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ØYER to useit,hetoldthemturnitonandwilltellyouexactlywhatdo. were doingCPR.BillhandeduptheAEDandwhentheysaiddidn’tknowhow being broughttoshoreinadinghywhileMikeWebberandStephanieMalanga sign ofcardiacarrest.Myhusband,Bill,wadedintothewater,assailorwas totally unresponsive:notbreathing,noheartbeat,andblank,staringeyes.Thisisa AED wasnearbyandrelayedacalltousrushhisaid.Whenwearrived,he his boatataSt.CroixYachtClubmooring: Calypsonian LlewellynWestermancollapsedfromSuddenCardiacArrest(SCA)on sonnel havebeentrainedtouseAEDsalongwithCPRsavelives. area, andtheVIPDTrainingUnitwilluseotherone.AllPoliceDepartmentper- John-Baptiste asheacceptedthenewAED. times inFrederiksted,launchingfromthefishmarketarea,saidAsst.ChiefModestus time fortheannualSt.CroixChristmasBoatparade,December12th,2015. for theAED,sayingitwillbeplacedonaDPNRpatrolvesselinChristiansted,just the mobileappCrowdsav,whendownloadedtoanydevice. Marine CommanderJasonHenrysaidthatthenewAEDlocationswouldappearon Frederiksted, andareavailablebycalling911.St.CroixRescue’sFieldOperations/ along withCPR,”saidMrs.Will. with immediateCPR;thoseoddsincreaseto4990percentwhenanAEDisused life. “Oddsofsurvivalforapersonwhoisinsuddencardiacarrestaresixpercent and canbeadjustedforuseonchildrenweighinglessthan55pounds. ing aheartattackonboard.ThefournewAEDsself-checkdaily,areeasytouse, responders meansthatvisitingandresidentboatershaveabetterchanceofsurviv- death forthatperson,”sheadded,sayingAEDsontheMarineunitsoffirst Director CherWill.“HavinganAEDnearbycanbethedifferencebetweenlifeand a ten-minutecriticalwindowbeforethatpersondies,”saidAEDFundProject purchased forUS$6,000,bringstheirnumberto124,in91St.Croixlocations. Department MarineUnitandtheVIPDTrainingUnit. the DepartmentofPlanningandNaturalResources(DPNR),VirginIslandsPolice sented newAutomaticExternalDefibrillators(AEDs)totheSt.CroixRescueSquad, Panama?a=SanBlasIslands has beendiscarded. cerned cruiserswereinformedonDecember6ththat,afterameeting,Resolution05 have goneintoeffectonJanuary1st. a beamof15feetwouldhavebeenchargedUS$3,750permonth.Thefeewasto Rodney Bay Rodney BaySails St Lucia Fajardo, PuertoRico Atlantic Canvas&Sail Puerto Rico “It washisluckyday,”Mrs.Willsaid,“Someoneattheyachtclubknewapersonal Cher WillfoundedtheAEDFundsevenyearsagowhenlocalsailor,singerand VIPD MarineOfficerSeanSantossaidthatoneunitwillbekeptintheChristiansted St. CroixRescueprovidessupporttoDPNRandtheParkServicewithquickresponse DPNR DirectorofEnvironmentalEnforcementHowardForbes,Sr.thankedMrs.Will The newAEDunitswillbeonornearthewaterinbothChristianstedand To useanAED,justturnitonandwill“talkyouthrough”theproceduretosavea “When someonestopsbreathing,isnon-responsive,andhasnoheartbeat,there Four yearsago,therewasjustoneAEDontheisland.TheadditionoffourAEDs, Ellen Sanperereports:AtSt.CroixMarineonDecember11th,theAEDFundpre- Life SavingEquipmentDonatedinSt.Croix For moreinformationandupdatesvisitwww.noonsite.com/Countries/ However, followingenquiriestotheCongresoGunaAdministrationinPorvenir,con- [email protected] Tel: (284)4942569 Road Town,Tortola Road ReefMarina Doyle SailmakersBVI,Ltd British VirginIslands Chaguramas AMD Trinidad &Tobago Blue Lagoon Barefoot YachtCharters St. Vincent [email protected] Tel: (246)4234600 St Philip Six Crossroads Doyle OffshoreSails,Ltd Barbados Christiansted Wilsons' CruzanCanvas USVI StCroix —Continued onnextpage JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 5 —Continued on page 48 , a Spanish ship laden with treasure that was sunk by a laden with treasure that , a Spanish ship San José was carrying gold, silver, gems and jewelry collected in Spain’s South was carrying gold, silver, gems and jewelry collected in San José Spanish Treasure Wreck Found off Cartagena Spanish Treasure The wreck of the The Ownership of the wreck has been the subject of a long-running legal row. A group Ownership of the wreck has been the subject of a long-running For more information visit a 17-vessel fleet, was carrying one of the largest amounts of valuables ever to have a 17-vessel fleet, was carrying one of the largest amounts been lost at sea. British warship off Cartagena, Colombia in 1708, has recently been discovered. in 1708, has recently been off Cartagena, Colombia British warship (16 tracked down the ship 25 kilometres Charles Wager had English Commodore The ship, part of (1,000 feet) of water. and it sank in 300 metres miles) off Cartagena finance his war of successionAmerican colonies to be shipped to Spain’s king to help exceeded Spain’s annualagainst the British. At the time, the cargo’s value reportedly up to US$17 billion. income. Estimates of the current value of the cargo range Armada (SSA) said in 1981 now owned by US-based salvage company Sea Search in 2011 an American court that it had located the area in which the ship sank, but state. Colombian officials ruled that the galleon was the property of the Colombian President Juan Manuel would not reveal the precise location of the wreck, but of submerged patri- Santos said the find “constitutes one of the greatest discoveries would be built in mony in the history of mankind”. He said that a museum Cartagena to house the ship’s treasures. www.history.com/news/legendary-billion-dollar-shipwreck-found-off-colombian-coast Continued from previous page Continued from “When I found out that the local fire stations do not have equipment and training, “When I found out that the local fire stations do not have on St. Croix.” “The AED Fund is responsible for 40 of the known 124 AEDs For more information on the AED Fund contact [email protected] For more information on the St. Croix Foundation visit www.stxfoundation.org When the orange shock button lit, they pressed it and soon he was breathing on it and soon he was shock button lit, they pressed When the orange Nevis-born charter skipper Llewellyn Westerman of Llewellyn’s Charter in St. Croix Nevis-born charter skipper Llewellyn Westerman of Llewellyn’s are available was saved by an AED. Now, more of the life-saving devices on the island a project was then started with the St. Croix Foundation called the AED Fund. The a project was then started with the St. Croix Foundation the fire stations to reduce the intention was to raise funds and purchase 13 AEDs for are still placing AEDs far response time considerably. Now, seven years later, we many government offices beyond the initial intent. Every police station, school and to the Coast Guard and non-profits have AEDs. In addition to the one furnished VIPD and St. Croix Auxiliary, there is one located on the Marine Units of DPNR, sea. Rescue. This increases the possibility of saving a life at his own with a heartbeat. The sailor was brought back to life and is called Lazarus brought back to life and is heartbeat. The sailor was his own with a have been in 25 minutes. That would friends. 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ng &Kiteboarding VHF Channel68 VHF JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 7 previously had to —Continued on next page Doyle Offshore Sails in Doyle Offshore Barbados welcomes Barbados welcomes to its team of Kwame Hinds 45 professional sailmakers. Doyle has been advising, building and servicing the sailing community along with its Doyle Caribbean Network of 13 affiliated agents since 1988. Kwame learned to sail at the age of 11 in a Mirror dinghy. He has gone on to compete in many Caribbean championships in dinghies and keel boats. He holds seven National Championship Titles, among others. He earned his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering at Hampton University in Virginia where he was captain of the Sailing Team and voted MVP in his junior year. In Mermaid , the repair and welding of the aluminum construction was car-

Refreshed at Curaçao Marine was ready to bring another 130 happy customers to the beautiful island was ready to bring another 130 happy customers to the beautiful island Mermaid

Kwame Hinds Joins Doyle Sails, Barbados Kwame Hinds Contact Kwame at [email protected] page 4. For more information on Doyle Offshore Sails see ad on Go Farther for Less with Suzuki’s Lean Burn an outboard, Suzuki With fuel cost becoming an important factor when buying technology. Our latest “Suzuki is recognized for being at the forefront of four-stroke to operating con- Suzuki’s Lean Burn Control System predicts fuel needs according Visit Suzuki Del Caribe’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ For more information see ad on page 33. Mermaid Curaçao Marine reports: Yachts of similar size to the But for two years now, sailboats and motoryachts up to 25 metres and/or about On the

For more information see ad on page 55. BUSINESS BRIEFS BUSINESS 2015 he was awarded the coveted Alan Taylor Memorial Trophy; this award is given 2015 he was awarded the coveted Alan Taylor Memorial the overall development and to an individual who has made a large contribution to the design team as an growth of sailing in Barbados. Kwame will be working with sport will be a huge asset engineer. His sailing experience and commitment to the to Doyle Offshore Sails in the Caribbean. their outboards to go far- Marine has developed a pioneering system that enables significant improvements in ther for less. Suzuki’s Lean Burn Control System delivers range. fuel economy from low speed operation into the cruising our flagship DF 300AP, delivers generation of outboards, from the portable DF 15A to System,” says Erving Rosario, class-leading fuel efficiency with the Lean Burn Control sales and marketing manager of Suzuki Del Caribe. efficiency while cutting down ditions. This system provides highest performance and of fuel. Also this technolo- on fuel consumption to get even more out of every drop marine environment. The gy is designed, developed and tested to withstand the to deliver these benefits over Suzuki Lean Burn Control System has been developed in fuel economy from a wide operating range, providing significant improvements low speed operation into the cruising range. latest news and information. SuzukiCaribbeanMarine, and hit the “like” button for the 60,000 kilos can be hauled out at the technical marina and boatyard of Curaçao Marine. It’s in economic favor of the island if repairs and maintenance of yachts can be done locally. Foreign yachts find their way to Curaçao Marine, but also for many local yacht owners it brings many advantages; it saves on fuel, time and preparation. deviate to other islands or cruise to boatyards on the South American coast to be deviate to other islands or cruise to boatyards on the South hauled out for repairs and maintenance. ried out by Professional Welders, one of the sub-contractors of Curaçao Marine. ried out by Professional Welders, one of the sub-contractors of Curaçao Marine. Simultaneously the bottom of the yacht was cleaned and received three layers of fresh paint from the Curaçao Marine team. With the help of the crew of Mermaid Boat Trips it was possible to finish the job in only three days. On Saturday October 10th the yacht was hauled out and on Monday October 12th she was back in the water. On Tuesday, after detailing, provisioning and bunkering, the Mermaid of Klein Curaçao! JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 8 The Bequia Tourism Association presents: •

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INGA BEITZ Four Optimist dinghies and two Lasers Four Optimist dinghies and foundation Sailing Club St. Maarten is a adults “The idea is that local kids and On weekdays the dinghies will be will be sailing the waters of Simpson Bay, will be sailing the waters of St. Maarten at the start of 2016. Mirian set up by Pieter Bakker and St. Ebbers to stimulate sailing on acquired Maarten. The foundation has by these boats through sponsoring Best Seatrek, 12 Metre Regatta, and Boatyard Services, SWM Group dinghies will Passaat Schooner. All sailing be available on Kim Sha Beach. of sailing who already know the basics and can take them out on Saturdays Sundays, when they have time off,” says Pieter Bakker, Chairman of the Foundation. “We will be charging a small nominal fee for usage during these two days and there will be volunteers available to help, guard and instruct where needed. By making it affordable, hassle-free and membership-free, we hope to achieve our goal of getting more people living on St. Maarten sailing and having fun on the calm waters of Simpson Bay.” available to tourists, who can rent them to go sailing by themselves or with a small group. The management of the boats will be in the capable hands of Continued from previous page Continued from The Kubota generator range consists of the GL series (7kW to 10kW), SQ Series GL series (7kW to 10kW), range consists of the The Kubota generator — Kubota sound attenuation is matched only by class-leading Competitive pricing immediate and parts to ensure holds stock of Kubota generators Parts & Power in 1973. Parts Virgin Islands, was founded Ltd, based in Tortola, British Parts & Power for more information. 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Customers ready for held in a bonded warehouse, A stock of generators is also Purcell, Tortola. parts of the Caribbean. to customers in other immediate dispatch for the Marine and Industrial needs of the Caribbean & Power Ltd has been serving 40 years. — moved from Tropical Marine to the YSATT Office at CrewsInn Marina. moved from Tropical Marine to the YSATT Office at CrewsInn it. Free “Soaked Rum”, a menu and is welcoming all passing yachts to come try lunch to anyone who local specialty of rum-marinated fruits, will be served with mentions this publication. restaurant, located right off Customs & Immigration documents are available at the the fuel dock. Coconut Beach Watersports. facilities will be host- day, inviting all people to come out and try out the watersport time. ed. An official notice will be posted a week ahead of 580-8111. JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 10 ing resources,open-oceanformsofSargassumconsist in 2014and2015. during andafterthelatestCaribbeaninundationevent members, reporttheresultsofshipboardsampling Deb Goodwin,allSEASemesteroceanographyfaculty Oceanography vations insupportofthesequestions. Woods Hole,Massachusetts,providesfirst-handobser- ocean educationandresearchinstitutionbasedin published bySeaEducationAssociation,aleading sions orhowtheyshouldbemanaged.Newresearch the ecologicalimplicationsoftheseSargassuminva- to beanaturaldisaster.Butlittleisunderstoodabout has evendeclaredtheseso-called“inundationevents” impacts onfishingandtourism.Trinidad&Tobago years, settingofflocalconcernsabouteconomic seaweed, havefloodedCaribbeanshoresinrecent The tallship up totheUSEastCoastgatherdataonunprecedented2014-2015 Caribbean • PREVIOUSLYRARETYPE:Accordingtomostexist- Major findingsinclude: In theSeptember2015issueofjournal Massive quantitiesofSargassum,adistinctivebrown Shipboard SamplesProvideSargassoUpdates Corwith Cramer , Drs.JeffreySchell,AmySiudaand carriedresearchersfromtheCanaryIslandstoEasternCaribbeanandthen ECO found thatathirdform— North Atlantic,CaribbeanSea,andGulfofMexico. and Sargassum formswithinthosespecies, Decades ofSEAsamplinghadindicatedthattwo guished bytheirdifferingstems,bladesandbladders. ples, adifferenttypeofseaweed, the theoryproposedbyotherscientiststhat nated theSouthSargassoSea.Thesefindingssupport Caribbean inundationevents. tant seaweed,hasnoconnectiontotherecent Ocean longknownforhostingthebiologically-impor- Sargasso Sea,avastregionoftheNorthAtlantic sampling, SEAresearchersconcludedthatthe and formsofSargassumfoundthroughtheirnet in thepastthisformrarelyappearedtheseareas. and Antilles.Thisabundancewassignificantbecause nated theWesternTropicalAtlantic,EasternCaribbean, of twomainspecies: However, intheirlatestfieldwork,SEAresearchers While • UNEXPECTEDSOURCE:Basedontheabundance S. fluitansParr S. natansVIII sargassum werethemostcommonin S. fluitans dominatedtheCaribbeansam- -News inundation S. natansVIIIParr and S. natansI S. natans S. natansIParr —domi- , distin- , domi-

Sargasso weedonapproachtotheCapeVerdes. ARC 2014,cruisersreportedseeinglargeclumpsof ARC Caribbean1500,ARC+andARC,commented,“In Managing DirectorofWorldCruisingClub,organisers last fallalsohelpedcollectinformation.AndrewBishop, ly totheUSMwebsite(asabove). area. Sightingsfromthisareashouldbeposteddirect- large matsightingsfromcruisersintheSargassoSea photographs ofSargassoweedaswellfeedbackon of marinelife) rents, approximatesize,numberofmats,observations [email protected] withthefollowingfindings: feedback andpostittotheResearchwebsite.E-mail ity, JoanConoveroftheSCCAhasvolunteeredtoreceive observation.form.php sightings: www.usm.edu/gcrl/sargassum/sargassum. can besubmittedviatheweborbye-mail. ments andcausesofthisextraordinaryevent.Data researchers identifythesourceandexaminemove- ties ofPelagicSargassum.Datareceivedwillhelp cruisers intheAtlanticwhocomeacrosslargequanti- Mississippi researchteamisacceptingreportsfrom this phenomenon,theUniversityofSouthern observations areessentialtotheseefforts.” sea turtlesandfisheries.ContinuedSargassumfield ecological impactsofinundationeventsoncoralreefs, this studynote:“pressingfuturequestionsincludethe these Caribbeaninundationevents.Theauthorsof record ofSargassumabundancebeforeandduring that theyrepresenttheonlylong-termquantitative floating seaweed.SEA’sdatasetsareextraordinaryin stand morefullytheecosystemsthatrelyuponthis the fieldforaboutfourdecadesinanefforttounder- before headingtoNewEngland. Lesser Antilles,andthensailedtheEasternCaribbean the SargassoSeaandWesternTropicalAtlanticto 2015. CruisesbeganintheCanaryIslands,traversed SSV CorwithCramer board theinstitution’s135-foottallsailingship, crew, andSEASemesterundergraduatestudentson inundation eventwastrulyunprecedented. researchers concludedthatthe2014-15Caribbean the lasttwodecadesofSEAresearch.Therefore, 300 timesgreaterthanthatofanyotherautumnover previous 2011-12inundationevent—andawhopping during autumn2014thanthoseanalyzeda combined wastentimesgreaterinsamplescollected that theaverageconcentrationofallSargassumforms Equatorial RecirculationRegion. ern portionoftheAtlanticknownasNorth coming fromanotherlocation,suchasamoresouth- Sargassum washingashoreonCaribbeanbeachesis Meanwhile, participants in Caribbean-bound rallies Meanwhile, participantsinCaribbean-boundrallies The SargassoSeaCommissionisalsointerestedin • Photo(ifpossible) • Description(toincludedirectionofsurfacecur- • DateandTime • Lat/LongfromGPS E-mail: Foryachtsatseawhoonlyhavee-mailcapabil- Web: USMWebsite-usethisformtoreportyour In anefforttobetterunderstandcriticalaspectsof SEA researchershavebeenstudyingSargassumin Data forthisstudywascollectedbySEAfaculty, • UNPRECEDENTEDAMOUNTS:SEAresearchfound , fromNovember2014toMay —Continued onnextpage JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 11 cannot be matched. 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I have developed a rapport with brokers and underwriters at Lloyds and am able to introduce boat owners to specialist brokers in the Lloyds market. saw five huge lionfish all together on the dive site lionfish all together on saw five huge them again we knew if we could find called The Boot, we could win Biggest Fish.” during the derby at more than and tipped the scales inches) in length Lorne Saul- It was clearly speared by two pounds. lodged in its of his spear tips was still Demers — one hit the scoring table! head when it with first category, also walked away largest lionfish — caught in a single day. prize for the most fish — 112 Barbados, took second. Team Free Speorit, also of the smallest lionfish Barbados teams also dominated Tide scoring first and Free category, with Team High Speorit placing second. which was won by L.I.N.K Underwater Photography, in second. with Julian Walcott coming Dive on Union said Glenroy Adams of Grenadines was super as usual. 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The project is implemented by The Nature Conservancy and the campaigns are guided by PCI Media Impact. Demers. “Our scouting Demers. “Our scouting dives before the derby with West Side Scuba really paid off. When we The ceremony was held in Cabrits National Park, Park, was held in Cabrits National The ceremony with St. Lucia and St. Grenada won first place, in its part- Grenada’s campaign was extraordinary prize money to con- All six campaigns will receive Grenada won first place in a competition involving first place in a competition Grenada won islands. The campaigns on six different conservation “This Is part of a regional initiative, campaigns are of protect- that promotes the importance Who We Are,” coastal ecosystems. ing marine and protected one of Dominica’s marine overlooking Francis, wel- of Portsmouth, Titus areas. The Mayor mem- of over 100 community comed an audience local fishers campaign teams, bers, international and government representatives. in second and third place Vincent & the Grenadines judges deter- respectively. A panel of international on innovation, impact and mined the winners based campaign sustainability. ambassadors including nership with popular cultural Mr. Killa, who amplified fashion models and musician audiences. conservation messages to larger of marine protection tinue promoting the importance initiative will continue as and the “This Is Who We Are” Continued from previous page Continued from At an award ceremony held in Dominica in November, At an award ceremony held Grenada Wins “This is Who We Are” Marine Grenada Wins “This is Who Visit http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1393 for more Visit http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1393 The decision will effectively exclude the entire World The decision will effectively Belize Bans Oil Exploration on Reefs Belize Bans Oil a policy recently approved The Belize Government Conservation Competition information. 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was on the island of Martinique, around 1998, that my dream 1998, that my dream of Martinique, around was on the island family hammock, flipping lying down on the started. I remember ever printed and of the first kitesurf magazine through the pages learning to kitesurf. dreaming about

IT For more information about JT Pro Center, visit www.kitesurfgrenadines.com. Also check out Happykite kiteboarding school at www.happykitegrenadines.com. With reliable tradewinds pouring into a reef-protected harbor, Clifton Harbour on Back in my hammock 14 years ago, if I knew how far kitesurfing would have got One of the things we are the most proud of at the JT Pro Center is to have taught This is also one of the most convenient kite spots for sailors from all around the Anyone can learn kitesurfing and have the best time of their life; there is no age All of this is finally pushing Union Island in the direction it deserves to be: a decent Bringing a new kind of tourism to Union Island has been a blessing. Union Island Bringing a new kind of tourism to Union Island has been Four years ago the big adventure started when I opened my first kitesurfing school, started when I opened my first kitesurfing school, Four years ago the big adventure Union Island wasn’t a kite spot at the time; no one was actually kitesurfing much spot at the time; no one was actually kitesurfing much Union Island wasn’t a kite I first discovered Union Island in St. Vincent & the Grenadines ten years ago dur- I first discovered Union Island I spent ten years living out of my suitcases, changing destinations every few of my suitcases, changing destinations every few I spent ten years living out Living these amazing experiences comes with the need to share them, and this is comes with the need to share them, and this Living these amazing experiences I quickly realized that I wasn’t made to compete all year long. I was more inter- I quickly realized that I wasn’t A few years later I was winning my first Caribbean championship and started to Caribbean championship I was winning my first A few years later In those times, kitesurfing was in its beginnings. No one really knew how to knew how to beginnings. No one really kitesurfing was in its In those times, Union Island has become a Mecca for kitesurfers. me I would have never believed it. I have lived my dream and I keep on living it here on Union Island where anyone can come and visit and share it. some of the local kids on the island a few years ago. Some of them have become professional and are now teaching for us at an international level. Seeing the opportunities this sport is offering to the new generation is a great encouragement and reward for us. world where they can come and kite right next to where they anchor and keep an eye on their boat while having fun. limit. The idea behind the JT Pro Center is to finally share the dream with everyone, not only with the magazines or on videos, but for real. Anyone can now experience that dream, come and kitesurf at one of the most beautiful kite spots I have ever seen and feel the amazing Caribbean vibe Union Island has to offer. tourist destination with unique attractions and amazingly friendly people. is often considered by sailors as a place to stop for a day: just time to get groceries is often considered by sailors as a place to stop for a and buy some water and leave. Most people are missing out on all the things the island has to offer. Union Island should be a destination rather than a layover. The island has countless beautiful beaches, some very nice little bars and restaurants, and since kitesurfers have discovered it, there is a constant flow of people visiting the island and staying a few weeks or months at a time and enjoying every second of it. This new infatuation for the island is starting to attract new business owners and companies full of ideas that are making the island a new hub for activities and things to do. The nightlife is also growing and becoming very diverse with the Full Moon Beach parties from December to May at the kite center on “kite beach”. It is a one-of-a-kind event with no entry fee, mixing all music genres with a light show and a big fire on the water, mixed with a great kitesurfing show. JT Pro Center, right on Union Island. We partnered with the Anchorage Yacht Club; Island. We partnered with the Anchorage Yacht Club; JT Pro Center, right on Union certain number of kitesurfing luckily the owners understood that we could bring a guests to their hotel. from the island. The beach at Clifton was small but the beauty of the lagoon and the at Clifton was small but the beauty of the lagoon and from the island. The beach It was hiding an amazing potential. wind conditions were so special. ing a sailing trip with Captain Toph, a skipper friend from Martinique whom I was Toph, a skipper friend from Martinique whom I ing a sailing trip with Captain of love with Union Island and it became first on my list helping out. I totally fell in places to live one day. months and discovering the world. I didn’t have a town or island I would call home world. I didn’t have a town or island I would call home months and discovering the I had a very important place in my heart that I knew any more, but the Caribbean would have to go back to. when I started to get interested in movie making and photography. These were the in movie making and photography. These were when I started to get interested my experiences around the world, share my dream with perfect tools for me to share a dream of their own. everyone and help them build ested in discovering new countries by meeting the local people, learning new lan- ested in discovering new countries spots very few people had the chance to explore. guages and finding remote travel around the world for different competitions. the world for different competitions. travel around get started or what gear to use. We were young. With a couple of friends playing friends playing young. With a couple of what gear to use. We were get started or — and God we had to get creative kites and our surfboards, with makeshift knows we were.

THE DREAM SHARING SHARING by Jeremie Tronet JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 14 Class B. ic routefromLondontoBarbadosviaWest AfricaandtheCapeVerdes. commemorate the50thanniversaryofBarbadian independencebysailingahistor- an eventlaterthisyear:theBarbados50 rally,sponsoredbyBarbadosTourism,will Canaries boundfortheCapeVerdeand Barbados.TheIslandsOdysseyisapilotfor the 1970salongwithJimmy’swifeGwenda andsonIvan. cruising familieswant,havingspentseven yearssailingaroundtheworldtogetherin boats withcrewmembersunder16.”Jimmy andDoinaknowbetterthanmostwhat dinates theeventsalongsideherfather, Jimmy. “Soweofferaspecialdiscountto launch theAtlanticOdysseyin2013. The needforasmallerscaleeventpromptedJimmytocomeoutofretirementand Rally forCruisers30yearsago,whichsawmorethan200yachtscrosstheAtlantic. gap inthemarketisJimmyCornell’sspecialtyeversinceheconceivedAtlantic on yearshowingthisoriginalconcepthashitachordwithcruisingsailors.Spotting a more fittingnameofthissuccessfuleventwouldbetheFamilyOdyssey.” over theArrecifeseafront,whentourismcounsellorofLanzarotesuggestedthat a the welcomepartyheldindelightfulsettingofCastilloSanJoselookingout enfants’,” saidorganizerJimmyCornell.“Thisaptdescriptionwasinfactbetteredat start, theAtlanticOdysseyhasbeendescribedbyaFrenchjournalistas‘letransat des Lanzarote, CanaryIslandsonNovember18th,boundfortheEasternCaribbean. and fullresults. ors ofoceansailing. their MRPRefitsbusinesshavehelpeddozensofownersoutfitboatsfortherig- Miles andAnnePooron the Rally”andwasinrealityalifetimeachievementawardforthisyear’swinners. flying colors. ful preparations,includingpassingthesafetyequipmentchecksinPortsmouthwith while theSeamanshipAwardwenttocrewon Weems &Plath,wasawardedto Seamanship Awardmarkthehighesthonors.TheNavigator’sAward,sponsoredby the prizeforLineHonors. reaching fastdowntotheislands. finish portatHarbourviewMarina.TheBahamasfleetenjoyedgreatsailingaswell, west onceacrosstheGulfStreamboundforMarshHarborinAbacosand after theweeklongpre-departureprograminPortsmouth,thendivertedsouthand Cruising Division. early. hours andwasinfactthefirstboattoarriveTortola,buttheyhaddepartedaday the CruisingDivision. ern, fasterSwan,whichtookClassA,and have usedittowingoutandstabilizethegenoa.” before thetrip!”exclaimedKirkof conditions formostofthepassageandfewmotoringhoursrecorded. high-pressure ridgefilledinnorthofthefleetandmadeforreachingrunning After departureandaroughGulfStreamcrossingwithsustainedwindsinthe20s, they’d departed. saw windspeedsinthe60sastheyskirtedHurricaneKate,whichhadformedafter Hampton theweekbeforeexperiencedheadwindsandcalms,someindeed hurricane seasontofizzleout.Anditwastherightone.Yachtsthatleftfrom November 1st.Thedecisionwasmadetopushthestart8thallow from Hampton,VirginiaonthefirstSundayinNovember,butthisyearthatwas prizegiving onNovember23rd. at seaformost,the2015ARCCaribbean1500wrappedupinTortolawithfinal three-day weatherdelaythankstolate-seasonHurricaneKate,andafastpassage REGATTA NEWS Meanwhile the12yachtstakingpartin inauguralIslandsOdysseyhaveleftthe “We reallywanttoencouragefamiliestakepart,”saidDoinaCornell,whocoor- 2015 seestheAtlanticOdysseyenteritsthirdyear,withanincreaseinentriesyear “With 37childrenundertheageof18among40boatspreparingtotake Northeasterly windsof12to15knotssaw38AtlanticOdysseyboatsstartfrom Atlantic OdysseyGetsUnderway Visit www.worldcruising.com/Carib1500/event.aspxformoreinformation The TempestTrophywaspresentedtotheyachtthatbestdisplayed“Spiritof In theBVIfleet,TheTempestTrophy,Navigator’sAwardandHalSutphen Yachts intheARCBahamasfleetstartedalongsideCaribbean1500 The bigwinnersintheCruisingDivisionweretwoSwan48s: “I onlywishwewouldhaveriggedandlearnedhowtouseaspinnakerpole The laterstartdate,delayedevenmorebyKate,allowedfortheweathertosettle. 2015 wasatrickyyearforthe1500departure.Traditionallyrallyheadstosea A fastpassageanddownwindsailingmarkedthe26thrunningofthisevent.Aftera ARC Caribbean1500WrapsUpinTortola Caribbean 1500participantsonanislandtourofTortola Isbjorn Seahorse alsotookhometheSteveBlackTrophyforOverallWinnerin , aLeopard48,wontheMultihullsDivisionandtookLineHonorsin Moonwave Karina , theirTayana55,areperennialentrantsandthrough , aGunboat60,tookLineHonorswithnomotoring Free Spirit TravelingLight Sweet Caroline Isbjorn fortheirprowessintakingcelestialsights, , aclassicS&SSwan48,whichtook , anAtlantic42catamaran,took . “Mostofthetripwereallycould Sweet Caroline —Continued onnextpage Catch 22 fortheirwonder- , themod- JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 15

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La Morrigane from Barbados in second and , owned and crewed , owned and crewed from Great Britain Fiser from Grenada, and St. from Grenada, and St. —Continued on next page Leonora to take Line Honours. in second place and crossed the finish line off Die Hard Aurora Rose Regis Guillemot Charter Happy Morning Die Hard Ms Barbados Phaedo3, . By the end of the racing it was simply too was simply too . By the end of the racing it for the second year running, with for the second year running, Attitude goes to press, entrants in the second edition of the RORC and was on top form as they took four out of five first places over was on top form as they took from Martinique to win the class. from Martinique to win the from St. Lucia. Only two yachts competed in Cruising 2 class from St. Lucia. Only two yachts on total first places, with in third after being forced to miss the races on Day 1. in third after being forced Wins Mango Bowl 2015 Wins Mango in third. Compass Grayling Europa made a whitewash of five firsts, with the Farr 40 Jaystar , Papagayo, Attitude Jboss Kreyol Sandwich Bip Bip looked impressive as it took first, with looked impressive as it took Attitude Elliott Jabal first ever US Virgin Islands Paralympic Sailing Team — Dave Flaherty (skipper), first ever US Virgin Islands Paralympic Sailing Team — Dave Maximarine

Continued from previous page Continued from It might be held on the last weekend of the rainy season, but St. Lucia’s Mango rainy season, but St. Lucia’s on the last weekend of the It might be held were newcomer Among six J/24s in the regatta Lucian from Martinique to compete, with the top spot cap- Six Surprise keelboats came The Martinique sponsor of the Atlantic Odyssey is the Regional Council of Martinique. is the Regional Council sponsor of the Atlantic Odyssey The Martinique by Cornell Barbados 50 are organized Islands Odyssey and The Atlantic Odyssey, and the Sigma 36 Cruising 1 had four entries, The inaugural race for the USVI team was in June 2013, in the USA in Newport, The US Virgin Islands Team (ISV) is the newest team to join the International Federation Visit www.usviparalympicsalingteam.com for more information. RORC Transatlantic Race to Grenada As this issue of Lloyd Thornburg’s mighty green MOD70, Finally in an extremely competitive fleet of six Racing yachts from Martinique, the Finally in an extremely competitive fleet of six Racing yachts Visit www.stluciayachtclub.com for full results. First Ever USVI Paralympic Sailing Team The Coach Foster reports: “We had a great regatta and our team held up well even Coach Foster reports: “We had a great regatta and our Representing the USVI at the 2015 Para World Sailing Championships in Australia Inset: Tony Sanpere gets a smooch from team manager Jan Robinson Bowl Regatta was blessed by the weather gods on November 28th and 29th. gods on November 28th was blessed by the weather Bowl Regatta Grenada, St. Lucia and the UK raced in six class- Vessels from Martinique, Barbados, of Melges, J/24 and Surprise Classes fought a series es. Racing and Cruising yachts, competition was fierce in every category. races over two days and the by local wellness resort BodyHoliday, the veteran by local wellness resort BodyHoliday, in third. tured by While in Martinique, the Atlantic Odyssey will be hosted by Marina Le Marin. will be hosted by Marina Le the Atlantic Odyssey While in Martinique, by Barbados 50 are sponsored The Islands Odyssey and Barbados Sailing Events. Tourism Marketing. — was a convincing winner over the Beneteau Oceanis 473 was a convincing winner over Rhode Island where they won the bronze medal in the Sonar Class of Thomas C. Clagett Jr. Clinic and Memorial Regatta. In January 2014 they competed in Miami at the ISAF World Cup. In June they raced again in Newport. In August they sailed in events leading up to the World Championships in Halifax, Canada where the first seven countries won a coveted place in the Paralympics. of Disabled Sailors with the oldest sailors — the average age being 75 years. Quarantine Point, Grenada on December 4th, completing the RORC Transatlantic Race in 5 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes and 3 seconds. Team Phaedo finished less than two hours ahead of Tony Lawson’s MOD70, Transatlantic Race are still pouring into Grenada’s Port Louis Marina after racing from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, where they started on November 28th. and the J/30 JPK 960 the J/111 after one had to retire, and St. Lucia sail training charter company First 4 Sail’s after one had to retire, and Choate 40, the 2015 Para World Sailing Tony Sanpere, and Jim Kerr — competed in Australia at The team, which raced a Championships, November 26th through December 3rd. Six-time Olympian (Sailing Sonar, had two reserves, Bill Canfield and Bob Blackwell. was manager. and Luge) John Foster was coach, and Jan Robinson own so we had to make do though we had a borrowed boat. We do not own our are very few Sonar class with what we could find in Australia. Unfortunately there had an illegal keel (accord- boats there… [and] the measurer found that our boat built, they changed the ing to Sonar class rules). Apparently after our boat was a local boat builder to rebuild allowable keel profile and dimensions. We had to find three days to do with the the keel so that we could race in the regatta. This took train and practice out on the boat out of the water. This meant we were not able to the work done and the course with the other competitors. We were lucky to have but we were not able to boat back in the water in time for the first day of racing… at the back of the fleet with catch up with the leaders. In the end we were sailing felt it was well worth all Korea, Japan and one Australian boat. Even so our team international scene for dis- the effort we put in to get the US Virgin Islands onto the we will always remember abled sailors. I think we contributed well to our sport and size of your courage and that it is not the size of your country that matters; it’s the determination that makes the difference.” Lucia’s results revealed that first place went to skipper Fredric close to call until the official Sweeney’s In the new Melges class, also from Martinique, second and Digilife in third. Caraibes and the Beneteau JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 16 MOVING FORWARD [email protected] /[email protected] General canvaswork Upholstery Cushions Biminis andDodgers CARIBBEAN Anguilla Racing +1(721) 544-5231/520-6484 Opposite IslandWater World with UllmanSails has teamedup and CanvasN.V St. MaartenSails sailmaking team The same More service. More expertise. More technology.

DEAN BARNES — January 28ththroughFebruary2nd. Facebook page. www.grenadasailingweek.com websiteand publishedintheGSWNewsletterand Grenada SailingWeek. Barbados andGrenada,arrivingintimetotakepartthe2016IslandWaterWorld Barbados Regatta,thereareplansunderwaytoholdafeederracebetween The eventisracedinIC-24s,aone-designmodificationofJ/24. knowledge duetotheextremelyshiftywindsblowingoffmountains. Harbor. Notonlyisthislocationspectatorfriendly,itboastsnofavoritismtolocal which pairedthejuniorswithaninternationalskipperforatriooffleetraces. Junior HighSchool’sAquaticsProgramparticipatedintheCAMRYouthRegatta, three-day event.Inaddition,overadozenstudentsfromtheAddelitaCancryn and ThomasWaldeneachcrewedforoneoftheinternationalskippersduring McKenzie, SamMorrell,GraceannNicolosi,ChristopherSharpless,CarolineTeare members PaigeClarke,AmandaEngeman,RyanHunter,ReidMcHenry,Scott although wedidn’thaveourregularcrew.” are happywiththird.Itwaslikepullingarabbitoutofhat,andwefoughthard, America’s Cupskipper.“TaylorandStephanieoverallsailedabetterregatta.We hard tomakethathappen.” four wins.Iknewgoingintothelastracetodaythatwantedtowinandwepushed “We didbetterinthefirstroundrobinwithsevenwinscomparedtosecond Rolex YachtswomanoftheYear,whowontie-breakertofinishsecondoverall. Roble, thetopwomanmatchracerinUS,numberfourworld,and2014 Taylor Canfieldtowinthefinalmatchof2015CAMR The USA’sStephanieRoble,helmingtheblack-hulledboat,leadsUSVI’s tie forsecondplacewiththeUSVI’sPeterHolmbergandUSA’sDavePerry. ranked skipperintheworldOpenmatchracerankings. wasn’t thatmuchpressureonus,”saysCanfield,whoiscurrentlythenumbertwo or foracoupleofthecloserteamstoloseraceusholdlead,sothere soundly securingachampionshipvictorywiththree-winlead. USOne-VI crewofMikeRehe,AldenReid,WilliamBaileyandSamMorrellfrom However, thisduooflossesdidn’tstandinthewayCanfieldandhiscombination the handsoffellowmatch-racingtitans,USA’sDavePerryandStephanieRoble. something foreveryone.Asthecompetition,Canfieldsufferedhistwodefeatsat ditions andcompetition.Sun,squalls,blusterybreathless,theconditionsoffered held December3rdthrough6thinSt.Thomas,USVI.Itprovedacombinationofcon- end inthethirdandfinaldayofracingseventhCarlosAguilarMatchRace, more information. org/2015-race-updates for Club TransatlanticRace! prestigious RoyalOceanRacing and winningLineHonoursinthe return, bysettinganewrecord here. Whatagreatwayto and didalotofhisearlysailing Grenadian villageofWoburn and wenttoschoolinthe Port LouisMarina.Samgrewup ber SamGoodchildaboardat sailors visited are registered,amongothers.Inthepopular CSARacer/CruiserClass,… J/105 In theCSARacingClass, A greatbunchofboatshavealreadysigned upto“SpiceitUpinGrenada!”from Island WaterWorldGrenadaSailingWeek This newdevelopmentwillbenefitbotheventsandfulldetailsbepostedon For thosewhowillbeinBarbadosatthetimeof2016MountGayRound Join theBarbadostoGrenadaFeederRace! ON THEHORIZON… Visit www.carlosmatchrace.comformoreinformation. The CAMRisanInternationalSailingFederation(ISAF)-provisionalGradeTwoevent. Match racingtookplaceintheidealvenueofSt.Thomas’CharlotteAmalie Junior sailorsareasignaturefeatureoftheCAMR.AntillesSchoolSailingTeam “Theresultswerecorrectintheend,”saysHolmberg,Olympicsilvermedalistand The USVI’sHolmbergroundedoutthetopthreeteamsonpodium. “It washardwiththedoubleround-robinformatandnoknock-outs,”explains Roble’s winoverCanfieldinthefinalmatchofregattaputherathree-way “We cameintotodayintheleadwith12wins.Iknewweonlyhadtowinonerace Carol Bareutherreports:TheUSVI’sTaylorCanfield’sundefeatedstreakcametoan Canfield Wins7thCarlosAguilarMatchRace Visit http://rorctransatlantic.rorc. A groupofGrenada’sjunior Continued frompreviouspage Whistler fromBarbadosandthemodifiedHobie 33 Phaedo crewmem- Taz fromAntigua,theFarr40

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Jaguar Proteus from the UK look set for another battle, but there are set for another battle, but from the UK look Phaedo3 and Piccolo Momo , the MOD70 Continued from previous page Continued from Organized by the Barbados Cruising Club in association with Barbados Tourism Organized by the Barbados Cruising Club in association For more information visit www.mountgayrumroundbarbadosrace.com Les Voiles de St. Barth 2016: a Promising 7th Edition The seventh edition of Les Voiles de Visit www.grenadasailingweek.com and register online. 80th Anniversary Mount Gay Round Barbados Series is set for January The 80th anniversary Mount Gay Round Barbados Race New Race Officers for ASW 2016 The 49th edition of Antigua Sailing Week will commence with the Round Antigua Two new race officers will be joining the team in 2016. Stuart Childerley will be join- Stephen Parry has been a key player in the on-the-water race management team Antigua Sailing Week is confident that the new blood Stuart will bring to the event The Notice of Race for Antigua Sailing Week 2016 is now available. Visit www.sailingweek.com for more information. Visit www.lesvoilesdesaintbarth. Marketing Inc. and Mount Gay Rum, this regatta always takes place during the third Marketing Inc. and Mount Gay Rum, this regatta always the 60-nautical mile Mount week in January to incorporate the headline event — takes place on Errol Barrow Gay Rum Round Barbados Race — which traditionally Day, January 21st. St. Barth will run from April 11th through 16th, and a number of boats have already taken the nec- essary steps to make sure they are on the starting line at what has become one of the Caribbean’s main sailing events. The 100-foot Comanche also more yachts from the Caribbean, the UK, Europe and the USA likely to get into the UK, Europe and the USA likely to get into also more yachts from the Caribbean, Classic Class are starting to fill up, each adding a differ- the fray. The J/24 Class and week. It is definitely time to sign up for lots of action both ent dimension to this sailing on and off the water! 16th through 24th. from Barbados, and from Barbados, Race on April 23rd. Following that will be five days of competitive racing off the south coast of Antigua. ing as Principal Race Officer and Stephen Parry as Race Officer on the Committee Boat B start line. Stuart twice represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games in the Finn Class and has won several National, European and World Championships in both dinghies and keelboats. for Antigua Sailing Week for the past few years and has agreed to take on the role of Committee Boat B Race Officer for 2016. Stephen has owned and raced a vari- ety of boats with great success over many years. He has been an RYA National Race Officer for ten years, running many events in Europe and the UK including acting as PRO for the Dartmouth Royal Regatta, CRO for the ‘Big Boats Championships’ in the Hamble Winter Series and acting as Assistant Race Officer at the Paralympic Games in 2012. Stephen is also RYA’s Regional Race Management Coordinator organizing and running courses for race officers and mark layers. combined with the past experiences Stephen has had with Antigua Sailing Week will combine perfectly to provide some of the most exciting racing yet. Their combined experience and professionalism will reinforce Antigua Sailing Week’s tag line: “Where Sailing Comes First”. are just some of the big names that have confirmed their presence. com/site for more information. and the Maxi72s — Frers 43 … the ever-competitive JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 18 calls toMelisha. younger childrenthat to reportonitthe island andcomingback exploration beyondher the process,itis her sailingfatherinto Though nurturedby Higgins tosailing. ture bringsMelisha Optimist Eleuthera Island SailingClub, Program: Harbour Bahamian juniorregattaofalltime! Cecile CookeMemorialJuniorRegattabringingthetotalto57sailors—largest and theCookeFamilysawtoitthatMackKnowlessailorsparticipatedin the dropped outandtheNationalsweredelayedbytwoweeks.InNovember,BSA and infrastructureweredestroyed.Consequently,MackKnowlesJuniorSailingClub Mayaguana andLongIsland;manywerelefthomelessschools,churches,clinics Acklins Island,CrookedRumCay,SanSalvador,LongRagged Category 4HurricaneJoaquin.Itinflictedmajordamagetothesouthernislands of Olympic goldmedalforourcountrysailingin1964theStarclass,”Melvinsays. Bahamian legends:SirDurwardKnowlesandCecilCooke,whowontheveryfirst eration ofsailorscontinuesthegreattraditionthatwasstartedbytwoour ity continuestogrowthroughouttheBahamas.“Wearehopingthatournewgen- Nationals —BrandonSandsoftheCherokeeSoundSailingClub.Sailing’spopular- 50 Optimists.Forthefirsttime,asailorfromoutsideofcapital(Nassau)won A testimonytothat,justlastyeartheNationalsheldinHopeTown,Abaco,boasted job thattheyhavedoneandcontinuetodopromotingadvancingyouthsailing. first andoneoftheonlytobuildaclubhouse. daughter), thetopfemaleBahamianOptisailor,hereinHarbourIsland.” their education,soweworktokeepthetrendgoing.IthelpshaveMelisha(his of coachingandteachingthemtosail.Someouroldergirlshavegoneofffurther out thatthegirlsareexcellentwhenitcomestohelpingyoungersailors,interms Stephanie Devaux-Lovellleadinglocalcoachingefforts.Melvinsays,“Wehavefound confidence inourfive-toten-year-olds.”ThishasalsobeenthecasewithSt.Lucia’s age ourfemaleteenstogetUSSailingcertified.Theydomagicnurtureandbuild definitely beapositiveboostfortheirconfidence.Outsidehelpisalwayswelcome.” ing clinicsandhavingteenagersbecomeinternationallycertifiedcoacheswould begun tosolvethechallengeofretainingolderyouth.Ithinkholdingnationalcoach- chaperone atHarbourIslandandwhenwetravel.Bylookingin-house,have elled totheOptiNationalsassistyoungersailors,yetanotherhasbecomeamain workforce butisabletohelpoutduringoursummersailingprogram,anothertrav- started tolookwithintheclubforhelp.Trainingourolderteens,onehasjoined but cannowalsocarry15to17Sunfishsailorsregattas.Addthat,wehave started anaggressiveSunfishandLaserpush.WearestillbringingtheLasersalong ting neglected.Asaresulttheylostinterestanddriftedaway.Werealizedthis on thenewer,youngersailors.OldersailorswhohadagedoutofOptimistswereget- pay asmallamount.Ithinkoneofthemistakesthatwemadewasplacingourfocus a livelihood.Melvinreflects,“Duringthesummer(atwo-weeksailingcamp),wecan be agamechanger? acquire hispilot’slicense.” to advancetheircareers.Forexample,oneofouryouthsailorsjustleftforFlorida keeping maleteenagersaround.Ourcountryisbroken-upislands.Youngmenleave driving forceisyouthsailinghesays,“Wehaveshiftedourfocustotrainingand dren andteens.Hewantstocreatetiesthatbind.Asthecommodoreofaclubwhose —MelvinHiggins,Commodore anchored inhissolidbeliefthatmoremenneedtosteptheplatementorchil- they marchtowardadulthood.WhileMelvin’soverarchingremarkseemsbroad,itis introducing marineskillsandbuildingself-esteemconfidenceforchildrenas part ofthisprocesswhilealleviatingunemploymentanditsassociatedsocietalillsby solution thansupportingacultureofeducationandcaring?Youthsailingcanbe of carebeingshownforthemarineenvironment,whatbettermethodalong-term opportunities withinthemarineindustrythanjuniorsailing?Aswewatchlack better methodforCaribbeanyouthstounderstandtheseaandweather our world. way, wenotonlyaffecttheyouth,butourcommunities,country, times. Whenwecontinuetoworkwithyoungpeopleinapositive feel thatyou’reinitalone.Thebenefitsoutweighthediscouraging to continuethegoodwork.Sometimesitgetsdiscouragingandyou TIESTHATBIND THE BAHAMAS— The drawofadven- Favorite Boat: Junior Sailing Melisha Higgins,14yearsold Y2A FeaturedYouth On asombernote,rightbeforeOptiNationalsinOctober,theBahamaswerehitby The BahamasSailingAssociation(BSA)hastobecommendedforthetremendous With tenjuniorsailingprogramswithintheBahamas,HarbourIslandhasbeen Says BillCanfieldofSt.ThomasYachtClubintheUSVirginislands,“Weencour- From theBahamastoGrenada,sustainabilityisachallenge.Thereality:menneed Are coachingclinicstheanswer?Isremuneratingyoungmenforgoingto Not allofus,likeMelvinHiggins,havethetiethatbindsustoyouthsailing.What I wanttoencouragethoseintheCaribbeanandaroundworld Harbour IslandSailingClub,Eleuthera,TheBahamas Y2A BYELLENEBERTBIRRELL

ROBERT DUNKLEY —Continued onnextpage JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 19 , instilled courage Cobra We step out of our usual Y2A pattern of As a Bahamian, his love for sailing was studying an adult who is employed in the marine industry, to look at the volunteer work that Melvin Higgins is doing on his small island. His influence on sailing development is anything but small. As commodore of Harbour Island Sailing Club, he not only sets the tone but also does much of the coaching himself. “The club was founded to promote junior sailing,” he says. instilled by his father. Jacob Higgins was the first Bahamian executive chef. Originally from Mayaguana Island (the least populated island in The Bahamas), he started out washing dishes and worked his way up. Sent off to Canada to further his studies, he apprenticed for a year in the early ’80s. Europeans and Americans had dominated the culinary field in the Bahamas, but he went on to run major hotel restaurants, private restaurants and comes from a lineage of open fishing boats that Cobra to see what it was like to race in local boats.” with partner Jim Hutchins to life skills built in childhood. Believing swim- Cobra falls in the B Class, which is 21 feet long, using a crew of six in light air and falls in the B Class, which is 21 feet long, using a crew Continued from previous page Continued from Visit caribbean-sailing.com/youth/youth-programs for more information. Youth2Adult — Y2A — is a series of articles celebrating sailing’s role in youth devel- To see how they’ve done it, visit bahsailing.org’s Detailed History tab. And, To see how they’ve done it, visit bahsailing.org’s Detailed History tab. And, • Regionalized support empowering all junior programs to compete in Nationals Innovation out of The Bahamas • Teen retention through transitioning youth from Optimists to Lasers and Sunfish Melvin Higgins embodies dedication. He embraces the lasting ties that bind him “If you can dream it, you can achieve it. It can be reached through sailing. There “If you can dream it, you can achieve it. It can be reached through sailing. There An ordained minister, Melvin’s major priorities are family, church and sailing. He Melvin continues, “After high school, I got certified as a building contractor. I got Melvin continues, “After high school, I got certified as Learning sailing from his father on their local wooden boat, Learning sailing from his father on their local wooden boat, Y2A Featured Adult Melvin Higgins, 48 years old Employment: Building contractor Her message: “Once you put your mind to it, you can do it. Work hard and put your mind to it, you can do it. Work hard and Her message: “Once you She has only one more year in Optimists. She sees herself racing Sunfish and in Optimists. She sees herself racing Sunfish and She has only one more year Decision-making, taking responsibility, confidence, courage, social skills, sports- Decision-making, taking responsibility, That Track and Field is her favorite school sport speaks of someone who is liter- sport speaks of someone Field is her favorite school That Track and Her favorite subject at Harbour Island All Age School is geography. “When I grow Age School is geography. at Harbour Island All Her favorite subject ming and sailing are essentials for island youth, she supports junior sailing and serves on the Caribbean Sailing Association Sailing Development Committee. opment. Ellen Ebert Birrell attributes her opportunity to cruise the Caribbean aboard Boldly Go they mean detailed! Insightful details from which any new junior sailing program they mean detailed! Insightful details from which any new junior sailing program can learn. and other regional regattas. and empowering teens as trainers and chaperones. and his country to a brighter future by investing in youth. are so many benefits that you can get from sailing. We watch our kids and see the are so many benefits that you can get from sailing. We watch our kids and see the attitude change, the behavior change. We see the glow in their eyes when we travel. We see them do well. Regardless of social standing or background, which island you come from, which country or family you were born into, if you want something badly enough, go after it! There are people who will come forward and assist our young people to reach where they want to go. I definitely love the kids even more than I love sailing.” is best known through the church and the sailing community. “Sailing (racing) is a sport that I love but I retired from it 20 years ago. I took on the role with the kids more as a ministry to see these youth sailors succeed in life. I’m more like a Big Brother counselor and father figure to kids who come from single-parent families. It isn’t just the sailing that gets me going.” A child asked one day, “Mr. Higgins, could you be my father?” evolved into racing boats. All Melvin’s sailing knowledge came from native boats. evolved into racing boats. All Melvin’s sailing knowledge Cobra Class, which is 28 feet with a as many as ten in heavy weather. There is also the A crew. “We went out sailing 16- to 18-person crew, and C Class with a five-person us how to be confident and every weekend whether there was a race or not. It taught groups of sailors: local responsible. When I was growing up, there were two distinct quit sailing, it was up to my folks and Nassau YC modern yachtsmen. When Dad more aware of our surround- brother and me to take the boat around. We had to be around and make sure that ings. When others would go out partying, we had to stick You meet people from the boat was secured. I learned sportsmanship and socializing. would want to join us all walks of life, from all around the world. Foreign yachtsmen aboard my experience in the field and worked my way up the ranks. Most recently, I’m involved in a 30 million dollar residential project.” and boldness in Melvin. even the Nassau YC. At that time, the government owned most of the Bahamian even the Nassau YC. At that time, the government Guinep Tree. hotels. Eventually, he opened his own restaurant: The stay committed.” Laser 4.7 after that. Eventually, “I’d like to be the first female to win a gold medal in “I’d like to be the first female to win a gold medal Laser 4.7 after that. Eventually, the Nationals.” manship and a regard for helping fellow sailors are the take-aways Melisha’s received fellow sailors are the take-aways Melisha’s received manship and a regard for helping of “Commitment and dedication. Sailing requires a lot from learning to sail and race. and I’ve always been at the top of my (academic) class.” dedication. I’m the top sailor “My people volunteering and helping with the coaching. She would like to see more now. The older sailors come to help. They are taking more father is the only one right responsibility and developing.” ally on the move! Melisha began sailing Optimists at eight years of age. At her first age. At her first Optimists at eight years of Melisha began sailing ally on the move! hard, I was very “it was blowing very in the Nationals in 2010 experience racing I sat inside my boat and it just sank. One of the older light and the boat heeled. want to go back out, but he encouraged me.” She’s sailors came to help. I didn’t her and Lasers. At 14, she admits the Optimist is still advanced through to Sunfish smaller and easier to handle, and it was my first boat.” favorite because “it is much Her first love. up I would love to be a teacher,” the 10th grader says. Harbour Island is located just grader says. Harbour Island to be a teacher,” the 10th up I would love Nassau, Grand initial sailing forays to Eleuthera. Melisha’s north of its mainland, travel to eventually gave way to broader Abacos and Long Island Bahamas, the the Boomerang Fort Lauderdale for 2012 Orange Bowl Regatta, Miami for the Americans. in 2013 for the North Regatta and Bermuda — JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 20

ANNA LANDRY (ALL PHOTOS) sprinkle holy water on her and bless her. The builders’ mouths are dry from the sun sprinkle holywateronherandblessher.Thebuilders’mouthsaredryfromthe sun on herdeckfromthekill,asacrificethatboatdemands.Laterpriestwill of activity.Everyonewillhelp.Agoatheadsitsontheworkbenchandthereisblood 300 milestothenorth.Allpatienceofherbuildisgonenow,andthereaflurry the 150feetofbeachandthroughshallowsuntilshefloatshighonocean. solid box,andtomakeherintoaboatthewholevillagewillneedhelpacross model tosailingsheisalessonintheoldways. ring ofthecaulkingironissteadyandmonotonouswillnotbehurried.From boat. Eachframemustbeshaped,eachplank.seamcaulkedandthe munication andimmediategratification,youcannothurrythebuildofawooden son ofpatience.ForeveninaworldiPhonesandtweets,constantcom- handed fromfathertoson.Craftandskillstaught,and,mostimportantofall,ales- In anislandwherethereispreciouslittletoinspiretheyouth,hereatradition Customs man.Sheisbuiltwiththeprideofavillageineveryplankandseam. tradition, islikenothingelsetosail.Shebuiltwork,fish,stayaheadofthe with anadze,areunbelievablyfastandfleet.ACarriacousloop,herhullshapedby see itinherdeepforefoot,beam,sheer. against herinAntiguaandshewillgivesistersarunfortheirmoney,youcan Silver Bali.Sheisstrongbutlight.doesnotneedmyblessing.Wewillrace built, withcleansweetlines.Herframesarehandcutfromislandtrees,herplanking ing. Sailfastlittleboat,sailandkeepyourpeoplesafe.Sheisastrongwell byMaiwennBeadle of Free Launching TThe Three days ago she was a bare hull and in a week she will be underway to Antigua, Three daysagoshewasabarehullandinweekwillbeunderwaytoAntigua, But sheisnotaboatyet,untilhastastedthewater.Nowheavy There isnodiscussion.Theseboats,builtbyhandandeye,theirtimbershewn In aseaofpeople,Ipressmyfacetoherstemandwhisperself-consciousbless-

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—Continued onnextpage JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 21 is free from the .com Free In a week I will see her again in Antigua, the impossible achieved, her rig stepped In a week I will see her again in Antigua, the impossible And so the Cutting Down commences. Three axes come down in unison on the Three axes come down in Down commences. And so the Cutting Caption is the first boat built by Alwyn Enoe’s sons, the first boat built by a new generation the first boat built by built by Alwyn Enoe’s sons, is the first boat lived to be passed on. with her the skills have of boat builders; steep slope of the beach. The line holding her back, slowing her headlong dash to steep slope of the beach. The line holding her back, she goes, and down with a the sea snaps but she stops just in time. Over the rise then wait while the heaving crack. Again and again the crew on the line haul, of many hands and once anchor is reset. Her bow is pushed around by the power is happening and she is again the hands on her transom shove. The impossible twilight she takes to the water moving inexorably toward her natural element. In the line and not yet floating but close. A powerboat takes her bow bottle of rum is passed. She land. A massive cheer erupts, tense faces relax and the floats high and she is a beauty. between English Harbour and and a 44-hour trip covering the three hundred miles Windwardside under her belt. She is a flyer all right, amazingly fast and by all accounts strong and comfortable. Thierry’s face is grinning now, and Cal cracks a shy but proud smile. The tension of the launch is gone. Here on a dock usually fre- quented by megayachts and rock stars sits a beautiful little Carriacou sloop, and in her the story of an island tradition. bases of the poles, chop, chop, chop and she slips six inches as the bases narrow she slips six inches as the chop, chop, chop and bases of the poles, lurch at a time and down she comes one in the sand. Chop, chop, and break off lying on her of the bilge. Like a great whale on her keel and the turn until she rests is done on her up and the last welding paint on her keel is touched side. Once the to move her her. Can it really be possible start to pull and push rudder all hands forward on another haul and she lurches hands to her transom and like this? More float now, she is no choice, she must is headed to the sea. There the skids. She the effort she moves a little closer, until she is poised at cannot go back. With each Barefoot Yacht Charters & Marine Centre Yacht Barefoot • Doyle Sail Loft & Canvas Shop • Mechanical & Electrical Repairs • Vehicle Rentals • Raymarine Electronics • Ice & Water • Fibreglass Repairs • Island Tours Work • Refrigeration • Quiksilver Surf Wear • On-site Accommodation • Laundry • Showers • Wi-Fi / Internet Café • Restaurant & Bar • Diesel & Propane • Surftech Surf Shop • Book Exchange • Boutique • Moorings • Hotel Reservations • Air Travel PO Box 39, Blue Lagoon, St Vincent, West Indies . Now we must set her free. Behind me I hear a Tel. 1-784-456-9526 / 9334 / 9144 Fax. 1-784-456-9238 Bottom right: She is poised at the steep slope of the beach

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voice say, either wistfully or resentfully, I am not sure which, “once we launch her voice say, either wistfully or resentfully, I am not sure not come back” and indeed we will not see her again, she will go off to Antigua and build that they are no longer this is true, these boats have become so expensive to yachts. Sadly, the islanders island fishing boats and cargo boats, they have become Gentrification has allowed who build these boats can no longer afford to keep them. the building tradition to continue where it would have died, and the future will always be different from the past but there is a tinge of sadness in this amelioration. Here is the dichotomy that, in keeping something alive, we have changed it irrecon- cilably, but with the price of timber doubling in the past few years the only way for the traditions to live on is for outside money to come and buy these boats. This boat unfurls on the flag. them the barrels that have supported her weight through the build are removed. A them the barrels that have supported her weight through she will ie on the rollers. And massive plank is nailed on the turn of her bilge where drenching tropical downpour. then the heavens open. Not just a light shower, but a for her launch. At least if nothing else the skids will be well lubricated and more animated. A massive braid line is slung around her middle and tied in a is slung around her middle A massive braid line and more animated. lots. Chocks are not sure of your knots, tie of knots. Well, if you are knot, no, lots with a car jack. front of her keel is jacked her pristine paint and the hammered into the chocks, poles down the beach. Under arrived and skids are run The rollers have lists gently on to the port side, and as she diameter take her load on four inches in — Above: November 15th, 2015. ‘I’m ready; let’s go!’ Top right: A massive braid line is slung around her middle on her keel and the turn Below: She comes down one lurch at a time until she rests of the bilge JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 22 saw acombinedtotalof294yachtssailingtheAtlanticinARCandARC+— duction ofARC+,over250boatsnowsailundertheARCbannereachyear.2015 yachts in1999,andregularlyexceeding220entrieseachyear.Followingtheintro- fleet thencontinuesthecrossingtoSt.Lucia,about2,150nauticalmiles. approximately 850nauticalmiles.Followingathree-tofive-daystopover,theARC+ and seesasmallerfleetdepartGranCanariaboundfortheCapeVerdeIslands, ARC +CapeVerdes(“ARC+”)departstwoweeksaheadofthetraditionalstart the amenitiesofafull-servicemarina.In2013,newroutechoicewasintroduced. switched fromBarbadostoRodneyBay,St.Lucia,providethearrivingfleetwith with motoringtimescalculatedintotheresults.In1990ARC’sdestinationwas engines forpropulsion,whilethoseintheCruisingDivisionareallowedtomotor, the fleeteachyear.YachtsinRacingDivisionarenotpermittedtousetheir year since. first longoceanpassage.TheARCleftLasPalmasin1986andhasrunevery one thatwouldincreasesafetyandconfidence,especiallyamongthosemakingtheir of organizingaraceacrosstheAtlantic—thatfocusedoncamaraderieand preparations forthe2,700-nautical-miletransatlanticpassage.Jimmygotidea Cornell totheCanaryIslandsinterviewCaribbean-boundskippersabouttheir 30th annualrunningoftheAtlanticRallyforCruisers,nowknownasARC. Marie, herhusbandandthreecrewmembers—allfriendsfamilysailedinthe of sailingbyondifferentoceans,”shesays. crossing togetthere.“Wearesailingpeople,andit’sgoodwidenyourknowledge on herownboat,theHallbergRassy42F recently turned60,theSwedishsailordecidedshewantedtocruiseCaribbean under sailforthefirsttime. It wasgreattobeoutthere!”SosaidMarieSundqvist,aftercrossingtheAtlantic Sometimes beingatseaisevenboring,butit’snicetolearnhowbewithyourself. St. Luciaafter2,700non-stopmilesatsea Mission accomplished.

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The 30thARCsawmorefirsts.Rumen With “nearperfect”conditions,itwasa Breaking theARCCourseRecordsetin ARC+ departedtheCanarieson Andrew Bishop,ManagingDirectorof , whichsailedazig-zagrouteof Leopard byFinland Furia —Continued onnextpage Houseware &Cookware Hand &PowerTools Sanding Paper&Discs Epoxy Resins Paint Brushes Antifouling Paint , wasthefirst-ever , aFarr Team JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 23 —Continued on next page 25 first ocean crossing, Colum “Sully” O’Sullivan sailed his Oyster sailed his Oyster Colum “Sully” O’Sullivan first ocean crossing, Crackerjack’s On Why this boat? “Growing up I had seen some of my father’s friends take their families of my father’s friends take “Growing up I had seen some Why this boat? that with a five years old, and decided wife have two kids, three and Sully and his Clockwise from left: Rumen Kotov, Mihail Kopanov and Dian Zaykov, the first-ever Clockwise from left: Rumen Kotov, Mihail Kopanov and for two years in a row, Bulgarian crew to sail in the ARC; the youngest ARC skipper sailors’ confidence; 22-year-old Nikki Henderson of the UK is all about building with the ARC is preparation’ Irish skipper Sully O’Sullivan says, ‘The biggest thing 53 with crew. Why join the ARC rather than go independently? “Well, my previous my previous than go independently? “Well, Why join the ARC rather 53 with crew. to enter the last May, and only decided cat! I bought this boat boat was a 16-foot thing with me a definite goal. The biggest Being with the ARC gave ARC in August. then you have your boat so well, You have to understand the ARC is preparation. no problems.” sail. I wanted a families never wanted to and bad weather, and their out in light boats solid boat.” If you have kids, have a could handle bad weather. family boat that much prep time, it would be best for her and the chil- steep learning curve and not the join the boat there for a four-month cruise in dren to fly to St. Lucia and “My wife and I both had the cruising dream. Caribbean and then onward. . She has placed first in MARINE ENGINEERING PARTS AND LUBRICANTS MARINE ENGINEERING PARTS Hot Stuff Furia , says that she too discovered sailing as is a regular ARC participant, and skipper Why Not by about ten and a half hours on corrected time. by about ten and a half hours , who has raced round the world three times, was round the world three times, , who has raced Hot Stuff accomplishment, Rumen hopes, will encourage more accomplishment, Rumen Taistealai Taistealai Furia’s is all female, by intent. stayed on a direct course as much as possible, once flying the spinnaker for once flying the spinnaker course as much as possible, stayed on a direct sailed with two Bulgarian crew: Dian Zaykov is a well-known racing trainer and is a well-known racing trainer Bulgarian crew: Dian Zaykov sailed with two . Go for it; go sailing.” SAINT MARTIN - SINT MAARTEN SAINT MARTIN Chantier Naval Géminga - Marigot 97150 Saint Martin FWI Phone : (+590) 590 870 373 Email : [email protected] www.caraibesdiesel.com Continued from previous page Continued from Furia Furia Nikki, aged 22, was taught to sail as a child by her dad. After earning her Day Nikki, aged 22, was taught to sail as a child by her Geri, who crewed on the Swan 56 crew of the Beneteau 40.7 In contrast to Geri being the only woman aboard, the His advice is, “If you’re keen to sail, start immediately and go for it — like I did. I His advice is, “If you’re keen to sail, start immediately going on crew sites; I Why the ARC? “As an older woman, I wasn’t comfortable Rumen describes the Bulgarian sailing scene as a small “closed” community, sailing scene as a small “closed” community, Rumen describes the Bulgarian their main competitor. Rumen says, “We basically followed him.” their main competitor. Rumen Cruising Class F, ahead of Mihail Kopanov has been sailing for 15 years as crew and as skipper of a private boat. as crew and as skipper has been sailing for 15 years Mihail Kopanov says, “I had been do the ARC? Rumen from a country with no seacoast Why did sailors racing with nomy team and I would do ocean and wanted to see how following the ARC we first signed to represent Bulgaria — when experience. Plus, we wanted previous ocean our entry!” the ARC website to put with even a Bulgarian flag on up, there wasn’t Tibbs on the on reaches zig-zagged. Chris while boats that do better seven days straight, 40s Wauquiez Centurion — Skipper qualification, she wanted to travel, and thought sailing would be the way to Skipper qualification, she wanted to travel, and thought skippering go. She worked as a freelance sailing instructor before Hot Stuff is primarily about teaching. Nikki Henderson explains: “The Girls for Sail company in what can be a pre- Having an all-female crew provides a supportive environment dominantly male environment. It builds confidence.” had only five years’ sailing experience on small boats before these past two years on had only five years’ sailing experience on small boats Furia I knew the ARC passage was a wanted to get on a boat with known standards. Plus, me. I wanted to experience a good-weather trip, and the idea started to captivate with the time, with the other longer trip to see how I would do, how I would deal on this trip, and the crew crew… I was the only woman in the crew with ten guys I volunteered to. Five of duties were balanced. I cooked only four times, and because the crew were Italian and I got tired of pasta!” an adult and found the ARC a way to achieve a new sailing goal. The former white- an adult and found the ARC a way to achieve a new been sailing for eight years. I water canoe and kayak wilderness guide says, “I’ve my 50th birthday, my part- didn’t know anyone who sailed when I was 50. Then for I loved it!” She jumped in, ner gave me a surprise trip sailing in Desolation Sound. as much time as possible taking courses, racing, and joining a sailing club. “I spent chartered in the BVI. Now she sailing.” She has crewed in the Salty Dawg rally and women’s team. “Sailing is not teaches adult sailing in Ottowa and races weekly on a of sailing into eight years.” as limited by age as some other sports. I packed a lot this advice for other young women getting into ocean sailing: “If you go with the mindset that you are just as valuable as everyone else, they’ll treat you that way. Just think of yourself as equal and accept that everyone has to cook and clean — even you.” Her favorite sailing environment is a mixed crew with fair positions, but “Have a go sailing with all women; it’s really good fun!” Bulgarian youth to sail, and more Bulgarians to do the ARC. Bulgarian youth to sail, and although Olympic sailing is well developed, Q-boats have IRC races, Bulgarian sail- although Olympic sailing is races, and youth sailing is boosted with ors have participated in round-the-world Optis and new clubs. JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 24 Commercial OutboardEngines NOW AVAILABLE INFOURSTROKE AND TWOSTROKE +876-383-4809 Kingston 5 SuppliesLimited Marine Jamaica Offshoreand +340-775-6595 St. Thomas Service Ruans Marine +340-773-0289 St. Croix St. Corporation CroixMarine g JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 25 . Although en famille , an Amel Santorin, with , an Amel Santorin, Azimuth first hand coverage possible. and enjoyed repeating the experience and enjoyed spoke with this year were definitely feeling the power. summed it up: “I was impressed. There’s a lot to do to organize summed it up: “I was impressed. There’s a lot to do Compass’s Compass Why Not Southern Child Andrew Bishop says, “It’s about sharing knowledge, encouraging people to achieve Andrew Bishop says, “It’s about sharing knowledge, encouraging Geri on information. Visit www.worldcruising.com/arc for full results and more Board and Palm Haven Many thanks to World Cruising Club, the St. Lucia Tourist After Jens and John depart for home, River’s 12- and 13-year-old siblings will River’s 12- and 13-year-old John depart for home, After Jens and part of the lure of the ARC,” acknowledges Andrew “The Caribbean itself is a big big change I see in the ARC in recent years is that theAndrew notes, however, “A storage boon to Caribbean marinas and boatyards. Obviously, this trend is a of Rodney Bay Marina, emphasized that his staff and Paul Ash, General Manager the ARC of “enabling” those otherwise incapable Skeptics have sometimes accused their dream. ARC shares a wealth of experience, knowledge and partnerships. We their dream. ARC shares a wealth of experience, knowledge not hand holding. We give a help people realize that they, too, can do it. But it’s have to equip and prepare lecture in Las Palmas about preparation, but the sailors contact — at the start line, their boats, and — despite Yellowbrick tracking and radio they’re on their own.” Hotel for making this many boats; it’s a huge organization with a lot of people, and after 30 years there this many boats; it’s a huge organization with a lot of people, that empowers a lot of people are no more growing pains. It’s a good support system to do ‘bigger’ sailing.” Patrick notes that the ARC kids’ activities are mostly geared to older children, “they are mostly geared to older that the ARC kids’ activities Patrick notes Their advice fun. It really is a family event.” support, activities and are amazing with large batter- it. Don’t be afraid. And have considering the ARC: “Do to other parents cartoon DVDs!” ies to power non-stop then Patrick, of weeks on school break, and to cruise for a couple arrive in St. Lucia ARC crews, will continue to cruise the Caribbean. Johanna and River, like many want to come sailing in the Caribbean at least once Bishop. “All cruising yachtsmen That’s why it’s such a popular destination for bareboats in life. It’s a cruising Mecca. the European weather in December…” as well. And of course there’s hasnon-stop year aboard to complete an Atlantic circuit number of people doing a part of the ARC, but there are an increasing num- declined. They are still an important circuit in chunks between returning home to work.”ber now who do the Atlantic the across to the Caribbean, and now it’s up to Andrew adds, “We bring boats — the tourism boards and the people themselves Caribbean — the marine services, here. The better time they have, the more likely they to make the most of them being their friends.” are to come back and to tell hard to be ready for “the onslaught” and says, “We’re all the marina tenants worked here. The value of the ARC should not be underesti- delighted to see so many boats is the level of interest from our senior politicians. That mated, and it’s good to see Lucia recognizes the importance of the sailing sector.” an indication of the way St. are both ways of helping, of sailing transatlantic, but while enabling and empowering them gives them the skills, enabling keeps the recipient dependent while empowering accomplishments, and the knowledge and confidence to be responsible for their own participants would be,” admits Johanna Gardner who sailed on Johanna Gardner who would be,” admits former owner, child psychologist), the boat’s Patrick, her father Jens (a her husband, ARC 2014 as 2015. Johanna sailed with the youngest child in ARC John, and River, crew on Continued from previous page Continued from “What an amazing experience to spend time with your kids outside the daily routine!” with your kids outside the experience to spend time “What an amazing experiences… the ARC reported positive whose children did sail Other families Sailor power! After her first Atlantic crossing, long-time Swedish sailor Sailor power! After her first Atlantic crossing, long-time your fear!’ Marie Sundqvist says, ‘You feel so great when you conquer mostly. “Sailing across an ocean with a two-year-old is harder than we thought it two-year-old is harder than across an ocean with a mostly. “Sailing — JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 26 Water andelectricityavailable. 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—Continued onnextpage JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 33 —Continued on next page Where, when and what frequency? Where, when best for your particular radio band is it comes down to which Take heart. When Roaming the airwaves Maritime Radio channels are fixed in frequency, and As with Marine VHF, ITU HF SSB radio is often variable from 20 to 100, or as much The RF “talk power” of an SSB transceivers will allow you to listen to both MediumMany Maritime and all Ham the ‘tune’ button? What happens when I push energy is sent to the auto- When the tune function is commanded, some radio HF SSB, you’re ‘on the air’ driven by your voice, try to Since your SSB radio signal is actually being partially HF net. On HF bands, the Always use your own boat name when checking into an were kids, listening to exotic sounds while sitting long into the nights beside the sitting long into the nights to exotic sounds while were kids, listening to broadcast hours in Canada listening radio. I spent countless family AM broadcast New York West Virginia, Chicago, Detroit, places such as Wheeling stations in exotic depend on this SSB and Ham Radio often Maritime HF and Miami. Long-distance effect. wonderful nighttime difficult home- you wish to speak, the how far and in which direction time of day and scientific, the past few decades, various been turned in. Over work has already out. They’ve now they have it all figured military agencies think that industrial and of the ionosphere in terms of its effect on long-distance analyzed the repetitive cycles are come up with Radio Propagation Tables. These tables radio communication, then daily, monthly and seasonal changes in the Sun’s radia- updated regularly to reflect surface. HF radio propagation charts are published tion as it falls toward the Earth’s of on the Web. Many on-line tables are available free monthly in print, and also computer utilities and apps for your tablet, which charge. There are also interactive HF radio decisions re: direction, distance and the most can help you to make good of the day. effective bands for every hour HF prevent interference with other band users. Maritime are spaced well apart to help clicking up or down, one channel at a time. No squelch radios tune like a VHF radio, is available on your SSB radio, I suggest that you either is required, and if squelching That way, you won’t miss anything. switch it off or adjust it to minimum. as 150 watts. stations. These powerful stations, such as BBC,Wave and Short Wave broadcasting local programming from most every nation in the world. broadcast current events and the tuner’s microprocessor. tuner and antenna for split-second analysis by during the progress of a net, Unfortunately, should you do this right on frequency annoyingly harsh loud tone many of the other participants listening will receive an routing station may be tem- in their ears. The voice of the net controller or weather always switch up or porarily obliterated. Experienced, considerate radio operators “tune” button while right on down a few channels and tune up there. Punching the and very inconsiderate. net frequency during an active discussion is bad practice are more difficult to hear speak in a moderately forceful manner. Quiet talkers quite closely across the SSB through the static over long distances. If you speak of your voice will be well microphone, rather than directly into it, the bass tones sounds. reproduced without the clicking or popping of breath penetrates best through use of longer, complete sentences and comments generally effective than using short the inevitable radio fading and static and is much more simply with “ROGER!” choppy phrases. When communicating on SSB, responding will likely be lost in the ether. and other concerns with cruisers and other concerns in your general area is a valuable asset in your general area security issues, sea conditions, weather reports security issues, sea Your SSB’s ability to simultaneously share news, Your SSB’s ability Continued from previous page Continued from At night, in the absence of sunlight, the ionosphere thins out considerably, effec- At night, in the absence of sunlight, the ionosphere thins However, this wonderful, convenient long-distance radio refractor isn’t constant. However, this wonderful, convenient long-distance radio HF propagation: speak to the world as a virtual radio mirror is The layer of charged particles that we conveniently use What about HF DSC capability? What about HF DSC capability? have built-in DSC. This operates in a similar Some Maritime-only SSB transceivers Some of the more modern Maritime SSB radio transceivers have two separate parts:radio transceivers have two modern Maritime SSB Some of the more Some of the older Maritime SSB only radios are quite large. A good example is the are quite large. A good Maritime SSB only radios Some of the older It’s not the same situation as a typical computer problem, where the nearest 12 computer problem, where situation as a typical It’s not the same tively shifting our radio refractor much higher into the sky. It’s still thick enough to tively shifting our radio refractor much higher into the of this virtual mirror increas- bounce your HF SSB signal, but the increased altitude achieved in daytime. This es radio communication distances considerably over those may remember when we is when the true long-distance fun begins! Many readers The density, thickness and altitude of the ionosphere’s layer of charged particles The density, thickness and altitude of the ionosphere’s radiation as it strikes the vary, as it’s largely dependent on the strength of our Sun’s layer thickens and becomes ionosphere. During daylight hours, the ionospheric waves, using this low altitude lower in altitude. Depending on frequency, HF radio radio bands are affected virtual mirror, cannot bounce your signals as far. Various stations. differently by time of day or night for each of the two known as the ionosphere. Normally, as in VHF, a radio signal is generally limited to known as the ionosphere. Normally, as in VHF, a radio caused by Earth’s curva- the horizon between transmitting and receiving stations the Earth’s surface and ture. HF frequencies can hop or refract many times between thousands of miles. the ionosphere, commonly spanning distances of many way to VHF DSC, but obviously over much longer distances. On many modern HF over much longer distances. On many modern way to VHF DSC, but obviously a since 2004, there’s a little red “distress” button under SSB radios manufactured should your boat ever be in distress. When equipped plastic door for you to punch antenna and your vessel’s distinctive MMSI number, with a separate DSC receiving in an on-board it can afford you another level of safety or distress communications emergency when you’re far out to sea. a main radio chassis and a remote control head. The main chassis, the heaviest part, head. The main chassis, and a remote control a main radio chassis in your vessel within approximately 20 feet of yourcan be securely mounted anywhere hidden in a locker or behind a panel, these radiosradio’s operating position. Whether while you happily spin the knobs on the remote,will work quietly in the background at hand in your radio operating position. which you’ve installed conveniently venerable Icom IC-M700. It’s an all-in-one package, quite heavy, robust and power- package, quite heavy, robust IC-M700. It’s an all-in-one venerable Icom avoid shifting in need to secure it well to buttons and knobs. You’ll ful, with large and it can still performer for many years It’s been a great “sporty” sea conditions. needs very well. serve your radio year-old whiz kid can bail you out! year-old whiz — JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 34 wire foranantenna. tances withasmall,US$100-ishradioreceiverusingonlylongpieceofoutdoor portable smartdevices.Allthisinformationcannowbereceivedovermodestdis- small receiverandretrieveviewofficialgovernmentweatherupdatesonyour now developedappsforyoursmartphoneortabletthatenableyoutoplugintoa priced portableSSBreceiversavailable.Inaddition,enterprisingindividualshave faxes andHighSeastextbulletins.Therearenowsomeverycapable,modestly SSB isstillavaluableweatherandsafetyaidtovesselsthattravelwelloffshore. receive weatherupdatesandroutingadviceindailyemailsonoursmartphone.HF Trinidad, you’relikelytodiscoverWiFisignalsinmostanchorages.UsingWiFi,we Greater Antilles,andallthewaysouththroughLeewardWindwardIslandsto weather informationinthecomfortofyourvessel’ssaloonisnowveryeasy.In coupled withthegreatproliferationofshore-basedWiFirouters,receivingcurrent station atall.Withtheadventofmodern,powerfulWiFiantennasforyourboat, licensed forCanadianAmateurRadioin1981withHamcallsignVE0SH. tronics technologistfor38yearsatRyersonUniversityinToronto,Ontario,Kenwas classes inTorontofrom2002-2008.Workingasabroadcasttelevisionandradioelec- taught andexaminedstudentsinVHFHF-SSBDSCMaritimeRadioboating Silverheels III. phrases suchas“rogerthat”,“repeat”,“beadvised”and“overout”. is muchmoreeffectivethansaying“repeat”. and thenetcontrollerwillthenhavetowastetimerestoringorder. ahead. Speakingoutofturnwilllikelyresultinamashupunintelligiblesignals, by thenetcontroller.Theywilladdressyouyourboatnameandtelltogo station’s operatorafavour,bykeepingyourcommentsbrief. and say“relay”.Ifyourequirearelay,kindlydothememorycellsofrelaying to hearaparticularstationbetterthancanthenetcontroller.Giveyourboatname you’re readytomoveon. When conversingdirectlywithanotherstation,youcansay“ ler, statingyourboat’sname,e.g.“ you arecompletelyfinishedcommenting,andwishtoconveythisthenetcontrol- “over” onlywhenyou’vecompletedyourthoughtandarereadyforaresponse.When good radioprocedurehelps.InthecourseofanHFSSBconversation,say to determinewhethertheotherstationhasfinishedwhatthey’resaying.Thisiswhen not understandthatyou’vereceivedandunderstoodwhatthey’vebeensaying. communicating won’tknowwhethertoreiteratetheirlasttransmission,andmight — Some cruiserswishonlytoreceivetheUSNationalWeatherServiceweathermap New technology:weatherupdatesinthepalmofyourhand Depending onwhereyouplantocruise,mightnotneedinvestinaSSB Ken GoodingscruisestheEasternCaribbeanwithhiswife,LynnKaak,on Please, let’strytoleavebehindthosemeaninglessandhackneyedHollywoodradio If youneedtheotherstationtoreiteratetheirlaststatement,useof“sayagain” On HFnets,it’sextremelyimportantforeachstationtobeclearlyinvitedspeak On HFSSBnets,duetogeographicoratmosphericeffects,youmightwellbeable As we’vebeendiscussing,HFsignalsareoftenquiteweak,anditmaybedifficult If yourespondwithatersecommentorphrase,theotherstationwhichyou’re Continued frompreviouspage PS: WEONLYWANTTOGETWEATHERREPORTS The enginesarenowdiscontinuedbutwe haveastockofthelastthem. 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GUY DEAN went to press. Compass WEATHER REPORTS 2016 WEATHER REPORTS (Note: If the 66 repeater is unavailable then listen on Ch-69 for this net in southern Grenada and Carriacou/Union Island) SELECTED CARIBBEAN SHORTWAVE SELECTED CARIBBEAN Chaguaramas, Trinidad Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela Curaçao Thanks to Ken Goodings and numerous other cruisers for this information, which was correct to the best of our knowledge as this issue of 0745 0800 Ch-72 Ch-68 as available Daily 0745 Ch-72 Monday-Saturday UTC 0930 AST* 1000 0530 1030 0600 STATION & REPORT DESCRIPTION 1030 Daily Offshore Forecast 0630 FREQ 1100 Daily Caribbean Weather 0630 1100 Trinidad Emergency Net 0700 0700 3815 Carib. Emergency & Weather Net 0700 1110 Eastern Carib. Weather (Chris) TYPE (Local) 6215 kHz 0720 A Bahamas BASRA Weather Net Carib. Maritime Mobile (George) 0710 7250 4045 & 8137 1130 Voice (Local) 3855 Telegraph 4003 1145 (Uncontrolled 1000-1200) MODE Bahamas Weather C6AGG Net Voice Puerto Rico/VI Weather Net 0730 1200 0800 7096/3696 Coconut (Note 1) USB 0745 1230 LSB/Ham Bahamas Weather (Chris) Voice Voice 3930 1330 KPK Cruising Safety Net (SSCA) Voice Voice 0830 Forecast Voice After 1300/0900 0930 LSB/Ham (Mon-Sat) LSB/Ham 8170 E & ESE sponsor requests (Chris) 8104 1530 1130 Offshore Atl. N&W of Bermuda (Chris) LSB/Ham USB USB 8137 & 12350 Voice 4045 & 8137 2030 W Caribbean Weather (Chris) Voice Voice 2130 Voice 1630 USB 8137 & 12350 Voice USB (Note 1) 2200 8137 & 12350 Voice 1730 USB (Note 1) Voice Forecast LSB/Ham 2230 W'way Carib. Cocktail & Weather 7086 1800 A USB (Note 1) Forecast Offshore 0330 2330 USB (Note 1) Offshore 1830 USB 24/7/365 Carib. & Atlantic Weather (Chris) 8137 & 12350 Voice in winter * Note: Atlantic Standard Time (AST) does not shift to DST 3815 Carib. Emergency & Weather Net Voice Voice USB (Notes 1 and 1a) USB Frequencies (in kHz): A 14300 USB/Ham 24-Hour Maritime Mobile Net (Emergency, Weather & Cruiser Assistance) Caribbean Sea approximately 25 minutes later. A) NMN, Chesapeake, 4426, 6501, 8764, 13089, 17314. LSB/Ham (Note 2) approximately 25 minutes later. NMG, New Orleans, 4316, 8502, 12788. Caribbean Sea Voice A B) 4316, 8502, 12788, 17144.5 LSB/Ham Voice USB Notes: conducted on Sundays. Note 1: Unless severe weather threatens, this net is not Marine Weather Center (Chris) runs a net at 2300 UTC / When there are active Tropical systems in the Atlantic, 1900 AST on 8137, Voice USB. Voice his Note 1a: Please hail Marine Weather Center (WCY) 15 minutes before the net so that Chris knows where to aim USB antenna to reach you. This net is geared primarily to offshore Atlantic and Pacific passage makers. For schedule updates see www.mwxc.com Note 2: This net now operates during hurricane season only. 18 • WWV has World Marine Storm Warnings (Voice) at 8 minutes after each hour and Solar Flux information at minutes after each hour on 2500, 5000, 10000, 15000, and 20000 (Switch to AM mode). • During hurricane activity, information can be found continuously on the Hurricane Watch Net on 14325 USB/Ham. • Anyone, licensed or not, may legally operate on Ham frequencies in the event of life-threatening or DISTRESS situations. • For cruiser info, check out the Coconut Telegraph at 1200 UTC [0800 AST) at 4060 USB. on Also of interest, with weather, security and general info segments, is the Panama Connection Net at 1330 UTC 8107 and the Northwest Caribbean Net at 1400 UTC on 6209. • A more complete schedule of eastern North Atlantic and Caribbean cruising nets is available at www.docksideradio.com/east_coast.htm. SELECTED CRUISERS’ VHF NETS (Local Time) Nassau, Bahamas St. Martin/Maarten English Harbour, Antigua Rodney Bay, St. Lucia Bequia Grenada and Southern Grenadines 0730 0900 0715 0730 Ch-66 (Intl.) Monday-Saturday 0830 Ch-68/06 Daily Ch-14 Ch-10 Ch-68 Monday-Saturday Monday-Saturday 0800 Ch-68 Daily This schedule is valid through March 2016; we’ll publish a Summer 2016 schedule soon. We welcome corrections This schedule is valid through March 2016; we’ll publish a Summer 2016 schedule soon. We welcome corrections and comments at [email protected]. JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 36 run bymongoose,sotheybroughtinthecrocstoeatmongoose. so theyimportedmongoosetoeatthesnakes,thenaftersometime,wereover- They saidthatlocalloretellsmanyyearsagoBelizewasoverrunwithsnakes, experience. Wewereshockedtoheartherecountlesscrocsinthesewaters. to purchaselobstersfromthefishermenatnextisland,andtoldthemofour the waterandbeganswimmingsofastthatwithinminutesithadvanished.Wewent on thewaterjustahead.Weheadedinthatdirectionandacrocpoppedupoutof back inthedinkandhadgoneabout20feetwhenBillspottedtwoeyeballsdancing for manateesanddecidedtostopaskinnydipcooloff.Afterwards,wejumped catamaran inBelizeabouttenyearsago.Wehaddinghiedtothemangroveslook living inasmallfreshwaterwellseveralislandsaway. had notheardofanycrocsinSanBlas.Afewweekslater,wespottedababycroc of ourcroc/caimanencounter.Theytoldusthey’dseenlotssharks,yes,butthey the newislandnicknameshouldbeCrocodileIsland. We definitelywerenotreadytomeethisorhergiganticcompanion.Seemsusthat back tothedinghywithwhateverwehadinourhandsandgotheckoutofthere. were intheriversonmainland,butnotouterislands.Wequicklyheaded world, butcaimansdonotseemtogrow2,000-poundsize.)Wehadheardthey the sea.Ultrascary!(Wehaveheardcrocodilescalledcaimansinthispartof gigantic saltwatercrocodilecamerushingoutofit,thrashingitstail,anddartedinto of driftwoodandotherdebris.Asweventuredintothepile,itsuddenlymoved.A seed thatwecollectforcrafts)andfirewood. of days,andwereenjoyingbeachcombingtheislandwhilecollectingseabeans(a hook ataplacenicknamedBugIsland.WehadonlybeeninSanBlasforcouple Porvenir intheSanBlasIslands(theKunaYalanation)ofPanama,wedropped as well! ful andinterestingcreaturesonEarth.Andyes,someofthemarethemostdeadly, A The onlyothersaltwatercrocexperiencewehavehadwaswhenchartereda At theHappyHourpartythatnightonadifferentisland,wetoldothercruisers We reachedagreatspotthathadthemotherloadofseabeansamonghugepile After our250-nautical-milesailfromtheislandofSanAndrés,ColombiatoIsla WESTERN CARIBBEAN CREATURES OFTHE

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WIKIMEDIA . Knowing we PM —Continued on next page to further explore the Bocas Del Toro to further explore Ultra The next morning, we were invited to the home of another couple, who had lived The next morning, we were invited to the home of another Upon our return to the boat, we sailed Upon our return archipelago and headed to the mainland to a lovely spot appropriately nicknamedarchipelago and headed to the mainland to a lovely picturesque bay is filled withDolphin Bay (local name is Bahia de Esperanza). This and current land dwellersdelightful pods of dolphins. Upon our arrival, former cruisers hour at their charming home.Carl and Mary Heckrotte welcomed us to a superb happy home for yet another fun happyThe next day, we were invited to their neighbor Juana’s until 10:00 hour, and had such a fabulous time that we did not leave needed to get down the long, winding path from the hill to the dock quickly, we madeneeded to get down the long, winding path from the hill the hill. It was a little spookyour way with our flashlights dancing in the dark down taking over. Right off the bat,— it was pitch black and the sounds of the forest were of Bill’s palm.JoAnne’s flashlight spotted a gigantic toad, twice the size and birdwatchers, so in their rainforest home for 30 years. They are avid gardeners about 20 inches the night we were ecstatic to check out their property. It had rained before and was still raining. 12-hour hike through the enchanting and world famous Tayrona Park. During the world famous Tayrona through the enchanting and 12-hour hike screaming off what sounded like a baby deep in the forest, we heard first hour, while a rescue. quickly and were ready to perform We quickly ventured on in the distance. was a frog in the origin of the screaming. It JoAnne discovered the Upon our arrival, a meal. We The frog was slowly becoming long, bright yellow snake. mouth of a very already been told us that the frog had the frog, but our guide wanted to rescue die. venom and was destined to injected with

HARRIS Right: After a skinny-dip, we were shocked to hear there were countless crocs in Belize’s waters Continued from previous page Continued from During our month-long land-based adventure in Colombia, we completed an epic During our month-long land-based adventure in Colombia, After slowly making our way from Isla Linton to the archipelago of Bocas Del Toro, After slowly making our way from Isla Linton to the archipelago After exploring the magical San Blas Islands, we took the next weather window window we took the next weather the magical San Blas Islands, After exploring Above: Numerous howler monkeys were spotted in Panama of the world is a birdwatch- we were ready for more amazing experiences. This part frogs. Their name comes from er’s paradise and home of the infamous poison dart once used to coat their the secretion on the frog’s skin that the indigenous people fashion, you must wash your darts to kill their prey. If you handle these frogs in any worse. hands thoroughly or suffer nausea, vomiting and possibly and sailed to Isla Linton, Panama. We dropped the hook and headed out with our out with our the hook and headed Isla Linton, Panama. We dropped and sailed to was to look for hike ashore. Our mission the mangroves and to dinghy to explore we were howler monkeys. To our surprise, sloths and entertaining the fascinating in a matter group of howler monkeys two sloths and a very large blessed to spot and howler we have had numerous sloth hours. Since that time, of a couple of monkey sightings. — JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 38 screaming. Itwasafrogbeingeatenbyverylong,brightyellowsnake Hiking inTayronaNationalPark,Colombia,weheardwhatsoundedlikeababy previous night! always takecareandwatchoutfordeadlycreatures.Wehadnotknownthatthe were theseextremelyvenomoussnakeslurkingouttheremadeusrememberto spectacular adventureandwearealwaysreadyforachallenge,butknowingthere the forestexitandarrivebackontheirbeautifullymanicuredproperty.Yes,itwasa some steel-toedbootsthatlaceduptoourknees!Wewereextremelyhappyreach with onlyourTevariversandalsandawalkingstick,wewishedwerewearing the forestfloor,weweregettingquiteanxiousfortourtocomeanend.Armed thousands oftwistingvineshangingfromthecanopyandwebstreerootson was bittenbyaBushmastersnakeanddiedinstantly.Inthisdenserainforestfullof getting bittenbydeadlyvipers.Alocalgardenerhadrecentlymovedsomedebrisand snakes intheseparts.Yes,storiesofenormouscowsfallingdeadwithinminutes their property,didthelovelywifebegintotellushorrorstoriesofvenomous through themudlikekids.Onlyafterwegotdeepintorainforestatbackof — Uphill anddownhillwewent,indulginginourfavoritething:slippingsliding Continued frompreviouspage low theirsailingadventures. achtultraadventure.blogspot.com tofol- their experiences.Visitwww.jandby- writing cruisingarticlesandsharing USCG MasterLicenses.Theyenjoy Lake, Texasandbothhold100-ton western Caribbean! with theamazingcreaturesof and makegreatmemoriesofyourown ing “NationalGeographicmoments” nity toexperienceyourownexhilarat- need be.Admirethemfromafar! employ theirdefensiveinstinctsif also respectthefactthattheywill appreciate wildanimalsaswedo,but cruising. Furthermore,wehopeyou ment isoneofthereasonsweareall beautiful wildlifeinitsownenviron- this information.Afterall,seeing since someguidebooksdonotprovide you moreawareofwhatisoutthere, talk ofwildcreatures,butjustmake not wanttoalarmyouwithallofthis land isanewexperienceforus.Wedo the CentralandSouthAmericanmain- island cruisinglife,andnear during ourtravels,untilnow. had notseenanyvenomoussnakes tion ofFortShirleyinDominica.We guarding ourpathtothehighestsec- several yearsagowesawaten-footboa encountered wereboas.Forexample, Caribbean, theonlysnakesweever miles ofhikingweloggedintheEastern JoAnne andBillHarrisarefromClear We hopeallofyougettheopportu- We havebecomeaccustomedtothe Interesting fact:Duringthecountless Among ouranimalsightingswere sloths andnumerousreptiles including agianttoadand a poisondartfrog JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 39

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As you travel through the Caribbean, every month the Caribbean, every month As you travel through Caribbean beaches, and you will see the Sea Walk along many of the popular LOOK OUT FOR… LOOK Meet the Sea Almond, not just known by multiple names, but blessed with multiple As I’ve mentioned, the fruit and nut or stone are quite edible, but other compo- The flowers are not very showy. A group of the one-centimetre-wide “petal-less” The flowers are not very showy. A group of the one-centimetre-wide “petal-less” This tree is deciduous, and the leaves are shed. While this is a semi-annual event This tree is deciduous, and the leaves are shed. While this is a semi-annual event Sea Almond trees tolerate salt well, preferring areas with good drainage (even sand) The tree can grow up to a height of about 27 metres (90 feet). A branch will grow Lest one be fooled, this is not the same almond that one usually thinks of, roasted Lest one be fooled, this is not the same almond that one With More Aliases Than Aliases Than With More there’s something special to look out for. there’s something or from the East (possibly the Indian subcontinent Almond tree. This transplant and common addition to the flora of the Caribbean. Indonesia) has become a popular Its Latin name is uses as well! nents of this tree have been used for herbal medicine in many places for treating everything from skin problems, to dysentery, liver problems, coughs, asthma and wounds. Wherever it’s grown, the fruit, leaves and bark have all been put to good use in traditional medicine. An extract from the leaves has even shown to have some effect on chloroquine-resistant malarias. The leaves are an excellent source of a number of nutrients and beneficial compounds. flowers will grow at the end of a branch on a kind of spike, with either male and flowers will grow at the end of a branch on a kind of spike, with either male and female flowers grouped together, or groups of just male flowers. The small, greenish-white blooms have a somewhat unpleasant scent (described as fetid by some sources). for their occidental cousins, the Sea Almond trees in the Caribbean make this a for their occidental cousins, the Sea Almond trees in the Caribbean make this a year-round habit. The same goes for the fruit production. When you see someone raking a beach, it may well be because the almonds and leaves are strewn on the ground, and require cleaning up. The large leaves are multi-coloured, turning to pink or red or reddish brown with age, with the more colourful ones being the leaves ready to be dropped. and while they revel in a moderate amount of rainfall, they can handle dry spells without too much difficulty. The wood withstands water very well. out from the central trunk, it will then send out horizontal branches, creating a distinct tiered canopy. With leaves that are quite broad, the trees are popular for their ability to provide excellent shade. Not surprisingly, these trees are often found on well-maintained beach areas, such as those of resorts and touristy areas, forming natural parasols. The large shady area under the famous “Almond Tree” in Port Elizabeth, Bequia, is a community gathering place. and salted, seen on the shelf next to the peanuts in a grocery store. False Almond is and salted, seen on the shelf next to the peanuts in a edible, in a different way. another moniker for it. However, the Sea Almond is quite long, almond shaped, ripen- The outer fruit, which is approximately six centimetres inner seed or nut can be con- ing to a purplish colour, can be eaten as is, and the a kind of “bark”, or something sumed as well, roasted or raw. In St. Lucia, they make job to prepare this candy, like a peanut brittle, with the nut. (It’s a labour-intensive pricey.) Due to the nature of so if you find it for sale, don’t be surprised if it’s a little the seed, it doesn’t have the same ability to be stored like the more traditional almond, so must be eaten within a reasonable time. In South America, cooking oil is made from the nut. Indian Almond or Tropical Almond. Further abroad, it has names such as Bombay Almond. Further abroad, it has names such as Bombay Indian Almond or Tropical tree is now generally found or Singapore Almond, or simply Indian Almond. The or drifting on the sea. throughout the tropics, the seeds carried by humans JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 40 ence. UnlikeFacebook 1564, isconsideredthefatherofmodernsci- rect. GalileoGalilei,bornFebruary15th, Galileo’s viewsonthesolarsystemarecor- Catholic Churchformallyadmittedthat was placedunderhousearrest.In1992the face tortureandexecution.Consequentlyhe esy trial.Galileowasforcedtoadmitguiltor February 1633hearrivedinRomeforhisher- banned himfromdiscussingthetheory.In the universe.InFebruary1616church early 1500s,thattheSunwascenterof held theview,proposedbyCopernicusin acquiring allthefacts.TheastronomerGalileo have opinionsandpassjudgmentswithout example ofwhatcanhappenwhenpeople 1200s, theSpanishInquisitionisonlyone human naturebut,beginningintheearly World PartOne’ at 1416.Astwilightapproaches,Aldebaran number ofcelestialobjectsthisperiod. through thesky.TheMoonwilllineupwitha astronomically speaking,towatchasitmoves latitude. TheMoonwillbethebodyofchoice, degrees southlatitudeto13 longer andtheSunwillmovenorthfrom21 more powerthisperiod.Thedaysaregetting but yoursolarpanelswillbegintoproduce end ofthemonth.TheSunisnotyetoverhead time. 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Those organizations will high-density, yet 50 percent their research. The battery designs proposed will be will also be able to with- lighter than conventional batteries. The proposed designs for the future mission to stand harsh environments. Those qualities will be essential ets or other celestial bodies will alter this asteroid’s orbital path. The close approach ets or other celestial bodies will alter this asteroid’s orbital on altering Apophis’ orbit. to Earth and its gravitational pull will have a greater effect are continuing to Researchers at NASA/JPL, Caltech, and Arecibo Observatory of any real concern is on monitor the asteroid’s movements. The first close approach the mid-Atlantic and within Friday, April 13th, 2029. Apophis will pass Earth over That pass could make the orbits of the geosynchronous communication satellites. visible to the naked eye. If Apophis the first asteroid in human history to be clearly it will negatively affect the Apophis passes closer than 18,900 miles from Earth Apophis to impact Earth asteroid’s orbit. That could alter the orbit enough to cause the path of Apophis cannot be on April 13th, 2036. Following multiple observations, confirmed until 2021. numerous benefits. Remember past articles covering the mineral wealth of an aster- numerous benefits. Remember past articles covering the missions was to advance mili- oid? Even though the original intention to fund such to our everyday lives. That is tary technology, there is also a technological benefit frustrations. A step except for daily computer maintenance and internet connection Rendezvous). It is the in that positive direction was the NEAR (Near Earth Asteroid Eros. 15th anniversary of that orbiter landing on the asteroid percent, the Moon has joined the conjunction of planets this morning. Look for the percent, the Moon has joined the conjunction of planets 0545. Mercury and Venus will trio to be 10 degrees above the eastern horizon after See Figure 4. remain close together through the remainder of this period. star used in celestial navigation, is the second brightest star in the constellation star used in celestial navigation, is the second brightest meaning the “Scorpion’s Libra. The star’s name originates from an Arabic phrase southern claw”. conjunction with Jupiter. Jupiter will break the horizon at 2110. The Moon will rise at will break the horizon at 2110. The Moon will rise conjunction with Jupiter. Jupiter near the head of Virgo as shown in Figure 3. 2113. Both objects will be positioned position near the star Regulus in the constellation Leo. Look for the Moon to rise at in the constellation Leo. Look for the Moon to rise position near the star Regulus a short time later. 1937 with Regulus to appear — JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 42 charts. Fairtides! the tidefloodsfromwesttoeast.Timesgivenarelocal. and fromjustafteritsnadirtosoonrising,thetiderunswestward;i.e. From justafterthemoon’ssettingtoitsnadir,tiderunseastward; hour afterthemoonreachesitszenith(seeTIMEbelow)andthenrunswestward. running totheeastsoonaftermoonrise,continuesrununtilaboutan month, willhelpyoucalculatethetides. shows thetimeofmeridianpassage(orzenith)moonforthisANDnext Street, authorofStreet’sGuidesandcompilerImray-Iolairecharts,which make yourpassagefasterandmorecomfortable.Thetablebelow,courtesyDon For moreinformation,see“TidesandCurrents”onthebackofallImrayIolaire Note: themaximumtideis3or4daysafternewandfullmoons. Water, Donexplains,generallytriestoruntowardthemoon.Thetidestarts Crossing thechannelsbetweenCaribbeanislandswithafavorabletidewill 9 2027 1933 19 1839 18 1746 17 1654 16 1602 15 1519 14 1417 13 1325 12 1229 1134 11 1040 10 0948 9 0858 8 0811 7 0725 6 0642 5 0559 4 0517 3 2 1 DATE TIME January 2016 MERIDIAN PASSAGE JANUARY -FEBRUARY2016 OF THEMOON 1205 1109 1014 8 0920 7 0827 6 0737 5 0649 4 0603 3 2 1 February 2016 0337 31 0519 0354 30 0313 29 0228 28 0142 27 0055 26 0000(fullmoon) 25 0005 24 2312 23 2218 22 2123 21 20 8 0358 29 0448 0315 28 0232 27 0156 26 0106 25 0000(fullmoon) 24 0022 23 2336 22 2248 21 2158 20 2106 19 2013 18 1918 17 1824 16 1729 15 1655 14 1542 13 1448 12 1354 1300 11 10 9 S C M O COMPASS Forget? I Here intheGrenadines,sailingwithme! You musthaveforgotten,orelseyouwouldbe Relax pal,forthisisaplacelikenoother! Decisions! Agonizingandbother, Should youstaytoenjoyit?It’syourchoice,mydear! There’s alobsterawaitingyourpleasurerighthere, Out toeatdinner,buthey,man,youknow You mayhavetodecideonwhethergo There areseriouschoicestomakeevenhere…. You can’tshakeitoff?Myfriend,don’tdespair, Decision-making stillgovernsyourmind, Some peopleIknowneedtimetounwind, Or theribbonofsilveritthrewonseaanditssparkleasyougazeddown? Did youforgetthefullmoonrisingoveroldHillsboroughtown? When theskywasbathedinacrimsonsplendorthatfadedawaytoosoon? Did youforgethowwatchedthesunsetafterthatdayinJune, Did youforgetthegreenflashsaw,thoughsaiditcouldneverbe? Did youforgethowthesunsankreluctantlyintoacalmbluesea? Relax andenjoysomeincredibleviews! Who caresaboutpolitics,outlookornews? Don’t youknow,friend,thattimeisirrelevanthere? Why notfixacocktail,somewineorbeer? It’s timeforameal,butyoudon’thavetohurry, That youdon’thavetofretorstruggleworry, Did youforgetthelanguorousfeelingofblissjustbecauseknow Did youforgetthewater’scaressasswaminevening’sglow? 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In the Castle of The book is about his TAILS.org Those blessings, though some Those blessings, though some In his scholarly introduction Though some of the tales Readers are introduced to time percolating, manifested, time percolating, manifested, after when, in 1953, two years his his arrival in London in early twenties, Lamming penned his debut novel, My Skin. his childhood experiences in the native Barbados, between ages of nine and 18. It “remains of one of the most influential Caribbean novels,” says David of Williams of the Department English, Mona Campus, University of the West Indies. saysto the book, Williams also of the novel, “Lamming demands ele- that we acknowledge its ment as autobiography,” although the book has a vignette-based structure in which other voices speak. lag, when they take off again, the reader is flying through the pages with an ensemble of characters from Creighton village, the setting of the novel, which takes its name after the English landlord, Mr. Creighton. every aspect of village life. You h CARIB www. itical for conservation efforts. hotographs of humpback whales of humpback hotographs , “is an adaptation of a line from an early poem , by George Lamming. Longman Caribbean Writers ©1986, Longman Caribbean , by George Lamming. in Helping? Go to

In the Castle of My Skin which, throughout the story, shifts gears to suit the particular terrain that which, throughout the story, shifts gears to suit the

h h ’ h ldh d f d d f “Rain, rain, rain… my mother put her head through the window to let the neigh- through the window to my mother put her head “Rain, rain, rain… Lamming certainly has an amalgamation of ways to move his story onward. This book is available at local bookstores and online booksellers. Lamming is very descriptive, even poetic, especially in the chapter that gives read- In the Castle of My Skin In the Castle journey back to the Middle Pa’s dream in chapter ten, in part is a historical Another facet of Lamming’s authorship is the mix of writing styles employed in Another facet of Lamming’s authorship is the mix of The title, shadow-like figure seems toIn some passages this loneliness is sensed; the author’s

our contributions of tail flukeour contributions p A Childhood Remembered A Childhood NTERESTED rom the Caribbean region cr are rom the Caribbean bours know that I was nine, and they flattered me with the consolation that my flattered me with the consolation I was nine, and they bours know that of blessings.” birthday had brought showers 24th impression 2007, 295 pages. ISBN 978-0-582-64267-6 24th impression ers a sense of place when he goes down to the sea to swim with his friends. Sometimes he is realistic and informative. At times he is is observant narrator and other times he switches to the playwright format. Passage. “The old man was talking in his sleep. But it was a strange way to talk. He Passage. “The old man was talking in his sleep. But it woman moved to shake his said something about light and then silver and the old something in which oth- shoulder. Then the words became coherent. He was saying I make my peace with the ers were involved. She decided she wouldn’t interrupt…. man call a world that was Middle Passage to settle on that side of the sea the white tribe without we all went the west of another world. The tribes with gods and the one had no value; we were a value way of the white man’s money. We were for a price that beyond any price. For the buyer and the seller ’twas no difference ’twixt these two, price and value, value and price, since silver is solution for every ready-made sorrow. And so ’tis today in the islands left and right of this your little island and for the village too that’s not very important. Silver is more than what pass from hand to hand. ’Tis also a way of getting on…. I see the purchase of tribes on the silver sailing vessels, some to Jamaica, Antigua, Grenada, some to Barbados and the island of oil and the mountain tops….” Castle, sentence. he’s on, beginning with the birthday boy’s lyrical opening BOOK REVIEW BY J. WYNNER BOOK REVIEW from the events around himbe in the background. It’s as if Lamming removed himself but his presence is felt. in order to see them more clearly. You don’t hear his voice meet the author’s childhood friends and some of their parents (including Lamming’s meet the author’s childhood friends and some of their son), the bread-man, a shoe- mother, who doles out floggings to her disobedient Pa, the oldest residents in maker and striking workers. In leading roles are Ma and in the forefront is Mr. Slime, the village with a wealth of community knowledge. Also, new boss man, though once the head teacher in the village school then the village’s his transition remains sketchy. the castle of your skin, I the by St. Lucian Nobel laureate Derek Walcott: ‘You in its significance beyond the swineherd’. Lamming’s revision of the image extends reference to the position realms of racial and class privilege; in addition to its obvious of the special of the Black man in a colonial society, it is also an acknowledgement loneliness conferred by the artistic imagination.” f I HELP TRACKMIGRATION HUMPBACKHELP WHALE Y JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 44 to theeliminationofcrust,thisrecipecallsforzucchini! in theuseoffreshvegetables,eggs,herbsandMozzarellacheese.And,addition love it,butsowillanyoneelsewhoenjoysdeliciousvegetarianquiche.Thesecretis important tome. the contrary,myrecoveryandfoodadventurescontinue,goodisevenmore my recentboutinhospitalforsurgeryImustalsobealittletouchedthehead.On from ovenandletcoolforabout10minutes beforeslicing. pan. 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That’sprobablymorethanyouwantedtoknowaboutasimplesquash, reactive oxygenspecies(ROS)thatplayaroleincancer,agingandvariousdisease compounds helpscavengefromthebodyharmfuloxygen-derivedfreeradicalsand phene containssmalllevelsofaglyconeflavonoidpoly-phenolicantioxidants.These makes asuitablesubstituteforthisdelicious,easyrecipe.Furthermore,christo- however, christophene(chayote)isoftenmorereadilyavailablethanzucchiniand very lowincaloriesandcontainsnosaturatedfatsorcholesterol.IntheCaribbean, then delightintruckingthemtoanyneighbourwillingtakethem.Thissquashis This deliciousquicherecipetrulyhasnocrust.Notonlywillthegluten-freefolks “Quiche withoutacrust?Comeon,givemebreak!”friendsaid.Hefeltthatafter Delicious hotorserveanyleftovers(Idoubt you’llhaveany)warmedthenextday. In alargefrypanovermediumheat,sauté slicedchristopheneandonionsuntil Peel, de-seedandslicechristophene. 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Each band The bands sounded travels not to be missed on your Great fun and BIRDS IN DISTRESS damsels here, but about No, I am not talking about Marta, Colombia to Snug While crossing from Santa miles away from On Day Two, about 120 nautical he hopped restlessly His behaviour was a bit erratic; When night fell, he flew into the cabin and eventu- Next morning, as the sun came up, so did he, hop- That same morning, during a heavy downpour, Again they seemed restless and uninterested in During the next morning, the same scenario was We were perplexed and saddened by this phenome- If anyone among your readers is an ornithologist, or We asked Diana Doyle of Birding Aboard for her Your first visitor is a Blackpoll Warbler. It is interest- Your other visitors are Barn Swallows. These birds So your birds are known to be over-water migrants. Many boaters offer crumbs to their hitchhikers and James, whom a lot of you might know as a fantastic a lot of you might know James, whom enthusi- things Trini. He is incredibly organizer of all makes you Trini culture, which in turn astic about the more. want to learn they danced as they played 15 players and to Trinidad! Roberta Nunemaker S/V Freedom Dear birds of the feathered kind! in early November, we Harbour in the San Blas islands had a curious experience. visited by small birds. the Colombian coast, we were breast, dropped Our first visitor, with a greenish-yellow on next page.) in mid-afternoon. (See photos on bits of us, whenever all over the cockpit, including happened to be in his path. a foot or an arm or a head a quick flight around the He occasionally flew off for We could not understand boat, but always came back. were quite a distance from where he came from, as we him water and small any land. We tried to offer interested. crumbs, but he did not seem ally settled in one of my old slippers, tucked his head under his wing and went to sleep. ping up the steps of the companionway. But five minutes later, he was showing definite signs of distress. He flopped on his side and died. another type of small bird appeared, brown feathered with a forked tail like a swallow. She huddled behind a winch, trying to get protection from the rain. Soon three more of the same kind had landed on board, and squabbled over the best place to settle down. drink or food. And again when the light started to fail, they tried to fly into the cabin, but as their predecessor had poohed all over the chart, we did not think that was a good idea, so kept them in the cockpit where they all eventually settled for the night. repeated: the birds all died, one after the other. An unpleasant smell two days later even uncovered one more victim who had managed to go inside! non, never before encountered. Why were these birds so far out at sea? Were they migratory birds that got blown off their path by a sudden storm? (It was very stormy with sudden squalls and downpours throughout our passage.) Did they die of exhaustion? Could we have done anything to save them? just knows more about birds in this part of the world than we do, we would love to have some answers. Hugh and Priscilla Packer S/Y Anemos Dear Hugh and Priscilla, expert input, which follows. CC Hugh and Priscilla, ing that you saw this particular species because just this year scientists confirmed, using new micro-geoloca- tors, that this tiny half-ounce songbird flies nonstop for three days across the ocean. They breed in the boreal forests of Canada and winter in South America, taking a fall southbound route that departs from New England or the Canadian Maritimes, and making landfall 1,500 miles later in Colombia or Venezuela. (http://news. nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150331-blackpoll- warbler-bird-migration-atlantic-animals-science/) also migrate from North America, where they are common in summer through the US and Canada, to winter in Central and South America. They are also frequently seen flying over open water. But the fact that they landed on your boat and then perished suggests that they were fatigued and deplet- ed of energy reserves. Migration is risky, and they make these herculean passages on a metabolic knife- edge. So the storms and squalls you mention likely delayed their landfall, or lengthened their route, as they flew to avoid the weather. Your Blackpoll Warbler is a first-year bird, so this was its first migration attempt. wonder why the hungry birds don’t take the food. Both the warbler and the swallows are insectivores, so it would not have helped to feed them seeds or bread. However, you can place droplets of fresh water nearby and hitchhiking birds will often rehydrate from these. on the Compass and Laura and Jason

' , S Freedom R E M , , with Jesse James U D A R Caribbean Compass Compass E O Blue Blaze Just wanted to tell you about a fabulous evening we A PAN-TASTIC EVENING Hopefully someone in the Trinidad government will For over 50 years metallurgists have stated that if As Chris mentioned, if you have a bent-up prop, But yachts with certain problems will always go But yachts with certain problems will always go Most yacht-insurance underwriters have moved the Chris Doyle’s article in last month’s Chris Doyle’s article in last TRINIDAD, PLEASE TAKE HEED! TRINIDAD, PLEASE TAKE FFORUM READERS' RREADERS' John and Roberta on on spent listening to four pan (steel drum) bands in Trinidad. It was held in an outdoor panyard where bands get to practice their music before the big event during Carnival in February. Our host was Jesse Dear read Chris’s article “The Yachting Decline in Trinidad — and Hopes for the Future”, as well as this letter, and do something about the ridiculous Customs and Immigration procedures and regulations. Don Street Glandore, Ireland stainless steel is encased in fiberglass it will eventually be destroyed by crevice corrosion. How fast the stainless will deteriorate depends on the quality of the stainless. Good surveyors, when they find chainplates buried in fiberglass on a boat that is ten or more years old, will insist on having the chainplates inspected by chopping through the fiberglass (often a very expensive operation) or X-raying the chainplates through the fiberglass, again a very expensive operation in most areas. However, in Trinidad, because of the oil industry where pipe welds are regularly X-rayed, they have mobile equipment. They will come to your boat and X-ray your chainplates at a very reasonable cost. Trinidad is the place to go. I have seen props come into Trinidad is the place to go. I have seen props come into the prop shop that looked like a cauliflower yet came out looking like new. to Trinidad. southern end of the hurricane box to 12°10’N, so southern end of the hurricane box to 12°10’N, so boats in Grenada now have hurricane coverage. Since the disaster of Hurricane Ivan in 2004, the yards in Grenada have learned how to properly cradle and tie down boats. There is a major expansion of hauling and boat-storage options with the new facility in Clarkes Court Bay. It has a 240-ton boat lift, a mas- sively heavy lift crane plus hydraulic trailer. The storage area, once completed, will have room for 300 boats. A large marina is also planned. This is in addition to the roughly 600 hauling berths that already exist in Grenada. reasons for the fall-off of yachts visiting Trinidad is reasons for the fall-off of yachts visiting Trinidad is right on. If the Trinidad government does not sort out the ridiculous Customs and Immigration procedures, the repair and storage business for visiting yachts is in danger of drying up and Grenada is going to largely replace Trinidad as the place to be in this area for the hurricane season. Dear JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 46 which migrateoverwaterfromNorthtoSouthAmerica Western CaribbeanareaBlackpollWarbler(above)andBarnSwallows(below), Diana DoyleofBirdingAboardtellsusthattheseavianhitchhikerson Eastern CaribbeanontheirCS36, burger nightatthemarinaandthey’redoingkaraoke!” that oldSeagulloutboard,ourpoolnoodlesandthebagofcharcoal. rebuild, thetwogallonsofanti-fouling,boxstainlesssteelself-tappingscrews, bilge pump,therollofPacificOceancharts,brokenwindlassyouweregoing to gency tiller,thoseconchshells,thatoldtransmissionandadaptorkit,thespare given away,thatextrasetofpistons,thedamagedpropwefoundday,emer- anodes, thestormanchorandchain,Al’soldstartingbatteryheshouldneverhave It’s rightthereundertheoldgalleysink,metricsocketwrenches,thoseusedzinc www.birdingaboard.org Diana Doyle migration routes. serve eachspecies’keyfuelingstops,thentheyareunabletocompletetheirevolved neotropical migrantsisthepreservationoftheircriticalfeedingareas.Ifwedon’tpre- its nonstopthree-dayflightwithoutfoodorwater.Akeycomponenttoprotectingthese For example,aBlackpollWarblermustdoubleitsbodymasswithfatinordertomake lenges ofmigrationitunderscorestheimportancepreservingkeystaginghabitat. is partofthenaturalcycle.However,aswebetterunderstandmetabolicchal- description yourvisitorswerealreadytoodehydratedandweaktodrinkorfeed. bird atewithgusto,replenishingbothfluidandfruit-sugarenergy.However,byyour Gusto pouring itintothebird’sbeakwhichrisksfatalaspiration.CarolSimmonson the water, thenstirtofullydissolvethesugar).Besureonlyputsugarsolutionon — words. Lettersmaybeeditedforlength, clarity andfairplay. may bewithheldfromprintatyourrequest. Pleasekeeplettersshorterthan600 plaints. (Kudosareokay!)Wedonotpublish anonymousletters;however,yourname contact you(preferablybye-mail)ifclarification isrequired. Dear Al andMicheleStevensarefromNovaScotia,Canadahavebeencruisingthe He: “Oh,great!” “Oh myGod,weforgottobuystarterfluid!Well,screwit,love—it’sham- She: “Yes,mylove.It’sdownintheportcockpitlocker—Isawitjustlastweek. He: “Sweetheart,haveyouseenthebarbecue?” Overheard onenightataquietanchorageintheCaribbean: OVERHEARD ONENIGHT Mortality duringmigrationisextremelyhigh,soinsomewaythelossofyourbirds You canalsoprepareasugar-watersolution(1teaspoonsugarto4teaspoonswarm Send [email protected]. We donotpublishindividualconsumercomplaints orindividualregattaresultscom- Be suretoincludeyourname,boatname orshoresideaddress,andawaywecan We wanttohearfromYOU! WE WANTTOHEARFROMYOU! 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AVALAON TRAVEL my feetandankles.Thentheyleft forced meintothesaloon,putfacedown andtiedmyhandsbehindbackthen items ofvalueandstashingitintothe rucksacksandsuitcase.Meanwhilethey wrists andherlegs. it off,soanotherbanditcamebackwith sometwine,whichtheytiedaroundher grasp. Theytriedtotieherupwiththesleeves ofacottonshirt,butshekeptgetting there wasnowhereshecouldhideit,but shewasseenandtheyprizeditfromher other verypersonalitems,includingmyVietnamveteran’smedals—allgone. our watchesandLynne’sentirejewelrycollectionfromheryearsoftravels,some held VHFradios,ourprinter/scanner/copier,amodem,twofishingrods,juicer, four laptopcomputers,cameras,threephones,apairofbinoculars,twohand- in thesaloon. from mywallet,plusLynne’screditanddebitcardsdrivinglicense,whichwere showed themacreditcardsayingthatwasour“big”money.Theytookallthecards passports. Afterrepeateddemandsfor“big”money,Lynnegrabbedmywallet and which Lynnegavethem.Theytookthepesosandthankfullyleftpapers and pesos (aboutUS$125)inaplasticsleevewithourpassportsandship’spapers, became agitatedandkeptdemanding“BIGmoney”.Wehad400,000Colombian for ourvisittoSanBlas.Sheopenedthefilingcabinetandgavethemthisbutthey money. WehadcollectedaroundUS$350insmall-denominationbillspreparation around thehead.Theygrabbedherhair,pushingfacedownwhiledemanding herself. Theotherheldaguninherface.Sheputupquitefightandwasslapped She waswearingknickersandmanagedtograbasarongfromherbedsidecover Dear shot intheheadatcloserange.Itwashorrifying! they wokeLynne,buttherewasnothingIcoulddowithouttemptingthefateofbeing fourth banditkeptthegunatmyheadincockpit.Iheardconfrontationwhen dits workedtheirwaytotheportforwardcabinwhereLynnewassleeping,while and thatwouldmakethesituationsomuchworseforLynne. would shoot,butatthesametimeIthoughtthatifchallengedhimhemightshoot concerting. Thoughtheguywhowasguardingmecrazy,Ididnotbelievehe slap myface,kickme,orboth.Iassumehewashighondrugs,whichverydis- coca!” HewasveryagitatedandeverytimeItriedtomoveorshoutLynnehewould and onesuitcase. everything ofvalueandstowingitinthreestandardbackpacks,onelargebackpack have beenunconsciousforashorttimebutIsawthreeenterthevessel,taking person holdingontoitbytheportswimplatform:fiveinall.Iamunsureifmay in Colombia.Wehadbeentheanchorageforeightdays. the middleofTagangaBay,whichisapproximatelythreemilesnorthSantaMarta catamaran, wound. WhileonthecockpitsoleIcountedfourpersonsaboard door whenenteringthecockpit. ing myglasses.Theyseemedveryconcernedaboutanynoise.Ihadclosedthesaloon knife tomyfacewhileanotherplacedagunhead.Iwasnakedandnotwear- to yellout,butthreemenimmediatelyconfrontedme.Oneplacedashort-bladed aboard andsawthatourdinghyhadbeenlaunched.Mysplit-secondreactionwas had swungwithawindshiftandhitourvessel. thinking thatthedugoutfishingvesselhadbeenanchorednearusallevening after 2300hours. met throughcruisingfriends,withabarbecuedinnerandsocializing.Theyleftsoon Tayrona NationalPark city ofSantaMartaand Colombian coastbetweenthe place, islocatedonthe on theyacht armed boardingandassault Taganga Bay,wherethe They continuedransackingtheboatfor afurtherfewminutes,collectingother Lynne waswearingherdiamondring,which shetriedtotakeoffandswallow,as They furtherransackedthefilingcabinet,cupboards,cabinsandsaloon,taking Two ofthemwokeLynneanddraggedheroutbeddemandingmoney Lynne andIhadbeensleepinginseparatecabinsbecauseoftheheat.Threeban- One bandit,agedabout18,withtheguntomyheadkeptdemanding“Coca,coca, At approximately0230hoursonNovember25th2015,armedthievesboardedour I wasforcedtothecockpitfloorandhitonheadwithgun,openingascalp It wasfullmoon.Iunlockedthedoortocockpitandwentoutside.sawpeople At around0230,Ifeltaslightbumptotheboatandleftmybedinvestigate, We hadplannedtodepartthenextdayforCartagena. The previouseveningwehadentertainedfivelocalacquaintances,whom Compass Amarula Amarula , . Wewereanchoredaboutthree-quartersofamileoffshorein took the Month Letter of Amarula , towingthedugoutwithourdinghy. —Continued onnextpage Amarula andone coca . JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 47

it would Amarula —Continued on page 54 , who followed up by passing Caribbean Compass • We have had many amazing experiences meeting local • We have had many amazing “no go” zones, and if you fol- • There are so many supposed fellow The greatest loss is undoubtedly that of my faith in Our thoughts for The incident was drug related. The first demand was they Nevertheless, the bandits were very efficient in the way Unfortunately, although our dinghy was hoisted, I had left Unfortunately, although our dinghy was hoisted, I had marinas. We built our boat as a “stand alone” operation, as we marinas. We built our boat many years ago, where there are were working in East Africa in May 2002, spent seven years no marinas. We left Australia in South Africa, often in remote in East Africa and two years anchorages, without incident. in the Indian Ocean and on the people in remote anchorages fisherman myself and enjoy spend- East African coast. I was a remote communities and observing ing time with fishermen in and learning about their methods. you do not go beyond the crowded low the armchair advisers Fredriksted in St. Croix was anchorages. When in the USVI, many. We have spent a lot of time considered “dangerous” by past three years and introduced in that anchorage over the In fact on Lynne’s birth- many of our friends to Frederiksted. we had eight yachts join us, along day in February this year we had met ashore, for a beach with a whole group of friends anchorage. In fact, the friends in barbecue in that wonderful us in Santa Marta marina who came to our aid were with Frederiksted at that party. home human trust, that has culminated in the violation of our of drug of 14 years and the threats to our wellbeing by a group induced vermin who unfortunately cohabit the wonderful world that we live in. to “Coca, coca, coca!” The guy on me with the gun appeared in a be flying high. One of the bandits with Lynne behaved similar manner. learning searched their way through the boat. This was not a suggests curve. The fact that two wore shoes and long trousers that they were generally land based, and not fishermen. that they were generally land based, and not fishermen. • The day we arrived in the Taganga Bay anchorage, we had radio contact with the anchorage, we had radio contact arrived in the Taganga Bay • The day we Los Baguettes named Arthur who owns a friendly South African man • We had met we had spent Marta, in 14 years aboard recent day at Marina Santa • Prior to our Our 12-litre fuel tank was under the GRP stowage in the dinghy with the fuel line Our 12-litre fuel tank was under the GRP stowage in so there was a degree of The SS snap clips to hoist the dinghy were also taken, amount of fuel. That was I had a 25-litre fuel tank in the cockpit with a small ashore in Taganga The local police showed little interest. Lynne made a statement Lessons learned Jack Russell dogs did not• One surprising and disappointing thing is that our two We thought that our dogs would always give us some degree of warning of any • We lock all hatches and cockpit door when retiring at night. The only hatches • The dinghy was hoisted in the davits, but the kill switch lanyard was still in the • The keys to the locks for the outboard and the lock for the wire to the dinghy • Most of our valuables, cash and jewelry were together in a drawer in the filing Follow-Up Lynne sent reports to Noonsite and CSSN within days of this incident. Also she The Coast Guard submitted their report, which was for the most part correct, local Coast Guard patrol boat, from which our shipping agent called us. Every day we our shipping agent called patrol boat, from which local Coast Guard often two us on at least one occasion, the Coast Guard passed were in the anchorage, in discus- was a patrol at night, however per day. We did not see if there or three times there was a high we had spoken to said coming to Colombia, everyone sions prior to this coastline. and everyone felt safe cruising security presence could have him, our departure so we in Taganga. We delayed de Maria restaurant aboard for a barbecue. his son and friends few When we built our boat back in 2001 there were very only nine days in marinas. the keys with the kill switch in the motor. This made it easy to unlock the motor from the keys with the kill switch in the motor. This made it from the dinghy and had it the dinghy. I had removed the SS anchor and chain tail stowed in the cockpit; it was found and taken. engine. The fuel line was cut; run internally with the hand pump and filter by the fittings, filter and tank were taken. boat savvy involved. in them. We recovered the taken, as were two other 25-litre jugs that had rainwater fuel and water jugs with the dinghy. positively identify. There were and was shown three mug shots that she could not did not come aboard to fingerprints all over the boat and railings, but the police he could to promote an inves- conduct any further investigation. Dino did whatever tigation but to no avail. indicates they may have sleptbark or offer any prior warning of a boarding, which the bandits were aboard thethrough it or (wisely?) chosen not to react. During the time which very possibly saveddogs mostly kept to themselves, away from the interaction, as neither was in its bed intheir lives. My first thought was that they had been silenced, went to his bed while a banditthe cockpit. Scrumpy eventually came to the cockpit and of them in front of Chui, hewas threatening me. When Lynne was being hit by three showed no interest, even when Lynne told him to bite them! He appeared mesmerized. boarding. Plainly this has given us a false sense of security that needs review. open are those to the sleeping cabins, for ventilation. Our strategy was (and still is) to switch on cockpit lights on and check before opening the locked door. I failed to follow our procedure. motor. The lock and SS cable we use to lock the dinghy ashore were not attached to the vessel. This was a flaw on my part. Had I locked the dinghy to have been an extra, more difficult and time-consuming barrier to break. docks were attached to the kill switch. If these had been kept separately it would have created a further time and inconvenience barrier. cabinet. Had we placed them in different, less obvious locations we would most certainly have reduced our losses. sent a report to Sally Erdle of the on the letter to various authorities in Colombia. Subsequently we received an e-mail from Miguel Franco Hossain, who is in charge of the Cruise and Nautical Tourism promotion at ProColombia, the national agency in charge of promoting Colombia internationally. We met in Cartagena with Miguel and an American long-term resi- dent of Colombia, Leland Miles, who assists Miguel in promoting the Colombia coastline to cruisers. Miguel advised us that he is following up with the Coast Guard, the police at Taganga, Marina Santa Marta and others in the region, in an attempt to find the perpetrators and bring them to justice. apart from errors in our passport and vessel details. As of this writing (December 3rd) we are waiting for a copy of the police report and further information. Eric Toyer S/V Amarula , Amarula . Lynne then went ashore Amarula Continued from previous page Continued from • Not long after our arrival, we were walking our dogs on a trail around the bay and • Taganga Bay itself is beautiful. There is good holding and we held during a num- • The two main reasons for us choosing to visit Taganga were, first, to visit a • The two main reasons for us choosing to visit Taganga were, first, to visit a We had been told by our cruising friends that they had had a couple of incidents We later met the crew of two French boats who had previously anchored off Playa Why risk Taganga? • We have always consulted Noonsite (www.noonsite.com) in all our 14 years of That night we sailed from Santa Marta to Cartagena, where we arrived at 1530 the That night we sailed from Santa Marta to Cartagena, where I returned with the Coast Guard and dinghy to from Taganga to a berth in At the insistence of our friends, at 1200 we relocated At about 0550, Dino called back to say that the police in Taganga had been At about 0550, Dino called back to say that the police We saw that the bandits had discarded the dongle that was in the MacBook, so We saw that the bandits had discarded the dongle that Lynne immediately went to call the Coast Guard, Santa Marta Port Control and Guard, Santa Marta Port went to call the Coast Lynne immediately I managed to get only one loop of rope undone around my hands. Lynne managed around my hands. Lynne get only one loop of rope undone I managed to Taganga Bay is well protected with good holding, but not recommended as an overnight anchorage Taganga Bay is well protected with good holding, but not met some local police. They advised us not to walk on the higher, more remote trails. We told them we were from the boat but they made no reference to any security issues at the anchorage. ber of days of sustained winds of 30 knots. We contemplated moving around to Santa Marta the day before the robbery, but had been told by friends that they had dragged twice in the anchorage off the marina and we knew our holding was good in Taganga, so we made the fateful decision to stay there. Also there are very pleasant walks around the headlands between the beaches, which are more appealing to us and our dogs than being anchored off a city or being in a marina. This stopover was meant to be a pleasant rural break before heading to Cartagena. Colombian friend who had a business there (although just before we arrived Colombian friend who had a business there (although just before we arrived she had to relocate to Bogota for work) and secondly to visit Tayrona Park (but we heard just before we left Curaçao that it was closed for November). We contemplated going straight to Cartagena, as we had sail repairs to do that we couldn’t do in Santa Marta. In retrospect, that most certainly would have been our best option. back in 2010, both in Taganga and anchored off Santa Marta before the marina was opened, but we made an educated, if unfortunate, decision. In retrospect, we would not choose to stop in this area if the only safe option is to go into a marina. Grande, out of sight of the main beach, and they told us they had been advised by the local restaurant owners not to spend the night there. No one told us this. cruising. We checked the security notices about Taganga. There was an almost iden- tical boarding in 2012, reported on Noonsite. However responses to that review, on behalf of the marina and the authorities, were encouraging. There was also a very positive report about Taganga and Dino, our agent, on Noonsite. As far as we were aware, there had been no other boardings, and we were anchored a long way off the town beach. next day, both still raw from the experience. The healing process will take time. It next day, both still raw from the experience. The healing deal worse. We are thank- was a dreadful experience, but it could have been a great ful that we are physically fit, but very angry at the invasion. Santa Marta Marina, where we were secure. When it was evident that the police had Santa Marta Marina, where we were secure. When it was the boat and all finger- no intention of making any further investigation, we washed for me, and Lynne washed prints and shoe prints away. This was a cleansing process the invasion. all the bedding and clothes that had been “infected” by advised that an inflatable dinghy had been abandoned in a bay close to Playa advised that an inflatable dinghy had been abandoned Guard to take me to check Grande. It took some convincing to persuade the Coast than a mile from it out. Our dinghy was there, stripped but intact, less but out of our line of sight. a statement. with the Coast Guard to meet with local police to make Lynne removed the SIM card from the dongle and inserted into the tablet and we Lynne removed the SIM card from the dongle and inserted phone numbers of friends who were then able to check e-mails and Facebook to find found the business card of were staying in the marina at Santa Marta. Lynne also so she called him. He was our friend Arthur from Baguettes de Maria in Taganga, friend, Octavio, who had devastated to hear what had happened, and called another and Octavio met Lynne at been onboard with us the previous evening. Both Arthur station in Taganga. the beach to assist her with translations at the police anyone who might have been listening on VHF Channel 16 and Channel 72 (the on VHF Channel 16 and have been listening anyone who might before there but it was around 20 minutes She called a PAN PAN, marina channel). her Galaxy recalled that she had hidden In the meantime Lynne was any response. to our agent, she used to place a call had a global SIM card, which tablet and she alarm with the Marta. He also raised the Shipping Co. in Santa Dino at Caribbean the Coast Guard patrol boat arrived at around 0450. police and Coast Guard and to undo the ties on her feet and she came up to the saloon and untied my hands. I up to the saloon and untied on her feet and she came to undo the ties hands. It was now 0335. then untied her — JANUARY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 48 ways andshouldnotbeconfusedwithmirrors. and myselfhereintheBayIslandshavehadtolearnthatthese“portholes”faceboth haps allthepilingsaresimplysinkingintoseabedatsamerate. Harbor, whichleadsmetotheconjecturethatseaisinfactrisingabit,orper- and thewaterwasfrequentlyedgingtowardsupperlevelofdocksinFrench but itisverythin.”Perspectiveandprioritiesagain. that therewas“plentyofwater”.Theoldmancalmlyreplied,“Dereisplentywater, of hisyachttheiratesailoraskedoldmanwhyhehadmisdirectedhimbysaying answered, “Yeh,suh—plentyofwaterindatchannel”.Shortlyafterthegrounding the visitingyachtsmaniftherewaswaterinnearbychannel.TheoldBahamian “spring” fromwhattheyknewof“spring”. mate keytosuccess.ThereisnoroomintheirlifeforanalogywhatIknewas from catastrophetowithundiminishedenthusiasmisafteralltheulti- and hisfamilylivedonlittleexpectedbuttheycelebratelarge.Jumping and survivedthedryseason,hurricaneseason“springtides”before.He Caribbean. Odlinandhisfamilyhadsurvivedflourishedhereforafewcenturies just acruisingsailorfromNewEnglandwhohadonlyspenthalfofmylifeinthe perhaps inabetterpositiontobeawareoflocalchangesthanIwas.Afterall,was Concord.” Hehadlivedaverysimple,unencumberedlifeonhissmallislandandwas who livedforawhileontheshoreofWaldenPond“whiletravelingmuchthroughout cherry tree.Hereintheislandshehasseenalot,however.Kindoflikethatchap 16 degreesnorthlatitude.Odlinhasneverseensnoworfrosttheblossomsofa man whohasneverinhislifebeenoutoftheBayIslandsHonduras,whichlieat ‘spring tides’?” haps theloweratmosphericpressure...thesecannotpossiblybe,asyousay, more aboutthesetidesandthefloodedyard. here. Iconsidersummer,fall,winterandspringdecidethatshouldaskabit breaking reef.Itiscertainlynot“spring”. pond. 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Thereisthatoldperspectivethinglurkinginthebackgroundagain! “No mon,”saysmyfriend.“Detidesjustspringupandcoverdeyard!” “Surely, Odlin,thesehightidesmustbearesultoftheautumnfullmoonorper- I I ponderthisforawhile.considerallhavelearnedabouttheseasonalchanges I thinkaboutthisforafewminutes.ItisearlyOctober—frost-on-the-pumpkin Sitting hereondeckwithmyRastafriendOdlinfromthesmallislandofSt.Helene Odlin andhisfamilyhadsurvivedflour- ished hereforafewcenturies…Hereinthe d thi f islands hehasseenalot hil WHAT’S ONMYMIND I by JohnSmith id l lI h l d b tt h l h g

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