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APRIL 2007 NO. 139 The Caribbean’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore The Reappearing The Alfred Holt’s blue smoke-stacks down the stream, The fair Loanda with her bows a-cream… These splendid ships, each with her grace, her glory, Wreck Her memory of old song or comrade’s story… They mark our passage as a race of men — Earth will not see such ships as those again — excerpted from “Ships” by John Masefield
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New Jetty at Gros Islet, St. Lucia said that a 180-foot-long and 80-foot wide con- Max Krowdrah reports: If anyone be constructed in less than a month, you’d (quite crete and wooden jetty could Use of 121.5/243 MHz EPIRBs Banned Use of 121.5/243 as of February 121.5/243 MHz frequencies will be terminated on Satellite reception S devices the use of Class A, B, and US Coast Guard has banned 1st 2009, so the This ban is not applicable to 121.5 MHz man-overboard effective January 1st 2007. station on board your boat, not the satellite system. products which notify the base fact that 49 out of 50 alerts are false on 121.5 MHz equip- This action is based on the which requires registration at ment. Use your 406 MHz beacon, beaconregistration.noaa.gov. Jet-Ski Operators Support Security Measures For CWC matches has resulted in a Keats Compton reports: The hosting of Cricket World Cup the Beausejour cricket number of security measures being introduced around to affect jet-ski operators. ground in St. Lucia. Ordinarily, this would not be expected fans has resulted in the intro- However, the use of cruise ships to house multitudes of be anchored just offshore. duction of an exclusion zone around the ships which will April 24 to 26, when the semi- Operators agreed to suspend all activity during the period at a recent meeting finals will be played. The need for the suspension was explained attended by Ports & Marine convened by the St. Lucia Air & Seaports Authority (SLASPA), of St. Lucia (MIASL). Police, the Ministry of Tourism, and the Marine Industries Association by the trade, and The discussions also covered the bad press currently received image of their business. The ways in which the operators could work to improve the period, but accepted that operators noted the impact on their revenue during the the suspension was necessary; they also accepted the need for regulation of the use of small craft of every description; SLASPA announced its intention to demar- cate the areas to be allocated to bathers, and the jet-ski access to and from the by Beausejour Stadium, circumnavigating the highway congestion which the by Beausejour Stadium, circumnavigating the highway Cricket World Cup will surely bring. Marenco Ltd. for the work, Contractors CO Williams sub-contracted Barbados firm have been burning the and work they surely have — the ten or so people involved be a little over the three midnight oil. Project Manager Dave Seale said: “We might fans won’t have to weeks previously planned, but rest assured cruiseship cricket worry over wet feet!” it could well be the lifeblood The jetty is more than merely a one-off for cricket fans; to boost a languishing of the neglected waterfront village which needs tourism Street, building a bridge over economy. Work has also started on resurfacing Beach and lighting. the small river to Pigeon Island, and an increase in security not Prime Minister) Dave The last word belongs to PM (that’s Project Manager and future.” Seale: “It’s not a temporary structure — it’s part of the Now that’s what we like to hear! Info APRIL 2007 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 4 BEQUIA BEACHFRONTVILLAS Come inandseeusforallyour www.bequiabeachfrontvillas.com [email protected] 8-5-43or284-495-4467800-367-8455(waitforring) 784-457-3423 7HY BUILD ONE MORE TO SERVE YOUR NEEDS YACHT CARRIERS AT YOUR DISPOSAL )*-5)$%. s 3/54(!-04/. s ')"2!,4!2 s -!,,/2#! s &/24 ,!5$%2$!,% SAILS &CANVASSAILS BIMINI &DODGER e-mail: [email protected]/68 7ORLDWIDE TAILOR MADE SERVICE Tel (784)457-3507/457-3527(evenings) including GRENADINES HEADOFFICE TEL s USA REPRESENTATIVE TEL ZBDIU!USBOTQPSU!PWFS!TFWFO!TFBT (northern sideofAdmiraltyBay) FAST RELIABLE AND SAFE CUSTOM-MADE BEQUIA Located oppositeG.Y.E. frames atcompetitiveprices WWWSEVENSTARNL SAILS &CANVAS 4ORTOLA "6) 'IBRALTAR -ALLORCA ,A 3PEZIA stainless steel 4ORTOLA "6) 3OUTHAMPTON .ETHERLANDS 4ORTOLA "6) &ORT