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Port Louis Marina is owned and operated by Camper & Nicholsons Marinas, and our friendly and knowledgeable staff are on hand 24 hours a day to welcome you. www.cnmarinas.com/plm ITALY | MALTA | TURKEY | WEST INDIES Editor’s Log FIRE, YOU DON’T WANT IT. PAINT, YOU’VE GOT TO HAVE IT. Fire at sea! It’s every sailor’s nightmare. Recently we heard news of two catastrophic fires, the first on a chartered catamaran in Anguilla, and All At Sea is delighted to announce the start the second on the famous Rachel Pugh 75 Titan dur- of a major new series of practical articles: ing Antigua Race Week. As of press time the cause Top Coat. The new series will cover a range of both fires was still under investigation but first re- of topics all to do with painting the topsides ports suggest they might have been cause by an elec- of your boat. The series has been put to- trical fault. We almost lost our classic yacht Driac II to gether by Steve Rosenberg. Steve worked an electrical fire off the coast of St. John in the U.S. closely with several paint companies and of- Virgin Islands. There was no wind and we were motor- fers the latest information on paint systems ing along when suddenly the cabin filled with smoke. and application techniques. I dashed below and was almost overcome by fumes Painting has become a lot more techni- from the melting wire. I managed to turn off the main cal over the years. Steve has gone out of switch, stop the engine, and rip out a handful of ca- his way to simplify the jargon, and make ble from behind the engine control panel and the fire recoating your topsides a pleasure instead went out. On making it ashore, I immediately bought of a chore. The series will help you decide two new fire extinguishers, but the danger wasn’t the what kind of paint is right for your boat, flames, it was the fumes. Reporting on boat fires over how to prepare the surface before you ap- the years has brought me to the conclusion that if you ply the paint, how to fix damaged paint- don’t put out the fire quickly then chances are you work, and how to maintain your topsides won’t put it out at all. so that they always look good. This is a It’s frightening just how many crews don’t know hands-on feature packed with tips that will where the fire extinguishers are located. Even worse, help you save money and get the results and I speak from experience, is grabbing a fire extin- you want when painting your boat. guisher only to find that when you hit the trigger it fails Look for Part One of Top Coat in our to go off. July edition. Perhaps now is a good time to check your emergency equipment and brush up on firefighting techniques. Gary E. Brown, Editor 6 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 June 2011 THIS ISSUE THE CARIBBEAN’S WATERFRONT MAGAZINE 57 FEATURE 18 YACHT CLUB NEWS 36 TIPS & TRICKS Childproofing Your Motoryacht 42 FINDING CREW 20 SAILING HUMOR OF THE RIGHT BREW Adapt or Die Laughing 40 OUR NATURAL WORLD Where to Look and Sailing with Charlie: The Dinghy Shark Awareness Dive How to Avoid Mistakes 26 RACING CIRCUIT 80 CARIBBEAN BROKERAGE DEPARTMENTS BVI Spring Regatta Results MARKETPLACE Necker Belle Sets BVI Spring 91 6 EDITOR’S LOG Regatta Record 94 SPONSOR DIRECTORY 12 WHERE IN THE WORLD? 32 SEAMANSHIP & VOYAGING 96 CARIBBEAN DINING Solo Sailing 14 CARIBBEAN NEWS Cookout & Picnic Favorites 34 FISHING 16 EVENT CALENDAR V.I. Game Fishing Club’s Dolphin Derby Fishing Tournament Continued on page 10 COVER SHOT: PHOTO: TRISH BAILY WWW.SAILSERENDIPITY.COM Sixty-six days at sea! The raft An-Tiki makes landfall in St. Maarten. 8 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 June 2011 ISLAND EVENTS & INTERESTS 12 MAP 61 ST. MAARTEN / ST. MARTIN An-Tiki: Four Men, One Raft, PUERTO RICO One Ocean 47 Publisher: Jr. Sailor Profile: CHRIS KENNAN Fernando Monllor 65 ST. BARTH [email protected] Les Voiles de Saint Barth Results U.S.V.I.