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The detailsrequiredare: JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 5 . The proceeds were donated to a Mt.. The proceeds S/V Aurora The Pink Ribbon Society is an organization committed to the care and assistance of The Pink Ribbon Society is an organization committed to make a donation, con- For more information about the Pink Ribbon Society or Second Life in Haiti for Used Sails who rely on sail-powered The Second Life Sails project to assist Haitian fishermen of Ile-à-Vache, Second Life Sails is essentially a recycling project. The fishermen Why donate the funds in Grenada instead of Marita’s home country? The answer is of Marita’s home country? funds in Grenada instead Why donate the

Visiting cruisers and Pink Ribbon Society of Grenada members: Hope O’Hara, Visiting cruisers and Pink Ribbon and Mary John Glenda Seales, Wendy Ulik the yachties lost a member of their community to cancer, they decided to host a to cancer, they decided a member of their community the yachties lost A Mexicanproceeds to local cancer groups. memory and donate the fundraiser in her was raised in Marina and nearly EC$500 was held at Whisper Cove Train Domino game Boodry of the honor of Marita cancer patients. The Society provides cash for transportation, medications, and sup- cancer patients. The Society provides cash for transportation, Pink Ribbon Society serves plies for those patients unable to do so on their own. The Grenada General Hospital food and beverages at the weekly oncology clinic at affected by cancer of all and offers emotional and personal support to people personally or through a loved types. Members have been touched by cancer, either lives of others. one, and are committed to making a difference in the [email protected]. tact Mary John at (473) 440-1456 or Glenda Seales at Association as an SSCA- boats has received the approval of the Seven Seas Cruising endorsed “Clean Wake” project. for improvising the sails that Haiti, are well known for building their own boats and — woven plastic, tarpaulins power them. They use whatever materials are available and even bedsheets. —Continued on next page Hartman man currently battling cancer and to the Grenada Pink Ribbon Society. to the Grenada Pink Ribbon currently battling cancer and Hartman man as much as cancer and home is a feeling everywhere are affected by simple. People months dur- Grenada is home for many in the community, a place. For many and some have many friends in Grenada feel welcome here, they ing the year. They was an opportu- touched by this disease. It or their families have been of those friends and do something positive at the same time. nity to honor a friend’s memory JAMES ULIK JAMES Continued from previous page Continued from Vivian Titre, Head Ranger from Soufriere Scot’s Head Marine Reserve in Dominica, Soufriere Scot’s Head Marine Reserve in Dominica, Vivian Titre, Head Ranger from [email protected]. For more information contact US Embassy and Hands Across the Sea Bring Books sailors Harriet and Tom Hands Across the Sea, co-founded in 2007 by cruising For more information visit www.handsacrossthesea.net/HandsLog.htm. Cruisers Giving in Grenada community recentlyWendy Ulik and Hope O’Hara report: Members of the yachting Three of the trainers from the MPA enforcement workshop Three of the trainers from the Jayson Horadam of MPA Enforcement International; (left to right), Captain (Retired) Special Services Unit, Royal Grenada Police Force; Constable Alex James of the Prosecutor, Royal Grenada Police Force and Constable Kerry Swan, commented, “We have a dangerous job yet we patrol our marine protected areas job yet we patrol our marine protected areas commented, “We have a dangerous in the region share this dedication and we look for- with dedication. My colleagues learned.” ward to applying new skills and libraries in Caribbean Linskey to promote children’s literacy and assist schools from the US Embassy to communities, has received a generous Public Affairs Grant the libraries of six secondary Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean to help refurbish St. Vincent and Grenada. schools on six islands: Antigua, St. Kitts, Dominica, St. Lucia, and Hands Across the Sea The six schools assisted by the US Embassy Bridgetown the literacy levels of partnership have staffs that are passionate about improving outdated and small. Hands their students, but their school library collections were and now the schools Across the Sea sent each school approximately 500 books, high interest/low read- have a wide selection of young adult fiction for avid readers, in social science and ing level books for reluctant readers, lots of research resources exams. The result is libraries science, and titles specific to the Caribbean high-school in popularity among that are active, well used by students and staff, and gaining reluctant readers. to donate EC$300. Afterattended a meeting of the Pink Ribbon Society of Grenada — JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 6 Sails [email protected]. freecruisingguides.com. FormoreinformationonhowtoparticipateinSecondLife For moreinformationontheSecondLifeSailsprojectandIle-à-Vachevisitwww. were distributedbyafreeraffle. the logisticsandunderwritecostoftransportingdonatedsailsgeartoHaiti. Sails isjointlysponsoredbyFreeCruisingGuidesandMarinaZarPar,whichwillhandle Minneford MarinaonCityIsland,NewYork(www.minnefordmarina.com).SecondLife Marina ZarParinBocaChica,DominicanRepublic(www.marinazarpar.com)and munity thathasbeenverywelcomingtocruisingboatsforgenerations.” that supportstheprincipallivelihoodofislandisapriceless‘thankyou’tocom- to Haiti put thatsecondlifetogooduse,”saidFrankVirgintino,authorof fishing gearthathaveusefullifeinthem,butnowaytogetthemfolkswhowould — • You can now keep up to date with all the latest global news for cruising sailors by • Youcannowkeepuptodatewithallthelatestglobalnewsforcruisingsailorsby Cruisers’ Site-ings For moreinformationonSSCA-endorsedCleanWakeprojectsvisitwww.ssca.org. In FebruarythefirstdeliveryofusedsailstookplacetoIle-à-Vache,wherethey Used sailsandsurplussailclothcanbedroppedoffatorshippedtotwolocations: “Frequently peoplefindthemselveswithusedsailsandsurplussailclothaswell use ofusedsails men willmakegood Vache. Haitianfisher- Mending netsonIle-à- Continued frompreviouspage andfrequentvisitortoIle-à-Vache.“Acontributionofmaterialsgear is atradition,infamilyboating is atradition,infamilyboating A CruisingGuide

Close to: FRANKVIRGINTINO what wedoandthewayit. Committee ofTrinidad&Tobago,onpage47. helpful. Updatescanbesentasthetripprogresses. and personaldocuments. flares, handheldradiosandbatteries,lights,mirrors,whistles,etcetera,evenwater that willprovideflotationandkeepagrouptogether.A“grabbag”cancontain final locatingprocess.Reflecting-tapepatchesonlifejacketsarealsoagoodidea. cific area.Ahandheldstrobeorlaserlightwouldthenbeagoodtooltodirectthe internal GPSwouldbeagreatasset,directingSearchandRescueeffortstospe- and crewmanalsomadeafullrecoveryaftertheirordeal. Dehydrated, theSuskiswerehospitalizedandreceivedIVfluids. thick bushuntiltheymetafarmer. ed fordaylight,andthenhikedthrough Kate Suskimanagedtoswimland,wait- the waterbeforedarknessfell.Danand sank, rescueaircraftdidnotspotthefourin oed captain gaveeveryonelifejacketsandradi- spending nearly23hoursinthewater. The captainandmatewererescuedafter two touristsfromtheUSfinallyswamashoreafterspendingsome14hoursinroughseas. According tonewsreports,after safety equipmentforallvessels,evenifjustheadingoutafewhoursoffun. and reviewthebusinessestheypatronize,too. Bars’. Youcanalsosearchbybusinesscategoryoralphabetically.Usersrate in Cartagena?Thenjustscrollthrough‘Categories’andclickon‘Restaurants& you plantostopinCartagena,Colombia?Clickon‘Colombia’.Lookingforsupper click on‘C-E’toseeanalphabeticallistingofallbusinessesintheEastQuadrant.Or the WindwardIslands,leavingyourboatinTrinidadforhurricaneseason.Yousimply nas torestaurantsandcarrentals.Perhapsyouplanspendacruisingseasonin cruising sailorsintheCaribbean.Itlistsbusinessesrangingfromboatyardsandmari- show at share articleswithyouronlinecommunitythroughFacebook,Reddit,Twitterandmore. Social sharebuttonshavebeenaddedtoNoonsite.com,whichquicklyallowyou @NoonsiteEditor sharesessentialinformationforsailorsplanninganoffshorevoyage. out aboutsiteupdates,piracynewsandblogsfromsailorsaroundtheworld. following Good tohaveyouwithus. In thisissueof Welcome Aboard! Finally, makinga“floatplan”andbriefingcontactpersonaboutthetripisalso If aliferaftistoocostlyforsome,IslandWaterWorld,example,sells“lifefloat” The incidentremindsusthathavinganautomaticPersonalLocatingBeaconwith Although thetouristsreportedthat The sinkingofasmallsportsfishingboatoffSt.LuciainAprilhighlightstheimportance Sinking HighlightsEquipmentImportance Check itoutat • FreeCruisingGuides’VendorDirectoryisacomprehensiveresourceofinterestto • Relivetherecord-breakingBequiaHeinekenEasterRegatta2013withslide- Reel Irie’s www.begos.com/easterregatta/regallery/index.html @NoonsiteEditor onTwitter ...... THE DIFFERENCEIS coordinatesbeforetheboat Compass http://directory.freecruisingguide.com wewelcomeaboardnewadvertiserYachtSteering ofSSCA • OfficialCruisingStation • CameraSurveillance 24HourSecurity • WholeAreaPatrolledby isourPrimaryConcern • Safety,CleanlinessandService onDock“A” DeliveredonallSlipsexcept • On-SiteFuelDockandDiesel • WideConcreteFingerPiers • 282FixedSlips • ProfessionalandCourteousStaff Fajardo, PuertoRico Parcelas Beltrán,Bo.Sardinera, E: F: T: or attheAdministrationOfficeMarina, open 7daysaweekfrom8:00amto4:00pm ¡ [email protected] 787.863.5282 787.863.0313 Reel Irie VISIT US! our webpage . Cruisers can follow the official Twitter feed to find . CruiserscanfollowtheofficialTwitterfeedtofind and bepartofourfamily. sank some eight miles off St. Lucia’s east coast, sanksomeeightmilesoffSt.Lucia’seastcoast, Join ustoday AMENITIES www.sunbaymarina.com . • AmpleParking Located1/2mileAwaybyDinghy • USCustomandImmigration ElConquistadorHotelandCasino ElegantRestaurantssuchas • NearSmallEateriesandUpscale ConvenienceStore • NearbyShip'sChandleryand • LaundryFacilities • RestroomsandShowers • WaterandElectricity andWi-Fi • ComplementaryCableTV at . Fajardo Reel Irie’s captain , JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 7 JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 8 —Continuedonnextpage with aSeaHawkbottom! and a40-inchHDTVonboard!”Congrats, they wereadmittedly“theonlyboatracing withacappuccinomachine,fullfreezer BVI SpringRegattatochallengeanyother Swanyachtstakingpart,eventhough since 2000,spendingsummersinAnnapolis andwintersinTortola.Theyenteredthe Islands 44bottompaintandhavebeen cruising theCaribbeanandUSEastCoast the CSADivisionJib&Main1ofBVISpring Regatta2013.BobandKristinuse Caribbean .Butmostrewardingforaracingyachtistocrossthefinishline first. salutes thededicatedsailorswhocomebackyearaftertocelebratejoy of rience anydamageorstressduringthehaulout. your monohullormultihull.Thelargesoftpadsmakesurethathullwillnotexpe- and care.Multihullsarenotaproblem.Thetrailerextendstothewidthlength of 38-ton trailerbyRoodberg.ThisallowsCuraçaoMarinetodothejobwithprecision hurricane layovers. cane safe”isstillthemainreasonwhyCuraçaohasbeengettingmoreand having astableeconomy,greatclimateandaninternationalairport,being“hurri- ern Caribbeanlocation,theislandenjoysaveryquietHurricaneSeason.Besides your islanddestinationandencryptedonlinecreditcardpaymentfacilities. ness offeringatrueonlinestoreintheCaribbeanwithFedExfreightcalculatorto miles onpurchasesviatheironlinestore.IslandWaterWorldistheonlymarinebusi- will beavailableintheirCuraçaostorefromAugust.Futureplansincludeearning in thestoreofredemption. mulated 5,000milesyoucanexchangethesefora$500vouchertobespent the company’sstores.Onehundredmilesareworth$5,butonceyouhaveaccu- you haveaccumulated500milescanredeemtheseforproductinANYof visited allthreeislandsandshoppedredeemedatIslandWaterWorldstores. Maarten, St.LuciaandGrenada.AhandfuloftheseAdvantageCardholdershave huge success.Fourhundredcruisers,businessesorindividualshavesignedup,inSt. Christiansted by-pass;thestoreisonrightsideofroad. Croix Marine’sdinghydock.Byroad,justcometwoblocksnorthoffthe dred yardsfromtheCustomsofficeinGallowsBayandsamedistanceSt. BUSINESS BRIEFS For moreinformationonSeaHawkpaints seeadonpage16. Hats offtoBobandKristinBeltrano,owners of As apremiersponsorofmanyCaribbeanregattaseachyear,SeaHawkPaints First PlacewithaSeaHawkBottom For moreinformationseeadonpage14. In October2013CuraçaoMarinewillraisetheirhauloutcapacityto60tons. The DutchmanagementofCuraçaoMarinehaulsyachtswithaspeciallydesigned The islandofCuraçaoissituatedoffthecoastVenezuela.Becausethissouth- Summer HauloutsatCuraçaoMarine For moreinformationseeadonpage9. The AdvantageCardprogramworksinGrenada,St.LuciaandMaarten For eachdollarspentinANYIslandWaterWorldStoreyouearnone“mile”.Once After onlythreemonthsonthemarket,IslandWaterWorld’sAdvantageCardisa Island WaterWorldCelebrates400AdvantageCardHolders For moreinformationonBudgetMarineseeadpage2. The newstoreislocateddirectlyacrossthestreetfromferrydock,aboutahun- US VirginIslands Christiansted, VI00820 5013 PortStreet The newBudgetMarinestore’saddressis: Budget MarineisopeninganewstoreatGallowsBay,Christiansted,St.Croix. New BudgetMarineStoreinSt.Croix Nai’a Nai’a captainandcrew,onthisvictory— , aSwan53,forfinishingfirstin JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 9 Continued from previous page Continued from New Seaborne Inter-Island Flights of its 34-seat Thanks to recent certification by the Federal Aviation Administration in Dominica also started A new route between San Juan and Melville Hall Airport Saab turboprop. The Saab All six routes will be flown with Seaborne’s new 34-seat For more information visit SeaborneAirlines.com. Carriacou’s Lumbadive Gains PADI 5 Stars Lumbadive dive center, located in Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou, Grenada has recently The Soothing Touch Massage Clinic provides Swedish, medical, sports and hot- The Soothing Touch Massage Clinic provides Swedish, VHF channel 74 or Contact the Soothing Touch Massage Clinic at (473) 439-6643, Parts & Power Generators in Stock Parts & Power for start thinking about preparation of year again — time to Yes, it’s that time and genera- generators starts at 1.2kW portable gasoline-powered Their range of generators starts at 14kW and they stock 14, 20 and Parts & Power’s range of diesel on page 8. For more information see ad Grenada Soothing Touch Massage Clinic, Jeanne Fisher and Dr. Stanley, a professor at the St. In 2003 local businesswoman to be especially suited for massage therapy owing The visually impaired are known Grenada’s Soothing Touch staff (left to right): Isaac Budd, Althea Duncan, Grenada’s Soothing Touch staff (left to right): Isaac Budd, Joseph Budd and Hazel-Ann Richards Saab 340B aircraft, Seaborne Airlines has begun flights between the St. Croix Henry Saab 340B aircraft, Seaborne Airlines has begun flights B. Lettsome airports and Luis E. Rohlson, St. Thomas Cyril E. King, and Tortola Terrence Muñoz Marín Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. on June 1st between San on April 1st. Two new additional routes will commence and the Pointe-à-Pitre Juan and Aimé Césaire Airport Fort-de-France in Martinique International Airport in Guadeloupe. in-flight service, operates with two pilots and a flight attendant providing and has a lavatory. received PADI 5 Star Resort accreditation. —Continued on next page reduces stress and tension, stimulates body healing, assists in detoxification, and reduces stress and tension, stimulates body healing, assists leaves you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated. to suit your needs and stone massages, plus reflexology. Short sessions are available at Grand Anse (across the pocket. Located on the St. George’s University Campus seven days a week. road from the gym at Spice Island Mall), they are open [email protected], or just pop in. For more information visit www.soothingtouchgnd.com. Hurricane Season. Parts & Power have generators in stock available in various sizes in stock available Parts & Power have generators Hurricane Season. every need. to meet your to locate are on wheels to allow you in sizes up to 6.5kW. They tors are available warranty as they come with a 12-month you wish. More importantly, them wherever unscheduled and offer scheduled and & Power stock spare parts standard. Parts support. maintenance to meet the rigours of the Caribbean, and come com- 30kW sets. They are designed enclosures (corrosion resistant to ensure long life), plete with aluminium soundproof long hurricane power outages, and internal anti- long-running fuel tanks for those sensitive electrical equipment in high humidity. condensation heaters to protect reliable Perkins engines that are world-renowned, and They are powered with highly spare parts and back-up service. this is coupled with a warranty, in Grenada, together with the help and financial contri- George’s Medical University four visually impaired Grenadians — Althea Duncan, bution of the university, trained and his brother Joseph Budd who are certified by Hazel-Ann Richards, Isaac Budd they now own and run the Soothing Touch the state of Hawaii — and together Massage Clinic. touch. Research shows massage relaxes muscles, to their heightened sense of — JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 10 — more than300,000milesincluding30Atlantic crossings. Caribbean Cruise,AmericaAdventure(including Cuba)andtheAzoresOdyssey. the westboundAtlanticcrossinginOctober. months‘ freecruisinginEuropebeforerejoining therallyagaininMadeirapriorto yachts willheadtotheUKorPortugal.The outboundAmericanboatswillhavethree homebound European Azores, followingwhich fleet willsailtothe the USA.Thecombined the SWAC2015from that arestartingouton also includenewyachts of therally,whichwill departure portforLeg2 Carolina istheMay Charleston, South on toBarbados. Verde Islandsandthen sailing totheCape Leg 1inOctober2014, ing fromMadeiraon start intwoparts,leav- annual sailingrallywill of biggerrallies.The Atlantic, cruisetheCaribbeanandreturnacrossallwithinoneseason”. that thegoalofSWACistooffer“anaffordablerallyforamateursailorscross yachts totakepartinasinglecompletecircuitoftheNorthAtlantic.Organizerssay Amenities atAmericanYachtHarborincluderetailshops,barsandrestaurants. plays hosttofourUSVItournamentsandisthenearestmarinaNorthDrop. yachts upto110feet.Asthepremiersportfishdestinationinregion,marina management andberthingoccupancy.AmericanYachtHarborhas126slipsfor Yacht HarborlocatedatRedHookontheeastendofisland. Haven GrandeMarinainSt.Thomas,asthenewgeneralmanagerofAmerican World waterpark. sions offeredbythehotelarenumerousandvaried.Don’tforgettovisitOcean Republic. Theexcur- north oftheDominican Puerto Plata,inthe ed onCofresiBayin Vacation Club,locat- 5-star LifestyleHolidays the servicesof Free, youcanenjoy As aguestofBeVIP Free offersluxurystays. from Martinique,BeVIP star experience. king orqueeninafive- being servedlikea your feetinthewater, special areas.Imagine and villasforaholidaythatallowsyoutoenjoyhighqualityofserviceVIP first landedintheCaribbean.ItisalsowhereBeVIPFreeofferssuites,penthouses or 24-hourcell(787)244-6283. ment canbenefiteachother.” we wanttoillustrateandprovethat‘commercialgrowth’thenaturalenviron- rate andtidalflow.DavidMansfieldsays,“Wefeelveryhappyaboutthisprojectas research stationandwillstudysuchasgrowthrates,waterqualitysamples/growth natural shorelinevegetationandtheCatholicUniversityofPoncewilluseitasfield and marinafacilities,theoperatorshavebeenplantingRedMangroves as aportofentryforclearanceintoPuertoRico.Inadditiontoproviding 17°58’00.86N, 66°36’58.55WhasbeenlistedbyU.S.CustomsandBorderProtection been releasedwithintheMPAboundaries. ging andrelease.Morethen350turtles(hawksbill,greenleatherback)have KIDO Projectfoundationbyprovidingaboatandcaptaininseaturtles’tag- Environmental Committee(CEC)andCampKayaktonameafew.Theyassistthe ports theSandyIslandOysterBedMarineProtectedArea(SIOBMPA),Carriacou cleaning andmooringinstallation. you haveyourdivingcertificationcardwhenbringingatankforrefill. eight banks,theirairqualityis20timesbetterthenrequestedstandards.Makesure ment, accessoriesandgearmaintenance.Equippedwithtwocompressors room andaboutique.AsBeuchatCertifiedCenter,Lumbadive visual inspection,arepairdepartment,securestorageroomforcustomers,class- building hasbeenextendedtoofferimprovedservicesincludingtankfilling,NITROX, to AssistantInstructor,plusdiveexcursionsandprivatecharters.TheLumbadive ments electronically,etcetera. saving electricity,collectingrainwater,re-usinglaminatedforms,storageofdocu- Star recognitionlastyearforitssustainableeffortstosaveenergyinwayssuchas For moreinformationvisitwww.atlanticcircuit.com. SWAC hasbeendesignedundertheguidance ofStokeyWoodall,whohassailed There arefouradditionalcruisesthatlink the rallytogether:PortugalExperience, It alsooffersanopportunitytovisitdestinationsthatareslightlyoffthebeatentrack The newStokeyWoodallAtlanticCircuit(SWAC)proposesanopportunityfor New NorthAtlanticCircleRally For moreinformationvisitwww.igy-americanyachtharbor.com. A formercaptainandco-pilot,LeeHicks’strengthslieincustomerservice,staff IGY MarinashasrecentlyappointedLeeHicks,theformerdockmasterfromYacht New ManageratAmericanYachtHarbor,St.Thomas For moreinformationvisitwww.bevipfree.com. Led byOdileBessard Rodolf Etiennereports:PuertoPlataintheDominicanRepubliciswhereColumbus Shoreside LuxuryinPuertoPlata,DR For [email protected] The brand-newCaribbeanImagesMarinalocatedinPonce,PuertoRicoat New MarinaandPOEinPonce,PuertoRico For moreinformationvisitwww.lumbadive.com. Socially involved,Lumbadivehostsannualbeachandshoreclean-ups,sup- Lumbadive Teamisalsoexperiencedinunderwaterworksuchasboat-bottom Lumbadive Lumbadive wasalsothefirst,fromAntiguatoTobago,beawardedPADIGreen Continued frompreviouspage

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For more information visit www.fundacionlatortuga.org. The vegetarian kitchen workshop offered easy and delicious salad recipes including The natural soaps workshop reminded us how simple it can be not to contaminate A workshop on costume jewelry showed The findings, reported in the Cell Press journal Creative Earth Day Workshops in Venezuela Within the framework of Earth Day, celebrated annually around the world on April The researchers stressed the importance of reef function in addition to reef diver- The research took place in the Caribbean under the EU-funded project FORCE, Peter Mumby of the University of Queensland and University of Exeter says, Peter Mumby of the University of Queensland and Recent research by a team including scientists from Australia, Mexico, the UK, Recent research by a team including scientists from For more information visit www.oceanspirits.org. Fishing and Pollution Controls Can Avert Reef Collapse reef systems can be News from the science community suggests that Caribbean The non-profit Ocean Spirits is devoted to the protection of Grenada’s natural envi- The non-profit Ocean Spirits is devoted to the protection This 30-year-old leatherback turtle could have been on her way to lay her eggs, but This 30-year-old leatherback turtle could have been on For more information visit evasiontropicale.org. Turtle Rescue in Grenada is never dull running a marina and hotel in Grenada. Lynn Fletcher reports: Life was cut and the turtle was After Le Phare Bleu’s RIB arrived, the anchor line AET also provides guidance for best practices in sea turtle-watching activities, for best practices in sea turtle-watching activities, AET also provides guidance Association Evasion Tropicale (AET) was launched in 1992 to contribute to and (AET) was launched in 1992 to contribute to and Association Evasion Tropicale Guadeloupe’s Evasion Tropicale Earns Special Mention Evasion Tropicale Earns Guadeloupe’s an honorable Evasion Tropicale has won environmental group The Guadeloupe-based Caribbean Caribbean an Indian salad, a bulgur salad with apple vinaigrette, a tropical salad with tofu and mint, and snow peas with a yogurt-seaweed dressing. the environment. Those who participated were excited about the soaps’ gift potential. Natural soaps can be made at home and tailored to friends’ and relatives’ needs, favorite scents, etcetera. how recycled materials such as plastic bot- tles and CDs could be made into into attrac- tive and interesting pieces, immediately tap- ping into the creativity of the participants. 22nd, the Venezuelan environmental group Fundacion la Tortuga organized a series of workshops in order to raise consciousness about our relationship with nature. All who took part received certificates of participation. sity. Those functions of reefs include the provision of habitat for fisheries and the provision of a natural breakwater to reduce the size of waves reaching the shore. In practical terms, hundreds of millions of people depend directly on reefs for their food and livelihoods. www.force-project.eu. “Some people have felt that coral reef management might be futile given the prob- “Some people have felt that coral reef management might lems posed by climate change, such as coral bleaching. But our research reveals that control of fishing and pollution is essential to maintain reefs and that it can have a very meaningful impact.” based on an analysis that combines the latest science on reef dynamics with the lat- est climate models. Israel, the USA and Germany drew on hundreds of studies to develop computer Israel, the USA and Germany drew on hundreds of whether it was possible for models of Caribbean reefs. The team investigated Caribbean reefs to keep growing for the next 70 years. saved from collapse with fishing and pollution controls, but it requires both serious saved from collapse with fishing and pollution controls, climate change. local management of reefs and global action to address ronment through education, research and community based eco-tourism practices. ronment through education, research and community let’s hope she had already performed this intensive task. If you are in the Caribbean let’s hope she had already performed this intensive task. organizations such as Ocean during April through to July it is well worth contacting during their journey to lay Spirits Inc. to see how you can help protect these animals their eggs. We at Le Phare Bleu often receive calls requesting help, including calls to assist receive calls requesting help, including calls to assist We at Le Phare Bleu often on on the southeast coast of the island we can be yachts in distress. Being located all the lines, she was tagged slowly and safely towed ashore. After being freed from everyone involved, especially and released to continue her journey. Thanks go out to Pete Evans for making those all-important calls for help. advertising with slogans such as “Observe but don’t disturb”, and encourages land- advertising with slogans such whales to avoid impact on this vulnerable migratory based watching of humpback of implemented in partnership with the Tourism Board species. All these actions are and stakeholders. Guadeloupe, the Regional Council Badly entangled in a web metres to the very stressed turtle to assess her situation. was tired and had to surface of lines and floats connected to an anchor, the turtle The Ocean Spirits volun- every 30 seconds to breathe; drowning was not far away. to free the turtle from the teers, who were only armed with a small knife, needed to shore where she anchor as soon as possible and bring the female leatherback could be untangled. preserve the richness and diversity of marine life in Guadeloupe. At that time, no diversity of marine life in Guadeloupe. At that time, preserve the richness and marine turtles and cetaceans. In order to get fund- data was available on the island’s knowledge with the public, AET initiated sustainable ing for research and sharing activities. By implementing a code of conduct from and educational whale-watching to ecotourism principles developed by AET, the whale- the beginning, and thanks sustainably in Guadeloupe, compared to the unorga- watching industry has grown in some other islands. nized programs developed mention in the Biodiversity Conservation category of the 2013 Caribbean Travel category of the 2013 Biodiversity Conservation mention in the of national and Awards. With the help Travel Mole Sustainable Tourism Organization’s biodiversity and developed research on marine AET has initiated and international experts, activities, and whale and turtle watching fostered low-impact the natural environment, and materials for the schools and public of Guadeloupe. supplied educational programs JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 12 day, newadventuresandfriends.” had connotationsofstartingsomethingnewlikewhateachmorningbrings—a to saygoodmorningtheboateachdaywhenIarrivedworkonit.Plus,name Dia it additionalstrength.“Inevernamedthekayakofficiallyotherthancalling freedive gear.”Webbthencoveredtheentirevesselwithastrong,plasticwraptogive a curve.Iextendedthelengthlongerthanneededsowouldhaveroomformy end. 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—Continuedonnextpage World ChampionshipsinJuly. Murphy, willrepresenttheUSVirginIslandsatOpti Paige, withRyanHunter,ScottMcKenzieandChris St. ThomaswonBestFemaleSailorintheOptiClass. ditions rightofftheYachtClubbeach.PaigeClarkeof place intheGreenFleet,whichsailedcalmercon- with tenfirsts.DavidConhoffofSt.Croixwonfirst from theBVItooktophonorsinBlueFleet,also won theWhiteFleetwithtenbullets.ThadLettsome competitive fleetintheclass.RayneDufffromBVI ClassandfirstintheOptiRedFleet,most were justastough. delays ontheSaturday,andconditionsSunday a seriesof12races.Winds18to22knotscaused seven participants,fromageseighttoover60,sailed Cruzan OpenRegattaonApril20thand21st.Fifty- Lake Garda,Italy. the OptimistWorldChampionshiplaterthisyearin youngest son,Rocco,whowillrepresentAntiguain boat Pellaschier, theskipperof1983America’sCup courtesy ofPremierBeverages,presentedbyMauro Harbour, andabarrelofEnglishHarbourAntiguaRum received aweekendstayatTheInnEnglish Lalique Victoirefigurehead.Runner-up sake forthefirsteditionofregatta,anexquisite J. RAINEY Falcone withTheInnChallengeTrophyandakeep- minutes aftertimecorrection. Chris MurphyfromSt.Thomastookfirstoverallinthe The St.CroixYachtClubhostedthe11thAnnual High WindsforCruzanOpen2013 Falcone acceptedtheprizeaccompaniedbyhis The ownersofInnatEnglishHarbourpresented Azzurra . Vagabundo II

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Summer Cloud Eight skippers and crews raced for the top prize of a Eight skippers and crews raced For more information visit www.nonsuchbayresort.com. 5th Annual West Indies Regatta St. Barthelemy again played host to the West Indies Every boat brought something from “down island”. Nonsuch Bay RS Elite Challenge Nonsuch Bay invi- Nonsuch Bay RS Elite Challenge On May 1st, the left on the evening of prizegiving, bound for left on the evening of prizegiving, bound for Dominica to take on a cargo of organic produce, spices, soaps and essential oils, Carib arts and crafts, coffee, cocoa, flowers and jelly coconuts. At Gustavia, the Artisanal Village showcased the spe- cialty products from Dominica and many other islands — including honey from Bequia; chocolate, paintings and bags from Grenada; coconut oil, man- gos, carvings, trinkets and scarves from St. Lucia; salt from ; and rum from Antigua. —Continued on next page week’s stay and unlimited watersports activities at week’s stay and unlimited watersports skippers to make the Nonsuch Bay Resort. The four Maxi World Champion), Al final were Dicker (Mini Applebey (RORC Ashford (XOD Champion), Ross Marc Fitzgerald (Farr 115 Fastnet and 600 winner) and Week). With a crew of Overall winner, Antigua Sailing Goodbody and King Irish Olympic sailor Tim Christian Jensen, Mark Harald of Norway’s bowman, Dicker won all three races. Regatta, this year held May 2nd through 5th. The fifth anniversary was the biggest yet: eight island sloops and one schooner commemorated the great days of trading by sail between the islands. After the racing at Antigua Classics, tational one-design race was held as part of the race was held as part tational one-design Beach. Week Lay Day party at Pigeon Antigua Sailing that the Elite’s shallow draft meant The 24-foot RS allowing just a few metres off shore, course was set view of the action. spectators a close-up

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Compass For full results visit www.sap505worlds.com. Stay Tuned: 46th Antigua Week With yacht crews representing 26 different nations, The world championship was run by the International was run by the The world championship We’ll have a full report on Antigua Sailing Week 2013 event. Going into the ninth race of the series, three teams had a chance at the title, all of them German, all of them veteran. Claas Lehmann and Leon Oehme took the 2013 title. the 46th edition of Antigua Sailing Week, in next month’s Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, thanked the Ministry of Tourism, thanked Secretary in the in associations for their commitment island’s sailing as a quality sailing destination. promoting Barbados was the SAP 505 World Championship She added that has yachting events the island one of the biggest justifiably and that Barbadians were hosted to date, this year. world body chose Barbados proud that the of the sailed under the auspices 505 Class and was the Association. The host venue Barbados Sailing racecourse data was Barbados Yacht Club, where on big screens in supplied by sponsor SAP Analytics from Britain, United the SAP Sailors’ Lounge. Sailors Canada, France, Sweden, States, Germany, Australia, in the two-week Denmark and Barbados competed 26th through May 2nd, and with ten yachts of 60 feet or more racing, Antigua and with ten yachts of 60 feet or more racing, Antigua Sailing Week had one of the largest numbers of big boats for many years. Many crews commented that the awards party was the best they had ever attend- ed, not just in Antigua, but in the entire Caribbean. Continued from previous page Continued from 505 World Champs in Barbados The SAP 505 World Championships were held in At the opening ceremony at the Barbados Yacht The Cruzan Open is the first regatta in the new Virgin The Cruzan Open is the first Morgan Dale took first place in the Class. took first place in the Sunfish Morgan Dale (Bronze Gold Coast Yachts Thanks go to sponsors Barbados from April 24th through May 3rd, with 69 boats competing. The International 505 is a one- design high-performance two-person monohull plan- ing centreboard dinghy, with spinnaker, using a tra- peze for the crew. While demanding in a blow, the 16-foot 505 is easier to control than many smaller tra- peze boats. Since 1954, 5O5s have been a staple of international sailing competition, attracting top talent. Club, Senator Irene Sandiford-Garner, Parliamentary Island “Triple ” Optimist event, which takes in Island “Triple Crown” Optimist with the winner of all three regattas over three weeks, The Cruzan Open was three taking the Triple Crown. the first in the series, followed by the Optimist Dinghy Association (VIODA) Championship Regatta in St. John, USVI on April 26th and 27th, and the BVI Dinghy Championships on May 4th and 5th. The second leg of the VI Triple Crown finished with Chris Murphy again taking first overall and Rayne Duff again topping the White Fleet. Mack Bryan of St. Croix skippered with Gulia Klein of St. Croix skippered with Gulia Mack Bryan of In the crew to win the 420 Class. St. Thomas as Kleeger Higby took first. David Radial Class, Beecher won the 4.7 division. VI, Budget Marine, Broadband Sponsor), Scotiabank, Amerling & Associates, and Sanford Michael P. Hand & Associates. — JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 16 configured thecourseifwindshifted. again beforearuntothefinish.Raceofficialsre- lowed byadownwindrun,thenthesameupwindleg minutes. Thecourseinvolvedalongupwindlegfol- Championship, LaserandIC24fleetsaveraged30 exacts strongconcentrationandalotoffocus.” ers,” saidPrincipalRaceOfficerBillCanfield.“Lightwind exceeded sevenknots.“Itwaschallengingfortherac- 5th eventsawlightandvariablewindsthatnever Islands, plusAntiguaandSt.Maarten.TheMay4th Royal BVIYachtClub,attractedracersfromalltheVirgin d’Tourism St.Barths,andallfriendssupporters. UNESCO deSt.Barthelemy,PortGustavia,theOffice and dancing. ning theArtisanalVillagewasinfullswingwithmusic races, hotlypursuedby some tightcontests. and thechocolatesamples! particularly enjoyingtoursof eager tolearnaboutboatsandinter-islandtrade, boats andtheArtisanalVillage.Theyoungsterswere their crafts. — Races runoffNannyCayMarinafortheOptimist The 2013BVIDinghyChampionships,organizedbythe BVI DinghyChampsandTripleCrownWinner The organizerssendabigthank-youtosponsorsClub For thethreeraces,windswerelight,whichmadefor Schoolchildren ofSt.Barthsweregiventoursthe The CaribbeanArtisanNetworkalsoshowcased Continued frompreviouspage Summer Cloud Zemi and Tradition Savvy wonallthree and . Intheeve- Jambalaya

, LUCY TULLOCH LUCY Atlantic RallyforCruisers,ledthewayacrossstart crewed MoodyS38,andveteransoflastyear’s the northwestofislands. thanks toaweaklow-pressuresystemcenteredjust southwest, anoddoccurrencethistimeofyear, the hallmarkofWorldCruisingClubrallies. crews tocreatetheuniquefamilyatmospherethatis gramme providedplentyofopportunitiesforthe Farewell SupperandSkippers’Briefing.Thepro- Nanny CayMarina,includingsafetychecks,the either sideoftheAtlantic. Bermuda, andthencontinuetotheirhomeportson took thesamestartline.Bothfleetssailtogetherto both theUS-boundfleetandEurope-bound by WorldCruisingClub.Thismarkedthefirsttimethat ARC EuropeandAtlanticCupsailingralliesorganized nations departedfromNannyCay,Tortolawiththe Advanced OptiRacingProgram. with CoachSantiago“Tino”GaláninVIODA’s for theseries.Chris,Scott,TeddyandPaigealltrain Top Girl,finishingeighthoveralloutof27sailorsscored Paige ClarkeearnedtheVITripleCrowntrophyfor Dinghy Champs.Teddyfinishedthirdintheseries. Regatta andaphenomenalfirstplacefinishattheBVI a hard-earnedsecondattheVIODAChampionship the CruzanOpen,puthimselfbackingamewith dark horseintheserieswithaneighth-placefinish ond, onlyonepointbehindChris.TeddyNicolosi,a event tosnagtheCrown.ScottMcKenziefinishedsec- Chris MurphyfendedoffstiffcompetitionattheBVI Championships andtheBVIDinghyChampionships. scores fromtheCruzanOpen,VIODA the VITripleCrown,whichsawsailorscombiningtheir Rathbun andcrew. region. Thethree-boatIC-24fleetwinnerswereColin St. Maarten,oneofthebestjuniorLasersailorsin Fleet, winnerwasSt.ThomassailorVictoriaFlately. Fleet andscoredfourthoverall.IntheOptiGreen only sailortobeatNicolosiinarace,wontheWhite top honoursintheOptimistRedFleet.RayneDuff, all butoneofeightraces.TortolanJasonPutleytook 12-year-old TeddyNicolosifromSt.Thomas,whowon For thisyear’sstart,thewindwaslightoutof Prior tothestart,seminarsandfestivitieswasheldin On May4th, ARC EuropeandAtlanticCupDepart The Optimistportionoftheeventwasfinalleg The LaserRadialClasswaswonbyRhoneFindlayof The OptimistChampionshipFleetwasdominatedby

37 yachtshailingfrom12different Mad Fish , afamily- line, followedby 5:00 event isscheduledforJune20th;registrationclosesat June 17ththrough19th.TheSeaStarTeamRacing three USVirginIslandsandthemainland. Cayman, St.Maarten/St.Martin,Curaçao,Mexico,all British VirginIslands,Bermuda,theBahamas,Grand Sailors alreadyregisteredrepresentPuertoRico,the Caribbean SailingAssociation-sanctionedregatta. Club- andVirginIslandSailingAssociation-hosted sailors areexpectedtoattendthisSt.ThomasYacht June 17thto23rd.Nearly100eight-15-year-oldjunior kick-off SeaStarClinicandTeamRaceare arc_Europe andwww.worldcruising.com/atlantic_cup. off againtotheirhomeportsontheUSEastCoast. Lauderdale forafinalfarewelldinnerbeforesetting Old BahamaChannelfleetwillrendezvousinFt. swells bytheTurks&CaicosandBahamas.The Rico, HispaniolaandCuba,shelteredfromtheAtlantic the yachtssailingclosetonorthshoresofPuerto the BVIandaimforFt.Lauderdale.Theroutewillsee rest ofthefleetbutwillturnnorthwestonceclear last year’sCaribbean1500rally,tookthestartwith Channel routeoption.Sevenyachts,allveteransof previous WorldCruisingClubrallies. entered inthetwoevents,32haveparticipated both alsoARC2012veterans.Infact,ofthe37yachts and acceptonlydrinkswithoutstraws. wrapping outofthewater,pickupanytrashonshore, throughout theregatta,keepalllunchbagsand use thereusablewaterbottleingoodiebag Sailors willbeurgedtorecycleallplasticwaterbottles, the namesofsailorsonwinningracingteam. The SeaStarPerpetualTrophywillbeinscribedwith the topfivesailorsineachfleetandthreeoverall. Ceremony onJune23rd. culminates withabeachsidebrunchandAwards Caribbean-themed nightwithfiredancers.Thefun ing ParadeofNations,aWelcomePartyand tion onthe20th.Shoresideactivitiesincludeanopen- Glacial EnergystartsonJune21st,withfinalregistra- Registration isalreadyclosedfortheSeaStarClinic, Dates fortheInternationalOptimistRegatta(IOR)and 21st Int’lOptiRegattaSetforJune For moreinformationvisitwww.worldcruising.com/ A firstfor2013istheAtlanticCup’sOldBahama For moreinformationvisitwww.styc.net. This year’seventwillfollowaneco-friendlytheme. The InternationalOptimistRegattapresentedby PM onJune19th. Peter vonDanzig

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OYSTER YACHTS / MIKE JONES , Blue . was finished Dreamer of Sophistikate Sarabi , celebrating an started at the pin end Dreamer of Hamble Matawai nailed the start at the . However Sarabi Sarabi , was placed third. onto the left side of the course. onto the left side of the Starry Night of the Caribbean crossing less than a minute later. sailed a superb race to take the gun Dreamer of Hamble Sarabi held out to claim second in the race by held out to claim second placed third for the regatta. was third over the line. However, after Bill & Me held their nerve to win the Pursuit Race by crew raised their hands crossing the line to crew raised their hands crossing , was second and Roberto Bisiani’s Italian Rivendell Starry Night Race Four started outside the entrance to Port Louis outside the entrance to Race Four started After racing, Oyster Regatta sponsor Pantaenius, rep- The aptly named Victory Bar and Restaurant at the For full results visit www.oystermarine.com. An exhibition Pursuit Race was held after the last In Class One, the last scoring race of the regatta win the last scoring race, the team from the UK would race, the team from win the last scoring title. take the class Salines and then went around Point Marina, and the starting before finishing back in Glovers Island area. In Class Two, covered by Committee Boat end but was who locked Class leader to extend on the fleet and and got away in clear air Taking line honours take up an unassailable position. occasion, the and the win for the third Hamble and Class Two overall. celebrate victory in the race Sophistikate just 12 seconds from resented by John McCurdy, awarded the best starters of the day a celebratory bottle of champagne. John has done so every day at the Oyster Regatta. “Starts are incredibly important but also tinged with risk and it has been delightful to see that although this has been an incredibly competitive regatta, the competitors have acted in a safe and courteous way throughout. The Oyster yachts are racing, but the ethos of the regatta is that safety should always come first and rightly so.” Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina was the venue for the final party for the Oyster Regatta 2013. Delicious canapés and cocktails by the pool with fire dancers lighting up the scene opened the evening, fol- lowed by the final prizegiving ceremony. Guest of hon- our was Senator Brenda Hood who was joined by Nikoyan Roberts from the Grenada Board of Tourism. A sumptuous taster menu accompanied by fine wine followed the awards ceremony. After dinner, a brilliant fireworks display lit up the marina and, for those who had enough energy, live music and dancing concluded a week of terrific sailing and peerless parties. with Ravenous II time correction, awarded the win and the class title. scoring race of the regatta with each yacht given their own start time based on their performance during the regatta. Joe and Cathy Leitch, racing the Oyster 575 On Liberty, a comfortable margin. John McTigue’s Oyster 56, Dreams Oyster 72, proved to be the most competitive in the four-race proved to be the most competitive in the four-race series. in the top three every race and was second overall with in the top three every race and Sophistikate ‘We have done many miles together over the years, which makes a big difference’ Left: Michael Hahn, owner of ‘epic duel’ tie for first place in Class One on Day Three Above: Class Two winners on and and could for a showed and Bill Dreamer of Sarabi Matawai took the lead, took the lead, and loved having was unusually lax, Starry Night . The three 82s had a . The three 82s Rivendell Sarabi are all members or sup- , skippered by Benjamin , skippered could not be separated and could not be separated and moved up to third in class. Ravenous II Starry Night, Matawai Starry Night, stayed clear of trouble to remain stayed clear of trouble to Rivendell Matawai Dreamer of Hamble Starry Night of the Caribbean down the fleet. came second after a dramatic recovery. and had an epic duel. The battle royal in Class had an epic duel. The battle Sophistikate Rivendell Dreamer of Hamble and was in pole position. However, if had another consistent race to remain in sec- Matawai, The penultimate venue for the Oyster family’s social Double-Barreled Last Day Two races were run on the last day, with one scoring Sophistikate In Class Two, shortly after the start but quick action by Roger Cerrato from regatta sponsor Lewmar limited the time lost and Sarabi ond place overall. programme was the unique tropical Aquarium Restaurant on Magazine Beach. The impressive water- side eatery is famous for seafood and local fish dishes melded from Grenadian and European recipes. Superb appetizers at sunset were followed by a seafood barbe- cue and a freshly sliced carvery, all served by friendly staff in a delightful atmosphere. race, Race Four, sponsored by Raymarine, and a non- scoring pursuit race designed to let the Oyster fleet have a giant game of “cat and mouse”. Class One hung in the balance with a straight shoot-out between Matawai winner-takes-all final race. In Class Two, Hamble porters of Ballyholme YC in Northern Ireland. “Not the best start!” laughed Chris Glossop. “But the team sailed well, and we have done many miles together over the years, which makes a big difference. We have enjoyed a great battle with dinner with them the other evening — but we hope to cap off a great regatta in style tomorrow.” She had managed to get tangled up in a fishing net Ravenous II even after time correction One was too close to call — Starry Night The Oyster 82 The Oyster closely followed by closely followed 82, Dockser’s Oyster lead and extend on the great boat speed to take the fleet and second on the water. Meanwhile, first place. both yachts were awarded the start line, but took being the last yacht to cross win of the regatta. The line honours and their second team on tremendous battle but also bullied the smaller Oyster tremendous battle but also 655, Jackson, was the first to risk a spinnaker on a tight the first to risk a spinnaker Jackson, was ploy paid off as angle and the OYSTER REGATTA GRENADA 2013 REGATTA GRENADA OYSTER , . Bill Västra Västra , expertly Sophistikate was just as Sarabi Starry Night of the Starry Night of the , less than a minute , which had an all-star was over-eager and called Starry Night of the Caribbean Dreamer of Hamble Matawai by Louay Habib of the Caribbean

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, put in a great effort to take third short-handed. Starry Night In Class Two, the British Oyster 56 Le Phare Bleu know how to throw a party and with Tactics Time A passage race back to Port Louis Marina was Race In Class One, Triangle Drama After a lay day relaxing on the beautiful beaches of After racing, the regatta competitors enjoyed a night In Class One, Michael Hahn’s American Oyster 655, High-Speed Chase Race One, sponsored by Dolphin Sails, was a pas- Oyster Regattas are a blend of “gentlemen’s rule” Oyster Yachts’ 33rd Regatta, the second to be held in Oyster Yachts’ 33rd Regatta,

a Regatta A Pearl of of A Pearl sailed by Harvey and Sue Death, won the first race, sailed by Harvey and Sue Death, won the first race, but it was far from easy with Chris Glossop’s British Oyster 575, behind in second. The British Oyster 575, the Oyster fleet mooring up for the night, a cocktail the Oyster fleet mooring up for the night, a cocktail party aboard the marina’s signature lightship, Two, sponsored by Pelagos Yachts, and although the wind speed had dropped to around 15 knots, the pre- dominantly downwind race was still a spectacular day on the water. Without doubt the performance level of the regatta was evident as gybing tactics came into play. The breeze oscillated from the land at the start before an offshore breeze caused a 20-degree wind shift later on. In Class One, crew including Volvo Ocean Race stalwart Campbell crew including Volvo Ocean Race stalwart Campbell Field on tactics. Roberto Bisiani’s Italian Oyster 72, & Me sailed by Richard and Angela Parkinson was third. Banken, fet at the restaurant with live music supplied by D-Unit playing soft rock and reggae numbers until past midnight. Caribbean the land before taking a hitch out to sea as the shift arrived. However, impressive in Class Two, and it took Grenada, the Oyster crews returned to racing action with Race Three, sponsored by Lewmar — a tight and tactical triangular course just outside the capital, St. George’s. The proximity of the coast provided a shifty, gusting racetrack and there was drama right from the start with thrills throughout the day. back to restart. However, she made an excellent recov- ery to be the second boat to reach the top mark, even after being put about by at La Luna Resort. Tucked away near Morne Rouge Bay, the award-winning designer resort has been the secret hideaway of the rich and famous. Oyster owners and their guests enjoyed a fabulous cocktail party and supper with an Italian flavour, echoing the owners’ Italian roots. With a lay day scheduled for the next day, the party went on long into the night. Caribbean yacht won its class by 14 minutes, the biggest margin of the entire regatta. Matawai corrected time by only three seconds from the Oyster 82 sage race to the resort of Le Phare Bleu, on the south sage race to the resort of Le Phare Bleu, on the south coast of Grenada. It was stirring stuff, with strong tradewinds gusting up to 25 knots propelling the pow- erful yachts upwind through Caribbean surf for a three-hour high-speed race. racing and gala social evenings. After the Skippers’ racing and gala social evenings. After the Skippers’ Briefing the social schedule kicked off with a buffet at Mount Cinnamon’s Beach Cabana. With a fire blazing on the beach and the rhythmic sounds of the renowned Tivoli Drummers, it was a spectacular evening. Guests of honour were two of Grenada’s new Senators: Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hon. Nickolas Steele and Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture, The Hon. Alexandra Otway-Noel. Grenada, was blessed with fantastic sailing conditions Grenada, was blessed with parties at some of the complemented by fabulous Nineteen Oysters Spice Island’s best-loved locations. of entries for the April 8th was a significant number that 25 of the presti- through 13th event, considering are currently in the Pacific gious blue-ocean cruisers World Rally. Nine different taking part in the Oyster including four impres- examples of the Oyster range, sight in Camper & sive Oyster 82s, were a magnificent Nicholsons Port Louis Marina. JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 18 was achallengerto breaking hermizzen,EdKaneandMarty Wallace’s1949,73-footS&Syawl, second butcouldn’treallychallenge feisty conditions.CarloFalcone’s1938, 79-foot AlfredMylne-designed named afteranexoticharemgirl,goes like awitchonreachandreveledinthe the standoutyachtofregatta,winningeveryrace. ing infourracesof20to24mileseach,usingClassicSimplifiedCSAratings. wind mostdaysandabuildingseastate. ditions werehugebut,barthelastday,competitorsexperiencedover20knotsof reports ofanybodygettinginjured,savealotbumpsandbruises.Saturday’scon- Blue Peter Sailing FestivalandtheinauguralInnChallenge,1930AlfredMylnesloop peted inrecentregionaleventsincludingthePaneraiTransatClassique,BVI smaller yachts.Fiveyachtssustaineddamagetotheirrigs.Havingsuccessfullycom- sluicing downthedecksandcockpitsfilledtobrimwasaregularoccasionon conditions wasnotforthefaint-hearted;evenlargeryachtshadgreenwater foot seasoutattheoffshoreracingbuoy.Racingpricelesssailingvesselsinthese short ofgobsmacking. windiest conditionsinlivingmemorythevistaonthisyear’sracecoursewasnothing In VintageClassA,RobertTowbin’simpressive94-footFifeketch, Sixty-five yachtsenteredthis26theditionoftheevent,April19thto23rd,compet- The Saturdaysawthemostbodaciousconditions,with30knotsofwindandnine- There isnothingelsequiteliketheAntiguaClassicYachtRegattaandwith FFeisty FightsinaHigh-WindClassic e cametheworstoff,sufferingadismasting.Fortunatelytherewereno i s Sumurun’s t y by LouayHabib superiority.

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Ruffian Stormvogel Kate Stormvogel Juno Kairós, PaPa 1 Builder Alwyn Enoe was awarded for his Carriacou Sloops, including in Traditional Class A was third. . himself and sailed her well to claim third. , the 74-foot racer won all but one of the races. , the 74-foot racer won all and Jochen Hertzke’s Spirit 60, by a single point. Michael Higgins of Lunenburg, Nova Sunshine needed to take at least third to win the class but came Samara T Springtide Old Bob Stormvogel won on countback. Wild Horses Old Bob Exodus up from Grenada to take third, although the team did win many admir- challenged , built in 2003, was the winner, taking all four races; Eli Fuller’s , built in 2003, was the winner, taking all four races; built at his own Covey Island Boatworks in Covey Island Boatworks built at his own , which Savvy, , with a design based on the traditional Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter. , with a hull design based on taking second place. Danny Donelan and his crew sailed another De Roche In Spirit of Tradition Racing there was a tie for first place between Donald Tofias’ Martin Halpern’s Francis Kinney-designed 36-footer, “Plastic classics” — fiberglass boats with long keels with keel-hung rudders that Charles Morgan and Sam Duce, racing the Zepherin McLaren-built Eight Carriacou Sloops were split into two classes. In Traditional Class A, Alwyn Eight Carriacou Sloops were split into two classes. In In Classic Class B, New Yorker Robert Soros’ Nat Benjamin 65, B, New Yorker Robert Soros’ In Classic Class Hartley 40, In Classic Class D, David Buller’s Overall victory in the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta went to For full results visit www.yachtscoring.com Classic Class C was won by the legendary Classic Class C was won by showed off in Classic Class A showed off in Classic Class Honoring the past while taking advantage of modern Honoring the past while taking Covey Island building methods and materials, to the Classics Boatworks has sent many yachts schooner over the years. This year, the both yachts scoring the same number of points. The W-76 Joel White-designed Classic GRP Class B. Built in Maine in 1961, from two Antiguan yachts: the 32-foot 1961 Bruce King sloop 1968 David Boyd sloop into the last race, fourth in the dying breeze. Andy Hazell’s 32-foot Lyle Hess-designed the concrete-built boat is one of the most peculiar regulars at Antigua Classics. Goingthe concrete-built boat is one 111-footer was unstoppable, winning every race. John Steele’s 70-foot schooner, race. John Steele’s 70-foot unstoppable, winning every 111-footer was PaPa 1, won Traditional Class B, with Andrew Robinson’s Baldwin De Roche-built Cloud build, ers for their superhero costumes during the Parade of Sail! are descendants of wooden hull designs — race, too. Paul Deeth, racing designed by John Alden in 1968, won Classic GRP Class A by winning all but the last race. The 50-foot aft-cockpit ketch was impeccably sailed all week by a team mainly from Antigua. Don Ward’s Luders 44, 41-foot Philip Rhodes sloop Nomad Enoe, who was also racing in the class, built all three top yachts: Alexis Andrews’ Enoe, who was also racing in the class, built all three Genesis second; and there was a tie for third between Enoe’s of the first cold-molded yachts to be built and she went on to win a host of offshore to be built and she went on to win a host of offshore of the first cold-molded yachts Sydney-Hobart, Capetown to Rio, and Newport- classics including the Fastnet, de Stadt-designed Bermuda Races. The Van Epstein’s 1957, Robert Clark-designed 65-foot ketch, conditions and, although Ira Lone Fox, 53-foot Holman-designed yawl, Leonard Beckwith’s 1963, won the last race to pip Scotia, built the 38-foot race. The Klaus Röder 109-foot schooner, Röder 109-foot schooner, race. The Klaus the winner by the smallest margin at the regatta — she won the last race to take the class title by just 12 seconds! Tobin and his crew received the prize of a watch from event sponsors Panerai. Among the myriad other prizes awarded at this spectacular showcase of great yacht design- ers, builders and sailors was a special lifetime achievement award given to Carriacou boatbuilder Alwyn Enoe — respect from one kind of Caribbean classic to another. Bolero ner with straight bullets. Launched in 2000, the schooner was built for ocean pas- the schooner was built bullets. Launched in 2000, ner with straight in the tough conditions. sages and reveled clocking up 200 years and she is capable of Vineyard for many to be built in Martha’s sea. Philip Walwyn’s 60-footer, miles a day at and launched in woodworkers in St. Kitts Walwyn and his team of and built by schooner, Kieran Latham’s 52-foot was second. Third was December 2006,

LUCY TULLOCH LUCY TULLOCH STEVE MANLEY STEVE MANLEY . Sumurun was second in Kate was third. Guiding Light, The Classic GRP fleet The Classic GRP ‘Even the larger yachts had green water sluicing ‘Even the larger yachts had down the decks’ Aboard the overall winner, the 94-foot Aboard the overall winner, , built in 1912, was invincible in Vintage Class C Dione was the standout yacht in Classic Class A — the 1980 Anselmi Boretti Continued from previous page Continued from Seljm Both yachts had been shipped down from Bristol, Rhode Island, especially to take Classic Class B Below: Launched in 2006, but looking every inch a classic, part in the regatta. As two of the smallest yachts racing at the regatta, they were extremely well sailed, especially in such a big sea state. Roy Boughton’s 1936 British-built Gauntlet Class cutter, — Above: JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 20

CINDY CADY Hunter wasinvitedaboard was notaneasy these sloopsandHunterdecidedthatwashisyear.It knew thatinpastyearsafewcruisershadcrewedon are builtonthebeachinWindward,Carriacou.We spot inourheartsforthesetraditionalworkboatsthat ready fortheracecaughtourattention.Wehaveasoft Carriacou sloopsthatwerehauledoutandgetting Antigua afewweeksbeforetheregattaandtwo husband, Hunter,andIgothooked.Wewerein don’t paymuchattentiontoregattas,butin2011my opportunities toeat,drinkandsocializewithothers. sailboats. Generoussponsorshipprovidesabundant to volunteerinvariouscapacitiesorcrewonclassic well-organized eventprovidesopportunitiesforcruisers but youdonotneedtoenteryourboattakepart.The come toparticipate.Mostofusdon’thaveclassicboats, Antigua ClassicYachtRegattaandcruisersarewel- free hats? with freefoodanddrinks,theopportunitytoget deck. Thatwashowthedoorsopenedforustobepart serious sweatequity,oilingthemastandpainting I confessthatamnotasailboatracerandusually Every yearattheendofApril,Antiguahosts What cruiserdoesnotloveagoodboatrace,parties Electric: 110V30Amp racing boats! but stayoutoftheway out asanobservationplatform, You cantakeyourownboat BEQUIA MARINA a Regatta Cruising at Water &Dockageavailable-new Servicescomingsoon! Open 7days8:00am-6:00pmorlater! entrée Bequia Marina,PortElizabeth, Bequia by DeviSharp VHF 68 Look forthe St. Vincent&theGrenadines , butpersistencepaidoffand [email protected] Genesis • 240V50Amp • Phone:(784)4965531 . Heputinsome Big BlueBuilding • ANTIGUA CLASSICYACHTREGATTA2013 3 Phase100Amp,50Hz Hunter putinto ticipate thatdoesnotinvolvethesweatequity of theregatta,andnotbystanders. totally spoiledbythePaneraihospitalityespressoin on thewaterastheydownedtheirespresso.Icouldget ous day’sactionjuicedthecrewsupforanotherday mentary espressoandcroissant.Videosoftheprevi- started atthePaneraihospitalityboothwithacompli- as mostoftheskippersandcaptains.Mymornings opportunity tomeetanumberoflocalpeopleaswell and itisagreattimetochatwithcruisingfriends. During thispartythereisanopenbarattheyachtclub you partyatthebeginningtoorganizevolunteers. usually receiveanofficialT-shirtandthereisathank- quickly withlunchandbeveragesprovided.Volunteers ies fromtwohourstoaneight-hourdaythatpasses Antigua YachtClubMarina.Thetimecommitmentvar- ghy tohelptheclassicsailboatsgetintoandoutof the events,orbeinga“boatpusher”byusingyourdin- captains andskippers,settingupbreakingdown enjoy workingthehospitalitydeskandmeeting Mount GayRumboothisnotyourthing,youmight cruisers. IfpouringDarkandStormydrinksatthe Leslie, ontheyacht It turnsoutthatthereisamucheasierwaytopar- I volunteeredwiththemediaorganizerandhad Many cruisersvolunteerforsupportpositionsand Genesis Fairhaven . , organizes the volunteer , organizesthevolunteer B &CFUELSENTERPRISE Easily approachedfromCarriacou, UnionI.,PalmI.&PSV Tel/Fax: (473)443-9110email: [email protected] FUEL •OILWATERICE Contact: GlennClementorReynold Belmar The bestfueldockintheGrenadinesfor: Cheapest pricesintheGrenadines Unobstructed dockincalmwater Suitable forLargePowerYachts 16-18 feetofwateralongside Petite Martinique —Continuedonnextpage food anddrinks. are announcedonThursdayeveningwithmoremusic, brass gleaming.TheresultsoftheConcoursd’Elégance graph thelovelyoldyachtswiththeirvarnishand to walkthedocksonaThursdaylookandphoto- which isabeautypageantfortheoldboats.Itfun the SinglehandedRaceandConcoursd’Elégance, drink topurchaseandmusicprovided.Thursdayis 17th thisyear)withawelcomepartyfoodand the netandhaveadrinkcatchupwitholdfriends. share information.Itisfuntomeetthefolksyouhearon Coconut Telegraphistokeepcruisersconnectedand safety andsecurityconcerns.Thepurposeofthe locations andconditions,ifunderway,relayany cy whenconditionsrequire).Cruiserscheckinwiththeir on 4060USB(using4030asanalternatefrequen- the EasternCaribbeanthatmeetsdailyat0800hours Café. TheCoconutTelegraphisasinglesidebandnetfor together fortheCoconutTelegraphatMongoose few daysbeforetheracesthereisa“meetandgreet”get- on thedocksorbywordofmouth. sail, butmostofthecrewingarrangementsaremade the morningandwinetapasinevening! The regattaislaunchedontheWednesday(April There arepartiesandothereventsmostevenings.A There isalistofcrewwantedandlookingto JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 21

DEVI SHARP (3) 18.25.50N 18.25.50N 69.36.67W booth. The generous Panerai • Showers, Laundry, Restaurant, 24 hr security • Immigration office in the marina for clearance • Free WIFI and Free Internet • Dinghy Dock • 12 miles East of Santo Domingo & 7 miles East of International Airport Arctic Tern. The entire event ends on the Tuesday with a traditional ends on the Tuesday with The entire event volunteer- sailing in the regatta or busy If you are not The Antigua Yacht Club, which organizes this annu- See you there next year! Devi Sharp is a retired wildlife biologist and exploring redeemed for the coveted red Mount Gay hat or T-shirt. coveted red Mount Gay redeemed for the of hard-shelltea and gig races. All manner British cream competi- out for the rowing and sculling came and we allwore hats and “Sunday best” tions. Ladies treats. delicious sweet and savory enjoyed tea and ing, you can get great views from the water in a boat, or on land from a viewpoint. Cruiser boats go out for the races and hang out near the turning marks or other strategic locations, giving the race boats plenty of room, and get some really close perspectives. Ashore, you can walk up to ruins of a gun emplacement that overlooks the start and part of the racecourse. Falmouth Harbour is separated from English Harbour by a pen- insula called the Middle Ground. There is a trail from Pigeon Beach near the mouth of Falmouth Harbour that climbs up over the Middle Ground and ends at Nelson’s Dockyard. Along the way it passes the remains of three gun emplacements that once guarded the har- bors. You can get to the trailhead at the Falmouth side by walking on the main road above the yacht club and following until it Ts into a road. Take the right leg and walk a minute or two downhill and you will be at the beach; make a left at the beach road and in the trees on your left will be the trailhead for the Middle Ground trail. It took me about 15 minutes to get to the trail head and another 15 minutes to get to the observation point, which is the remains of a fort and provides a good view of portions of the race. al regatta, really appreciates the volunteer help they receive from the cruising community. They make us feel welcome and allow us to become part of the event, not just spectators. the Caribbean with her husband, Hunter on their sail- boat, Above: The crews of the Carriacou sloops relax after a race Above: The crews of the Carriacou from the Antigua Yacht Club Top left: A 30-minute walk the start line and parts of the will give you a good view of race course Bottom left: Cruisers at the sponsorship and hospitality of Panerai was much appreciated by all THE FOCAL POINT FOR CRUISING YACHTSMENTT iiiii Z rrrr

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There were several Mount Gay events at local bars where drinks will earn you tickets that can later be superhero costumes; it was quite a juxtaposition to it was quite a juxtaposition superhero costumes; traditional and Superman aboard the see Batman sloop. Petite Martinique-built Continued from previous page Continued from Friday is the first race in the series and in the eve- first race in the series and Friday is the that comes to about 500 drinks. Mount Gay really that comes to about 500 drinks. Mount Gay really wanted us to enjoy the rum and the regatta and pro- vided free rum punches on Sunday night in conjunc- tion with the Sail Maine event. Several sponsors from Maine (Portland Yacht Services and several other gen- erous sponsors) provided a dinner of Maine lobster ning there is an awards ceremony and the much- an awards ceremony and ning there is provided Dark and Stormy rum drinks anticipated free volunteers Rum. One of the cruiser by Mount Gay told me that the Dark and Stormy booth tending bar at evening — gallons of dark rum that they used seven — JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 22 Eden Voilerestaurant;HikingalongthebeachatAnseCanot Sugarcane andcattlearefeaturesoftheisland’sfarmland;Customerscanusedinghydockat Clockwise fromtop: Canot andstartyourhikefromthere. beach yourdinghy.YoucouldalsoanchorinAnse Voile isalongbeachusedbyfishermenwhereyoucan customers useit.Alternatively,justsouthofEden Eden Voilehasadinghydock,andJacquelineletsher noon, oradeliciousCreolemealforlunchdinner. Jacqueline, easilydonewithafewbeersintheafter- lent placetostart.Youneedgetknowtheowner from RestaurantEdenVoile.Voileisanexcel- anchoring inthenorthernpartofbaynottoofar and thesehikescanbedonefromhere.Irecommend this ontheoptimisticside. the wholetrail.Givenextradistance,Iwouldthink The parkinformationgivesatimeofthreehoursfor hours atasteadypacetocompletethehikewedid. habitat. 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Captain Kieren and crew, . Indeed, neither was Grenada, . Indeed, neither was Grenada, in the background in Flying Buzzard lll#XVgV^WZ"bVg^cZ#[g Lilly Bolero’s Flying Buzzard Flying Buzzard hZgk^XZ — a down-at-heel steam-powered tugboat with her boilers — a down-at-heel steam-powered tugboat with her was lost, another classic yacht at least had been saved through the had been saved through the classic yacht at least was lost, another "AZBVg^cBVg^cV , an around-the-world 52-foot gaff-rigged schooner, ran aground on a coral schooner, ran aground 52-foot gaff-rigged , an around-the-world "L^YZhidX`d[heVgZeVgih "=^\]aZkZad[hZgk^XZ ":meZg^ZcXZYegd[Zhh^dccVahiV[[ "8^k^agZhedch^W^a^in "CZlZfj^eeZYldg`h]deh "AVWZafjVa^in Flying Buzzard Vindjg Raindancer As Julie contemplated the assorted salvaged items, which included sails, rigging, items, which included the assorted salvaged As Julie contemplated If Mike, now 59, is originally from Devon, England. He had migrated to Canada, and Mike, now 59, is originally from Devon, England. He had a PhD in Family Sociology Julie, now 53, was a senior associate researcher with England’s picturesque They occasionally drove on sightseeing excursions through Sounds simple, huh? Saving or salvaging reef-stricken yachts had not been Mike and Julie’s original yachts had not been Mike and Julie’s original Saving or salvaging reef-stricken Grenada’s Clarkes Court Bay Mike, Julie and ship’s dog, Toby, with referred to as “Cuvée Salvage”. referred to as the tug’s broad electrical wiring cluttering of feet of hoses and lines, plus hundreds bit of a pack rat; to me that “Mike’s a shook her head and confessed aft deck, she remind him can use. And I have to always things that he thinks we he keeps seeing to sell, not keep!” that it’s stuff Bolero holed and on tip of Grenada. She was badly Island at the northern reef off Sugarloaf in her when the her side with 30 tons of water intervention of Mike and Julie. Three months earlier, on December 5th, 2012, earlier, on December Mike and Julie. Three months intervention of in the 1980s and ’90s worked as a carpenter, sawmill owner, homebuilder, fisher- in the 1980s and ’90s worked as a carpenter, sawmill between the British Columbia man, sailor and jack-of-all trades on Gabriola Island, coast and Vancouver Island. It was there that they met and from the prestigious Cambridge University in the UK. fell in love in 2001. to be passing through Lake District. On one such trip in April 2004 they happened Alongside a dock they spotted the coastal town of Maryport on the Solway estuary. the And that’s when their ambi- removed and looking desperately in need of a lot of TLC. they would buy the tug, fix tious (some would say ridiculous) dream first percolated: than 9,000 miles to the West her up, and then take her via the Panama Canal more Coast of British Columbia. —Continued on page 45 nor even the Caribbean, where they initially intended to be. nor even the Caribbean, where With the help of the tug’s high-capacity electric pumps and patching equipment, she electric pumps and patching equipment, With the help of the tug’s high-capacity by Mike and was, after a week’s hard work to Carriacou to be hauled out and repaired. finally refloated and towed the game plan when they first acquired *.+%*.+,)-%((

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Salvage Salvage Salvation: and XdciVXi5XVgV^WZ"bVg^cZ#[g , with 15 people aboard, had been out watching one Raindancer Flying Buzzard Flying Buzzard Raindancer They’d also recovered several unbroken bottles of fine wine from one of her sub- They’d also recovered several unbroken bottles of fine And that’s when the I stood at the port rail of the On February 20th, The “wreck” happened to be It was Sunday, March 3rd, 2013, and I was sipping Caesars with Mike Nelder and It was Sunday, March 3rd, 2013, and I was sipping Caesars there. Been there every day “Oh, that’s just Toby,” Mike shrugged. “He likes it merged lockers. But with the paper labels having been washed away, we all toasted merged lockers. But with the paper labels having been with glasses of what Julie to the peaceful interment of a once proud schooner a fellow sailor, Nikola, had negotiated with her owner and his insurance company to a fellow sailor, Nikola, had negotiated with her owner left. The job took some three purchase the wreck with the intent to salvage what was Doug, and Angie, man- weeks, but Mike and Nikola, assisted by local friends James, its fittings, as well as her two aged to retrieve the yacht’s entire teak deck and all engine, 6kW Northern Lights masts, the 220-horsepwer Cummins Marine diesel steel tanks. The engine, generator, Village Marine watermaker and several stainless the tug’s crane to her deck, generator and watermaker were hauled aboard by order. flushed with fresh water, lubricated and restored to working power to her slip at Le Phare Bleu shortly after sunset, she slammed into a rocky power to her slip at Le Phare Bleu shortly after sunset, answered the Mayday shoal a half-mile from her berth. More than a dozen dinghies and Clarkes Court marinas call and raced out from yachts berthed at Le Phare Bleu Bay. All aboard her were res- and from others anchored at Hog Island and Woburn on the rocks overnight. By cued unharmed, but the schooner was left to founder morning she was on her side and breaking up. by D’Arcy O’Connor by the legendary Stephens boat-building family of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, which by the legendary Stephens boat-building family of Lunenburg, out of Le Phare Bleu Marina. had been berthed and running charters for some years the tug. What remained of her was now strapped securely alongside of Grenada’s famous Dinghy Concerts Julie (“Jules”) Jessop on the deck of their 105-foot ocean-going tug Julie (“Jules”) Jessop on the deck of their 105-foot ocean-going while we salvage the wreck.” dened and intrigued me. Saddened by the carcass of what had once been a beautiful dened and intrigued me. Saddened by the carcass of what terrier that lay peacefully classic wooden schooner, and intrigued by a Lakeland of the broken ship. asleep atop the half-submerged trunk cabin of what remained to Le Phare Bleu Marina on just inside the mouth of a reef-protected bay leading there?” I asked. Grenada’s south coast. “What’s that dog doing down JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 24 Belize isBeautiful…witha‘But’ northers weren’tprovidingmuchofthat. to moveanywherewithoutgoodsunlightandthose and litteredwithreefsshoalground,soit’sunwise Placencia. ManypartsofBelize’swatersareuncharted ten days. and February,oneseemedtocomethroughaboutevery wind anddrizzleduringourtimethereinJanuary from theUSA.These“northers”bringcloudyskies, winter, Belizeisaffectedbycoldfrontssweepingdown the weather? “but”, isn’tthere?)whyweren’twecutsomeslackwith visited intheCaribbean.But(andthereisalwaysa ed anchorages,Belizeisoneofthenicestplaceswe’ve fantastic snorkellingonmagicalcoralreefsanddesert- byBrendaWebb [email protected] www.barefootyachts As muchaswelovedPlacencia,withitsdistinct It meantwespentalotoftimeatanchoroff What wedidn’tknowbeforesailedthereisthat,in With itssandywhitebeaches,cellophane-clearwater, Since 1984 BAREBOATCHARTERS-FULLY CREWEDCHARTERS-ASASAILINGSCHOOL DESTINATIONS

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What we saw of Belize we loved, but would temper What we saw of Belize we loved, but would temper again, kept being held back by northers. Eventually we again, kept being held back by northers. Eventually we headed off in winds on the nose forecast to come aft. They never did and it was a two-day bash up the Mexican coast with the Yucatan current throwing in a bit of drama north of Cozumel. that by making sure that would-be cruisers were aware of the draft issues and the weather. That aside, it’s a magical place and definitely worth including in any western Caribbean cruising itiner- ary — especially if you do it north to south with the wind behind you. Showers Car Rental Centre Dive Sail Loft/Canvas Beach Bar * * * * * Full Service Marina Mini Market WiFi Free 110/220 A/C Power Fuel Dock * * * * * Our month in Belize was rapidly coming to an end Our month in Belize was rapidly coming to an end Our final few days in Belize were frustrating as we Rauscher guide we were using. The next day a French Rauscher guide we were using. The next day a French yacht ran hard aground in the same spot. It was a les- son for us that, while the guidebooks are invaluable, they are not infallible. so we cleared out in Dangriga, which we would not recommend as it’s on a lee shore and required a somewhat wet and dodgy river bar crossing in the tender. We only went there on a local’s advice and it proved slightly misleading. waited for a weather window to head north but, once …your one stop marine centre in the Grenadines one stop marine centre …your to let us take turns in the water with it Clockwise from top: gave Placencia its name — Pleasant Point The Spaniards that traveled the southern coast of Belize of the area is uncharted; keeping a bow watch for coral Eyeball navigation is essential in the Belize Cays, as much heads and shallow water is a must whale shark that approached Leaving the Sapodilla Cays we came across a beautiful Come rediscover the magic of Saint Vincent… the magic of Saint Come rediscover

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Continued from previous page Continued from Sailing inside the reef in Belize was excellent, with The clincher was using the line “We’ve come all the Glover’s Reef, to the south, made up for missing The highlight of our time in Belize was always going Owing to our two-metre-plus draft we did not explore Our favourite spot in Belize was Southwater Cay — Our favourite spot in Belize An upside is that the mangroves provide good shelter, the mangroves provide good An upside is that The Sapodilla and Queen Cays feature lovely white and Queen Cays feature The Sapodilla

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Steps for Well in Advance Review your Storm Plan every spring. Bring it up Read accounts of hurricanes and Tropical Storms Review your insurance policy. Bookmark weather websites. Hire a diver to inspect your mooring system. Discuss storm preparations with marina, yard, yacht Discuss storm policy with the local harbormaster. Inspect possible hurricane holes nearby. Inspect, replace and/or repair storm gear on board. One Week Out Download hurricane tracks and update daily. Review strategy with family, crew, insurance com- Post checklists on board. Top off fuel and water tanks. Prepare storm anchoring, mooring or docking 3 Days Out Strip the boat of sails, bimini, dodger, and On a mooring: Inspect the mooring system, On your own hook: Move boat to hurricane hole At the dock: Discuss storm preparations with 2 Days Out Secure hatches and ports with tape. Remove air vents and replace with deck plates. Secure chafe gear on all lines. Place snubbing line on anchor chain. 1 Day Out Monitor NOAA and NHC online storm updates. Following the Storm Inspect your boat for damage; check bilge, engine, Help others nearby. Contact your insurance company (agent) with an Open up the boat to air it out. Retrieve storm anchor gear, wash, dry and stow. Update your Storm Plan. Visit the author’s website at Hurricane Preparation That Plan Again and checklist. Anything Look at your Storm Plan Radio Nets and Luis in the Virgin Riding out Hurricanes Hugo the hurricanes, help- The net was more helpful after Finally If you and your boat are forced to ride out a hurri- to date. in books, magazines, and online. club managers, insurance agent and your mate. pany/broker, marina. lines and fenders. other gear, and stow below or ashore. install storm pennant and chafe gear, and discuss storm preparations with nearby boat owners and the harbormaster. and deploy anchors, attach buoys to the anchors, and if possible dive to inspect anchors and the bot- tom for anything that might foul or chafe your rode. marina personnel and fellow yachtsmen, double up lines, deploy lines to pilings abreast of the slip, double up fenders. plumbing systems. update on the boat’s condition. stowed below, out of the sun, and used only for storms out of the sun, and used only stowed below, is advisable. to? Have you called missing? Anything not attended will up to date? Anyone your insurance broker? Is your ashore to brief? Virgin Island Search and Islands, I listened in to the net — a good bunch of Rescue League (VISAR) radio during times like these. savvy guys who are helpful before Hugo arrived. It was The radio net started hours Boats reported in from a clearinghouse of information. wind speed, direction all around the islands, giving to some harrowing stories and conditions. I listened drag, crashing into others, unfold, as boats began to on water. I heard boats being holed and taking who were trapped on “Mayday, mayday…” from people up on the beach and bat- a boat that was being driven there was nothing any- tered by waves. At that point, one could do. ing people get in touch with relatives at home. The phone system on the islands was out for days. The only way to communicate with the outside world was through helpful “hams” on their shortwave radios. cane, use the opportunity to grow. To experience the magnitude of nature’s power provides great lessons. You’ll know how to do things better the next time. During this experience, you will also learn about your- self. It will make you stronger, more able to survive other key events in your life. Prepare Your Boat for a Blow Prepare Your Boat for a Blow sails. Remove the rolling Remove and stow all the not bolted down. If Remove all deck gear that’s it comes to stripping the I have mixed feelings when hatches — tight — so Close and tape all ports and Put the hatch boards in, but do not lock the boat. If You Remain Aboard Are you physically ready for the tasks ahead? Are Is your foul weather gear adequate? You’ll need a If you are remaining on board you’ll need extra bat- Be prepared to remain awake through the entire Anchoring Out If planning to be at anchor for a storm, arrive at your Rig the chafing gear before deploying the anchors. Lay everything out, then set the storm anchor and Back on board, adjust the chafe gear, install the Lay out extra gear. Have a spare anchor or two Look around. Others, less experienced, will welcome Pay attention to details. Wire all shackles. Inspect all knots, I might — if for no other reason than to be avail- — if for no other reason than knots, I might tell you But, insurance companies able to help others. go ashore. boat as best you can and to prepare your It’s good advice. and there is a chance you furling jib. If staying aboard sail out of a cramped may have to cut loose and main (or storm trysail) anchorage, leave on the reefed and secured. and a storm jib, well wrapped be blown about, cover the debris from the shore might windows. Test the bilge boat’s windows with storm see if there is debris there pumps. Inspect the bilges to that might clog the pumps. GPS/chart plotter is eas- electronics off the boat. The the gear is more difficult to ily removed, but the rest of remove and re-mount. Wind-driven rain and water has no way to get below. cracks. Remove air spray can get through the smallest replace with storm caps. scoops (dorade vents) and Tape hatch seams with “gaffer tape” or blue masking tape that’s easier to remove and leaves no messy resi- due. Secure cockpit lockers with tape. Should the boat heel over, or be driven ashore on her side, this will keep water out of the inside. Leave the key in the ignition. Should your boat go adrift, someone else may come to the rescue. They will need to gain access below and run the engine to keep your boat off the rocks. you prepared emotionally and psychologically for the experience? Do you have others who can help, or does the presence of someone else just increase your anxi- ety level? dive mask and snorkel as you go on deck to inspect the lines and chafe gear. You can’t see when the wind is blowing over 50 knots. Don’t believe me? Stick your head out the car window at 65 MPH in a rainstorm and tell me if you can see anything. teries for the flashlights, a hand-held VHF radio, and supplies of food and water as the stores ashore may be closed for days following a blow. Charge the boat’s bat- teries. Cell phone charged? storm. Tropical Storms and hurricanes only last ten to 12 hours, but they always seem to come at night. During Ithe storm, lie down when possible to conserve energy. doubt you’ll fall asleep, but the rest will do you good. Get lots of rest, you’ll need it. Eat and drink — water. hurricane hole a day or two ahead of it. This will hope- fully give you the choice of the best spots. Inspect every element of your ground tackle: the line and chain, the anchors, the shackles and thimbles. Set two anchors at 45 degrees, placing the storm anchor so it is used throughout the worst of the storm. If you anticipate a wind shift, set a third or fourth anchor in those directions. back down on it, hard. Dive on it to ensure it’s well dug in. Using the dinghy, deploy the second and third anchors. Slack the first anchor line, and back down on the second and third anchors, then re-adjust all rodes so the boat rides between them. Dive again to ensure each anchor is properly set and the chain and rodes are free from anything on the bottom that could cause a problem. Re-anchor as many times as necessary. Do it right. snubbing line on the chain, slack the chain itself by a few feet. If the snubbing line is 30 feet, it may stretch 25 percent of its length, or eight feet. Slack the chain by that amount. Secure all the lines so that you can adjust each one separately. rigged and ready to deploy. Have spare lines, hardware and tools at the ready. Have a sharp knife handy should it be necessary to cut an anchor rode if anoth- er boat fouls your anchor line and begins dragging down on you. Have another anchor ready to drop. your aid and advice. It’s important to you that your neighbors are well anchored or moored. Boats drag- ging down on others is a major cause of boats ending up on the beach. chain and each rode before deploying. Is your working anchor line worn? Replace it. Rope manufacturers will tell you an anchor line loses half its strength in just a few years. A dedicated storm anchor rode, one that is

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by David H. Lyman Preparing for a Hurricane for Preparing Things in my life are different now. Back then, I was Why remain aboard? To inspect chafe gear, deploy Decide: Stay On Board or Go Ashore? This is a serious consideration, affected by a number Then, with two more days to prepare, you can proceed Initiate Your Plan Your Storm Plan should be activated 72 hours before What’s your deductible, $2,000? Spend half that on Review Your Insurance Read over your insurance policy. Talk to your bro- Be aware of what’s happening in the Caribbean, the Check Weather Sources Log on to NOAA’s National Hurricane Center website Every commercial airline and private pilot has print- Have a Plan and Checklist Storm Plan you drew up It’s time to drag out that Okay, a Hurricane Watch has been called for your Okay, a Hurricane Watch single and singlehanding back and forth between Maine and the Caribbean. Today, I have two kids and I’m over 70, and not as agile or strong or foolish as I was in my 30s, 40s or even 50s. Would I remain on board for a blow now? If the anchorage was well pro- tected, and the forecast showed winds less than 80 choice, as there were few options. For the last one, Hurricane Luis (1995), I went out of my way to be aboard. But then, I skied too fast, climbed mountains that were too high, and was a Navy combat photogra- pher in Vietnam (1967), so risk was what I lived on. additional anchors and fend off other boats. I’ve expe- rienced three West Indies hurricanes aboard my 41-foot sailboat, of issues. Is the boat uninsured? Is your boat your only home? What’s the storm’s predicted intensity and wind direction? Wave action will be a serious consid- eration. Is your anchorage protected from both seas and wind? Does the bottom provide good holding? Have you swum down to take a look? Do you have at least three or four anchors on board? How many boats are moored or anchored nearby? How many are ill prepared for a blow? Are you confident that remaining aboard will be beneficial, or are you just planning to remain on board for the experience? with a cool head and lots of time to do things right. the storm is predicted to arrive, whether it involves the storm is predicted to arrive, whether it involves hauling the boat, moving it to a hurricane hole, or doubling up on a mooring (dive on the mooring your- self, or hire a qualified mooring expert to inspect your mooring system). preparations — a new storm anchor, line, chafe gear, preparations — a new storm anchor, line, chafe gear, a haul-out. Once you have invested in a new pennant, rode and mooring chain, you have them for years. Some insurance companies will pay for half the cost of a haul-out (and it’s also an opportunity to clean the bottom, replace the zincs and inspect the ding in the keel from the last time you hit a rock). ker. Alert him to your plans, listen to his advice and ker. Alert him to your plans, listen to his advice and get his consent. mid-Atlantic, and even in the Pacific. Some Pacific-born hurricanes sweep over Mexico, enter the western Caribbean, and head north to slam into the Gulf Coast. (www.nhc.noaa.gov) and study the cones of probability (www.nhc.noaa.gov) and study the cones of probability for each hurricane and tropical storm’s track as they approach. Log on to PassageWeather.com and dial in your specific region. (www.Passageweather.com). This site gives you wind direction and speed, atmospheric pressure and wave patterns for an entire week. You can study a given hour, or animate the charts and watch the winds increase, decrease and change direc- tion as the storm passes. [ sources on the following pages. ed checklists they use before every takeoff, prior to taxi ed checklists they use before every takeoff, prior to taxi and just prior to landing. 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Finally, this site includes a comprehensive list of other Caribbean weather sources: Caribbean National and Island Weather Websites • Radar: www.barbadosweather.org/barbados-weather-radar.php Barbados Weather (in Spanish) • Cuba Met Institute: www.met.inf.cu • Curaçao Met Department: www.meteo.an www.onamet.gov.do (in Spanish) • Dominican Republic Met Office: http://outremer.meteofrance.com (in French) • French West Indies Weather: • SXM Cyclone/St. Martin: www.sxmcyclone.com (in French) • US National Weather Service (for USVI and Puerto Rico): www.srh.noaa.gov/sju International/General Weather Websites • Desperate Sailors: https://www.desperatesailors.com/page/weather/carib_sxm/ • NOAA’s Environmental Visualization Laboratory: www.nnvl.noaa.gov (great satellite images, animations and more visual storm stuff) • PassageWeather: http://passageweather.com (provides seven-day wind, wave and weather forecasts to help sailors with passage planning and weather routing) • Weather Underground: www.wunderground.com/tropical Commercial Marine Weather Service Websites • Buoyweather: www.buoyweather.com (supplies free two-day forecasts in addition to paid-for custom forecasts) • Chris Parker’s Marine Weather center: www.mwxc.com (paid-for custom forecasts) • Crown Weather Services: www.crownweather.com (provides a good Tropical Weather page in addition to paid-for custom forecasts) • Storm Pulse: www.stormpulse.com (no longer free as of April 2012) Hurricane Information Websites • Caribbean Hurricane Network: www.stormcarib.com • US National Hurricane Center: www.nhc.noaa.gov In addition, weather forecasts, radar and interactive weather maps are available at Today, with WiFi so widely available in the Caribbean, increasing numbers of sail- Today, with WiFi so widely available in the Caribbean, The technology used to disseminate weather forecasts is continually evolving. The technology used to disseminate weather forecasts According to Wikipedia, it was not until the invention of the electric telegraph in was not until the invention of the electric telegraph According to Wikipedia, it www.tropicalwx.com. http://ibiseye.com, and surf forecasts (great for those “iffy” anchorages) are provided at http://magicseaweed.com. ors get their weather information from on-line sources. Here we present a selection ors get their weather information from on-line sources. that various Caribbean cruisers have recommended. Although it’s been a very long time since people tried seriously to predict the weath- Although it’s been a very long time since people tried the groundhog went back in er by examining onion skins or seeing whether or not listened to good old WWV his hole, it has also been a while since mariners routinely are still broadcast by radio for marine storm warnings (Atlantic high seas warnings 2.5, 5, 10, 15 and 20 Mhz), WWV at eight and nine minutes after the hour on ensure the timing accuracy of because they no longer need WWV’s “time ticks” to has to a great extent been sextant sights. The use of once-popular weatherfax replaced by GRIB (GRIdded Binary) 1835 that the modern age of weather forecasting began. Before this time, it was not of weather forecasting began. Before this time, it was 1835 that the modern age information about the current state of the weather widely practicable to transport (and the train also was a very new technology at that any faster than a steam train a telegraph allowed reports of weather conditions from time). By the late 1840s, the instantaneously, allowing forecasts to be made from wide area to be received almost first farther upwind… In the United States, the knowledge of weather conditions made in 1925 on WEEI, the Edison Electric Illuminating public radio forecasts were the forecasts followed in Cincinnati in 1940 or 1947 on station in Boston. Television The Weather Channel is a 24-hour cable network that DuMont Television Network. and sailors have been known to cluster around began broadcasting in 1982, hurricane season. Caribbean beach-bar TVs during was the last time you even tapped the barometer? Yet weather prediction occupies a tapped the barometer? Yet weather prediction occupies was the last time you even large part of sailors’ attention. JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 30 last week,soredirectittowhereismost needed. ductive endeavors.Yourenergywillimprove inthe three weeksandcouldbedistractingyou frompro- your workethic. weeks whenconditionsarerightforexercising ished projectsonboard,especiallyinthefirstthree discontent. Reprogramyourwaypoints. board andaromanticinterestwillbethecauseof while, andjustrechargeyourbatteries. get offtheboat,leaveresponsibilitiesbehindfora imaginative projectsyouattempt.Findthetimeto it couldebbinthenextmonth. your businesscourse.Enjoytherisingtidenowas the rainslideoffyourback. tions. 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JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 31 gp by Lee Kessell on the brink of the downhill run. ‘ on the brink run. of the downhill ‘All right,’ ordered Trevor, as the cart poised was Trevor, ordered ‘All right,’ Get into the cart and we’ll push off with our feet.’ “All right,” ordered Trevor, as the cart was poised on the brink of the downhill run. Ernie, filled with fear, did as Trevor said and together they pushed with all their “Brake, brake!” screamed Trevor and both boys put their feet down as hard as they “Ernie, duck your head — I can’t see over you!” Trevor bellowed and Ernie was only “Keep braking with your feet! Oh gawd, another turn!” So the billy cart with the two boys hurtled crazily around and down to the wall in “You boys are grounded until you replant my garden and help pay for new shoes!” Nyna put her hands on her hips and hissed, “Serves you right!” and sashayed back Trevor sat up and grinned, “Ernie, man, that was some ride — just like flying!” Ernie lay still, bruised in body and spirit, and gritted his teeth. THE END CRUISING KIDS’ CORNER CRUISING in Barbados enjoying himself by making up wild plans Trevor was once more over cottage for a couple of Now, Trevor had only been at Ernie’s comfortable, rustic “Neat eh?” boasted Trevor. Solly had a work shed in So the two boys set about collecting the materials. Uncle sound of this at all but he “With your feet,” Trevor replied. Ernie didn’t like the coral road that went Trevor and Ernie pulled the cart all the way up the crushed the Billy Cart Billy the “Get into the cart and we’ll push off with our feet.” might. The billy cart hesitated for a moment, then flew off with such speed that Ernie was almost tossed out. could. The friction caused heat to rise up their legs. Suddenly a sharp corner sped up to them and Trevor pulled the rope to the right with all his strength. too happy not to see the death he knew was awaiting them. front of Aunt Josefina’s garden, but before the expected crash the cart hit a rock and the boys were catapulted right over the fence and into the flowerbeds. The noise of the crash woke up Rusty the dog, who barked furiously and brought Aunt Josephina, Nyna and Uncle Solly rushing to see what had happened. When Rusty realized who he was barking at he wagged his tail and tried to lick Ernie’s face. Aunt Josephina took one horrified look at her garden, another at the tattered trainers that had flown off the boys’ feet, and pronounced instant punishment. Then she stamped inside. Uncle Solly just shook his head and sighed. “Well, boys will be boys… but you were lucky you didn’t break your necks.” into the house. with his younger cousin Ernie. Trevor lived in St. Lucia but he had a lot more free- with his younger cousin Ernie. wild Atlantic coast, up and away above the old sugar dom at Ernie’s house on the under the eyes of his own mother and father. Aunt valley of Sweet Bottom, than but her husband, Trevor’s Uncle Solly, always said, Josefina disapproved of Trevor allowed to play with the boys, “Boys will be boys.” Ernie’s little sister, Nyna, was not which she considered very unfair. a billy cart. Ernie had never days when he thought up this grand scheme to build explained that all they heard of such a thing but he was willing to learn. Trevor of plank, set crossways. At needed was a three-sided box that rested on two pieces was attached to wheels. The the back, the box sat upon the crosswise plank, which again had two wheels with a front of the lengthwise plank had its own axle, which were attached to the front pivot in the middle. The two ends of a long piece of rope by pulling on the appropri- axle near each front wheel, and the driver guided the cart ate end. from which they knocked out the back yard and here they found an old wood box Trevor sawed into the right one side. They also found some planks of wood, which they found the wheels from lengths. Rope was easy, as Uncle Solly had plenty, and cart and when they finished an old pram. Ernie now helped Trevor assemble the burst out, “But how do you stop it?” on the cart all morning and didn’t like to admit it. As the boys had been working time Trevor and Ernie were after lunch as well, the afternoon was half gone by the on their trainers, as their feet ready. The last thing was to go into the house and put would take a lot of pressure. they were ready to get into around some sharp corners to the top of the hill. At last Ernie had to sit in front the cart. Now, as a billy cart is meant for only one person, of Trevor so that he could add to the braking power. Trevor and Trevor Zar-Par volumes 3 Marina • Covered drydock SERVICES REPAIR SHIPYARD • Covered • • Drydock facilities up to 65M & 1000 tonne blasting • 40 tonne travel lift • Sand & metal work Woodwork • • berglass painting, fi Welding, SERVICES MARINA Electrical, refrigeration & mechanical repairs • • 22 berths for yachts from 22M- 65M • Electricity & water Shower & toilet FREE www.marinazarpar.com

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Why do some Mostly we the locals moan among ourselves, but one DINGHY DANGER As reported by the BBC, on May 5th the driver of a Preliminary investigations centred on the “kill cord” CHOOSING A ‘DINKY’ It’s always hard to look for a new dinky: what model, Of course we had a slightly different dinky in mind After a couple of weeks we came to Prickly Bay, a port of entry for yachts, promoting the world-class for yachts, promoting the a port of entry have been and reducing crime in the bay nearby, been trying to Your “helpers” might have steps forward. in the pro- of course earn a few dollars assist you, and a little more customer-service cess, but apparently training is in order. Vincent coast. anchorage along the St. ence in the next edition of the local newspaper, The May 3rd Vincentian with specific interest in ness and tourism sectors 11th to renew their com- Cumberland Bay met on April a safe and welcoming mitment to make Cumberland to the businesspeo- stop for visiting yachts. In addition citizens and visit- ple, water taxi operators, concerned meeting were St. Vincent ing yachtsmen present at the of Tourism, Hon. Cecil & the Grenadines’ Minister of Police, Michael Charles; McKie; Deputy Commissioner Dr. Jerrol Thompson. and Director of Special Projects, work together for a good Obviously, when communities to see this sort of initiative cause, it bears fruit. We hope spreading to beautiful Chateaubelair. the bay nice for visiting Cumberland are trying to make the residents in turn. yachts; let’s keep it nice for CC Dear team for doing an excellent job. Bravo! ed our recent meeting at Cumberland Bay, where we tackled some worrying issues and sought ways to overcome them. boat owners choose to come to a peaceful and serene place (like Cumberland) to do MAJOR REPAIRS on their boats? This is not only a noise pollution issue but an environmental pollution issue also. God only knows what is being left in our beautiful bay. I’m not talking about minor repairs that unavoidably need to be done. I’m talking about grinding, pounding, hammering every day for days on end. And it’s not from the charter ; usually it’s from the “old fashioned-look- ing” ships. From the moment I see one of these boats heading into Cumberland I instantly think “Oh my! Here we go again.” day I did take it upon myself to send the skipper a stern but polite note, which he heeded. But surely the skippers know this is Cumberland Bay, a place of beauty and tranquillity, not Ottley Hall shipyard! Caroline Jordon Cumberland Bay, St. Vincent Dear 26-foot RIB and his eight-year-old daughter were thrown from the boat and killed. As the boat turned in decreasing circles, the man’s wife and their other three children were thrown out and run over. The mother and four-year-old son received injuries described as “life changing”. and its failure to operate, for whatever reason. This appalling accident must send a very clear message to all boaters and operators of small, fast dinghies with outboards: they can be lethal. The kill cord should be used at all times. The fact that the tragedy took place in UK waters is immaterial. Christopher Price Hummingbird Dear what make, the choice of engine and lots of other cri- teria must be considered. In our case things were a little different because we had the excellent help of several professionals. We just gave a list of our prefer- ences to Jenny Allen and Erin Cooper and they came up with the ideal solution. than most — ours was supposed to have four legs, fur and the ability to bark. We always had a dog on board but the last one had been looked after on another boat during our haul-out in Trinidad, and the caretaker had grown attached to her. So after some consider- ation we left her with him. Grenada where we spoke with some students of St. George’s University. A girl at the restaurant had a really sweet dog with her and we got into conversation. She informed us of the possibility of adopting a dog through the university. They have a project to house street dogs, and since all my dogs so far had been from dog pounds, this was the ideal moment to get another dog on board. We exchanged e-mail addresses and a few days later we had a dog for a tryout day. She took to us right from the beginning and was really into dinky rides, sitting in front with her head sticking out, so her name was easily found: “Dinky” it was. —Continued on next page Readers, Compass Continued from previous page Continued from Thanks for sharing your experience. There are many I spoke with Chris Doyle via e-mail about this and he In contrast, approaching Cumberland we were met Finally, here is something for the officials and busi- Here are a couple of our comments on this experi- The other thing we agreed on was that we would not At this point one of the group was holding the stern When we returned to the dock the crowd of “dinghy We got the dinghy safely secured and one of the We anchored in the middle of the bay, off the Beach We anchored in the middle While checking into St. Vincent recently, my wife While checking into St. Vincent ‘HELPED’ IN CHATEAUBELAIR According to the annual spring forecast of Colorado the annual spring forecast According to people who are concerned about improving Chateaubelair as a cruising stop, and developments such as making it suggested that since he had not had any bad reports about Chateaubelair recently, perhaps it was just an isolated case. I hope Chris is right. Still, cruisers should be aware of potential problems at this anchorage. Ralph and Mary Mills S/V Restless Heart Dear Ralph and Mary, by Kenny, a smiling Rasta in his colorful hat, who waved and welcomed us, asked how we were and offered his assistance if we wanted it. Consequently, we spent three days in Cumberland Bay, frequenting the local bars, restaurants and shops. Never once did we feel anything but welcome there. ness folks in Chateaubelair to consider. When we arrived at Chateaubelair, we had planned to stay a couple of days, relaxing and exploring the town. Instead, because of the aggressive behavior of a few individuals, we spent our time and money in Cumberland Bay. ence. First, while my wife and I aren’t world cruisers, we have lived and cruised in the Caribbean for more than ten years and have interacted with lots of boat boys, dinghy watchers and helpers. Almost all of these encounters have been positive. Second, we will quickly admit that we could have been a little more aware of our surroundings as we approached the dock at Chateaubelair and opted not to tie up there. feel safe staying in Chateaubelair for a couple of days feel safe staying in Chateaubelair for a couple of days as planned, so we raised anchor and headed to Cumberland Bay. line, one was holding the bow line and we were still on line, one was holding the bow line and we were still on the dock, surrounded by several more young people. Something about the situation began to feel wrong, so I took the course of least resistance and paid another I EC$5. On the way back to the boat, my wife and agreed that in hindsight, we should have been alerted when there were so many people on the dock, all aggressively trying to help, and simply turned around, not landed, and rethought our plan. watchers” was still there. Our guide asked for some- thing for his help; we paid him EC$20, and started to get into our dinghy. He said we needed to pay one of the dinghy watchers also. I told him that he should share what I paid him with whoever he felt was due. I He repeated, in a not particularly friendly tone, that needed to pay the fellow who watched our dinghy. older members of the group said he would take us to older members of the group said he would take us to Customs. No doubt we could have found it on our own, but over the years we’ve had some interesting conversations with self-appointed helpers and the small fee we might pay is worth it for what can be a mini cultural exchange. When we got to Customs the officer was not in. Gone fishing we were told. Our guide took us up to the police station and the friendly folks there handled both Immigration and Customs quickly and cheaply. Front Restaurant, and headed for the dock on the Front Restaurant, and headed office. As we approached south end, near the Customs “helpers”, all ges- the dock, we were met by numerous bring our dinghy in and turing as to where we should we got close, someone grabbing for our line. When and brought our dinghy grabbed the line from my wife concrete. The dock at up tight to a piece of rough shape: not the worst we’ve Chateaubelair is in rough encountered, but pretty bad. I asked the line handler to slack up on the line so as not to scuff our dinghy but he ignored me and just kept telling us to climb up. Someone else reached down and took my wife’s hand and literally pulled her up onto the dock. We’ve expe- rienced our share of helpers at various anchorages but these guys seemed a little aggressive. and I had a disturbing experience in Chateaubelair. and I had a disturbing experience Dear State University meteorologists, the 2013 Atlantic hur- meteorologists, the 2013 State University than usual, is likely to be more active ricane season and four storms, nine hurricanes with 18 named have been Hurricane predictions major hurricanes. Department Colorado State University’s coming out of that Science for years. I am convinced of Atmospheric If someone are blowing smoke. the boys in Colorado then listed their annual predictions, went back and happened, they would next to it listed what actually that their predictions are come to the conclusion the boys in Colorado would pretty useless. 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Readers, GUY DEAN GUY JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 39 , Compass I note the com- Compass Readers, , , Compass Compass Compass As a longtime yachtsman, insurance broker and reader of With regard to Mr. Street’s original letter in the February 2013 issue of Policy language is also changing from year to year and your key is to stay current, Mr. Price seems to forget that insurance companies and boatyards are in business Mr. Price seems to forget that insurance companies and has been blasted by Since in 1984, the Eastern Caribbean since 1955, and the pre- Grenada, at about 12°N, had not been hit by a hurricane of underwriters and After Hurricane Ivan hit Grenada in 2004, a large number procedures and also Over the next few years the yards upgraded their chocking The present situation as I see it: just find a yard that says an • You can haul in the hurricane box and be insured; in a marina or in the care • You can leave a boat in the water in the hurricane box, Hurricane Season” at www. • If you are staying on board, read “Cruising During broker and underwriter. Regarding insurance: read your policy and check out your mean (underwriters/ Finally, I quote Mr. Price’s last sentence: “That should The underwriter I am dealing with has already has a lot of Caribbean risk on his The above is written based on 57 years in Caribbean, 50 years in the yacht Regarding Mr. Price’s letter, let me point out more accurately what are our present out more accurately what Price’s letter, let me point Regarding Mr. storage LOA, LOA, no minimum on has no minimum on hauling Grenada Marine US$0.25 plus US$0.25. In 2005, it was storage for monohulls was In 2004, long In the vast majority of our clients are not cradled. As we only have 32 cradles, per month or $1,107 for six months’ storage. Difference 2004 to 2013: US$184.50 storage, but only applicable for 32 boats in our Cradle storage, which is premium out that the boats that throw us into total full-yard It might be helpful to point ments on the “Hurricane Box” with interest. he is correct insofar as in the past underwriting philosophy favoured exiting the box and get south to be “covered” for Named Windstorms. Alas, that scenario is being reviewed by many insurers due to Ivan and other weather phenomena, with the result that the Rule Book regarding storms and their behavior has been essentially thrown away or at least revisited. discuss your coverage with your broker and make an informed decision. If the differ- ence is not too great, consider buying the peace of mind that will insure you for storms no matter where you are and then you can concentrate on staying safe. William J Coates Offshore Risk Management to make money. to boats afloat and ashore. numerous hurricanes that have cost tremendous losses in 1995. After these and other After Klaus came Hugo in 1989, and Luis and Marilyn underwriters established a so storms wreaked havoc in the Lesser Antilles, many to 12°40’, believing this would called “hurricane box” that cover the area from 35°N keep boats safe. to Grenada to either haul vious hurricane to hit Grenada was in 1898. Boats flocked demand for space to be hauled or lay afloat for the summer. Because of the increased Marine Services moved from ashore, Grenada Marine was founded and Spice Island their small yard to a new facility that hauled 200 boats. hurricane box to 12°N and insurance companies moved the southern limit of the offered no coverage, afloat or ashore, within the box. masts could be properly provided steel cradles. They built racks where unstepped to increase their rates. Some stored. All this of course cost money, so the yards had boats hauled in their facil- yards were able to talk some underwriters into insuring ity because of upgraded chocking and/or cradles. operation and contact the insurance company approves of their hurricane storage insurance company concerned. to cover this type of risk can of a boat maintenance firm, but finding an underwriter be difficult. will be in the hurricane box street-ioliare.com. I recommend that anyone whose boat It is all on the website. read everything I have written on the subject of hurricanes. boat is completely repaired An underwriter is not obliged to pay for a loss until the the bills submitted and a and is back in the condition it was before the loss, with However, good brokers surveyor’s report that the work was properly done received. obtain a 50-percent advance who have a rapport with the underwriter can usually against the estimated total repair bill. they do and do not want.” brokers) talking to their customers to find out what companies will look at an This is pure optimism. Underwriters and insurance area and figure out terms and conditions that will allow them to make money. Then the sailor who wants insurance will have to organize his plans to accom- modate the underwriter. The Caribbean is only a small piece of business in the underwriter’s worldwide book. If he is not making money in an area he just closes down that area. Also, underwriters do not want to have too much insur- ance in one area. books. He has told me that he will only take more Caribbean business if it is a really good risk, and no named-storm insurance is needed in the hurricane box. He says that when, in advance of an approaching hurricane, the good risk boat picks up the anchor and heads south of 12°N, then the boat is covered if the named storm goes below 12°N and damages the boat. insurance business. Don Street Dear rates and what rate changes have taken place: rate changes have taken rates and what are on storage in only minimums we have on length of stay. The and no minimum stay four months 2008) and minimum length 40 feet (which began cradles: minimum 2012). (which began plus $1/foot/ In 2006, it was US$0.30 for chocking and strapping. $1/foot/month years after Ivan, In 2013, nine were added at US$4/foot/month. month. Cradles is US$0.35 plus $1/foot/month. Cradles are US$7/ long storage for monohulls foot/month. monthly storage was US$0.25 x 45 x 31 = US$348.75/ 2004, a 45-foot monohull’s = US$2,092.50. In 2005, a 45-foot monohull’s monthly month. Cost for six months six = US$348.75 + $45 = US$393.75/month. Cost for storage: US$0.25 x 45 x 31 x 2013, a 45-foot monohull’s monthly storage: US$0.35 months = US$2,362.50. In = $45 = US$533.25/month. Cost for six months 45 x 31 = US$488.25 + US$$3,199.50 onto the present 2013 costs. case, would add $315/month reservations tend to be short-term workboats, charter mode and cause us to refuse to taking reservations because we wouldn’t be able boats and such like. We stop boats, not necessarily because there is no more storage move around the short-term in-water tend to be there by choice. space per se. The boats remaining Jason Fletcher Grenada Marine Dear Dear ) and Richard Power (in April) ) and Richard Compass , Readers, Compass Compass Grenada has done well in recent years and at the moment, in the hurricane sea- It also has to be remembered that there are plenty of other islands in the Caribbean The idea that there is only half the needed capacity assumes that everyone The idea that there is only half the needed capacity assumes that everyone On the shore-storage side, the yards, having limited capacity, do have some The information from my guide is correct. I do not know how many boats actually Editor’s note: We asked relevant professionals for their input. Received responses follow. So now we come to the crunch. Richard Power reviewed the post-Ivan yacht insur- So now we come to the crunch. Richard Power reviewed It seems to me that it is the marina dwellers who may have benefited most from It seems to me that it is the marina dwellers who may Boatowners, like their boats, come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and from all Boatowners, like their boats, come in all sorts of shapes During the summer months the marinas, mooring fields and anchorages of During the summer months the marinas, mooring According to Doyle’s Windward Islands guide, the two boatyards in Grenada have Islands guide, the two boatyards in Grenada have According to Doyle’s Windward My second point is that, in practice, very few cruisers have changed their habits practice, very few cruisers have changed their habits My second point is that, in This overlooks two points. First, the line in itself never provided protection from First, the line in itself never provided protection from This overlooks two points. Power argues that by abandoning the 12°N or 12°40’N rule the insurance companies or 12°40’N rule the insurance that by abandoning the 12°N Power argues Don Street (in the February 2013 issue of the February 2013 issue Don Street (in LETTER OF THE MONTH OF LETTER son, the yards tend to get full. Spice Island Marine has no possible expansion space at this time, and Grenada Marine, which has expanded rapidly, has now pretty much filled up their acreage, so we cannot expect to see much happening until someone comes up with a new facility. Chris Doyle with storage facilities that have some reserve capacity. For example, in Trinidad, Peakes, Coral Cove and IMS generally have room. wants to be in a facility. This is far from true. Many cruisers want to remain on wants to be in a facility. This is far from true. Many cruisers want to remain on anchor for the season, moving their boats to one of Grenada’s hurricane holes if there is a threat. As far as I can tell there is plenty of available in-the-water stor- age. I am pretty sure Clarkes Court Bay Marina and Secret Harbour Marina both have plenty of room for shorter stays, and probably most of the other marinas do as well. restriction on hurricane-season storage. Grenada Marine has no minimum time, except if you want to use one of the limited number of hurricane cradles. For cradles, they have a four-month minimum, which makes sense, because if they blocked out a cradle for two months and someone wanted cradle storage for four or six months they would lose the longer rent. Spice Island Marine goes further and has a six- month storage minimum. I understand this, too; I used to own a charter yacht and I would never accept a two-day charter in the high season because I would be pretty sure it would lose me a full week’s charter. hang out in Grenada for the hurricane season, but it is a lot and I for one am delighted that Grenada is benefiting from this yachting boom. There are two parts to Mr. Price’s letter, and I will try and clarify things a little. Dear ance world and seemed to conclude that it looked okay. I see a world in which stor- ance world and seemed to conclude that it looked okay. to the insurers, which doesn’t age costs have risen sky high — with none of it going are being shortchanged. I sound very clever — and many genuine cruising yachties and they should, therefore, think that the insurance market has not yet got it right talking to their customers to try again to achieve a fairer balance. That should mean find out what they do and don’t want. Christopher Price Hummingbird the post-Ivan revolution in underwriter thinking. All they have to do is just sit there, the post-Ivan revolution in underwriter thinking. All they them know how many boats boring as it may be, and take what comes. Few of in Ivan, and the underwrit- docked at marinas in Grenada were seriously damaged may find it wise to enquire ers seem to have forgotten it as well. The boat owners as a hurricane approaches, about the additional precautions taken by the marina speaking they have little to especially if they are off island at the time, but generally worry about. sorts of financial backgrounds. Clearly those who spend the summer at anchor off sorts of financial backgrounds. Clearly those who spend or for six months while Hog Island do not wish to vanish to the USA, Canada they could not afford to do so their boat is parked in a yard. It is quite likely that to stay on their boats. They anyway. They are live-aboard cruisers and they want the east there are no suitable may find that if something really nasty is coming out of for safety. Therefore they moorings available and that the mangroves are too crowded the care with which they have have to accept that they are uninsured, regardless of secured their boat at anchor. Grenada also are home to at least 450, maybe as many as 530 boats. This means Grenada also are home to at least 450, maybe as many boats visiting the island can that, in crude arithmetical terms, no more than half the insurance company require- be accommodated to a standard that complies with the the theoretical demand. It is a ments. In other words, the market cannot cope with understandably by the provid- rampant seller’s market, which is exploited fully and storage periods ranging ers of the service. Both the yards in question have minimum boat can pay US$6,000 to from four to six months and this means that a 45-foot stay any time between six days and six months. a total capacity of 450 boats. Following Hurricane Ivan they have both taken huge a total capacity of 450 boats. Following Hurricane Ivan to qualify for full steps towards meeting the insurance companies’ requirements cradles galore, tie-down points cover for stored yachts. Thus, they are equipped with Obviously these facilities come throughout the yard, racks and welded stands. added about US$1,500 to the at a cost and my recollection is that, post Ivan, they that premiums also cost of storing a 45-foot monohull. I have a clearer recollection rose as a result of the massive claims faced by the companies. and are now prepared to spend the summer north of Grenada. I accept Power’s point the summer north of Grenada. I accept Power’s point and are now prepared to spend Bay in Antigua (and I would also mention Rodney about expanded haulout facilities involved are not, in my view, germane to the argu- in St. Lucia), but the numbers in the Eastern Caribbean, the crux of the matter ment. For the sailing community costs are concerned, is what happens in Grenada. Let’s as far as insurance cover and have a look at some figures. anything. Hurricanes go where hurricanes go and claims by commercial interests hurricanes go and claims by commercial interests anything. Hurricanes go where below the hurricane zone are meaningless. Similarly, that at 12°N Grenada is safely Ivan was the first such thing to strike in 50 years does the oft-repeated claim that Don Street has published figures in this journal show- not stand close examination. the there were at least five events that would have scared ing that during that period do I have no doubt that, if prodded with a stick, he will stuffing out of yachties, and so again. and their underwriters have opened up the Eastern Caribbean such that have opened up the Eastern Caribbean such that and their underwriters to head south in a panic when they are looking downboatowners are no longer obliged ride machine. They can sit tight wherever they are and the barrel of a Category 3 wind cover they would have had south of a defined line. it out with the same level of have re-opened a can of worms labelled “Hurricane Insurance” and have, as a result, Insurance” and a can of worms labelled “Hurricane have re-opened It is not an goes on in this wriggling mess. into looking closely at what provoked me concerned. as the cruising yachtie is sight, at least not as far altogether pretty Dear JUNE 2013 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 40 cockpit anddownthecompanionwaysteps. dinghy lessthanamonth. with analmostnew15-horsepowerEnduro.Indeed,theenginehadbeenon ing equipmentaftertheboatitselfisusuallydinghy.Ourswasatwo-year-oldAB new inEuropeanymore,canfinanceaseasonofcruisingtheMed. only localswhosteal.HalfadozenEndurosortwo-strokes,whichcannotbebought arrested inSt.Maartenwhentensofoutboardswerefoundathishome.Butit’snot It isofcoursetheoutboardsthataremostlucrative.Lastyearalocalteenagerwas boats gobackacrosstheAtlantic—andthatmakesit“highseason”fordinghythefts. ing here.Now,itishappeningagain.Wearenowinthelastweeksbefore stolen inSt.Maarten/St.Martinamonthandweseriouslyconsiderednotreturn- est placetobuywiththemostvariety. two growingchildren.Wedidtheresearchandsailedherebecauseitwascheap- an upgrade,giventhelongerdistancesweweretravellingindinghy;plushave Med withasoftdinghyandfour-horseoutboard,werealizedtheCaribbeanrequired dinghy itself,too,butwe’llneverknowifitwouldhavehelped. easy toreplace)inbrightgaudycolours.Somepeopleswearbythis,andpaintthe made itlessattractivebypaintingandtheoutboardshaft(theenginecasingis Enduro isasought-afteroutboardandlikelytobestolen;wecouldpossiblyhave we puttheEnduroon,talkedaboutpaintingit.Weknewthat15-horse For awhilewealsoliftedthedinghy,butwithoutdavitsitwasalwaysdifficult.When on thedinghybecausethatjustletspeopleknowwhenyouareawayfromboat. were safe. we hadtakenalltheprecautionsagainsttheftand,naivelyIguess,thought had aboltlockonitandthefueltankwaslockedintodinghy.Ihonestlythought not becutwithboltcutters,andwewerefastidiousaboutchaining.Theoutboard our dinghyandoneofthosehugepadlocksthatcloseinonthemselvessotheycan- handed in. that pass,andtwodaysagohefoundanine-footABinSandyGround,whichwe entirely givenuphope.Myhusbandstilllooksaroundthelagoonatall9.5-footABs looked. 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Itwasonly7:00 WHAT’S ONMYMIND AM andwe and thatdoesn’tsitwellwithme. the enginemightbefoundinaraid—butthatwouldalsorequirelotmorethefts, his dinghyfloatinginSimpsonBayLagoontwoweeksafteritwastaken.Orperhaps engine isremoved,butsometimestheyaresimplyleftadrift:afriendlastyearfound hopeful wemayyetfindourdinghy.Oftenstolendinghiesarescupperedoncethe my propertysoitisnotattractivetothievesandtheirbuyers.Inthemeantime,Iam can concludeisthatIshouldn’tbehereduringAprilandMayshoulddeface yachties, oritsloss,isinsignificant. scale ofthings,specificallythemega-yachtindustryonisland,incomefrom honest, that’snotgoingtohaveanimpactonSt.Maarten/St.Martin.Inthewider our dinghies?Theonlythingleftistovotewithkeelsandsailaway.Butlet’sbe ing suspicionthatitisfellowsailorswhoaretheverymarketforstolengoods. if there’samarketforthegoods.It’seasytocomplainandblame,butIhavesneak- Combine thatwithaprevalentdrugcultureandit’sdefinitelyanoption,especially Where thereispovertyandapparentwealthalongside,thentheftapossibility. it: thosedevicesarenotwithoutviolence. of officialsoneislefttoone’sowndevicesand,whiledifferentforeveryone,let’sface couldn’t help,soourfriendsshouldpursuethedinghythemselves!Withouthelp help. 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Do not take a risk and Just as you consult the weather forecasts, consult databases that can give you Frank Virgintino is the author of Free Cruising Guides (www.freecruisingguide.com). Next month: Frank looks at specific pre-emptive measures to reduce cruisers’ risk of Indeed it would. But perhaps more importantly, anyone who’s had the pleasure of anyone who’s had But perhaps more importantly, Indeed it would. his technical the time that Mike, with boatowner has told me about Many a local get your broken equipment fixed, his wife Julie is the If Mike is the go-to guy to of Mike and Julie and their Perhaps the best description The mighty Inset: Toby guards the wreck of the into a dream together, saw the opportunity to realize that dream on board a living into a dream together, saw the opportunity to realize Mike, adding that they were museum, and almost 4,000 miles from home,” says in the beautiful bay of “forging steel from day one, but now many friendships rarely find warmer hospital- Woburn, Hog Island, and southern Grenada… You will ity than with Mike and Julie.” But that’s another story. who taught me how to dig holes on Hog Island’s beach... rest of the year at his home in divides his time between winters in Grenada and the Montreal, Canada. own factors that need to be examined and understood in order to reduce risk.own factors that need to be examined and understood to know the “lay of the land” walking back to their boat or dinghy at night. We have before we venture out! While personal injury is usually not the issue, boat equipment theft can happen even at facilities that have security. Often I am asked, “Doesn’t the boatyard or marina have a responsibility to protect me and my boat?” The answer is yes; in fact, what they have under the law is a “bailment”. A bailment is an obligation to take reasonable care of what they have been paid to protect. The first difficulty is that the law of bailments varies widely by country and culture. Additionally, the marina or boatyard has no way of knowing what equipment and other possessions were on your boat in the first place. Therefore, how can they be responsible? Under the majority of bailment laws, they must only prove that they took “reasonable care” and were not negligent. “Lock it or lose it” is prudent advice in marinas and boat- yards as well as in anchorages. and become a victim of crime. Those who are watching know exactly when to strike. The greatest majority are looking to “hit the boat” when no one is aboard, but the most desperate (often those on drugs), and often the most dangerous, attack the boat regardless of who is on board. Night is one of their favorite times, but it can also be “crime time” when everyone goes ashore for lunch or to the beach. An unattended boat in an anchorage is an invitation for burglary. It is essential that you leave some- one aboard or, at a minimum, alert the people on the boat anchored closest to you that you will be off the boat. Lock up thoroughly and also, at night, leave on as many lights as you can. visit an area with a high probability of crime, no matter how attractive; to get into trouble is not the reason we go cruising. accurate information about crime against yachts. Both Noonsite (www.noonsite.com) and the Caribbean Safety and Security Net (www.safetyandsecuritynet.com) are excellent, and free. Additionally, www.freecruisingguides.com offers the Caribbean Security Index, also free. It will give you the probability of crime in different areas of the Caribbean. Use it to choose anchorages, courses and destinations. being exposed to crime. adds, “It would be a lot cheaper than what (visiting racing crews) are now paying for (visiting racing crews) are be a lot cheaper than what adds, “It would on the islands.” hotels and villas people. In the these are two very interesting and Julie would agree that meeting Mike the cama- Julie have made me appreciate I’ve known them, Mike and all too short time true here in And that seems especially among cruising sailors. raderie that exists and Hog Island. of Woburn Bay in the closely-knit community Grenada — especially mast or raised outboard or stepped their well-equipped tug, fixed their know-how and for nothing inboard engine — and usually or installed a generator or their mooring and Coke. When I ask him about it, Mike simply shrugsmore than a cold beer or a rum old-school hippie type. I’m always ready to help the localand says, “I guess I’m still an help me too… and that’s the way it should be.” yachties… But sometimes they fixed, as I observed a couple of times this past spring go-to-girl to get your emotions the broken spirit on Hog Island. Then again, I still have when she was consoling a Julie in a girly-girl frock operating the tug’s 20-ton recent memory of a barefoot of the water. crane to hoist a boat part out comes from Mike Magee, a long-time Caribbean sailor who this past January took long-time Caribbean sailor who this past January took comes from Mike Magee, a sloop me out on his 43-foot Beneteau There are crimes

gunwales and funnel (which to hire out as a mother ship to the owner Flying Buzzard’s Flying Buzzard , which can comfortably sleep up to 14 people, could also be used , which can comfortably sleep up to 14 people, could Continued from page 26 …Caribbean Cruising and Crime Prevention Continued from page 26 …Caribbean Cruising Continued from page 23 …Flying Buzzard Continued from Flying Buzzard boat after all.” But, Mike “It wouldn’t be five-star accommodation; we’re a working All of which is in preparation for what may be the tugboat’s next reincarnation — a All of which is in preparation for what may be the tugboat’s The most effective way to fight crime is to reduce the risk of it, so you must know Adjust Your Habits It may sound onerous to think about crime and adjust one’s habits. However, it is Think about how it looks to struggling locals when a group of good-looking cruising There you have two major causes of crime against cruising boats in the Caribbean: In addition, there is the problem of drug-related crime. Situated between South Consider the Causes Many think of the Caribbean as a laid-back place where no one is in any rush and This past spring they repainted the Like so many other sailors before them who’d arrived from across the Pond, MikeLike so many other sailors before them who’d arrived Most of that is still stowed below today. For, as so often happens on a long-distance Most of that is still stowed below today. For, as so often They left Maryport on December 4th, 2008, with two other couples plus the ship’sThey left Maryport on December It was a triangle of love — they with one another and with their shared love of a they with one another and with their shared love of It was a triangle of love — Until Mike and Julie rescued her. With the 242-ton vessel propped on the Maryport her. With the 242-ton vessel propped on the Maryport Until Mike and Julie rescued Two months and 20,000 British pounds later they became the proud owners and later they became the proud 20,000 British pounds Two months and As Mike, with a reflective smile, metaphorically puts it, “Julie always wanted to puts it, “Julie always a reflective smile, metaphorically As Mike, with of a racing yacht to provide accommodation and meals for its crew, and even, given of a racing yacht to provide accommodation and meals and repair vessel. its well-equipped tool room and on-deck crane, as a parts-supply of water, “our cruising range And since the tug can carry 100 tons of fuel and 30 tons is almost unlimited,” notes Mike. circuit or for anyone who as quarters for journalists who follow the Caribbean racing wants to be near the action. floating base for the sailing regatta circuit in the Eastern Caribbean; a concept which floating base for the sailing regatta circuit in the Eastern bandied about for some time. Mike and Julie and some of their cruising friends have The idea would be for the now serves as a glass-covered skylight to the salon below) a bright red, remodeled now serves as a glass-covered skylight to the salon below) over the starboard deck to most of her cabins, and installed an array of solar panels means, as Mike puts it, supply 2,500 watts of electric power. This latter addition boat” since the tug’s massive “We’ll now have an environmentally clean and quiet out and the space it occupies and noisy 50-kilowatt Yanmar generator will be taken the roomy salon. be put to better use. There is even a billiards table in at marinas and boatyards, at anchor and underway. Each of these categories has its what those risks are. Risks arise in different ways in different places. absolutely necessary to the success of your cruise that the question of security be addressed fully. boats arrive, with people aboard who seem to have an endless supply of money that comes from the plastic cards they carry. Those who would steal know the boats contain valuable laptops, expensive cell phones, iPads and iPods, radios, cameras, jewelry and cash — not to mention the always-marketable dinghy engine. unemployment and drugs. and North America, the Caribbean is on the Drug Route. The drug trade and related drug use beget crime and violence; there is a growing amount of crime that was not present in the Caribbean 50 or even 25 years ago. people spend time sitting in the shade of palm trees sipping their favorite drink. That may be applicable to the tourists but it is not life for the locals. For the 40,000,000 permanent residents, life is rarely easy. The biggest problem is a lack of jobs. Many visitors believe that tourism provides all of the jobs necessary for full employment in the Caribbean. This is far from the truth. Moreover, in times of financial downturn, the tourism industry is highly sensitive and many jobs are lost. Officially, unemploy- ment rates vary in the Caribbean, averaging between six and 12 percent. However, the data used to compile these rates does not take into account many groups within the various countries and, as a result, should not be viewed as having the same significance as unemployment rates in Canada, the United States and Europe. Those that cruise through the Caribbean will come upon many areas where the unemploy- ment rate locally will be 25 to 50 percent. In many places in the Caribbean people live in poverty. Many have no running water and no indoor plumbing. They have no medical insurance and no insurance against storm damage. Jobs are hard to come by and easy to lose. — that can cause injury to It is best to belay the discussions about guns and traps a case of proven self-defense, those that seek to board without permission. Except in you could end up in a very complex legal situation. and Julie fell in love with the climate, the people and the tempo of life in the southernand Julie fell in love with the climate, the people and the was put off indefinitely.Caribbean. So the planned trip to the west coast of Canada where they were married inVery indefinitely! Instead, they sailed back to Trinidad Caribbean island of all —July 2010. They then headed north to their favorite ever since. As Mike is quickGrenada. They’ve been here on a mooring in Woburn Bay is by far the best.” to acknowledge, “Of all the places we’ve ever been, Grenada cruise, plans can change. After sailing (or “chugging” as Julie calls it) from Maryport cruise, plans can change. After sailing (or “chugging” the Atlantic, arriving in to Spain, the Canaries and the Cape Verdes, they crossed several months cruising the Trinidad the following April. From there they spent Lesser Antilles as far north as the British Virgin Islands. cat, Nellie, and their beloved dog, Toby, as crew. Down below in a cavernous 20-by-20- cat, Nellie, and their beloved to as the ship’s “basement”) that had once housed the tug’sfoot hold (which Mike refers a variety of supplies — tools, computers, books, medicalhuge boilers were stacked aid to drop off for several British charities and equipment — that they’d volunteered The on their way up the Pacific Coast to Vancouver. organizations in Central America even two upright pianos.hold also contained a couple of British motorcycles and tugboat and the seemingly endless project on which they’d embarked. And after put- tugboat and the seemingly of of backbreaking labor and an estimated $150,000 ting in four and a half years the funds from whomever and wherever they could get it, their savings plus donated put to sea. intrepid duo were ready to beach above the high-tide line, they, with the help of many friends, began repairing they, with the help of many friends, began repairing beach above the high-tide line, boilers had been removed, Mike replaced the 36-ton and refitting her. Since her with a second-hand fuel-efficient Callesen five-cylinder steam-condensing engine a variable-pitch propeller. Apart from major mechan- 575-horsepower diesel driving the as installing a two-ton-lifting-capacity crane on ical and structural work (such of interior, taking care to preserve and recycle as many rear deck) they rebuilt her her original features as possible. liveaboards of a dilapidated historic tug that had been built in 1951 on the River that had been built in 1951 a dilapidated historic tug liveaboards of steamships to — one of the last riveted Brothers of Port Glasgow Clyde by Ferguson flagship for the Cumbria in 1983 as the She’d been brought to be commissioned. support, the the museum lacking financial Museum. But with Maryport Steamship only a matter of of the next 20 years. It was ill maintained for most classic boat was an abandoned derelict. time before she’d have been meet someone she could hold hands and run with – someone with a sense of adven- run with – someone with she could hold hands and meet someone dream. 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