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On-line AUGUST 2007 NO. 143 The Caribbean’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore ST. THOMAS DELIVERS! See story on page 14 TIM WRIGHT BARBARA WARDEN AUGUST 2007 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 2 Info& Updates Cuban Yacht Club Celebrates 15 Years The Caribbean’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore The members of the Hemingway International Yacht Club (HIYC) of Havana, Cuba, and its Commodore José Miguel Diaz Escrich offered a warm welcome to hundreds www.caribbeancompass.com of guests from the Cuban government, diplomats, and delegations from Spain, AUGUST 2007 • NUMBER 143 Big Gulp! Swallowing the anchor...........29 JACK FOARD DEAN BARNES Caribbean Optis Record-setting youth regatta ....11 Old Time Island What’s new in Carriacou?......21 AUGUST 2007 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 3 Commodore Escrich (at left) receives the fishing rod with which Fidel Castro won Havana’s 11th Ernest Hemingway International Billfish Tournament in 1960, from Captain Arocha JULIA BARTLETT France, Italy, Russia, the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas and Switzerland on the occasion of the Club’s 15th anniversary, May 31st. In honor of the event, Captain Julio Arocha Garrido presented HIYC with the fishing rod used by the Cuban President Fidel Castro Ruz when he won first prize by catch- Rainforest Fear ing five marlin at the Ernest Hemingway Billfish Tournament in 1960. That tournament Dread defied in Dominica ......36 was the only time Castro and Hemingway met and the last Ernest Hemingway Billfish Tournament in which Hemingway would participate. The rod will be displayed in the club’s headquarters at Marina Hemingway as one of its most treasured mementos. Cayuco Jungle Ride Cruising Blues In addition to a reception and party, HIYC celebrated by hosting Optimist, kayak, Panama’s other canal ............24 Anchorages being edged out?....42 rowboat and windsurfer races, and a conference on sportsfishing. HIYC hosts a number of long-distance sailing events from Europe, the US and the Lesser Antilles, as well as local regattas, and has sponsored children from the DEPARTMENTS Academy of Nautical Sports of Havana to attend regional youth regattas such as Schoelcher Week in Martinique. For more information contact [email protected]. Business Briefs........................6 Cruising Kids’ Corner ............32 Regatta News ........................9 Dolly’s Deep Secrets.............32 Visitor Safety and Security Discussions Held Destinations ...........................14 All Ashore… ...........................33 The Caribbean Marine Association (CMA), through the representation of the Yacht Services Association of Trinidad & Tobago (YSATT) and the Antigua & Barbuda Eco-News...............................16 Cooking with Cruisers...........37 Marine Association (ABMA) participated in a Visitor Safety and Security Network Meridian Passage .................18 Readers’ Forum .....................39 Policy Dialogue held at the Cascadia Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on July 5th and 6th. The event was organized jointly by the Association of Caribbean States Sailors’ Horoscope ................30 Classified Ads........................44 (ACS) and Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA). Island Poets ...........................30 Advertisers’ Index .................44 Discussions were held among various stakeholders in the tourism industry with regard to safety and security problems and possible solutions to be implemented at a Cruising Crossword ...............31 Calendar................................46 regional level. Stakeholders were given the opportunity to meet representatives of national and regional associations, ministers of tourism, and local and regional law enforcement officials to discuss specific needs, challenges and suggestions for Caribbean Compass is published monthly by improving visitor safety and security. The group representing the tourism stakehold- Compass Publishing Ltd., P.O. Box 175 BQ, Grenada/Carriacou/Petite Martinique: Bequia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 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Compass Publishing Ltd. accepts no liability for delayed distribution or printing quality as these services are supplied by other companies. ©2007 Compass Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication, Cover Photo: Barbara Warden except short excerpts for review purposes, may be made without written permission of Compass Publishing Ltd. Honeymoon Bay, St. Thomas delivers! ISSN 1605 - 1998 —Continued from previous page Participants learned that property crimes against tourists were the most prevalent, GRENADINES with robbery and larceny accounting for almost 90 percent of all crimes against visi- tors. Crimes against the person were approximately one percent. Although there is a very low probability of a tourist being a victim of crime, it was noted that a serious crime against a visitor had far-reaching negative consequences for a destination as SAILS & CANVAS a whole, and there is the need to address this through a coordinated regional effort. Some of the recommendations made by the stakeholders and ancillary tourism services were: BEQUIA • Community involvement – through local awareness, local ownership of tourism products/services; increased community policing Come in and see us for all your SAILS & CANVAS needs • Communication – collaboration among all tourism stakeholders; communication including CUSTOM-MADE stainless steel by victims of crime to authorities; sharing of statistics and data between agencies and countries; increased signage on roads and at tourism sites; dedicated govern- BIMINI & DODGER frames at competitive prices ment officials to deal with response and follow-up of crime against tourists • Industry standards – development, implantation and enforcement of industry stan- dards for all areas of tourism; recognition and support for certified, standardised players in the tourism industry by other stakeholders; standards for tourism facilities Located opposite G.Y.E. (hotels, marinas, beaches, etcetera) must comply with basic standards for safety. On July 7th, a closed session was held for high-level officials in the tourism, legal and (northern side of Admiralty Bay) REPRESENTATIVE judicial sectors. They sought to prioritize issues in need of the most urgent attention and formulated an Action Plan for the implementation of a regional safety and Tel (784) 457-3507 / 457-3527 (evenings) security network. We await the results of their discussions. The first phase of this project was focused on the needs of the hotel industry, how- e-mail: [email protected] VHF Ch16/68 ever, there was much consultation and feedback