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Sitting alongside the marina, the Port Louis Maritime Village will include luxury hotels, villas, restaurants and bars, plus some of the finest boutiques and shops in the region. EGYPT | ITALY | MALTA | TURKEY | WEST INDIES April 2009 THIS ISSUE 47 THE CARIBBEAN’S WATERFRONT MAGAZINE 32 ISLAND EVENTS & INTERESTS 42 MAP 45 U.S.V.I. Morrisette Sets Sail Aboard Sweet ‘Ting FEATURES DEPARTMENTS TWIC Needed as of April 14 32 OLIVIER PITRAS 12 FROM THE EDITOR St. Croix Intl & Valentine An Expedition Around North America WHERE IN THE WORLD? Optimist Regatta 34 BOAT BUILDER GOES GREEN 15 CARIBBEAN NEWS 49 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS New Eco-Friendly Designs Foxy Transiting the Panama Canal 17 YACHT CLUB NEWS Spring Regatta: March 30 – April 5 36 HOW GREEN IS YOUR BOAT? Roger Marshall Offers Tips 19 SAILING HUMOR 55 ANGUILLA The Joys of Shipboard Electronics Papers, Please 38 FUNNY WORLD Sailing with Charlie: Life’s Choices Bruce Smith Captures the Caribbean 57 ST. MARTIN/ST. MAARTEN 22 RACING CIRCUIT Necol Regatta Provides Competition 40 YACHTING SAFETY & SECURITY Regattas Behind the Scenes: New Strategies for Your Safety The Value of Sponsorship 59 ST. BARTH Desjoyeaux Wins Vendee Globe Ira Epstein & Lone Fox The Virtual Racing Sailor 61 ANTIGUA 29 OUR NATURAL WORLD RORC Caribbean 600 30 Budget Marine Valentine’s Regatta A Reprieve for Turtles Why is it Called a Booby? Antigua Sailing Week Rejuvenated 77 CARIBBEAN DINING 67 GRENADA Great Food Made Easy! Port Louis Grenada Sailing Festival Digicel’s Work Boat Regatta 79 CARIBBEAN BROKERAGE Dinghy Championship 88 MARKETPLACE 71 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Tobago Carnival Regatta COVER SHOT: 92 SPONSOR DIRECTORY PHOTO BY ONNE VAN DER WAL/ CURACAO CHARTERING 72 WWW.VANDERWAL.COM 96 Swim for the Roses Don’t miss the 22nd Antigua Classic Yacht What to Do With Second-Time Regatta April 16-21 www.antiguaclassics.com. Charter Guests? Photographer Onne van der Wal’s stock and RESOURCES regatta photos are available for purchase online (www.vanderwal.com) or visit his Newport 74 CARIBBEAN MARINAS gallery. In addition you will find notecards, calendars and books of his work. 75 EVENT CALENDAR 10 ALLATSEA.NET APRIL 2009 Letters FROM THE EDITOR “Tree-huggers” were objects of derision in 1969, but on April 22, many countries will observe Publisher: the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Today, respect for our planet—including its oceans—has CHRIS KENNAN [email protected] become an imperative. Individuals, organizations and governments are adapting better practices all throughout our Editorial Director: region. For example, project developers in Bonaire are exceeding their goals and anticipate a CHRIS GOODIER shift to a 100% sustainable energy supply for the island within five years, thanks to a govern- [email protected] ment-endorsed wind farm and biodiesel plant using fuel derived from algae. Creative Director: All at Sea continues to share the concerns of and contributions made by the nautical commu- NICOLE KENNAN nity in every issue. This month you’ll learn about green-leaning products and boat builders. You [email protected] find out what island governments and marinas are doing to preserve your safety and well-being. Art Director: And you’ll read about a classic yacht and about a boat crafted in Bequia using time-tested AMY KLINEDINST designs—examples of recycling at its most elegant. Send us your thoughts on what you’d like [email protected] to see in our pages—we want to hear from you. —Chris Goodier Graphic Designer: NEVA HURLEY Advertising: International CHRIS KENNAN [email protected] Virgin Islands (US/BVI) CAPT. JAN ROBINSON WELCOME [email protected] St. Maarten/Antigua/St. Kitts ABOARD, GILLY GOBINET [email protected] JOSIE! 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