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Focus on the Southern Grenadines On-line NOVEMBER 2007 NO. 146 The Caribbean’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore Focus on the Southern Grenadines See story on page 22 NOVEMBER 2007 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 2 Info& Updates Yacht Moorings Installed in Nevis The Caribbean’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore Spencer Hanley of the Nevis Air and Sea Ports Authority reports: I am happy to www.caribbeancompass.com inform you that our yacht moorings are installed: 100 in total, from Oualie Beach to Gallows Bay. Five of these (in Gallows Bay) will be “quarantine” buoys for yachts arriving to clear in to Nevis; 90 will take yachts up to 60 feet (or 50 tons); and five will NOVEMBER 2007 • NUMBER 146 take yachts up to 90 feet (80 tons). The moorings are designed to withstand winds up to 60 mph while occupied. We will designate a safe area where yachts over 90 feet can drop anchor. Law in Limbo? Yikes, Hikes! Most of the moorings are placed in three tiers along the stretch from the southern API for yachts on hold .............6 To a Trinidad waterfall ..........31 end of Pinney’s Beach (in front of the Double Deuce restaurant) north to Sunshine’s, just south of the Four Seasons Resort. Legislation governing the use of the moorings is not completed; fees have not yet been set. In addition to the moorings, we have installed 50 swim buoys (300 feet from shore) along a section of Pinney’s Beach to designate a safe swim zone. Jet skis and other watersports activities are prohibited in this area. The sponsoring governmental agency, Nevis Air and Sea Port Authority, held an informational meeting on September 26th, at which David Moore, the installer, explained his MoorSeacure mooring system to the public and noted that local peo- ple will be trained to do the required periodic maintenance. In addition, Nevis-based cruiser Hudson Hoen tells Compass, “At the meeting, we Louie, Louie were told of a welcome change to current procedures which will allow yachts that Mega-marina for Grenada......12 have cleared in at St. Kitts to simply call Nevis authorities on the VHF and be assigned a mooring — no more clearing out in St. Kitts and clearing in again in Nevis as if they’re two separate countries. That requirement has been viewed as an Healthy Cruising NOVEMBER 2007 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 3 extremely inconvenient and inexplicably unnecessary procedure by visiting Tips and tales........................18 yachties, so this will be a welcome decision.” Puerto La Cruz News Ellen Sanpere reports: Cayenne III is back in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. The fuel dock near the Bahia Redonda marina has a new paint job, but the fuel pumps are gone. Gasoline is available at the powerboat dock near Puerto del Este. When we need fuel, we will go to Cumaná. Three “canal police” stopped us as we went from Plaza Mayor to Bahia Redonda in the dinghy the other night. They said a curfew has been imposed on dinghy traffic in the canals between 6:00PM and 8:00AM. Apparently, there was a serious accident one night involving some locals and some cruisers and an unlighted speeding dinghy. Vessels may enter the canal, but only to go home, and may not go outside. Just Another Day… Fish Story This certainly crimps our fun — no dinners at MareMares or the mall unless we take a Cruising in Venezuela............26 From a fan of freshness.........44 taxi, and the roads are mobbed all day/night long. Traffic around Plaza Mayor is beyond belief! The marinas and boatyards here are full, but there aren’t as many people hanging DEPARTMENTS around as in the past. The restaurant at Bahia Redonda was redecorated, and the food has improved under new management. In addition to the Sunday dominoes Business Briefs........................10 Cartoons ................................37 game, people are playing Texas Hold’em poker and Parcheesi on Saturdays. Regatta News ........................14 Cruising Kids’ Corner ............38 The navigational light at the offshore island of Chimana Segunda was not lit when we stopped there in mid-October, but people were in the national park station Doyle’s Deck View................19 Dolly’s Deep Secrets.............38 there all night, presumably available in case of trouble. Destinations ...........................22 Book Reviews ........................43 Bolivares are now at Bs5,000/USD and fluctuating. Next January, there will be new Meridian Passage .................23 Cooking with Cruisers...........46 currency, BsFuerte, with the last three zeros dropped off. Prices are to be quoted until then in both: i.e. Bs50,000/BsF50. Cruisers need to be careful to avoid mistakes All Ashore… ...........................28 Readers’ Forum .....................48 when paying for things. Product Postings....................33 Classified Ads........................52 Eight Bells Sailors’ Horoscope ................36 Advertisers’ Index .................52 ANTHONY GUNN Island Poets ...........................36 What’s On My Mind ..............53 Norman Faria reports: It came as a shock to family and friends, many in the Eastern Cruising Crossword ...............37 Calendar................................54 Caribbean boating community and marine businesses when Anthony Gunn died last month at age 44. He had cancer. From all accounts, the Vincentian-born “Zooms”, to use his nickname, had a friendly Caribbean Compass is published monthly by disposition, was well-liked and a fine example to others. His commitment to business Compass Publishing Ltd., P.O. 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No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication, Cover Photo: Chris Doyle except short excerpts for review purposes, may be made without written permission of Compass Publishing Ltd. Salt Whistle Bay, Mayreau, Southern Grenadines ISSN 1605 - 1998 —Continued from previous page In the field of sailing, “Zooms” was more than active. In his adopted homeland, GRENADINES Barbados, he got involved in the Barbados Optimist Dinghy Association (BODA). He SAILS & CANVAS joined the struggling Barbados Cruising Club (see related article on page 17) where he BEQUIA Come in and see us for all your SAILS & CANVAS needs including CUSTOM-MADE stainless steel BIMINI & DODGER frames at competitive prices Located opposite G.Y.E. (northern side of
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