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C A R I B B E A N On-line C MPASS APRIL 2011 NO. 187 The Caribbean’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore TIM WRIGHT / WWW.PHOTOACTION.COM CARIBBEAN 600 COMES OF AGE — See story on page 13 APRIL 2011 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 2 DEPARTMENTS Info & Updates ......................4 Dolly’s Deep Secrets ............33 Business Briefs .......................8 Cooking with Cruisers ..........35 Caribbean Eco-News........... 11 The Caribbean Sky ...............36 Regatta News........................ 14 Readers’ Forum .....................37 Sailors’ Hikes .........................27 What’s on My Mind ............... 40 Meridian Passage .................28 Calendar of Events ...............41 The Caribbean’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore Book Review ......................... 30 Caribbean Market Place .....42 Sailor’s Horoscope ................ 32 Classified Ads ....................... 46 www.caribbeancompass.com Fun Page ............................... 32 Advertisers’ Index .................46 APRIL 2011 • NUMBER 187 Caribbean Compass is published monthly by Martinique: Ad Sales & Distribution - Isabelle Prado Compass Publishing Ltd., P.O. 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We’re the Caribbean’s monthly look at sea and shore. “The Compass is a great way of keeping up with current events, regatta news, topical information, environmental issues, and the comings and goings that pertain to the cruising community of the Caribbean.” — Reader’s Survey Respondent Click Google Map link below to fi nd the Caribbean Compass near you! http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=112776612439699037380.000470658db371bf3282d&ll=14.54105,-65.830078&spn=10.196461,14.0625&z=6&source=embed Cuba, Jamaica and Cayman Partner for Marine Promotion With anticipation that President Barack Obama will soon lift the travel ban on US citizens visiting Cuba, representatives of Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands Info CLUB NAUTICA & Updates Boat Adrift from Dominica The 30-foot monohull Lonely Nest reportedly went adrift on October 30th, 2010 from Roseau, Dominica. It is an engineless, white fibreglass sloop with a gold anodized From left, Dale Westin, representing the Port Authority of Jamaica; Commodore José Miguel Diaz Escrich of Cuba’s Marlin Marinas Group; and Neville Scott, representing Cayman Islands marina interests met during the recent Miami International Boat Show to draft a strategy to handle the predicted influx of US boats. Figures from the US Coast Guard and Florida vessel registration authorities indicate that there are more than 600,000 boats in Florida alone that are capable of making the 90-mile sea voyage from South Florida to Cuba. US boats have been barred from visiting Cuba for more than 50 years and opening a floodgate of vessels would rapidly inundate Cuba’s marinas. The representatives who met in Miami included Commodore José Miguel Diaz Escrich, representing Cuba’s major marina provider, Marlin; Dale Westin, represent- ing the Port Authority of Jamaica; and Neville Scott, representing Cayman Island marina interests. All agreed that any relaxation of the travel ban for US citizens to visit Cuba would have the effect of creating a new Central Caribbean cruising ground consisting primarily of Cuba, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica. For more information contact Dale Westin at [email protected] or (876) 477-6914. Henry Morgan’s Cannons Found in Panama mast. A small outboard engine for the dinghy was aboard. The boat’s registration In February archaeologists recovered six cannons from the ships of Welsh privateer number, 736565, is marked in the galley over the stove. Sir Henry Morgan in the shallow waters surrounding Lajas Reef at the mouth of the Anyone with information is asked to contact (767) 613-5116 Chagres River in Panama. or [email protected]. —Continued on next page APRIL 2011 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 4 — Continued from previous page Generally considered a pirate, Morgan was commissioned as a privateer by the English crown to attack enemy vessels and protect the British colonies of Barbados and Jamaica because the Royal Navy was unable to do so. He became the scourge of the Spanish in the Caribbean and was eventually knighted and made governor of Jamaica. Morgan’s ships were wrecked in 1671 while carrying Morgan and his men to raid Panama City. The archaeologists, from Texas State University, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Waitt Institute, National Geographic, and the Instituto Nacional de Cultura de Panama said the discovery provides the first tangi- ble archaeological link to the activities of Morgan in Panama, whose raid led to the destruction of Panama City. The joint American-Panamanian team has been explor- ing the mouth of the Chagres River since 2008, and the cannons were measured and photographed in 2008 and studied by Dr. Ruth Brown, formerly with the Royal Armouries in the UK and an internationally renowned early cannon expert. The archaeologists had not intended to bring the cannons to the surface, but treasure hunters have apparently been working at the site so the artifacts were taken to pre- vent their theft. The cannons will now be treated at the conservation facilities of the Patronato Panama Viejo to reverse centuries of saltwater intrusion and chemical changes that, if left untreated, will result in their disintegration. The Patronato Panama Viejo has more than 15 years of experience in conservation at its laboratory facility, the only one in the country, specializing in the treatment and preservation of metals. Thanks to the Los Angeles Times and www.panama-guide.com for information in this report. Mystery tour? Some two weeks after being stolen, this cat was found nearby — with the name changed Eight Bells VIBERT BAPTISTE: Missing since February 26th and presumed lost at sea is 54-year-old March 3rd was recovered at Water Island, southwest of Charlotte Amalie, on March yacht skipper Vibert Baptiste of St. Vincent. Vibert, who worked with Barefoot Yacht 17th. The boat is the four-cabin charter