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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.
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JUNE 2011 ALLATSEA.NET 13 Caribbean News CARIBBEAN NEWS A BRIEF LOOK INTO THE HAPPENINGS OF OUR WORLD
Changes to the World ARC Sailing Rally World Cruising Club has announced that from 2014 the World ARC round-the-world sailing rally will become an annual event; starting every January from Rodney Bay in Saint Lucia. World ARC is currently a biennial event, starting in Janu- ary and finishing 15 months later. The current event started in January 2010 and the next will start in January 2012. ARC say that demand from sailors for a rally in the ‘off’ years lead to the decision to make World ARC an annual event. This will make it easier for cruisers to sail half the rally, then take a year out to explore on their own, before rejoining the subsequent rally to complete their circumnavigation. For details, visit: worldcruising.com
Catamaran Burns in Anguilla Fire destroyed a catamaran anchored in Road Bay, Anguilla, on Wednesday April 6. The Catamaran was rented from Sunsail Charters in St. Martin. According to reports, the yacht was chartered by a family group that included four adults and three children. The family was ashore when the fire started. A witness to the fire said the classic Alden Schooner Amcon Lagoon Diving Services Charm III had to be moved from its mooring astern of the remove the wreck of the catamaran from the bottom of Road Bay. blazing catamaran when burning fuel threatened the safety of the vessel. The fire raged for about an hour before the catamaran sank. As of press time, the cause of the fire was still unknown. should mesh with the opening and inauguration of the Amcon Lagoon Diving Services of St. Maarten were called new YCCS clubhouse. in to remove the remains of the vessel from Road Bay. The Transatlantic Maxi Yacht Cup is open to all IMA maxi categories. Simultaneously to the Transatlantic Maxi Yacht Cup, the YCCS will organize a new event that will leave Ten- A New Transatlantic Maxi Yacht Cup erife in the Canary Islands on the same day as the Trans- The International Maxi Association (IMA) creates a new atlantic Maxi Yacht Cup. The Transatlantic Superyacht Re- race and makes changes to the existing Transatlantic Maxi gatta is reserved for maxi boats over 30.5 meters in length Yacht Cup. that are more cruising than racing-oriented. Since its inception in 2007, the Transatlantic Maxi Yacht Plans are in place for the two races to come together in Cup has finished in St. Maarten. That will now change a spectacular maxi fleet while in Tenerife and Virgin Gor- and the race will end in Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin da. With still many months to the two events, several maxi Islands, where race organizers, Yacht Club Costa Smer- yachts have already confirmed their entry to the IMA. alda (YCCS), are building a new club house and marina. Info and notice of race at the IMA website: www. The timing of the next race is such that the prize giving internationalmaxiassociation.com
14 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 Sewage Barge for St. Maarten and Grand Bahama. The new service could be a boon for Plans to offer a pump-out service on St. Maarten’s Simpson yachtsmen cruising the northern Bahamas. Bay Lagoon took a step forward in April thanks to a fund- The company plans to operate the Miami-Bimini-Grand raiser held at Isle de Sol Yacht Club. Bahama service on a daily basis (except Wednesdays) us- The event, organized by Mark Yokoyama on behalf of En- ing the fast ferry Patricia Olivia. This vessel, which sails at a vironment Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) and the Love speed of 32 knots, has capacity for 450 passengers with 80 the Lagoon Project, reportedly raised $21,000 towards the vehicles in the hold. purchase of a pump-out boat. Further information: www.balearia.com/company Prior to the event, Island Global Yachting (IGY) showed its support by presenting a check for $4,000 to EPIC for its Sewage Pumpout Boat Fund. Brian Deher, Director of Mari- Restoration of Bimini Mooring na Operations and Planning for Island Global Yachting said: Buoys Underway “We recognize the Simpson Bay Lagoon’s environmental Alice Town, Bimini – Replacement and restoration of moor- value and are proud to support this effort to improve water ing buoys used to protect sensitive reefs and dive sites from quality. We know that the marine sector is a minority con- indiscriminate anchoring in Bimini is underway. tributor to pollution in the lagoon, but addressing it is a World recognized diver Neal Watson, who with celebrat- positive step towards tackling the problem as a whole.” ed marine artist Guy Harvey opened Neal Watson’s Dive Bimini operation at the Big Game Club earlier this year, said original mooring buoys had over the years gone missing or Fast Ferry from Miami to had been badly damaged. Bimini and Grand Bahama The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation awarded a grant to Spanish ferry operators, Baleària, is to launch a new fast fer- restore the buoys, which are used to identify and protect ry transport service in Miami this summer sailing to Bimini fifteen of Bimini’s best dive sites.
SAILOR AND ADVENTURER MIKE HARKER PASSES AWAY ON HIS YACHT
The sailing community is left to mourn the loss of well known American yachtsman and adventurer Mike Harker, who died while on his yacht anchored in Marigot Bay, St. Martin, in April. As the Editor of All At Sea and host of the radio program YachtBlast, I had the privilege of interviewing Mike Harker. He was an in- spiration. His life read like an action novel. A pioneer hang glider, Mike survived a hor- rific crash in Grenada in 1977 that left him paralyzed. But Mike would never give up. He fought his way back to health and, regaining partial use of his legs, in 2007 went on to sail single-handed around the world on his Hunter 49 sloop Wanderlust 3. He knew about music, he loved the sea, he was a gentleman. It was Mike Harker. an honor to have met him.
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Scotiabank International Optimist Regatta, coaches will teach the registered sailors. Sea Star Clinic & Sea Star Team Race “The clinic offers the opportunity to train with the best The St. Thomas Yacht Club will play host to a full week of and have different perspectives from different coaches,” some of the best Optimist dinghy training, team and fleet says coach Agustin ‘Argy’ Resano, who will head up the racing in the Caribbean in June. A packed agenda includes clinic along with OptiSailors.com coaches Bocha Pollitzer the Sea Star Clinic, the Sea Star Team Race, and the Scotia- and Manny Resano, as well as U.S. Virgin Islands’ Optimist bank International Optimist Regatta. coach, Santiago Galan. “It also gives the Caribbean sailors Celebrating its 19th year, and known as one of the first the opportunity to train in a bigger fleet, which is hard to and largest regattas in the Caribbean to promote youth do here in the region based on the number of sailors on sailing, the 2011 Scotiabank International Optimist Regatta each island.” will welcome participants this year from around the world. The Sea Star Team Racing event is scheduled for June “Sailors from countries including St. Martin, Trinidad and 23rd. “Last year we had 10 teams register and we expect the U.S. have expressed an interest to come and compete. more this year,” says Lynch. We also have five confirmed sailors from New Zealand,” “We are excited and proud to sponsor the 2011 Sea says Margo Lynch, regatta director. Star Line Clinic & Team Race,” says Keith McSwain, District Over 90 eight to 15-year-old junior sailors are expected Manager of Sea Star Line. “This wonderful event helps to to attend this Virgin Island Sailing Association and Carib- inspire, educate and enrich the lives of our youth while bean Sailing Association sanctioned event. equipping them with invaluable life skills gained from the “The Scotiabank International Optimist Regatta is a fan- sailing experience.” tastic family friendly regatta that offers awesome training The three-day Scotiabank International Optimist Regatta for the upcoming North Americans in Los Angeles and the kicks off Friday June 24th. Ken Legler, head coach for the Tuft’s Nationals in Houston,” says Lynch. University Sailing Team, will serve as Principal Race Officer. Lawrence A. Aqui, vice president of Scotiabank for the Shore side activities include an opening Parade of Na- U.S. and British Virgin Islands, comments: “For young peo- tions, a Welcome Party, raffle, ice cream social, a Bingo ple, sailing offers many life-lessons that will serve them well, night and Caribbean-themed night that includes fire danc- and can make them better members of our community. The ers. The fun culminates with a beachside brunch and Awards sport teaches focus, discipline, self-reliance and respect for Ceremony on June 26th. the environment. It hones natural instincts. It encourages For more information, Email: [email protected] youngsters to push themselves beyond their comfort zone or visit the St. Thomas Yacht Club web site at: www.styc.net and leads to the pursuit of excellence.” The Sea Star Clinic begins Monday, June 20th and runs through Wednesday, June 22nd, when top international Report submitted by Carol M. Bareuther.
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BY CAP’N FATTY GOODLANDER
aving grown up aboard an old wooden schoo- deck-mounted pitcher manual bilge pump (with its six-foot ner, the sight of a crowd unexpectedly gathered handle) to keep our floating home floating—much to the around my boat as I return to a marina always delight of the local dock-gawkers. Hgives me a jolt. Is my vessel sinking? Is my tired- So, understandably, I usually associate dock crowds looking spouse throwing my Viagra into the water? Are the with disaster. literary police there to arrest me for using my poetic license Luckily, this time I was wrong. It was just my wife Carolyn too much? playing with her adapters. German/American Horst Wolff A number of times as a child I returned to our family boat of the Island Packet Pacific Star was there. He’d lent us a Elizabeth to find my mother frantically manning the giant long extension cord to enable her to run her Rockwell jit-
20 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 terbug sander. Alas, the cord wouldn’t plug into the dock socket—until Californian Greg Claesson of the Hunter 46 Sonrisa offered up the appropriate flat-stud-to-round-stud pigtail. Unfortunately, Horst’s cord had a New Zealand female end. “Damn,” muttered Carolyn. “It’s always something!” Kiwi Brice aboard the custom steel sloop Silver Fern ran back to his boat and grabbed a New Zealand male plug— but it converted to a Euro-Turk female receptacle. “I’ve got one of those,” said Tom Sampson, a Brit from Katanne, “It will only take me a moment to dig it out of the bilge.”
By this point, the adapters were plugged into other adapters which were adapting the adapt- ers—and the pile was damn-near as long as the extension-cord itself. Rube Goldberg would have been proud.
By this point, the adapters were plugged into other adapters which were adapting the adapters—and the pile was damn-near as long as the extension-cord itself. Rube Goldberg would have been proud. The crowded hushed. Carolyn plugged in her boom box, and Leonard Cohen started bleeding mournfully out the speakers. Success! But before a cheer could go up, I rained on her parade. “Sorry, dear,” I said, “but this isn’t going to work—not for the sander. Your boom box is electronic, and, thus, is easy to make multi-voltage—but the sander has a 110 volt mo- tor. You know that. You can’t plug it into 220 volt—or, at least, not for long.” “Zees es true,” said Michelle, the Frenchman aboard the catamaran Escargot of Brittany. “All zee electronics are man- ufactured with the smoke on zee inside, no? If vous plug zee machine into the wrong voltage, zee smoke escapes. And it is very expensive to get that smoke back inside, oui?” “… tres cher!” agreed one of the Aussies off Aca- dian Quest. “… for that, you need a converter, not just some adapt- ers,” chipped in a Belgium sailor with a scraggy goatee and too much hair tonic. “… what’s this about converting,” asked California Greg. “I’d happily convert from Catholicism to Buddhism—if that dude would just get serious and lose a little weight!” “Don’t forget about the cycles,” tossed out a passing Dutchman. “It’s sixty cycles in the US, and fifty cycles here.” “… ah, the Tour de France of the electrons, eh?” smiled Michelle. “Zees is like the white and red wine, eh? No mix!”
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At this point, a frustrated Carolyn gave up. She had never you see me running, follow quickly! been too enamored of the idea of sanding the varnish anyway. To decant propane from one tank to the other requires— “… vin rouge?” she said, pandering to the crowd. “now besides a death wish and a miserly bent—to hoist a full pro- there’s an idea! Ah, a chilled flute of Veuve Clicquot cham- pane tank upside down in the air above the empty one. pagne would taste good right now—with a side order of The first time I attempted this, I hoisted the tank into the foie gras!” rig of Wild Card in one of the calmest anchorage in the “… happy hour!” giggled a German. “And I’ll have a beer!” world—well, the calmest in Southeast Asia, anyhow. Alas, “… it’s a party!” laughed Hippy Harry. “Anybody within minutes a gaggle of ski boats entered the anchorage got matches? and started doing donuts around our Hughes 38. It’s true that, as you circumnavigate, you almost need a Needless to say, this caused the heavy 20 kilo steel propane United Nations of Help to accomplish the simplest of things. tank to gyrate wildly in the rig—held only by a thin plastic hose There’s always a ‘slight problem’ with global compatibility. under great pressure, a thin Dacron halyard under great pres- If the appliance you have happens to be the right voltage, sure, and a now-insane skipper under even greater pressure. then it’s the wrong amperage or cycles or something. I gestured wildly as the marauding Asians to slow down Take the propane problem, for example. Nearly every and leave no wake—by pointing up into the rig, making country in the world has its own unique propane valve— obscene pumping motions with my fist, and even signal- whose sole criteria is that it is not compatible with any other ing with my most prominent finger in frantic effort at uni- mechanical fitting in this universe. So we’re often forced into versal communication. refilling our propane bottles ourselves—via rented bottles Encouraged and pleased by my excited attention, the water and a plethora of various sized plastic hoses. skiers then switched to doing figure-eights around Wild Card. While doing this I always wear the T-shirt I purchased off the back of a bomb demolition expert in Israel. It reads: If Continued on page 24
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Sailing Humor
Continued from page 22 “I’m not just overseas,” I tell them. “I’m on the seas! The high seas! Hell, while going to windward in heavy air, I’m “… You don’t think there’s any possibility that the metal often under the high seas!” tank hitting all that metal in the rig could create a spark, do Of course, I do visit the States occasionally. I’m always you?” said an amused Carolyn as the swaying tank rang the stopped by Customs & Immigration when I do—and asked mast like a bell. why my bulging passport has more stamps than Hilary Clin- “… This isn’t exactly how I hoped to study ‘big bang’ theory,” I confessed. That was the last time I hoisted any bomb-like device into Alas, the spectacle of a berserk sunburned my rig. foreigner lynching a propane bottle from a lofty The next time my propane tank needed filling, I trans- tree attracts the attention of even the most laid- ferred its contents ashore. Alas, the spectacle of a berserk back of Malays. Soon every pipe smoking, cigar sunburned foreigner lynching a propane bottle from a lofty chomping, cigarette puffing, and/or marijuana tree attracts the attention of even the most laidback of Ma- inhaling individual with a Bic lighter was stand- lays. Soon every pipe smoking, cigar chomping, cigarette ing next to me, asking ... “Can I help?” puffing, and/or marijuana inhaling individual with a Bic lighter was standing next to me, asking with a devilish grin, “Can I help?” ton. The first thing they routinely ask me is where I live, and Of course, none of the Euro-units of measurement are then they order me to recite all the countries I visited since familiar to a Midwesterner such as myself either. I left America. If a Euro-yachtsmen tells me, “I built my 14 meter boat that If it is the beginning of the Immigration officer’s shift, I weighs ten metric tons fourteen klicks out of town—on my can usually accomplish this before he has to go home. half-hectare farm. I constructed it out of 10 millimeter steel … Both coming and going, they sweat me—but only in plate, and painted it with 10 liters of coal tar epoxy …” Fahrenheit in America and Centigrade elsewhere. … well, I haven’t the foggiest. And there’s that pesky 24 hour military time they use here Hey, I’m from the slums of Chicago—so it took me awhile in Turkey—which translates to me showing up for dinner to realize that not everyone selling by grams and kilos were two hours after everyone else has eaten. drug dealers. Ah, yes, the world is truly a diverse place. Have you ever Ditto beer. I heard a Brit ask a German if he could buy noticed that each country has a different passport stamp him a pint—and the Germany said, “Actually, I’d prefer which is completely illegible in a unique way? Clever, eh? 500 milliliters.” And the smaller the country, the larger the clearance stamp. My American torque wrench is useless too—who knows Hell, tiny Funafuti, Tuvalu—an island that it is about ten feet how foot-pounds compare to meter-kilos? Or kilometer- wider and longer than its runway—has a stamp which spans tons. Or whatever. Not I! the whole passport page! Even asking a fellow boater how much anchor rode he Of course, during our previous transits of the Galapa- has out turned into a feet/fathom/meter quandary—unless gos we’ve learned a lot about that butterfly-chasing-sail- a traditionalist from England replies in cable lengths. or named Charles Darwin. My favorite Darwin quote is: Oh, and they don’t sell diesel by the gallon in the Medi- “Adaptability is more important than intelligence.” terranean. They use liters instead. And charge you the This is cold comfort to fellows such as myself—who are same amount. a few sheaves short of a full masthead. But, in a way, it’s Nor is the money the same. A favorite trick in Turkey is liberating, too. Now when I run aground I just say with a to quote in lira and charge in euros—effectively doubling Euro-shrug, “Well, I guess there was a kilo or two less water your money and blaming it entirely on a ‘language prob- than I thought!” lem’ rather than pure greed. Do you know why they call them SIM cards in mobile phones? Because no matter how much you pay, it SIMply Cap’n Fatty Goodlander lives aboard Wild Card with his won’t work in the next harbor or anchorage. wife Carolyn and cruises throughout the world. He is the au- And, despite the fact that I haven’t lived in the US in thor of Chasing the Horizon by American Paradise Publish- over 30 years, my credit card company keeps calling ing, Seadogs, Clowns and Gypsies, The Collected Fat, All me with the distressing news that someone is using my At Sea Yarns and Red Sea Run. For details of Fatty’s books card overseas. and more, visit fattygoodlander.com
24 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 SAILING WITH CHARLIE THE DINGHY
on’t judge a man by the size of his dinghy’ is a hackneyed expression that often elicits groans rather than laughter, but let’s get things straight ‘D here – judging a man by his dinghy may be a valid assessment. After all, a large, loud and conspicuous dinghy may denote a lack of manliness in other areas. There is no doubt that a man’s dinghy helps describe his personality. A good friend of mine rows, or sculls, ashore in a double-ended Cape Cod Dory, much to the delight of onlookers. Dedicated sailors often use sailing dinghies denoting a carefree, laid back life style. Tourists favor fast rubber inflatables to whizz back and forth to beaches, coral reefs, beach bars, restaurants or party venues in search of a great time in a limited time. Rich charter yachts often have two dinghies eliciting comments like, “Oh, they’re a two dinghy family,” just like land based folks with two cars. Securing your dinghy against theft, loss by careless knot ty- ing or the odd storm that may carry it off a beach when swells are up are problems that cars-in-garages just don’t have. The other day Charlie was preparing to raise sails on his charter boat when he noticed a boat ahead of him lose their dinghy; it just drifted away unnoticed. Charlie and crew changed course slightly and picked it up, increased their speed and with full sail and motor tried to catch up with the bereaved ‘mother ship’. After half an hour of motor sailing towards the oblivi- ous boat (and way off course to their own destination) they got almost within hailing distance. Charlie and crew shouted, screamed, waved, jumped up and down … The dispossessed crew turned around and waved happily back, oblivious to their plight. Charlie called on Ch.16 numerous times, again with no result. Crew member George was looking through the binocs, “I think they gave us the finger,” he said. Eventually they arrived at their anchorage and lo and behold there was the dinghyless yacht. Charlie towed it over to them. “Oh, thanks,” they said, “We didn’t even know we’d lost it ’til we anchored. Would you like to come aboard for a cup of tea?” Charlie thought a case of rum would be better rec- ompense but he just smiled and handed over the painter. Stuff happens he thought. Next time it could be me.
Julian Putley is the author of ‘The Drinking Man’s Guide to the BVI’, ‘Sunfun Calypso’, and ‘Sunfun Gospel’.
JUNE 2011 ALLATSEA.NET 25 Racing Circuit FORTY YEARS AND GOING STRONG: BVI SPRING REGATTA TRADITION & INNOVATION
STORY BY CAROL M. BAREUTHER U PHOTOS: DEAN BARNES
Winner Racing E R/C – St. Maarten’s Ian Hope-Ross (wheel) pushes his Beneteau First 36.7 Kick ‘em Jenny to windward.
here’s one thing you always have to admire “Racing was fairly close,” says Sandy about the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festi- Hayes, three-time Rolex Women’s Match Racing val, held this year March 29th to April 3rd, out champion and Massachusetts-based sailor ... . T of Nanny Cay Marina on Tortola. That is, there’s “Three teams were tied for second place always something new. This year, for example, welcomed after the first day.” the inaugural two-day Gill BVI International Match Rac- ing Championship in the run up to the Spring Regatta and a new Classics class to the regatta itself. Yet, on this Race. This was followed by a half-day of semifinals and ruby anniversary regatta, there was a keen sense of tra- finals that saw St. Thomas’ America’s Cup winning helms- dition too. This combination of innovation and tradition man, Peter Holmberg, soundly win. This victory scored his made for an extremely winning mix if the near-record 122 team an invite to the Chicago Match Racing Center’s Grade boat registration and a nightly packed regatta village was Two event this August. any indication. “Match racing added another element to the BVI Spring Regatta,” says Holmberg. “I look forward to see- Match Racing ing more.” Eight teams with skippers hailing from the Caribbean and Holmberg didn’t just walk away with the prize. U.S. mainland sailed ten flights of one-on-one match races “Racing was fairly close,” says Sandy Hayes, three-time in IC24s on the first day of the Gill BVI International Match Rolex Women’s Match Racing champion and Massachu-
26 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 Jorge Santiago IC-24 Team Maximus on their way to second place.
The BVI’s Peter Haycraft has raced in all 40 BVI Spring Regattas!
setts-based sailor, who skipped with a crew of novice lady match racers from St. Thomas. “Three teams were tied for second place after the first day.” One team that gave Holmberg a run for his mon- ey was skippered by St. Thomas’ William Bailey, who had an all-star crew that included both Thomas and Ian Barrows. “I’ve match raced with Peter before, so I know what he would try at the start,” says Bailey, whose team fin- ished second. Ultimately, says the BVI’s Mark Plaxton, who trimmed spinnaker and jib for Holmberg, “the theme of this event was the chance to learn from the best and become pro- ficient at match racing. My hat’s off to Gill for sponsoring the event and making it a Grade 3, which didn’t attract the pros, but gave us all a chance to learn. I learned more in two days of match racing than double that amount of time fleet racing. It’s intense.”
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Classics & Cutting Edge Yachts Ultimately, says the BVI’s Mark Plaxton, ... Classic yachts – full keeled, of heavy to moderate dis- “the theme of this event was the chance to placement, built of wood or steel and of traditional rig learn from the best and become proficient at – were given their own class at the regatta this year. Four match racing. ... I learned more in two days yachts entered. of match racing than double that amount of “We lobbied for our own class for a long time,” says St. time fleet racing.” Croix’s Stan Joines, who helmed his 1965-built Alberg 35 Windflower, which doubles as his home and is crewed by high school students. “Many regattas have done away with Regatta, the Sailing Festival and BVI Spring Regatta. “The us. But, there are many of us that like to really cruise and sail attraction is ten days of sailing and the back-to-back rac- heavy rather than papier-mâché boats.” ing,” says Lotz, who finished second in class to the Grand Windflower won the class in a tie-breaker with the BVI’s Soleil 52 Antilope, on which Volvo Ocean Race veteran, Todd Patterson’s Veritas by having more first place finishes. Bouwe Bekking, was calling tactics. “We’ve done Antigua Classics, but it was nice to race in Cameron McColl, one of the Nanny Cay Marina own- our home waters,” says Patterson, who skippered Veritas, a ers, hopes to see more Swans in the future. Plans call 1962-built 55-foot Abeking and Rasmussen ketch. for doubling capacity with the addition of 220 slips with This year’s regatta also saw several swift racing yachts, a depth of 14 feet by May 2013. “We already host the including two sleek Swans. Oyster Rendezvous. We’ll be able to host the Swan Ren- Newport, Rhode Island’s Phillip Lotz brought his Swan 42 dezvous with the new addition to the slips and depth at Arethusa, down to race in St. Thomas’ International Rolex the slips,” says McColl.
Arethusa – Spinnaker work.
28 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 Forty Years Ago What did the BVI look like forty years ago? “Deserted,” says Peter Haycraft, the only sailor to compete all 40 years and serve as the event’s chairman for the first 25. “There were less houses, less cars, less boats. We only had 25 boats back then, and we thought that was a big event. Squibs were one of our first one- design classes.” Destination racing was big for the regatta’s first decade, says the BVI’s Dr. Robin Tattersall, who raced in many regat- tas but couldn’t this year due a broken mast on his Modified 30 Square Meter, Diva. “We’d race over to Peter Island or up to Virgin Gorda and have parties each night at the dif- ferent locations. It was a lot of fun, but not something you could easily do now.” For full results, visit: bvispringregatta.org/bvi/
Carol M. Bareuther, RD, is a St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands based marine writer and registered dietitian.
Tony Sanpere’s Cayennita Grande crew at the dock at Nanny Cay.
JUNE 2011 ALLATSEA.NET 29 Racing Circuit NECKER BELLE SETS BVI SPRING REGATTA RECORD LARGEST MULTIHULL EVER
BY CAROL M. BAREUTHER
orty-footers were considered ‘big’ boats when the BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival started four Sir Richard Branson takes time off from running his business empire to have fun aboard his catamaran decades ago. This year, Sir Richard Branson’s 105- Necker Belle at the BVI Spring Regatta. Ffoot luxury cruising catamaran Necker Belle, earned the distinction of being the largest multihull to ever pierce a Spring Regatta start line. “We didn’t so much enter her for the 40th anniversary as she was in transit from the yard in Australia this time last year,” says billionaire adventurer, Branson. “Instead, we wanted to enter to highlight the British Virgin Islands as a spectacular destination to sail.” Necker Belle, which started life as Lady Barbaretta in 2003, underwent an extensive two-year refit at Azzura Marine in Australia, launched in 2009 and spent a summer chartering in the Med before arriving at its permanent home in the British Virgin Islands last fall. The luxurious yacht won’t be heading back to the Mediterranean. “Necker Belle is available for charter in the Caribbean year-round,” says Capt. Richard Kellett, who operates the spectacular four-stateroom vessel with its six crew and ulti- mate water toy – a three-person aero submarine – for the price tag of $100,000 per week. The yacht is one of Branson’s privately-owned collection of luxury retreats, which include his 74-acre Necker Island in North Sound, as well as a private game reserve in South Africa, ski lodge in Switzerland, and palatial hotel in Mo- rocco – to name a few.
This, however, isn’t the first year Branson has sailed in the PHOTO: DEAN BARNES BVI Spring Regatta. BVI veteran sailor, Dr. Robin Tattersall, explains: “I invited submarine on April 5, intent to set several world records by Richard; he wasn’t Sir then, out the year (1997) the Moor- diving to deepest depths of the world’s oceans including ings bought the J/120s. I chartered one to race and invited the Atlantic’s Puerto Rico Trench. Richard to crew along with about four other 20-somethings. Speaking after finishing second in the Sailing Festival’s Later that day, I dropped him off at the dock as he had a pre- Nanny Cay Cup, Branson said: “We ripped Big Red (the col- vious engagement for the evening. After he left, the other orful spinnaker which flies from the 124-foot tall mast), so we crew asked who he was and I told them. They all gasped have a lot to learn. But, its great fun to participate and al- when they realized because they’d been yelling at him and though we’re not a serious race boat, it was lovely to get up telling him what to do all day.” to fifteen and a half knots – and then really take off.” Branson was firmly at the helm of Necker Belle this year. He sailed both in the Sailing Festival and on the Saturday of the BVI Spring Regatta, before flying out to Newport Carol M. Bareuther, RD, is a St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Beach, California, where he unveiled his new single-person based marine writer and registered dietitian.
30 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 JUNE 2011 ALLATSEA.NET 31 Seamanship & Voyaging SOLO SAILING A VOYAGE OF ENCOUNTERS
BY SANNY ENSING
urora Canessa is attempting to become the first St. Maarten – Aurora Canessa Argentinean women to sail solo across the At- aboard Shipping, the Pandora 32 sailboat that is to see her lantic Ocean. Canessa is planning to sail from safely across the Atlantic. ASt. Maarten to Isla de Faial in the Azores, with a quick stop in Bermuda along the way. After a rest in the Azores she will continue on to Cascais, Portugal. Although Canessa’s historic journey is avidly followed by fellow sailors and the newspapers in Buenos Aires, more importantly it serves as an inspiration to many women in Ar- gentina. As the 66 year-old explained: “At my age, at least in Argentina, not many women are inclined to start fulfilling their life dreams; many just wait for death. As the first wom- an from my country to cross the Atlantic solo, this journey is well-known and well-loved in Buenos Aires, and if my trip inspires even one other woman to achieve her dream, then that makes me happy.”
“The sea opens the heart, I think. I experienced a very great aperture of emotions that I don’t think I could have had in the city. That is how I fell in love with Horacio.”
Her journey started in Olivas, Buenos Aires, on April 17 2010 and, if all goes to plan, will end when she reaches Cas- cais in June. Canessa started her trip with one challenge in mind: to cross the Atlantic solo. However, things changed along the way. “I was planning to continue on to England and sail to- gether with a very good friend of mine to Antarctica,” she laughs, “but my voyage of encounters blew me off-course and onto a path of love. I am having a very spiritual journey and I met both love and friendship along the way.” Sitting in the cockpit of her sailboat Shipping, a Pandora 32, she described the more emotional side of her voyage. “The sea opens the heart, I think. I experienced a very great aperture of emotions that I don’t think I could have had in the city. That is how I fell in love with Horacio. I was not looking for love at all, but I fell for him completely when I met him sailing around Rio de Janeiro.” She laughs, adding: “One of my best friends that came along for the journey met the man of her dreams in Martinique, so it’s been a voyage of love for both of us.”
32 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 As a business woman, and the sole owner of a private “Piola!” she laughs. Awesome! postal service that catered to the entire country, it meant a rigorous cutting of ties when she left on her journey. “I started out delivering express post with just one mo- Sanny Ensing lives and works in St. Maarten as a full-time torcycle and look at me now, 18 years later, I employ over 80 journalist for The WEEKender, a supplement of the St. people and cater to the whole of Argentina. But in order to Maarten Daily Herald. A cultural heritage expert and an- realize this journey, I had to concentrate fully on my goal for thropology aficionado, she enjoys writing about places and the past ten years, so there were no boyfriends in my life,” people that have an inspiring story to tell. she laughs. Then, on a serious note, she said: “You generate what you have and I believe we are respon- sible for what we generate, good or bad. I make mistakes just like every- one else, but I don’t blame others for those mistakes. And when I meet beautiful people and they want to be with me, like Horacio; then it is me who generates this good fortune.” In 1992 Canessa undertook anoth- er historical voyage. Together with six men she cruised to the Malvinas (Falklands Islands) to spread flowers at sea for the many men who lost their lives during the war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982. “It was a message from Argen- tinean women saying that we don’t want to lose our fathers, brothers, When it comes to designing a superior workboat, you need functional layouts and durable components husbands and sons to war anymore. built to last. But workboats don’t have to be ugly to be effective. So Brunswick Commercial and Government Products (BCGP) adds stunning performance and attractive design to the list of workboat must-haves. It got a lot of press coverage in Ar- For more than 50 years, BCGP has been building workboats designed to withstand the harsh demands of gentina, and it was the fulfillment of the working professional. We customize each platform with your choice of hundreds of options to outfit your BCGP boat as a harbor tender, tow boat, charter fishing boat, commercial diving boat, pilot boat, environmental another one of my dreams.” workboat, fire and rescue boat, or as a shuttle to offshore drilling platforms. Then we backck As she prepared to leave St. each boat with superior customer support and factory warranties. Our only regret is thatt Maarten, she said: “If you are not at we build them so well, we don’t get to replace them very often. peace with yourself, I don’t think you t$IPPTFGSPNBXJEFBSSBZPGBMVNJOVN mCFSHMBTTPS3)*#IVMMT can do a solo sail like this. As a believ- t4FMFDUGSPNIVOESFETPGPQUJPOTSBOHJOHGSPNEJWFEPPSTUPXJODIFT er of reiki (alternative healing), I have t(FUVOTVSQBTTFEDVTUPNFSTVQQPSUBOEGBDUPSZXBSSBOUZQSPUFDUJPO harmonized my energy and chakras and I feel at ease with myself. I am a little scared, just enough to stay alert. I think I will enjoy this journey alone immensely. It is a profound internal journey to me, as much as it is about successful navigation. This time, in- stead of forcing onward to Antarc- tica, I’ve decided to be grateful for what this voyage of encounters has brought me. Something that is more precious than any dream. This time I BRUNSWICK COMMERCIAL & GOVERNMENT PRODUCTS, INC. am sailing down the path of love. brunswickCGP.com/workboat 386.423.2900
JUNE 2011 ALLATSEA.NET 33 Fishing V. I. GAME FISHING CLUB’S DOLPHIN DERBY FISHING TOURNAMENT JOHN ROSE TOP ANGLER, ABIGAIL III TOP BOAT
Best Boat – Abigail III. From left: Capt. Red Bailey, Dr. Billy Biscoe (behind), Billy Biscoe, Jr. (foreground), Jeff Kreiner, Frank Montgomery, Jr. (foreground), Bill Wysocki, Walter Seipel and Michael Christie. PHOTO: DEAN BARNES
he catch of a 36.41-pound dolphin (mahi-mahi) the fourth largest dolphin, a 31.35-pounder; Fernando Silva earned St. Thomas angler, Craig John Rose, Top reeled in the fifth largest off Sandy, a 28.05-pounder; Mar- Angler and a $1,000 cash prize, at the Virgin Is- cus Blackburn, on Mixed Bag, caught the sixth largest, a T lands Game Fishing Club’s (VIGFC) Dolphin Derby 27.72-pounder, and the tenth largest, a 25.52-pounder; Mi- Fishing Tournament sponsored by Budget Rent A Car, and chael Christie, on Abigail III, caught the seventh largest, a fished April 17. 26.18-pounder; Mike Frederick, on Islander, reeled in the Fishing aboard his 25-foot Spider 100% Fisherman, as 8th largest, a 25.96-pounder; and Mike Wilson, also on Is- lone angler and skipper, John Rose caught his winning lander, caught the ninth largest, a 25.63-pounder. whopper dolphin around 8am off the south side of St. John. The Best Boat award went to St. Thomas’ Abigail III with “I saw birds and that led me to the school where I caught 19 dolphin weighing 300.30-pounds in total. the biggest fish.” “We caught them mostly by seeing the birds,” says Red This first place fish was just over 18-pounds shy of the Bailey, captain of the 44-foot custom sports fisherman Abi- over 55-pound criteria to win the tournament’s ultimate gail III, and president of the VIGFC. “We started catching fish prize – $25,000 in cash. about 10:30am off the southeast side of St. John and kept An hour and a half later, John Rose caught his second catching them as we worked our way back to St. Thomas.” dolphin of the day, a 33.88-pounder, which earned him the Eleven-year-old Billy Biscoe, Jr., who was fishing aboard tournament’s second largest dolphin prize. Abigail III, won the Junior Angler award with the catch of a St. Thomas’ Bob Petersen, aboard the 27-foot Monza Fish 22.66-pound dolphin. Tails, caught the third largest dolphin, a 32.23-pounder. The fleet of 25 boats and 106 anglers representing all three “We caught two dolphin in the morning and then noth- U.S. Virgin Islands collectively caught 73 dolphin. Many boats ing,” says Petersen. “We saw frigates, floaters and even donated one of their catch to the host VIGFC, where this was porpoise, but nothing else, the pressure was really on. the featured entrée at the Awards Dinner held April 18. Then, we spotted one bird in the right spot and that’s where The VIGFC Dolphin Derby Fishing Tournament was spon- I caught the big bull. It was magical. We got back to the sored by Budget Rent A Car and Premier Wines and Spirits. dock with literally only a minute before weigh-in.” Cash prizes were awarded to anglers catching the 10 larg- est dolphin. Michael Feierbend, on the Big Kahuna, caught Report submitted by Carol M. Bareuther.
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JUNE 2011 ALLATSEA.NET 35 Tips & Tricks CHILDPROOFING YOUR MOTORYACHT OR ANY YACHT
BY PETER PATTERSON
ruising with very young children onboard can be First off, two-year-olds are fast. Bad puppy fast. a fun and rewarding experience, for both child They’re inquisitive, they like to push buttons and adult, but it does offer some challenges. and although they can say “no”, I’m not con- C Some time preparing your boat for the adventure vinced they know exactly what it means. can pay big dividends in terms of safety and peace of mind. This will translate into more enjoyment for all parties and will help alleviate a great deal of stress. Sometimes during my safety briefings Ben just seemed So I found out. to be staring off into space. Ben (probably not his real name) was two when he came Wired is, as regular readers know, a motoryacht. Child- aboard Wired. Never having had children of my own, I’m proofing a motoryacht is no doubt easier than doing the not sure I fully appreciated what that meant. Until our first same to a sailing yacht but my focus would no doubt trans- weekend underway, that is. First off, two-year-olds are fast. late to either. My primary goals were, 1: To ensure children Bad puppy fast. They’re inquisitive, they like to push but- stayed onboard. 2: To be able to sometimes restrict them tons and although they can say “no”, I’m not convinced to a safer part of the vessel away from potentially danger- they know exactly what it means. ous activities. 3: To regain my control over which switches
36 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 were on or off at any given time. The rest we could work the Virgin Islands when suddenly the chartplotter, depth- on later. sounder and engine stabilizers shut down. Ben had found Staying onboard seemed like the obvious place to start. the primary distribution panel and was neatly arranging the Putting aside the problem of the opening gates, my strat- columns of switches with little regard for which instruments egy here was simple. I’d do what the sailboaters do and I may be using at the time. (I can go without the stabilizers hang netting around the lifelines. Quick and easy. Well, per- but let’s face it; most of you are as dependent as I am on my haps not quick but still relatively easy. Except for attaching chartplotter. When is the last time you kept a DR or took a to the long sections of teak handrails I’d just finished de- noon sight on a day sail?) tailing. Having no toerail to attach the bottom of the netting slowed things down a bit too. Still, rela- tively straight-forward stuff—some fairleads under the rail, hose clamps at the bottom of the stanchions and some stout string through the hem—all very seamanlike. Well, if not seamanlike at least effective. The solution for the gates would come as I dealt with trying to estab- lish ‘out of bounds’ areas. Not want- ing to ‘re-invent the wheel’ I again went looking for solutions else- where. I considered the signs em- ployed by ferries and commercial boats restricting passenger move- ments. Given my experience with the safety briefings, I was pretty sure ZF MARINE Ben would ignore them. A more sophisticated solution would be necessary. I remembered the gates that prevented access to Granny’s living room. If such primitive tech- nology could be employed to keep O a young boy out, it could surely be modified to keep one in. A call to Custom Canvas, a cruise around the deck to establish the borders and N we soon had our solution. P Q !"# $ Zippers, Velcro, snaps and, later, % % & ' zip ties to lock the zippers, allowed % !"# ( ) $ me to quickly establish ‘safe zones’. The canvas ‘doors’ work well and *+ & & N !" solved the problem of the boarding !"# $ gates, too. This solution is both el- $ egant and seamanlike. The third element in my scheme to make Wired more child friendly was S ensuring that I would never again have an experience like the day I was ' , conning from the flybridge, steam- ing along toward Johnson Reef in
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Wired has three electrical panels on the maindeck. De- pending on your perspective, whether navigating from the flybridge or about to push the button on a Vacuflush toilet, they might all be considered critical. Therefore, they all needed protection. The panels are concealed inside neat mahogany and glass cabinets but were not locked. A nail through the stile would have worked but in this case even an ordinary ex- ternal hasp and padlock might have been a bit too crude. I found the ideal solution at the local Home Depot. Their concealed cabinet hardware presents a neat appearance and has the benefit of mounting flush with no protrusions. Installation is straightforward although it did require a cer- tain degree of precision and a couple of sharp woodwork- ing tools, which they cleverly stock in the adjacent aisle. Of course making it impossible to fall through the rails does nothing to stop a child from climbing over a rail, and gates are only temporary measures. Nothing can make up for vigilance and every adult on the yacht shares the responsibility for the safety of every child on board. Boating is a great family activ- ity and starting your children early is a good way to develop their love of the lifestyle. Remember, the very best protection comes from wearing a PFD whenever appropriate. Enjoy your time afloat.
Peter Patterson is a Canadian Coast Guard certificated Master and an ABYC certified marine technician. He is a former Canadian Yachting Association Instructor/Evaluator and powerboat instructor.
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JUNE 2011 ALLATSEA.NET 41 Consider the details: what may seem to be an obvious dress code to your eager crew, might not be as apparent for the captain.
of the RIGHT BREW
WHERE TO LOOK AND HOW TO AVOID MISTAKES
STORY BY LENA PADUKOVA U PHOTOS BY LENA PADUKOVA & TOMAS VRETHAMMAR
here are many reasons for taking on crew. communication skills, and may even improve your sailing You might be planning an extensive or ability. For an old sea wolf, it’s a splendid opportunity to pass intricate passage. You might be in need of on a tradition of great seamanship to the new generation. social stimuli (cabin fever is a problem for It’s logical to first look among your near and dear. If single-handed sailors), or perhaps you just you’ve been cruising away from home for a long period, Twant to share your costs to avoid cancelling the Grand this may be the perfect time to connect with some old Sailing Plans. mates. But if that should fail, or you are just too intrigued Finding a highly experienced crew may enhance your by the possibility of meeting new exciting sailing buddies, sailing competence, but you can also gain a lot from bringing where do you search? along even the most inexpert landlubber. Inexperienced To start with, there are numerous sites on the internet, sailors help you practice your teaching, leadership and often free for skippers to advertise. The crew then needs
42 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 If a crew is jumping ship, visit their previous boat to see the other crew and the interior of the boat to get an idea of their standards and personality. Take a look at their personal space to draw conclusions on their level of cleanliness. Don’t be afraid to ask. to pay a fee to get your contact details. This fee is a helpful of doing this is in a casual bar over a couple of beers, as it thing – it makes sure that only highly motivated crew contact creates a more relaxed atmosphere. The beer might also you, and filters away the ones that are not interested in bring out some character traits that the person might be sailing as such, simply wishing to travel for free. Also, check otherwise hiding. out the homepages of the big rallies, and the general This interview is much more important than any CVs, cruising websites and forums: many have a section for free certificates or similar. Some applicants easily get caught crew advertising. Online crew agencies are very reliable, in wishful thinking, and a handful, unfortunately, present but may be costly. plain lies. Word of mouth works, too. Tell all sailors you meet that I have encountered a southern European couple with a you are looking for crew – the good thing being that you perfect CV—but everything from their sailing experience can get straight-forward references. Check announcement to return ticket funds and non-existent drinking/smoking boards in the marina or yacht club near you. Should you be habits proved to be made up. They avoided work, were anywhere near St Martin, Grenada or Antigua, then try out not familiar with sailing basics, failed to keep to safety the VHF cruisers’ net. If a crew is jumping ship, visit their regulations, did not turn up for their night watches, drank previous boat to see the other crew and the interior of the and smoked continuously, and even admitted later that boat to get an idea of their standards and personality. Take their mile log was made up. Since it’s impossible to get a look at their personal space to draw conclusions on their rid of crew in the middle of the Atlantic in any legal or level of cleanliness. Don’t be afraid to ask. moral way, the skipper and the rest had to bear with them. On the point of analyzing the applicants’ personal letters Upon completing the crossing, they were politely asked to or CVs, remember to read between the lines. Try to meet leave immediately. This is an obvious example of why one them in person, or use a phone if a rendezvous cannot be should always ask for references, and check them before arranged. You would be surprised if you knew how many accepting any crew. Also, search for the person on Google people list English among their language skills, not being and Facebook – especially the picture galleries, they may able to hold the simplest conversation! It’s essential to ask reveal a lot. a few questions about their sailing experience, as well as Now, you’ve made sure that you are on the same their person-to-person management skills. Try to get a wavelength and that the crew’s level of experience matches picture of their lifestyle: drinking habits, family situation, your expectations. The crew are on their way, but there are budget limitations, food preferences … My favourite way still many important things to remember. Settle all the financial
At Left: Unless you want to deal with your boat becoming swamped with somebody else’s things, check what level of tidiness the crew members are used to. At Right: When to work and when to rest: make sure you and your crew is on the same wavelength.
JUNE 2011 ALLATSEA.NET 43 FINDING CREW OF THE RIGHT BREW
transactions right away. It’s sensible to ask for a deposit – it might even lower the risk should anything on the boat get broken or go missing during the trip. Make sure the crew has insurance and clear plans for the final destination: on many Caribbean islands, they must have a ticket home in order to be taken off the crew list. Remember to do this right away when clearing in at the final destination. This will avoid having to get their passports and plane tickets sorted out when they are already on island time and couldn’t care less about their old skipper trying to get the papers straightened out. Handling it by the book, you are sure to avoid any bureaucracy, and have a wonderful and mutually giving experience cruising together with your new crew!
Lena Padukova is a former IT professional and has worked with recruitment as part of her job. Nowadays she is cruising full-time and occasionally picks up extra crew in Europe and in the Caribbean.
At Bottom: Look for crew in large marinas near international airports. Here, we keep a close lookout in Sint Maarten. At Top Right: Hav- ing a drink or two, while talking to the crew, might reveal some unexpected personality traits.
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46 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 Puerto Rico JUNIOR SAILOR PROFILE: PUERTO RICO’S FERNANDO MONLLOR
BY CAROL M. BAREUTHER
Fernando at the International Sunfish Class Midwinter Championships. PHOTO COURTESY OF FAYE BLACK PHOTO COURTESY OF FAYE
eadlines on the International Sunfish Class As- “He loved sailing and he loved the competi- sociation website broadcast the news of Puerto tion,” says Monllor’s mother Ivette ... . “There Rico’s Fernando Monllor’s win by a whopping 26 was no turning back after that and he hasn’t Hpoints at the 2011 Sunfish Midwinter Champion- stopped sailing since.” ship, held March 16th to 19th at Fort Walton Yacht Club, in Florida. This isn’t the first time the 17-year-old sailor from Ponce has made news with his sailing talents and it won’t “He loved sailing and he loved the competition,” says be the last. Monllor’s win earned him an entry to represent Monllor’s mother Ivette, who adds that her son’s love of Puerto Rico in the Sunfish at the Pan-American Games in the sport has influenced brothers Alejandro and Miguel as Mexico this summer. well. “There was no turning back after that and he hasn’t It was the Sunfish that Monllor first learned to sail at age stopped sailing since.” six. He and his father would head out on the nearly 14-foot Monllor enjoyed a wildly successful Optimist career. For normally single-handed sailboat just for fun. Two years later, one, he won the Scotiabank International Optimist Regatta his parents enrolled him in the Ponce Yacht & Fishing Club in St. Thomas in 2007. After this event, he competed in the summer sailing camp where he learned to sail Optimist din- Optimist South American Championships in Peru where he ghies. His talent and natural ability was evident early on. finished in the top 20 – with a broken arm! He concluded Monllor won the Optimist regatta held at the conclusion of his first summer camp. Continued on page 49
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Continued from page 47 Fernando receives the Sunfish Midwinters his Optimist career in 2008, finishing 22/204 at the Optimist Perpetual Trophy. North Americans in Curacao and 18/250 at the Optimist Worlds in Turkey. He also was a member of the Puerto Rican Optimist Sailing Team that won five consecutive continen- tal team-racing titles. The next stop in Monllor’s sailing career was the Sunfish. “I chose the Sunfish because this was my first boat. It’s also a boat I could sail successfully and com- pete in, in the Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) and in the Pan American Games given my weight, height and experience.” Monllor’s success in the Sunfish to date has been amaz- ing. Two years ago he sailed his first Sunfish Midwinters and finished Top Junior and 16th overall. Last year, in the same event, he again finished Top Junior and improved his over- all finish to 8th place. This year he won the event. Monllor has also sailed in the Sunfish International Youth Champi- onships in the Bahamas where he finished 2nd overall, the Sunfish Worlds also in the Bahamas where he ended 54th, the Sunfish South Americans in Columbia where he scored 14th overall, and in the Sunfish Class in the Central Ameri-
In action at the Sunfish South Americans in Columbia. PHOTOS COURTESY OF FAYE BLACK PHOTOS COURTESY OF FAYE
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“I like the freedom,” he says. “I love to be out there in control of my boat and enjoy nature. I don’t have words to describe it; it just feels good to sail, to play the wind, to be in the water.”
can & Caribbean Games in Mayaguez last summer where ing for Puerto Rico’s Raul Rios in the International 420 he finished sixth. Since then, Monllor has been training for to represent Puerto Rico at the ISAF Youth Worlds the Pan-American Games by competing in all major Sunfish in Croatia. regattas in the U.S. and South America, which included the His ultimate sailing goals are the 2016 Olympics in a dou- Midwinters in Florida that he won. ble-handed boat.
What’s daily life like for a teenager What does Monllor like best about sailing? this dedicated to sailing? “I like the freedom,” he says. “I love to be out there in con- “He trains on the water Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays trol of my boat and enjoy nature. I don’t have words to de- and some Sundays,” tells his mother. “On Mondays, Tues- scribe it; it just feels good to sail, to play the wind, to be days and Thursdays he does physical training and weights. in the water. I am lucky to have been born and raised in He also has to make sure he’s eating healthy and keeping Puerto Rico where the wind is always perfect and the water up his weight, and he is studying often in preparation for always warm, the view always amazing. Also, I’ve been lucky SAT’s and other college entrance tests. He is currently in- to represent my island and sail around the world, which has clined to a college in the northeast and looks forward to been incredible. But, I think the best part is that I can enjoy college sailing, but he still has another year of high school. sailing with my family.” In his spare time, he enjoys kite-surfing, windsurfing and longboard/downhill skateboarding.” This summer, Monllor will split his time between sail- Carol M. Bareuther, RD, is a St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands ing in the Pan American Games in Sunfish and crew- based marine writer and registered dietitian.
50 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 United States Virgin Islands
Whistling Cay, Great Thatch and Jost van Dyke from Trunk Bay.
DESTINATION: ST. JOHN AN IN-DEPTH GUIDE
STORY BY PATRICIA BURSTEIN U PHOTOS: RENA DAWSON
t. John is a hugely pleasing anomaly in the United painted houses, pink, yellow, lime, with wood shutters States Virgin Islands. Most every modern amenity, draped in bougainvillea. from over-the-counter cough medicines to gour- Three blocks away is three-story Mongoose Junction, Smet cheeses and fine wines, are readily accessible. built out of recycled stones from old sugar mill plantations, Yet, remarkably, this 19 square mile island of under 5,000 here you will find restaurants, clothing and jewelry stores. people retains a charm redolent of the old West Indies. An art gallery, Bajo el Sol, showcases the work of local art- Undisturbed by an increasingly homogenized world, two- ist Avelino Samuels, whose wood-turning pieces, created thirds of St. John is a national park. out of mahogany, lignum vitae, white prickle and other na- The only way to get to the island is by your own boat tive trees are palpably beautiful. Oil paintings by his sister or hourly ferry service from St. Thomas, three miles to the Karen Samuels, portray the faces, landscapes and history of north. It takes 20 minutes to reach St. Cruz, the main hub St. John in all its intonations. of St. John, affectionately known as Love City, which has an St. John was settled in 1718 by the Danes whose easy, breezy, friendly feel. Directly off the dock is Wharfside plantations flourished on the backs of African slaves. Village, a winding maze of shops, bars and restaurants set amongst cobblestone streets. It blends with the brightly Continued on page 53
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Emancipation did not come for more than a century un- til July 3 1848. Their descendents make up the majority of the population today. In 1917 the United States bought St. John from Denmark. Later in the century, in 1956, American philanthropist Laurence Rockefeller, the original owner of the renowned Caneel Bay resort, donated 5,000 acres of land to establish a national park. Today the park covers over 12,000 acres, 5,650 of which are aquatic lands. There are 200 mooring buoys inside the National Park, these are available at a cost of $15 per night. The regis- tration fee, good for 30 days each year, is limited to boats under 60 feet. Day moorings are free. “Not dropping a hook into the sea every day helps,” says park ranger Deanna Sommerville. Information about moorings and anchoring, along with guided ecological tours, are available at the National Park Visitors Center (340-776-6201) in Cruz Bay. Reef Bay, among 21 trails, is a must-do albeit a somewhat arduous trek through three miles of both shady, moist forest and semi-arid scrublands. Herons, hummingbirds and frig- ates soar over bay trees, anthereums, bromeliads and pipe organ cactus. One side trail leads to a waterfall and petro- glyphs; farther down towards the beach is the old steam- driven rum factory. The best snorkeling is at Water Lemon Cay, a one-and-half mile flat, breezy trail along the water’s edge from the Annaberg Plantation ruins. It can also be reached by boat. At the pow- Sugar mill in the Annaberg ruins from plantation days Continued on page 55
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Continued from page 53 dery white sand Trunk Bay – the most popular tourist beach – there is a marked underwater trail identifying coral and fish. Sadly, at Trunk, there seems to be more signage than fish. Safari taxis at the ferry dock run full-day and half-day tours. Rental cars are for hire. But driving on the left – in ve- hicles with American left-side steering – can be somewhat daunting over mountainous roads with switchbacks. The $1 bus that runs from Cruz Bay to sleepier Coral Bay, home to salty sailors and left-over hippies, is yet another option. The bus travels east past Bordeaux Mountain, at 1277 feet the highest peak on the island, with horizons of sparkling sea and views of Coral Bay and the British Virgin Islands. Goats,
St. John was settled in 1718 by the Danes whose plantations flourished on the backs of African slaves. ... Their descendents make up the majority of the population today.
donkeys and roosters amble across the roads while lizards scurry and iguanas slither around the brush. Out east is the venerable Miss Lucy’s, fine dining as it was in the days before upscale resorts: conch fritters with a picante sauce, callaloo soup, avocado snapper as entrées; banana pancakes for desert. Miss Lucy passed away, and her son now runs the restaurant. At ‘full moon parties’ there is suckling pig. Sunday brunch features Sambacombi Latin Jazz with Rich Greengold and Eddie Brice. St. John has a lively music scene including reggae bands, cabaret-style singers and more. Farther east is Vie’s Snack Shack serving up Garlic Chick- en with Honey Johnny Cakes for $7.50. For $2.50 you can spend the day at her beach across the street, a narrow rib- bon of sand and tranquil blue-green seas. On the west end of St. John, past Cruz Bay, there is an equally agreeable local place, P&P By-The-Sea on wind- swept, rocky Moorehead Point. Make sure to visit Mooie’s, the only authentic rum shop on the island. Frequented both by locals and tourists, it is Politics Central. Murals on the walls document the way of life in the old days. Ms. Theodora, an engaging woman with a mellifluous voice, presides. Welcome to St. John.
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JUNE 2011 ALLATSEA.NET 55 United States Virgin Islands NAMASTE FOUND WHAT TO DO IF YOUR BOAT IS STOLEN
BY CAROL M. BAREUTHER
he call went out via email on March 7 from a marine in Tortola, the Department of Planning & Natural Resources surveying company based in Hamburg, Germany, and U.S. Coast Guard were all appropriately notified and by on behalf of an insurance company and yacht afternoon the missing vessel was secured. T owner: be on the look-out for a Norwegian La- “I think this shows the power of Email,” says Wilson. “Ten goon 380 Premium reported missing between February 27 years ago this wouldn’t have been possible. Now it’s easy and March 3 from its mooring in Charlotte Amalie Harbor, to get the word out fast when a vessel goes missing and the St. Thomas. Pamela Wilson, broker for St. Thomas-based marine community is a tight knit one.” Cool Cat Charters, received the Email on March 17 and im- Burton agrees. “We all look out for one another. Whether mediately passed it on to her captain, Kristopher Burton, it’s the safety of one another’s boats or even when a boat who runs the 48-foot term charter catamaran, Sweetest starts dragging on its mooring. I’ve never known someone Thing. Bingo. Vessel found a short ten days after it was first to sit there and let it happen.” reported missing. For their efforts, Wilson and Burton split a reward “My 78-year-old mom was visiting from Wyoming and I of $7500. read Pamela’s Email to her and my wife as we sat on the Vessels going missing in the Caribbean are far from back of our boat in Elephant Bay, off Water Island,” says an everyday occurrence. But should this occur, own- Captain Burton. “We looked at the picture and then looked ers should notify their insurance company immediately. over at the boat anchored a short ways in front of us. My The insurance company can initiate a search within the mom picked up on it immediately and said it looked identi- global marine community that ripples out far and wide cal to the yacht reported missing.” electronically. In addition, key theft prevention mea- Captain Burton jumped in his dinghy, motored over to the sures include securing the vessel, stowing expensive unoccupied yacht and, sure enough, a crude rendition of a equipment out of plain view and having an on-location new name in small lettering barely obscured the true name person to watch over the vessel while owners are away of the vessel, Namaste. Likewise, the registration numbers for an extended time. had been ripped off, but again visible enough in the im- pression left behind. Finally, a call to the insurance com- pany confirmed the vessel’s hull number matched with the Carol M. Bareuther, RD, is a St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands missing yacht. The German company’s Caribbean surveyor based marine writer and registered dietitian.
Namaste was found thanks to a sharp eye and the internet.
56 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 British Virgin Islands VIRGIN ISLANDS’ TEAM INTAC/CROWLEY ALL-STAR SAILORS LOOK TO CONQUER MELGES 32 WORLD
BY CAROL M. BAREUTHER
Team INTAC/Crowley in action at the BVI Spring Regatta. PHOTO: DEAN BARNES
“We worked very hard together as a team for the last several months and it has paid off handsome- ly,” says Plaxton, who has lived, sailed and worked as INTAC’s chief investment officer in the BVI for 17 years. “Our motto is Peace, Love and Boat Speed.”
team of U.S. and British Virgin Islands’ sailors are and ultimately bring the hosting of this championship out to conquer the world, the world of sailing back to Virgin Islands waters. that is, and to bring that world to the Caribbean. “The Melges 32 is the Formula One of racing,” says AAnd they are well on their way. Robert Jennings, an avid sailor, colleague of Plaxton’s M32 or Team INTAC/Crowley, is a Melges 32 helmed by at the BVI-based INTAC Global Investments, and me- the BVI’s Mark Plaxton, with an all-star crew that includes dia/advertising liaison for the team. “The economy America’s Cup winning St. Thomas-based helmsman Pe- is leading to downsized Farr 40 and TP 52 programs, ter Holmberg; J24 World Champion, Anthony Kotoun; and as a result, some of the top sailors in the world professional sailor, Ben Beer; and 49er Olympic hopeful, are racing the Melges 32, so it’s an extremely competi- Topher Kingsley. The team built a ‘picket fence’ of first tive class.” place finishes this season at the St. Maarten Heineken The International Sailing Federation recognized the Regatta, International Rolex Regatta and BVI Spring Re- Melges 32 as an international class in 2008 and there gatta. Their goal is to win the Melges 32 Worlds in 2012 are now fleets in North America, Europe and Australia.
JUNE 2011 ALLATSEA.NET 57 British Virgin Islands
What’s interesting is that this one-design class has strict with this dream team it certainly makes a good in- rules such as the boat must be owner-driven and no more vestment. This is also the first time a Melges 32 has than three professional sailors can sail aboard as crew. been backed by a full time media partner: T2P.TV and The first phase of M32/Team INTAC/Crowley’s cam- Tucker Thompson. paign was to build a solid string of wins in the Carib- Plaxton will next ship the Melges 32 to the U.S. main- bean. Indeed, the team scored no less than first place land for several major regattas These include the U.S. finishes to win the CSA Spinnaker Racing Class at both National Championships in Rye, NY, in May; the North the Gill Commodores Cup and St. Maarten Heineken Re- American Championships and Northeast Regatta in July gatta and also picked up ‘Best Overall Boat’. This feat and September, both in Newport, RI; the East Coast they repeated twice more, winning their class and earn- Championships in Charleston, SC, in October, and fi- ing ‘Best Overall CSA Boat’ at the International Rolex nally the Gold Cup in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, in December. Regatta, and winning the CSA Spinnaker Racing 2 class The 2012 Melges 32 Worlds will be hosted by the New at the BVI Spring Regatta with seven firsts and also ‘Best York Yacht Club and sailed in Newport, in September. A Overall Boat’ award. win here would definitely put the team, and the Carib- “We worked very hard together as a team for the last sev- bean, even more firmly on the world map for competi- eral months and it has paid off handsomely,” says Plaxton, tive sailing. who has lived, sailed and worked as INTAC’s chief invest- Looking ahead, Jennings says, “The owner of the Peter ment officer in the BVI for 17 years. “Our motto is Peace, Island resort has two sons that race Melges 32s. I think Pe- Love and Boat Speed.” ter Island would be a wonderful location to host the Melges Next up is securing a sponsor. 32 Worlds in the future.” “Ideally we’re looking for one sponsor,” says Plaxton, “Or, if not, three to four sponsors.” The cost to conquer the world doesn’t come cheap. Carol M. Bareuther, RD, is a St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands The campaign is estimated at around $750,000. But based marine writer and registered dietitian.
58 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 British Virgin Islands SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD SUMMER GAMES BVI SAILORS HEAD TO GREECE
BY JANE BAKEWELL
Sailability Team – From left: Elsa Meyers, Akeem David, Lenford Pope, Jaye Noel, Glenford Gordon, Delroy Gordon. PHOTO: BVI WATER SPORTS CENTRE PHOTO: BVI WATER
hese are proud times for BVI Water Sports Centre competing against giants with teams representing the US, directors, Colin Bramble and his wife Alison. Feb- UK, China and Australia.” ruary marked the six-year anniversary of their sail- This is the only Special Olympics program that includes T ing program on Tortola and they celebrated this sailing as a sport in the Caribbean and Latin America and is by unveiling a series of six, first issue, BVI stamps with the considered the largest sporting event worldwide for 2011. Queen’s insignia highlighting their Sailability BVI program. The Special Olympics was founded in 1968 by Eunice This is the only program of its kind outside of the United Kennedy Shriver, who had a vision: to include athletes with States and United Kingdom that specifically deals with sail- intellectual disabilities in a major sporting event. She fore- ors challenged by various disabilities. Famed British quad- saw this competition as a platform for these athletes to de- riplegic sailor Geoff Holt flew in specifically to encourage fend their special abilities and gain both acceptance and the program and acknowledge his image on three of the confidence. Now 7,500 athletes from 185 nations compete stamps – a tribute to his 2010 solo trans-Atlantic sail to the in 22 Olympic type sports. The BVI team is comprised of BVI, the very place a tragic injury left him paralyzed in 1984, the four Sailability BVI sailors who range in age from 16 to when he was in his twenties. 20 years and two ‘unified partners’, youth teammates Elsa Two of the young Sailability BVI sailors featured on the Meyers and Jaye Noel, who will assist in some of the com- stamps, Glenford Gordon and Lenford Pope, will join team- petition classes on 420 sailboats. mates Delray Gordon and Akeem David for the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens held June 25th to July 4th. Jane Bakewell is a freelance writer and lover of the sea who “This is really huge for us,“ Alison explained. “We are has made the BVI her home since 1994.
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60 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 St. Maarten / St. Martin AN-TIKI FOUR MEN, ONE RAFT, ONE OCEAN
BY GARY E. BROWN
t started with an ad in a British newspaper: Fancy raft- ing across the Atlantic? Famous traveler requires three crew. Must be OAP. Serious adventurers only. I The ad was placed by 84-year old adventurer Antho- ny Smith and it set in motion a rafting adventure that saw four men complete a 66-day voyage from Gomera in the Canary Islands to St. Maarten, in the Dutch West Indies, on a craft made of water pipes. Smith, the man behind the scheme, is no stranger to high- profile adventure and his bio reads like something from a Boy’s Own annual from the 1960s: ballooning over the Alps, rafting down the Amazon, presenting a science program on TV. So it’s no wonder that his ad attracted three likely lads for what many said was a foolhardy voyage. Although risky, the voyage also raised a substantial amount of money for the charity WaterAid, an organization dedicated to providing clean water, safe sanitation and hy- giene education to the world’s poorest people. “WaterAid is a very good cause. We’re very happy to be promoting them. We had a great trip and we can say that WaterAid can benefit,” said Smith shortly after he stepped ashore at the Maarten Yacht Club. An-Tiki carried a ‘Yellow Brick’ tracking device, which al- lowed her many supporters to track the voyage through the adventurers’ website. When the raft left Gomera on January 30, the announced plan was to sail to the Bahamas some 400 miles north of her actual landfall. This seemed to suggest that the raft was difficult to steer, however the re- verse appears to be true. Sailing Master David Hildred had nothing put praise for the handling capabilities of the raft,
claiming the reason they changed course was because the An-Tiki shortly before making trip was taking longer than planned and members of the landfall in St. Maarten.
crew had commitments ashore. WWW.SAILSERENDIPITY.COM PHOTO: TRISH BAILY “We managed to get this incredible vessel to track very well, not only dead downwind, but on broad reaches and “When I first got involved with this with even on a beam reach,” says Hildred. He described how Anthony, his first comment to me was any fool the rudders broke two days out and explained how they were able to steer by means of four dagger boards, one at can be uncomfortable on a raft, so we had all each corner of the raft, and a long sweep attached to the the creature comforts of home,” says Hildred. stern. Using these, he says “we managed to get the vessel “We had plenty of food, plenty of water. We to track from one point to another chosen point, which is washed in fresh water and we showered in pretty amazing for a raft.” fresh water.”
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An-Tiki crew. From left: David Hildred (57) Captain Anthony Smith (85) John Russell (61) and Andrew Bainbridge (56). PHOTO: TRISH BAILY WWW.SAILSERENDIPITY.COM PHOTO: TRISH BAILY
It’s fitting that a raft voyaging while raising money for Wa- beams. Of these, seven were water pipes and seven gas terAid should be constructed of heavy duty water pipes. supply pipes. The water pipes/crossbeams also carried the “The company couldn’t have been more supportive,” raft’s fresh water supply. says crewman John Russell when referring to GPS PE Pipe The cross pipes and the main pipes are held together by Systems, the company that donated the pipes used to ratchet strap lashings with a 5000kg breaking strain. build the raft. “They’ve been in touch with us throughout Crew accommodation comprises of an animal shelter the journey. They have been brilliant. We couldn’t have secured to the deck. It all sounds rickety and uncomfort- asked for more.” able. However, the raft was in perfect shape when it ar- Four Polyethylene pipes made up the main structure of rived in St. Maarten and the crew was in perfect health the raft. Fourteen smaller diameter pipes acted as cross- and well rested.
An-Tiki received a tumultuous welcome as she entered Simpson Bay Lagoon and tied up at the St. Maarten Yacht Club. PHOTO: GARY BROWN/OCEANMEDIA. PHOTO: GARY
62 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 “When I first got involved with this with Anthony, his first comment to me was any fool can be uncomfort- YACHTBLAST able on a raft, so we had all the creature comforts of MARITIME/SAILING SHOW home,” says Hildred. “We had plenty of food, plenty ROCK, BLUES AND SAILING NEWS of water. We washed in fresh water and we showered in fresh water.” www.yachtblast.comw Doctor Andrew Bainbridge kept a close watch on the crew and noted that other than a chest infection, and a EVERYE SUNDAY few minor skin ailments, the crew remained healthy. “We ANDA MONDAY had excellent nutrition. Once we got rid of the bugs we’d FFrom St. Maarten acquired in the Canaries, there were no further problems IIslands 92 - 91.9 fm after that.” anaand online at The voyage of An-Tiki was closely followed by the in- wwww.island92.com
ternational media and much was made of Captain Smith’s AvailableAAv a as a weekly birthday, and rightly so. It’s not everyone that can say they podcastppodc from Itunes turned 85 while in mid ocean on a raft. The crew made An- thony a cake, and images of the celebration were beamed around the world. Gary Brown is the author of the Caribbean’s No.1 sailing adventure For now An-Tiki lies at rest in St. Maarten’s Simpson Bay Caribbean High available in paperback Lagoon, but the voyage isn’t over. from amazon.com or as an ebook “There is some possibility that we will continue this voy- from amazon.com and amazon.co.uk age to the Bahamas,” says Hildred. For more information about An-Tiki and WaterAid, visit: http://gasballoon.com/antiki & www.wateraid.org
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64 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 St. Barth LES VOILES DE SAINT BARTH RAMBLER WINS AGAIN!
STORY BY ELLEN LAMPERT-GRÉAUX U PHOTOS: ROSEMOND GRÉAUX
Rambler, big winner in the maxi class.
eturning to defend their title in the maxi yacht Port of Gustavia, and all sponsors (including Richard Mille class for the second edition of Les Voiles de Saint watches, Gaastra sportswear and Coca-Cola) down, the Barth, George David’s Rambler 100 blazed to the event assumed an air of maturity. This feeling of ‘coming R finish line and once again took top honors over of age’ spread to the races themselves and the numerous four days of racing, finishing 1-2-1-1 for the week. cocktail parties and concerts on shore. “We are delighted with the way the boat handles and One of the nice things about Les Voiles is the presence of our ability to sail one hundred percent even on the shorter local boats and island-based amateur sailors, such as Ray- courses,” said skipper Ken Read. His biggest opponent was mond Magras with Speedy Nemo, third in the racing class, the 97-foot Dubois-designed Genuine Risk, who fought as and boats from neighboring islands such as Carlo Falcone’s hard as possible to overcome the imposing Rambler. “It 1938 Alfred Mylne 80-foot Fife Mariella from Antigua, which was very difficult to win,” said Read. “Genuine Risk is a well- sailed to victory in the classic class. Four yachts competed sailed boat, with a lot of the Swedish America’s Cup team in classic class, with second place going to Donald Tofias’ onboard. It’s a canting-keeled boat, different from ours, but W76 White Wings, based in St Barth every winter and skip- still high performance. We had our work cut out for us.” pered by Faraday Rosenberg. Third place went to the beau- Sir Peter Harrison’s Farr 115 Sojana, with such great sail- tiful gaff yawl Kate, from St. Kitts. ors as Peter Holmberg, Lionel Pean, Jacques Vincent, and The next edition of Les Voiles de Saint Barth will take Brian Thompson aboard, finished third overall. place April 2nd to 7th 2012. For complete details about the With racing held from April 5th to the 9th (April 7th is a lay- regatta, visit: www.lesvoilesdesaintbarth.com day for the skippers to relax at Nikki Beach in Saint Jean), the 2011 edition of Les Voiles de Saint Barth firmly established this regatta as a major Caribbean nautical event. This was re- Ellen Lampert-Gréaux lives in Saint Barthélemy where she is flected in the numbers with almost 50 boats on the start line, editor-in-chief of Harbour Magazine, and has been a regu- twice the size of the inaugural edition of the race last year. lar contributor to All At Sea since 2000. She writes regularly From event organizer François Tolede; to race direc- about entertainment design and technology for Live Design tor Luc Poupon (himself an accomplished sailor who lives magazine, and about Caribbean architecture for MACO, a on the island), the staff of the Saint Barth Yacht Club, the Trinidad-based lifestyle magazine.
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Mariella – comfortable on the port tack. PHOTO: STEVE MANLEY WWW.SPICENECKLACE.COM ANTIGUA CLASSIC REGATTA 2011 FAST AND BEAUTIFUL
BY DEVI SHARP
ixty-eight yachts ranging in size from the 26-foot, rigging and adherence to traditional designs and overall David Boyd Sloop, Springtide, to the 180-foot An- presentation. This is the opportunity for each boat to show- dre Hoek Ketch, Marie, competed in the 24th Anti- case their attention to detail and maintenance. Sgua Classic Yacht Regatta. In this context a ‘classic Aboard Rebecca of Vineyard Haven, a 60-foot Nat Ben- yacht’ can qualify based on their age, while other, newer jamin Schooner, built in 1999, owners Pam and Brian Mal- boats, qualify based on their design. colm told me her story and conveyed their pride in be- Thursday, and overcast skies found crews madly wiping ing custodians of this classic design. Below, the interior raindrops from the varnish as they awaited the arrival of the was warm and shiny with silver Bali and Angelique wood judges for the prestigious Concours d’ Elegance competi- from Suriname. To the Malcolm’s delight, their schoo- tion. The judges examine the bright work, decks, interior, ner was awarded first prize for a privately maintained
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Classic Class boat. Other Concours d’ Elegance class win- equally as fierce among the traditional Carriacou Sloops. ners included Susie Standhope’s Spirited Lady of Fowey The light winds favored the new build Zemi, while some of and the newly launched Carriacou Sloop New Moon, the heavier sloops, ironically, the ones with engines, could which arrived from Carriacou. The classic Latifa was the have used more wind. overall winner, taking home the Arny Frizell award; a The light conditions did not detract from the evening beautiful scrimshaw plaque. events and generous parties sponsored by local and inter- With a large trough of low pressure over Antigua, condi- national businesses. The Panerai hospitality booth provided tions were less than ideal for racing. Friday dawned clear participants and observers with drinks and snacks. Mount with light winds. Colorful spinnakers were flown on the Gay Rum threw a ‘Dark and Stormy’ party that had a few downwind legs and conditions favored the lighter boats. folks wobbly the next day. The gentle winds gave the new competitors an oppor- Walking the docks at the end of each day of racing was tunity to test the local conditions and learn more about a joy and, by the list of home ports inscribed on shining the competition. transoms, it was easy to see that Antigua Classics attracts The mighty J class sloops Velsheda and Ranger contin- yachts from all over the world. Atrevida, a 95-foot Herrschoff ued their old rivalry and charged across the start line. The J’s weren’t alone in their nautical jousting. Competition was Continued on page 71
IT TAKES MORE THAN ADVERSITY TO STOP LONE FOX
Lone Fox. PHOTO: OCEANMEDIA/FILE PHOTO
First overall in the Classic & Vintage Class, collect- Bermuda. Incidents that could have removed ing the Wayfarer Marine Trophy, and winner of the the Robert Clark designed 62-footer from the regatta overall, was Ira H. Epstein’s Lone Fox. racing scene for a long time. But Epstein and That Lone Fox even made it to the regatta his gutsy crew pulled together and made it is amazing. Having been laid up after seriously to Antigua. damaging her keel while racing in Maine, she As overall regatta winner, Lone Fox was awarded was re-launched in freezing weather only to the much prized Panerai Trophy and the stunning, suffer the loss of a headstay two days out of special edition, Panerai Timepiece.
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Continued from page 68 mittee boat announced that the race was abandoned. This was particularly hard on Gaia, as she was only a few boat- staysail schooner, built in 1923, was the oldest boat in the lengths from the finish line, but the committee felt that if regatta. The schooner arrived from Brazil and it did not go they let Gaia complete the race it would be past dark be- unnoticed that they had great music and celebrated the fore the smaller boats finished. end of the day with champagne. The Government of Antigua has recently declared Sunday, and the final day of competition showed prom- ‘Sport Yachting’ a national sport. Eventually, this will of- ise. Crews were keen, alert, and ready to put into practice fer all young Antiguans between the ages of eight and 18 all they had learned during the previous two races. There the opportunity to add dinghy sailing to their school cur- were scores to settle, but the winds died and many boats riculum. Aboard Gaia, they took the initiative and invited came to a standstill at the second mark. Jokes about set- along a local dinghy sailor and give him a taste of sailing ting an anchor did the rounds, but not all the yachts were a big boat. becalmed and there was some controversy when the com- Although this year’s regatta would have benefited from more wind, it was still a huge success and the organizers rejoiced in the record number of boats taking part. Clas- Carriacou sloop sic yachts, three days of sailing, a single-handed race, gig with all rags flying. races, cream teas and a parade of yachts through English Harbour. All this and the familiar skirl of bagpipes to wel- come the boats home at the end of each day, from the yacht Serenity. Antigua, where the legends live on. For full results, visit: www.antiguaclassics.com
Devi Sharp is a retired wildlife biologist. She is exploring the Caribbean with her husband, Hunter, aboard their sail- boat Arctic Tern. PHOTO: STEVE MANLEY WWW.SPICENECKLACE.COM
Atrevida takes a close look at Velsheda. PHOTO: LEE SMITH
JUNE 2011 ALLATSEA.NET 71 Grenada OYSTER REGATTA 2011 OFF TO A FLYING START AT PORT LOUIS MARINA
STORY AND PHOTOS BY INGRID ABERY
Second placed overall in class 1, Magrathea, crossing tacks with first overall in class 2, Sulana. PHOTOS: INGRID ABERY/WWW.HOTCAPERS.COM
ort Louis marina, a recent addition to the Camp- of nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla in the air and an Abun- er & Nicholson portfolio, sits nestled on the lee dance of mouth-watering beach-front eateries added to side of the lush tropical island of Grenada. In the the appeal. The nightly parties at Le Phare Bleu, the Aquar- P growing superyacht market, Port Louis now not ium, La Luna and Port Louis marina were preceded by an only caters to the more modest boats but also boats up opening cocktail party and buffet at the boutique resort of to 90 meters in length and with a six meter draft. As the Mount Cinnamon with the Prime Minister, the Hon. Tillman mighty Maltese Falcon can concur it is one of only two Thomas, as guest of honor. marinas in the world that enables the boat to switch off Twenty-four boats in two classes lined up on the start line, its generator. with a few more in the Oyster family cruising the area. A com- Little wonder, then, that when considering a new venue bination of courses – of around 20 miles each day – was set to for their biannual regatta and rendezvous, British based enhance the appreciation of the beautiful tropical coastline. Oyster Marine Ltd., was seduced by the lure of Port Louis Racing’s Formula 1 pundit and former team boss Eddie and the ‘Spice Island’. The lush rain forest, waterfalls, scents Jordan took time out to enjoy the spoils the island had
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to offer and helmed his Oyster 655 Lush to victory in the opening race with Chris Shea’s 72, Magrathea, chomping at her heels. Aside from a few 655’s – one of the latest designs from the Oyster fold – the week welcomed boats at the other end of the spectrum. Adrian Hartley and Christine Web- ster’s Quadrille II did well for her 20-something years on the water by crossing the line first in each of the four races. For this they received a special prize. Another couple for whom it was about taking part in the adventure was Ray and Birgitte Charmak racing their Oyster 53 Out of India. They had a great start on day three. Racing from the picturesque Calivigny Bay, they judged the line well and set off at pace. “I was determined to get a good start today,” said Ray. “We have been shy of the line on the last two occasions and as one of the smallest boats in the class, we always have most of the fleet in front of us. Before we decided
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to set off on our adventures with Out of India, Birgitte and I had hardly done any sailing at all. We really jumped in at the deep-end. Now we have sailed the yacht across the Atlantic and completed thousands of miles together. But the boat is not set up for racing, so our main aim at these regattas is to have fun and we are certainly doing that in Grenada.” One of the many boats that make the winter transatlan- tic pilgrimage is SunsuSea. Having crossed on the ARC in 2009, Mariusz and Paulina Kierebinscy from Poland have enjoyed cruising the varied Caribbean waters. “My family loves to sail especially in the Caribbean. This is our second Oyster Regatta and although we have little experience of racing, it’s a great way to learn how to im- prove our sailing technique,” said Mariusz. He added, “We really like Grenada. It is such a friendly place and safe for our children. After the regatta we will be cruising through The Grenadines to St. Lucia, our last adventure before the boat returns across the Atlantic.”
Ingrid Abery is a freelance photographer and writer. She has contributed to specialist sailing titles, travel, lifestyle and men’s magazines. Her camera has put her at the heart of events such as the America’s Cup and the Olympics. www.ingridabery.com PHOTO: INGRID ABERY/WWW.HOTCAPERS.COM
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JUNE 2011 ALLATSEA.NET 75 Resources CARIBBEAN MARINAS ALL AT SEA’S CARIBBEAN MARINA GUIDE
Maximum Maximum Electrical VHF Wireless Draft Length # of Slips Fresh Water Supply Cable / Satellite TVDiesel Gas Shower / WCLaundry Provisioning Bar / RestaurantSecurity Channel Internet
Antigua Jolly Harbour Marina 268-462-6042 10’ 250’ 140 U 110/220 Cable UUUUUUU 68 U
Aruba Renaissance Marina Aruba 297-588-0260 13’ 200’ 50 U 110/220 UUUUUUUU16/69 U
Curaçao Curaçao Marine + 5999 465 8936 13’ 120’ 30 U 110/220/380 UUUUU67 FREE
Curaçao Seru Boca 599-767-9042 14’ 150’ 140 U 127/220 UUUUU67
809.523.8646/ 110/220 v to D.R. Casa de Campo Marina 16’ 250’ 350 68 8647 U 60 hrz UUUUUUUU U
110/220 D.R. Marina Zar Par 809-523-5858 12’ 120’ 110 5 FREE U 308 UUUUUUUU
12’ D.R. Ocean World Marina 809-970-3373 250’ 104 110/220 16/68 + U UUUUUUUU U
USB Grenada Clarkes Court Bay Marina 473-439-2593 13’ 60’ 52 110/220 16/74 U UUUUU access
Grenada Grenada Marine 473-443-1667 15’ 70’ 4 U 110/220 UUUUU16 FREE
Grenada Le Phare Bleu Marina 473-444-2400 15’ 120’ 60 U 110/220/480 UUUUUUU 16 FREE 110/208/220/ Grenada Port Louis Marina 473-435-7431 14.76’ 90m 170 U 230/240/400/ UUUUUU14 FREE 480/630V 110/220/ Grenada Prickly Bay Marina 473-439-5265 17’ 200’ 10 16 U 308 UUUUUUU U
Guadeloupe Marina Bas-du-Fort 590 590 936 620 15.5’ 210’ 1,100 U 110/220/380 UUUUUUU 9 FREE
Errol Flynn Marina 110/220/480 Jamaica 876-715-6044 32’ 600’ 33 Cable 16/9 FREE & Shipyard U 1&3PH 50/60HZ UUUUUUU Jost Van North Latitude Marina 248-495-9930 12’ 50’ N/A N/A 16 Dyke U UU
Puerto Rico Marina Pescaderia 787-717-3638 8’ 65’ 97 U 110/220 UUUUUUU16/68 U
Puerto Rico Puerto del Rey Marina 787-860-1000 15’ 260’ 1,000 U 120/208 Cable UÊ U U U U U U 16/71 U
Puerto Rico Sunbay Marina 787-863-0313 12’ 75’ 287 U 110/220 Cable UUUUU U16/12 U
St. Croix St. Croix Marine 340-773-0289 11’ 150’ 44 U 110/220 UUUUUUUU16/18
Rodney Bay Marina St. Lucia 758-452-0324 15’ 220’ 253 U 110/220 UUUUUUUU16/17 U
110/220/380 St. Lucia The Marina at Marigot Bay 758-451-4275 16’ 250’ 40 Cable 16/12 U 50/60 Hz UUUUUUU U
St. Maarten Island Water World Marina 599-544-5310 8’ 90’ 54 U Available Cable UUU U 74 FREE
76 ALLATSEA.NET JUNE 2011 Maximum Maximum Electrical Wireless Fresh Water Supply VHF Draft Length # of Slips Cable / Satellite DieselTV Gas Shower / WCLaundry Provisioning Bar / RestaurantSecurity Channel Internet
Lagoon Marina St. Maarten 599-544-2611 9’ 100’ 45 110/220 16 FREE Cole Bay Wtrft U UUUUUU
Simpson Bay Marina 110/220/ St. Maarten 599-544-2309 14’ 200’ 126 16/79 U 480 UUUUUUUU
590-590-87- St. Martin Captain Oliver’s 10’ 150’ 160 110/240 16/67 33-47 U UUUUUUU
American Yacht Harbor St. Thomas 340-775-6454 9.5’ 110’ 106 U 110/240 UUUUUUU16/11 U
St. Thomas Yacht Haven Grande 340-774-9500 20’ 400’ 45 U 110/220/50 UUUU UU16/10 U
Tortola, BVI Nanny Cay Marina 284-494-2512 12’ 125’ 200 U 110/220 UUUUUUU 16 U
Tortola, BVI Soper’s Hole 284-495-4589 25’ 170’ 50 U 110/240 Cable UUUUUUU 16 Cafe Hard- 110/220/ Tortola, BVI Village Cay Marina 284-494-2771 12’ 200’ 106 Cable 16/71 line at U 308 UUUUUU slip Trinidad Power Boats Ltd 868-634-4346 13’ 65’ 40 U 115/220 UUUUUUU 72 U
Virgin Gorda Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour 284-495-550 10’ 180’ 94 U 110/220 UUUUUUUU16/11 U
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JUNE 2011 ALLATSEA.NET 77 Resources CARIBBEAN BOATYARDS ALL AT SEA’S CARIBBEAN BOATYARD GUIDE
Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Power Supply Electronic Shop Electrical Shop Latitude Longitude Phone Number Draught Length Beam Air Draft Arrival Hours Lift 1 Type / CapacityDIY Friendly Carpentry Shop Prop Shop Paint Shop Onsite Crew Facilities (Tons)
Virgin Virgin Gorda 12° 61° 284-495- no 6am- Gorda, 10 150 34 110/120 70 U UUUUU Yacht 01:00 40:05 5318 limit 6pm BVI Harbour
Varadero 12 32 70 02 297-588- no 8am- Aruba 78523 120/240 60 U UUUUU Caribe N W 3850 limit 4pm
8am- Varadero Puerto 39 34 038 787-240- no 5pm; 11 26.5 26 50/30 amp 110 UUUUUUU at Palmas Rico N 36 E 5900 limit 7days wk
7am- Tortola Tortola, 18 25 64 37 (284)-494- no 220V, 50A, 4pm; Yacht 10 68 20 70 UUUUUUU BVI N W 2124 limit 110V, 30A 7days Services wk
110V/60, 220V/50, 480V 3 phase Rodney 14°04 60°56 100 amps/leg; 758-452- no 8am- Bay St. Lucia ‘32. ‘55. 14 275 55 220V 3 phase 75 UUUUUUU 0324 limit 5pm Marina 72” N 63” W 100 amps/leg; 220V40 amps; 100V 30amps; 50 & 60 hz
Spice 8am- Island 12 5 61 43 473-444- Grenada 12 70 25.4 0 110/230 4:30 70 U UUUUU Marine N W 4257 pm Center
110v 30amp/ Nanny Cay Tortola, 18 25 64 37 (284) 494- no 220v 50amp/ 7am- Hotel and 11 160 45 70 UUUUUUU BVI 0 N 0 W 2512 limit 3 phase 6pm Marina 100 amp
Jolly Jolly 17 04 61 54 Harbour (268) 462- no no 8am- Harbour, 46.4 37.0 10 250 110/220 70 U UUUUU Marina / 6041 limit limit 5pm Antigua N W Boat Yard
8am- 5pm Grenada 12° 61° 00-1-473- M-F; Grenada 12 75 31.5 0 110/220 70 UUUUUUU Marine 01:20 40:42 443-1667 8am- 12pm Sat
Curacao 12’ 68’ 599 9 562- 110/220 Curaçao 9 120 33 193 24/7 40 UU Marine north west 8000 380
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TAYANA 37 NAUTA 70 Johnson 65 Fly bridge. Tradewinds 55 2000 Global Flush deck Probably the cleanest Glorious machine in Magnificent turnkey vessel J class. Spectacular. Pilot House. Aluminum around $109K impeccable condition Priced to sell!!
1992 Reinke Super 10 OYSTER 41 1988 Barens Sea trader. 2001 Gemini 35 Sport. Morgan 462. Aluminium, High Racer Cruiser in Steel. Great condition. Fully equipped Magnificent vessel ready Latitudes cruiser clean immaculate condition. $85K Sail away for cruising! to cruise. All the toys.
34 ft Cat “Chantier Labbe” Reinke 16 M Bilge Keeler. Jeanneau 44 SUN MAGIC Dean 365 Cat. Excellent 1992 Wistock 60 Sloop. Blue wáter ready. Expedition class yacht. owners version. Needs some value in a bullet proof Needs some work. Just arrived from Europe Clean Survey $299K varnishing. Sound vessel blue water cruiser $90K $119K
YOUR BOAT HERE! Sparkman Stephens Dynamique 62. Sun Odyssey 37. 1984 Marine inspired ALC 40. One careful owner since Clean condition. Trading Trawler. Rolls Royce amongst new. Quite Magnificent Recent motor & new sails Awesome liveaboard yachts. $69K
Beneteau 400: 1988 42 Baltic Magnum. SUN ODYSSEY 44 2005 42 Bavaria. 2003 Bahia 46. Awesomely gorgeous and Clean racer Cruiser. AWESOME MACHINE!!~ Excellent condition! Just phased out. better than new Great price! $132K new engines, sails. Clean survey.
YOUR BOAT HERE! 2006 Hunter 38. 1992 Dudley Dix Caribbea 30 2004 Leopard 47. 2003 Jeanneau Sun All the toys. Blue water Pocket Rocket Better than a new boat Odyssey 45.5. Owner version, Immaculate condition. loaded with every option all the extras, never imaginable. CONCOURS! chartered
1987 Beneteau Idylle. Magnificent 92 on deck 1997 Steel Gaff Ketch 1973 HATTERAS 1983 Soverel 43. Excellent 51 ft. Strong and fast. Motor sailer for charter Magnificent. UK Sterling CONVERTIBLE 53. cruiser racer. Pedigreed New sails/Gelcoat. Best or world girdling. 12 pax. COMPLETELY REBUILT liveaboard for the man who price around! $114.9K STUNNING!! wants more Check out www.littleships.com for more details on these listings and others! Ft. Lauderdale Annapolis Tortola 800-850-4081 | 800-672-1327 | 284-494-1000
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2008 SUNREEF 70 2001 MARQUISES 56 2003 GIB’SEA 51 2003 BENETEAU 50
“Seazen II” “Victoria” “Moon Shadow” “Cedar” 5 Cabins/5 Heads 4 Cabins/4 Heads 5 Cabins/5 Heads 4 Cabins/ 4 Heads Asking €1,150,000 Asking $479,000 Asking $180,000 Asking $169,000
2001 DUFOUR CLASSIC 50 2005 LEOPARD 47 2006 BENETEAU CYCLADES 43 2005 LEOPARD 43
“Dill” “Never Say Never” “Sorry” “Panasea” 5 Cabins/3 Heads 4 Cabins/4 Heads 3 Cabins/3 Heads 4 Cabins/4 Heads Asking $99,000 Asking $320,000 Asking $130,000 Asking $290,000
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“Obsession” “Dancing Bear” “Island Girl” “Pelican Pat” 2 Cabins / 2 Heads 3 Cabins/3 Heads 4 Cabins/ 4 Heads 3 Cabins/ 2 Heads Asking $155,000 Asking $135,000 Asking $245,000 Asking $120,000
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MARITIME YACHT SALES Located in Independent Boatyard, St. Thomas, USVI Member of The Yacht Brokers Association of America C: 340-513-3147 T: 340-774-3175 F: 340-774-3509 [email protected]
55 Baltic cutter, 1984 46 Jefferson Motor Yacht, 2000 50 Morgan, 1983 High performance cruise equipped yacht Twin Cat 3208’s, 3 stateroom, 2 head Semi custom layout, numerous upgrades Fast and beautiful, priced to sell $299,000 Covered aft deck, swim platform & flybridge $165,000 Loaded with quality gear, excellent condition $175,000
48 Cheoy Lee Clipper, 1976 34 Mainship Pilot Rum Runner, 2006 40 Beneteau Oceanis, 1994 New spars, rigging, chain plates & sails 2010 Twin Yanmars, bow thruster, genset New Yanmar 2006, new rigging 2008 Yanmar, full galley & electronics $110,000 Full cabin with all amenities, $165,000 New sails 2009-10, Great price $79,000
SAIL 37 1979 Endeavour Ketch – A-plan, Perkins, good liveaboard, offers ...... $29,500 53 1968 Gallant – Rare English cruiser, strong and fast, solid FRP hull..... $149,000 37 1979 O’Day Center cockpit – Great value, priced for immediate sell ...$29,900 52 1990 Tayana – Aft cockpit, two cabin, two head, passage ready .....$250,000 36 1982 Pearson 367 cutter – 06 engine, 07 rigging, a/c and refrigeration ..$35,000 49 2003 Bavaria – Owner’s layout, private , never chartered, low usage . $230,000 36 1983 Frers – Racing design built by Hinterholler, carbon fiber mast .....$30,000 48 1970 Hughes – Classic S&S designed yawl, solid hull, great value ....$59,000 33 1985 Beneteau – 10 meter racer, custom bulb keel, custom rudder ...$20,000 45 1978 Endurance – CC Pilothouse Ketch, ferro cement hull, beautiful . $125,000 44 1967 Ludder’s Naval Yawl – Classic design, 07 Refit, recent haulout .....$75,000 POWER 42 1989 Endeavour – SS Sloop, Roomy 2/2 layout, perfect liveaboard ....$119,000 55 1986 Angel Cockpit Motoryacht – Twin cats, 2/2 with flybridge ...... $150,000 42 1980 Pearson 424 Ketch – Classic cruiser, many upgrades, offers.....$74,950 48 1982 Hatteras Cockpit Motoryacht – GM’s, 2/2 layout, flybridge ...... $185,000 41 1982 Soverel RDT – Solid glass cruiser, many upgrades, loaded ....$120,000 40 1999 Tiara – Hardtop, twin cats, recent haulout, complete w/dinghy $200,000 39 1974 South Sea – Steel passage maker, original owner, bring offers .$55,000 38 1967 Camcraft – Aluminum crew boat, completely refit in 2002 ....$50,000 38 1978 Van de Stadt – Steel passage maker, new sails, 05 engine & more....$69,000 37 1989 Sea Ray Sundancer – Yanmars 03, great shape, fully equipped...$115,000 38 2002 Voyage Catamaran – Equipped for liveaboard, ready to cruise .$189,000 30 2007 Renaissance Power Cat – Twin Suzuki 225 hp 4-stroke, offers ....$125,000 38 2002 Fountaine Pajot Catamaran – Athena, four cabin charter layout .....$170,000 30 2000 Mainship Pilot – Single Yanmar, full cabin, custom top & more ..$79,000 38 1987 Freedom – Refit 2003, loaded with quality gear, excellent value....$69,000 24 2008 Seaway – Downeast runabout , Yamaha , cuddy cabin, like new ..$78,500 Visit us online at www.maritimeyachtsales.com
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Compass Point Marina 6300 Est. Frydenhoj, Suite 28, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 00802 Phone: (340) 779-1660 Fax: (340) 775-4803 [email protected]
45’ 2003 Silverton MY 55’ 2006 Dyna Craft MY 30’ 1987 Blackwatch Express $245,000 $950,000 $30,000
40’ 2001 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43’ 1976 Gulfstar 44’ 1977 CSY $79,000 $45,000 $85,000
SAIL 33’ ’73 Pearson 10M sloop, refit, ....$19.5K 60’ ’82 Nautical Ketch, 4 strms, charter or cruise..$150K 37’ ’86 CML Trawler. Engine work needed .$20K 36’ ’80 Albin Stratus 75K w/business .....$45K 39’ ‘98 Mainship Trawler, twin diesels ... $129.9K 37’ “80 CSY, Blue water cruiser, As is Where is .$35K POWER 42’ ’71 Grand Banks MY, CG Cert 42 pass. $89.9K 38’ ’67 LeComte, classic, great cond. .$78.5K 26’ ‘87 Whale Boat, Diesel, CG cert...... $18K 42’ ’84 Present Sundeck 135 HP Lehmans $79.9K 40’ ’82 Marine Trader, Pilot house, loc. Aruba .$64.9K 26’ ’97 Grady White, Cuddy Cabin, Twin Yamahas...$36K 45’ ’03 Silverton MY, excellent cond...... $245K 40’ ’84 Endeavour, ready to cruise ...... $60K 27’ ’88 Luhrs Alura, cabin, IB gas cabin ..$15K 46’ ’01 Sea Ray Sundancer, Fresh water boat ..$250K 40’ ’01 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey, 3 strms ..$99K 30’ ’87 Black Watch Express, Twin Crusaders .$30K 48’ ’99 Dyna Craft MY, 435HP diesels ....$230K 43’ ’86 Pan Oceanic, Bluewater cruiser $135K 30’ ’01 Scarab, refit, Mercury 225HP ...... 65K 48’ ‘02 Dyna Craft MY, 3 strms 450HP Cats...$295K 44’ ’77 CSY Sloop, new rigging ...... $99K 34’ ’89 Sea Ray Express, diesels ...... $55K 53’ “76 Uniflite Utility, custom Navy transport ..$99.9K 50’ ’78 Nautor Motorsailer, refit, excellent cond. ..$325K 36’ ‘69 Atlantic Scotia, Trawler, excellent cond .$39K 55’ ’06 Dyna Craft MY, 3 strms, 700HP Cats .$950K Call, fax or visit our website for a complete list of boats for sale www.stthomasyachts.com
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USED BOATS FOR SALE, SeaRay, fish finder and VHF. Rigged for fishing. 2004 35’ MERIDIAN, Luxury com- REDUCED! BERTRAM 37’ - 1987, Boston Whaler and others. Mercury out- Deck railing and cushions. Tandem axle pact cruiser, 2x MerCruiser, 650 HP, Detroit 6V7ITA, Generator, Westerbeke boards new and used 3 years warranty trailer included. 1987 hull. 2005 Yamaha very little used, designed for extended 8KW 2004, GPS Garmin 3010C. Radar visit us. http://www.paradiseboats.com/ 200 HP motor needs work or need a new cruising and comfortable on-board living. Garmin R20, 2 VHF Radios, Freezer/ motor. $12,000. Located St. Thomas Lying in St. Maarten US $119,000, www. Ice Maker, Refrigerator, Well Equipped, BRAND NEW 13’ SKIFF, front deck Virgin Islands. Call 954-881-4131 sxm-marine.com/meridian CALL: Herve Excellent Condition. Ready to Go! and seat bench, pay only US$ 3,555.00. +590 690 389900 Located in Puerto Rico $129,500 OBO Ask for Ben at Island Water World +599- MILITARY SPEC CERTIFIED* - Call 787-630-1318 544-5310 or email service@islandwater- BOSTON WHALER. 1987 25’ 2009 SCOUT 350SF ABACO - world.com Frontier $22,000.00, trailer, 140 gal $185,000. Twin 2008 Yamaha 350hp, 43’ OCEAN ALEXANDER TRAWL- fuel, New Paint Grey Match NASON Fully Equipped boat, 8kw Panda Gen, ER 1984 Aft Cockpit, Walk around SHOW BOAT FLEXBOAT SR500LX Urethane with slip-check deck, New 6hp Lewmar bow thruster, freezer, Deck. Great live aboard. Twin Ford center console RIB with EVINRUDE Hyd, New Binical & cables, Power refrigerator, dual a/c units cabin and Lehman Turbo Diesels, Westerbeke E-TEC 90 HP, hydraulic steering and Coated White Gunnels, Set for single helm, microwave, 26” flat screen, tuna Generator 7.7 KW. 2 Cabins, 2 Heads. boarding ladder, Turn Key SPECIAL, merc new harness, Fuel lines and elec tower, Rupp outriggers, radar, auto 4 Sets of Dive gear and a Bauer Air US$ 19,999.00. Ask for Ben at Island ran, Wood & Cushions in cabin like pilot, much more, etc. Beautiful boat compressor. Asking price $150,000. Water World +599-544-5310 or email NEW*, Ready to finish Pics on hand turns heads on the water and at the Tel: 340-690-8489 email: dzerbe@ [email protected] e/mail requests : ramturbo@bellsouth. dock. Boat was a demo boat for Scout. shaw.ca net - Cel 321 536 9154 Offers entertained, laying St. John BRAND NEW 15’ SKIFF, Center USVI. 340-626-9530 josh_slayton@ 1988 HATTERAS 48’ CONVER- console, E-TEC 40hp front deck and seat 2002 GLACIER BAY 2690 CATA- hotmail.com TIBLE, Twin DDs720Hp, 15Kw gen, bench, bimini Turn Key SPECIAL, US$ MARAN, fully enclosed cockpit, twin Watermaker, Dinghy, 9.9hp Merc, 9,999.00 Ask for Ben at Island Water 150 Yamaha hpdi’s well maintained, FOR SALE: USCG LIC., 30 pax dive, Davit, Swim Platform, Saloon, 2 World +599-544-5310 or email service@ gps/fish/ depth/ autopilot, a/c, queen snorkel, party boat 36 feet, new COI as of Cabins 2 Heads. Equipped Galley, islandwaterworld.com size bed in cabin, elect. head, fridge, Dec 2010 In Fajardo PR. Would consider Excellent condition mlopezengineer@ stove, sink, windlass, 2008 trailer, working partner. 787-728-6606 gmail.com UNSINKABLE…CAROLINA cradle… many extras. ricardo@quiksil- SKIFF 17.8 DLV, brand new, fish well, verpr.com or 787-688-5148 2004 LUHRS 36 CONVERTIBLE, GRAND BANKS, MOTOR YACHT, T-Top EVINRUDE E-TEC 90HP turn key 2 Yanmar 440hp engines, Westerbeke 49‘ built 1987, located St. Thomas. SPECIAL, US$ 26,000.00. Ask for Ben YULIA 34 ‘CLASSIC TOUR 8kva needs rewinding, Raymarine GPS, $400,000, Aft cabin, queen berth, two at Island Water World +599-544-5310 YACHT’ Specifications Yulia 34, 10,50 Plotter, Radar and autopilot, Ice maker, staterooms forward, Twin 3208TA, two or email [email protected] m. total length, 8.80 m. waterline, 0.90 m. Pompanette 80lb class fighting chair, generators, water maker, ice maker, depth, Max. speed of 42 knots, 5000 kg. and spare props, Rupp double spread- spare props and shaft, inverter, tender MAKO 21 CENTER CONSOLE. water, displacement, 2 x volvo penta ips ers. Lay in Grenada, $150,000 Contact and 8hp Yamaha. khuskey@attglobal. Loaded with a hard t-top with rod rocket 260 hp, info and pics. www.yuliayachting. 1-473-443-4343 Captainbadger@hot- net, 340 690 6210 launchers, Dual battery switch, fish wells, com The Netherlands mail.com
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48’ 1989 Privelege EU250,000.00
41’ 1982 Sigma Project 48’ 1985 Amel 33’ 1988 Dean Ocean Comber 55’ 1979 Herreshoff Marco Polo US$49,000.00 US$75,000.00 US$110,000.00 US$170,000.00
MONOHULLS 45’ 1998 Peterson cutter ...... US$189,999 24’ 2007 Tes 720 ...... US$55,000 45’ 1999 Passport a/c 44 ...... US$365,000 30’ 1984 Carter 30 ...... US$29,000 46’ 1988 Comet 460 ...... US$136,000 32’ 1978 Rival MDC ...... US$35,000 46’ 2001 Tayana (Vancouver pilot house) ...... US$329,000 34’ 1978 Steel Sloop (ROB) ...... US$30,000 48’ 1971 Motor Sailer ...... US$90,000 36’ 1977 Roberts Home Built (located in Barbados) ...... US$40,000 48’ 1981 Viva Nautica ...... US$148,500 37’ 1979 CSY ...... US$65,000 48’ 1985 Amel ...... US$75,000 37’ 1979 Fisher 37...... US$75,000 50’ 1974 Motor Yacht (locally built) ...... US$35,000 37’ 2006 Hallberg Rassy ...... US$359,000 50’ 1991 Celestial Pilothouse ...... US$268,000 37.6’ 1987 Topaz ...... US$85,000 51’ 1986 Beneteau ...... US$225,000 38’ 1997 Beneteau ...... US$100,000 51’ 1989 Beneteau (owner’s version) ...... US$160,000 38’ 2005 Van de Staadt Seal ...... US$70,000 55’ 1979 Herreshoff Marco Polo ...... US$170,000 39’ 1968 Cheoy Lee Off Shore 40 ...... reduced to US$70,000 55’ 1998 Zerft Motor Sailer (must sell!!!) ...... US$40,000 40’ 1981 Divorne Steel ...... US$50,000 56’ 1973 Visch Motor Yacht ...... US$175,000 41’ 1982 Sigma Marine Project ...... US$49,000 72’ 1997 Kim’s Yacht Company Ketch...... US$280,000 41’ 1985 Irwin Ketch ...... US$85,000 42’ 1986 Endeavour ...... US$98,000 MULTI-HULLS 43’ 1999 Wauquiez Pilot Saloon ...... EU247,500 33’ 1988 Dean Ocean Comber ...... US$110,000 43’ 1985 Gitana ...... US$115,000 40’ 1999 Woods Catamaran ...... US$247,500 44’ 1979 Saraband Steel ...... EU15,000 34’ 1980 Wharram Tangaroa ...... US$25,000 44’ 1990 Jeanneau Sun Magic ...... US$80,000 48’ 1989 Privelege ...... EU250,000
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PRIVILEGE 45 - 1995 FOR SALE: 50’ SPRONK SAILING CATAMARAN
Immaculately maintained, successful Commercial Vessel, Day Charter Activity - Great Opportunity. charter boat, many upgrades. Full specs Reduced to $180,000 USD. Up to 60 persons for fishing excur- on www.buycharteryacht.com. Layed out for day-charter sion, Snorkeling or Scuba Diving. Strong hull built in 1995, the boat Located in St. Thomas - start chartering business. Lying in Grenada. was renovated totally in 2003/2004, motored with Twin Detroit immediately or begin your world cruise. US $120,000 negotiable. Diesel Engines. Harel Yachts specialize in used sailing boats since Priced to sell at $275,000. Will consider 1994, more than 180 boats for sale on www.harelyachts.com trade for property. 340-626-5626 or Tel: 1-473-440-7260 $ 0% #$" ) $/ "+. & ''!) [email protected] [email protected]
ORCA 36 SPORTFISH Kevlar Hull; first quality fishing gear, expertly set up for fishing Search: Twin Yanmar 315 HP Diesels low hours; 500 gallons fuel great range and 38 NM/HR speed;AirCo; integrated GPS and Radar. by Location Invoice Cost was $300,000 USD from Builder. PRICE SLASHED TO $109,900 USD. by Company 2011 complimentary by Category
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MODIFIED 6M BIWI MAGIC, Jolly MUST SELL - BRING OFFERS - gear, mooring, private dock access and 37’ BROWN SEARUNNER TRI- Harbour, Antigua, 1989 Ian Howlett Hunter 29.5, 1996, In good condition much more. $60,000 (786)382-5275 MARAN FOR SALE. Complete refit Design, Cuddy, inboard engine and lying in Barbados, Kiss Wind Generator, [email protected] in 2008, AwlGrip paint, new 5/16 stalok accommodation added. Campaigned Caribe dinghy and Honda 2 HP out- rigging, new dodger, hard bimini, cut- successfully across the Caribbean, Biwi board. Contact Nick at 246-262-2761 GEMINI 105MC 2001 CATA- ter rigged, water maker, solar panels, Magic is simplified, easy to sail and race. or [email protected] for MARAN. Great shape-ready to cruise. Yanmar 30 hp, gull galley, dinghy Priced at US$45,000. Geoffrey Pidduck: details. Asking price $26K USD Go to www.nicecruising.com to look w/3.5 hp, electronics include SiTek 1-268-725-7702 or [email protected] at pics. Located in St Marteen. Email: Depth Finder and Color Max GPS and BOAT FOR SALE. 30 FT MUIRA, [email protected] Plotter, Auto helm 4000, and many FOR SALE - 2008 HOBIE 16, fibreglass, junk rig, $7,000, lying St. more extras. HIGHLY MOTIVATED TO Double Trapeze, Excellent condition, Maarten. (599)523 8141 or yachtdragon- 1973- 35’ CORONADO SLOOP. SELL, WILL CARRY SOME PAPER. Winner Rolex 2009, $7200 OBO tko- [email protected] Photos available upon request, boat is 805 452 3587 [email protected] [email protected] in Salinas , Puerto Rico. Asking $ 25,000 $35,000 obo CAPE DORY MOTORSAILER 30’ OBO. [email protected] or Call SONAR 23 FOR SALE, Moored in 1986, top condition, Price $55,500, 787-484-7737 1979 TARTAN T37C FRESH Red Hook, Good Shape, Asking $3,500 LOA 30 feet, LWL 26.5, BEAM 11.42, WATER 37 FOOT SLOOP in - 248-563-5413 Westerbeke 46 HP-4 cyl FWC, Engine ALDEN - DESIGNED CLASSIC Grenada. Blue water equipped. hours 1750, Garmin, Autopilot, depth BRISTOL 35 SLOOP, 1974. New Extensive equipment list. Excellent J-27, PIRATE GIRL (formerly sounder, windlass AND MORE. email standing rigging, dodger. New ‘05: sails, condition Bright teak inside and out. J-Walker), Great race record, in fantastic [email protected] Imron paint, through-hulls, head, Harken 2008 Caribe 10 foot inflatable and 10 condition, 11 sails + trailer, $13,900. Call RF, bilge pumps, and electronics. Shoal hp outboard. $65000us For pictures 248-563-5413 1985 EDEL 33 FT CATAMARAN - draft. Lovingly cared for inside and and equipment list contact sv_orion@ Battened main, roller furling jib, 2 dou- out. Proven bluewater cruiser. Epoxy hotmail.com ISLANDER 28, Yanmar 2GM, VHF, bles, 2 heads, cuddy center cabin, barrier coat just done. Price $26,000 GPS, Stereo, Flares, Propane Stove, tiller steering, 2007 Yamaha 9.9 four- [email protected] PART OWNERSHIP OF 41’ Manual Head, Shower, Portable Fridge, stroke outboard, hard dinghy. Great DICKERSON KETCH IN THE Harken Furling, Solar Panel, Bruce 33, weekender or 6-pack charter potential. J-36 CAYENNITA GRANDE. Roller BVI. Several co-ownership interests Danforth 20, chains, Lots of spares REDUCED $28,000 OBO. Lying St. furling jib. propane stove and oven, are available at $10,000 for 4 weeks and tools, Charts, 7900€, St.Martin Thomas. 340-513-0447, bpetersen@ dodger, Custom interior. Bulb keel. usage a year. On Eagles’ Wings is +5995873070, [email protected] tsgwater.com 3GMD Yanmar. Shore power, battery professionally maintained and kept charger, Raymarine instruments, auto year-round in Tortola, BVI. Information 1984 GIBSEA 84 (28 FT) FOR 34’ JEANNEAU SUNRISE spe- pilot. Extra set of racing sails, spinna- at www.BviKetch.blogspot.com SALE ($12000) in St Kitts. Refitted cially setup for deep-sea fishing/sailing ker, reacher. CORC, Rolex, BVI winner. 2006. Phone 869 764 0707 or email charters operated 3yrs. in Culebra, PR. Asking $38,000. 410-212-2072. cayen- [email protected] Run 6 lines w/outriggers on aft fishing [email protected] Continued on page 95 deck, insulated fishbox, livewell, fishing
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Continued from page 90 KOHLER MARINE GENERATOR, DO YOU NEED YOUR BOAT 2001 BAVARIA 42’ SLOOP “FULL 13KW Model #13-EOAD, with complete MOVED? Experienced delivery cap- MONTY”. Well equipped. 3c/2h, Yanmar sound shield, digital remote start, exhaust tain available for deliveries worldwide. 56hp, Harken Battcar & new mainsail parts, 470 hours $11,000. 2 Coleman Free Text >25,000 ocean miles. Lifelong sailor. ‘09. Quantum headsail w/roller furling, Marine Sea Mach, Sea Hatch type air Classifieds Certified United States Coast Guard SuperWind generator. Garmin 3210 chart- conditioners, 13500 BTU $700 each OBO. Masters license. Owner/operator plotter, Raymarine autopilot. Bimini, dodg- Call 340-344-3039 of own boat and meticulously care- er & cockpit enclosure. Much more. email: up to ful with all craft under my respon- [email protected] FOR SALE. SEA RECOVERY sibility. References available. email: WATER MAKER. Compact 400 40 words [email protected] BENETEAU 423 2007, Yanmar 54HP AC. Aqua Frame. Working condition. 289 Hours; Onan Power Plant 5K; 2 A/C; 4,500 US$ Contact: jennysmartin@ ANTIGUA BASED SHIPWRIGHT 2 Cabins,Raymarine Electronics; Inverter; gmail.com advertising@ WITH 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE, Dinghy and Outboard; Lightly Used Hector available for refit and repair at 25% Gonzalez 787-453-4100, Fajardo-Puerto allatsea.net lower rates. tel + 268 720 3233. or email Rico, [email protected] Business Opportunity [email protected] HOT VAC HULL CURE FOUR 1985 BENETEAU FIRST 435 CHANEL OSMOSIS TREATMENT VERY EXPERIENCED MARINE GERMANFRERS OWNERS VER- MACHINE FOR SALE. Great busi- ENGINEER SEEKING BOAT- SION. The layout has 2 cabins/2heads. YARD WORK or yacht projects, ness, lucrative for the right person. Dock Space Equipped galley and a 50hp Yanmar and $10,000.00US. Located in Trinidad. refits. Expertise in diesel engines, a 5kw gen. Complete Raymarine elec- Contact: [email protected] or 868 LAGOON MARINA, COLE BAY repairs/installations. Contact via email tronics. Too many options to list. Sails 634 4272/868 799 4405 ST. MAARTEN is offering low season [email protected] great to anywhere in the world! $ 65,000. specials from the 1st of July till the 1st Call William at 787 661-0670 or email to YACHT RIGGING COMPANY FOR of November! Rate for monthly dock- [email protected] SALE. Established in 2000, this age $ 8.- per foot. Hurricane conditions yacht rigging company in the busy apply! Look for details on our website: PRIVILEGE 45 - 1995 Immaculately boating centre of Chaguaramas, www.lagoon-marina.com/ marina rates maintained, successful charter boat, many Trinidad, is fully equipped to pro- Tel: 00599 5442611 Info@lagoon- upgrades. Full specs on www.buychar- vide a professional service to for- marina.com Subscribe to teryacht.com. Located in St. Thomas - eign and local yachts. Current man- All At Sea start chartering immediately or begin your ager/shareholder wishes to retire world cruise. Priced to sell at $275,000. and seeks new incumbent. More Employment Opportunity Will consider trade for property. 340-626- info: [email protected] MERCURY/MERCRUISER for as little as 5626 or [email protected] CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN RE- WANTED ON ST THOMAS: TWO QUIRED FULL TIME IN ANTIGUA. $29.95/yr CRAFTSMEN - ONE MACHINIST, Boat Gear/Parts At least 5 years experience email us ONE WELDER. Turn-key Welding today [email protected] TACKTICK WIRELESS/SOLAR and Machine Shop available. 10 subscribe@ INSTRUMENTS. DISCOUNT year established business with PRICES, made in the UK, 2 Year Factory good lease. 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Watch the fish Leave donations with the staff at LOOKING and turtles swim by from your deck or the Carriacou Yacht Club, Tyrrel go kayaking! Motivated owner, $386k Bay. Tyrrel Bay provides free WiFi, www.calypsorealty.com, 800-747-4858, through the generosity of several FOR MLS 10-683 local businesses: contributions in thanks for this free WiFi go to CCEF. PROPERTY DEALS - REAL ESTATE This will be our eleventh year: to DELIVERY CREW? AGENCY - ST LUCIA - Tel: [758] 714- date, the nearly $130,000 raised 7790 Email: propertydeals@candw. has provided school uniforms, free lc OR info@caribbeanpropertydeals. lunch for hungry children, scholar- com www.caribbeanpropertydeals.com ships to the Carriacou branch of TA check out FOR SALE AND RENT Residential Marryshow Community College, and Houses, Land and Agriculture Land, grants for building computer labs at Apartments, Condominiums, Villas, three primary schools. We are mak- FORCREW.COM Town Houses, Waterfront Properties ing a difference!! 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SEAFOOD KABOBS THE DISH Preparation time: 15 mins. Cooking time: 6 mins. Serves: 6. COOK OUT AND 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined PICNIC FAVORITES 1/2 lb sea scallops 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces BY CAP’N JAN ROBINSON 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into wedges 1/2 cup rice vinegar ummer and picnics are such a special time for 2 tsp sesame oil sampling new wines and driving/sailing, car/boat, 2 tsp fresh grated ginger root to your favorite venue. Summer is also a wonder- 3 Tbsp light soy sauce Sful time to be at the farmers market selecting all If using wooden skewers, soak 6 of them in warm water for your favorite fruits and vegetables. Make your favorite sal- 15 minutes. This prevents the skewers from catching on fire ads and take with you Patés, Camembert, Brie and Goat while the kabobs cook. Then thread the shrimp, scallops, Cheese; crunchy French bread and crackers. peppers, and pineapple on the skewers. Basting Sauce: In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine LIGHT WALDORF SUMMER SALAD rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, and soy sauce. Mix well. Preparation time: 15 mins. Chilling time: 15 mins + Prepare an outside grill with an oiled rack set 4 inches Serves: 6 - 8. above the heat source. Place the skewers on the grill and 2 medium Granny Smith apples baste with some of the sauce. Grill kabobs for about 5 to 6 1 lime minutes total, turning and basting with the sauce while grill- 1 (11 oz) can mandarin orange segments, drained ing. Heat remaining basting sauce until warm and serve on 1 cup halved seedless red grapes the side. Serve with rice. 1-1/2 cups miniature marshmallows 1 (8 oz) carton vanilla lowfat yogurt 2 Tbsp nuts (walnuts and almonds) chopped. TURKEY BURGERS Do not peel apples. Cut in quarters and core. Slice thinly. Preparation time: 15 mins. Cooking time: 10 mins. Zest lime. Combine apples, lime zest, mandarin oranges and Serves: 6. grapes. In an attractive serving bowl, add marshmallows and 1-1/2 lbs ground turkey yogurt; mix gently using a wooden spoon or spatula. Sprin- 2 Tbsp seasoned bread crumbs kle nuts over salad. Refrigerate until ready to serve. 2 Tbsp finely diced onion 1 egg white, lightly beaten 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley TOMATO ONION SALAD 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced Preparation time: 10 mins. Marinating time: One hour + 1/2 tsp salt Serves: 6 -8. 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper 5 ripe tomatoes sliced and halved In a large bowl, mix ground turkey, seasoned bread crumbs, 1 medium sweet onion (preferably Vidalia), peeled and onion, egg white, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper. Form cut in half then 1/4-inch slices to form a “C” into six patties. Heat a skillet and cook patties over me- 2 large cloves of garlic (or more to taste), minced dium heat, turning once. Cook to an internal temperature 1-1/2 Tbsp of cumin of 180ºF. 1⁄2 tsp sea salt Fresh ground black pepper to taste Fresh squeezed juice from 1/2 lemon Capt. Jan Robinson holds certificates from the Culinary 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil Institute of America, The Ritz Cooking School, and the Put all the ingredients in a bowl and cover. Let the mixture Cordon Bleu. Her Ship to Shore Cookbook Collection marinate for at least one hour before serving. is available at your local marine or bookstore. Or visit Note: You can keep adding more tomatoes and on- www.shiptoshoreINC.com email [email protected] or ions to the marinade. It will last about a week or more in call 1-800-338-6072 and mention All at Sea to receive the fridge. a discount.
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