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C A R I B B E A N On-line C MPASS JUNE 2016 NO. 249 The Caribbean’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore Antigua Classics DAVID PATTISSON See story page 22 JUNE 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 2 DAN ROSANDICH The Caribbean’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore www.caribbeancompass.com JUNE 2016 • NUMBER 249 MICHAEL GRAMM Why Trinidad? Here’s why ............................30 PRISCILLA PACKER DEPARTMENTS Info & Updates ......................4 Cooking with Cruisers ..........36 Business Briefs .......................10 Readers’ Forum .....................39 Regatta News........................ 14 What’s on My Mind ............... 40 Y2A ......................................... 19 Caribbean Market Place .....41 Meridian Passage .................19 Calendar of Events ...............44 The ABC’s C The Caribbean Sky ...............34 Classified Ads ....................... 45 Curaçao, color & charm ........ 32 Look Out For… ......................35 Advertisers Index ..................46 JOANNE HARRIS Caribbean Compass is published monthly by Compass Publishing Ltd., The Valley, P.O. Box 727, Anguilla, British West Indies. JUNE 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 3 Tel: (784) 457-3409, Fax: (784) 457-3410, [email protected], www.caribbeancompass.com Publisher..................................Tom Hopman Art, Design & Production.........Wilfred Dederer [email protected] [email protected] Editor...........................................Sally Erdle Advertising & Administration...Shellese Craigg [email protected] [email protected] No Wind, Assistant Editor...................Elaine Ollivierre [email protected] No Worries Caribbean Compass welcomes submissions of articles, news items, photos and drawings. Voiles de St. Barth 2016 .......20 See Writers’ Guidelines at www.caribbeancompass.com. Send submissions to [email protected]. We support free speech! But the content of advertisements, columns, articles and letters to the editor are the sole responsibility of the advertiser, writer or correspondent, and Compass Publishing Ltd. accepts no responsibility for any statements made therein. Letters and submissions may be edited for length and clarity. Summer Spice Cuckoo for Cocoa ©2016 Compass Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication, Grenada’s got it .................... 26 except short excerpts for review purposes, may be made without written permission of Compass Publishing Ltd. The Carib-bean’s best! .... 37, 38 ISSN 1605 - 1998 Cover Photo: On the cover: Cruiser David Pattison heard the call of the Classics and jumped aboard the 1939 yawl Nordwind. During the racing, he grabbed this shot of the Alwyn Enoe-designed, 73-foot Carriacou schooner Jambalaya. Story on page 22 I remember the very beginnings of Compass in 1995, when the pages were still pasted up in the office and shipped out to be photographed. Caribbean Compass has come a long way and is now the most highly regarded and popular waterfront newspaper in the Caribbean, and likely, the world. — Chris Doyle, Author Sailors Guide to the Windward Islands, Cruising Guide to Trinidad & Tobago, Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands Compass covers the Caribbean! From Cuba to Trinidad, from Panama to Barbuda, we’ve got the news and views that sailors can use. We’re the Caribbean’s monthly look at sea and shore. Santa Marta Cartagena Click Google Map link below to fi nd the Caribbean Compass near you! http://bit.ly/1fMC2Oy Dube and fellow sailors Capt. Arnaud Goddard-Philippe and Jean Trudo. The group had the idea of providing each town on the island with a racing sailboat to train and introduce youngsters to maritime careers, while stimulating a competitive spirit in inter-community sports, which currently seems to be fading. The project leaders explain that they aim to create a “base of sea champions” for Martinique. Beyond its obvious sporting character, this project also aims to develop a more stable and viable economy around the sea and water sports. Martinique currently has 130 companies active in the yachting sector; these busi- Info nesses employ some 1,200 people. Approximately 12,500 vessels are registered here, and there are more than 200 sailboats available for bareboat rental, as well as 85 crewed charter yachts. The marina of Marin is a popular jumping-off point for other & Updates popular cruising destinations such as the Grenadines, and is visited by some 33,000 tourists a year. Annual turnover in Martinique’s yachting sector is 80 million euro. At the end of their study, the project managers came to an obvious conclusion: boating appears to be a strong axis for the development of job creation. The goal is Martinique on the Move now to keep the launched actions going and to include the development of sailing Rodolf Etienne reports: Martinique is making moves to develop even further as a in future project contracts with the island government (Etat-CTM, Collectivité sailing powerhouse. Territoriale de Martinique) and the European Union. A project under the aegis of the An ambitious project focusing on sailing and boating in Martinique was born when Caribbean European Racing Challenge Association will be chaired by racing sailor Martinican skipper Eric Baray met with well-established entrepreneur Emmanuel Jean Trudo. CHRIS DOYLE In related news, Martinique became a member of the yachting-aware Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States earlier this year, the first French territory to do so. And recently, the island’s capital, Fort de France, popular with visiting yachties for its sightseeing and great food, has received a “facelift”, creating better traffic flow, wider sidewalks and new landscaping. Clearing Customs Easy at Budget Marine, St. Martin All yachts clearing in and out of St Martin can now make use of a new, dedicated Customs computer system, where you do your own entry, print it out and then have it stamped by a Customs officer or the owner of the establishment where the com- puter is located. Budget Marine L’ile Marine has been offering this service since January. Lomig Henry, manager of Budget Marine St. Martin reports: “This extra service offered by us is a welcome and convenient alternative to going to the official Customs office. We are getting very positive results from both the private yachts and charter vessels that can now make use of this service. The service is not only convenient but also free of charge although yachtsmen are welcome to donate to the SNSM (Sea Rescue).” Located just outside of the Sandy Ground Bridge, Budget Marine St. Martin is an ideal location to do your custom clearing. A dinghy dock in front of the building makes it easy to visit. Opening hours of Budget Marine St. Martin are Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 12:00 noon and 2:00PM to 5:00PM, and Saturdays from 8:00AM to 12:00 noon. Interruption of Clearance in San Blas Cruisers report the temporary closure of the Immigration and Port Captain services in the San Blas islands/Guna Yala of Panama, at Porvenir and Obaldia. Those visiting San Blas are advised to check in to the country in Puerto Lindo/ Portobelo or at Bocas del Toro before arriving in San Blas. The Port Captain at Linton Bay Marina at Puerto Lindo is open every day; hours are 8:00AM to 4:00PM. —Continued on next page * Built by sailmakers dedicated to building the finest, most durable JUNE 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 4 and technologically advanced sails possible. British Virgin Islands Barbados Doyle Sailmakers BVI, Ltd Doyle Offshore Sails, Ltd Road Reef Marina Six Crossroads Road Town, Tortola St Philip Tel: (284) 494 2569 Tel: (246) 423 4600 [email protected] [email protected] Antigua & Barbuda Jamaica St. Vincent Star Marine PJG Barefoot Yacht Charters Jolly Harbour Kingston Blue Lagoon Bonaire Martinique Trinidad & Tobago IBS b/v Voilerie Du Marin AMD Kaya Atom Z 30 Bld Allegre Chaguaramas Panama USVI St Croix Curacao Regency Marine Wilsons' Cruzan Canvas Zeilmakerij Harms Panama City Christiansted Kapiteinsweg #4 Puerto Rico Dominica Atlantic Canvas & Sail Dominica Marine Center Fajardo, Puerto Rico Roseau St Lucia Grenada Rodney Bay Sails Turbulence Sails Rodney Bay True Blue St George * Dacron and HydraNet only — Continued from previous page Jolly Harbour Raises EC$17,800 for Charity Visitors must be aware that they have not legally entered the country until the During the winter season in Antigua, the Jolly Harbour Yacht Club and the Jolly clearance process is completed. (Note that if you check in at Puerto Lindo you will Harbour Arts Group embarked on a fundraising campaign to benefit local charities. need to go to Colon to buy your Cruising Permit). Noonsite notes: If arriving in the The charities chosen were Antigua & Barbuda Search and Rescue (ABSAR), San Blas prior to clearing into Panama, it is not advisable to travel by land to SailAbility Antigua, and a fund to help local sailor Jules Mitchell with his goal to rep- JEDNA Z WYSPEK resent Antigua & Barbuda in the 2020 Olympic Games. Panama City or to Colon to clear in, as you will pass through police checkpoints where you could be fined (or even arrested; see ‘Welcome to Panama — A Cautionary Tale’ by Reinhilde van der Kroef on page 30 at www.caribbeancompass.com/online/june15compass_online.pdf) if you have not The charity campaign raised a total of EC$17,800 with EC$8,400 going to SailAbility, already visited an Immigration office and had your passport stamped. EC$4,700 to ABSAR and EC$4,700 to Jules Mitchell. The funds were raised from an Visit Noonsite.com for updates. auction of artwork from the JH Art Group and events such as treasure hunts and beach barbecues organized by JHYC. Boat Pet Documentation Bahamas Visit www.jhycantigua.com for more information. JUNE 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 5 Joan Conover reports: Boat pets have always needed an Import License to enter the Bahamas, but now a dog cannot leave the country without a Pet Health Colombia Boat Show Changes Announced Certificate. Obtaining a certificate approved by Department of Agriculture can Plans for a brand-new boat show in Cartagena — the 2017 Colombia Náutica take five days or more.