast pass overhead.

30 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 an inlet. Another couple we know had worked their way from Florida to to learn how to handle his or her vessel in rough weather. Written knowl- Venezuela aboard a 42 footer but lacked the confidence to sail free of edge is available to us all. I am happy to have learned the easy way. the engine and relied completely on it to keep them safe. My hat goes off to every sailor out here living his or her dreams. Although it may be true that with today’s marine weather communications, one can go Mike and Kylie are currently sailing Meggie through the Great Lakes. from island to island and avoid dealing with heavy weather, remember that They are heading home for the first time in three years and taking a the sea cannot always be predicted. It should be every sailor’s responsibility break from the sea. Fair winds to all of our cruising friends.

CELESTIAL NAVIGATION “CHILD’S PLAY”

BY ANDY SCHELL

rwen set sail from Dominica, after sunset but long before value new sextant the half-moon would rise. The evening was exceptional- is the Astra III-B A ly dark and Arwen was happy, romping along on a broad model, costing reach bound for St. Lucia. My team of high-schoolers guided her less than $1000. through the inky night, taking four-hour turns at the watch, steer- Davis makes qual- ing by hand. They’d plotted a compass course, but that evening ity plastic models we’d be steering by the stars, for the Southern Cross shone low for much less. Navigating on a delivery from and bright on the horizon, and right ahead, leading us south. The Nautical St. Thomas to Annapolis We have a GPS aboard Arwen, but the kids don’t know that. Almanac, once re- They’d be navigating the real way, using careful DR tracks, three- quired on all sailing ships, is an absolute necessity for practic- bearing fixes and the heavens. At the outset of our month-long ing celestial. It’s published yearly, and contains information on cruise, I’d harped on real seamanship – they’d learn how to han- the workings of the heavens. From the Almanac, the mystery dle the 50-footer under sail alone, and only then would they be begins to unfold, as you begin predicting the location of the allowed the start the engine, useful as a luxury, but not a neces- sun and the stars by the season, the month, the day and the sity. Just the same, they’d learn to navigate by wind and waves, hour. You’ll need the Almanac to correct your sextant sights, landmarks and sun sights, and once they’d mastered this dying and one can be picked up at most chandleries. I get mine each art, I might decide to show them the GPS – another luxury worth year from Bluewater Books in Ft. Lauderdale, who will ship any- having but not required if one really understood what navigating thing anywhere. was all about. You don’t need celestial navigation. But once mas- Finally, the last pieces of the puzzle lay in the Sight Reduction tered, you’ll wonder why you ever sailed without it. Tables, a three-volume series produced by the US government, As a beginner, celestial was a black art, a mystery to me until I known as “Pub. HO 249.” The first two volumes cover latitudes 0 came upon a book by a Mr. Hewitt Schlereth, recommended to degrees to 80 degrees latitude, and the last volume is titled “Se- me by a sailor/writer acquaintance of mine, John Kretschmer. Just lected Stars, for identifying the 57 navigational stars. The tables as Stephen Hawking unlocked the mysteries of the heavens in his take the advanced mathematics of the lost art out of the equation “The Universe in a Nutshell,” so does Schlereth in “Celestial in a entirely, turning celestial into “child’s play,” as Bernard Moitessier Nutshell.” Schlereth lifts the fog of celestial, de-mystifying the art once put it. in surprisingly few pages. John Kretschmer believes celestial is making a comeback, as The navigator’s most prized possession is his sextant, a work modern sailors become disgruntled, shackled to technology. Like of art itself. Kretschmer goes so far as to claim a good sextant is the ten teenagers aboard Arwen, bound ultimately for Trinidad, better than the best pickup line at a bar, and I’m not one to ar- the true navigator is at once freed from the chains of the GPS, gue. One benefit of the ‘death’ of celestial in the GPS age is the instead existing in the tangible world of sun and stars, wind and amount of quality sextants available second-hand. I picked up a waves. With celestial, he is the magician and the GPS – like the Japanese-built Tamaya sextant, a bronze model, for $275.00 at engine – is a luxury. Sailorman in Ft. Lauderdale. The sextant was produced in 1978, older than me, but was maintained in its mahogany box and with a good cleaning, it is as good as new. In fact, during my introduc- Andy Schell is a professional captain and freelance writer, based in tion to celestial at one of John’s workshops in Florida, I practiced the Caribbean, Annapolis and Stockholm, depending on the sea- with an old sextant that had been ‘round Cape Horn with him in son. He lives aboard his yawl Arcturus with Mia, his fiancee. Contact 1984, the year I was born, and it performed wonderfully. The best- him at [email protected] or www.fathersonsailing.com.

SEPTEMBER 2009 ALLATSEA.NET 31 Our Natural World SPOTS OR FINGERPRINTS? THE SHELL OF THE FLAMINGO TONGUE

ARTICLE & PHOTO BY BECKY A. BAUER

ne of the more common subjects of under- water photography is a Flamingo Tongue poised on a sea fan. Even the most ama- Oteur of photographers can take a good shot since the Flamingo Tongue is very slow and its leopard spotted shells make beautiful contrast to the purple and red sea fans upon which we find them. When teaching underwater photography or leading divers, I count on Flamingo Tongues to provide subject matter. Flamingo Tongues, Cyphoma gibbosum, are marine mollusks of the family ovulidae, marine snails closely re- lated to cowries. They are gastropods; previously called uni-valves for they have only one shell rather than two (as do oysters and scallops). They live on coral reefs in the tropical waters of the Western Atlantic and Carib- bean. The Flamingo Tongues’ cousins, the Fingerprint Tongues, Cyphoma signatum, also live in the Western Atlantic and Caribbean but sightings of them are rare. There are four other species, however, they are rarer than the Fingerprint Tongues and, while there is men- tion of them in scientific literature, it is almost impos- sible to find photographs or detailed information. Except for the coloration of their mantles, the Flamin- go and Fingerprint Tongues seem to be identical. Their shells, when mature, are approximately 1 inch long, ta- pering slightly on both ends with a somewhat thicker, domed center. From white to apricot in color, the shells have long been used in jewelry and decorative items. Tongue mollusks feed upon the tiny polyps of soft, branching gorgonian corals more commonly known as sea fans and sea whips. While we might assume their feeding damages the coral, the damage is only tempo- rary and the devoured polyps repopulate. Often found in pairs, studies indicate that the pairs usually consist of one male and one female. Like many other mollusk species, they locate each other by leav- ing mucous trails along the coral. Some scientists be- lieve that adult Tongue mollusks aggregate at certain times during the year when they disperse chemical signals known as pheromones over many sea miles. No courting rituals occur and mating lasts up to three hours. Female Tongues deposit tiny egg capsules in the bare spots created as they feed upon the gorgonians. The egg deposit activity generally occurs during lu- nar cycles and females can deposit multiple groups of eggs.

32 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 About 10 days after the eggs are deposited, microscopic larvae
     hatch and become part of the floating mass of life known as sea snow or plankton. No one knows how long it is before the larvae develop into juvenile Tongues but eventually the juveniles land on a coral reef where they fix themselves to the underside of the gor-   gonians. At this stage, the juveniles are no bigger than a grain of rice and appear to be either translucent or part of the gorgonian   since some take on the color of the host coral. As with so many other marine species, very little is known about the life cycles of    any of the Tongue mollusks so there is no data on life spans, age of  maturity, length of the larval stage, growth of the juveniles. There is so much yet to learn. The only apparent difference between the Flamingo Tongue and
  the Fingerprint Tongue is the pattern and coloration. As in the photo,
         
   the Flamingo Tongue has leopard-like spots. The Fingerprint Tongue               has oval-like spots filled with fine, dark, curving lines resembling fin-           gerprints. If we remove their spots so that all we have left are the           shells, none of us would know which one was the Flamingo and which             was the Fingerprint. Once the Tongue shells die, their leopard spots           and fingerprints disappear. !                 "    Why do the spots and fingerprints disappear? The spots are not                 actually on the shell. The spotted patterns are pres-
                  “The colorful protective ent only on the mantle,              mantles of the Flamingo and which is an extension of     #     $              %          Fingerprint Tongues may be the sac that protects the    the very thing that leads them Tongues’ internal organs. The Tongue mollusks ex- to their demise, however. Not &  '         tend their mantles outside that long ago, the Flamingos                 of their body cavities and            were plentiful throughout the cover their shells.       (     Western Atlantic and Carib- Extending the mantles             bean, but they are becoming to cover their shells is more difficult to find. ” a defense mechanism. )  $           There are toxins in the    (            soft corals upon which the                     Tongues feed. The toxins do not affect the Tongues but they make                  the Tongue mollusks distasteful to most predators. These toxins are            %     stored in the mantles. The bright spots and patterns warn most fish                   away although Caribbean lobster, hogfish, and puffer fish seem im-              *       mune to the taste, making them the main Cyphoma predators.   #         &       The colorful protective mantles of the Flamingo and Fingerprint                     Tongues may be the very thing that leads them to their demise, how-       ever. Not that long ago, the Flamingos were plentiful throughout the Western Atlantic and Caribbean but they are becoming more difficult to find. Most divers and swimmers are unaware that the very spots and
                 fingerprint patterns protecting the mollusks from marine predators are                     merely thin membranes. Once Tongues are collected from the reef,          the patterned membranes shrivel up and crumble away as the helpless creature within the shell dies.

' )  $'  % "+                           % "+ , % " + + - ./ Becky Bauer became a scuba instructor and award-winning journal- ist covering the marine environment in the Caribbean after 30 years       as a wild and domestic animal rescuer, rehabber, and educator in the    states. She is a contributing photographer to NOAA.

SEPTEMBER 2009 ALLATSEA.NET 33 Beneficient Boaters COAST GUARD AUXILIARY MEMBERS REPURPOSE CRUISE SHIP CAST-OFFS COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN RECEIVE FREE SURVIVAL KITS

BY CAROL M. BAREUTHER, RD

nyone who has watched an episode of the reality TV show, auxiliary members met with a packed room of fishermen, taking time “The Deadliest Catch,” knows the dangers inherent in to explain the kits’ contents and uses. commercial fishing. Now consider that the average com- “We have two requirements in order for commercial fishermen to Amercial fishing boat in the U.S. Virgin Islands is only 17 feet receive a kit,” Kreglo says. “First, that they be registered commercial and operated by one or two fishermen, whose livelihood depends on fishermen. Secondly, that they own a boat.” their profession, in tranquil waters that can turn wild at any minute. Duane Minton, the St. Croix-based commander for the U.S. Coast Enter a volunteer project by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary flotillas Guard Auxiliary in the Virgin Islands, says, “One of the nicest “thank in the Virgin Islands that is putting much-needed survival kits—free— yous” we received was when a fisherman said no one in a blue uniform into local commercial fishermen’s hands. had given them anything by a citation before. This survival kit project helped us get to know this close-knit community. The beauty of the auxiliary is that we conduct free vessel safety checks and can make safety recommendations to fishermen, but we don’t have enforcement powers and therefore don’t write tickets.” Auxiliary members have since met with Northside St. Thomas fisher- men at Hull Bay and handed out kits to the smaller community of com- mercial fishermen on St. John. About 100 kits have been distributed so far and this summer the group will expand the program to St. Croix. In- quires have even come from Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands. While expanding, the auxiliary has been innovating. “One of the toughest things to see during a helicopter search and rescue mission is a person floating in the water,” says Minton. The kits now contain 300 feet of signal tape similar to the bright yellow crime scene tape police use. A Left, USCG Auxiliary member Jim “C.C.” fishermen stranded in the water can unravel the tape and both the color Kreglo, provides kits to two commercial fishermen in Frenchtown, St. Thomas and increased surface area of floating material can aid searchers. After

PHOTO COURTESY OF DUANE MINTON experiments revealed that the tape will sink if deployed from an anchored boat in calm conditions, the kits now contain a balloon that fishermen can The idea started two years ago when St. Thomas-based auxiliary quickly inflate and tie on the end to keep the tape from sinking. member Jim “CC” Kreglo learned from Howard and Jan French, at “Many of us know someone who went to sea and didn’t come Caribbean Inflatable Boats & Life Rafts in St. Thomas, that the expired back,” Kreglo says. “If our kits can save just one life, the project will life-saving supplies they replaced during routing refitting of cruise ship be well worth it.” life rafts were being thrown away because the company didn’t have storage space. Kreglo knew that most of these supplies had a life that far outlasted the stamped expiration date. Flares, for example, lose Carol M. Bareuther, RD, is a St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands based only about one percent of their potency annually. marine writer and registered dietitian. Kreglo collected the supplies over time and stored them in his of- fice at Compass Point Marina. Then, while on assignment as an EMT trainer for the Commercial Emergency Response Team in Florida, he networked with the organization to get about 100 canvas backpacks SURVIVAL KIT CONTENTS donated. An auxiliary member with a plane volunteered to deliver the AM radio Rocket flares backpacks to St. Thomas at no cost. The backpacks provided Kreglo Emergency rations Signal mirror and his fellow members with a vehicle to create individual kits with the Emergency water Signal smoke canisters supplies that the fishermen could easily keep on board to grab in case First aid kit Signal tape of emergency. Flashlight Sunscreen Some 460 commercial fishermen in the U.S. Virgin Islands are re- Information card Thermal blanket quired to renew their licenses annually in July. The auxiliary contacted Insect repellent Thermal protective suit the St. Thomas Fisherman’s Association and timed the first kit distri- Plastic kitchen bag Whistle bution for May 2008 at the Frenchtown Community Center. Twelve

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ids sailing Optimist dinghies cap- “The two month summer program was fun for Mollee – snorkeling, tivated three-year-old Mollee kayaking, shell collecting, and riding on ribs (inflatable dinghies),” says Donovan as she and her family Julie. “She then showed interest in learning to sail and we signed her up K for the fall after-school program—learning the Opti, tying knots, safety— traveled by ferry between the British Virgin Islands of Tortola and Virgin Gorda. but she didn’t like it and thought it was scary. But, we bribed her to con- tinue by getting her a rib and she fell for it.” The rest, they say, is history. Mom and Dad, Julia and Mike, made a mental Perseverance on Mollee’s part, and great instructors at both the RB- note and three years later launched their daugh- VIYC and BVI Watersports Centre, helped her hang in and eventually fall ter into the sport of sailing by enrolling her in in love with the sport. In fact, it was Mollee who led the Opti sail-through the summer camp program at the Royal BVI Yacht at the BVI Watersports Centre when Britain’s Princess Anne paid a visit Club (RBVIYC). to Tortola in 2005. A year later, it was Mollee who took charge of the sailing on a family vacation to the Dominican Republic. “We stayed at a large resort and tried to rent a sunfish for Mollee and her friend but “ ‘Stick with it, even Junior Sailor the staff didn’t want Mollee Donovan to rent it to us with- if you don’t like it out us paying for at first,’ Mollee says. lessons,” Julia tells. ‘When you get “So finally, Mollee’s better at sailing, friend who speaks it will be fun. You Spanish convinced will get to go to them that she could sail. So she did and different places and they were amazed meet lots of inter- because she was so esting people.’ ” small. She took turns taking us out all day. “The next day, we went back and the three of us went out again and we went for miles. But on the way back, the wind died and Mollee couldn’t sail back; she kept going backwards. Finally, we made it near to shore and some people along the beach called the watersports operation and they came and towed us back. Mollee thought it was humiliating, but the staff was use to it.” Today, Mollee practices three times per week— two days after school and all day Saturday. This is no mean feat as she commutes from Virgin Gorda to Tor- tola, doing her homework on the ferry and arriving home as late as 7 p.m. PHOTO COURTESY OF JULIA DONOVAN One of the highlights of Mollee’s Opti ca- reer is the present of an Optimist dinghy on her

36 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 Mollee with her recent 12th birthday, which she’s fondly named parents, Julia and ‘Opti Moll.’ Mike Donovan “Last year,” says Julia, “she did a sponsored sail around Tortola on an Open-Bic with a few other kids. The money raised was split between the kids and the other half was donated to Peebles Hospi- tal’s children’s wing. The money Mollee earned from that went to new spars for her Opti.” Another high point for Mollee has been compet- ing in regattas throughout the Caribbean. She sailed her first Scotiabank International Optimist Regatta four years ago in the beginner Green fleet. Since then, Mollee has raced the Scotiabank Regatta each year and competed in regattas in Puerto Rico, St. Croix and Curacao. Her Dad has traveled with her, serving as the BVI Team Captain. This summer, Mollee sailed in the Optimist North American Championships in the Dominican Repub- lic. In the next few years, she would like to head into Lasers when she ages out of Optis. What is Mollee’s advice to other kids just beginning Opti sailing? “Stick with it, even if you don’t like it at first,” Mollee says. “When you get better at sailing, it will be fun. You will get to go to different places and meet lots of interesting people.”

PHOTO BY DEAN BARNES Carol M. Bareuther, RD, is a St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands based marine writer and registered dietitian.

Mollee and an opti PHOTO COURTESY OF JULIA DONOVAN

SEPTEMBER 2009 ALLATSEA.NET 37 the World of David Wegman

ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY JAN HEIN

David Wegman

African Queen IV

Last winter around a table, for what Oprah would call a “legend’s lunch,” sat a collection of the Caribbean’s most notorious old salts. Members of the gathered group had, for nearly four decades, lived more lives than a herd of cats while dreaming, sailing and working boats. The spontaneous meeting of like minds came about on the day that artist, singer, songwriter, teacher, sailor David Wegman made landfall in one of the spots he calls home, Coral Bay, St. John.

38 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 That’s where his Cowhorn Schooner, African Queen IV, got its After the circle closed, Wegman was invited to join the teaching start; the hull Wegman purchased, finished, rigged and sailed hard. team at St. John’s Omega Institute held at the eco-friendly Maho Bay. First, up and down the islands from Key West to Grenada for nine He came up with a plan to share his skills of turning trash into treasure, years, then all the way around the world—without an engine. the abstract into art. “I show people how to put things together us- Wegman’s sailing story stretches back to 1971 to a first boat ing glues, latex paint, anything they have but nothing high tech.” He that, job by job, brought him from Florida to the lagoon in St. demonstrates the framework of combining found objects; seeds, drift- Thomas. There, he made and sold jewelry and small sculptures wood, stuff from the dumpsters. “You wouldn’t believe what I find in hand-crafted using the method of lost wax casting. In the lagoon St. John’s dumpsters!” he announced enthusiastically. Before students that decade, David teamed up with nine other sailors to purchase chose their classes they listen to introductions from the instructors. one hundred acres on an island in the middle of a Maine lake. The “I tell them I’m looking for people who are told they have no artistic group built a clubhouse and ten eclectic, artistic houses. One of talent and I want to prove them wrong. You know, if you put enough them is another place David calls home. energy into something, like the guitar, you’ll learn to play.” “Every summer for thirty years I take my kids there. We‘re all He would know—since he never played music until the age of 25. a big family,” he explained with a smile on his face. “We’ve had “I made up my mind I was going to do that. I started with a har- kids and now some of the kids have kids.” monica, trained my ear; got a violin, then a banjo and a guitar. Now I A few years later Wegman sailed to St. Barths with a set of play a cello and mandolin.” He plays them very well. The lyrics to his pastels onboard but not much money. He put together what he tunes inspire thought and laughter; they’re the stories of a life well had, talent and art supplies, and created a group of images that lived. Like the titles, “Out Where the Busses Don’t Run” and “I Ain’t were exhibited at the infamous Autour du Rocher where all found Ja Momma” that, David explains, “Just come up. I see something

Wegman doing a gig at Eddie’s Ghetto Restaurant in St. Barts (R) with his buddy Cayman and artist Bruce Smith on a steel pan (L)

buyers immediately. That success led to a commission by the propri- and know it’d make a great song. They kind of come up from paint- etor of Le Select’s hamburger stand, Eddie Stakelborough. A sign for ings and sculptures.” “Cheeseburgers in Paradise” launched a brand for Le Select along There are other havens in the world that Wegman calls home but with thousands of t-shirts and a friendship that led to yet another place probably none as extraordinary as African Queen IV. Guests board by Wegman calls home. stepping over a sign stating “Rich and Famous Only.” On deck and When Eddie moved out of his room above Le Select, Wegman down below, bits and pieces of the vessel were sculpted into appeal- moved in with paints, silkscreen materials, sculpting tools and a host ing shapes and figures, paintings wedge into nooks, and a colorful as- of musical instruments that occupy the space to this day. A lot of zany, semblage of found objects and collected treasures fill every space. It successful designs have emerged from that small space; t-shirts like is, like its owner, a one-of-a-kind artistic expression, a work in progress, “Pirate’s Ball,” and “Nothing Serious Regatta,” along with some of his a legend of the Caribbean Sea. finest paintings. The art of David Wegman can be found in St. Barths in and around Le He put together a cruising kitty, his new boat, African Queen IV Select and during annual exhibits at the Bagdhad Gallery. In St. John, and in 1989, left the Caribbean for what would become an eight year head to Tall Ships in Coral Bay to find t-shirts, prints, originals and sculp- circumnavigation. Many of those miles were solo, some with his ever tures. www.artistspace.com/davidwegman/davidwegman.html growing family. It wasn‘t a hand-to-mouth existence but one of hand- to-brush. “I had some of my silk screens on board so I made t-shirts along the way and pen and ink drawings of boats I met. And my paint- Jan Hein divides her time between Washington State and a small wood- ings, sometimes I sold them,” he explained. “I always figured out how en boat in the Caribbean. She records her adventures on the Bahama to do something; how to make some money.” Breeze Restaurants-sponsored website at www.brucesmithsvoyage.com

SEPTEMBER 2009 ALLATSEA.NET 39 From Zero to

BY ELS KROON

TURTUGARUBA’S 72 SUCCESSFUL SEA TURTLE PROJECT

In the sea turtle breeding season of 2000, there were zero nests on The turtles, weighing several hundreds pounds, come ashore in the Aruba’s extensive sandy beaches. By July 2009, the count had in- dark, dig a hole using their rear flippers, and lay approximately 100 eggs creased to 72 nests, thanks to the efforts of “sea turtle parents” Edith at a time in these “nests.” The task of excavating a nest may take the tur- and Richard van der Wal and numerous volunteers in Aruba. tle over an hour to accomplish. She then deposits her pliable ping-pong Each summer from May through August, giant female sea turtles ball sized eggs into the chamber, covers them with sand and returns to migrate from feeding areas to the regions of their birth throughout the sea, leaving the eggs to develop, hatch, and survive on their own. the Caribbean. Four species (the leatherback, loggerhead, hawks- After roughly a two-month period, a cluster of tiny hatchlings emerges bill and green turtles) have their home base in Aruba. During the from the sand and scrambles to the sea, following the light of the moon course of a season, a single female lays multiple nests, usually three reflecting off the ocean. Unfortunately, their sea-finding ability can be Ito eight. disrupted by artificial lights from buildings and streets. Confused, the hatchlings wander inland and are taken by predators, hit by vehicles or die from heat ex- haustion in the next day’s sunlight. That’s one of the reasons that only one in a thousand hatchlings survives to adulthood. Medical doctor Richard van der Wal and his wife Edith, a schoolteacher, were fascinat- ed by the beautiful but vulnerable sea crea- tures and decided in 2000 to bring back and protect the sea turtles that call Aruba their home. Their enthusiasm inspired many vol- unteers and Turtugaruba was established, a local foundation that intensively cooperates with the international Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network. In wintertime Richard and Edith participate in WIDECAST’s seminars, this year in Brisbane, Australia, but during the nesting season, they daily survey the beaches in the early morning hours and around sunset in search of any new nests and to monitor the registered nests PHOTO BY ISTOCK

40 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 dication that the nest is empty. The day after the hatchlings have Nature lovers & left the nest, the Van der Wals dig out the nest to see if there are sea turtle parents Richard & Edith any hatchlings left or stuck in the sand and monitor the amount van der Wal of egg shells, undeveloped yolk eggs and developed eggs that didn’t make it. They always perform this action at the same time at 6 p.m., attracting residents and visitors alike and providing in- formation about the sea turtles’ life circle, creating awareness. Turtugaruba features a 24 hour Turtle Hotline, (+297) 592-9393, where all turtle activity can be reported. It is possible for humans to share the beaches and oceans with sea turtles. We all share the responsibility for making the beaches we enjoy a safe haven for creatures that rely on them.

Els Kroon is a Dutch former teacher who now lives and works as an award-winning free-lance photojournalist on Curacao. She thanks the management of Divi All Inclusive Resort for their as- sistance in the preparation of this article. until turtle nesting A Leatherback nest in season ends. Tourists front of the Divi Resort notice eye-catching red and white enclo- sures on the beaches with a warning sign at the side to explain the purpose. The day after the hatchlings left the Aruba is world fa- nest, Edith dug it out to monitor empty shells and undeveloped eggs mous because of her long and beautiful beaches and during summer nesting season, those sands are crowded with tourists. It took some time to persuade hotel managers of the need for placing the enclosures. These days, hotels, in particular the low rise hotels, give their full cooperation and allow their beaches to be occupied by an increasing amount of the red and white fences. But their cooperation works both ways; most tourists are first amazed by the obstacles on the beach, then their interest grows. Finally, if they are lucky to experience a part of the wondrous event of the hatchlings crawling to the sea or the mother cre- ating her nest, they return home with a memorable experience. It takes hatchlings two to three days to dig out of the nest. They usu- ally dig and emerge as a group, leaving a small hole in the sand, the in- Turtle Trivia

❂ Sea turtles return to the beach where they After the monitoring, holes are hatched in order to nest. covered to nurture the beach ❂ for other animals Sea turtles use the earth’s magnetic field to guide them on long journeys at sea. ❂ Sea turtles do not nest every year, but rather every two to five years. ❂ The Leatherback sea turtles of Aruba lay about 115 eggs a clutch. ❂ The Leatherback female will nest six to eight times a season. ❂ It is estimated that only 1 in 1000 hatchlings survives to maturity. ❂ All species of sea turtles are endangered and need our protection. PHOTOS BY ELS KROON

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he Yacht Club Palmas Del Mar hosted the10th Annual Viking Yachts Caribbean Rendezvous on the weekend of June 4 – 6th. The three-day event, organized by CFR Yacht Sales and Tthe Viking Yacht Company, attracted 35 Viking Yachts from 40 to 74 feet in length for the weekend’s events. Thursday night was the official registration and kick-off party, which included the christening of eight yachts and The Yacht Club’s new bar overlooking the pool, with vistas of Vieques and the Spanish Virgin Islands. On Friday, the rendezvous hit the beach with a cookout a short distance from the docks and a disco themed party. A total of 150 guests and participants, with afros and multi-colored shirts, partied until the wee hours of the morning. A few of the visiting Mega Yacht A MUST FOR EVERY GALLEY crews let curiosity and the Puerto Rican hospitality get the best of them and joined the festivities. The Ship to Shore Collection of Cookbooks Saturday was a beach raft-up party and several Viking Yachts headed By Captain Jan Robinson over to the neighboring Spanish Virgin Islands, Vieques and Culebra, for a day of fun in the sun. Others stayed to enjoy the amenities at The Each recipe provides dining elegance with a minimum of effort. Yacht Club and the Palmas Del Mar Resort. Traditional favorites, innovative For many, this was a great opportunity to connect with friends, ideas and exciting dishes from and share experiences with other Viking Yacht Owners as well as an around the world have been cre- opportunity to speak with Viking factory representative and members ated by yacht chefs with easy-to- find ingredients.You will find meal of the CFR Yacht Sales team about the Viking Yacht experience. planning a snap. Entertain your family and friends with this unique collection of galley tested recipes. Report and photos submitted by Rendezvous organizers

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SEPTEMBER 2009 ALLATSEA.NET 45 46 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 United States Virgin Islands SLAYTON WINS BASTILLE DAY KING- FISH TOURNAMENT WITH RECORD 58.78-LB. CATCH

3rd from Left, Josh Slayton, with his record kingfish PHOTO BY DEAN BARNES he anglers and crowds that came to watch enjoyed big fish It’s about time!! and lots of them at the St. Thomas Northside Fishing Club’s 21st Annual Bastille Day Kingfish Tournament held July 12 Any Boat. Anywhere. Anytime. Tat Hull Bay Hideaway. Josh Slayton of St. John reeled in the Largest Kingfish, a record- setting 58.78-pounder, aboard the 33-foot custom sport fisher, World Class Anglers. Slayton pocketed $2000 in cash, a prize sponsored by 6IRGIN)SLANDSs&LORIDAs"AHAMASs3AIPAN NEMWIL, managed in the USVI by Red Hook Agencies, Inc. The Second Largest Kingfish prize went to 14-year-old junior angler, Robert A. Greaux, Jr., who caught a 56.66-pounder aboard C-Hawk and won $750 in cash. Eddie Bryan, fishing aboard Jus Chillin, reeled in a 41.91-pounder to win the Third Largest Kingfish cash prize of $500, sponsored by Offshore Marine and Yanmar. With 18 fish (141.39-pounds) caught total, Shawn Berry aboard Weapon of Mass Destruction won Best Boat and was awarded $1000 cash from Offshore Marine and Yanmar. The catch of four kingfish (50.38-pounds) earned Fernando Silva, aboard Karaho, the Best Captain award and $1000 cash from Offshore Marine and Yanmar. Raymond Petersen’s catch of a total of 141.39-pounds of fish, aboard Weapon of Mass Destruction, earned him Best Male Angler, and a $500 cash prize from Offshore Marine and Yanmar. Tarn Hildreth, aboard World Class Angler, reeled in a total of 31.19-pounds of fish to pick up the Best Female Angler award and a $500 cash prize from Red Hook Agencies. The Best Junior Male prize of $250 cash from Offshore Marine and Yanmar went to Robert A. Greaux, Jr., who caught the 56.66-pound kingfish aboard C-Hawk. Nicole Berry won the Best Junior Female prize, $250 cash from Offshore Marine and Yanmar, with the catch of 49.28-pounds of fish, aboard Friendship. Nearly $12,000 was awarded this year in cash and prizes. Each year, the club makes donations to community organizations. This year’s beneficiaries were the Joseph Sibilly School, St. Thomas Rescue, the American Red Cross, Kidscope and the Family Resource Center. The Club also awards college scholarships. The Annual Bastille Day Kingfish Tournament is part of the French Heritage Week activities, a week observed this year from July 8-July 14.

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SEPTEMBER 2009 ALLATSEA.NET 47 48 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 British Virgin Islands HIGHLAND SPRING HIHO CELEBRATES 25 YEARS DANISH AND ANTIGUAN RACERS WIN 2009 EVENT

unior World Champion Sebastian Kornum of Ricardy Maricel of St. Denmark and Antiguan Eli Fuller won their Windsurfers Martin had won the first sailed between respective divisions in this years Highland Spring the islands while two legs and hung on to his HIHO 2009 event June 28 to July 5. Kornum became Moorings yachts overall lead until the last day, J accompanied the youngest winner ever when the 16-year old U17 World but had to beat Sebastian Champion won both the final morning’s race and the final Kornum at least once to have afternoon race of Sandy Cay to finish the event with four a shot to hang on. Maricel straight stage victories in one of the more impressive HIHO was competing in his ninth victories in recent years. Fuller was even more dominant Highland Spring HIHO and, with wins in all but one of the Techno fleet races. despite also showing strong Fifty competitors from 14 different countries in the two form in previous events, has classes raced for five days through the British Virgin Islands. yet to win the event. Conditions started light but built throughout the week with The event’s much larger the final two days seeing summer trade winds that sent the Techno Class was dominated racers around the islands. Racing included the Anegada by Antigua’s Fuller, a Highland race won by Ricardy Maricel and a longer Trellis Bay-Peter Spring HIHO veteran. Fuller island downwind monster. Organizers threw in an around dominated the 43-racer Little Thatch race, and the usual race around Sandy Cay strong class which is geared finished off the week of competition. “It was a great week,” more toward top and less reported organizer Andy Morrell. accomplished amateurs. The Kornum’s father Torben, also a contender, said “Sailing in Techno “one design” class 14 knots of wind around this tricky island made for interesting sees all racers compete on racing, very technical and exciting. Sebastian just tacks and identical boards. Open Class jibes faster than the rest of us, and is very sure of how he racers compete on different wants to attack the course. I can guarantee I did everything I boards which are generally could to catch him, but I’m also very proud of him.” faster. Fuller sailed very well all week on his Techno board, however, and frequently challenged the Open contenders in several 2009 marked 25 years of of the races. beautiful HIHO sunsets “It’s a little like driving a BMW (techno) or a Ferrari, although the right driver can beat a Ferrari once in a while,” pointed out Fuller. The Techno class is broken into six divisions. Fuller took first overall in the class and won the masters division. Second overall in the Techno class went to St Martin veteran Jean-Marc Peyronnet who took top honors in the Grand Master class. Third overall in the class went to US racer Al Simmons who won the Super Master category. Owen Waters was the top BVI finisher, in 14th overall. The annual Highland Spring HIHO is a windsurfing and sailing adventure comprising a series of island-to-island races. Windsurfers cover 150 miles of racing and visit all the major islands in the BVIs. A fleet of yachts provided by The Moorings follows the racers and serves as overnight accommodations for all participants. Event sponsors include Highland Spring, The Moorings, HIHO, Red Stripe, the BVI Tourist Board and Neil Pryde.

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50 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 Anguilla SEA SALT ANGUILLA’S BELTO CARTY

ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY JAN HEIN

Salt pond

rom the air, the beach and road that run through Anguilla’s village of Sandy Ground looks like a striped ribbon dividing the sea from a giant, Fshallow salt pond. The bay holds a medley of boats and the brackish pond, home to egrets, ducks, yellow legs and a host of other wildlife, also holds a vital piece of Anguilla’s history and the early economic tie that bound it to the world. Through many visits I’ve gleaned bits and pieces of the salt story but I wanted to know more—and I knew just who to ask. Belto Carty, age 91, has lived beside the pond nearly his entire life. I found him in his sign-less Delicate Bar, shelling pigeon peas with his daughter, Belto Mariette. The door opens to the pond and through it a cast of characters flow in and out along with the breeze that sweeps the pond, collecting its called flats and when heaped full, skidded ashore. earthy scent. At the edge of the pond it was transferred to boxes “Good afternoon, Belto,” that the salt workers carried on their heads to a I greeted. spot where it was piled to dry. The pile would grow “Afta-noon madam,” he so large that ladders were used to add on more. replied. Belto continued, “Dey trow it out, heap it up in “Belto, I want to know the de sun until it get big, big. Dey take it from de story of harvesting the salt. heap when it got white, when it wash out from de Can you help me?” rain. De rain make it white.” “Dat a long time ago. I don rememba so much,” he said. The salt was then carried to the part of the pump house holding the The man is as sharp as a tack, he couldn’t fool me, so I got him grinders. Mariette added, “One lady goin’ in wit de boxes, one comin’ started by asking about the pump house, a group of wooden buildings out. Work from mornin’ to night. Work all year when we have salt.” down the road that still hold the machinery that ground collected salt They both grew silent, focusing on the pile of peas between them. I for exportation. thanked them and began my exit when Mariette insisted, “You go see “Well,” Belto began, “De pump house was where dey grin da salt. Mr. Emile. He know all about de salt. He run de bizness. You know de Dey put it in de bags an put dem on de ships.” white house wid all de flowers? Dat his house. You aks him.” “What kind of ships?” I asked. The next morning I went to the house beside the pond. On the “Dey schooners. De ones wuz bilt right ‘ere. Dey sail to Trinidad, upstairs porch a man appeared and I introduced myself and my Sen Lucia, Sen Kitts, Barbados. All de islands.” Belto had sailed those mission. He invited me up, extended his hand and said, “Call me engineless vessels laden with salt outbound from Anguilla, returning Emile. Come in, please.” with produce, lumber, whatever the island needed. The moment I cleared the doorway I knew I’d entered the home of “I thought the pump house was for pumping the water out,” I said. an extraordinary man. Walls were lined with shelves of books; between “Dat too. Dey had de pumps dere an dey pump de wata out so de them hung dozens of framed photographs and memorabilia. My eye people could collect de salt.” Mariette explained that the sea water caught a photo of Sir Emile Gumbs posed with Queen Elizabeth as he came into the pond through a canal. Once enough sea was inside, was being knighted in Anguilla. they closed the canal and allowed the water to evaporate and turn to “Please, have a seat,” he said as we entered the small living area. brine. Eventually the excess water was pumped back to the sea. The house that had charmed me for years from the outside was even Mariette demonstrated how people scooped the salt up with their more enchanting inside. Arched doorways were crowned with double hands placing it in baskets. It was transferred to large wooden trays layers of gingerbread, and filigree ran around the room and up the Continued on page 53

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Sir Emile Gumbs

Mr. Emile’s house seams connecting the roof. “This is the most beautiful West Indian some of it dating back 140 years, is proudly part of the décor. On house I’ve ever seen,” I said. the wall are old photos of the working pond. It’s like a museum that “My Grandfather had it built in 1909, the same year he had the serves drinks. Warspite built.” That grandfather, Captain Carty, ran the business of Sir Emile Gumbs graciously answered my many questions and I could the salt pond, sailing the harvest to customers down island. From a have asked more but I didn’t want to wear out my welcome so I thanked file folder of papers next to him Emile produced several photos of him several times and left. On the way back to my dinghy I realized that the vessel, so famous for it’s grace and speed that it adorns the $10 the story I’d been after about the salt of the sea had become a story Eastern Caribbean currency bill. about two very amazing men, both the salt of the earth. From another file folder he retrieved several age-worn photos of There’s fanciful talk these days of filling in the pond for land the working salt pond. One showed thirty people working in a straight reclamation or dredging it for a marina, but to Belto, it’s utter nonsense. line near the three foot dam, filling flats with salt. Those flats, fifteen “God gave us dat little sumting so dat we could make a dolla.” To feet long and wide, were heaped with crystals. In another image stood learn more: www.pumphouse-anguilla.com/history.php three mountains of salt, each fifty feet high. White clad workers, all bearing boxes of salt, looked like busy ants The pumphouse beside the pile. Sir Emile took over the operation of the 130 square acre pond from his grandfather. At its peak, in 1967, they harvested a record of 71,000 barrels, each weighing 300 pounds. Their sole customer then was Trinidad where the salt was used in the oil refinery industry. “When we lost that contract,” he explained, “The business dried up.” That, however, was not the end of the Carty and Gumbs’ family relationship with the pond. In the early 1990s, Emile’s son Laurie and his wife, Gabi, came up with the wild idea of turning the crumbling, dilapidated pump house structures into a bar and restaurant. They pulled it off, and for years it’s been one of the most popular hangouts on Anguilla. Inside, the old gear,

SEPTEMBER 2009 ALLATSEA.NET 53 Antiqua ANTIGUAN CHILDREN LEARN TO SAIL JOLLY HARBOUR YACHT CLUB OFFERS FREE LESSONS

HYC’s Youth Sailing Program is now well underway Antigua’s kids have received Antiguan could be trained to a level at North Beach, Jolly Harbour. The club’s goal is to sailing and swimming lessons where they could represent their provide a structured course covering all aspects at JHYC this summer nation. JHYC will be coordinating J of dinghy sailing including basic sailing theory & efforts with AYC for further training practice, rigging, capsize drill, helming and single handing. once the children have graduated The young participants receive “Certificates of Achieve- from the program. ment” as they progress through the course, and completion The Youth Sailing Program is an of the course will be the instructor’s acknowledgement that ambitious undertaking for JHYC and they are competent to sail a Laser Dinghy on their own. involves effort and contributions

The enthusiastic, qualified instructor is Tony Isaac who is PHOTO BY ALECKSZANDRIA DICKINSON in many areas of training, organi- RYA certified and was with Sunsail for 10 years. zation, publicity and sponsor support. An added feature of the Youth Sailing Program includes free swimming Generous donations have been made by Swalings, Foredeck Bar lessons as the participants must be able to swim 25 yards with a buoyancy and Sign Pro to name a few. The club has been working with several aid which must be worn at all times on the water. Swalings is generously Antiguan youth organizations, but all Antiguan-born children between providing this service in Jolly Harbour, making it very convenient for all the ages of eight and 18 are welcome. involved. Currently, there are 10 children in the dinghy sailing lessons and For enrollment or further information, contact Pippa Pettingell at 12 children in the swimming lessons every Saturday. There is a maximum 268-722-8468 or e-mail [email protected]. of 12 children per session and the sessions typically last for 12 weeks. A recently published Government Draft Proposal indicates that “Sports Yachting” is to become a national sport, and a young Report submitted by Jolly Harbour Yacht Cub

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56 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 Trinidad & Tobago T&T FEMALE DINGHY SKIPPER OF THE YEAR WINS BIG AT SCOTIABANK INTERNATIONAL

nly hours after 10-year-old Abigail Affoo received the Affoo, with fellow Trinidad trophy for best female dinghy skipper at the Trinidad & Tobago Optimist team & Tobago Sailing Association’s yearly prize giving on members Derek Poon Tip OSaturday, June 13, she and her father Joseph Affoo were and Kelly Arrindell and on their way to St. Thomas for the 17th Scotiabank International coach Mathew Schoener- Optimist Regatta. Scott, represented her country After an intensive three-day clinic at the same venue at which the at the 2009 North Ameri- regatta was taking place Affoo and 73 other sailors competed in three can Optimist Championship different age groups to become this years Red, Blue and White fleet in the Dominican Republic. Abigail Affoo receives her prize at winners. (See report in August issue of All at Sea.) 2009 Scotiabank Intl Optimist Regatta The Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Affoo, who competed with 15 other junior sailors in the White Fleet, Association thanks the Sports managed to clean up her fleet by beating her other competitors in Company of Trinidad & Tobago Limited for their continued support eight out of the 12 races and thrashing second-place winner Wiley of the program. Rogers from the USA with a 92-point difference. At the end of the regatta, she not only took home the first prize in the White fleet but was also able to place herself within the top 25, placing 24th overall Report and photo courtesy of Esther Van Santen, Senior Administrative and leaving many older sailors behind her. Coach, The Trinidad and Tobago Sailing Association Simplicity. Reliability. Long life.

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SEPTEMBER 2009 ALLATSEA.NET 57 Bonaire SLALOM WORLDS HELD IN BONAIRE PREMIERE EVENT FOR INTERNATIONAL FUNBOARD CLASS

BY ANN L. PHELAN

onaire was proud to host the premier IFCA Bonaire Slalom World Windsurfing Event July 12-18 in Sorobon. Well known as the windsurf Mecca in the Caribbean, Bonaire has hosted Bpreviously three professional windsurfing events and four Pro Kids Freestyle events. Elvis Martinus, event director for those, has long dreamed of a professional slalom event. His dreams came to fruition when The International Funboard Class Association (IFCA) agreed to sanction and run a slalom event. Eighty-four participants from 13 countries registered for the week long event from as far as Argentina and Denmark. Most came early to train in Lac Bay. This body of water is a protected area affording all racers safe and challenging courses, a popular winter training ground for the windsurf brethren due to near perfect windsurf conditions November to July. was poignant, paying recognition to the first windsurfer on island, Event Director Bruno de Wannemaeker from IFCA led daily skippers Erwin Muller, who suffered a debilitating stroke in January. The Youth meetings while a full volunteer contingent from Bonaire ran the Division winners, Enes Yilmazer from Turkey, Sebastian Kordel from infrastructure. It was quite a challenge for many to get to Bonaire with Germany and Malte Reuscher from Italy, wowed the crowd as they tore huge quivers of gear but they came and they raced in a wide range of off their shirts after receiving awards and started dancing around the weather and wind conditions. Race conditions averaged 15 mph but stage. The darlings of the event were the Super kids, emerging talent on day two, there were gusts over 26 mph on the course. The average on stage delighting the audience. Bonaire recognizes the importance sail size most days was 7.5 meter. of youth in the sport and caters to the youngest sailors, providing At night the event organizers hosted parties on site including Bolla encouragement and support. The conclusion was a magnificent competition, the local sport similar to Bocce, local music and food. fireworks display that lit the night sky, a perfect ending to a wonderful The biggest night was the party in Rincon where local residents hosted week of windsurfing and beach culture. a dinner and dance festival with traditional music and culture. For full event details and race results, go to the official event website The last day of races was particularly heated with the Master’s www.bonaireslalomworld.com Division. Markus Poeltenstein from Austria and Thomas Fauster from Italy duked it out with Markus winning after very close heats. Former Olympian Constantine Saragoza from Bonaire raced in the Masters Ann Phelan is the volunteer coordinator for press and hospitality. Division placing fourth. She owns Caribbean Wind & Sun Vacations, a Bonaire based agency At week’s end the grande finale was the Taste of Bonaire Culinary specializing in Eco Tours, Dive and Windsurf Vacations in the Caribbean. Exposition held in Kralendijk at Wilhelmina Park. The awards ceremony Her website is www.bonairecaribbean.com PHOTOS BY STEPHEN THUELL

58 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 Curacao GET in D-TRIP WINS the KNOW!! Subscribe 5TH BUDGET to All At Sea MARINE RACE magazine! SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN CURACAO

BY ELS KROON The D-Trip crew showed a n June 14, the smart move at the second anchor start in Fuik Bay Budget Marine race took place in OCuracao for the fifth time. Started by Bas Reintjens and continued by Roeland van Beinen and his Budmar Team, U.S. Subscriber, 12 issues - $29.95 this remarkable race was once Canada Subscriber, again something different. 12 issues - $39.95 There was a first downwind Non-U.S./Canada Subscriber, start in Spanish Waters, an 12 issues - $64.95 upwind leg between Caracas www.allatsea.net Bay and Fuik Bay and a first [email protected] finish in Fuik Bay, where all participants enjoyed a lunch provided by Budget Marine. So PHOTO BY IVO VAN DOOREN PHOTO BY IVO VAN far, so good. Then the second start was a spectacular anchor start, traditionally a peculiar situation in which all sailors get the chance to show their creativity. Fuik Bay is quite deep, some 15-20 meters (50-65 ft), deeper than some anchor lines. So dragging anchors added to an additional challenge. At four minutes before the start all crew had to go below deck. They are allowed to show their faces again only after the starting signal. That’s the time they can hoist the sails, lift the anchor and sail away as fast as they can. The D-Trip crew showed a mathematical solution. They had tied up the anchor line on the stern and brought it to the bow on the outside. Thus they were able to start full sails up along their own anchor which loosened itself at full speed. This inventiveness brought them to the victory! Eleven boats came to the start. It was a troubled beginning for Ninfa di Awa as well as for Ibis, both having a crewmember in the mast for a last minute repair. Competition was tough at 15 knots winds and flat seas, but the battle was at its best in the downwind leg.

RESULTS

RACING: 1. D-Trip, 2. Merlin, 3. Chamba, 4. Team Ibis, 5. Demarrage, 6. Dash RACING CRUISING: 1. Marvin, 2. Melody, 3. FrancisO’ 4. Ninfa di Awa CRUISING: 1. Dauntless, 2. Danielle

SEPTEMBER 2009 ALLATSEA.NET 59 Aruba UPS AND DOWNS AT ARUBA HI WINDS

BY ELS KROON

Men’s Open class, L to R Ingmar PHOTOS BY ELS KROON Schnitzler (Curacao) Juan Marino (Venezuela) and Choco Frans (Bonaire)

he 23rd Aruba Hi Winds international wind and kite surfing the “grand master,” competition started on the first Thursday in July under the Myles Borash, a most ideal circumstances. All 90 participating windsurfers 60+ vet from the Tand 28 kitesurfers found the best wind they could ever U.S. Curacao and imagine on the spot and, according to the predictions on the frequently Bonaire were also consulted windguru site, the weather was supposed to stay the same represented by a throughout the four remaining days of the event. fixed group, and Spirits and speeds were high at the slalom races at Fisherman’s the Venezuelans Olympian Patun Saragoza (middle) Huts, the Hi Winds’ home base. Even more speed could be noticed are always the life was first in the Masters slalom, Mac on the other side of the island at Boca Grandi, the best place for the and the soul on McFarlane, Aruba 2nd, followed by Ricardo Albisu (R) from Argentina kitesurfers who want to perform dare-devilish “heart-attacks,” “720 the beach, scoring spins” and “one-footers.” high in the open All sailors were eagerly looking forward to the next competition day, competition slalom. They were closely watched by a film crew from but along came a tropical wave. The weather system that approached Caracas, which also took shots of actual tourist activities on the island. the ABC islands like a thief in the night first becalmed and soon after Hi Winds 2009 will go into history not only as a turbulent edition but brought rains and thunderstorms so severe that the whole island also as the first Hi Winds with a magazine of its own—11.000 copies suffered a total electricity black-out during Friday night. of a colorful, 28 page booklet, put together by the Dutch organizer/ Although organizer Charles and race directors Frank, Wim and trainee Charles Meijer and distributed in all supermarkets and hotels, Evert had to cancel, postpone and shorten the planned freestyle and united wind- and kitesurfers with tourists and locals. long distance races during the weekend, all sailors, family and friends Aruba’s minister of Tourism Edison Briesen put it this way at the showed enough drive and kept their sails stand by, taking advantage prizegiving ceremony on Monday night in the beautiful shopping of every single sigh of the wind ghosts. and entertainment mall Paseo Herencia: “This year Mother Nature Fortunately the rains didn’t disturb the Saturday afternoon challenged participants and spectators.” entertainment program, which each year attracts a big crowd on the Their perseverance was rewarded on the last, fifth day. Monday’s beach at Fisherman’s Huts. The bands Earplugs and Root Rebels weather equaled the first day’s ideal situation and that memory stays. musically framed the traditional Amstel Bright Happy Hour while the The last day also brought the decision. For some it was obvious that kiters performed a tremendous show. they would obtain a spot on the stage, others surprised friend and foe. This 23rd edition of the event had many nationalities: athletes from Among the most notable participants were the 14 year-old Aruban the ABC Islands, Argentina, Venezuela, Netherlands, Czech Republic, twin brothers Quincy-Lee and Wesley Connor. Last year they scored Slovenia, the U.K. and the U.S. Many windsurfers return each year as does high in windsurfing, this year they swapped first places in the kitesurf

60 ALLATSEA.NET SEPTEMBER 2009 sports class. The 14 year-old Christiaan Zweers from Bonaire is an Lageveen were put in the spotlight for their excellent performance at emerging talent. The son of the famous kitesurfer Pieter Zweers, who world class Freestyle events in Lanzarote and Sardinia. practiced the extreme sport for only a year, ended up third place in Full results can be viewed on the website www.hiwinds-aruba.com the highly competitive men’s class. The same goes for 15 year-old Annabel van Westerop who won all heats in the women’s class. The youngest wind surfers, Oscar Etmon (9) and Maxime Kaan Els Kroon is a Dutch former teacher who now lives and works as an (10) were honored as “rising stars.” Sarah-quita Offringa and Steven award-winning free-lance photojournalist on Curacao.

ANNABEL VAN WESTEROP A RISING STAR IN KITESURFING

BY ELS KROON

Annabel at work i Winds Aruba is all about at Boca Grandi Annabel moved to windsurfing and kitesurfing. Aruba four years ago and HIf you’re looking for young is planning to stay for three athletes you’ll find them among the more years before it’s time windsurfers. Kitesurfing is something to move abroad to study. for the old experts—up to this year. In “I’m so lucky living in a the men’s open competition as well as place like Aruba where the in the women’s, two rising stars cannot conditions for kitesurfing be neglected. 14-year old Christiaan are near perfect. In strong Zweers and 15-year old Annabel van winds I use my Cabrinha Westerop not only stole the show but ‘5’ kite, but most of the also ended up with remarkable results. time it’s an ‘8’ for me. At Christiaan placed third position, leaving the moment I’m practicing eleven older and more experienced new freestyle tricks like the PHOTO COURTESY OF VAN WESTEROP FAMILY PHOTO COURTESY OF VAN kitesurfers behind. Annabel excelled front roll, back roll and a among the five participating ladies, and won all competitions in blind side, but my favorite still is the kite loop!” her class with ease. The same night Annabel shows her tricks as if she’s never done If you look for Annabel on the beach of Fisherman’s Huts you’ll something else. “I like ‘hang time,’ a kind of competition to see probably find her on her kiteboard or behind the bar, helping her who can stay in the air the longest” mother who is volunteering during the event. Annabel is Jos and Back on the beach Annabel reveals her next challenge: training Manja van Westerop’s only child. The three of them form a tightly- and competing abroad. She surely will be heard of! knit sports-loving family. Via father Jos, Annabel became acquainted with kiting after trying out windsurfing for half a year which her mother Manja Annabel van Westerop thought would be more suitable for a girl. Anyway, at 14, the tiny Annabel was too young for the extreme sport. In the meantime Annabel was not sitting around. With her mother she shared another sports passion: horseback riding. Not just for a Saturday afternoon! No, if you Google Annabel’s name you can see her participating in the Pasofino Worlds in Medellin, Colombia where she won silver this year. “I share horseback riding with my mom since I was very young” she says, “but I take kitesurfing more serious now. My mom let me practice gymnastics, but that was not my thing. As soon as I was allowed to join my father in kiting I knew: this is it!” Annabel took four lessons, and intensively and fanatically trained with her father’s help. After two months she participated in her first long distance race and grabbed third place.

SEPTEMBER 2009 ALLATSEA.NET 61 Caribbean Dining & Provisioning

THE DISH THE LAST BLAST OF SUMMER

BY CAPTAIN JAN ROBINSON

eptember is the last blast of summer! The best way to get 2 cloves garlic, minced 1-1/2 ground cumin through these busy days is to avoid fatigue, which means 2 cups cooked black beans 2 Tbsp jalapeno chilies, chopped eating small meals and snacks every three to four hours. At 1 Tbsp lime juice 2 Tsp chopped fresh cilantro S lunch a light, low-fat meal improves midday alertness. Iron is In a 2-quart casserole combine 1/4 cup water, onion, and garlic. a good nutrient to include. If you must drink caffeine, drink it between Cover and microwave on HIGH 5 minutes, until softened, stirring meals, not with meals. Compounds in coffee and tea called tannins once or twice. Mash beans. Add beans, tomato, lime juice, cumin, block the absorption of iron, a mineral that’s essential for carrying and chilies to onion mixture; stir well. Microwave on HIGH 10 minutes oxygen to your brain and muscles. To help you get through busy times or until thickened, stirring every 5 minutes. Add cilantro, let stand here are some snacks and dishes designed to raise your energy level. a few minutes while heating tortillas. Wrap tortillas in damp paper Please send me your suggestions of what you would like to read towels; microwave on HIGH 45 seconds to heat. Divide mixture about and send any special easy recipes that you may like to share to: evenly between tortillas. Spoon down center of each and roll up. [email protected]. Happy cooking! Serve with Salsa (recipe below)

CHICKEN AND SPINACH PANINI Preparation time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 5 minutes. Serves: 4. MANGO AND ONION SALSA Nonstick olive-oil cooking spray Preparation time: 10 minutes. Serves: 4. 4 (6-inch) whole-wheat hoagie rolls, split; 8 slices whole-wheat bread; 1 large ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and diced or 2 whole-wheat pita bread rounds, halved crosswise 1 medium red onion, chopped and split horizontally 1 Jalapeno chili, minced (include ribs and seeds for a hotter taste) 4 cups fresh baby-spinach leaves 1 small cucumber, peeled and diced 2 cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced thin 4 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro leaves 8 thin tomato slices (1 medium tomato) 3 Tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice 1/4 tsp. celery salt Salt and pepper 1/4 tsp kosher salt Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Season to taste with salt and 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper pepper. Should the salsa be a little too hot or acidic for your taste, 1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion you can temper it by adding diced avocado. 2 Tbsp shredded fresh basil leaves 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese (2 ounces) Lightly coat an unheated panini griddle, covered indoor electric grill, PUREED TOMATO SALSA or large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. Preparation time: 5 minutes. Cooking time: 25 minutes. Serves: 8. Place hoagie-roll bottoms or other bread choices on a work 2 Tbsp peanut or olive oil 1 jalapeno, sliced surface; divide half of the spinach leaves among these roll bottoms. 1 small red onion, coarsely chopped 1 Tbsp chipotle hot sauce Top spinach with chicken, tomato, and sprinkle lightly with celery salt, 5 cloves garlic, chopped 1 Tbsp dried oregano kosher salt and pepper. Add red onion slices and basil; add feta and 4 large ripe tomatoes, chopped 1/4 c. chopped fresh cilantro leaves remaining spinach. Top with hoagie-roll tops. Press down firmly. 1 serrano chili Salt and pepper Preheat griddle, grill, or skillet over medium heat. Add sandwiches, in Heat oil in medium saucepan, add onions and garlic; cook until soft. batches if necessary. If using griddle or grill, close lid and grill for 2 to 3 Add tomatoes, Serrano, and jalapeno and cook until tomatoes are minutes or until bread is toasted. (If using skillet, place a heavy plate on soft, about 15 minutes. Puree mixture until smooth and cook for an top of sandwiches. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until bottoms are toasted. additional 10 minutes. Add the hot sauce, oregano, cilantro, and lime Carefully remove plate, which may be hot. Turn sandwiches and top with juice. Season with salt and pepper. the plate. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes more or until bread is toasted.)

Capt. Jan Robinson holds certificates from the Culinary Institute of BLACK BEAN BURRITOS America, The Ritz Cooking School, and the Cordon Bleu. Her Ship Preparation time: 10 mins. Cooking time: 15 mins. (microwave) Serves: 4. to Shore Cookbook Collection is available at your local marine or 1/4 cup water 1-1/2 cups chopped unpeeled bookstore. Or visit www.shiptoshoreINC.com, email [email protected] 1-1/2 cups chopped onion tomato or call 1-800-338-6072 and mention All at Sea to receive a discount.

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67’ Lagoon, 1999. 76’ S. African, fly-bridge catamaran. 82’ Lagoon 1991 Refit 2006. 8 guests + crew. Generator, Huge owner’s suite on deck featuring a bath Up to 12 guests, 4 crew. Airconditioning,new sails in ‘06. tub looking forward. Absolutely perfect for Every conceivable option and Near perfect condition. extended cruising or charter. Hull #1 & 2 all in top shape...includes one of Charter business included with are successfully chartering in the Caribbean. the most successful crewed 20+ weeks pre-booked for ‘08. Hull #3 is ready for owner’s custom out fitting charter businesses. REDUCED TO $1.49m and delivery to the Caribbean. 3.75m Euros REDUCED TO $2.2m

For complete specifications and photos of all our listings, 52’ Custom Sparkman-Stevens, 68’ Irwin 1988. Owner’s version, 2-genera- Concordia built ‘89. Furling sails, gen and visit our website at: tors, electric furling, custom transom, one of A/C. 3 cabins and 2 heads...If you have the last Irwin 68’s built equipped with all the considered a Hylas 54 check this one! www.southerntrades.com toys - extremely nice. Active crewed charter. Asking $499,000 REDUCED TO $449,000

46’ Leopard by Robertson and Caine 2007. 47’ Mayotte 1996. 37’ Island Spirit 2001. Owner’s version, completely equipped for Last yacht built by Scholtz Marine before Voyage. 4 double cabins+ 2 heads, galley up. world cruising. Never chartered. 3 doubles + crew all with private heads. Galley up. Refrigeration, furling genoa, New Listing $679,000 Shows extremely well and includes very active new interior paint. Can continue in charter business. REDUCED TO: $399,000 charter or go cruising. $165,000 Yacht Cat 31’ 10 Year Structuralal Hull Warranty

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Enclosed head with sink, shower & over 6’ head room

Swim OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY BY OFFSHORE MARINE platform Subbase - St. Shomas, USVI with rear (340) 776-5432 www.offshorevi.com ladder

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PALMER & JOHNSON - Alden 80 - PRIVILEGE 12 M - 1994 1982 - Aluminium Centerboarder 2 * 30 hp Volvo Attractive Price - EC Vat Paid Good condition Pacific 790 000 € St Martin 109 000 €

MONOHULLS Amel 54 2007 St Martin 699 000 € Amel Super Maramu 2001 Martinique 320 000 € Alubat Ovni 435 2006 Guadeloupe 269 000 € Amel Santorin 1993 France 169 000 € Beneteau Oceanis 461 1997 Guadeloupe 109 000 €

CATAMARANS Lavezzi 40 2004 Martinique 170 000 € Belize 43 2001 Martinique 180 000 € Lagoon 380 2004 Martinique 149 000 € Athena 38 1996 Martinique 129 000 €

St. Thomas Yacht Sales & Crewed Charters

Compass Point Marina 6300 Est. Frydenhoj, Suite 28, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 00802 Phone: (340) 779-1660 Fax: (340) 775-4803 [email protected]

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Est. 1977

2003 Island Packet 380

40’ 1999 Tiara Express 50’ 1978 Gulfstar Ketch 48’ 1999 Dyna Craft MY $275,000 $125,000 $299,500

Lovely boat in excellent condition, has Chartplotter, Invertor, comes w/ 10’ hardbottom Caribe.

Price reduced to $239,000.00 40’ 1997 Carver MY 50’ 1978 Nautor Motorsailer 43’ 1985 Morgan Catalina See photos & the full listing $89,000 $370,000 $89,000 information for this boat on our website at www.iyc.vi SAIL 28’ ’78 Cape Dory, Classic, Refit 6/07....$35K 49’ ’79 Transpacific Ketch, loaded ...... $180K 35’ ’00 Tiara, twin Cummins ...... $160K 33’ ’73 Pearson 10M sloop, refit, ...... $25K POWER 36’ ’80 Litton Trawler ...... $30K 6100 Red Hood Qtr.,18B, Suite 4, 36’ ’80 Albin Stratus 75K w/business .....$45K 14’ ’06 Aquascan Jetboat, 160HP Yamaha... $34.9K 39’ ‘98 Mainship Trawler, twin diesels... $129.9K St. Thomas, VI 00802-1303 38’ ’79 C&C Racer/Cruiser,36HP Yanmar .. $23K 26’ ‘87 Whale Boat, Diesel, CG cert...... $33K 40’ ’99 Tiara Express, Twin Cats...... $275K 38’ ’92 Kennex Cat, AC, AP ...... $139K 27’ ’88 Luhrs Alura, cabin, IB gas cabin.. $20K 42’ ’81 Post SF, twin DD’s, 2 strms ...... $109K 1-800-524-2019 • (340) 775-6666 40’ ’84 Endeavour, ready to cruise...... $79.9K 28’ ’90 Cape Dory, 200HP diesel, classic...$69K 42’ ’84 Present Sundeck 135 HP Lehmans. $135K 41’ ’80 Morgan Out Isl, Well maintained.$79K 29’ ’77 Phoenix SF 2004 Crusaders ...... $29K 48’ ‘02 Dyna Craft MY, 3 strms 450HP Cats...$490K Fax: (340) 714-4194 44’ ’77 CSY Sloop, new rigging...... $115K 29’ ’94 Phoenix Sport Fisher, T 225 HP Volvos $64.5K 50’ ‘88 Grand Banks, 4 strms, Caterpillars..$199.5K [email protected] • http://www.iyc.vi 44’ ’85 Beneteau Idylle, AP,AC, Genset...... $86K 32’ ’96 Carver 325, twin Crusaders ...... $75K 53’ ’83 Hatteras SF, DD’s, 3 strms ...... $338K Exclusive Caribbean Dealer for: 46’ ’00 Jeanneau 3 strms,great cond. ...$179.9K 34’ ’89 Sea Ray Express, diesels...... $55K 55’ ’83 Hatteras SF DD’s 3 strms,great condition...$338K Call, fax or visit our website for a complete list of boats for sale www.stthomasyachts.com

SEPTEMBER 2009 ALLATSEA.NET 73 Brokerage MARITIME YACHT SALES Located in Independent Boatyard, St. Thomas, USVI Member of The Yacht Brokers Association of America C: 340-513-3147 T: 340-714-6271 F: 340-777-6272 [email protected]

50 Gulfstar/CSY Sloop, 1987 46 Bertram Sportfish, 1985 45 Hardin CC Ketch, 1980 3 cabin center cockpit, extended aft deck GM’s, 05 Genset, 2 cabin, 2 head 4 cabin, 2 head, custom hardtop Yanmar, genset, a/c, refrig. & more $125,000 Upgraded interior and galley $150,000 Solid cruiser, must sell, offers $95,000

40 Pearson CB Sloop, 1979 38 Camcraft Aluminum Crewboat, 1967 36 Mariner Cutter Ketch, 1980 05 Westerbeke, spacious interior, 2002 refit, GM, genset, a/c, complete cabin, Solid cruiser w/ roomy interior Performance cruiser needs TLC $35,000 very clean, must see to appreciate $50,000 New bottom paint 09, reduced to $39,000

SAIL 38 1978 Morgan – Ted Brewer designed sloop ...... $42,000 53 2003 Hallberg-Rassy – World class luxury cruiser, hydraulic rig.. $825,000 37 1977 Gulfstar – 2004 Refit, ready to cruise or liveaboard...... $69,000 52 1985 Irwin – Four stateroom, three head layout, perfect for charter ..$160,000 34 1988 Tartan – Classic design, scheel keel, bring offers ...... $44,000 50 1987 Gulfstar/CSY – CC sloop, extended aft deck, bring offer.$125,000 31 1995 Corsair – Performance trimaran with trailer ...... $79,000 48 1981 Cheoy Lee – Major refit 07-08, beautiful aft cockpit 3 cabin... $116,000 30 1963 Allied Seawind – Classic cruising ketch, ready to sail away..$19,900 48 1974 Maple Leaf – Classic CC cruiser, new paint in 2006, offers..$99,000 27 1988 J-Boat – Race ready, trailer, CORT winner 07,08, 09 ...$27,000 48 1970 Hughes – Includes turnkey successful day charter biz..$299,900 45 1978 Endurance Windboats – Ferro cement CC Pilothouse ketch .$125,000 POWER 45 1978 Bombay Explorer – Major refit, many recent upgrades.$89,000 57 2003 Carver Voyager Pilothouse MY – Volvos, low hours. Loaded.$499,000 45 1978 Morgan – Long range CC cruiser, ideal liveaboard ....$79,000 46 1985 Logical Power Cat – Perfect charter or liveaboard, huge cockpit..$180,000 44 1978 CSY Walkover – Classic design, heavy construction, offers.$50,000 42 1999 Cruisers 4270 Express, Cats, genset, very well maintained..$199,000 42 1985 Whitby – CC ketch priced for immediate sell...... $59,000 40 1994 Tiara Mid Cabin – twin Cummins, low hours, GREAT PRICE.$119,000 41 1982 Morgan OI – CC cruising ketch, Perkins, dinghy & more.. $69,000 37 2005 Fountaine Pajot – Private power cat, excellent condition.... $399,000 41 1974 Formosa Yankee Clipper – Many upgrades, must see, offers$70,000 37 2002 Intrepid 377 Walkaround – (3)New Susuki OB’s, New genset... $245,000 39 1974 South Seas – Steel CC cutter ketch, one owner, proven cruiser$59,000 34 1996 Phoenix 34 – Twin Cats, flybridge, full cabin, clean.....$114,900 38 1986 Ericson – Beautiful performance cruiser, must see to appreciate..$75,000 31 2005 Maxum 31 Twin – Mercruisers, geneset, a/c, very low hours.....$79,000 38 1978 Van de Stadt – Steel passage maker, ketch rig, Yanmar .. $69,000 30 1951 Egg Harbor – Classic wooden cruiser, completely rebuilt 1987.....$34,900 Visit us online at www.maritimeyachtsales.com

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NEW LISTING! COMMERCIAL DECK CAT 31’ 2007 POWERCAT 1999 SEARAY 290 SUNDANCER, Twin BOAT FOR SALE: 30 FT. ISLAND CENTER CONSOLE SPORT FISH- Mercruiser with outdrives, low hours asking HOPPER (12 ft. beam). 420HP Cat ER/ DAY CRUISER, 2X150HP 2007 only $40,000, email: [email protected] 3126 (year 2005-low hours). Deck, deck Yamaha,VHF, stereo ipod jack, Raymarine substructure, engine, and steering system E80GPS/Navionics, 20gal fresh water 2000 SEARAY 310 SUNDANCER, were all replaced in 2005!. Only $55,000 tank, transom shower, wash down Twin 350 Magnum with only 300 hours, USD (289) 286-1165 or boat@mountain upgrade, two live wells, table, extended fully equipped, with light electronics, cable.net. bimini, two swim ladders/bow/transom, ONLY $65,000.00 268 764 7766 enclosed head/6’ head room/sink/show- 18 FT CENTER-CONSOLE RIB. er, custom cover, trailer, St.Thomas, US Rendova by Nautica (Italy) 2001 model. $85,000 954-881-4131 RLLECHNER@ Sailboats Stainless steel deluxe radar arch/roll bar, MAC.COM SAILING YACHT NANTUCKET 34 solar panel. 2001 Yamaha 4 stroke under GRP HULL IN VERY GOOD CON- Sell Your 300 hours! Never had a patch. $16,500.00 2009 SEARAY 240 SUNDECK, New DITION FROM 1983 with a 2030 Tortola. Colin 1.284.443.2222 info@jost- with trailer asking only $75,000, call 268 volvo penta saildrive (1997) lot of new Boat Here! vandykescuba.com 462 5760 for details. parts, crossed atlantic in 2005 from the Netherlands now in aruba, shower, FISHING BOAT 17 METERS TO fridge, sleeps 7, stove autopilot, wind- REPAIR FOR HOUSE BOAT, on steering, dingy, etc. etc. asking $40.000 Starting at just sale, make an offer 0690 35 98 42, jmc usd. Contact: snoopybike71@hotmail. $45/month boat jard Free Text com tel: 002975855961 1990 SEA RAY 310EC 31’ CABIN 80 - 2003 – Excellent condition 4 dou- CRUISER for sale located at the Classifieds ble cabin /2bath. Low time Yanmar. Solar advertising@ Rodney Bay Marina in St. Lucia. + Wind generator + large battery bank. Contact email: [email protected] or Must see in Guadeloupe. Call and we’ll allatsea.net tel# (758)285-2859. send you a private aircraft to come see up to 40 words the boat. [email protected] 170.000 URGENT SALE 2000 COBIA 260 €. (767) 4404403. WA CUDDY WITH TWIN YAMAHA 200HP SALTWATER SERIESII advertising@ JOHN ALDEN DESIGN 1976 ENGINES. Head, shower, Stereo. BRISTOL 35 for sale in Tortola, BVI. 2009 Garmin 540S color sounder/plot- allatsea.net Beautiful new paint job, new sails, new ter. Custom Bimini. Boat imported and rig and rigging, new windows, Needs insured BVI. Owner leaving Island. ALL some interior work. Asking $19,000. OFFERS Considered. Price $27000.00. Reluctant sale. BVI +284 541-1404 Call Ivan @ 284 541 6684 Continued on page 76

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Located at Simpson Bay Marina, Plaza del Lago, St. Maarten

ST. MAARTEN: +599 544 2798 ST. MARTIN: + 590 690 47 71 45 TRINIDAD: 1 868 634 4868 International Yacht Brokers CALIFORNIA 1 510 814 0400

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1993 37’ Sunseeker Tomahawk MKII 1955 98’ Spaarndam Holland Schooner $60,000 265,000 Euros NEW ENGINE REDUCED

1985 43’ Beneteau Idylle 13.5 1997 48’ Dufour Prestige $85,000 119,000 Euros TWIN DIESELS REDUCED

1993 36’ Orca Sport Fish 1990 44’ Jeanneau Sun Magic $135,000 62,000 Euros www.bayislandyachts.com

’73 Disco Marine Trawler Immaculate Condition Length 79ft•Beam 23ft•Draught 11ft Engine 343 Cat., dual helm. Cruis- ing speed 10 knots. Range 6000 to 8000 miles. Large refrigerated store below decks. Used for day charters in St Lucia. Beautiful varnished wood interior, large swim platform, seated upper deck. Owner maintained, by qualified Marine Engineer, 45 years at sea. Asking $275,000.00 US NEGOTIABLE

Contact Peter McDoom at 758-486-6463

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FOR SALE: www.forcrew.com 36’ 1980 Albin Stratus

1999 Mainship 430 Trawler Express power boat in excellent condition, fully equipped for extended cruising 6 pk Charter Business and living aboard. Fiberglass hull. Complete package – $75,000 Length 43’. Height 21’. 1,000 engine hours. Currently situated in Antigua. St. Thomas Yacht Sales US $200,000. 340-779-1660 Contact: Aurelija +370 685 38776 [email protected] or Jan at [email protected] NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A GREAT NETWORK.... Free online professional social networking destination for yacht crew

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Captains, Mates, Stews, Chefs, Engineers, Deckhands, Lock Crowther designed Buccaneer trimaran, “Natural Mystic,” good condi- Delivery Crew, Day Workers, Ex-Crew, tion, located in Tobago. LOA 40ft, width 27ft, draft 3.5ft - 6ft. Yamaha 9.9hp, ALL ARE WELCOME 4 stroke, ultra long shaft, very low hours. New mainsail. $28,000 US. CALL SEAN AT 868-639-9377 OR 868-689-3114

Sailboats Sailboats Sailboats Sailboats Continued from page 74 RACE READY 1991 J-24. Hull #4795. LAGOON 380 2003: 4dbl/2Baths. TARTAN TEN33, new bottom paint, 35’ CORONADO SLOOP 1973 cen- Great condition with many upgrades. Many options. Solar, Wind, 2200 HRS canvas and bimini, 2 batteries, marine ter cockpit-lots of room. Good condition, New NS gin,main and jib 2008, (2) spin- on 2 Yanmar diesel 27HP, Very good toilet with holding, foldingprop, winner diesel engine, wind generator, A.C., sails nakers, turtle and set of practice sails. condition. French Flag. Lying between of Puerto Rico Vela Cup and second very good, 12 volt refrigerator, and more. Have all cushions and interior boards in Guadeloupe and Dominica. Priced for in the Heineken, westerbeake 10hp, Lying in Puerto Rico. twinds131@yahoo. storage. 15K US, call 340-642-3204 or quick sale at 199.000 US$. Contact overall very good cond, survey and ask com 787-484-7737 [email protected] RV at [email protected]. +1 767 price for 18k obo. mariosailtranquilein@ 275 4403 yahoo.com 1993 BENETEAU 445 - Cruising MAXIM 38 CATAMARAN, 2001 - Ready, Ready to go performance cruiser/ great condition and very well equipped PEARSON 422, CC, 1983 EXCEL- BENETEAU FIRST CLASS 8, 26’, live aboard located in the Virgin Islands. for extended cruising: SSB, watermaker, LENT CONDITION. The majority of its race ready regatta yacht or daysailer, Watermaker, wind generator, solar, davits, 2 x 29hp Yanmar, plotter, 2x autopilots, life in the fresh water of the Chesapeake Fantastic spirited performer, lifting keel, AGM batteries, newer engine, navigation cruising chute, 9ft Caribe etc. Email max- Bay. Major upgrades. Full specifications: new sails & rigging 07. Rediscover your electronics, dinghy. $129,000 340-344- [email protected] or +14735362319 for www.sailboatlistings.com/view/6994 and love of sailing when you helm this boat! 6262 ansano.com/4sale more info. Lying SE Caribbean photos: www.picasaweb.google.com/ Lying Antigua, $US 9,950 or any reason- caplumer/FUNTIMEFORSALE61207. able offers considered. Call RYAN 001 Price reduced from $125k to $90K. E-Mail: 268 725 5445 [email protected] 1991 HUNTER LEGEND 43, Excellent ERICSON 39 - 1978 - $18,000. Nice Condition, Windlass, 5k Generator, GPS, cutter rigged cruiser/racer that needs 2 A/C, EPIRB 2006, Spinnaker, VHF, some TLC and minor repairs. 2001 Zodiac Tender with Engine, Autopilot, Phasor/Kubota 37 HP diesel. Like new. Depth Finder, Knotmeter, 50hpYanmar, Subscribe to All At Sea Nice rig, good sails inluding full-bat- Electric Winch, Galvanized Steel Cradle, ten main, spinnaker. Windlass, anchors, Many Extras, $129,000, Located Salinas, cruising gear. St. John. 340-998-8776 Puerto Rico, Contact Ronnie 939-639- 7820 OR [email protected] for as little as $29.95/yr. LOCK CROWTHER DESIGNED BUCCANEER TRIMARAN, “Natural Mystic”, good condition, located in Dinghies Tobago. LOA 40ft, width 27ft, draft 3.5ft 10FT AVON RHIB, with 8hp Evinrude [email protected] - 6ft. Yamaha 9.9hp, 4 stroke, ultra long engine, Needs TLC, but was a good shaft, very low hours. New mainsail. runner when stored. $1100.00 or B/O. A beautiful sailing boat! $28,000US. Please call 340-719-6398 or 340-690- Call Sean at 868 639 9377 or 868 6327 after five PM 689 3114

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FOR SALE: STAINLESS STEEL DISTRIBUTORS REQUIRED - We MOVE YOUR BOAT SOMEWHERE NEED A HOUSE SITTER? Caribbean RADAR ARCH, 7ft wide, 8 1/2 ft tall, with are an established leading edge weather SAFER FOR HURRICANE SEASON! based, well educated, non-smoking a 1 1/2 set back. Asking $995.00 or B/O. forecasting software company in the marine Compass Point Marina St Thomas has family with excellent credentials. Any Please call 340-719-6398 or 340-692-6327 leisure industry based in the UK. We are deep and shallow slips available for long Caribbean island considered as we after five PM looking for distributors to launch our product or short term rental. Also large lockers, can work from any location. Internet in your country. See www.movingweather. Artist Studios and Office space available. access required. Email housesitter@ FOR SALE. VOLVO PENTA 59 H.P. com for more details on the product. Call (340) 775-6144 or email Kevin@ yourislands.com compasspointmarina.com DIESEL ENGINES. 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