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CHRIS DOYLE FLYING BUZZARD FRIENDS Bocas del Toro Click Google Map link to www.caribbeancompass.com NOVEMBER 2017 • NUMBER 266 NOVEMBER 2017 The Caribbean’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore Monthly Look at Sea The Caribbean’s Bravo, Boatlifts! ..Volunteer fleet aids Dominica 24 Taking on new meaning ...... 20 Taking on new meaning Regatta Updates ..Storms don’t stop the show 14 Youth On the cover: Antigua Sailing Week, here photographed by Tim Wright, is just one highlight on the action-packed Caribbean calen photographed by Tim Wright, is just one highlight on the action-packed Caribbean On the cover: Antigua Sailing Week, here See more on page 27 NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 4 are beingremovedtorestorenaturalcurrentsAshtonLagoon Be awarethatduringNovemberandDecember,earthworksplacedinthelate1990s to excavateabandonedfingerpiersleftbyafailedmarinaproject.Thebiggestbay the lagoon,duringNovemberandDecemberheavyequipmentwillbeinarea as partoftheongoingprojectbySustainableGrenadinestoimprovehealth &Updates Info If planningtoanchorinAshtonLagoon(FrigateRock),UnionIsland,beawarethat Excavation inAshtonLagoon,UnionIsland

and technologicallyadvancedsailspossible. Built bysailmakersdedicatedtobuildingthefinest,mostdurable CHRIS DOYLE CHRIS warehouse forinspection. removed fromtheyacht. or anyotherisland. your expectedarrivalintoAntigua.StatewhetherthereliefisforBarbuda,Dominica together tosmooththeprocessasmuchisfeasible. to operationsdaily,andtherelevantofficersalongwithABMAareworking as sucharegovernedbythelawsinplace.Theydealingwithnew“exceptions” give it.Weaskthatyouremembertheyarerepresentativesofthegovernmentand and planahead.Onceofficialsknowthatyouneedassistancetheycanto relief andaid,proceduresstillneedtobefollowed.Wherepossible,communicate followed byanyvesselbringinghurricane–relatedaidintoAntigua. Customs andImmigrationforAntigua&Barbudaoftheproceduresneededtobe clarification fromtheNationalOfficeofDisasterServicesandDepartment in Dominica. Management Agency,whichwillliaisewiththerelevantauthoritiesonground Grenada, Montserrat,St.Kitts&Nevis,Lucia,andVincenttheGrenadines): (OECS) Commissionfromallaid-carryingvesselsoriginatingintheOECS(Antigua, information shouldbeforwardedtotheOrganizationofEasternCaribbeanStates Anne toclearintooroutofMartinique. 32 rueAbbéSafache,itisthemostconvenientplaceforyachtsanchoredatSte. natural watercirculationintoandoutofthelagoon. Island. Theremovalofthederelictmarinainfrastructureisbeingdonetorestore in theGrenadines,AshtonLagoonincludeslargestmangrovehabitatonUnion 5) NODSwillthenorganizefortherelieftobesentdesignatedisland. 4) NODSwillthenarrangefortransporttomovethegoodsfromdocka 3) OnarrivalintoAntiguadeclarethegoodstoCustoms.Goodswillneedbe 2) [email protected] 1) Prepareamanifestlistingtheitemsbeingimported. BRINGING INAIDONAYACHT Note thatwhileallofficialsaredoingtheirutmosttoexpeditemattersintermsof The ABMAreports:Antigua&BarbudaMarineAssociation(ABMA)hassought If BringingAidintoAntigua… All [email protected] The CommissionwillrelaythisinformationtotheCaribbeanDisasterEmergency 7) Proposedportofentry(RoseauorPortsmouth) 6) Homeport 5) Durationofstay 4) Estimateddayandtimeofarrival 3) Cargoandportrequirement 2) Length,draftandheight 1) Vesselname To speedthearrivalprocessofhurricanereliefitemsintoDominica,following If BringingAidintoDominicafromOECS… Snack Boubouisnowopenfortheseason.Locatednotfarfromwaterfront,at Clearing intoMartiniqueatSte.Anne True BlueStGeorge Turbulence Sails Grenada Roseau Dominica MarineCenter Dominica Kapiteinsweg #4 Zeilmakerij Harms Curacao Kaya AtomZ IBS b/v Bonaire Jolly Harbour Marine Antigua &Barbuda [email protected] Tel: (284)4942569 Road Town,Tortola Road ReefMarina Doyle SailmakersBVI,Ltd British VirginIslands www. Rodney Bay Rodney BaySails St Lucia Fajardo, PuertoRico Atlantic Canvas&Sail Puerto Rico Panama City Regency Marine Panama 30 BldAllegre Voilerie DuMarin Martinique Kingston PJG Jamaica * DacronandHydraNet only DOYLECARIBBEAN

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• Aid Global: www.yachtaidglobal.org Aid Global: • Yacht www.waittinstitute.org Waitt Institute: • The on For guidelines 2017 Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Success Children’s Education 2017 Carriacou concluded Fund (CCEF) Children’s Education reports: The Carriacou Gordon Evans Lizzy’s Seaside a barbecue and raffle at Tanty Fundraising events included Fundraising week concluded at the Slipway, just prior to the ’ regatta prize- at the Slipway, just prior to the Fundraising week concluded The list of businesses and individuals who helped is too long to enumerate, but CCEF’sThe list of businesses and individuals who EC$300,000 ! Join us in 2018 when we expect to top the for more information. Visit www.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.org 7th BVI Charter Yacht Show Starts November in September, the British Virgin Islands will Despite the storms that swept the territory Director of Tourism, said the destination Sharon Flax-Brutus, the British Virgin Islands’ gives yacht brokers an opportunity to “The BVI Charter Yacht Society Boat Show Visit bvicrewedyachts.com for more information. 11th USVI Charter Yacht Show Starts November fleet returning to the Virgin Islands in Oriel Blake reports: With a largely intact charter its 2017 fundraising during August’s Carriacou Regatta, and once again the results and once again Carriacou Regatta, during August’s its 2017 fundraising goods to all those who donated credit goes both As always, the were outstanding. labor dur- myriad volunteers who months, and to the during the past 12 and money success. All CCEF an ongoing the year to make week and throughout ing regatta lunch for uniforms and supplies, including school will fund CCEF projects, proceeds graduates to the TA and scholarships for secondary school needy school children, College. Marryshow Community Auction and Table Sales at Fountain, and the Annual thanks go to Budget Marine in Grenada for collecting and packaging Grenada Marine in Grenada for collecting and packaging thanks go to Budget cruisers’ donations, to for the pickup and to Paul at Technical Marine Management Carriacou at no cost, Phyllis at After Ours and to the Arawak Divers’ staff and delivery of these goods, Thanks also go to donations throughout the year for storage. market for receiving the year for for collecting monetary donations throughout the Slipway restaurant Tyrrel Bay. CCEF’s WiFi service in year: just over of financial results for the past giving, with the announcement bringing the 12-month collected during regatta week, EC$11,000 (about US$4,120) EC$286,000 (about US$7,300). Overall, CCEF has collected total to EC$19,500 (about frequent charter guests of US$107,116) over the past 17 years. In addition, recently held an event in Switzerland and collected another EC$3,200 (nearly recently held an event in Switzerland and US$1,200) for CCEF. of Carriacou, thank you all.governing board, and especially the schoolchildren Yacht Society Boat Show at Nanny host the 36th edition of the annual BVI Charter through 10th. Cay Marina, Tortola, from November 7th be the first to be “open for business”. recognized that its yachting sector would as experience what their guests enjoy view the yachts that sail our waters as well while in the British Virgin Islands,” she added. Charter Yacht Brokers Association… November, and by popular vote by international

SARAH SEBASTIAN Continued from previous page previous page from Continued WORKING WITH OTHER AGENCIES bring aid to or through Antigua for Barbuda,A number of other agencies are working to are: Agencies we are actively engaged with • Antigua & Barbuda Red Cross: www.facebook.com/AntiguaBarbudaRedCross • Antigua & Barbuda Search and Rescue: BRINGING AID INTO ANTIGUA FOR ONWARD TRAVEL TRAVEL FOR ONWARD ANTIGUA AID INTO BRINGING to be presented goods must a list of the via yacht, leaving items are If relief & FOOD ITEMS MEDICAL SUPPLIES so that items must be listed the process and all is a critical part of The manifest Vessels bringing hurricane-relief supplies into Antigua are welcomed. Vessels bringing hurricane-relief supplies the process Following the correct procedures will smooth Dominica and other islands. If you prefer to work with them, get in touch with them priorDominica and other islands. If you prefer to requirements they may have. to arriving in Antigua to understand any additional www.facebook.com/ABSAR-16164620397 — or any has in-transit relief items If the yacht to receiving clearance. Customs prior that time. to Customs at must also be presented cargo, a list in and dealt with appropriately can be identified medical or food items especially to planning of transportation will also assist in the The manifest terms of storage. Antigua aid is coming into (Applicable where goods to the warehouse. move the distribution). for onward NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 6 in theprocessofgettingbackonitsfeet,”saidFrenchpresidentEmmanuelMacron wake ofdevastatinghurricanesIrmaandMaria. yacht vacation.Thesedistinctivecharacteristicsremainvirtuallyunchangedinthe plus welcomingpeople,aretheheartandsoulofaCaribbeancrewedcharter quoise ,whitesandbeachesandwarmtradewinds:thesenaturalattributes, tors, airconditioning,gourmetcuisine,watertoysandmuchmore.Wondroustur- is inherentinitsnature—yachtsareself-contained,withtheirowncrews,genera- within amonth. blooming! Marinasarestillbeingrepairedbutanticipatereadyforvessels green, withnotonlyfreshnewleavesandsandbutshinybeachbars son; thelandscapeisalreadyreturningtoitsformerbeauty—evenagreener support anyonecangivetotheislandsischarterayachtinourwatersthissea- mendous effortsgoingintocleaningupthebays,beachesandbars.Thegreatest of “Speakeasy…andAllThatJazz”. Competition, withthethemeof“USVICoffee”,andYachtHop, port thecharterindustry.Duringshow,November12thwillseeCulinary ter businessesandthevariousvendors,bars,marineserviceprovidersthatsup- discuss thepotentialforcharterseasonwithbrokers,crew,owners,char- Yacht HavenGrandemarinaonSt.Thomas,USVI. sels attheUSVICharterYachtShow,runningfromNovember11ththrough14th …(cyba.net), theVirginIslandsProfessionalCharterAssociationwillbehosting45ves- — Trunk Bay,St.John,USVirginIslands—asinvitingever including, liveoutdoorconcerts, cocktailparties,islandtoursandmuchmore. TheMangoBowlRegattaracesand eventstakepl Bowl Regatta.ARCcelebrations beginonNovember19th,2017withtheFlotillaFestivities andcontinuethroughout themonthof and culturalexperiences.Don’t missoneofthelargest yachtingcelebrationsintheCaribbean, asSaintLuciahoststhe28thA blend oflushverdant rainforests, beautifulbaysandbreathtaking landscapes.Yachtsmen andwomencanengage inawealthofac Set yourcourseto13.9094°N,60.9789°Wandenjoythe Caribbean’s mostenchantingislandbysea.SailalongSaintLucia’s pic “St. Barthisanislandthatstillstanding,retainsitsstrengthandvalues, St. BarthPuttingitsBestFootForward Visit www.vipca.orgformoreinformation. Carol Bareutheradds:TheresilienceofCaribbean’screwedcharteryachtindustry The VIcruisinggroundsaregoingtobereadyforchartersbyDecember,withtre- We willbehostingaconferenceonthefirstdayofUSVICharterYachtShowto Saint Lucia:758 4587101 Continued frompreviouspage SEAFARING AT ITSBEST AN LUCIA SAINT Come immerse yourself in this yachting haven and let Saint Lucia inspire you! inspire Lucia Saint let and haven yachting this in yourself immerse Come

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Canada: 1800 8690377 43. Goodtohaveyouwithus! Panama, onpage5;andMRSIMCARD,intheMarketPlacesection,pages42 Welcome Aboard! through theNationalDisasterManagementAgency. tance fromtheGrenadaAirportsAuthorityaswellrelieffundingchanneled offered sheltertomorethan20aircraft.Dominicacanalsoexpecttechnicalassis- (approximately US$111,111). EC$500,000 (approximatelyUS$185,185)andBarbudareceivedEC$300,000 EC$1.7 million(approximatelyUS$630,000).DominicaandCubaeachreceived ment toregionalpartnersaffectedfromEC$1million(approximatelyUS$370,000) Curwen, hasannouncedthathergovernmentincreasedthemonetarycommit- Caribbean. MinisterforTourism,CivilAviation&Culture,Dr.ClariceModeste bours impactedbyrecenthurricaneswhilesupportingthetourismindustryin updates onSt.Maarten. Regatta inMarch,thisisexpectedtobemuchhigher. capacity onislandwillbeavailableshortly,andbytheSt.MaartenHeineken Head ofTourismattheSt.MaartenTouristBureau,50percentallguestroom kets arealsoopenandsellingfreshvegetables,meatdairy.Accordingtothe (some partially)andareofferingmostitemsontheirmenusagain.Mostsupermar- the firstcruiseshiponNovember5th. and Frenchsideareopenforcommercialflights,PortSt.Maartenwillwelcome reports fortheislandofSt.Maartenlookpromising.TheairportsonbothDutch and restaurants.TheSMMTAwillupdatethewebsiteweekly. airport, marinaandportopenings,totransportofgoods,yachtservices,hotels caribbeanyachtingupdate2017.com toprovideconditionreportsoneverythingfrom St. MaartenMarineTradesAssociation(SMMTA)haslaunchedthewebsite itors inNovemberandfortheholidays. restaurants, villasandhotelsplantobeopenforbusinessreadywelcomevis- ward!” notesBrunoMagras,presidentoftheCollectivitySaintBarthélemy.Many airport wereoperational. island hadrunningwater,manyneighborhoodselectricity,andtheport darity, theroadswerequicklycleared,andwithinafewweeks90percentof And theresidentsofSaintBarthélemydidnotcontradicthim:Inavastdisplaysoli- during hisvisittotheislandonSeptember13th,justoneweekafterHurricaneIrma. In thisissueof Visit www.puregrenada.com/newsformoreinformation. As partoftheinitialregionalresponse,MauriceBishopInternationalAirport Pure Grenada,SpiceoftheCaribbean,isonceagainassistingitsCaribbeanneigh- Grenada IncreasesSupporttoCaribbeanTourismIndustry Check www.caribbeanyachtingupdate2017.com/stmaartenforthelatestmarine For moreinformationabouttheSMMTA,visithttp://yachtingstmaarten.com. Daphne vanderPeijladds:Mostbarsandrestaurantshavere-openedalready Despite somedelaysingettingwrecksremovedfromSimpsonBayLagoon,the As St.MaartenisgettingbackonitsfeetafterthepassageofHurricaneIrma, St. MaartenMarineTradesLaunchCondition-ReportSite “We arecapableofgettingtheislandbackinshapeandputtingitsbestfootfor- Compass

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Germany: 49 6172 4994 138 Germany: 49 6172 4994138 NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 7 OCTOBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 8 industry throughouttheCaribbean bouncebackstrongerthanbefore. of affectedlocalmarinetrades. IGYwillbeapivotalforceinhelpingthemaritime of theinternationalmaritimesector andIGYintendstoleadthewayinrecovery Caribbean’s nauticaltourismindustry. Smallbusinessiscriticaltotheoverallhealth visit https://nyceasterncaribbeanrelieffundinc.com. vival. Formoreinformationortomakeadonation, families thathavesuddenlyfoundthemselvescastintochaos andinafightforsur- company’s goalistoraiseUS$5millionprovidethefundamentals ofsurvivalto more whohavebeenimpactedbytherecenthurricanesin theCaribbean.The organization wascreatedtoraisemoneyforreliefofthepeople, businessesand Fund Inc.,alongsideitsparentcompany,IslandCapitalGroup LLC.Thecharitable those inneed,launchingits501c(3)organization,NYCEastern CaribbeanRelief Bay MarinainSimpsonBay,St.Maarten. Hook, St.Thomas;YachtClubatIsledeSolinSimpsonBay, Maarten;andSimpson Grande inCharlotteAmalie,St.Thomas;AmericanYachtHarbor MarinainRed Haven Resort&MarinainProvidenciales,TurksCaicos; atYachtHaven in BocasdelToro,Panama;andMarinaSantaMarta Marta,Colombia. Rodney BayMarinainBay,St.Lucia;RedFrogIsland BeachResort&Marina upcoming winterseason. tic thatourmarinaswillbeoperationalinmost,ifnotall,affectedlocationsforthe repairs thatcanbemadeinordertomakeourfacilitiesoperational.Weareoptimis- and contractorsareintheCaribbeantoassisteachIGYfacility’steamoncritical tions, andhavealreadycommencedacleanuprepaireffort.Staffmembers working alongsidelocalandinternationalemergencyservicesrelieforganiza- our BudgetMarinestoresarespreadthroughouttheCaribbean. customers toeasilyaccessourpremises. its doorsopenandinSt.Maartenourdinghydockhasbeenrebuiltisreadyfor nesses getbackontheirfeetinthesedifficulttimes.BudgetMarineSt.Thomashas ready torendertheirservices.Makinguseoftheseserviceswillalsohelpbusi- made tocleanuptheislands.BudgetMarineandmanyrelatedbusinessesare equipment andairfresheners.” thatwillberequiringrepairs—andhopefullysoonyou’lllookingforaudio preparing withthegoalofbeingabletobeawide-rangingsuppliermany trical fittings,pumpsandpolymersheetsthatareneeded.Oursalesteamswillbe tools, andpaint.Whenthehullsarefinished,itwillbehoses,plumbing,wiring,elec- you. Wehavehullmaterials,whichwillbeneededfirst,togetherwithresins,fillers, projects manytimesourselves,soweknowtheissuesandlookforwardtohelping strong anddependablesupportinthischallengingexercise.Wehavedonethese demand thatBudgetMarineisnotaccustomedto.“Budgetintendstobea Ferron, founderanddirectorofBudgetMarine,thiswillinevitablyleadtomeeting stores wanttobestrongsupportersoftherepairprocess.AccordingRobbie needs, focusingonextensiverebuilding. return toaffectedislandsshowtheirsupportandcommitment. Irma, JoséandMariawillprobablygetmorevisitors,althoughmanyboatersalso avoided thehurricaneswillhavetomakechoicesofwherego.Portssparedby Hurricanes IrmaandMaria. appalled attheamountofboatvaluethathasbeendestroyedasaresult masts stillerectbutwithoutahullinsight.Personsfamiliarwithboatqualitywere hard nottobeinaweofthenumberupsidedownhulls,and BUSINESS BRIEFS For moreinformation onRedFrogIslandMarina, Panamaseeadonpage 30. For moreinformation onMarinaSantaMarta, Colombiaseeadonpage29. For moreinformation onRodneyBayMarina, St.Luciaseeadonpage12. For specificdetailsregardingIGY [email protected]. Hurricanes IrmaandMariahave notonlyaffectedIGY’smarinas,butalsothe As amajorstakeholderintheCaribbeanregion,IGYhasrecognized itsroletohelp As ofmid-September,IGYmarinasintheCaribbeanareaunder repairincludeBlue As ofmid-September,fullyoperationalIGYmarinasintheCaribbeaninclude Kristin Sotoreports: IGY Marinas:StatusReportandReliefSupport For moreinformationonBudgetMarineseeadpage2. We lookforwardtoourwatersfilledwithfloatinghulls,therightwayup! For thoselookingtoexplorenewlocationswhilehavingaccessmarinesupplies, For thoseintendingtocomeSt.MaartenandThomas,bigstridesarebeing Budget Marinehasworkedhardtogetthingsupandrunningagainthe The boatsthathaveweatheredthehurricaneswillcompletelydifferent With theCaribbeanwinterseasonaroundcorner,manyofboatsthat Nicole Corvellecreports:Facingoneofthetoughesthurricaneseasonsyet,itwas Budget MarineReadyforPost-HurricaneDemand to BudgetMarine,St.Maarten Ellen vanHolland-Littlewelcomesyouback

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—Continued on next page Continued from previous page previous page from Continued Horizon Charters: Three of Four Bases Fully Operational Horizon Charters: Three of Four Bases Fully Charters’ base in the British Virgin Islands The Horizon Team reports: Horizon Yacht damage as a result of In the BVI, many of our charter yachts experienced BVI from January 6th, 2018. We are advis- We are commencing charters out of the Hurricane Irma relief in the BVI, you may do If you would like to make a donation to with your help we know we will be bet- We will recover and rebuild in the BVI, and For more information on Horizon Yacht Charters see ad in the Market Place section, Boat Paint & Stuff Back to Normal! inFollowing the passage of Hurricane Irma, Boat Paint & Stuff, a marine paint dealer BVI Yacht Sales Open with ‘Storm Deals’ Open with Sales BVI Yacht ready and for business, open again is now Yacht Sales reports: BVI Sales BVI Yacht a daily basis. huge progress on efforts, achieving serious recovery The BVI is making to the BVI with, by Maria delivered unprecedented damage Hurricanes Irma and on BVI Yacht Sales. Visit www.bviyachtsales.com for more information It is with great pleasure that I announce that we are once again fully operational. It is with great pleasure that I announce that we are once again fully operational. I would like to thank all my collaborators and suppliers, without whom this resump- Do not hesitate to contact us for any service or information; we are at your disposal. For more information on Caraibes Diesel Services see ad on page 21. Puerto del Rey Open for Business after María in Less than one week after Hurricane María hit Puerto Rico, Puerto del Rey Marina Carolina Corral, Chief Executive Officer of Puerto del Rey, commented, “The Stéphane Legendre reports that Boat Paint & Stuff will resume normal business For more information on Boat Paint & Stuff see ad on page 37. Caraibes Diesel Services Relocates Parts Store Erwan Le Normand reports: Hurricane Irma did not spare Caraibes Diesel Services: was severely impacted by the passage of Hurricane Irma on September 6th. We’re was severely impacted by the passage Grenada and St. Vincent were not pleased to confirm that our bases in Antigua, affected, and are fully operational. brand new yachts on their way to us, five Hurricane Irma. However, we have seven remaining two will arrive in the spring. The of which will arrive in November and the a Cruiser 46, two Cruiser 41s and new yachts arriving first are a Saba 50 , will be arriving next year. We also have a Cruiser 37, and two Helia 44 catamarans service as well. By this time next year, 14 yachts that are being repaired for charter to 30 yachts again in the BVI, most of which we will have a fleet of approximately 25 will be brand new. January 5th consider switching destina- ing that those with charters booked up to providing flights can be changed. All three tions to Antigua, St. Vincent or Grenada, US and other hubs. destinations have direct flights from the listed on https://bvirelief.com. We so at one of the many worthy organizations link and distribute it to all your friends, sail- encourage every one of you to copy this a love of the BVI. ing club members or anyone else who has ter than ever. Our bases in Antigua (https://horizonyachtcharters.com/antigua-barbuda), and Grenada St. Vincent (https://horizonyachtcharters.com/st-vincent-grenadines) all provide superb Caribbean sailing (https://horizonyachtcharters.com/grenada) considering your next charter. vacations, so contact them when you’re pages 42 and 43. St. Martin offering top products, professional customer service and customized quanti- ties, has been open again since late September, mornings only, from 8:40 — of nor- to some semblance boat owners return and potential to help boatowners BVI that you a boat here in activities. If you have their sailing plans and malcy with advice some support and with us, or simply need us, had for sale bought through so we [email protected] contact us at your boat in BVI, please concerning and what to expect. in on the next steps, can fill you yachts there are even some rapidly and month work has progressed In the past Beach of crowds at this time. and lack enjoying the remoteness around, stores are doing be open again soon, chandleries and grocery bars are open or will of 30 years ago with the feel is very much the Caribbean business as normal, and made BVI their the ones still here are those who have fewer people here, and atmosphere, and we loving, compassionate and welcoming home. You will find a with visit- in this next phase of rebuilding and development are all excited to share 1st. being welcomed beginning November ing yachts and tourists losses. We are in the boats rendered unusable or even total most reports, over 700 to represent the cur- of our listings and will be updating these process of visiting all expanded with a spe- days. In addition BVI Yacht Sales has rent situation in the next website, where we will found on the Storm Deals tab of our cialized salvage division taking into consid- various states of damage for sale, at prices be offering vessels in deals to be repairs needed. There will be some tremendous eration of the level of with boats and salvage companies become overwhelmed had, as the insurance you are interested in to await a sale. Please contact us if that need storage paid taking on a BVI project boat. We have moved our spare parts store and offices to the Hope Estate Zone in Grand We have moved our spare parts store and offices to the Hope Estate Zone in Grand Case, at 67 rue des Aborigènes, between “Bachus” and CHRONOPOST. Our techni- cians are already at work and can assist you at all marinas and shipyards on the island. A parts delivery service is also available. tion of activity would have been impossible. Fajardo was open for business and able to provide all regular services to its clients. Category Four hurricane put the infrastructure and concrete hurricane tie-downs to the test; thankfully we passed with flying colors. We are now working at full capacity, all services are being provided. hours this month, and the shop will once again be fully stocked. our building in St. Martin was very badly damaged. But starting the next day, our whole team went to work to re-open as soon as possible. NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 10 We Await Your Arrival www.igy-rodneybay.com 14°04’32.72”N |60°56’55.63”W [email protected] ST. WESTINDIES LUCIA, +(758) 4587200 This Season the Caribbean. that thereisgreat interestamongyachtowners andcrewtoreturn Reports fromelsewhere intheworld,including theMonacoYachtShow, are bringing inrevenuefromabroad, andinprovidingemploymentopportunities. and welcomingvisitingyachts byNovember1st. operations arecontinuingand thatthemarinaexpectstobefullyopenforbusiness President oftheSt.MaartenMarine TradesAssociationsaidcleanupandrepair and commitmenttodestination St.Maarten,theirprimaryCaribbeanbase. crew wantedtoreturnSt.Maartenasquicklypossible expresstheirsupport storms inSt.Lucia.CaptainSimonUzcateguisaidthatboththe yachtownerand and dockedatYachtClubPortdePlaisance. Maria, signalingthattherecoveryofisland’syachtingsector hasofficiallybegun. first megayachtreturnedtoSt.Maartensincethepassageof HurricanesIrmaand ters, yachtbrokerageandmanagement,aboutiquehotel afull-servicemarina. offers bareboatandskipperedcharters,ASASailingSchool,luxury fullycrewedchar- Ashore Housekeeping. Phillips, Shipwright/Carpenter;andAdonna“Dawn”Alexander, Dock Master;Alexia“Rose”Alexander,AfloatHousekeeping;Osborne“Ozzie” than onehundredyearsofservicewithBarefootYachtCharters&MarineCentre! www.cruisingworld.com/caribbean-charter-updates rebuild andrecreatetheparadisethatweallholdsodear. support nowmorethanever.KeepfaithinthewonderfulCaribbeanpeopleto heavily ontourism,includingtheyachtcharterindustry,andislandsneedour didn’t sustainmajordamage. operations managerrelocatedboatstobasesfarthersouth.OurPuertoRicofleet Our fleetinGuadeloupeescapeddamagefromHurricaneMaria,asourCaribbean ters inNovember to ourfleetinthispopulardestination and Dufour520SunOdyssey519monohulls delivered bytheendof2017.TheywillincludeLagoon52sandBali4.5catamarans, well spreadgloballywithmorethan47basesworldwideand900boats. to growanyonebasetoobigintheCaribbeanbecauseofrisks,andweare Martinique, St.Vincent&theGrenadines,andGrenada.Wehadbeencarefulnot Caribbean fleetacrossPuertoRico,theBVI,St.Martin,Antigua,Guadeloupe, continuity plans. nue issignificant,itmorethanmanageableandwe’verolledoutourbusiness percent willbedeclaredatotalloss.Whiletheimpactonourfleetand2017reve- Charter had70boatsinSt.MartinandtheBVIwhenIrmahitweanticipate60 Martin, theVirginIslandsandPuertoRicoparticularlyhard. strong aftertheimpactofHurricanesIrmaandMaria,whichhitSt.Maarten-St. the Caribbeanorhaveworkdonetotheirboats,”sheadded. continue toprovideregularservicesallourvisitorswhowanttravelaround the marinaduringstorm,andwerefasttoassessrespondneeds.“We in thedaysfollowinghurricane.Topmanagementteammembersremainedat quickly.” Fewboatssuffereddamage,andthegroundswereclearedfromdebris — The yachtingsectorisamajor pillaroftheeconomySt.Maarten,bothin Jesse Peterson,GeneralManager oftheYachtClubPortdePlaisanceandVice Motor Yacht The St.MaartenHospitality&TradeAssociationannouncedthat onOctober3rdthe The FirstMegayachtReturnstoSt.Maarten For moreinformationonBarefootYachtCharters&MarineCentre seeadonpage18. Come seewhypeoplestickwithus! Barefoot YachtCharters,locatedatBlueLagoon,St.Vincent &theGrenadines, They areBrentCyrus,Skipper/DockMaster;Garfield“Charky”Richards,Skipper/ Narendra Sethiareports:Fiveamazingfolkshave,amongthem,clockedupmore The BackboneofBarefootCharters See morechartercompanyupdatesat We remaincommittedtotheCaribbeananditscommunities,allofwhichrely Our basesinAntigua,Martinique,St.VincentandGrenadaarefullyoperational. • FindingreplacementboatsorrelocatingcustomerswithSt.MartinandBVIchar- • Planningtofullyre-openourSt.MartinandBVIbasesinmid-November • PurchasingtheRegisGuillemotfleetinMartinique,addingabout30catamarans • Purchasing20newreplacementboatsfortheSt.MartinandBVIfleetstobe Since thehurricanes,we’veworkedtomitigateimpactonourcustomersby: The pre-IrmafleetinSt.MartinandtheBVIrepresentedjust25percentofour Our Caribbeanfleetcapacitywillberestoredbytheendofthisyear.DreamYacht Dream YachtCharterfounder,LoicBonnet,reports:Ourfleetandbusinessremains Dream CharterCapacitytobeRestored For [email protected]. The minordamagedonetotheMarinaalloweduscleanupandrecover Continued frompreviouspage Orinokia , aBenettiClassic120,passedthroughtheSimpsonBayBridge Orinokia hadtakenshelterfromthe the Grenadines Barefoot, inSt.Vincent& charter company— sent 102yearswithone Alexander togetherrepre- Phillips andDawn Charky Richards,Ozzie Alexander, BrentCyrus, Key staffmembersRose —Continued on nextpage NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 11 —Continued on page 32 we introduced the new Managing Director, Marc we introduced the new Managing Director, Compass Continued from previous page previous page from Continued In last month’s everything out on the water. He has Gareth is passionate about boats and about new owner of the yard with an offer he Gareth was approached by Marc and the of international business and, on the The combination of, on one side, knowledge He says. “On the yard my responsibility is to make sure that everything runs smooth- “Besides planning and managing the crew, maintenance is also key! It is important Gareth would like to accentuate the authenticity and beauty of this unique The clear blue sea, the cultural heritage and the mix of friendly people make it a For more information on Curaçao Marine see ad on page 33. Sea Hawk Launches Reduced-VOC Paints On October 2nd, Sea Hawk, the world’s leading premium nautical coating The new Cukote 330 VOC coatings comply with rigid VOC limits set by the Cukote 330 VOC is a self-polishing copolymer coating that is effective below the Sea Hawk Paints have resumed normal business operations since the hurricane sea- Call the Customer Service Center at (727) 523-8053 for any immediate questions. For more information on Sea Hawk Paints see ad on page 8. Meet Gareth of Curaçao Marine! Curaçao Gareth of Meet new the items concerning of news sequence In our reports: van Beusekom Nicole Rooijakkers. In this issue we will share more background info on Gareth Weber, the Rooijakkers. In this issue we will share more new Yard Manager. about five years he discovered the fun of been sailing for about 20 years now. After years he has enjoyed competing in racing with a team, and for the past 15 islands. Besides sailing in his free time he also races in Curaçao and other Caribbean years he has been a captain of the local puts in time as a volunteer; for over five big fan of Caribbean island life, Curaçao rescue organization, CITRO. He is also a and raised. Gareth studied international being his favorite island, where he was born operational manager at a smaller power- business and worked for many years as an boat company in Curaçao. marina and boatyard in Curaçao to couldn’t refuse: work for the biggest technical in the challenge to bring Curaçao assist the managing director, as yard manager, and service. This was an opportunity that Marine to an even higher level of quality the chance to work on both and he, of course, wouldn’t pass by. He gets powerboats, as the yard caters to both. is what makes Gareth fit for the job. other side, skills in operational management, being busy with anything that has to do He is a hands-on kind of guy who loves with all types of boats. Gareth is a great team player and works well with the crew. He is also a friendly service-minded fellow, who likes to attend to the requests of the customers. ly and that our customers continue their sailing journey as happy sailors. All the work that is planned should be carried out efficiently and effectively. This includes working with a capable crew, which means training, guiding and motivating our crew to deliver quality work. to make sure that our equipment and machinery is in optimum condition and ready to go.” Caribbean island. Curaçao has so much more to offer to sailors traversing the Caribbean Sea than it is known for. Besides a safe layover for a yacht during a lot Caribbean hurricane season or while doing maintenance projects, there is also the to explore! “After days of hard work on your yacht, you can go out and discover island. In Curaçao there is always something happening, from cultural or internation- al events to fine dining and great bar hopping.” one-of-a-kind place, one to add to your sailing itinerary for sure! brand, announced the introduction of new Reduced VOC versions of its 3400 Series of Cukote Self-Polishing Copolymer Antifouling Bottom Paint, dubbed Cukote 330 VOC. California Air Quality Management Board (330 grams of VOC per liter) and offer marine service professionals and do-it-yourselfers a Reduced VOC alternative when orig- applying antifouling coatings to vessels. Yielding the same superior results as the inal Cukote products, the new Cukote 330 VOC is highly effective for multi-season antifouling protection on pleasure craft, coastal and deep-sea vessels alike. The the advanced formulation of Cukote 330 VOC enables it to be taken in and out of water without compromising its antifouling characteristics. waterline on fiberglass, steel and wood vessels to provide multi-season antifouling protection. Cukote’s Reduced VOC formulation with a substantial level of cuprous oxide makes it the top performer in its class, even in the most severe fouling areas. As an ablative or self-polishing coating, there is no buildup of bottom paint over in time, keeping hull underwater surfaces smooth and clean. Cukote is handcrafted America and available in Black, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Red and Teal through Sea Hawk authorized distributors and retailers worldwide. son, and encourage you to contact them with any concerns regarding your vessel or business. — the new man- to introduce you to we would like at Curaçao Marine, developments the role of Marc Rooijakkers, in board consists of The new managing aging team! They position of Yard Manager. Weber, taking the Director, and Gareth Managing passions are eager to put their team who young and experienced are a dynamic, Curaçao to get Curaçao and business to work sailing and the for the sea, sailors’ map! prominently on the Marine more NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 12 livelihoods forlocalcommunities. marine resourcemanagementwhileencouragingstewardshipandsustainable networks intheregion,andassuchitplaysanimportantrolecoastal servation. TheGrenadinesNetworkofMPAsisoneonlythreetransboundary Grenada cametogethertotalkaboutfishers’livelihoodsandeffectivemarinecon- George’s, Grenada.MPAmanagersfromSt.Vincent&theGrenadinesand Marine ProtectedAreastookplacefromAugust23rdto25thinSt. meaning thatwhen adisasterdoesoccur,the environmentisunabletorecover. ineffective marine protectionrulesandsodestructive practicescontinueunchecked, ity forthefood andincometheyprovide.Many locationsintheCaribbean have tal shiftinhowmarineenvironments areprotectedtoenablelong-termsustainabil- periods thatareinsufficientfor recoverytooccur,thiswillonlygetworse. growth ofalgae,preventingrecovery. Withrepeatedhurricanesoccurringovertime severe storms.Poorwaterquality andover-,forexample,promotetheover- habitats suchasseagrassmeadows andcoralreefstorecoverfromtheeffectsof already poorstateoftheCaribbean marineenvironmentrestrictstheabilityof alarming now,however,istheapparentincreasedfrequency andintensity.The cause andtheirrecoveryhavebeenobservedthroughout human history.Whatis When theseagrassisremoved,thiscarbonreleasedback intotheenvironment. a marinepowerhouse,whichstoresvastamountsofcarbon inmeadowsediments. turtles anddugongstarvedowingtothedamagedmeadows. Inaddition,seagrassis and thehealthofcharismaticspecies.Afteraseverecyclone inAustralia2011, greatest revenue,andtherecenthurricaneshavepotential todecimatethis. employs 50,000people.Healthyseagrassprovidesthebest fishing groundswiththe lobster fisherybusinessaloneisworthmorethanUS$450 million,anddirectly to lossesintheseafoodindustrythatreachedbillionsofdollars. TheCaribbeanspiny should ringalarmbellsforCaribbeanfisheries,asHurricanes KatrinaandRitaled the wakeofIrmaisextensive,withlargepilesalreadybeingwashed faronshore.This humans receivefromthem,suchasfisheriessupportorcoastalprotection. particularly seagrassmeadows,canalsoresultinlong-termlossesofthebenefitsthat sea longafterthehurricanehaspassed.Thedevastationofcoastalenvironments, in shallowcoastalenvironments,debris,sewageandrun-offcontinuetoflowthe sunlight thatreachesmarinehabitatsandsoreducesgrowthrecovery.Meanwhile marine life.Suspendedmatterleftfloatinginthewatercolumnlimitsamountof washing machineeffect:theymixupcoastalsedimentswithknock-oneffectsfor from theseafloorleavinglifelessrubbleandsedimentbehind.Hurricaneshavea the resultanttidesandwavesaresostrongthatbothplantsanimalsripped canes, thefocustendstobeonland.However,forceofhurricanewindsand When theworldtalksoftragicanddevastatingconsequencesseverehurri- Unsworth, BenjaminL.Jones,LeanneCullen-UnsworthandLinaMtwanaNordlund: exchanges andcapacity-buildingactivitiesintheyearahead. cially intheimplementationofsupplementallivelihoods.” the GrenadaMPAstolearnfromexperiencesofourcolleaguesSVG,espe- co-hosted theevent,remarkedthat,“Themeetingprovidedauniqueopportunityfor communicate witheachotherandavarietyofstakeholders.” shop wasasuccessbecauseitprovidedplatformforbothfishersandmanagersto Reef, UNDP,DenzelAdamsadded,“Fromafisher’sperspective,Ibelievethework- James Lord,ExecutiveDirectorofSustainableGrenadinesInc. ers collaboratebecauseweallwantthesamething—healthyoceans,”commented sage thatcameoutofthemeetingisit’simportantfishersandMPAmanag- stewardship astheypertaintoMPAmanagement.“Ithinkthemostimportantmes- Beausejour MPAandWoburnClarkesCourt(Grenada). Tobago CaysMarinePark,SandyIsland/OysterBedMPA(Carriacou),Moliniere- Conservation Area(St.Vincentmainland),MustiqueMarineArea, Anse MarineProtectedAreainGrenada.TheotherMPAsincludeSouthCoast for InternationalDevelopment(USAID)andtheNatureConservancy. of Grenada,wasmadepossiblethankstothesupportUnitedStatesAgency Themeeting,co-hostedbySustainableGrenadinesInc.andtheFisheriesDivision Sonia Jindreports:The7thAnnualMeetingoftheGrenadinesNetwork Collaborating AcrossBorderstoProtectOceans Although local actions againstclimatechange aredifficulttoachieve,itis possible The severityofhurricanesIrma andMariaisawake-upcall.Weneedfundamen- Hurricanes havealwaysbeenapartoflifeintropicalseas. Thedestructionthey But thisisnotjustaboutmoney.Seagrasslossalsothreatens marinebiodiversity Initial indicationsfromtheEvergladesinFloridashowthatseagrass destructionin As reportedatphys.org/newsonSeptember25thinanarticlebyRichardKF Effects ofHurricanesontheMarineEnvironment The GrenadinesNetworkofMarineProtectedAreasisalreadyplanningforlearning Olando Harvey,NationalMPABiologistattheFisheriesDivision,Grenada,which Echoing Lord’sremarks,fishermanandCoralNurseryCoordinatorwithRidgeto At thisyear’smeetingthegroupdiscussedthemeoffishers’livelihoodsand This year,thenetworkgrewfromsixtosevenMPAs,withinclusionofGrand CARIBBEAN ECO

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SEA2SHORE.ORG night. Theyneed fundstorepair,rebuildand restore. of St.Martinurgently needsourhelp.Twenty yearsofworkweredestroyed inone work fortheprotectionofSt. Maarten’s naturalheritage. encourage donationstoEPIC’s IrmaRecoveryFund.Wewillrebuildandcontinueto from aroundtheworld.Ifyou wouldliketohelpwithourrebuildingeffort,we for thesafetyofourstaff,Board, andtheirfamiliesforthemessagesofsupport damage toourheadquarters,includingthelossofmuch the roof.Wearegrateful and swells?Therearesomanyunknowns. duced species?Whataboutthehealthofreefsandseagrass bedsafterheavyrunoff environment aresubstantialaswell.Howisthestormaffecting nativeandintro- erty arestillbeingassessedwhilerescueoperationsunderway; theeffectson that natureisincharge.Thetragicimpactsonpeople’slives, livelihoods,andprop- and othervolunteerscantakepartinhealingthescarsleftby IrmaonSt.Maarten. of biodiversity.Onceschoolandregularliferesumes,asit eventually will,students dozens ofstudentshavetakenpartinschoolfieldtripsandpresentations onthevalue component; inadditiontoakayak-basedscavengerhuntthe SimpsonBayLagoon, etation. Wearerevisingourplantingscheduleaswellthe environmental education assessment post-Irmatodeterminehowthestormhasaffected biodiversity. were recordedbyMarkYokoyamaofLesFruitsdeMer.Wehopetoreplicatethis Ethan Freidwhilethereptiles,amphibians,insects,andspidersofrestorationsites funded bytheBEST2.0initiative.AbotanicalassessmentwascarriedoutDr. in theCaribbean’sKippyGilderswaspreparingforanativeplantrestorationproject more information. 840011, St.Augustine,FL32080,USA. project. Youcanmailacheckmadeoutto:TheFriendshipAssociation,POBox Christmas. Onehundredpercentofyourtax-deductiblecontributionwillgotothis boat, andreplaceEddy’shome/fieldhouse.OurgoalistoraiseUS$10,000before and species. their livelihood,andinsodoing,guaranteetheconservationofmarineecosystems to protectmarinelifewhilehelpingthelocalpeopledevelopwaysofimproving doing withthecoastalcommunities:increasingpublicunderstandingaboutneed and economicloss. ing byresidentsofneighboringcommunitieswhoaredealingwithlingeringhunger importance, asmanatees,turtles,anddolphinsarevulnerabletosubsistencepoach- tional andresearchprograms.Nowmorethanever,theseprogramsareofgreat pose amajorrisktoexistingMPAconservationwork,andtheongoingeduca- vulnerable touncontrolledhumanandnaturalthreats. manatee habitat,containingcoralreefs,seagrassbeds,andmangroves;itishighly species aroundCuba,particularlymanateesandmarineturtles.ThisMPAisprime ecosystems inthisMPA—heworkstirelesslytoensurethesurvivalofthreatened research, workshops,andacademicactivities. Cuban andinternationalresearchersstudentswhovisittheareaformarine many years,Eddy’shome,inthesmalltownofElSanto,servedasafieldhousefor of MPAConservationSpecialistEddyGarciaAlfonsowascompletelydestroyed.For destroyed andanother,locatedinJuanFrancisco,sufferedmajordamage.Thehome Marine ProtectedArea.AtPlayaNazabal,onemarinebiologicalfieldstationwas well astheresourcesnecessarytocontinuetheirwork. munities inCuba’snorthernregionofVillaClara;manypeoplelosttheirhomesas the environmentcanbetterrecoverfromanyfutureextremeevents. will ultimatelyhelpenhancetheresilienceofCaribbeanSea,andmakesurethat immediate anddirectdamagetocoastalresources.Coordinatedsmall-scaleactions immediate actions,suchasimplementationofmarineprotectedareas,tolimit to managerivercatchmentsimprovewaterquality,andfocusonsmall-scale a CubanMPA.TheFriendshipAssociation(friendshipassociation.org)istryingtohelp Hurricane IrmahasjeopardizedconservationeffortsfortheWestIndianmanateein Nicolas Maslach reports:Severelydamagedby HurricaneIrma,theNature Reserve Aid theNatureReserveofSt. Martin’sRecovery Visit epicislands.charityproud.org/Donate formoreinformation. EPIC St.Maartenremainscommittedtoservingtheisland despitesubstantial Hurricane Irma’scatastrophicarrivaltotheAntilleswasan unwantedreminder Restoration workisevenmorecrucialnowthathillsideshave beenstrippedofveg- Natalia Collierreports:BeforeIrmastruckSt.Maarten,EnvironmentalProtection Assist inRestoringSt.Maarten’sNaturalEnvironment Contact Soledad([email protected])orAnmari([email protected])for Your donationwillhelptorestorethefieldstations,equipment,furniture,research It isvitaltosupporttheimportantworkthatEddyandhiscolleagueshavebeen The destructionofthefieldstations,scientificequipmentandEddy’shome Eddy hasdedicatedhislifetotheconservationofendangeredspeciesandmarine One areathatsustainedsignificantdamagewastheLanzanillo-Pajonal-Fragoso Anmari AlvarezAlemánreports: Help CubanMPAFieldStationsDestroyedbyHurricaneIrma

Hurricane Irmaaffectednumerouscoastalcom- —Continued on nextpage NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 13 . performance uplift in underwater cant rmed new Seajet 038 Taisho offers a offers Seajet 038 Taisho rmed new . ® Since the storm passed, the Caribbean birding community has been increasingly been increasingly has community birding the Caribbean passed, the storm Since report that, is delighted to news. BirdsCaribbean there is some good Well, at last the of Antigua & Barbuda, the island and country endemic species on As the only Junior Prosper in by EAG’s Andrea Otto and colleague The first bird was spotted to conduct the EAG and Department of Environment BirdsCaribbean is supporting Visit www.birdscaribbean.org for more information. Park Development Threatens Bonaire Marine More than 50 years of advanced environ- Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire reports: Environmental Impact Assessment It all started in 2013 when, despite a critical Parks Foundation and 86 community In reaction, STCB, Bonaire’s National up for a newsletter at To stay informed about developments, sign of Barbuda with 185mph winds, leaving most of the population homeless and a and a homeless population of the leaving most winds, 185mph with of Barbuda waves. and surging by wind ravaged landscape a Near Barbuda Warbler, particular: the endemic one bird in anxious about survived the storm? charming little bird Species. Had this Threatened team from its 22nd, a to Barbuda on September one-day survey trip during a and the (www.eagantigua.org) Awareness Group partner Environment Antiguan of eight Barbuda Warblers. discovered a total of the Environment Department The bird has community’s hearts. place in the small has a special Barbuda Warbler insects in trees, thorny constantly flits around, searching for a perky posture and 1,000 and 2,500, but Its estimated population is between scrub and coastal areas. its population trends were not determined. before the hurricane whispered to Junior — “I saw a flash of grey…” Otto reports. “I a fallen acacia tree. and confirmation of the They managed to get a good view it’s a Barbuda Warbler!” us a while to get a clear and yellow plumage. After that, “It took little warbler’s grey notes Otto. The team as irrefutable proof of its survival,” photograph of the bird school in Codrington, a relatively small area near the secondary recorded the birds in on the island. the main settlement the team design a over the coming weeks. They are helping bird and wildlife surveys an estimate of the cover the habitat on the island and provide survey plan that will in the region and size. Ornithologists and other skilled birders warbler’s population weeks and months. an intensive survey effort in the coming beyond will assist with the Barbuda Warbler and other wildlife on The team will also devise a plan to help native trees and mangroves that were the island recover, such as replanting destroyed in the hurricane. on Bonaire, shifting the focus of downtown mental legislation has been overturned enough for STCB to initiate Save Bonaire development into the Marine Park. Reason Marine Park. Council voted to revise the Spatial and over 700 appeals, the Bonaire Island Bonaire), re-zoning a portion of the Development Plan (Ruimtelijk Ontwikkelingsplan large commercial pier to be built in Bonaire’s Bonaire National Marine Park to allow a protected National Marine Park waters. (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) Islands members filed an appeal to the BES laws to allow commercial development Court, revealing that the revision of zoning island policy, law and public trust. in the Bonaire National Marine Park violates and successful years for Save Bonaire The past three years have been intense in our favour in two important cases Marine Park; so far, the courts have ruled out of three. Marine Park’s Facebook page www.bonaireturtles.org, or follow Save Bonaire

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Mount Gay RumRound BarbadosRace PCYC events we already have planned for what promises to be an unforgettable season: events wealreadyhaveplannedforwhatpromisestobeanunforgettableseason: ness asusual. and anchoragesareintactforourcharterservicecompanies,it’sbusi- gear upforanotherCaribbeanyachtingseason,ourboatyards,marinas,docks Antigua toescapetherecentstorms;islandisvirtuallyunscathed.Aswe https://caribbean-sailing.com/caribbean-race-calendar/calendar. and additionalsailingeventsat https://caribbean-sailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2018-2022cal-jpeg.png, the tradewindswon’tletyoudown!” Submit youronlineregattaentriesearly.Thesunstillshines,thewateriswarmand ued supporttoensuretheyrecoverandthosehithardestbouncebackquickly. season. TourismisthelifebloodofCaribbeaneconomiesandtheyneedyourcontin- ommend toyourfriendsandpeersthattheydothesame.Don’tdelayuntilnext do isproceedwithyourplanstovisitourshores,participateinregattasandrec- ing withaffectedislandstoassistintherecoveryprocess. firmed thattheirplanscontinueforthecomingseason,andCSAmembersarework- member nationsaffectedbythepassageofHurricanesIrmaandMariahavecon- be rescheduled(seefurthernewsitemsinthismonth’sRegattaNews),mostCSA website listsmanyadditionalevents.Withonlyafewearly-seasoneventsneedingto International RaceCalendarwitheventsstartingasearlythismonth,andtheCSA Bermuda theboatswillproceedtoanyislandoftheirownchoosing. owing toinfrastructuraldamageontheevent’susuallandfallofSt.Maarten,after passage south. Rally isforexperiencedboatownersandprofessionalskipperswhomaketheannual Newport, RhodeIsland,USAonOctober28thorthenearestweatherwindow.The • theAntiguatoBermudaRace. • AntiguaSailingWeekand • theAntiguaClassicYachtRegatta • the10thRORCCaribbean600 • theAntigua360 • theJollyHarbourValentine’sRegatta • theAntiguaSuperyachtChallenge • theAYCRoundIslandRace • theAntiguaCharterYachtShow Planning forourupcomingregattaseasoncontinuesapace.Hereisasnapshotofthe The Antigua&BarbudaMarineAssociationreports:Wewereveryluckyherein Antigua Events‘UpandRunning’ See theWinterCircuitcalendarat CSA President,KathyLammers,tellvisitors,“Oneofthemosthelpfulthingsyoucan The CaribbeanSailingAssociationhasannounceditsfive-yearWinterSeries Caribbean WinterRaceCircuitonCourse ON THEHORIZON Visit www.sailopo.com/NARC_Rally_NARC_Rally_Overview.aspxformoreinformation. The rally’sfirststopisstillBermudaasplanned,butforthisyear’s18thannualevent, As thisissueof 2017 LandfallChangeforNARCFallRally Compass goestopress,theNARCRallyisscheduleddepart race series round barbados —Continued onnextpage 2018

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Islands by Hurricane Irma. “The destination for the Salty Dawg Fall Rally has been the has been Fall Rally the Salty Dawg for “The destination Irma. by Hurricane Islands Bill said President inception,” since its in the BVI Gorda Club on Virgin End Yacht Bitter the Salty Dawg that to the Board suggested BVI officials from Information Knowles. the BVI this fall. activities in relief and rebuilding out of the way of ongoing cruisers stay 501(3)(c) vol- Association is a The Salty Dawg Sailing BVI Relief Fund. ible Salty Dawg organization. educational non-profit unteer-run about for further information Visit www.saltydawgsailing.org/hurricane-relief-fund to the fund. how to contribute the BVI can- that our friends in we are saddened to in the BVI. “While accustomed Rick Palm, this year,” said Director of Rally Management not host us in their islands attractions that it offers cruised Antigua in the past know the “those of us who have and at sea.” to cruisers both on land Irma and 4th and 5th, however, owing to Hurricanes scheduled for November the regional sailing to postpone the event. This provides Maria, we have decided turnout of talented to recover so we can expect the usual community with time the event occurs. regional sailors when for more information. 1500 fleet sails from Portsmouth, must-do for many cruisers. The ARC Caribbean Islands. Virginia to Nanny Cay on Tortola, British Virgin Tortola this month. Hurricane Irma causedper the published schedule to Nanny Cay, organizers are keen to ensure that the rallywidespread damage to the BVI and the there, rather than add to their bur- going to the BVI should benefit the community and secure place to take boats. As com- dens, and that the marina should be a safe clearer picture of the effects of Hurricanemunications have slowly been restored, a best arrival port has been considered toIrma has emerged, and the viability of the ARC Caribbean 1500 takes place in 2017. ensure another successful edition of the arrival, and the best way to support to discuss the implications of the rally’s planned is that the community wants visitors to the community there. The message received and able to give a warm welcome to return, and that they will be open for business returning boaters. but within seven days our team has Cay took a major hit from Hurricane Irma, the Beach Bar is already open serving restored power, water, septic systems, and docks in the new outer marina and we cold beer! We have plenty of brand new shortly. We look forward to welcoming expect to be open for business again very series of yachting events throughout the the Caribbean 1500 and to running a full upcoming winter season.” ANNA LANDRY  ZZZJUHQDGDVDLOLQJZHHNFRP 5DFLQJ5DFHU&UXLVHU-&ODVVLF

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Even though the hurricane devastated many islands, including our sister island of sister island our islands, including many devastated hurricane though the Even ļļļļļļļļļļļéąļ'Įºą„±„Ìļļ The Classic and other Antigua events are going full speed ahead! The Classic and other Antigua events are and ensure that events and the communi- win people over from around the world and remain ready to welcome you back to ties that host them overcome obstacles their shores. help the affected islands. My best advice “Many people have asked how they can as planned. I have told people not to is to come to the region in the coming season and come and enjoy your favourite change their plans, register early for events our economies continue to receive much yachting destinations. That will ensure that season.” needed support throughout the regatta rather than the usual Virgin Gorda Fall Rally will be Falmouth Harbor, Antigua, Hampton, Virginia and other points on landfall. The seventh annual Fall Rally from to depart on November 2nd, the US East Coast to the Caribbean is scheduled weather permitting. — beauty ever. The than back stronger will bounce region that the we know Barbuda, continue to for yachting, will with our passion and people, combined of our islands NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 16 arrival inSt.Luciaisalwaysathrill With asteelpanserenade,coldrumpunch,andsenseofaccomplishment,ARC Tenerife toBarbados.TheAtlanticOdysseyviaCapeVerdesstartsonNovember ter. EachrallyofferstheoptiontostopinCapeVerdeIslandsorsaildirectfrom Spinnaker, Non-spinnaker,andRhodes19classes! some Cruzanhospitality.Skipper’sweightinRumforthewinnersof Island channelyetcloseenoughforaneasyrunbacktotheClub,partyand one-design classesforthewholefamily,featuringanarrayofcoursessetinBuck March 9ththrough11,2018. November 10ththrough12th,hasbeenrescheduled.Itwillnowtakeplacefrom often meetingotherARCfriendsinCaribbeananchorages. for Christmas.ManyARCboatscontinuetheirCaribbeancruisinginsmallgroups, chilled beer.ThereissomuchtodoonSt.Luciathatmanyyachtsstaytheisland mony inSt.LuciawillbeonDecember16th. December 6thand11th.TheARCGranCanariatoSt.Luciadirectprizegivingcere- 19th, withthemajorityoffleetexpectedtoarriveinRodneyBaybetween ARC+ CapeVerdesprizegivingceremonyinSt.LuciawillbeonDecember6th. fleet isexpectedtoarriveinRodneyBaybetweenNovember26thand31st.The Sao VicentetoSt.Lucialeg(2090nauticalmiles).MostoftheARC+CapeVerdes to SaoVicenteleg(865nauticalmiles),andNovember15thwillbethestartof Canaria toRodneyBay,St.Lucia. The ARCattractsover200boatsand1,200peopleeveryyeartosailfromGran the CanaryIslands,bound2,700nauticalmilesacrossAtlantictoCaribbean. Irma, butthewelcomewillbeaswarmalwaysoncecrewsstepashore.” support bysailingtotheislandsthisfall.Themaystillbearscarsleft pants tobesympathetictheeffortsofcommunitiesinBVIandgivetheir communities needandwantvisitors;WorldCruisingClubareencouragingpartici- that wecanhelpthecommunitiesrebuild,istovisitandspendineconomy.The welcome andice-coldrumpunch. gram forskippersandcrews.Onarrival,therallyteamgreetsboatswithawarm on November5th(weatherdependent)followingaweek-longpre-departurepro- — Cornell SailingisorganizingtworalliesfromtheCanaryIslandstoBarbadosthiswin- Two OdysseyRallies,CanariestoBarbados Visit https://stcroixyachtclub.wildapricot.org/event-2573986formoreinformation. This annualeventisknownfortwodaysoffun,withanexcitingmixCSAand The 25thanniversarySt.CroixInternationalRegatta,originallyscheduledfor St. CroixInternationalRegattaRescheduled Visit www.worldcruising.com/arcformoreinformation. Every boatiswelcomedtoRodneyBayMarinawithrumpunches,freshfruitand For theARCGranCanariatoSt.Luciadirectfleet,startwillbeinNovember For theARC+CapeVerdes2017,November5thseesstartofGranCanaria Every Novembersince1986,theAtlanticRallyforCruisers(ARC)hassetsailfrom Here ComesARC2017! Visit www.worldcruising.com/Carib1500formoreinformation. World CruisingClub’sdirectorJeremyWyattcommented,“Thebestwayassailors The 2017editionoftheARCCaribbean1500willdepartfromPortsmouth,Virginia Continued frompreviouspage Johnsons Hardware Rodney Bay, St.Lucia z FOR YOUR MARINE SUPPLIESANDSOMUCHMORE Lubricants &Oils Bilge Pumps Marine Hoses Electric Wire Anchors &Fenders Chain &Rope

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CLARE PENGELLY CLARE the FrenchFinot100 will bebacktodefendtheirtitlesinthisspecialeditionoftherace:2015’swinner, USA andGreatBritain,twopreviouswinnersoftheRORCTransatlanticRaceTrophy winter circuit. great waytoraceacrosstheAtlanticincompanytakepartCaribbean in 2018—thefirstlegofAARactsasachallengingfeederrace,well welcomed competitorsandourraceteamforthepastthreeevents.” ward toreturningCamperandNicholsonsPortLouisMarina,whohavewarmly the YCCSandNRVhavedecidedtofinishraceinGrenadawelookfor- Hurricanes IrmaandMaria. Virgin Islandsbase,butthisprovedimpossibleowingtothedevastationcausedby ebration, inpartnershipwithYCCS,originallyhadascheduledfinishtheirBritish versary in2018andtheYachtClubCostaSmeralda’s50thyear.Thejointjubileecel- held incelebrationofHamburg-basedNorddeutscherRegattaVerein’s150thanni- race intheRoyalOceanRacingClub’soffshorecalendar. the Caribbean,fourtheditionofRORCTransatlanticRaceislengthiest Program (www.sailorsforthesea.com). Cruising I,andII.ThisyeartheMangoBowlhasjoinedCleanRegatta 24th through26th.Therewillberacinginfourclasses:Racing,J/24&Surprise, Caribbean OdysseydirecttoBarbadosstartsonJanuary11th. Caribbean OdysseyviaCapeVerdesstartsonJanuary6th,2018,andthe 11th andtheAtlanticOdysseydirecttoBarbadosstartsonNovember18th.The about theWomen’sInternationalMatchRacingSeries, for moreinformationabouttheCarlosAguilarMatchRace. development ofmarinevocationalprograms. the cleanupofcurrentcruisinggrounds,growthmarineindustryofferingsand Rebuild Fund(www.facebook.com/MarineRebuildFund).Allfundswillbeusedfor CAMR,” saysLizBaylis,WIMSeriesmanager. sibility offindingareplacementeventtofillthevoidmadebycanceling2017 us inthepast.Inmeantime,WIMSeriesmanagementisconsideringpos- and experiencethewonderfulhospitalitygreatracingthatCAMRhasgiven and Maria.WelookforwardtotheopportunityreturnStThomasinfuture lenges theyarefacingastrytoreturna‘normal’lifeafterHurricanesIrma not somethingwewantanyonetohaveworryaboutontopofthereal-lifechal- too muchofaburdenonthevolunteersandinfrastructureinSt.Thomasthisis season intheVirginIslands.ButwealsorealizethataneventDecemberwouldbe management areofcourseverydisappointedthatwewillnotbeabletoendour Racing Series(WIMSeries)Finale.“ThewomenmatchracersandtheWIM standards oftheCAMRandforthiswe’lllookforwardto2018.” become greatfriendsovertheyears.However,wedowanttomaintainhigh will missseeingandwelcomingthesailorsraceofficers,manyofwhomhave Thomas YachtClubclubhouseandtheVirginIslands’utilitiesinfrastructure.We ery andrebuildingphase.RepairsarealsounderwaytoourfleetofIC24s,theSt. organize andrunthiseventhosttheteamsintheirhomesarestillrecov- Verian AguilarTuttle.“However,manyifnotmost,oftheteamvolunteerswho the storms. put adefinitivedamperonhostingGrade1eventlessthantwomonthsafter Harbor. However,damagetotheislandfromback-to-backmajorhurricaneshas ent, fromAmerica’sCupveteranstoOlympians,sailinCharlotteAmalie Tourism, isknownforbringingsomeofthebestinternationalmatchracingtal- 3rd, 2017event.TheCAMR,presentedbytheUSVirginIslandsDepartmentof regretfully announcethecancellationofNovember30ththroughDecember Along withaninternationalfleetfromHolland,Germany,Belgium,Canada,the For thosecompetingintheRORCCaribbean600—celebratingits10thanniversary RORC CEO,EddieWardenOwen,says,“TheCommitteeinconsultationwith This yearthewestboundraceformsfirstlegofAtlanticAnniversaryRegatta The RORCreports:SettingoffonNovember25th,boundfromtheCanaryIslandsto RORC Transatlantic2017BoundforGrenada Contact [email protected]. Registration infowillbeontheSt.LuciaYachtClubFacebookpage. The St.LuciaYachtClubwillhosttheMangoBowlRegatta2017fromNovember St. Lucia’sMangoBowlNovember24ththrough26th Visit https://cornellsailing.com/sail-the-odysseyformoreinformation. Visit www.wimseries.comorwww.facebook.com/WIMSeriesformoreinformation Visit www.carlosmatchrace.comorwww.facebook.com/CarlosAguilarMatchRace To helptheVirginIslands’recoveryefforts,donatetonon-profitVIMarine Like lastyear,the2017CAMRwassettohostWomen’sInternationalMatch “Weareverysadtohavecancelthisyear’sCAMR,”saysregattadirector, Carol Bareutherreports:OrganizersoftheCarlosAguilarMatchRace(CAMR) Carlos AguilarMatchRace2017Cancelled Visit rorctransatlantic.rorc.orgformoreinformation. z [email protected] Antifouling Paint Fishing Gear Equipment Flares &LifeJackets Stainless Fittings Stainless Fasteners Nomad IV andlastyear’swinner,theDutchMarten72 Marine Plywood Houseware &Cookware Hand &PowerTools Sanding Paper&Discs Epoxy Resins Paint Brushes —Continued onnextpage Aragon . NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 17 —Continued on next page , and the RORC Caribbean , and the RORC Caribbean Rambler 88 www.caraibe-marine.fr Tel: 00596 596 74 80 33 Tel: in 2011 — is coming back with in 2011 — is coming For more information on Grenada Sailing Week see ad on page 15. see ad Week Sailing on Grenada information For more 600 RORC Caribbean 10th Annual Antigua on as scheduled in 600 will start of the RORC Caribbean The 10th edition Racing Race, a strong the RORC Transatlantic a record entry for Bolstered by past participants have of the RORC Caribbean 600, many For the 10th anniversary for more information. Visit http://caribbean600.rorc.org/ Heineken Set for March ‘Spirited’ St. Maarten Irma left behind Regatta committee reports: Hurricane The St. Maarten Heineken preparations for the determination that we will continue with It is with that friendly destroyed in St. Maarten-St. Martin, much Although numbers of yachts have been Martin recover from the hurricane, For those looking for ways to help St. Maarten-St. keeps getting better. Expect four days of The regatta is 38 years strong and it just for questions about the racing. Contact [email protected] Early Interest in St. Barths Bucket but the Bucket Stewards are committed Hurricane Irma left her mark on St. Barths, had already indicated their intent to By mid-October, more than 30 Visit www.bucketregatta.com for more information. Registration Open for St. Thomas International Carol Bareuther reports: Organizers of the St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR) Show your support and be part of our island’s recovery and future by registering For more information, visit www.stthomasinternationalregatta.com or contact E-mail: [email protected]. Find us on Facebook: GrenadaSailingWeek GrenadaSailingWeek on Facebook: Find us [email protected]. E-mail: Twitter: @grenadasailweek or at 2018. February 19th, from all over competitors Cruisers, and determined the Atlantic Rally for Division for race is 600-mile offshore of the highly acclaimed the tenth edition the Caribbean, record entry anticipated. real cracker, with a set to be a record holder with entries. George David — the current already indicated 2018 Rambler 100 who is the only sail- same without Antigua’s Bernie Evan-Wong, 600 wouldn’t be the in every race as skipper. or to have competed the full recovery of the the island of St. Maarten-St. Martin, and serious damage on a long and difficult pro- environment of the island will be infrastructure and physical sort of friendly deter- of rebuilding has begun already with the cess. But the process island is famous. mination for which our will go ahead from Maarten Heineken Regatta. The regatta 38th edition of the St. a very special edition indeed: its organiza- March 1st through 4th, 2018, and it will be the spirit of St. Maarten. tion and presentation will be a symbol of including sail lofts, riggers, and the Budget of the marine infrastructure is still intact, main building remained intact, although Marine store. The St. Maarten ’s demolished or damaged. the docks, decks and other structures were based on tourism. So one way to remember that our island’s economy is entirely is to come visit the island, and come par- help the island and to show your support Regatta in March! ticipate in the 38th St. Maarten Heineken most seasoned sailors from more than 35 world-class racing with some of the world’s , along with holiday- countries, sailing Maxis, monohulls and performance families cruising the Caribbean. makers on chartered Bareboats and liveaboard days blend seamlessly into four nights And with Heineken as title sponsor, the racing of exceptional parties. information. Visit www.heinekenregatta.com for more all that this storied event is famous for: to a 2018 St. Barths Bucket that will provide socials, and the Bucket hallmarks of cama- superb competition, fantastic shoreside March 15th through 18th, 2018. raderie and sportsmanship. The dates are list is posted at www.Bucketregatta.com/ enter the 2018 St. Barths Bucket. The entry basis. The Schedule of Events and entries and will be updated on an ongoing updates are posted under the Racing link. are pleased to announce that the 2018 event, set for March 23rd to 25th, will take place as scheduled despite damage to the island from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. the Never in the 45-year history of STIR has a fall storm, even a major one, interrupted The running of the “Crown Jewel of Caribbean ”, and it will not in 2018. a host, St. Thomas Yacht Club, suffered some damage and the fleet took more than few dents, but the venue for fantastic round-the-island races is still very much here. now for both the Round the Rocks Regatta on March 22nd, and the St. Thomas International Regatta, at www.stthomasinternationalregatta.com. Both events prom- ise challenging courses, professional race management and island-style hospitality. Register in CSA (Racing or Cruising), IRC, ORC, , Beach Cat or One Design classes (with a minimum length of 20 feet). Regatta Director Chuck Pessler at (340) 642-3204 or [email protected]. Check STIR out on Facebook (www.facebook.com/stirvi), Twitter @stirvi and Instagram #STIRVI

PETER MARSHALL GRENADA SAILING WEEK have already signed The Blue Peter LE MARIN - MARTINIQUE [email protected] and ANNEXES ET SEMI-RIGIDES: COQUES ALUMINIUM - HYPALON - PVC - HYPALON ALUMINIUM ANNEXES ET SEMI-RIGIDES: COQUES Jaguar, Taz, Ambushe, Nickatime Continued from previous page previous page from Continued We have had a great response since we opened registration for Grenada Sailing We have had a great response since we opened registration for Grenada Sailing Grenada Sailing Week offers a fantastic racing opportunity on the Spice Island’s Grenada Sailing Week offers a fantastic racing opportunity on the Spice Island’s For details visit www.grenadasailingweek.com and sign up for our newsletter. For more information on the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series see ad on on the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race For more information 2018 Great Response for Grenada Sailing Week World Grenada Sailing Week set for Rosie Hoggarth reports: The Island Water Mount Gay Round Barbados Series 2018 Series Barbados Gay Round Mount theGay Rum, by Mount Club and sponsored Cruising Barbados by the Organized Mount the 82nd Anniversary of coastal racing, will feature three days The event on January with coastal racing on January 16th, briefing will be held The skipper’s Combat off Grenada’s south coast. Seriously spicy sailing and famously friendly Combat off Grenada’s south coast. Seriously spicy sailing and famously friendly fêtes make the annual Grenada Sailing Week unforgettable Week 2018 in August and we are pleased to see that many of our loyal supporters Week 2018 in August and we are pleased to see that many of our loyal supporters such as up, along with several new entries to the regatta. We have reintroduced the popu- lar one-design J/24 class and are expecting a good turnout in that division. western and southern coasts and the chance to lime with some of the friendliest to people in the Caribbean. Sign up now, or any time before the end of November take advantage of the reduced early registration fee. Online registration is at www. yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=4444 page 14. track! Grenada and the southern January 29th through February 3rd is on Irma and Maria, and communities Caribbean were out of the path of hurricanes send aid and relief to our neighbouring down here have been working hard to on their feet. If you were planning on taking northern islands to help them get back is a good time to sign up and show part in any of the Caribbean regattas, now your support. — through 24th. place January 16th Series 2018 will take Round Barbados Race Mount Gay Join one Race to Antigua. the Ocean Passage Barbados Race, and Gay Round part or all! Racing J/24. The J/24 Coastal except one-design and 19th for all classes 17th, 18th Round the Mount Gay and 20th. As always, held on January 19th series will be the Ocean concludes with January 21st. The series Race will be held on Barbados starting on January 24th. Passage Race to Antigua NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 18 same degreeofcompetition.Wearegoingtoconcentrateourenergyinorganizing regatta atthesamelevelasexpected,withqualityofserviceand duce thisnintheditionofLesVoilesasasymbolreconstruction,byproposing to holdthenintheditionofregattaasplanned,fromApril8ththrough14th,2018. the future.ThatincludesorganizersofLesVoilesdeSt.Barth,whohavedecided the Bequiaislandresidentswillwelcomeyouwithopenhearts. Grand PrizegivingandRegattaclosingceremonies. the SingleHandedAroundBequiaYachtRace,andHeritageBoatraces. Bequia SailingClubandSponsor’sPartydailyprizegiving. The day’sprizegivingandRegattaWelcomePartywillbeheldattheFrangipaniHotel. March 29th. fun andexcitingracingagainstabackdropofthisjeweltheCaribbean. promises tobeatrulywonderfuleventinBequia,“TheIslandofClouds”,withfamily Regatta, March29ththroughApril2nd. bvispringregatta andwww.instagram.com/bvisr. org, orkeepuptodateonhttps://twitter.com/springregatta,www.facebook.com/ Race onMarch27th,visitwww.bvispringregatta.com. to raceorcruisetheBVIs,wewelcomeyou.” together andwewillhavearegattathisseason.Forthosewhowanttocomeback ing onthegroundallislands.That’swhyBVISpringRegattawillcome requires astrongteam,allworkingtogetherasone,andthat’sjustwhatwearesee- crew onaboathavetopulltogetherwinregatta,”saysPetz.“Racing ferent, butwe’llstillbeputtingonagreatregatta.” determined thatthe47thBVISpringRegattawillgoahead.Itmightlookalittledif- Spring Regatta2018willtakeplacefromMarch26ththroughApril1st.“Weare immediate suppliesandfundraiserssinceHurricaneIrmastrucktheBVI.TheBVI race in2018,”saysRegattaDirectorJudyPetz,whohasbeenhelpingcoordinate will beracingagain!Joinus!Wewantsailorstoknowplancomebackand — [email protected] www.barefootyachts François TolèdeandLucPoupon,theorganizersofLesVoiles,say,“Wemustpro- After HurricaneIrmahitSaint-Barthélemy,theislandisnowreadytolooktoward Les VoilesdeSt.BarthonSchedule Visit http://bequiaregatta.comformoreinformation. Come andseeusin2018;youareforarealtreat.TheBequiaSailingClub April 2ndisthefinaldayofracingforyachtsandHeritageBoats,followedby April 1stwillseeLayDayfortheyachts,onshorefamilyfunactivities,Optimistraces, Racing continuesonMarch31stforyachtsandHeritageBoats,followedbythe On March30th,racingbeginsforyachtsandHeritageBoats(localdouble-enders). Registration opensonMarch28th,withfurtherregistrationandSkippers’Briefing The Club’sRegattaOrganizingCommitteearebeginningpreparationsforwhat Bequia SailingClubreports:welcomesyoutothe2018Easter Bequia EasterRegatta2018 For moreinformationvisitwww.bvispringregatta.org,e-mailinfo@bvispirngregatta. To enterthe2018BVISpringRegatta,includingnew165-nautical-mileFullMoon “It’s allaboutpeoplecomingtogetherinordertowin.That’sourmessage.Justlike The messagefromtheorganizersofBVISpringRegattaisstrongandclear:“We Call forSailorstoAttendtheBVISpringRegatta! Continued frompreviouspage Since 1984 BAREBOATCHARTERS -FULLYCREWEDCHARTERSASASAILINGSCHOOL

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CHRIS DOYLE VOILES DE ST BARTH Day for rest and relaxation will complete a fantastic week not to be missed. Day forrestandrelaxationwillcompleteafantasticweeknottobemissed. Antigua inoneofthebestracinggroundsworld.PartieseachnightandaLay Race willprecedefivedaysofcompetitiveracingofftheruggedsouthcoast take placefromApril28ththroughMay4th.TheoptionalPeters&RoundAntigua er infriendlycompetition! unique event,wherethemostbeautifulvintage,classicandtraditionalyachtsgath- conflict withtheAntiguaClassicYachtRegatta. Traditional YachtsClassforthefirsttimeinfouryears,sincethisyear’sdatesdonot day off,concertseveryevening—thefundamentalswillbethere!” a regattaeverybitasexceptionalinpastyears,withfivedaysofcompetition, Visit www.sailingweek.comformoreinformation. Early entriesarecominginforthe2018editionofAntiguaSailingWeek,whichwill 51st AntiguaSailingWeek Visit www.antiguaclassics.comformoreinformation. The AntiguaClassicYachtRegatta2018willtakeplacefromApril18ththrough24th. The AntiguaClassicYachtRegattateamisbusydevelopingthe2018versionofits Antigua ClassicYachtRegatta Visit www.lesvoilesdesaintbarth.comformoreinformation. The organizersofLesVoilesdeSt.BartharehappytoopentheClassicand —Continued onnextpage .com NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 19 is safe. Sint Maarten Yacht Club Sint Maarten ǁ͘ĐůĂƌŬĞƐĐŽƵƌƚŵĂƌŝŶĂ͘ĐŽŵ K/E'/dZ/',d͊ dŚĞ ĐĂƌĞĨƵů ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĐůŝĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ďŽĂƚƐ ŝƐ ĮůůŝŶŐ ŽƵƌĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ďŽĂƚLJĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ǁĞ ůŽŽŬ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ LJŽƵƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƐĂĨĞĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ We are able to organize St. Maarten Heineken Regatta 2018, including the neces- We are able to organize St. Maarten Heineken Rebuilding the Sint Maarten Yacht Club Commodore Christopher Marshall adds: We hope to be able to re-start Saturday sailing in the near future. Longer term, we the near future. Longer Saturday sailing in be able to re-start We hope to Everybody at the van der Peijl reports: • Daphne half a million US$ damage at the Yacht Club, which we’ll try to compensate for by half a million US$ damage at the Yacht raising funds. as past years, but it will probably be one sary entertainment. It might not be as big of the most beautiful! sailing, increase tourism through sailing will also us to continue our efforts to promote together. events, and to bring the local community approximately 30 percent of our hulls can be repaired and we have been able to been and we have repaired can be of our hulls 30 percent approximately sheds storage of our two one Incredibly, equipment. the rigs and some of retrieve to also fortunate we are beach and on the left standing few things of the was one floating. of our coach boats have both for new and will be recruiting classes from January our after-school hope to resume and gel coat! will be busy with fibreglass In the meantime, we instructors. it’s time to mess cleaned up, now clock to get the working around the We’ve been plus the Yacht Club building even stronger. The needed to get back, see what’s part of our we lost a big intact. Unfortunately, are completely storage containers We have more than roof of the restaurant and half of our fleet. dock, the deck, the

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Please send updates on the progress of hurricane-affected youth sailing programs in Please send updates on the progress of hurricane-affected youth sailing programs Jaime Torres, CSA board member, reports: “Every event we (Puerto Rico) Jaime Torres, CSA board member, reports: Antigua 17th September — notwithstanding the Elizabeth Jordon reports, “On Sunday further reports that a trust and foun- Antigua’s National Sailing Academy (NSA) Anguilla on Facebook: When Hurricane Irma hit The Anguilla Youth Sailing Club posted Barbuda The island was devastated to the point of full evacuation. Whether the sailing pro- Ellen Birrell attributes her opportunity to cruise the Caribbean aboard The kids, the boats, the sea — let’s get them back together! The kids, the boats, the sea — let’s get them to life skills built in childhood. Believing and sailing are essentials for island to life skills built in childhood. Believing swimming and sailing are essentials for island of youth, she supports grass roots and competitive junior sailing, and serves as chair sailing development for Caribbean Sailing Association. the Caribbean to [email protected]. Fajardo, nor from the other sailing schools of the south and southwest coastline Fajardo, nor from the other sailing schools where Hurricane Maria hit hardest. been cancelled, including the 2017 had remaining in 2017 (about five) has to be held in Ponce during the last week South American Championships that were of November.” the Sailing Academy and the Antigua Yacht imminent arrival of Hurricane Maria — This Regatta takes place all over the Club managed to hold the ‘Barts Bash’ Regatta. to the Andrew Simpson (a.k.a. ‘Bart’) world annually and all proceeds are donated this year will be dedicated to helping youth Simpson Foundation. The funds raised damage from Irma, Jose & Maria.” sailing venues that have suffered hurricane : RS Qubas, Fevas and Venture dation have endowed them with 12 new and disabled sailing programs. NSA is Connects. They will serve both the youth with RYA Day Skipper, Dinghy actively developing youth who are graduating NSA: “Giving these young people the Sailing Instructor and STCW certifications. obtain employment in the industry is the necessary skills and qualifications to mission of the Academy.” For most people, the sailing school Anguilla, our sailing school was badly damaged. need activity to take their mind off the is not the first priority, but the children sea is calling, but the boats and the club- island’s destruction. The beautiful blue house are unusable. gram will be resurrected is a wait-and-see proposition. electricity and reliable cell or Internet service. José “Yoyo” Berrio, owner of Y-Sailing, Y-Sailing, owner of Berrio, José “Yoyo” service. or Internet cell and reliable electricity sideways blown trailer was the storage and was destroyed trailer the office indicates airport regional San Juan’s school near A sailing location. Marina San Juan at their No word with minimal damage. Juan made it through Club Náutico de San as well as southeast of in Roosevelt Roads, Sailing School heard as yet from has been

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Continued from previous page previous page from Continued Puerto Rico As the November “The curfew makes it tough to schedule after-school sailing, so (junior sailing) will “The curfew makes it tough to schedule The St. Croix Yacht Club located in Teague Bay on the north east side of St. Croix Bay on the north east side of St. Croix The St. Croix Yacht Club located in Teague As far as physical damage to the St. Thomas YC’s clubhouse, the As far as physical damage to the St. US Virgin Islands The with school back in session, junior sail- With the imposed curfew in St. John, and On October 18th, he further reported, “As we don’t have many dinghies, we are have many dinghies, reported, “As we don’t 18th, he further On October said, “We can keep training like nothingSt. Thomas’s 14-year-old Savannah Young St. Barths dinghies. Opti fleet and several building, a few of the losses on the (SBYC) “We suffered “With a limited number of boats, we resumed sailing lessons on October 8th off October lessons on sailing we resumed of boats, number a limited “With

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(Boatyards, prices lower at infrastructures necessary All REPOWER FOR A RENEWED BOAT LIFE in sint maarten / saint maarten martin in sint LIFE RENEWED BOAT A REPOWER FOR be focusing on reassembling the fleet and (resuming) some weekend programs. Lots be focusing on reassembling the fleet and of (volunteer) work has been completed: mucking out clubhouse and grounds, mop- ping and more mopping, repairing electrical and plumbing issues. Will be focusing can on reassembling first section of dock on October 8th, and can use all the help we is on get! There is a ton of cleanup and put-back work left to do. The Yacht Club and generator 24/7 for a while...maybe months, but got plenty of ice, cold beverages hot showers! SCYC’s annual November St. Croix International Regatta is being as of rescheduled to a date in March.” The club’s lead sailing instructor resigned October 8th. reported on October 6th: “Overall the club did fairly well, with no major structural did fairly well, with no major structural reported on October 6th: “Overall the club club’s fleet was adequately secured and damage to buildings and dock. The escaped damage. reports, “Several windows were blown in and the building took water damage. reports, “Several windows were blown of the dock was blown away leaving noth- Flagpoles were toppled, the wooden section and Hobie Cats came through both storms ing but pilings. But the Optimists, 420s unscathed because they were stored inside.” ing is limited to four or five hour-long sessions Wednesday through Friday after- ing is limited to four or five hour-long into early afternoon. Tyler Rice: “So far, noons and Saturday and Sunday mornings everybody’s doing, making sure every- it’s mainly been talking briefly about how just ‘let’s get out and sail’. Sailing is, in its body’s okay. It’s been nothing too formal, a structured conversation would be. It own way, very therapeutic, just like having really beautiful. It’s a cool thing for everyone. has its way of washing things away. It’s watch them sail in laughing and smiling. Parents watch the kids go out sailing and telling us ‘how cool is it that those kids Even the people on the hillside are watching, are out there, still playing and having fun!’” getting back on track gradually, reopening this week for kids (program) and hosting gradually, reopening this week for kids getting back on track soon. The racing team weeks. We should get the power back holiday camps in two is already training!” and grow as a team.” Parent Pretlowhas happened, use this as a learning experience, and Katherine are in the junior program,Majette, whose 12-year-old daughters Winn such devastation to their homes andcommented that after the children experienced that they’ve done after school every daycommunities, “…to be able to have this thing She went on to say how conver- for years, that they can still do, is super-important.” two boats sank in Hurricane Hole of St.sations in the home about how the family’s and, understandably, family tem- John’s Coral Bay, and the mounting frustrations out there sailing. It’s calming.” pers flaring, that she is “so glad they’re We’ll try to open back up as soon as we can,” said Simon Favaud on September 25th. Favaud on September as we can,” said Simon open back up as soon We’ll try to into the lives of youth sailing program has brought normalcy Thomas Yacht Club’s St. John resident from hurricane trauma. Eleven-year-old local children recovering it was like pieces of “It feels normal. (During Hurricane Maria) Alejo Di Blasi said, else’s roof.” Tyler Rice, flying into the house from somebody wood like javelins were junior program coach to resume the program when STYC’s who stepped forward not as many structured “It’s been pretty therapeutic. There’s went off-island, says, slowed down and things like that in the schools. Everything’s activities now, sports When you get this opportunity is great for them and everybody. a lot. So giving kids are the same; the wind not much changed out there. The waves on the water, there’s the kids into a routine.” is the same. It gets Kim Sha Beach in Simpson Bay for the students still on island. We received positive positive received island. We still on the students Bay for in Simpson Beach Kim Sha will start orga- and soon we This is a great motivator the community. feedback from the chil- devastation surrounding again. With all the and kids’ events nizing family youth with a and to provide the to rebuild Maarten, we are determined dren of St. of Hurricane Irma.” from the aftermath and distraction positive activity — NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 22 holding, then the windsslashedleavesofftrees,hedecidedthataslongthosevesselswere out ofthebalcony,”hesaid.“Whenitfinallyletup,therewerenoboatsanywhere.” could seewasleaves,andthebuildingshaking.Thewindwantedtosuckyou eastern Caribbean. where hearrived26daysafterthefirstoftwoCategory5hurricaneshitnorth- from somewhereelseintheharbor,”SmithsaidSt.Petersburg,Florida, destruction that happenedjust50milesaway. Whenhiswifeflewback to Puerto exhausted.” pump stopsworking,” hesaid.“Iendedupsleeping likeababythatnight, Iwasso engine onforwardtotakepressure offlinesorreactingifhatchesopenthebilge he madethedifficultdecision tostayontheboatforstorm. sail andtiedalinetightlyaround it.Healsoleftontheboomandsolarpanels, unfurl. Windswerepredicted for onlyaround25knotsthere,soheleftonthemain- each otherandhelping tiein,”hesaidfromarareWiFispotinFajardo. into themangrovesinSalinas. into astorm.Together,theydecidedforBentosailPuerto Rico,andhetiedup were unpredictable,andthelastthingBenwantedwastobe singlehandingstraight the weather,withanoriginalplantosailsouthMartinique. Butweathermodels before HurricaneIrmawasexpectedtohit.InSt.Thomas,they werecloselywatching already plannedtoleave one another.Itcontinuestobeamajortragedythroughouttheaffectedislands. whether owingtomooringscomingloose,wavestoppingtoerails,orcollidingwith St. Maarten.BoatsfromCubatoBarbudaandDominicawerelostbysinking, holes litteredwithdamagedvesselsthroughoutPuertoRico,theVirginIslandsand this summer,butthereareendlessphotosofboatyards,marinasandhurricane Maria, twoCategory5stormsthathitthenortheasternCaribbeantendaysapart to theveryend.” mast hadbroken,andthecompanionwaybustedopen.Ithinkshejustfought front oftheboat,andafthatchwaspeeledoffbackboat.Themizzen- assumed someonehitherandsunkher.Butthefronthatchhadbeenpeeledoff her. Icouldnothaveimaginedmyanchorswouldheld,”Smithsaid.“Ijust his home,everything. ing uptothestormremindhimselfthathereallydidallcould.Smithlost upon anchors.Heevenvideotapedhishoursofsweatyprepworkinthedayslead- found. Shehadsunkinthe35feetofwaterwhichheheldherwithanchors IN He could see two sailboats, neither of them his. As rocks pummeled the windows and He couldseetwosailboats,neitherofthemhis.Asrockspummeledthewindowsand Indeed, bythetimehegotbacktowater, “At thestrongestpoint,youcouldn’thearanythingbutintensenoise.All “Halfway throughthestorm,oneofthoseboatswastakenoutbyanotherboat After thestorm, Oglesbyhadlimitedcellservice, butwasabletoseeonline the “There arestillalotofthings youcandotohelpsaveyourboat,likehavethe Oglesby tookdownthejibonce hegotthere,sincesooftenthatisthefirstto “There weretento15otherboatsinthere.Everyonewasjust keepinganeyeon Another liveaboardsailor,BenOglesby,knowshowluckyheis.Hiswife,Quinn, So far,itisunknownhowmanydozensofboatswerelostinHurricanesIrmaand “When Iswamtoherseewhathappened,envisionedotherboatstangledup It wasthegut-wrenchingheartbreaknoliveaboardeverwantstofeel. Lessons LearnedfromLiveaboardHurricaneSurvivors S/V Jasaru Bay inSt.John,USVI,wherehewastakingshelterwithfriends. from behindtheplywoodcoveringwindowsofahomeinCoral sured intheopenAtlanticOcean—JustinSmithwaspeeringout the middleofHurricaneIrma—strongeststormevermea- , hisrecentlyrenovatedPearson53,wouldbeallright. S/V Wanderlust , their38-footMorgan,forworkaweek S/V Jasaru wasnowheretobe Thayer’s vessel,a41-footRhodes,wasrippedapartfromtheinsideout. Jenny did notdoaswell. “rough”, Justin Smithsaid. St. Johncame together toclearroadsandfeed neighbors.However,St.Thomas was Branson worked togetrunningwaterinthe British VirginIslands,andresidents of getting lootedwhilethemilitia stoodbyandwatched.CelebrityresidentRichard someone cameaboardandstole Thayer’sphone. heading backtoSt.Thomas assessthedamage.Beforetheywereabletodoso, dinghy hittingtheboatoranother boathittingthesideofus.” Qwest alive. Andjustfourdaysafterthat,Mariastruck. ceiling andtheplexiglasswindowsblowout. He wasknockedout.Whenhecameto,theybothwatching the raincreepacross opened thedoorsinbetweenunits,throwingDuganbackagainst theoppositewall. frightened. Astheywerepushingmattressesuponthewindows, agustofwind hot showersandcableTVwereluxuries,butwhentheeyewall arrived,thetwowere Vessup Beach. of thefewWiFispotsonVirginGorda. tied heranytighter, Virgin Gorda,whileheandThayertookshelterinanearbyhotel. teries, sailsandanythingthatcouldcomeloose. hours settingoutextraanchorsonone-inchlineandstrippingtheboatsoffuel,bat- St. Thomas.HehadalreadylosteightofhisnineboatsinIrma,despitespending Airbnb businessoffloatingvesselsonthedocknearpopularbarLatitude18 Hurricane IrmaonVirginGordawithherfriendJeremyDugan.Duganranan hit areas. nized togetsuppliestheVirginIslandsandpeopleevacuatedfromworst Rico, theydecidedtosailFajardovolunteerwithSailorsHelping,agrouporga- Left: a VirginGorda,BVIhotelandMariaaboardhisboat Top: HannahandJeremysurveyedthestormdamage.TheyrodeoutIrmain Meanwhile, therewererumors ofCost-U-Less,thegrocerystoreonSt.Thomas, The nextmorning,alltheextra rainallowedthemtotakefreshshowersbefore “Maria wasamateurhourcomparedtoIrma,”shesaid.“We were‘sleeping’on It tookThayersixdaystofindcellphoneservicelether motherknowshewas Thayer andDuganrodeHurricaneIrmaoutinahotelonVirgin Gorda.Atfirst,the “That wasahardday,”shesaid,thinkingofwhenfirstsaw herboatashoreon In theend,while “The wayweheardit,thewatercameupfourtosixfeetabovedock.Had Qwest Jost VanDykeresidentHannahThayercouldn’tbelieveit.Shehadjustsurvived But thenthetropicsheatedupagain.HurricaneMariawasonhorizon. Wanderlust aremissing,andtherestofDugan’sfleeteithersankorwerebeached. , whichwasmorelikelyingin theaftcabinwonderingifthatnoisewas , Dugan’s47-footMorgan,wasdismastedbyIrma’swindsatthedockin Above: LiveaboardsailorsBen,Quinnandtheirdog,on made itthroughMariainaslipatFajardo,PuertoRico P/V Gigi Qwest Qwest survived,therestofDugan’sfleetinRedHook,St.Thomas wouldhavesunk,”Thayersaidafterthestorms,fromone flippedupside-downonitsmooring, by SuzanneWentley —Continued on nextpage S/V Shirley Wanderlust

and S/V NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 23 , made it through Maria in a slip in , made it through Maria in a slip in S/V Wanderlust ? really ‘Run!’ Justin Smith’s plan for next hurricane season is to be nowhere Track Get good weather forecasts. Are you confident in your weather sources? Are you Plan Figure out what you’ll need and miss from your boat (both practical and sentimental) before crunch time. Accept With increasingly strong storms, sometimes your best isn’t enough. SAILORS’ ADVICE AFTER IRMA AND MARIA The Oglesbys’ vessel, Again, he packed up his dinghy with plans to motor all the way to Puerto Rico. all the way to with plans to motor packed up his dinghy Again, he it was,” he how devastated Rico, we had no idea arrived in Puerto “When we met him where his grandfather to to Miami, later, Smith was able Eight days flight out so that they can visit Dugan’s Thayer and Dugan are still awaiting a because there was nothing like this ever “There was no doing enough for your boat, hours, your perspective on life chang- “When you stare death in the face for eight plans to immediately buy a new boat and That’s true for Smith as well. He also has once thought how tough it was or how bad “In the process of all of it, I never really in the Caribbean. The hotel room where friends Jeremy and Hannah sat out Irma. His boat was The hotel room where friends Jeremy and apart from the inside out’ dismasted by the storm; hers was ‘ripped and drove him to a warm bed and a big meal. That doesn’t mean he’s been able meal. That doesn’t mean he’s been able and drove him to a warm bed and a big to sleep. While he was on St. Thomas, he broke his foot when a hatch slammed shut with shut with slammed a hatch foot when his he broke St. Thomas, he was on While on St. the hospital since mainland, get to the to he needed He knew the wind. was destroyed. Thomas him to safety. him and took a fellow boater intercepted Thankfully, happy and with a smile, always always there you know Puerto Ricans, said. “But full of life.” Eight days after Maria hit, the couple was Fajardo with only a bent bow pulpit. along with their dog, which required vet- able to get a flight out of Puerto Rico erinarian clearance. said her goal was to return to the Virgin father, who fell ill during the storms. Thayer She felt like they had done every- Islands as soon as possible to begin rebuilding. thing they could have done for their vessels. Irma. “It was the strongest hurricane ever seen before in the Atlantic,” she said of you can do for that. recorded in the open Atlantic. There’s nothing es,” she added. return to St. John. he said. “It was one day at a time. But I’ve it was. We really just made the best of it,” I can abandoned so many people in St. John who have helped me. It’s the only thing really think about, just get back there.” was lost, he piled what few things he things what few lost, he piled was S/V Jasaru at Christmas Cove, USVI in happier days. She sank at Coral at Christmas Cove, USVI in happier days. Jasaru Continued from previous page previous page from Continued By then, Maria was all anyone could talk about. Smith ended up hunkering down down ended up hunkering could talk about. Smith was all anyone By then, Maria After Irma, when he realized that he realized Irma, when After Below: Hannah with fellow survivors at the hotel, just after Hurricane Irma Below: Hannah with fellow survivors at Above: Justin’s Cove, St. John during Hurricane Irma in one of the catamarans he captained before the storms struck. He barely had He barely had storms struck. captained before the the catamarans he in one of renovation. finished a US$60,000 which he had just of his boat, on time to think had (he had grabbed only a bunch of T-shirts and shorts, confident in the boat, and boat, and in the confident and shorts, of T-shirts a bunch only had grabbed had (he given him) on his grandfather had and the cookbook tax returns left his computer, Thomas and from Coral Bay to St. friend, he motored dinghy. With a to his nine-foot with his employer. connected — NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 24 Martinique; and numeroussmallercharterand cruis- Grenada; the toric seagoing tug critically needed. are transferredbetweengroups togetcashwhereitis raising fundsforfuel,supplies andassistance.Funds diverse networkofmarinenonprofit organizationsare keep anetworkofconcernedcruisers informed,anda Portsmouth. Volunteershoreteams loadtheboatsand plies toDominica’smajor ports ofRoseauand Martinique andAntigua,transportingthesesup- Grenada, St.Vincent&theGrenadines,Lucia, necessities rangingfromtarpstotoiletriesinTrinidad, vately ownedboatshavebeenloadingupwithdonated nating exampleoftheseefforts.SinceSeptember,pri- Early ReliefBegins”inlastmonth’s many oftheaffectedislands.(See“HurricaneIrma: Caribbean, providingcriticalsuppliestopeoplein small boatliftefforthasbeenongoingintheEastern could besthelpthosedevastatedbythehurricanes. and water—adisasterbeyondanyone’simagination. citizens wereleftwithminimalornosuppliesoffood es totheirresidents.Homesweredestroyed;millionsof communications andtheabilitytoprovidebasicservic- in twoweeks.Manyaffectedislandslostinfrastructure, Rico. TheTurks&Caicossuffereditssecondhardblow blasted St.Croix,theSpanishVirginIslandsandPuerto on theislandofDominicaSeptember18th,andthen although justalittletothesouth.Mariamadelandfall Category 5stormfollowinginitspredecessor’strack, formed. Weallwatchedwithhorrortoseeanother western sideofFlorida. ern coastlineandthenrakingtheFloridaKeys Turks &CaicospriortoseverelyimpactingCuba’snorth- traveled overthenorthernDominicanRepublicand Rico, butthedamagewasstillsignificant.Irmathen destruction onSt.Croix,theSpanishVirginsandPuerto the BritishandUSVirginIslands.Irmacausedless nearly demolishSt.Barths,Maarten-St.Martin,and 5 HurricaneIrmadestroyedBarbudaandmovedonto winds wereanincredible160knots. open Atlantic.Asof7:00 become thestrongesthurricaneeverrecordedin Hurricane Irmaapproached,surginginstrengthto Islands batteneddownfortheworstthateveningas from WeatherUndergroundwasterrifying. path wasstilluncertain.BySeptember5th,thereport early asAugust30th,2017,whenHurricaneIrma’s Coast oftheUSbecamerivetedtoweatherreportsas Storm-BatteredDominica Volunteer BoatliftsHelp Among themanyvolunteering vesselsarethehis- The boatliftstohard-hitDominicaprovideanillumi- Since thehurricanestrikes,auniquevolunteer Cruisers immediatelybegantodiscusshowthey A fewdaysafter“Irmageddon”,HurricaneMaria In theearlymorninghoursofSeptember6th,Category Thousands ofpeopleacrossthenorthernLeeward Cruisers fromthesouthernCaribbeantoEast Flying Buzzard PM EDT,Irma’stopsustained Diamant , currentlybased in Compass , loadingin .) port directlyto victims. donation sites that hadprovenrecordsofgetting sup- response efforts, andlistsbegantogrowof internet be theprimaryapproachfor multipleemergency- boat-related reliefeffortsonthat island. group continuestobeavital sourceofupdateson The “DominicaHurricaneRelief –Maria”Facebook shared informationonwhowas doingwhat,where. and othersupplieswerereceived, andusergroups hurricane victimsrequesting food,water,medicine ing system,WhatsApp,workedaswell.Messagesfrom islands whencellservicewasdown.TheSMSmessag- ent intheapplicationcouldstillbeusedonaffected information source,asthemessagingcapabilityinher- ers couldhelp.Facebookitselfbecameaninvaluable issues were,whatwasbeingdonetohelpandhowoth- immediate informationonwhowasokay,whatany especially forBarbudaandDominica.Chrisprovided became aninvaluablesourceofreliableinformation, Cruising guideauthorChrisDoyle’sFacebookpage out fromcruisersandislandresidentstolovedones. worked tirelessly,specificallytohelpgetinformation Florida (KPK8104USB8:15AMET;GlennTuttle), Single SideBandRadioNet,whichbroadcastsfrom tions begantofindwayshelpimmediately.SSCA’s ricanes, membersofseveralboating-relatedorganiza- not clearlydescribed. and foranyorganizationaleffortsormissionsthatare and weapologizetothescoresnotmentionedhere, people arehelping,withmorejoiningtheeffortdaily, tively toassistthehurricane-affectedislands.Countless — namedandunnamedtoworktogethercollabora- istic attemptbyvariousboating-relatedorganizations meant tobecomprehensive,butrecognizesthealtru- of theknowneffortstoassistjustoneisland.Itisnot and dynamicprocess,thisarticlehighlightsjustafew Maria, itstillis. islands. ToagreatdegreeforDominica,afterHurricane sea wastheonlytransportationrouteforCaribbean the reliefvesselscomein,reflectingapastwhen in tohelpwiththeoffloading.Itisabusytimewhen dock, andcommunityorganizersofficialsjoining small sailboatsandevenaclassictugattheCustoms must looklikeanimagefromthepast,withtallships, other islands.AphotoofPrinceRupert’sBayrightnow ing boatscarryingasmuchcargotheycanfrom aboard Left: Loadinghurricane-reliefcargo It wasquicklyrecognizedthat cashdonationswould Recognizing theterribleconsequencesofthesehur- Step One:Donation-SiteListsAssembled Knowing thatreliefandrecoverywillbeanongoing Flying Buzzard Right: CruisersinTrinidadhelpputsupplies aboard thesailingyacht

Foxfire FACEBOOK/ FLYING BUZZARD FRIENDS FRIENDS BUZZARD FLYING FACEBOOK/ for manyboatlifts. of unaffectedislands,Dominicabecameadestination Well-loved bycruisers,andmercifullyclosetoanumber funds fortheVirginIslands,wasdevastatedbyMaria. which hadassistedBarbudaafterIrmaandpledged hit islands. transport criticalsuppliestomanyofthehardest- sorts, captainedandcrewedbyvolunteers,beganto cane victims. turned togettingmaterialsandsuppliesthehurri- circulation, thethoughtsofthisteamandmanyothers of makingallfinancialdonationscount. developed bymanyothergroupswereaddedinhopes valid Caribbeanhurricane-reliefdonationsites,lists nizations. Asthisgroupcirculatedlinksforvarious focusing totallyonthepeopleinneed,notorga- trying tocoordinatesomeapproachesforthatrelief, working onhurricanerelief,thegroupconcentrated communication linkagesamongindividualsandgroups tacts wereshared.Then,actingcollectivelytodevelop sailors. First,theirlistsofdonationsitesandkeycon- zine, andtheworld’slargestassociationofliveaboard cruisers’ resource,apopularCaribbeansailingmaga- to combineandleveragetheeffortsofamajoronline (www.ssca.org), collaboratedtoseewhatcouldbedone Coordinator oftheSevenSeasCruisingAssociation ancompass.com) andJoanConover,CruisingStation Erdle of fund some of the fuel, supply and other boatlift costs. fund someofthe fuel,supplyandotherboatlift costs. shared andcirculated, andotherorganizations beganto efforts insimilarreliefand small-boatlifts,were volunteer organizations,including groupswithproven organized suppliesandboatlifts toDominica. Patrick Thompsonaboardthe46-foot James workedwithIRGascruisers inTrinidad,suchas lifts. InTrinidad,SSCACruising StationHostJesse (www.seashepherd.org) vessels providedmoreheavy on theground.SeaShepherdConservationSociety members.internationalrescuegroup.org) andwithothers deliveries withtheInternationalRescueGroup(IRG, first deliveringreliefsuppliestoDominica,coordinating sels. SeaMercy(SeaMercy.org)vesselswereamongthe ed crew-contactlistsandcoordinatedotherreliefves- Passage Opportunities(OPO,www.sailopo.com)provid- food andothernecessities.HankSchmidt’sOffshore sailing-ship-diamant.aspx) deliveredgenerators,fuel, loaded tothegunnelswithreliefsupplies.The110-foot from Grenada,St.LuciaandAntiguatoDominica, (www.facebook.com/flyingbuzzard), mademultipletrips Julie Jessop’s105-foot,1951-vintageseagoingtug The tiny independent island nation of Dominica, The tinyindependentislandnationofDominica, Within daysofeachhurricane,smallvesselsall Step Two:MaterialHelpShipped With theever-expandinglistoffundraisingsitesin Sue RichardsofNoonsite(www.noonsite.com),Sally Contact details for the ever-developing network of Contact detailsfortheever-developing networkof Caribbean Compass S/V Diamant

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S/V Foxfire FACEBOOK/SV KELLY NICOLE KELLY FACEBOOK/SV , NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 25 arrived M/Y Va Bene by people or organizations Compass Writing about ongoing hurricane relief efforts can efforts can Writing about ongoing hurricane relief of yachts This story will continue with the addition This is a beginning, not an ending. this report. Thanks to Barb Hart for assistance with from Palma with aid for Dominica, loaded further aid in loaded further aid with aid for Dominica, from Palma isOctober 20th. Antigua left the docks on Antigua and apost for SeaMercy.org, to be a staging expected also in the 2015-6 Pacific for assisting Vanuatu group known vari- small vessels from disasters, marshaling hurricane organizations. Director Richardous international cruising we are pulling together supportHackett says, “Although I wish I had more resources avail- as quickly as possible, We shipped eight portable desali- able in the Caribbean. for distribution with one of ournation units to Antigua our volunteer fleet, howeverpartners. We are organizing repairs (damaged from hurri- most are either making leave at the end of the hurricanecanes), or planning to have at least six vessels coming atseason. We currently will be operating as Floatingthis point, two of which and our goal is to have overHealth Care Clinics (FHCC), six as FHCC vessels. We are50 by the end of October, the funds for a heavy lift transportalso trying to finalize for recovery work. This will giveto be delivered to Antigua more than 80 tons per drop andus the ability to deliver units (awe will have installed onboard two desalination and SpectraSpectra Cabo producing 10,000 gallons a day Sea MercyLB2800 that produces 10,000 liters a day).” support fromenvisions working with collaboration and cruisers and relief efforts in all areas. is not meant never cover all aspects, and this article to be comprehensive. Again (and heartwarmingly), who has there isn’t space to mention everyone to arrive helped or is helping. Information continues While there daily as recovery efforts continue. collabo- always will be issues when volunteer groups the efforts of rate, the donation of private funds and are a major volunteer boatlift organizers and crews other hur- plus in the recovery of Dominica and the ricane-damaged Caribbean islands. other affected bringing relief supplies to Dominica and America, islands as they now start to arrive from North world for this and farther-flung parts of the winter’s sailing season. relief. Ondeck Sailing (www.ondecksailing.com), in col- (www.ondecksailing.com), Ondeck Sailing relief. Marine Association & Barbuda Antigua with the laboration disaster- has made tour companies, and local (abma.ag) by As reported to Portsmouth. recovery deliveries Yacht Aid Global (http:// working with Antiguanice.com, the yachtaidglobal.org)

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hurricanerelief S/V Diamant. for delivery prfaa.pr.gov/ donation options that have been recommended to donation options that have been recommended Flying Buzzard (at left) bought aid to Antigua that This is by no means a complete list of responsible groups collecting for relief from HurricanesThis is by no means a complete list of responsible Step Three: Keep on Course! hurricaneAntigua is developing as a hub in the ongoing to Dominica M/Y Grey Matters was transferred onto Martin and one for Alexis). John and James have been Martin and one for Alexis). John and James be avail- given a source where special pricing should There will able, as the items will be going to Dominica. some of the still be plenty of money for food items, and their com- local businesses will be helping to pass along will be pany discounts. So, in the morning, the discount the food confirmed, and I will be at the store placing The Carrefour order at the local Carrefour Market. of charge, Market will deliver to the fuel dock, free where we can load the items onto the in the end, There have been many highs and lows, but, it is being accomplished! International Rescue Group members.internationalrescuegroup.org • Yacht Aid Global www.facebook.com/YachtAidGlobal • Sailors Helping www.sailorshelping.org • Sea Mercy www.seamercy.org/caribbeanrelief • Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation www.justgiving.com/fundraising/andrew-simpson-foundation-asf • IGY Marinas nyceasterncaribbeanrelieffundinc.com • Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency www.cdema.org www.gofundme.com/hurricane-relief-fund-cto • Caribbean Tourism Organization Even if you can’t be aboard a boat carrying relief supplies to the storm-swept islands, you can help those islandsEven if you can’t be aboard a boat carrying For the USVI • Virgin Islands - Relief, Recover, Rebuild https://vi-r3.org • Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands www.usvirecovery.org and www.facebook.com/MarineRebuildFund • 21 US Virgin Island Relief Fund 21usvihurricanehelp.com • All Hands Volunteers www.hands.org/projects/usvi-hurricane-response For the BVI • Salty Dawg Sailing Assn www.saltydawgsailing.org/hurricane-relief-fund • BVI Irma Relief bviirmarelief.org/donate • BVI Rotary www.dna-rag.com/d7020_irma-relief-fund • Virgin Group www.virgin.com/unite/bvi-community-support-appeal For St. Maarten-St. Martin • Nature Reserve St. Martin www.gofundme.com/reserve-naturelle-stmartin-vs-irma • St. Maarten Nature Foundation www.naturefoundationsxm.org • Offshore Passage Opportunities www.sailopo.com/stmaarten.aspx For Anguilla • Anguilla Progressive Association of New York www.apanydonate.org/donate-now • Anguilla Beaches www.anguilla-beaches.com/hurricane-irma.html For Barbuda https://donate.icfdn.org/npo/barbuda-recovery-conservation-trust-fund • Waitt Institute • Antigua & Barbuda Search and Rescue www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/kay-anthony • Halo Foundation https://foundationhalo.org/cause/barbuda-relief-effort • Antigua & Barbuda Red Cross www.generosity.com/emergencies-fundraising/abrc-hurricane-irma-relief-fund-for-barbuda For Dominica • Offshore Passage Opportunities www.sailopo.com/mooring.aspx • Macario Advantage www.macarioadvantage.org • Dominica Hurricane Maria Relief Fund www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/dominica-hurricanerelief For all affected islands • For Cuba • CARE www.care.org.au/appeals/hurricane-irma For Puerto Rico www.generosity.com/emergencies-fundraising/irma-puerto-rico-real-time-recovery-fund • ConPRmetidos • Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster https://prvoad.communityos.org/cms/irma • Government of Puerto Rico http:// Sites for Caribbean Hurricane Relief Donations Sites for Caribbean recover. Below are just a few we consider reliable. Irma and Maria.

Flying and Marilyn reportedly used Flying Buzzard’s , based in Martinique, ], along with Patrick ], along with Patrick ], all of whom had already S/V Foxfire Flying Buzzard; ! has been doing amazing heavy sea S/V Love-Zur M/Y Seamantha , back to Dominica from Grenada efforts. S/V Jango-Mayosa Macario S/V Diamant Continued from previous page There have been countless hours by James and Pam I just wanted to update you on what has been happen- With the monies in hand, John and James will be The options of buying and shipping products from St. The amazing spirit of collaboration is ongoing. As On the ground, Andrew “Cobra” O’Brien (www.cobra- Flying Buzzard OPO’s Hank Schmidt stepped up with his organiza- OPO’s Hank Schmidt stepped up with his of Macario Then sailors Magoe and Clair Johnson Lovegrove [of ing with your [OPO] generous donations to assist [PAYS members] Martin “Providence” Carriere and Faustin Alexis in Dominica. wrote recently to Hank Schmidt of OPO: shopping in the morning for two generators (one for Lucia were also being explored by John while we were in Rodney Bay. John was working with Sean Devaux, Manager of IGA Rodney Bay Marina, who offered his contacts and discounts.... Then, right out of the blue, another possible option presented itself: the windjam- mer been involved in other Dominica relief efforts from Le Marin. They used all possible contacts to get good pricing for food items, and to seek out boats able to pick up in Martinique to deliver goods to Martin and Alexis in Portsmouth. Paulette Lee of Mazzei [ tours.dm), one of the well-recognized Dominican guides and clearance agents, has become a contact for the volunteer vessels arriving there, with an active satellite phone to ensure communications. IRG’s team is also working with members of the Portsmouth Association of Yacht Services (PAYS, http://dominicapays.wixsite. com/pays) and other individuals in Portsmouth, as well as with Dominica government officials in Roseau. Not only does PAYS have official NGO status with the Dominica government, they also represent a fair and sharing organization for the community as a whole. In Portsmouth, an important hub for relief deliveries, the coordination with Customs and locals, including mem- bers of PAYS, has made it possible for smaller vessels to land with minimal delay and confusion. Eckel, who had assisted in relief efforts for DominicaEckel, who had assisted in relief efforts after Tropical Storm Erika in 2015; as well as many others, including marinas, businesses and individu- als in Grenada and Antigua. Other boats have been able to utilize information gained from and other vessels’ deliveries, providing situational awareness of immediate needs and where and when deliveries would be made. these contacts for the successful delivery of supplies from Trinidad. lifts into the island, with assistance from Dee Lundy- lifts into the island, with assistance from arrangedCharles in St. Lucia; Ann McHorney, who the connection with around mid-December. tion to provide funds to purchase fuel and supplies, andtion to provide funds to purchase fuel and support some fuel funds were provided to IRG to Buzzard’s already heav- Advantage (www.macarioadvantage.org), Dominica in ily involved in charitable projects in and, more recent years, stepped in with more funds via their importantly, the ability to reach out directly areas of the network of contacts to people in key to people in island. 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, although her first year in Guiana was , although her first year in Guiana was “Is because I kill the cow that we get no baby,” Rohini “You think I should wallop her more?” Rohini, in the course of her household duties at When Rohini becomes pregnant with Gladstone’s I stay quiet because it is me-self who encourage her But when Miriam goes seeking help from Kampta, Miriam, who’s habitually directing her brazen mind “Answer, you coward, come down from cloud or walk In a novel that tells a fictional story that is very soon back to her old grumblings. pots and pre- not enough, she fretted as she scrubbed pared to cook each week she spent in a state of elation. At the end of sat with Vidia as he counted and recounted their earn- ings, organizing them into piles, one for Finee, one for his parents, one for food, and one with their savings, which was placed under a calabash tree, knowing that the plantation owner, Gladstone, would reward him with a free plot of land at the end of his five years of service. By then he would have accumulated enough money to buy wood to build their first home confessed to killing Vidia’s family cow back in Kandeera on the anniversary of their second year on Plantation Albion, which earned her her first beating from Vidia. ed his fellow canecutter Kampta, his new advisor, and a scamp who reveled in his reputation for badness and foul-mouthed language, not unlike some of the other careworn characters. From then on Rohini and Vidia’s marriage is on a downhill slide. Plantation Albion, overcomes her fear of Gladstone and becomes his lover, not without some encourage- ment from Miriam, Gladstone’s Afro-Guyanese house- keeper and also his lover. child, Miriam takes complete charge of the situation, not entirely for altruistic reasons. She realizes that the birth of the baby would jeopardize her position with Gladstone, and takes measures to abort the child. to share my burden, share Gladstone. Coolie can’t just come and inherit we kingdom. who is also her lover, he demands money to take Rohini to a nurse in a faraway village to purge her belly. In desperation, Miriam steals the money that Vidia had been saving under the calabash tree. heavenwards, says at the end of the novel: water, approach howsoever and tell me to my face that I sin; that I kill Rohini baby out of jealousy; that I kill coolie when I thief his money, not for abortion but to sweeten and keep Kampta; that I seduce Gladstone so proper lady won’t want him. Come out of your hole and heaven, but nobody answer.” much part of the Caribbean milieu, readers will find that there’s seldom a dull moment in Counting House. — for a labour recruiter was “And next to the Governor pal- “Let we leave this pit and go Guiana with British,” But despite Rohini’s dissatisfied disposition, there’s The young couple emigrates to Guiana, but Rohini is Rohini suggested to Vidia. empathy for her. She’s often the target of her mother, Finee’s, marital advice of a sexual nature, and likewise of Kumar’s, a despicable old man in the village who delights in telling Vidia how to deal with his wife. leaning place like this… big-big world outside, tall stone leaning place like this… big-big world outside, and carriages houses and courtyards with fountains rolling down wide streets” the beautiful doing a mind job on her, describing buildings of Calcutta — ace is depot where ship waiting to take you to Guiana once you agree to recruit.” It is worth quoting from the last chapter of hisIt is worth quoting from season from June 1st until During the hurricane An Invocation to the Angel Zamiel: In the name of the all-powerful Creator, I invoke you, great Angel Zamiel, As the Angel of hurricanes, To calm the fury of this terrible storm; May you divert its path from the most harm. To blow itself out where few can come to I honor and thank you for hearing my prayer, In the name of the Almighty. Amen. Maria Unfortunately the passages of Irma and these events came looking for him. The notes looking for him. The notes these events came state, “The book asks the on the back cover that has bothered him all nagging question things following him his life… Are these not to speculate irratio- around?” It is hard somehow adding to this nally that Irma was myth after his passing. Was Another Storm Again: book, And There Never morning I check the National November 30th, every on the internet and pray Hurricane Center Miami that do. I not to get a storm. I also pray for those in do this because now, when I sit humbly aboard through a marina at night, and the wind whistles joyful the , it just doesn’t have that same hope. sound it used to in my youth. The End. I vulnerable places indis- remind us that the forces of nature are even a criminant, and will listen to no one, not veteran sailing captain and hurricane habitué. first first

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When Droopatie told her that when she dies, the “Vidia is not enough,” she cursed under her breath as “I want more,” Rohini told herself as she rolled roti Vidia’s work is minding his father’s cows and goats. The story begins in India, in the village of Kandeera, But life happens, which Guyanese-born Dabydeen The Counting House The Counting House, David Dabydeen’s novel It is poignant that the author of this book book It is poignant that the author of this In particular, his account (Chapter 13) of In particular, his This book is an entertaining read, but also This book is an entertaining ISBN-10 1453845496, e-book ISBN 978-1- ISBN-10 1453845496, The Hurricane Book: a sailing captain’s The Hurricane Book: house and all in it will pass to Vidia and her, Rohini muttered to herself, she patted fresh mud over the cracks in the hut. under Droopatie’s watchful eye..…“I want more,” Rohini brooded as she spat into the oil. Rohini is forever in the kitchen, her role to be the duti- ful daughter-in-law, much to her loathing. where Rohini and Vidia live. After they are married Rohini goes to live with Vidia in his parents, Droopatie and Harilall’s home. — who read (studied, to Americans) English at — who read (studied, to Americans) English at Cambridge University and has been awarded the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, the Quiller-Couch Prize and the Guyana Prize — shows very clearly. He unfolds his story through his adept depiction of the struggling characters in the novel, and showing how their rela- tionships impinge on each other, while touching on the issues of racism, caste, slavery, culture, customs, the conflict between Muslims and Hindus, and the Indian indentured labour experience. the protagonists, a teenaged married couple, Rohini and Vidia, do have a feel-good vision for their future. They know there is a much wider world out there beyond their caste-ridden, poverty stricken village in India. Rohini, the insistent partner, wants very much to be part of that wider world and enjoy the finer things in life, and Vidia, the timid, patient one, by means of hard work and savings, wants very much to give them to her. published in 1996, is set in a turbulent time just published in 1996, is set in a turbulent time just after the abolition of slavery and at the beginning of indentured labour in British Guiana, now known as Guyana. Peepal Tree Press Ltd., 152 pages, ISBN 1-84523-015-9 GO GUIANA’ ‘LET WE BOOK REVIEW BY J. WYNNER passed away a few months before Irma Irma passed away a few months before that arrived. This storm targeted two islands St. Captain West called home for many years: his Barts and St. Martin. During his lifetime so friends who knew that he had experienced whether many storms had begun to wonder weathering (read: surviving) Hurricane Luis’s weathering (read: in September 1995 devastation of St. Maarten the makes for an awe-inspiring read. Given its utter recent passage of Hurricane Irma, and in the destruction of the same island (and others Category vicinity), this book is a reminder that a should 4 or 5 hurricane is not something anyone on land. want to experience, either at sea or for Perhaps the best way to prepare effectively my opin- such an eventuality is to evacuate. (In ion, boats should not remain in these hurricane- and prone latitudes during the hurricane season expect to remain intact if they are unfortunate of these enough to be in the direct path of one monster storms.) invaluable for its insights. Read it to acquaint invaluable for its insights. of a real hurricane expe- yourself with the reality a veteran sailor who lived rience. The author was but 18 named storms. through not one or two, 61789 – 389-6 memoirs a Hurricane Habitué Hurricane a BOOK REVIEW BY MATTHEW WATTERS BY MATTHEW REVIEW BOOK from Insights NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 36 restrials. 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Pair that The Moon is now very close to Earth, so Saturday, December 2nd Saturday, December This is a variable meteor the southern sky fly the Phoenicids. Out of the dark of Wednesday, November 29th Wednesday, November moving closer to the Sun. an evening star, Venus is gradually On its way to becoming Tuesday, November 28th Tuesday, November While this shower is this period is the November Orionids. Another meteor shower Looking west above the horizon is the conjunction between Saturn and Mercury. Both between Saturn and is the conjunction above the horizon Looking west Sunday, November 26th Sunday, November skies begin to after rising. As the less than an hour reaches First Quarter The Moon the a from this shower could be as high as 120 per hour. They will appear to radiate from the from this shower could be as high as 120 The best time to view this event will be after constellation Gemini as it rises after 1900. overhead. 2200 when some fireballs streak directly sunrise in the constellation Virgo. Jupiter can be seen below this pair, shining brightly sunrise in the constellation Virgo. Jupiter place near Jupiter. in Libra. Tomorrow the Moon will take its are based on a viewing position in Grenada and may vary by only a few minutes in dif- are based on a viewing position in Grenada and may vary by only a few minutes ferent Caribbean locations. cooperate to build a new space station deep space. The future space station will be extended trips to the Moon, Mars and into In constructed near the Moon. The hope is that it could be built as soon as the 2020s. Space addition to Russia and the United States, Canada, Japan, and the European is key Agency are all interested in the project. The cooperation between these agencies to its success. ized the mythical multi-headed creature slain by Hercules. When Hercules would cut off ized the mythical multi-headed creature constellation is the source of the Alpha Hydrids one head, two took its place. The largest the best viewing will be after 2300. meteor shower. It will peak tonight and December 1st through 15th. The number of meteors should be about ten per hour. TheDecember 1st through 15th. The number will radiate out from the southeastern sky. best time for viewing will be after 2300. They with the illusion that causes the Moon to appear larger near the horizon and it should with the illusion that causes the Moon Recently coined a Supermoon, the Full Moon be a spectacular moonrise this evening. will begin to rise at 1759. shower that may produce up to 100 meteors per hour. Earth is passing through a up to 100 meteors per hour. Earth shower that may produce 9th. The meteors appear to from November 28th through December ’s debris field bird that rises from its Phoenix, named after the mythical radiate from the constellation in the 16th century by Dutch navigators own ashes. The constellation was introduced and astronomers. It is still visible in the morning sky but will fade in sunlight over the next few days. morning sky but will fade in sunlight It is still visible in the In the eastern sky this shining brightly between Virgo and Libra. Above Venus is Jupiter Virgo. The evening sky will between Mars and Spica in morning there is a conjunction sunset. near each other setting quickly after find Mercury and Saturn active from November 13th through December 6th, it will peak tonight. 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Onceithitstheislands,hurricanecandoanything.OnehitSt.Vincent straight lineisagreatcirclecourse. the ImrayIolaire100transatlanticpassagechart,agnomicprojectionwhere and plotaten-degreeconeofthepossiblehurricanetrack.Thiscanbeplottedon each morning,willcheckthelatitudeandlongitudeofapproachinghurricane degrees in24hours.Sincehurricanesarenowtrackedbysatellite,asmartsailor, approaching theCaribbeantheyvirtuallyneverchangecoursemorethanten making afive-degreesouthwardjogthatlastsnomorethan24hours.Alsowhen north ormaintaintheircourse,andhardlyeverturnsouthotherthanoccasionally tracks showsthatwhenapproachingtheCaribbean,hurricanesnearlyalwaysturn at oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/historical-hurricanes.Astudyofthehurricane with updateseveryyear.Morethan150yearsofhurricanetrackscanalsobefound NOAA putsoutabookthatshowsthetrackofeveryhurricanefrom1871to2000 during HurricaneIvan. care ofafriendinGrenadawhenIwenthometoIreland,andtheboatdisappeared I survivedaboard unaware bythelate-seasonHurricaneKlaus,andusingsixofmysevenanchors, hits, butrathernearmisses.InNovember1984wewereallcaughtcompletely went throughalmostadozenhurricanesonboat,butIwaslucky,noneweredirect for 50years.Ihaveseenthemgrowinsizeandintensity.Inthe1950s’60s and MariainthenortheasternCaribbeanwouldhavebeenmuchless. 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When When Aboard Stuff Takes Over, We SOS! We Over, Takes Life is funny. When we lived as landlub- Also, we learned that we can carry stuff Space aboard is very precious. Therefore, whenever we are feeling The very best solution for us is to minimize our amount of stuff. a crucial spare boat part, it goes Therefore, if we have not used something in the past six months, and it is not We have now been cruising aboard We have now been cruising As we cruised we donated or sold lots of our stuff. We then accumulated more stuff and then unloaded lots of accumulated more stuff and then unloaded or sold lots of our stuff. We then As we cruised we donated Soon we will be ready for yet another big passage aboard Happy sharing everyone! Bill and JoAnne Harris cruise aboard their sailing During one SOS aboard They came aboard, too, to share a pancake breakfast bers, in a home significantly larger than our boat, we could find all of our stuff. However, now while living aboard, all kinds of stuff has to be stowed here, there and everywhere, so we spend lots of time hunting for stuff. The problem is there is not always enough room to stash all the Stuff, Personal Stuff, Hobby stuff that goes together in the very same place. Therefore, stuff — Party Stuff, several lockers and cubbies. Stuff, Tool Stuff, Spare Part Stuff, School Stuff, or Cat Stuff — gets spread out among be religious in updating the inven- Ah, yes — the treasure hunt begins. We made an inventory, but one must truly that we are not that disci- tory location list, since it changes from day to day. We quickly came to the conclusion plined. We learned a great inventory trick from our friends aboard for years and then we finally make up our mind to get rid of it, yes, you guessed it, the next day or week we need that stuff to rig up something onboard that needs repair while we are out in the middle of nowhere. We then say to ourselves, Hmmm… that stuff could have come in handy for us big time, right now. all of the amazing destinations we cruise, rather than sorting through our stuff. uses, eliminating the need to have off the boat. We also keep in mind that several items onboard can have multiple so much stuff. tory spreadsheet noting the locations of their stuff, but also took a photo of every locker and its contents and tory spreadsheet noting the locations of their stuff, but also took a photo of and kept it up. We tried placed it in a binder. Wowie. Definitely time consuming, but they were super-organized hunting for stuff aboard if we have that too, but unfortunately, we are not so organized and still spend a lot of time not used it in several months. stuff, and we have repeated this process countless times since then. It became a never-ending process. So we made then. It became a never-ending process. this process countless times since stuff, and we have repeated to be removed the equivalent amount of stuff has new stuff makes its way aboard, then a policy that when some to be exploring said than done. It is way more fun donated or sold. However, this is easier from the boat and either we first untied the docklines ten years ago, we left with lots of stuff — Party Stuff, Galley Stuff, Personal Stuff, of stuff — Party Stuff, Galley Stuff, ten years ago, we left with lots we first untied the docklines a family mem- more. Less than a year later, we added Spare Part Stuff, School Stuff, and Hobby Stuff, Tool Stuff, So, yep, we then accumulated Cat Stuff. Siamese kitten we named Sailor. ber by adopting an adorable a purge and think, oh yes, it is definitely time to SOS — Share Our Stuff. giving stuff to friends. It is a very up. We are hosting cruiser swap meets, placing stuff on donation tables, and to reach the one item that we liberating experience, since we do not have ten items to sort through in a locker really need. We must say it is a relief to have unloaded so much off of it comes time for us to do an lives, and brought lots of joy to others who need our stuff more than we do. When It is like Christmas! onboard purge, we really enjoy sharing our stuff with our wonderful island friends. sharing their traveling adven- JoAnne are both 100-ton licensed captains from Kemah, Texas. They thoroughly enjoy tures and inspiring others to live their dreams. NOVEMBER 2017 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 42 DOMINICA YACHTSERVICES PT-9900-144 HORTA /FAIAL, AZORES Jeff Fisher –Grenada(473)537-6355 and bluewatercruising. harsh environmentofthecharter trade well-built sailsthatarewell suitedtothe for acompetitivequoteon rugged and Check outourwebsiteorcontact usdirectly S.I.M.S. Boatyard,True Blue,Grenada Incl. 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