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http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=112776612439699037380.000470658db371bf3282d&ll=14.54105,-65.830078& COLLAERT ...Circumnavigating 24 Clearing with Fido ...... Cruising rules for dogs 20 Miles of Smiles In the Zone ...... A Panama Canal trip 18 Cover photo by Wilfred Dederer, Wallilabou Bay on the Leeward side of St. Vincent Cover photo by Wilfred Dederer, Wallilabou NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 4 Gloria WellsfromHillsboroughSecondarySchoolhavebeguntheirstudiesatthe McLawrence andLeahHagleyfromBishopsCollegeCamilleDeRoche Regatta Festival. week ofAugustattheCarriacouYachtClub,coincidingwithannual nesspeople. Since2000,CCEFhasconductedfundraisingactivitiesduringthefirst individuals fromvisitingyachtsaroundtheworld,andconcernedlocalbusi- Director oftheCarriacoucampusTAMarryshowCommunityCollege Trevin McLawrence,CamilleDeRoche,LeahHagley,GloriaWellsandFleurePatrice, Left toright:NadiaEdwardsandCodellStafford(2009scholarshipwinners)with &Updates Info The CCEFcontinuesthisyearwithanadditionalsetofscholarships:Trevin The CarriacouChildren’sEducationFund(CCEF)isaninformal,voluntarygroupof Yachting CommunityProvidesScholarshipsinCarriacou needs ofthelessfortunatechildrenisland. Club. Contributionsarevoluntaryandallproceedsusedfortheeducational password isrequiredandyachtscanobtainafreeattheCarriacouYacht Ward. AllthatisaskedforvisitingyachtstomakeacontributiontheCCEF!A Cruising Guides,andIslandWaterWorld.TechnicalsupportisprovidedbyMichael Bay itisfreethroughthesponsorshipofTyrrelYachtHaulout,ChrisDoyle’s assistance forthefutureleadersofGrenada,CarriacouandPetiteMartinique. vided toprimaryandsecondaryschoolchildrenofCarriacouinthepast,targeting These scholarshipsatTAMCCareanextensionoftheassistancethatCCEFhaspro- ing “thankyou”tothepeopleofCarriacouforwarmwelcomealwaysreceived. yachts andthelocalpopulationwhosupportCCEF,isyachts’wayofsay- 500 cases.Successisdueprimarilytothehardworkandgenerosityofvisiting child toreceiveapropereducationandwhatthefamiliescanprovide. help asmanychildrenpossibleandtofillthegapbetweenwhatisrequiredfora plies andothereducationalassistancetothechildrenofCarriacou.Themissionis ing andreviewingtheessays. branch oftheGrenadaUnionTeachers,assistsinprocesseveryyear,collect- ents basedonCXC/CSECscoresandfinancialneed.PatrickCompton,Carriacou principals ofthetwosecondaryschoolsinCarriacou,selectscholarshiprecipi- opportunities fortheyouthofGrenada.RholdaQuaminaandBrianLendore, better Grenada”,andtheprimaryfocusforallstudentshasbeendevelopmentof Martineau iswiththeBoardofTourism. Carnisha Charles.MarciaScottisemployedbyBullen’sEnterprisesandReann Rena NoelareworkingatHillsboroughSecondarySchool,asStaceyBainand bring to13thenumberofscholarshipsawardedbyCCEF. well asastipendofEC$1,000towardsthepurchasetextbooks.Thesestudents Carriacou campusofTAMarryshowCommunityCollege,withfulltuitionandfeesas —Continuedonnextpage Guard vesselwasonstationinLosTestigosandtookareportoftheincident. Ellen sailedbacktoLosTestigos,arrivingjustbeforedark.AVenezuelanCoast ers, chartplotter,GPS,otherelectronics,tools,bikes,outboardengineandmoney. they couldcarryintheir16-footpiñero—includinganEPIRB,allradios,twocomput- to hisneck.TheboardersransackedtheSunOdyssey40,takingallvaluableitems tunately, hisinjurieswerenotserious.Theyalsoclickedthetriggerwithgunheld gunpoint. ThepiratesstruckJimintheheadandbackseveraltimeswithapistol;for- directly intoPorlamarfromthenorth. area, butwhensailingfromGrenadawindconditionspreventedthem Porlamar, IslaMargarita.Thecoupleaboardhadoriginallyplannedtoavoidthe half hours’sailwestoftheVenezuelanoffshoreislandsLosTestigos,enrouteto October 16thatapproximately011°05N,063°23W.Theyachtwasaboutfouranda The US-flaggedyacht Yacht AttackedOffLosTestigos In someplacesvisitorscanexpecttopayUS$10ormoreperdayforWiFi.Tyrrel Since itsinception,CCEFhasprovidedassistancetowardsthisgoal To date,CCEFhasraisedmorethanEC$125,000toprovideuniforms,schoolsup- Each studentwritesanessayonthetopic“HowIwillusemyeducationtobuilda Previous awardeeshavealreadyputtheireducationtogooduse:TaheraPauland With nolandinsightandonlyacompassleftonboardfornavigation,Jim The two-handedcrew,JimHutchinsandEllenBirrell,wereassaultedheldat Boldly Go wasattackedbyfourarmedmenat10:00

in morethan AM on NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 5 and with it singlehanded in memory of his mother. It was writes: One of the boons of this writes: One of from the dock in St. Maarten, Argonaut Sunset Lady Hoppy in St. Maarten. Prior to this he had been the epit- in St. Maarten. Prior to this , and set out on his own personal odyssey of self-discov- Mermaid of Carriacou Blue Peter The Wizard of Id KEES STAPEL aboard the John A. Smith Kees was foremost a sailor and a happy man. But more importantly he was my man. But more importantly a sailor and a happy Kees was foremost was overbearing. Euphemistically speaking, for Kees, life But one thing Kees was not but divinely touched, and as a consequence Kees was perhaps a bit ‘touched’, Holland in the early 1930s and grew up under the Kees was born in Rotterdam, just finished a multiple-year stint as captain of the I met him in 1972 when he had the boat, but Kees hadReturning to Florida he hit a reef in the Bahamas and lost ‘sea-gypsy’ lifestyle that I have lived for the past 42 years is the great diversity of past 42 years is the great that I have lived for the ‘sea-gypsy’ lifestyle dozens of I have known people from met and often befriended. people I have scientists, cooks, fishermen, lawyers, a hundred professions — doctors, countries and — but I an occasional ‘Indian chief’ painters, teachers and even writers, poets, Stapel. anyone else quite like Kees have never met and children people. He loved women everyone’s friend. He loved friend. Kees was met him, and affected everyone who ever all walks of life and he and people from from all over the world. Kees became their friend and that is thousands of people often, with women, their lover. teacher and confidant, and He never had to brag or tell a lie. Kees, like Popeye, was never a “pissing contest”. maybe — well, no, definitely — a hell of a lot more. was just what he was, and and he did it without even trying. He was one of the he was always a bit magical… time brutally honest people I have ever met. I will most sensitive and at the same who knew him, and his legacy still affects us. Even assume this applies to most he is still with us — and that is why I will not, I cannot, though we mourn his passing, is Rather I will write this small “orbituary”, because that write an obituary about him. be: in orbit somewhere! To paraphrase Neil Young, “He what he was and always will on someone’s mind”, and so can never really be sleeps with angels; he is always and among those who knew and inevitably loved him. gone. He will always be with fortune for having known him. I celebrate his life and my good a Like many of his countrymen, he went to sea as both heel of the Nazi occupation. a world that had gone completely mad. profession and an escape from famous Dutch schooner captain working as both an ome of the clean-cut, well-groomed, four-stripe yacht the 1960s and ’70s changed advisor and agent for many shipping firms in Miami, but boat hippie and, in a lot of us, including Kees. He became the ultimate Caribbean peace over economic the manner of Bernard Moitessier, chose happiness and when aboard was naked. He gain. He let his hair and beard grow and often as not bought the old Piver Nimble catamaran renamed it the Caribbean remember him ery — and what a journey it became! Most people in from this period. He later bought the sloop well into his 60s. around the globe, completing his voyage when he was soon found himself aboard amade too many friends to be left on the beach and so small wooden cutter which he renamed while aboard this vessel that he met the Great Pilot who ultimately led him across thewhile aboard this vessel that he met the Great Pilot who love and friendship it seemsfinal bar and into his last port. As Kees enveloped us in his a vessel that represented forright that he spent his last few years enveloped aboard years before had broughthim the shelter and love of his mom. Just as she so many his way into a better one.him into the world, I would like to think that her spirit eased So take care, Brother Man Kees was one of a kind and I know he is still here in orbit. — I love you. —Continued on next page Leopard to learn . . Deeply involved in all www.yachtaidglobal.org Rebecca . JIMMY SCOTT, JAMARLY MEADE John Burnie reports: Yachtsmen visiting the and Oliver’s Marina, Captain Oliver’s Yacht Club Oliver’s Marina, Captain Oliver’s The Captain and Captain Oliver’s Regatta. de vivre” and lived by the mantra “La joie he touched to encouraged all whose lives be dearly embrace the lifestyle. He will condo- missed. The SMYC extends sincere lences to the Captain’s family and friends. Antigua Yacht Club this season will be sad to learn that long-serving barman Jimmy Scott passed away with great dignity after a long illness. His friendly welcome in the upstairs bar since 1987 will be much missed. Equally sad is the club’s loss of one of their full-time sailing instructors, Jamarly Meade, who suc- cumbed very suddenly to an aggressive form of leukemia at the age of 22. An accomplished Laser sailor (he qualified as RYA Instructor at UK Sailing in Cowes), Jamarly was a key part of the recently launched Antigua National Sailing Academy and was frequently invited to crew during regattas on iconic yachts, including 3 aspects of the Antiguan yachting communi- ty, Jamarly will be missed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMKKkpLreXw Continued from previous page Continued from Eight Bells CAPTAIN OLIVER newsletter announced the passing of Olivier Lange, The Yacht Club Cruisers’ Site-ings new website: Marina in Roatan has a • Fantasy Island a film about the Marine Protected Areas in the • ‘Sanctuaries of the Caribbean’, Aid Global humanitarian organization is a worldwide • Founded in 2006, the Yacht The Coast Guard then escorted the yacht to Porlamar, stopping two piñeros with to Porlamar, stopping two then escorted the yacht The Coast Guard between Los the ongoing danger of sailing to remind cruisers about Ellen would like Among the four Caribbean sailing personalities to whom we say farewell this month is AYC Instructor Jamarly Meade, who died on July 17th aged 22 better known as Captain Oliver, on September 25th. He was the founder of Captain on September 25th. He was the founder of Captain better known as Captain Oliver, how to take an active role in this charitable project. how to take an active role www.fantasyislandmarina.com/index.html earlier this year as part of the Coastal and southeastern Caribbean, produced in the Southeastern Caribbean project, can Marine Management and Education at now be viewed on YouTube uti- medical supplies to coastal locations that need help, effort to deliver school and who coordinate logistics, patrons that sponsor the sup- lizing a network of volunteers to transport them. Visit plies, and yachts that offer four men in each during the trip; neither of these piñeros contained the men who of these piñeros contained during the trip; neither four men in each robbed the yacht. hours. Margarita during daylight Testigos and Isla — NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 6 Sunday at2:35 begin onDecember12th.CaribbeanAirlinesflightBW529willdepartJFKevery between NewYork’sJFKAirportandTobago’sCrownPointInternationalwill informational conferences. development ofindustry-specifictechnologies;andconveningeducational government; disseminatingtimelyinformation;encouragingandassistinginthe maritime interestsbeforegovernmentbodies;actingasliaisonbetweenindustryand ty oftheUnitedStatesandinternationalmaritimecommunitybyrepresenting senting maritimeindustriesthroughouttheworld.Itsmissionistoadvancesecuri- the yachtingmarinahostcountries. maritime industrytoserveasavectorforthesuccessfulintroductionofthreatsinto cation totheyachtingindustry,andreduceopportunitiesforthissectorof and 8th. at theYachtHavenGrandeMarinainSt.Thomas,USVirginIslandsonDecember7th Trinidad’s businesscommunity,mainlyinChaguaramas,Jackwasauniqueposi- to discoverTrinidad.Beinganexperiencedinternationalsailorandveryfamiliarwith together adirectoryfortheincreasingnumbersofforeignboaterswhohadbegun TIDCO (nowknownastheTourismDevelopmentCompany)forhishelpinputting and Bonaire,alwayscomingbackforCarnival.In1995Jackwasapproachedby new yachtiestothemanyactivitiesandencouragethemjoinin. love ofCarnivalledJackmanyyearslatertoputonseminarsintroduce and Carnival,JackCathyenteredthoroughlyintotheCarnivalexperience.This come eastfromCartagena,ColombiaviaVenezuela.ArrivingjustbeforeChristmas Cathryn, andlefttogosailingagainuntilheresumedworkinTrinidad1995. ond retirementcamein1985whenhemethissailingpartner—laterwife San Franciscowhereheresumedhisoldjobandboughttheboatoutright.Hissec- the ratraceandflewbacktoStates,leavingJacksailsinglehanded owner ofa32-footsailboatcalled left hisengineeringjobinCaliforniaandsailedtoHawaiiforthegoodlifewithaco- Trinidad &Tobagoagentofthe monthly Directory to livecloserhisfamily.Jackwastheeditorandpublisherofannual nections throughouttheUSandCanada. — Flight BW528willdepartTobagoat7:35 Planning acrewchangeorfamilyvisitinTobago?AnewCaribbeanAirlinesflight New Tobago-NewYorkFlight For moreinformationvisitwww.maritimesecurity.org/meetings.html. The MSC,establishedin1988,isanon-profit,member-drivenorganizationrepre- The focusofthiseventistoidentifysecurity“bestpractices”appropriateforappli- The MaritimeSecurityCouncilwillhostits2010YachtIndustryConference 2010 YachtIndustrySecurityConference For thenextthreeyears,JackandCathycontinuedtotravelbetweenTrinidad Jack firstcametoTrinidadin1990,thisbeinghisAntillesportofcall,having This willactuallybethethirdretirementforJack.Thefirstonewasin1982whenhe Jack Dausend,a20-yearresidentofTrinidad,isretiringandmovingtoArizona,USA Fair Winds,Jack! For moreinformationvisitwww.caribbean-airlines.com. Continued frompreviouspage Boca , whichrecentlycompletedits15thyear.Healsostartedthepopular magazine,whichranfortenyears,aswellbeingthelong-time PM andarriveatTobago’sCrownPointInternationalAirport7:30 Caribbean Compass Wind Psalm AM , arrivingJFKat12:40 . Aftersixmonthshispartnermissed . PM , allowingforcon- Boaters’ PM . section, pages43through45. Lucia, onpage36;andInboardDieselServiceofMartinique,intheMarketPlace knows! WewishthebestoflucktoJackandCathyinsunnyArizona. he oversawalltheartwork,layoutandprintingof enjoyed everyminuteofitwithhishands-onapproach.Togetherall-Trinistaff, degree inElectricalEngineering,hehadalottolearnaboutpublishingbut businesses. HavinggraduatedRensselaerPolytechnicInstituteinNewYorkwitha turned itovertoJack,whothensetaboutlearningtheadvertisingandpublishing and Cathyswallowedtheanchormovedashore. wearing hisredcrickethat.AftermanyhappyyearslivingatanchorTTSA,Jack familiar figurewhilehewalkedaroundtownandtoallthemarinascontractors, tion tohelpsetupaveryhelpfulguideforvisitingyachtsmen.Hequicklybecame Look out,Arizona! Chaguaramas toprominenceintheinternationalcruisingcommunity. Jack DausendsailedintoTrinidadin1990andwasinstrumentalcatapulting Good tohaveyouwithus! In thisissueof Welcome Aboard! At theageof77,Jacknowisassumingthiswillbehislastretirement—butwho After thefirsteditionof Compass wewelcomenewadvertisersTiMangerestaurantofSt. Boaters’ DirectoryofT&T provedtobeasuccess,TIDCO Directory andlaterthe Boca . NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 7 For more information see ad Halfway down the west coast of St. Halfway down waters of Mooring in the clear pristine Lucia on the popular Anse Cochon Lucia on the popular addition to the pictur- Beach is the new Ti Manje esque Ti Kaye Village Resort: name sug- restaurant and bar. As the simple foods gests, they serve tasty and and local for both visiting yachtsmen Restaurant boaters. A stop at Ti Manje Rodney on the way to the Pitons from the doctor Bay in the north is just what prescribed for the weary sailor. and the res- the bay is simple and safe, Szyjan Named Yacht Broker in Grenada Richard Szyjan is the newly appointed Richard, originally from Larmor-plage in On your next visit to Grenada, don’t hesi- For more information phone (473) 439-4495 agent for Bernard Gallay yacht brokerage. His office is located in the recently com- pleted Port Louis Marina in St. George’s Lagoon, Grenada. Brittany, has lived in the Caribbean for 20 years and heads Turbulence Ltd. This Grenada-based company, with a staff of 20, provides sailmaking, rigging and elec- tronics services for yachts (see ad on this page). tate to pay Richard a visit, either at Port Louis Marina, or at the Turbulence shops at Spice Island Marine Services and Grenada Marine. or visit www.bernard-gallay.com. on next page —Continued

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Guadeloupe. has wonacompetitivebidtodevelopnewmega-yachtrepairandrefitcentre in in themanagementofrefitprojectsforyachts80metres(262feet)andlonger, arrive atthefinishof2010RouteduRhum transatlanticraceinearlyNovember. Guadeloupe. dock abletoaccommodateyachtsup 46metres(150feet)willbeavailablein (459-foot) drydockinMartinique,butitis hoped thatbyearly2011anewfloating services forthevessel,officersandcrew. space. There,IMMcanprovideanyrepairs afloatandwillalsoprovideallnecessary metres (427feet).Thesiteincludesalarge hangarwithofficeandrelatedworkshop water quaymeetingISPSstandards, aim ofthebidwastoupgradefacilitiesinGuadeloupeforlargeryachts.” companies responded,”saysMarcGautieroftheGuadeloupePortAuthority.“The — date, anditssuccessisvitalforthecontinuedthrustinthisever-developingindustry.” yachting industrypie.SaysPortiaMogal,“ARCisSt.Lucia’sbiggestevent to to seemorelocalparticipationasSt.Luciaattemptstakeabiggersliceofthe well afootwithotherstojoinintheeffort.HoweverIGYRodneyBayMarinawould like and St.LuciaYachtClubhavecomeaboardwithsponsorship,discussionsare and TEMhaveagreedtomakeappearances.Allthat’sneedednowarethecrowds! the docksandatbusinesspremises.LocalbandsFourthWorld,OffIsland,Groove mers, fire-eaters,andstudentsoftheSchoolMusicalreadyslatedtoperformon a localflavour,withgroupssuchastheHelenFolkDancers,masqueraders,drum- provide thegoodsandservicestheyarefamousfor.Culturalentertainmentwillbeof bakes andcocoa-tea,whilethepermanenttenantsofMarinawillcontinueto more. Othervendorswillprovidelocaldelicaciesincludingcrabbacks,accras, glass works,hand-carvedmasks,soaps,jams,LucianexpressionT-shirtsandmuch first ARCboats.Vendorsinthevillagewillbeofferinglocallymadeproductssuchas features oftheMarina,includinglightingmega-yachtberths. structed onthenewBoardwalkalongwater’sedgetoshowcasebeautiful Village Themeandfocusonlocalculturemusic.TheARCwillbecon- Marina’s Marketing,SalesandEventsManager.Thisyear’scelebrationwillfeaturea ARC”, anaccoladethemarinahighlyappreciatesforajobwelldone. Year, too.Asaresult,RodneyBayMarinahasbecomeknownasthe“Homeof stay —whichinmanycasestooktheChristmasseasonandwellintoNew event, andprovideddocking,security,servicesentertainmentthroughouttheir Marina, hashostedthethousandsofparticipantswhohaveparticipatedinthis activities forARC2010.OnarrivalattheMarina,partyingwillbegin. set sailfromCastriesHarbourtoRodneyBayMarina,aspartofIGY’spromotional same dayinSt.Lucia,acommemorativeARCflotillaoflocalandvisitingboatswill Las Palmas,GrandCanaria,markingthe25thanniversaryofevent.Onthat espresso oreveningdrink. decor isaconversationpieceallitsownwhenmeetingfriendsforanafternoon formerly unavailableviatheexistinggroceryoutletsonisland.Themodern marketed asofferingawideselectionofAmericanbrandsandproductsthatwere M&C Drugstore.AnotherhighlightofthemallisGLFoodmarket,whichhasbeen West, branchesofCastries-basedstoresAccessandTaxi,Digicel,Courts include new-to-St.LuciaMAC(theinternationalcosmeticbrand),USPoloandNine on October1st,with20ofthe70storesopeningtheirdoorstocustomers.Theoutlets complete withtheconvenienceofafive-storeyparkinglot.Asoftopeningwasheld anticipated, muchtalkedaboutBaywalkMallinRodneyBayVillageisnowopen, Steen Ingerslev,RYAPublicationsManager,explains. cient salesthenitbecomeshardertosustainprofitmarginsandproductionlevels,” harder forcompaniestoproducecost-effectivepapercharts;iftherearenotsuffi- easy touseandprovidedetailedinformationforlocalizedareas.” ing theverychartsthatsupportleisuresailor.Thesearelightweightand by thisannouncement.BydiscontinuingtheSmallCraftEditionsUKHOarepull- and theRYAChartPlotter. SC808, whichwillbewithdrawnfromsummer2011),AdmiraltyLeisureToughCharts, Folios, AdmiraltyLeisureEditions(excludingSC2036,SC2045,SC2656,SC2669and Caribbean Sea. this month,anumberofchartsincludingtheAdmiraltyLeisureFoliosfor to restructuretheAdmiraltyLeisureproductrange.Thiswillinvolvephasingout,from newsletter, theUnitedKingdomHydrographicOffice(UKHO)hasannouncedplans For moreinformationvisitwww.imm-yachting.com. IMM’s facilitiesinGuadeloupeareliterally inthemiddleofwhereboatswill For contractsrequiringdrydocking,thecompany willhaveaccesstothe140-metre Located atPointe-à-Pitre,thenewfacilitywillhavea300-metre(984-foot)deep- International MarineManagement, Mega-Yacht RepairFacilityforGuadeloupe At thetimeofwriting,WindwardIslandsBreweries,Digicel,St.LuciaTouristBoard, The Villagewillopenfromthe10thto17thofDecember,directlyafterarrival However thisyearwillbedifferent:“Biggerandbetter,”saysPortiaMogal,IGY For thelast20ofpast25yearsARC,St.Lucia,andspecificallyRodneyBay On November21st,theAtlanticRallyforCruisers(ARC)setssailSt.Luciafrom Rodney BayMarinaPreparesFor25thAnniversaryARC When youcometoSt.Lucianowhavemoreshoppingoptions.Themuch St. Lucia’sBaywalkMallNowOpen “The increaseinuseofdigitalcharts,andariseprintcostshavemadeitlot Stuart Carruthers,RYACruisingManager,says,“Wearenaturallyverydisappointed Also tobephasedoutthismonthareothernon-UKandIrelandAdmiraltyLeisure According totheSeptember8theditionofRoyalYachtingAssociation(RYA) UKHO DropsCaribbeanChartFolios Continued frompreviouspage

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and eightbuoymooringsforyachtsupto130 (IMM), acompanyformedin2007tospecialize NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 9 either Rodney Bay or Marigot time you dock in St. Lucia at to find an upgrade be pleasantly surprised Bay, you might and beverages. A in the supply of food at those marinas St. Lucia Seminar: by Shayne Perri Provisioning is KeyProvisioning

to Building Yacht Tourism to Building Since the 1960s, when yachtsman Walter Boudreau opened the Hurricane Since the 1960s, when yachtsman Walter Boudreau opened now offers 32 slips Hole Hotel, Marigot Bay has been growing. The Marina and 20 moorings Yachting officials acknowledged that St. Lucia is at the infancy stage of the mega- Bob Hathaway, the manager of The Marina at Marigot Bay, says, “St. Lucia is the Despite the positives, there are challenges that the St. Lucian yachting sector is St. Lucia’s yachting product includes many highlights, which makes the island a This 20-percent increase in yachting arrivals he is referring to is for the IGY Rodney McHale Andrew, the Executive Vice President of the SLHTA, spoke on the eco- In the tourism industry in general, basic information is valuable, like the location ofIn the tourism industry in general, basic information is St. Lucia has been able to host yachts over 80 feet since the latter part of the St. Lucia has been able to host yachts over 80 feet The Consultant Director of Yachting for St. Lucia, Cuthbert Didier, says, “The Yachting for St. Lucia, Cuthbert Didier, says, “The The Consultant Director of

The purpose of the seminar, which was attended by 50 delegates from the sectors attended by 50 delegates from the seminar, which was The purpose of NEXT NEXT yacht industry, but this should be used as an advantage, particularly when it comes to creating strong linkages with the local agricultural supply chain to minimize the level of imports required. And it is this marriage between agriculture and tourism that is necessary for the improvements to food and beverage provisioning aimed at increas- ing the number of mega-yachts and other yachts that use St. Lucia as a base. fastest growing yachting destination in the Eastern Caribbean and attracts all sizes and types of yachts from participants in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers up to the largest mega-yachts afloat today. This growth provides an opportunity for the farm- ers and fishers of St. Lucia to use our wonderfully fertile lands and seas to provide the highest quality produce to these yachts and add to their yachting experience with real Caribbean food and drink.” facing. In addition to the ability to provision the yachts, which is being tackled head on, there are bureaucratic and administrative procedures — not only in the importa- tion of goods, but also Immigration-wise — which restrict St. Lucia from becoming a major southern charter base in the Caribbean. great locale for berthing. It has spectacular geography and excellent infrastructure including marina facilities and hotel resorts, and well-placed special events on the St. Lucian calendar including St. Lucia Jazz in May and St. Lucia Carnival in July. Bay Marina exclusively. Other statistics to justify the St. Lucian yachting product are a direct contribution to GDP of US$40 million, with 130 businesses directly involved, 450 persons directly employed, 700 persons indirectly employed and the linkage with all aspects of the economy. nomic strength of the yachting sector: “I made the point in stating that what tourism does, is it expands markets. With respect to yacht provisioning, the evidence is very strong that the yachting sector has been increasing its overall share of the tourism market in St. Lucia but also has been the fastest growing sector within tourism. Even in 2009, when we had very sluggish overall tourism arrivals (a 5.8 percent decline), yet in the yachting sector we had an increase of over 20 percent in that same year.” the nearest supermarket or where to buy fresh fruit. These are the things that notthe nearest supermarket or where to buy fresh fruit. to know, but also the crew- only the guests on the visiting cruising yachts would like vessel has a crew of some 42members of the charter and mega-yachts. A 350-foot — namely the patronagemembers and their economic spillover into the local economy tourism product. of restaurants and bars — is another spin-off of this water-based 1990s. The infrastructural upgrade to the IGY Rodney Bay Marina in 2007 encour- 1990s. The infrastructural upgrade to the IGY Rodney but to base themselves here ages mega-yachts to spend not just a few nights in port, do not yet view the yachting for the entire November to May season. For persons who analogy to consider is that sector as a bona fide part of the tourism industry, an are the concierge, therefore yachts are like floating hotel rooms and the marinas information to high-end food marinas should be outfitted with everything from basic should be on hand. and beverage provisioning as a range of amenities that seminar’s main focus was to deal with provisioning and to bring all the parties to deal with provisioning and to bring all the parties seminar’s main focus was Customs and the Ministry together. That includes all the service providers, including infrastructure, now we need of Agriculture. We have done a great job in building the one.” to improve on the services — and provisioning is a key of agriculture, fishing, wholesale and retail grocery outlets, importers, shippers, and grocery outlets, importers, fishing, wholesale and retail of agriculture, provisioning to quality of food and beverage Excise, was to improve the Customs and To accomplish this, steps include educating and sen- the island’s yachting market. and private and public sectors, defining the existing sitizing stakeholders in the sec- recognizing business opportunities for the private potential market more clearly, measures that will enhance the market. tor and identifying public sector seminar held in mid-September, hosted by The Marina at Marigot Bay in collabora- by The Marina at Marigot in mid-September, hosted seminar held St. Lucia Hotel of St. Lucia (MIASL) and the Industries Association tion with Marine provisioning on the improvement of yacht Association (SLHTA) focused and Tourism on the larger yachts. with special emphasis NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 10 e-mail: [email protected]/68 Tel (784)457-3507/457-3527(evenings) (northern sideofAdmiraltyBay) Located oppositeG.Y.E. 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The Bequia diving community, local companies including Tradewinds Cruise Club, The Bequia diving community, local companies including Bequia Businesses Join Coastal Cleanup Day Coastal Cleanup Day Supported by PADI Americas, the annual International For more information about the Tobago Cays Marine Park contact Olando Harvey on For more information about the Tobago Cays Marine Park For more information about the Barbados Sea Turtle Project For more information about the Barbados Sea Turtle Project According to Olando Harvey, TCMP Marine Biologist, “The workshop was extreme- According to Olando Harvey, TCMP Marine Biologist, In addition to scientific techniques, workshop participants discussed threats to sea In addition to scientific techniques, workshop participants Dr. Karen Eckert, Executive Director of WIDECAST, which is an international sci- Dr. Karen Eckert, Executive Director of WIDECAST, which The workshop provided an opportunity for the TCMP trainees to learn from BSTPThe workshop provided an opportunity for the TCMP University of the West Indies Professor Julia Horrocks, Director of the BSTP, com- University of the West Indies Barbados Turtle Project Trains Tobago Cays Staff Barbados Turtle Project Trains (TCMP) recently took part in an international train- The Tobago Cays Marine Park For more information about sea turtles and how to help them survive sea turtles and how to help them survive For more information about Anyone finding disoriented hatchlings should place them in a bucket with some hatchlings should place them in a bucket with some Anyone finding disoriented Ms. Doyle described that beachfront hotels, bars and homes can make small bars and homes can that beachfront hotels, Ms. Doyle described Critically endangered by unsustainable levels of use and the loss of habitat, levels of use and the loss by unsustainable Critically endangered Divers display their Project AWARE Certificates of Recognition for clean-up participation Global Marine Debris Index, contact [email protected] or phone (784) 458-3504. world. A continued drive for strong consistent data is the key to help inform, reform, educate and legislate. Annually, nearly one million birds are killed by aquatic litter and an estimated 100,000 marine animals, including dolphins, whales and sea turtles, choke on or get tangled in debris. bringing water-based businesses together we can take care of the oceans that pro- vide us with work, play and happiness.” and residents celebrated International Cleanup Day on September 25th by contrib- and residents celebrated International Cleanup Day on the local businesses help uting to marine debris data collection. Dive Bequia asked Foundation, a non-profit to target underwater and shoreline debris. Project AWARE events. Polly Philipson, Dive environmental organization, spearheaded the cleanup Bequia Cleanup Organizer, said, “This year we found suitcases, microwaves, build- ing materials and an ironing board amongst lots of plastic items and fishing line. By reaches more than 15,000 volunteers in more than a hundred countries throughout reaches more than 15,000 volunteers in more than a the world. (784) 485-8191. visit www.barbadosseaturtles.org. ly valuable because it focused on practical approaches to management issues that ly valuable because it focused on practical approaches awareness. It was useful we all face, including limited resources and a lack of public share practical ways to solve for us to gain first-hand experience in Barbados to common management issues.” turtle survival and shared ideas about how to reduce these threats, which range turtle survival and shared ideas about how to reduce eggs to pollution and the loss from the illegal hunting of sea turtles and poaching of for successfully increasing of nesting habitat due to coastal development. Strategies were also shared. public awareness of the protected status of sea turtles entific network comprised of sea turtle experts, natural resource professionals andentific network comprised of sea turtle experts, natural countries (includingcommunity-based conservationists in more than 40 Caribbean “Barbados was selected toBarbados and St. Vincent & the Grenadines), noted that there is an excellenthost the training workshop because the research conducted turtle population monitoringexample of a professional, long-term approach to sea throughout the Caribbean,— it’s exactly the kind of thing we’d like to see implemented protected areas.”and especially within the boundaries of the region’s marine staff about the various techniques used to catch sea turtles for research and censusstaff about the various techniques used to catch sea turtles the hand-captured turtles,purposes. During fieldwork, trainees tagged and measured released the endangered ani- practiced filling out standardized reporting forms, and staff on nightly beach patrolsmals back to the sea. Trainees also accompanied BSTP at this time of year. to document sea turtle nesting and hatching, which peaks mented, “Barbados has achieved quite a lot of success in protecting its sea turtles, quite a lot of success in protecting its sea turtles, mented, “Barbados has achieved with colleagues from other and we are always pleased to share what we’ve learned and St. Vincent & the islands. Because sea turtles move freely between Barbados ensure their survival.” Grenadines, it’s important that we all work together to ing workshop convened by the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network ing workshop convened by Sea Turtle Project (BSTP). Designed to share (WIDECAST) and the Barbados with staff and partners of the TCMP, the workshop Barbados’ sea turtle expertise the Areas and Associated Livelihoods Project of was funded by the Protected States to develop capacity in the TCMP to con- Organisation of Eastern Caribbean assessments. duct sea turtle population visit www.widecast.org. damp sand (not water) in the bottom. On Union Island the public can call staff of the bottom. On Union Island the public can call staff damp sand (not water) in the the Environmental Attackers, who will help to release TCMP, Grenadines Dive or dark beach. In other parts of the Grenadines, contact hatchlings safely at a suitable, Officer and WIDECAST Country Coordinator Lucine the Fisheries Conservation Edwards on (784) 456-2738. changes in their lighting to help stop hatchlings from getting disoriented. Low- hatchlings from getting disoriented. lighting to help stop changes in their are more “turtle- rather than white and vapor lights are yellow pressure sodium aren’t visible or shielding them so that they the direction of lights friendly”. Angling motion sen- their lives safely. Similarly, also helps hatchlings to start from the beach save money, when people are around beachfront lights on only sors that switch help save turtles. reduce coastal lighting, and hawksbill turtle populations worldwide have been reduced by more than 80 percent been reduced by more populations worldwide have hawksbill turtle hundred years). (the equivalent of about a sea turtle generations over the last three — NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 12 Back-to-school timeisfun—whenyouracedinghiesintheVirginIslands! Harbour toRodneyBayMarina,witheveryone welcome. (ARC) willbeheldinStLuciaonNovember 21st—afunflotillasailfromCastries 16th, 1776.TeamStatiaisbeingsupportedbytheTourismDepartmentofisland. salute totheUnitedStatesflagbyaforeignpowerwhenshearrivedonNovember a copyoftheDeclarationIndependencetoSt.Eustatius,receivingfirst-ever Eustatius (Statia).DuringtheAmericanRevolution,brigantine Rock Regatta,whichwasfoundedtohighlightthehistoricaltiesbetweenUSand St. Golden RockRegatta2010havedecidednottosailthenorthernroutefromAnguilla ninth editionoftheRouteduRhumwasscheduledtodepartonOctober31st. ing thisyearinthe3,500-milesoloracefromSt.Malo,FrancetoGuadeloupe.The highlights ontheFrenchyachtingcalendar.Morethan80skipperswillbecompet- teams tobuilduponthegreatsuccessofthisyear’sevent. the roundrobins,toduelforfirst. Waters winningthirdplace.ThisleftBaileyandRathburn,thetwohighestscorersin and LeoVasilievoftheUSA. Sunday morning,leavingfourqualifiersforthesemi-finals:Rathbun,Bailey,Waters no weatherdelays,andtheround-robinqualifierswereracedalldaySaturday weather waskind,withvaryingwindconditionstochallengethecrews.Therewere was justoffNannyCayMarina,providinganidealvantagepointforspectators.The boats, withentriesthisyearfromtheUSA,St.Thomas,CroixandBVI.Racing Andrew Watersandhisteam,alsofromtheBVI. defeated WilliamBailey’sSt.Thomasteaminthefinal,2-0.Thirdplacewentto Yacht ClubonOctober2ndand3rd,waswonbyColinRathbunoftheBVI.Histeam runner-up ScottMckenzie,bothalsofromSt.Thomas. from St.ThomasYachtClub.AdvancedFleetwaswonhandilybyColinBrego,with was wonbyJulianvandenDriesscheandrunner-upSkylerAnspacher;bothare into twofleets,AdvancedandGreen,withatotalofsevenracesrun.GreenFleet regatta, stagedatNannyCayMarina,Tortola,forthefirsttime.Theracingwassplit —Continuedonnextpage cell number,andnumberofcrewmembers. e-mail [email protected]:nameof boat,detailsofskipper’snameand you havemorecrew,canpurchase extratickets. snacks atTheBoardwalkBarinthemarina foruptosixcrewmembersperboat;if REGATTA NEWS Meet inCastriesat9.30 A symboliccelebrationoftheofficialstart ofthe25thAtlanticRallyforCruisers St. LuciatoCelebratetheStartofARC,Too! For moreinformationvisitwww.goldenrockregatta.com. After consulting with local sailors, charter companies and sponsors, organizers of the After consultingwithlocalsailors,chartercompaniesandsponsors,organizersofthe The GoldenRockRegatta2010ChangesCourse For moreinformationvisitwww.routedurhum-labanquepostale.com. The RouteduRhumtransatlanticraceisheldeveryfouryearsandoneofthe Route duRhumTransatlanticRaceSetsSail For moreinformationvisitwww.rbviyc.org. For nextyear’stenthanniversaryoftherace,RBVIYChopestoattractmore The bestofthreeracesresultedinfurthereliminationforWatersandVasiliev,with The ninthrunningofthisinvitation-onlyeventwasracedinone-designIC24keel- The annualPeteShealsMemorialMatchRaceRegatta,hostedbytheRoyalBVI Colin RathbunWinsPeteShealsRegattaforRecord4thTime! For moreinformationvisitwww.rbviyc.org. On September25th,theRoyalBVIYachtClubhelditsannual‘BacktoSchool’ Royal BVIYachtClubBacktoSchoolRegatta Free registration!Putthefollowingdetails asacommentonthisFacebookeventor and Statia , St.Barth’s sails fromSt.Maartento memorializing thisevent First salute.Theregatta AM . Therewillbecomplimentarypost-flotilla drinksand take part in the Golden take partintheGolden from theislandofStatiawill 13th to17th. takes placefromNovember regatta. Thisyear’sevent to joininatanypointofthe rounding islandsareinvited Participants fromthesur- going fromislandtoisland. Rock Regattahasfourraces Barth’s. OfficiallytheGolden route toGustavia,St. Tintamarre andSt.Martinen Channel, passingbetween sail uptheAnguilla to St.Barth’s,butinstead For the first time, a team For thefirsttime,ateam Andrew Doria brought brought NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 13 is racing the regatta for DSK Pioneer Investments, : Andy Peters, Chris Alexis, Mike Bingley, Lucy Murchie, The RORC Caribbean 600 is the best offshore race in the world,” said The RORC Caribbean 600 is the best offshore race in the Tulaichean II “ at The Boardwalk Bar. at The Boardwalk PM Continued from previous page Continued from Skippers’ Briefing and ticket distribution takes place Friday, November 19th at place Friday, November and ticket distribution takes Skippers’ Briefing ‘Conch Republic Navy’ Heads for Jamaica Next Month ‘Conch Republic Navy’ Heads dubbed the Conch Republic Navy, is expected to arrive A flotilla of some 50 boats, [email protected]. For more information contact Sailing Festival 2011 January Excitement: Grenada 2011 will take place with yacht races from January The Grenada Sailing Festival racing and cruising classes. No boat? No worries! Charter options are available for happens at this regat- Some of the most exciting sailing in the Southern Caribbean For more information see ad on page 12. RORC Caribbean 600: On-line Entry Now Open the RORC Caribbean 600, Online entry opened October 1st for the third edition of enjoy offshore racing,” said “This race is firmly on the calendar for those boats that Italian Danilo Salsi in his Swan 90, La Course de L’Alliance 2010 La Course de through from November 26th presents La Course de L’Alliance Marina Fort Louis four yacht clubs will work together to organize the For the sixth consecutive year, system for this year’s Course de L’Alliance at www. There is a new on-line entry For more information phone Danielle at (758) 718-5010 or Portia at (758) 724-7609, 718-5010 or Portia at (758) phone Danielle at (758) For more information For pre-registration visit www.southgrenadaregatta.com/registration.html. For more information see ad on page 13. Caribbean Rallies for 2011 The sixth Route du Carnival rally, starting at Port du Marin Marina in Martinique and The Transcaraibes rally to Cuba will start in St. Martin this year, instead of in For more information on both rallies see ad in Market Place section. ATTENTION REGATTA AND EVENT ORGANIZERS: We are now preparing our compre- For more information visit www.caribbean600.rorc.org. Grenada South Coast Regatta Set for February south coast, the Grenada Based at Le Phare Bleu Marina on Grenada’s beautiful classes: Spinnaker, Non- There will be racing under the IRC rules in the following 6:00 — in Port Antonio, Jamaica on or about December 23rd. The Conch Republic Navy or about December 23rd. The Conch Republic Navy in Port Antonio, Jamaica on to to allow both seasoned and novice passage-makers Flotilla Sail Along is designed West, Florida to Jamaica. The fleet sets sail from Key West travel flotilla style from Key the flotilla stops for three days in Georgetown, on December 9th. En route, Antonio on December 17th. Following arrival in Bahamas, departing for Port planned, including a New Year’s Eve gala on the Jamaica, a host of events are cruise ship pier. 4th through 6th. Once 28th through February 1st and workboat races from February the yachts’ Home Port for the again, Camper & Nicholson’s Port Louis Marina will be regatta participants. Grenada Sailing Festival, with special docking deals for ta. Join it in 2011! On-line registration is now open at www.grenadasailingfestival.com. interest in the race, which and a serious line-up of offshore racing boats has shown starts in Antigua on February 21st, 2011. Warden Owen. “Many Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) Chief Executive, Eddie as a way of crossing the boats are using the ARC race, which starts in November, Atlantic in time to participate in this regatta.” 28th this year, an initiative of Marina Fort Louis in St. Martin to cement the alliance Louis in St. Martin to cement an initiative of Marina Fort 28th this year, and Anguilla. St. Maarten, St. Barth’s between St. Martin, finish at each of the clubs. One of the great things regatta, which will start and/or and fun at each finish location. about this regatta is the camaraderie earlier you enter the easier it is for the organizers to coursedelalliance.com — the finalize the classes! or e-mail [email protected]. Spinnaker, Catamaran, Fun, Traditional and J/24. This event offers great competition on the water and lots of fun ashore for the whole family. taking participants through the highlights of the Windward Islands to finish at the famous Trinidad Carnival, starts on February 27th. Guadeloupe as in previous years. Organizer Stéphane Legendre explains, “It saves the journey from Guadeloupe, which can be lengthy and uncomfortable, and it also gives more time in St. Martin for preparations, provisioning and shopping for chandlery items duty-free in US dollars.” The 12th Transcaraibes rally will begin at the new Marina Fort Louis Yacht Club on April 2nd. hensive Annual Calendar of Events 2011. Send your details today to [email protected] — deadline November 31st. the third time. Danilo after winning the Maxi Division of the recent Rolex Swan Cup in Sardinia. “The Danilo after winning the Maxi Division of the recent Rolex islands to round, beautiful race has everything to offer: wind, warm water, lots of in Italy in February, it’s the scenery and even an active volcano. With cold weather looking forward to it.” perfect time for us to race in the Caribbean, and we are 25th through 27th. South Coast Regatta 2011 will take place from February The crew from Jeanie Parr and Gary Adams. Lucy says, ‘We came second in all three races in 2010. We had a great time, really enjoyed the courses, and are looking forward to next year!’ NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 14 —Continuedonnextpage Vincent, aswelltheirCustoms/Immigrationpolicies,wereaplusoverSt.Lucia. were annoying“hangerson”.Rulesprohibitingjet-skisandspearfishinginSt. boys inSt.VincentwassuperiortothatweexperiencedLucia,wheremany examining harborsandanchorages,exploringonshore.Theetiquetteofboat ground gaveway.) season. ThreeCzechslosttheirlivesthisJunenearTrinityFallswhenwet,unstable three milesnorthofKeartons.(Bytheway,donotvisitholyplaceduringrainy jaw-dropping hikes.TheirtrailheadsarewithinminutesofChateaubelair,about “bring iton”adventureTrinityFalls,SoufriereVolcanoandotheroffthebeatenpath, tame, easy-accessDarkViewandWallilabouFalls,VermontNatureTrail,to triune blasters.St.Vincent,like“Dominica,theNatureIsland”,hasvariety:from Descending woodenstairs,onpathsofdarkrichsoil,onearrivestothemistfrom through adefunctbutnotdecrepitagriculturalcollegecampusintorainforest. watching TrinityFalls.Thissupernaturalhighisathree-hourhikefromChateaubelair “Nothing likecommuningwiththeFather,SonandHolyGhost”aswesatawestruck boy reputationthatshroudsVincentiankindness. self anddescribingservicesavailable.Succinctpolite,hecontradictedthebad- north ofbeautifulBottleandGlassRocksLeewardSt.Vincent,introducinghim- boats onmoorings. hadn’t methimbefore,buthadapositiveexperienceanchoringasidetwocharter January nightwasduringoursecondpassthroughSt.VincentsinceDecember.We this.” ItwasthesoothingvoiceofOrlando,co-ownerRock-SideCafé.This the ballondeck,”hesaidasstrainedtoliftme.“Rosiaskedmefix had usonthedefensive.Reachingme,mantookholdofourmooringline.“Bring the onlyyachtinKearton’sBay,andSt.Vincent’sreputation,tarnishedbyrobberies, ness, amanslidontosurfboardandpaddledtowardme. to stillthemaddeningtapofplasticballagainstfiberglassbow.Inmidnightdark- St. Vincent Re-Think Leeward From December2009,throughJulythisyear,wesailedSt.LucianandSVGwaters Another day,IsaidtoourSwedishhikingpartnersHenrik,GustavandKristo, This time,OrlandowelcomedusintocozyKeartonsBay,southofWallilabouand “Thiscouldbeverygoodorbad,”Ithought.Myhusband,Jim,andwereon A flashoflightonshoredivertedmyattentionfromtheforedeckwhereIwrestled by EllenBirrell

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ThesecondmigratedtoNorthAmericaafterhisfamilydecidedgethiminto left thepolicestationduringinvestigationandtookaboatforSt.Luciaisstill and assaultsinhisdistrictfrom2008topresent:“(ofthe...)threeperpetrators,one Association (NLTA),Dr.JerrolThompson,hadtheseremarksrelatedtotherobberies de facto Just as“ittakesmoneytomakemoney”,thesqueezeofcruisers’andcharterers’ deals runamuck,andsailorswhodon’tbehaveonshore,provokingcontempt. gone bad.”Whilethereareunprovokedcrimesagainstyachtsman,alsodrug a farmerrunsoutofmoney,he’llstealfromyachtstogetby.Therearealsodrugdeals After aganjacropissold,ittakesthreemonthsuntilthenextharvest.Sometimes,if official saidcandidly:“No,itisnotcrackthattheproblem.Ganjacropsrunincycles. understand aboutchoosingathrivingmarijuanabusiness? make amiddle-classincome?Withthebananamarketinshambles,whatishardto annual profit,hetoldus,is$50,000.Wouldwebegrudgeanyoneforwantingto mesmerized bycolorsandscale.Iwondered:ConvertingfromECtoUSdollarsthe From hisheavenlyVincentianthrone,oureyeswanderedtheethereallandscape, Our guideansweredquestionsonplanting,harvesting,transportingandmarketing. cal rowsofganja,beans,andmorewemarveledattheagriculturalfeat. whacking broughtusbeyondthereachofagriculturalofficials.Perchedaboveverti- Morne DiablotinsummitorpeaksalongthewaytoBoilingLake.Anhour’sbush- hiked usthroughtwovalleysintowhatwethoughtwasasgloriousDominica’s opportunity andwealth.” Problems comewithpeopleoflittleopportunitymeetingseeminglylimitless is nodangerwalkingaboutthemountainsandfarmsofLeewardSt.Vincent. to tellaboutit.”Twenty-four-yearcruisingveteranJimHutchinsondisagrees:“There South Islandunawares:“Strayingintosomeone’sganjafield,youmightnotcomeout for volcanichikes.Itwarnedthatyoudon’twanttogobushwhackingaroundthe Island ofHawaiiin2002,daysbeforeabusinessmeeting,Ireferredtoguidebook tional tiesthattourismbrings,cocaineisarecentphenomenonforSt.Vincent. cultural export,Vincentiansgraspforeconomicopportunities.Withtheinterna- buying Vincentianbananas,whichcontinuetobetheirnumber-onelegitimateagri- drug dealsandhardenedcriminals.ExacerbatedbytheUKUSallbutcurtailing tries’ demandtobuy,comeinternationaldrugdealersandcrack,creatingharsher the heartofSt.Vincent’s Burglaries atthreeeach:RodneyBayandSoufriere(St.Lucia)Chaguaramas. (Carriacou) had11,PSVsevenandMarigotBay(St.Lucia)fiveplussixattempts. Chateaubelair sufferedwhileChaguaramasgrewinpopularity.Thefts:TyrrelBay the cruisingworld.Chaguaramashadtworobberies/twoattemptsandthreeassaults. glary wasreported,ninerobberiesandtwoarmedassaultsinChateaubelairrocked — Parliamentary Representativeand2001founderofNorthLeewardTourism What areVincentiansdoingaboutit? Scroll aheadto2009-2010:theLeewardanchorages’stillwatersaredeathlyquiet. New ImprovementsontheGround Responding toquestionsaboutassault,drugabuse,andcrack,anSVGCustoms When wewantedtoseetherealSt.Vincent,arespectedlocalguideandfarmer Being awareofthecriminalelementinanydestinationiswise.ArrivingonBig If Chateaubelairisproximaltoastoundingwaterfallsandvolcanichikes,italso The problemtimeforLeewardSt.Vincentwas2006-08.Whilenaryatheftorbur- Continued frompreviouspage boycotthascreatedasilentscreamofeconomicparalysis. numero uno cashcrop,ganja.Drivenbydevelopedcoun- Touch theleavesandthey’llfolduptemporarily Inset: WhenhikinginSt.Vincent,lookfor‘sensitive’plantsgrowinglowalongthetrail. Bringing newmeaningtocollectingrainwater,GustavhydratesonahikeTrinityFalls NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 17 there are citizen patrols work- there are citizen AM to 6:00 PM When Jim and I anchored in Chateaubelair, middle-aged vendor John told us, “I can- middle-aged vendor John I anchored in Chateaubelair, When Jim and about rolling He is enthused is also SVG Minister of Telecommunications. Dr. Thompson SVG Ministry of Tourism: “We recognize the impor- Vida Bernard, Director of the training included conflict resolution. By 2011, the pro- Beginning in August 2010 Doing Our Part can we cruisers do? Researching benefits and risks If we look in the mirror, what one another. Extend that A universal code for cruisers is checking in and helping expectations. There is a As with any destination, be informed and manage your visitor safety and security at Chateaubelair, since it is a Port of Entry and has the since it is a Port of Entry and security at Chateaubelair, visitor safety and Dark View of Baleine, and Trinity Soufriere Volcano, the Falls best access to replied, “From 6:00 Falls, Dr. Thompson ing directly with police and RRU to keep Chateaubelair secure for yachts.” police and RRU to keep ing directly with are watching.” He minutes. Police on shore your boat for more than five not hang around trained to do. Guide, as he has been he is mentioned in the Doyle reminded us that is an emergency in late 2010. GMDSS Marine Distress Signaling System out the Global Cumberland and and local police in signals SVG Coast Guard alert device that will be useful for cruisers, charter boats, and fishermen. Chateaubelair. He believes it We realize the onus is on us to meet the yachts’ needs. tance of the yachting industry. plane and are greeted first by Customs and Immigration, Unlike visitors who come by waterfront service providers. Since July, 2006, the SVG cruisers’ first contact is with regular customer-service and tour-guide training Ministry of Tourism has supported the North Leeward coast of St. Vincent.” and tourism education targeting expanded into the Grenadines from Bequia to Mayreau.gram will be intensified and windward St. Vincent is scheduled for 2012 completion.An international airport on completion, we can expect to see more yacht charteringBernard adds, “I believe with of direct from Europe and North America.” The Ministry because it will be easier to fly with the Police Department, Coast Guard, ImmigrationTourism has planned meetings They’ve completed a tour of St. Lucia to provide beach- and Customs & Excise officials. first-hand experience of best practices, and conductfront service providers with service and conflict resolution. Like Dominica, St. Vincentannual training in customer to amazing natural phenomena is a strong suit.recognizes that easy access risk-tolerance spectrum, Jim and I consider ourselves beforehand is key. On the after arrival to observe the middle of the road. Do we... stay on board for hours night, normally lifting it out of anchorage? Yes. Lock our dinghy when ashore and at to see how many the water? Yes. (Take a look at www.safetyandsecuritynet.com antenna booster so that we times “unlocked” was noted related to crime.) Have an Lock ourselves in at night? don’t haul our precious MacBook and laptop ashore? Yes. if we are unsure of where No. March with an air of confidence when on shore, even Use “We don’t buy from boat we’re heading? Yes. Do we dress unobtrusively? Yes. Yes. Always use a local vendors, we only shop on shore” line in certain anchorages? in the wild places of the US guide when hiking? No, but we have a background danger of flash floods? Several Intermountain West. Have we abandoned hikes due to are in, understanding locals times. You get the idea: we are present to the place we and Mother Nature. Let’s get real on who’s in charge. on-shore establishments. In to include checking in with local charter companies or Front Restaurant, in Chateaubelair, your contact could be Gail at Beach or Orlando in Keartons Cumberland, someone at Black Baron, Ronnie at Wallilabou, Bay, and so forth. a good physical workout, price for paradise. Be willing to pay it with prudence, of Mother Nature. Leeward patience and empathy for locals and an understanding memories. St. Vincent may be the most incredible part of your Caribbean Continued from previous page Continued from He further explained that in 2003 and 2005, 45 persons were trained in Wallilabou. He further explained that in 2003 and 2005, 45 persons “There is a new tour service. Heritage Nature Tours takes customers from the Nature Tours takes customers tour service. Heritage “There is a new “I believe we are way past those days. In early August this year, the Ministry of early August this year, are way past those days. In “I believe we Dark View Falls, a 20-minute walk from Chateaubelair. Dark View Falls, a 20-minute walk from Chateaubelair. You’ll likely have it to yourselves, as we did In 2006 advanced training began. Responding to yacht robbery and theft problems In 2006 advanced training began. Responding to yacht VHF radios. By 2007, NLTA that year, all local police stations were equipped with formed. A Rapid Response Chapter “Cumberland Bay Tourism Organization” was nightly. “Beach-front Unit (RRU) based out of the village of Layou began patrolling training, certifica- service provider” replaced the term “boat boy”, and best-practices implemented that year. By tions and capturing names into a database were also and Cumberland, and tourism 2008, additional RRU bases started in Chateaubelair and police representa- operators were issued certification cards. In 2009, operators and harbor entrance solar- tives met in Cumberland. They decided to install land When pressed regarding powered lights, a visitors’ center and other improvements. Grenadines wharf in Kingstown to sites in North Leeward including Cumberland, in North Leeward including in Kingstown to sites Grenadines wharf Dark View boat rides to the Falls of Baleine), Chateaubelair jetty (for Troumaca Dam, tour links each La Soufriere volcano). The Beach (for trips to Falls and Richmond professional tour guide.” group with a trained, certified Tourism conducted a refresher course for tour guides in Cumberland, just north of tour guides in Cumberland, a refresher course for Tourism conducted and Troumaca and Cumberland) from Coulls Hill (between Wallilabou. Persons Chateaubelair attitude at Cumberland. attended. There is a brand-new Chateaubelair being placed on these beaches. patrolled. Pay phones are Beach is actively — NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 18 office bytaxi.Afterourcabdriverfinallyfoundit,hav- bring themtoyourdinghyforfree. domicilio ket managerbeforehand(important!)for taxi driverstrytotakemore.Ifyouaskthesupermar- All ofthetaxifareswithinColonareUS$1,butmost supermarket, Super99—andcomebackwithataxi. US$5 adaytousethedinghydock. copy ofallyourpermitsandboatpapers,youpay Colon. 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When thetugwastiedtonextlockwall,thenwe and theskipperhastopayfullattentionboat. wall, andletthetugpass.Thewaterisveryturbulent cast offfromthetugboat,goslowlyclosetolock a tugboat. we wentinafterabigvesselandtiedupalongside fast —liftanchorandhustletothefirstlock!There the advisorcameonboard,andfromthenallwent complete ourtransitthefollowingday.At1700hours we weretodothefirstlocksinafternoon,and placing extrafendersbetweenthetyres.Itturnsout ting theropesready,coveringsolarpanels,and day wasgone. went tothesupermarket,hadsundowners,and more thanadaytokill.Wetooklunchatrestaurant, had scheduledmypassageforMonday,sowe Sunday morning,alittlebitearlierthanexpected.I My linehandlers—TomandRosefrom The Transit On thethirdday,Iwentashoretocallscheduler Because wewereintheneighbourhood,did The nextday,wewaiteduntil1000hoursforthe Yesterday at1700hourswelefttheanchorage Skipper’s note:Lookatthewateraroundtug. 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Lubricants &Oils Bilge Pumps Marine Hoses Electric Wire Anchors &Fenders Chain &Rope Johnson Hardware Ltd. culture departments,on-lineregulationsandourown on correspondencewithgovernmentofficialsandagri- Eastern Caribbeanislands.Thisinformationisbased about thecheck-inproceduresforyourdogin what todowhenwegothroughthecheck-inprocess. people reallyknowwhattheactualregulationsareor unanswered, thingschangewithoutnoticeandfew tion on-lineisincorrect,correspondenceremains however, asthereisnoconsistency,alotofinforma- request detailswhereneeded.Noneofthisiseasy, to researchtheregulations,prepareaccordinglyand listens tous,rarelybarksandiswellbehaved).Wetry after ourdoginareaswherepeoplewalk,and essary andweareresponsibledogowners(wecleanup tick medicine,weobtainhealthcertificateswhennec- him hismonthlydoseofheartwormpillsandflea-and- we keepup-to-datewithalltherequiredshots,give We haveallthedocumentsandvaccinationrecords, properly checkourdog,Darwin,intoeachcountry. With thefollowingoverviewIwilltrytoinformyou FOR YOUR MARINEHARDWARE, ANDMORE Fax:(758)4520311 pals whereverhegoes boat dogmakesnew and friendly,agood Right: Wellmannered crewmember Darwin and indispensable her partner,Mark, Left: Theauthor,with Fishing Gear Snorkeling Equipment Flares &LifeJackets VHF Radios Stainless Fittings Stainless Fasteners e-mail:[email protected] Certificate, TiterCertificate. Certificate, RabiesCertificate(<1year),DHCCP asp?iProd=12&iCat=6&hierarchy=0 9243 or495-2532 is lessthanthreeyearsold. tion records.YoushouldhaveaRabiesCertificatethat work, justincasetheofficerneedstoseevaccina- ask afewquestions.Besuretobringyourdog’spaper- check boxontheCustomsformandofficermight very easytovisittheUSVIwithyourdog.Thereisa the Caribbeanafterall! same treatment,feesorinformationaswedid.Thisis a surprise.Icannotguaranteethatyouwillreceivethe countries. Whetherthingsgoasplannedwillalwaysbe will makethingseasierwhencheckingintodifferent the Caribbeanwithyourdoginvolvesandhopefully experience. Itwillgiveyouanideaaboutwhatcruising Requirements: Website: www.bvi.gov.vg/products_directory. Fax: (284)495-1936or495-1269 Phone: (284)495-2110(ext124),468-9693,468- E-mail: Contact: British VirginIslands Just likeintheUnitedStatesandPuertoRico,itis US VirginIslands

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Remarks: The government of Anguilla is very strict , Statia, St. Maarten Contact: Glenn Holm E-mail: Recommended: Current Health Certificate, Rabies Procedure: Pets do not have to be declared on the Experience: Before we arrived in Statia, the Director Remarks: E-mailing with Glenn Holm was a pleasant St. Kitts & Nevis Contact: Dr. Challenger, Dr. Lesroy Henri E-mail: Phone: Fax: (869) 465-2928 Website: Requirements: Rabies Certificate, Titer Certificate, NEW JET ADDED TO THE FLEET! THE TO ADDED JET NEW about Import Permits, so it is highly recommended to about Import Permits, so it is highly recommended to get in touch with them before arrival. Persistence is required in getting through to the office. Certificate, dog’s paperwork Customs form. of Tourism of Saba, Glenn Holm, replied to my inquiry as follows: “There’s a great chance you won’t even be checked or asked for the documentation but it’s always good to have it on hand just in case you are asked.” He indicated that the rules are the same for all three islands. experience and we encountered no problems whatso- ever taking our dog ashore in Statia and St. Maarten. We promised to never take him beyond the beach and to never take him beyond the We promised got in touch “go ahead” until we received a reluctant dur- vet, which never happened with the government ing our brief visit. asp?PageIdentifier=110 Health Certificate —Continued on next page FLIGHTS TO & FROM ST. LUCIA LUCIA & FROM ST. TO FLIGHTS pas de problème We have found that many beaches have

Remarks: Anguilla Contact: William K. Vanterpool Phone: (264) 497-2615 Fax: (264) 497-0040 Website: www.gov.ai/pets.htm Requirements: Health Certificate, Rabies Certificate Procedure: Apply for an import permit for your dog by Fee: US$16 (EC$40) Experience: We did not make any preparations and St. Martin, St. Barth’s, Guadeloupe, Martinique St. Martin, St. pets don’t in to these French islands, When checking Above: Land ho! Darwin wonders how long it will take Above: Land ho! Darwin wonders how long it will take to complete the formalities so he can go ashore Left: Mark and Darwin at St. Pierre, Martinique. The French islands are “no dogs” signs (not often enforced) and locals don’t “no dogs” signs (not often enforced) and locals don’t seem too pleased about or interested in pets (com- pared to the English-speaking islands). Many restau- rants do allow a dog at your side, however. (<1 year) phone. The permit is filled out over the phone, signed by the vet and faxed to you. Once in Anguilla, take permit and health certificate to the port of entry. The permit must then be paid for at the Agriculture Department in The Valley (on the road to Crocus Bay). only planned on spending two nights in Road Bay if all worked out okay. We tried to contact the government vet multiple times, without success, and ended up explaining our predicament (of not getting a response and a dog that needed to relieve himself) to Customs. have to be declared. It is recommended that you have the It is recommended that have to be declared. responsibly. on board and that you act dog’s paperwork Fill out application obtained via e-mail or obtained via e-mail or Fill out application

Continued from previous page Continued from Remarks: Ms. Tyson is very nice, helpful and respon- Remarks: Ms. Tyson is very Procedure: Fee: US$10 per dog. back and forth multiple Experience: We e-mailed sive to e-mail correspondence. The inspecting vets are sive to e-mail correspondence. The official regula- friendly, efficient and professional. but the abovemen- tions state additional requirements We did get questioned tioned ones seem sufficient. about only having one instead of two titer (serological) tests done and about the fact that our titer is older than 12 months. We proved that our dogs were healthy (we had two then) and stressed the fact that it is very hard to obtain extra titer certificates from the Caribbean (blood samples can only be tested in two places in the whole world: the UK and the USA). As long as the dog has subsequent rabies shots to date, one titer certifi- cate should do, according to the strict UK require- ments we use as our “make sense guidelines”. times, but the important communication had to be times, but the important number to send the con- done by fax. They need a fax They faxed us an appli- ditions and application form. it back. They would fax cation, we filled it out and sent but we preferred that the an import permit back to us, dogs would bring the per- vet who would examine our mit with him in West End. — Fax applica- date and time of arrival. fax with tentative example, in Health Certificate (for tion, Government — in walking from vet in St. Thomas USVI, obtained endorsed by Charlotte Amalie — and distance from via cab ride), Agriculture in Dorthea Department of Certificate. DHCCP Certificate, Titer Rabies Certificate, microchip. documents state the dog’s Ideally all the Road Town in checked in at West End or Dog must be port for Tortola, call Tortola. The morning you depart to let them know more (284) 468-9693 or 468-9243 Bring yourself and pet specific date and time of arrival. you there, inspect the to Customs. Officer will meet look through the docu- animal, read the microchip, the import permit. ments, collect the fee and issue NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 22 an importpermit. port ofentry,avetwillinspecttheanimalandissue an ideaofthedateandtimeship’sarrival.In — only stayaweek,thereare“designated”areaswhere there isaquarantineperiodoffourweeks,butifyou correspondence, oneoftheofficialsindicatedthat was notallowedonshore.(Duringsubsequente-mail thing wasahugehassleandmysterywhileourdog unreachable orbusyforatleast24hours,andevery- Nobody atCustomsknewwhattodo,thevetswere we decidedtoshowupinBasseterrewithourdog. required documentsandnothearinganythingback, confusing andnon-clarifying.Aftere-mailingthe from non-existent(manyunansweredenquiries)to full), communicationwiththegovernmentvetsranges ([email protected] neverrespondsoritsmailboxis charts. Fairtides! tide thefloodsfromwesttoeast.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 US$50 (EC$125)after4:00 Fee: US$40(EC$100)weekdaysfrom8:00 Procedure: E-mailorfaxthedog’sdocumentswith Experience: Informationon-lineisinadequate 9 2215 2148 2045 19 2003 18 1923 17 1842 16 1801 15 1718 14 1631 13 1542 1448 12 1352 11 1253 10 1155(new) 9 1058 8 1003 7 0910 6 0819 5 0721 4 3 2 1 DATE TIME November Continued frompreviouspage For moreinformation,see“TidesandCurrents”onthebackofallImrayIolaire Note: themaximumtideis3or4daysafternewandfullmoons. Water, Donexplains,generallytriestoruntowardthemoon.Thetidestarts Crossing thechannelsbetweenCaribbeanislandswithafavorabletidewill MERIDIAN PASSAGE NOVEMBER -DECEMBER2010 OF THEMOON PM 1509 1423 1329 1233 9 1136(new) 8 1038 7 0941 6 0847 5 0755 4 3 2 1 December 0525 30 0704 0434 29 0615 0341 28 0246 27 0150 26 0053 25 0000(full) 24 2357 23 2304 22 21 20 andonweekends AM to4:00 PM 31 0829 0552 30 0735 0642 0502 29 0412 28 0321 27 0229 26 0133 25 0036 24 0000(full) 23 2338 22 2240 21 2145 20 2054 19 2006 18 1921 17 1839 16 1758 15 1718 14 1637 13 1555 12 11 10 proved helpfulinoneinstance. stkittstourism.kn, tel[869]465-4040orcell662-7588) St. KittsTourismBureauinBasseterre(akela.browne@ try. Ifyouneedsomeassistance,AkelaBrowneofthe owner todotherightthinginordervisitthiscoun- lack ofcommunicationmakeithardforacruisingpet Caribbean countrytovisitwithyourdog. in theseislands.VotedthemostdifficultEastern move theboattoamoreremoteareaduringourvisit your dogcandohisorherbusiness.)Wedecidedto for internalandexternalparasites(betweenthree last sixweekspriortoarrivalinMontserrat,treatment DHCCP Certificate,listofallportsvisitedwithinthe Remarks: Goodluckwiththisone!Inefficiencyand Requirements: RabiesCertificate,Titer Website: inprogress Fax: (664)491-9275 Phone: (664)491-2076or491-2546 E-mail: Contact: Dr.SelvinMaloney Montserrat

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WALLILABOU ANCHORAGE WALLILABOU BAYHOTEL West Indies. (range limitedbythehills) VHFCh16&68 —Continuedonnextpage upon arrivalfortheequivalentofUS$41(EC$110). have aLymeDiseaseCertificate,thetestcanbedone to inspecttheanimalanddocuments.Ifyoudon’t test ifneeded)uponcheck-in.Agovernmentvetwillcome contact them(letknowyouneedaLymeDisease and timeofarrivalatleast48hoursahead upon arrival.InformtheVeterinaryDivisionofdate have beenreviewed,animportlicensecanbeissued start theimportlicenseprocess.Afterdocuments nal parasites(<7daysbeforearrival). Certificate (<7days),treatmentforinternalandexter- medical andvaccinationhistory,GovernmentHealth year), TiterCertificate,LymeDiseasetest(<6months), departments/vet-and-livestock/ [email protected] (the newChiefVetOfficer) and inspection. were promptandcourteouswiththeirresponses in atimelymanner.Dr.WaldronandMaloney Montserrat canbedoneefficiently,painlessly,and accepted ourhealthcertificatefromSt.Maarten. ously visitedcountry),butwhenweexplainedwhy,they a healthcertificatefromSt.Kitts&Nevis(theprevi- parasites, butwerenotaskedforproof.Wedidhave needed tobeshown.Wetreatourdogmonthlyfor cient. Noquestionswereaskedandnomoredocuments went smoothlyandtheinspectionwasshorteffi- likely handyouanimportpermit). make afinaldecisiononitsentry(andmorethan and agovernmentvetwillinspecttheanimal in, informtheCustomsofficeraboutdogaboard at least48hourspriortoanchoring.Uponchecking nary officerofthedateandapproximatetimearrival ments withthelistofvisitedports.Informveteri- viously visitedcountry. seven daysbeforearrival),HealthCertificatefrompre- Fee: US$50(EC$130)fortheinspection. Procedure: Faxore-mailtheinformationrequiredto Requirements: Microchip,RabiesCertificate(<1 Website: Fax: (268)460-1759 Phone: (268)462-6104or764-1263 E-mail: Contact: HelenaJefferyBrown,Dr.OonaEdwards Antigua &Barbuda Remarks: Temporarilyimportingyourdogin Experience: Correspondencewiththevetdepartment Fee: Free Procedure: E-mailorfaxtherequiredhealthdocu-

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Liesbet Collaert is a freelance writer who lives and is a freelance writer who Liesbet Collaert with Cruising the Eastern Caribbean Next month: cruises on check out For more stories and pictures, dog, Darwin. www.itsirie.com. their website Trinidad & Two: The Windwards, Your Dog, Part Tobago and Barbados. Customs officer if asked to call the vet before landing if asked to call the vet before Customs officer your dog. Remarks: Dominica is an easy place to temporarily is an easy place to Remarks: Dominica Relaxing aboard in St. Martin. Cruising the Lesser Antilles with man’s best friend can be challenging, but Liesbet Relaxing aboard in St. Martin. Cruising the Lesser Antilles pet owners. Next month, she takes us south has compiled a wealth of information to help her fellow Customs Department insists you call the government insists you call the Customs Department The phone before landing the dog. vet for an inspection unan- permit were invalid or remained numbers on the we sent ourwe tried multiple times, so swered when We were e-mail to clarify the matter. contact another to land so far, no inspection is needed informed that, is enough. a valid import permit your dog in Dominica; ignore the dog, but be prepared to import your Continued from previous page Continued from Fee: Free Experience: Communication with the vet department Procedure: Fax or e-mail the dog’s paperwork and Requirements: Health Certificate, DHCCP Certificate, Dominica Contact: Dr. St. Aimee E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Phone: (767) 266-3824 or 266-3827 Fax: (767) 448-8632 Website: www.dominica.gov.dm/cms/index. Remarks: If you are willing to pay the high fees, vis- Remarks: If you are willing After four hours of waiting, the vet arrived and before of waiting, the vet arrived After four hours Experience: Before we arrived in Antigua, we never we arrived in Antigua, Experience: Before and obtaining the import permit is easy and straightfor- ward (and free!). The permit is valid for one month. After the Customs officer saw our printed permit, all was okay the first time we visited Dominica in 2009, but now the health certificate. If all is in order, an import permit health certificate. If all is in order, an import permit will be faxed/e-mailed back to you after the docu- ments have been reviewed. Show this import permit when you check in. Rabies Certificate (<1 year), Titer Certificate, treatment Rabies Certificate (<1 year), Titer Certificate, treatment for parasites php?q=node/786 iting with your dog is possible iting Antigua and Barbuda Antigua. Check the price after declaring the animal in a previous country first to of the Lyme Disease test in are straightforward and save some money. The rules seems to have the vets efficient. Communication improved as well. agreeing to proceed we wanted to know the fees. They agreeing to proceed we wanted It would cost us more were anything but reasonable. to be able to legally visit than US$90 just for the dog fee for a cruising permit Antigua & Barbuda. Add the high for us. We decided and the cost was just too against visiting these against paying and therefore situation to Customs and islands. We explained the them it was too late and we Immigration, and also told Guadeloupe. We obtained were too tired to set sail for in Jolly Harbour after permission to spend the night and were told to keep paying for the cruising permit the dog on board. found out about the fees (they are mentioned on the the fees (they are mentioned found out about Disease test. and we didn’t have a Lyme website now) dock in Jolly to be tied on the quarantine Our boat had ourselves in we were allowed to check Harbour before in English/ (Check on this procedure with a dog. to obtain the We were prepared Falmouth Harbour.) test here if the fee was reasonable. Lyme Disease — NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 24 under thesupervisionofDaleWestin.Youwillfindhimandhisstafftobevery out. ThemarinaandtheboatyardareownedbyJamaicaPortAuthority run lighthouse atPortAntonioiseasytospotandwewillleaveitportasenter. sight isquiteimposingandifthedayclearnodescriptioncandoitjustice.The we willseetheJohnBrownMountainsaswellfamousBlueMountains.The 18°31.45N, 75°45.47Wandisnotedonmostcharts. bank isanoldstrandedwreck,whichsometimesvisible.Itlocatedat swell running,thenorthendofbankbreaks.Themostdangerouspart of thebankwaterisabout15feetdeep.Duringstrongtradewindswithaheavy less than60feetofwaterforthegreaterpartitsarea.Atnortheastcorner Bank there isanavigationhazardaswell.Avoidingitsimplematter. miles northeastofJamaica’scorner.Inheavyweatheritbreaksand destination. westing bygoingtothesouth(orwest-southwest)andthencomingbackupour by standingoffshoreatleastfivemilesormore.Insuchacasewewouldplanour with thefullforceoftrades,thenweneedtogetoutshadowislands and theDominicanRepublicarelikelytoreducetradewinds.Ifwewantsail affect wind,particularlyatnight.Overnight,thekatabaticwindsofbothJamaica following day. most boatsshouldmakelandfallinJamaicabetween0800and1200hoursthe peters out.Eitherwayweshouldhaveagoodsail.Ifdepartat0900hours, the tradewindseasonandanortherisblowing,wewanttocatchasit make ourdeparturewithanassuranceofcontinuedtradewinds,orifitisearlyin the currentwillbewithus.Thedistanceisapproximately150miles.Wewantto forget them! tinct intheCaribbean.Lastbutnotleast,arethoseJamaicansmiles;youwillnever The colors,thefood,peopleallcometogethertoformanimpressionthatisdis- breathless. 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.com MAURICE LETHBRIDGE MAURICE NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 25 VHF CH 16 phone 473 444 2400 www.lepharebleu.com [email protected] A snowy egret wades along the Black River One size fits all. Jamaica’s craft markets should not be missed

- fine dining on a unique, historical lighthouse ship - breakfast, lunch and dinner served all day at the Pool-Bar Restaurant Restaurants If we choose not to stop at If we choose From Black River we can con- within a stone’s throw The Royal Jamaican Yacht Club is inviting and well situated Port Morant is the last harbor Next month: Jumping off from Jamaica for the Western Caribbean. and plan stops at Portland Bight, Kingston Harbor and finally Port Morant at the along the south coast of Jamaica. If we do this sail early in the morning, we can avoid this sail early in the morning, coast of Jamaica. If we do along the south In addition, the from about 1100 hours. that get up and blow daily strong easterlies nearly 30 of a lee as Portland Point extends Jamaica is in somewhat western part of There are no and very pretty anchorage. sea. Bluefields is a simple miles into the in ten feet homes. You will anchor and the view is of attractive shoreside diversions from sea and wind. yourself well protected of water and find can go the extra Bluefields, we Black River, 12 miles to river. Black Jamaica’s longest well River Bay is reasonably very protected and provides adequate shelter and good hold- is ing. The town of Black River The active with eco-tourism. — river is famous for its birds herons and snowy egrets among many others — and for its croc- over odiles. There is a bridge that the mouth of the river for unfortunately does not allow is sailboats to go upriver. There river a dock at the mouth of the that carries eight feet. More to than that and you will have If anchor out and dinghy in. the you like nature, stop at at river and arrange for a guide up the bridge to take the tour The river. It is extraordinary! guide can assist you with hav- ing your boat watched if you leave no one aboard. tinue our discovery of Jamaica southeast corner of the island. Portland Bight is a large pro- tected bay with many cays and is often used by local yachts- men, especially on the week- ends. A comfortable distance from Portland Bight going east the world, and aside from the is Kingston Harbor. It is the seventh largest harbor in go up harbor, you can stop intensity of commercial traffic you will find it safe. As you to continue to Port Royal or at Lime Cay, a beautiful stop, and wait until morning Lime Cay or go all the way to the Royal Jamaican Yacht Club. Whether you stop at early start, as once the wind Port Royal or the Royal Jamaican Yacht Club, get an to 30 knots are not unusual gets up in Kingston Harbor it is no small matter. Gusts once the sun is up and the plateau heats up. of the airport — very convenient if you are picking up or dis- charging crew. Reprovisioning is easy and there are many inter- esting attractions, not the least of which is the Bob Marley museum. With the help of one of the club-recommended taxi vans, the trip around town will be inexpensive and safe. Historic Port Royal is just west and south of the yacht club and well worth a visit. in Jamaica on the south side at the east end. It is truly a beauti- ful stop, well protected with a backdrop of mountains. The small marina that was here has been given over to the Coast Guard and Marine Police. They will offer you free dock- age as well as water if you want to tie up at their more-than-ample wharf. Or anchor out off the dock for more privacy and, at sunset, fewer mosquitoes. Port Morant may well be the best-kept secret in Jamaica. Petite Calivigny Bay, St. George‘s, Grenada W.I., POS 12°00‘11N / 61°43‘29W POS 12°00‘11N W.I., Grenada George‘s, St. Petite Calivigny Bay, JOHANNES49/EN.WIKIPEDIA in huge Kingston Harbour Lime Cay anchorage — a peaceful spot Le Phare Bleu Marina Le Phare Marina & Yachtclub Marina & - 60 slips for boats up to 120 feet and 15 draft - Customs & Immigration Water, (50/60Hz), - 230/110V Wi-Fi Webcam, - Showers, Lounge, Pool, Restaurants, Bar - Fuel & Gasoline - Minimarket, Car Rental, Laundry - Hurricane Moorings Continued from previous page Continued from When we are ready to leave Negril, the Bluefields anchorage is 25 miles to the east When we leave Montego Bay we head for Negril at the western tip of the island, an When we leave Montego Bay we head for Negril at the There is also the “Hip Strip” where you will find a long line of restaurants to suit will find a long line of restaurants the “Hip Strip” where you There is also easy sail of 25 miles. Here we can anchor in a beautiful and very protected anchorage and watch the most dramatic sunsets. Nothing much to do but relax and take it all in. Most of this coast is taken up by beachside hotels, and we can land if we want to see the facilities. Most often we can have the guard on the beach keep an eye on the dinghy. The island’s signature expression different tastes and pocketbooks. different tastes — NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 26 yachts; researchingthosesitesbeforeyouchooseyouranchorageisprudent. Security Net(www.safetyandsecuritynet.com),andothersthatrecordcrimesagainst to secureyourboatfromapotentialthiefasyoudosetanchorproperly. lines sothataboardergetssurprise.Thepointisyoumustworkjustashard Some cruisershaveinstalledmotiondetectors,whileothershot-wiredthelife- If youmustchooseanunsafeharbor,thensecuretheboatineverywaythatcan. the mostsecureanchorages.Ifananchoragehasabadhistory,donotanchorthere. and somearemoreorlesssusceptibletotheft.Itisano-brainerthatweshouldselect of agivenanchorage’ssecurity. the water.Anotherprudentideaistosecurecompanionwayifyouarenotcertain Therefore, itmakessensethatthedinghyshouldbesecuredatnightandnotleftin ing withthefrontdoorofourhomesopen.Thosedaysareover. companionways open.Therewasalsoatimewhenmanyofuscanremembersleep- burgled. Thereoncewasatimewhenweanchoredandsleptwiththehatches while atanchororamarina.Thisalsoisnotpiracy.Itlikehavingone’shome Saying “Ihavenothing”cangetyouboppedontheheadorworse. want. Havesufficientcashonyouthatthemuggerissatisfiedtotakeitandleave. what youneed? bill whenyoucanseparateyourfundsintotwopocketsandtakeoutjust have alistofthecreditcardsyou’recarrying.)Whypulloutrollcashtopay Why carryawalletfullofcreditcardswhenoneortwowillsuffice?(Makesureyou but tosomeonewhoisdesperateforcash,itanopportunitygetquickmoney. watch, canresultinaproblem.Toyou,thebandmayjustbeyourweddingband; most innocentpieceofjewelry,suchasasolidgoldweddingbandornice-looking elry orcash.Itisneveragoodideatowearanyjewelrywhengoingashore.Eventhe be. Itisbestnottobeconspicuous,especiallypertainingvaluablessuchasjew- piracy. Itisrobbery.Toavoidit,wemustbeasawareofoursurroundingscan visit differentcountriesaroundtheworld.Justbecausewearesailors,thisisnot one oftheirproperty.We’llgettopiracyinaminute. robbery involvesboththeftandviolenceorthreatofusedtodeprivesome- of committingacrime,assaultiscrimeviolenceagainstanotherperson,and to permanentlydeprivethemofit,burglaryistheintentbreakinwith being atrisk. and piracy.Knowingthedifferencehelpsdeterminehowtoprepareforreduce our riskis,wemustunderstandthedifferencesbetweenburglary,robbery,assault boat, wheretoandnotanchor,whatdoaboutpiracy. the victimsofcrime.Inouranxiety,wediscusscarryingfirearms,howtosecure ters, thoseconversationshavelargelyceased.Today,weconcernsaboutbeing of timelearninghowtostayoncourse.Now,withtheadventGPSandchartplot- parallel rulersandsextants.Wewereafraidoflosingourway,spentagreatdeal part ofthediscussionwasaboutnavigation:celestial,coastwise,deadreckoning, FREE CRUISINGGUIDES There arewebsitessuchasnoonsite(www.noonsite.com),theCaribbeanSafetyand All anchoragesarenotthesame.Someaffordbetterprotectionagainstwindandsea, The maintargetofcrimesagainstanchoredboatsisthedinghywithitsmotor. 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Themajorityofcruisers,whethertheyhaveagunaboardornot,arenot However, ifonechoosestobearmed,musttrainedandwillingengageina after comingondeckwitharifle.Iamnotsayingthatopposedtobeingarmed. ple, SirPeterBlake,confrontingintrudersaboardhisyachtinBrazil,wasshotdead much. Therearemanycasesinwhichgunshavetriggeredmoreviolence.Forexam- in weaponusageandwillingtogothroughafirefight,beingarmedisnotworth styles safefrompirates.Wecannotrelyonweaponrybecause,unlessoneistrained routes arenearproblematicareas,andavoidthem. year thatothercruisersfollowedbeforeus?Weneedtolearnwhatthepredictable Grenada andheadforTrinidadviathisoil-rigroute.Whyfollowthesamepatheach outboard engines,thatislessthanatwo-hourrun.Eachyear,manyofusleave north ofthePeninsulaPariaascrowflies,andinagoodpiroguewithstrong The offshoreoilrigsbetweenGrenadaandTrinidadare4050miles sailors, piratesbegantogofartherandoffshoreinsearchofwhattheywant. Peninsula ofParia,where,asthepeninsulabecamelessandvisitedbycruising in anarea,anynearbyareaissusceptibletoo.Thishasalreadyhappenedalongthe mugging onshoreoraburglaryatanchor:itwashighseaspiracy. no guaranteeofphysicalsafety).Thiswasaveryclear“pirateattack.”Itnot and alcohol.Thecrewdidnotresistnoonewashurt(althoughresistingis stripped theyachtofawiderangeitemsincludingelectronics,cash,food,clothing pirogue withsevenoreightmenwhofiredgunsandforcedthecrewtostop.They to TrinidadfromGrenadaiswelldocumented.Theboatwasattackedoffshorebya pletely certainofwhatreallyhappened. about whatsomeonethoughthappenedtosomeone,somewhere,butratherbecom- This takesresearchandconsiderationof probabilities arethatwewillbeattackedwhileunderwayintheareacruising. you arearmed. next thingistoprepareforit.Keepinmindthatavoidancealwaysbest,evenif hearts. Piracyisanattackagainstaboatonthehighseasforpurposeofrobbery. who hasadmiredyourchart-plotterandwishedhehadonejustlikeit. marina’s security.Manytimestheculpritisanotheryachtsmanafewslipsaway, Even considerhavingsomeonewatchtheboatinyourabsence,additionto you leaveandtolettheofficeknowifwillbegoneforanextendedperiodoftime. tional precautionsifrequired.Inamarina,itisalwaysbesttolockyourboatwhen marina setting,butonemustevaluatethemarina’ssecuritycarefullyandtakeaddi- do notbelulledintoafalsesenseofsecurity.Itiseasytobecomecomplacentin We areallsearchingforawaythatwecanfeelsecure.Thetruthisthereno Pirating isnotanewphenomenon.Piratesoftodayarenodifferentthanthepirates Avoidance isbestbecauseitmayreallybetheonlywaytokeepourcruisinglife- What couldthe For example,theattackonDecember21,2009againstyacht Avoidance mustbewellthoughtoutandresearched.Weneedtoknowwhatthe The firstthingtodoisavoid,ineverywaypossible,beingavictimofpiracy. Piracy isaseparatecategoryofcrimeagainstcruisers.Justthewordstrikesfearinour The ‘PWord’ Some sailorsusemarinasasprotection,andmosthavesecurity.However, against cruisers arepiracy against cruisers Not all crimes committed Not allcrimes ypypp g p yy Triton crewhavedonetoavoidit?Whenapatternofactivityarises only thefacts.Wecannotlistentogossip Triton enroute NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 27 .” Linda , and will improve and make chang- !” Big Oil Big Oil Rob still has his other, heavy dinghy with 15-horse- “It is very dry transport,” says Rob. “Now I only put transport,” says Rob. “Now “It is very dry This is only the beginning. He hopes to inspire other The treasures one needs to build a dinghy of this • two floats (scavenged, or built from plywood, fiber- • the bottom of on old RIB or other hard-bottomed • plywood to build the seats, battery box, rudder and • windsurfer mast and sail • fiberglass/epoxy to reinforce mast and do other • AGM, gel or lithium battery • solar panel, and thin wood strips to laminate • electric trolling motor, or a modified outboard “But, why this name?” I asked. Rob’s humor may not For more information contact A dry, stable and fuel-efficient harbor runabout, Big A dry, stable and fuel-efficient Oil sports a solar panel and electric engine-cum-rudder (at left), plus a windsurfer sail (above) on a rotating step (inset) be great for exploring the south coast of Grenada, the Tobago Cays, and many other areas in the Caribbean. power outboard to run for heavy transport and back- up. “I used to pay out 40 or 50 dollars per month for fuel, but now only ten or 20. That includes the fuel for the emergency generator for from sailing to motor sailing.” The pull of a string can motor sailing.” The pull of from sailing to a few seconds up the sail, and in just either reef or roll have to do a It means that you don’t one is motoring. way, or when When something is in your lot of tacking. can motor- is less favourable, you the wind direction only. sail, or motor It is perfecta ziplock bag when it rains.” my phone in and would in St. Maarten/St. Martin, in the big lagoon people with es where he sees it necessary. kind are: glass, etcetera) inflatable dinghy, preferably with bow locker three little discs epoxied on mast as reefing/furling drum little jobs S-frame for it engine like Rob used be for everybody, but he answered, “Just imagine a four-letter word beginning with the letter F in front of the name Rob at [email protected] or visit www.evalbum.com/preview.php?vid=3475. was the Linda was born. , has three wind generators and , has three wind Big Oil Linda Now he could start to put it all together. Now he could is moored alongside The raft that alternative has been done with The construction Rob likes the concept of electric motor/sailing. “The The sail is a recycled battenless windsurfer sail that The sail is a recycled battenless golf-cart starter motor, The engine is a recycled part of the bottom of an RIB, which he found dumped of an RIB, which he found part of the bottom given some in the lagoon. He was on the little island that would of four-millimetre plywood damaged sheets away. have been thrown workshop where project low. the carbon footprint of the energy, keeping The mothership, best of both worlds. It is quiet, relaxed, and cheap to run, and it gives a lot of room to ‘cheat’. The simple click of a switch can change the mode of operation two solar panels to charge her 24 golf-cart batteries, two solar panels to charge tools needed. which operated all the power rotating windsurf mast is rolled up on the reinforced takes about five seconds for reefing and furling, which The mast is flexible, and to do with the pull of a string. gusts it bends, and spills adds to safety. In strong some of the wind. of an old eight-horse- which replaces the powerhead outboard. That unit func- power Johnson long shaft well. The AGM battery tions as a ruddershaft as because it is leak- (dumped but still good), chosen panel. (A lithium battery proof, is charged by a solar of the price remains a could also be used, but because “wet dream” for now.) is a pioneer. His inter- Linda by Flora Van Heteren A Solar-Powered A Solar-Powered

Electric/Sailing Dinghy Electric/Sailing Rob was sure of what he wanted, and after a while Rob van de Calseyde on Anchored in the lagoon in St. Martin, we were sur- Anchored in the lagoon in dinghy that doesn’t need He decided to build another the parts he needed started to “roll in”. Somebody gave the parts he needed started to “roll in”. Somebody gave him the remnants of a pedalo: two PVC floats, heavy but stable. For the bottom between the floats he used prised to see this unusual dinghy cruising fast andprised to see this unusual was no wind. An inter- without sound, although there result of my investigation. view with the sailor was the quick and economical — fossil fuels, but is stable, It also had to be safe back to electric/sailing again. and dry. est in renewable energy has kept his thoughts occu- est in renewable energy has 1993 he made an electric/ pied for many years, and in for one and a half years, sailing dinghy that served him it. till Hurricane Luis destroyed BIG OIL BIG NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 28 by Amal Thomas case theelectronicsfail.Iknowhowtomakemywayoutofdangeroussituations. or abandoningship. instance, thatradios,lifejacketsandliferaftsareallinplacetheeventofaccident tant. Itisimportanttomakesurethatallemergencysystemsarefunctional—for Maritime Administration. Grenadines, IappliedforandreceivedaBoatMaster’sLicensefromtheSVGGeneral attained mycertificatefromtheChapmanSchool.OnreturntoSt.Vincent& the BequiaSeventhDayAdventistSecondarySchool,IproceededtoFloridaand exposures motivatedmetofurthermyeducationinseamanship.Aftergraduatingfrom and water-safetyskills.Ialsoparticipatedinregionalracesontheclub’sJ/24.These become acaptain. sea. Also,seeingcaptainsofmega-yachtsandocean-goingshipswasapushto (BYATS) programme,whichissponsoredbytheBequiaRotaryClub. currently employedatBarefootYachtChartersinSt.Vincent. involved inalocalsailinggroup,whichgavehimmuchnecessaryexposure.Heis had agreatinterestinbecomingseacaptain.Asyouthhewasverymuch Stuart, Florida.KelleeMyers,22yearsofage,grewupinPagetFarm,Bequia,and position onacargoorpassengervesselwithoutpossessingthepropercertification. Gone arethedayswhenapersoncouldbecomecaptainorholdanotherresponsible properly educatedanddisciplinedtoplytheirtraderespondemergencies. regulations andtrainingforcrewofficers.Thesemeasurespreparesailorstobe maritime careersandIgivethema“thumbsup”. More youngpeoplefromBequiaandthroughouttheCaribbeanareventuringinto and boatbuildingcontinue,ambitiousyouthscontinuetoshowinterestinthem. who grewupinBequia.Thismancamefromabackgroundwherehehadtofight time goesbythingswillfitintoplace. selves tothelimitlearn,andgetasmuchon-the-waterexperiencepossible.As you advisethem? in theCaribbean. the futureIwouldliketobefinanciallyequippeddomyowncharterbusiness the future? Endorsement, andmyBoatMaster’sLicense. Towing Endorsement,MarineRadioOperator’sPermit,CPRandFirstAidAfloat Standards ofTrainingandCertificationWatchkeepers),SailingEndorsement, Local Youth Preparing 11‘2“ (340cm)99lb(45kg) 10’2” (310cm)92lb(42kg) 8’10” (270cm)86lb(39kg) 7’10” (240cm)75lb(34kg) 6’ 7”(200cm)46lb(21kg) AVAILABLE: Transporthasneverbeeneasier–withnofloorboards KM: AT: I alsolearnedhowtodocoastalnavigationonchartsaswellwithelectronics,in KM: AT: KM: AT: KM: AT: KM: AT: I conductedthefollowinginterviewwithhim. I cameacrossarecentgraduateoftheChapmanSchoolSeamanship,locatedin The commercialandrecreationalmarineindustryisgettingevermoreseriousabout Bequia isknownforitsseafaringmenandwomen.Theactivitiesofsailing,fishing KM: AT: KM: AT: KM: AT: for Career aMaritime AirDeckboatscanbestowedmostanywhere. Howhavesomeoftheexperiencesgainedatseamanshipschoolbenefitedyou? Whatqualificationshaveyouobtained? Whatstepsweretakentoachieveyourgoal? Whatmotivatedyouinchoosingamarinecareer? Atwhatagedidyoufirstthinkofbecomingaseacaptain? Arethereanypersonswhoyoulookeduptoasrolemodels? Toencourageotheryoungsterswhoareheadingforthisindustry,whatwould Asayoungman,howfardoyouintendtoventureintothemarineindustryin

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best inyourcareer. would youasaCaribbeanpersonliketoseeimplemented? and adiplomainMarineDieselOperations. Barbados (www.sjpp.edu.bb)providesacertificateprograminMaritimeOperations Institute inJamaica(www.cmi.edu.jm).TheSamuelJackmanPrescodPolytechnic and DevelopmentInstituteinTrinidad(www.onefish.org),theCaribbeanMaritime of theWestIndiesinSt.Maarten(www.mswi.org),CaribbeanFisheriesTraining revenue fromthisvitalsector. of investmentcanequipgovernmentsaswelltheprivatesectortoincreasetheir and ecology,maritimelaw,vesselsurveyingotherrelateddisciplines.Thistype studying notonlyseamanship,butalsosubjectssuchasmarketing,marinebiology and recreationalmarineindustry.Importantareasincludeassistingstudentsin restaurants. Thesecommentsareconstantlybeingexpressedbyguestsandsailors. them lackprofessionalism. more patrolsaroundanchoragestoeasethefearsofvisitingsailors. trol, andalsoimproveontheirvarioussecurityservices.TheCoastGuardshoulddo want tohirethem,asawayofhelpingtheindustrygrow. should seeemployingproperlytrainedinternationalcrew,iftheownersorskippers US Immigrationshouldnotturnyourvisaapplicationdown.TheEmbassyofficials of aprofessionalseamanshipschool. who pushedmeforwardandgavemuchneededadvicetohelpbecomeagraduate Captain JackCarl,Mack,JimBoosandTrentPalmer.Allthesearepeople family members,plusTomHopmanandSallyErdle,KeithonGrant,SteveMiller, hand tocaptain.AlsoImustthankmyparents,TimothyandRosettaMyers,other obtain whateverheneededinhislife.Hedidthatandmoveduptheranksfromdeck- sea byobtainingprofessionalcredentials Young CaribbeanmarinerKelleeMyershasputhimselfatthehelmofafuture KM: Professional seamanshiptrainingisofferedintheCaribbeanatMaritimeSchool I wouldpersonallyrecommendthatCaribbeancountriesinvestinthecommercial AT: Many waterfrontareasneedtohavemoreservicesprovided,alongwiththecustomary There shouldbeincreasedtrainingforImmigrationOfficersbecausetoomanyof Various Caribbeanislandsshouldhavetheirberthingandmooringfeesundercon- KM: AT: Thanksalot,Kellee,forsharingpartoflifestoryandairingyourviews.Allthe Beingawareoftheinternationalyachtingindustry,whatchanges,ifany,

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, leading Loose Loose Cannon . Above: Cannon the pack, was a surprise entry in the Bonaire Regatta Left: Accepting the trophy for First Place in Racing Class II at Bonaire, left to right: Jerry Bethel, pit/mast; Sean Compton, jib and spinna- ker trim; Nick Forsberg, skip- per; Jacobo De Camps, foredeck and in Rodney Bay on Annie T Annie T crew would like to give special Loose Cannon managed not to hit any islands on managed not to hit any islands Loose Cannon Loose Cannon Well, not much of a rest. As of this writing, the crew The Thanks to Sean Compton for additional input in of sailing into the east wind, arrived home safely in Rodney Bay on October 18th, arrived home safely in Rodney Bay on October 18th, for a well-earned rest…. plans to be racing October 24th — just as if nothing had happened! thanks to CITRO, the rescue expedition fundraisers, thanks to CITRO, the rescue expedition fundraisers, and Jerry Bethel for providing this report.

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home? A fundraising event was organized in St. Lucia home? A fundraising event was organized in St. Lucia and strongly supported by well-wishers, who raised in excess of EC$6,000 to fund the rescue attempt. The plan was to use 1,000 miles in open water and no mean feat. owned by Jerry Bethel, to sail to Curaçao and tow owned by Jerry Bethel, to sail to Curaçao and tow Loose Cannon teer crew of local sailors arrived safely in Curaçao on than 500 miles in the open sea and was picked up by the local volunteer coastguard, Organization, Curaçao a Winner by Les Hewitt Comes Home Home Comes Loose Cannon Loose owner, Edgar Roe, received news from the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Martinique that the small red boat had been sighted north of Curaçao by the sailing yacht after she went missing. scouring the surrounding waters no sign of the miss- scouring the surrounding waters ing boat was found. Barbados to represent St. Lucia in the annual Mount Barbados to represent St. some exciting racing, the Gay/Boatyard Regatta. After for the prizegiving cer- crews assembled on May 23rd aptly named boat broke emony — during which the drifted away into the loose from her mooring and Caribbean night. NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 30 Crossword Solution with crewandbuddy-boaters. tual nature.Aspectsaregoodforpositivecommunication the deck. before month’sendsoasnottoleavepartsstrewnallover through creativeboatprojects.Trytocompletethem thing elsewillfollowinyourwake. into thewindsofendlessdetails. sailing foryou.Trynottomakeyourselfnutsbybeating not tobeblownoffcoursebyshoresidetemptations. in yourbunkwithagoodbook. there’s littleprogresstobemade,youmightaswellstay be goingfromsidetolikethecrabCanceris!Since daily life. clear ofanynegativitythatmightsurroundyouinyour life, especiallyinthesecondweek. effort togettingsomewayoninyourbusinessorfinancial skies andcalmseas.Enjoy! reach forpleasure? off, givingthee-mailarest,andjust…sailingon standings andarguments.Whynottryturningtheradio will bestormyandcouldleadtoseriousmisunder- and windonthebow,sobearofffornow.Communications rewarding timeoff. rough sailing.Dropthehookandgiveyourselfsome these fairwindstoworkforyouandhaveagoodtime. ative —timeforashipboardparty-for-no-reason!Put 25) STREAK 24) LOL 23) SAIL 22) ALCOHOL 20) IGS 18) RING 17) LOA 16) UP 14) BOARDS 12) BS 10) PI 9) ALOFT 8) SHAKES 7) SPAR 6) ROBBER 2) SEARCHES ACROSS NOVEMBER 2010 Now’s afinetimetosailthroughprojectsofanintellec- While romanceisinironsyoucanmaintainyoursanity Keep thehelmoncourseinyourbusinessandevery- Aspects thataresofavorableforLeowillmakerough This willbeaveryproductivemonthifyoucanmanage This willbeamonthoftackingbackandforth—you’ll Concentrate onyourcruisingcreativityandtrytosteer Creativity mayprovefrustrating,sodevotetimeand Life foryouisgenerallyaspect-freethismonth—clear Any work-typecourseyoutrywillmeetroughseas Any creativeattemptsyoumakethismonthwillbe After the14thyou’llbefullofenergyandfeelingtalk- SAGITTARIUS(23Nov-21Dec) CAPRICORN(22Dec-20Jan) CANCER AQUARIUS (21Jan-19Feb) SCORPIO(24Oct-22Nov) TAURUS(21Apr-21May) GEMINI(22May-21Jun) VIRGO(24Aug-23Sep) ARIES(21Mar-20Apr) PISCES (20Feb-20Mar) LIBRA(24Sep-23Oct) LEO (24Jul-23Aug) 11) STABILITY 10) PANIC 9) AIR 6) RUST 5) SORE 4) CUSTOMS 3) ER 2) SERE 1) ABOARD DOWN 36) REASONS 35) KRUG 34) REOCCUR 32) OFF 29) GOODY 27) OR (22Jun-23Jul) 33) FIR 31) DRUG 30) OUR 28) ROCKS 27) OGC 26) KNEES 25) SCOLD 21) GOLD 19) GALLEY 17) LILLY 15) DASH 13) SPI 12) BURNS

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FIGURE 3 JOEL STEBBINS / ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL Figure 1: Mars and Mercury setting together, November 21st, 1815 hours Figure 2: Position of Algol around 2100 hours in November Figure 3: Drop in brightness for Algol as a function of time mil-

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Scott Welty is the author of 11/18/2010 at 07:30 12/08/2010 at 09:13 To Contemplate While Having a Glass of Wine on Deck at Santa Cruz announced theRecently, planet hunters from the University of California 11/15/2010 at 10:41 Below is a list of dates and times when Algol is at its minimum brightness. You can see Below is a list of dates and times when Algol is at its minimum The most famous of the eclipsing binaries is the “demon star”, Algol, in the constellation The most famous of the eclipsing binaries is the “demon Binary Stars star wiggle back and forth very How do we know, then? One way is to see the primary The Planets in November as an “evening star” during the last third of the month. MERCURY - May be visible star” in the east at about mid-month. VENUS - Becomes a “morning EARTH - Voted off the island. 1800 and 1830 hours all month. MARS - Setting between around the east at sundown and setting after midnight all month. JUPITER - Already high up in morning all month. SATURN - Rises in the early Sky Events This Month crescent moon at about 0515 hours. 4th - Saturn rises with the 6th - New Moon moon. 7th - Mars sets with the crescent together. 16th - Moon and Jupiter travel (see Figure 1). 21st - Mercury and Mars set together at about 1800 hours two stars. There’s a main star,About half the stars you can see in the sky are actually lions wonder if the residents of Gliese 581 ever wonder about us? Hey wait, maybe they’re already in Facebook! discovery of an extra-solar planet orbiting the star Gliese 581. Like an eclipsing binary, thediscovery of an extra-solar planet orbiting the star Gliese of the star itself. This announce- presence of extra-solar planets is “inferred” from movements planet discovered by a longment comes after 11 years of study! This is not the first extra-solar only about three times the mass ofshot but what is significant about it is that this planet is and it is orbiting in thethe Earth (giving it enough gravity to hold on to an atmosphere) is not too hot and not too cold but‘Goldilocks Zone’. That is, it is a distance from the star that is a mere 20 light years away. That’sjust right for liquid water — the key to life! AND, this star no guarantee that there is any liquidpractically next door by galactic distances. While there is water or that life evolved on this planet it does tend to make one think that there may be from the graph that this dimming begins maybe five hours before and returns five hours from the graph that this dimming begins maybe five hours and compare it to the stars after. So, I’d give Algol a look when it is at normal brightness listed below. Specifically, com- around it. Look again then at one of the minimum times nearly the same brightness, but pare to Almach. Almach (in Andromeda) and Algol are when Algol dims it will be noticeably dimmer than Almach. Perseus (see Figure 2). It was first recorded in 1667 but probably known about long before Perseus (see Figure 2). It was first recorded in 1667 but dim and then get bright again over that. Like clockwork, every 2.867 days, Algol will grow the naked eye. The Algol system the course of a few hours. This dimming IS visible to secondary. When the secondary consists of a bright primary star and a much dimmer dip in brightness. You’ll notice passes in front of (eclipses) the primary we see a drastic little dip when the dim star passes from the graph (see Figure 3) that there is another behind the bright one. slightly. This shows that the secondary star is jerking the primary back and forth as it slightly. This shows that the secondary star is jerking we can calculate things about the orbits. From the time it takes to complete one cycle, binary system is edge-on, as viewed stars such as their mass. Sometimes the plane of the see this because the brightness from Earth. We call this an eclipsing binary and we can of and behind the primary. of the star changes as the smaller star goes in front Full Moon rules of orbiting stars are the samecalled the primary, with a secondary star orbiting it. The the Earth, and these rules areas the rules for planets orbiting the sun or satellites orbiting naked eyeball cannot resolve thefrom the 18th century from good old Uncle Isaac. Your in fact there are two.binaries. 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FIGURE 5 STEVEN DUTCH / UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN advertisers in this issue Got a question for “Captain Science”? E-mail Scott at Finally, there are still more details about tides to References: • College of William and Mary - Virginia Institute of • Seafriends (www.seafriends.org) • Steven Dutch, Natural and Applied Sciences, Add to this the fact that there are significant ocean fact that there are significant Add to this the [email protected]. you complicate the situation even more. Suffice it to you complicate the situation even more. Suffice it to say that which way the current flows at any point at any time is perhaps best left to simply looking at the historical data for that point, or what the locals already know! This may agree with the idea of water flowing toward the moon or it may not. investigate. There is the lag between the meridian pas- sage of the moon and the high tide due to friction between the tidal flow and the sea bottom. Also the behavior of tide running up an estuary (think of the Bay of Fundy) is a VERY local event and the shape of the channel has a large effect on the behavior of the tides. The moon is not necessarily over the equator, which accounts for one high tide being higher than the other, typically. The tidal flow tends to run parallel to a shore regardless of the global pattern in Figure 5. Marine Science (http://web.vims.edu/) University of Wisconsin - Green Bay travel. You see that most tides flow around nodes in that most tides flow around travel. You see zero tide. there would be virtually the ocean where Atlantic coasts such as the South Between parallel flows as a and South America, the tide between Africa wave over and over again. broad northbound cooling of the by unequal heating and currents caused flows west- the equatorial current that seas, such as Islands, and the southern Windward ward between at any of these locations ( Readers! When in Martinique, pick up your free monthly copy ): PICK UP! Compass Caraïbe Gréement Capitainerie French Customs Le Ship Mécanique Plaisance Mango Bay Carenantilles Careneshop Clippers Ship Voiles Assistance YES Engineering Caribbean Compass Carenantilles Sea Services Volvo Inboard Diesel Service Marina: Artimer area: W.I.N.D. FORT DE FRANCE CASE PILOTE RIVIÈRE SALÉE LE MARIN Ahoy, of the appear in bold Look back now at our simple two-bulge tides picture. Tidal waves then (not tsunamis!) are an example of Further Complications The average excursion due to this flow is about This graphic (go to www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/ That is also the picture of a long water wave with the That is also the picture of a long water wave with the wavelength (from one crest to the next) being half the circumference of the Earth. That makes the wave- length about 12,000 miles compared to ocean depths averaging 1.5 miles over half the oceans. So thinking of the tides as a long wavelength forces us to also con- sider them to be, by far, “shallow” water waves. The tidal wave velocity is east to west as the bulges stay relatively fixed relative to the moon while the Earth spins underneath. an extremely squashed shallow water wave. The back- and-forth movement of the squashed wave is our tidal flow (see Figures 4a and 4b on previous page). three miles at one knot and that makes the move- ment subject to the Coriolis force — yes, the same Coriolis force that twists our winds around high and low pressure systems. Another complication is that our pretty model of wave motion gets screwed up by all the continents sticking up out of the water. The result is rather surprising: tidal flow is rotary around some nodal points scattered around the planet (see Figure 5). EarthSC202Notes/TIDES.HTM for an excellent anima- tion of this) shows the position of high tide at three- hour intervals. The arrows indicate the direction of sipate before getting to the bottom (deep enough (deep enough getting to the bottom sipate before their speed is ‘deep water waves’ and water) we have If the depth of their wavelength. given as a function however, compared to the wavelength, becomes small the result- squashed (see Figure 3) and the circles get move- a much more forward-and-back ing ovals give would give. than a deep water wave ment to the water the water is, not really critical how deep Note that it’s compared to the wavelength. but how deep Figure 5: The colored bars show the posi- tion of high tide at three-hour intervals

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If offered an Bake I Sapodilla Seamoss, and spices, then swizzling briskly”. with rice, pigeon peas, pumpkin, carrots, meat of choice (pork, chicken or beef), and seasoning to taste. with rice, pigeon peas, pumpkin, carrots, meat of choice sweet potato, pumpkin or a combination of any of these sweet pudding, can be made from either cassava, bread, eggs, and sugar then baked. main ingredients, mixed with grated coconut, milk, Pastelles are made from corn flour stuffed with chopped meat, raisins, olives and seasonings, then wrapped and Pastelles are made from corn flour stuffed with chopped tied in banana leaves and boiled. a plant related to hibiscus, which bears around December and is a Trini must for Christmas. steamed, meat-filled pie” of either chicken or pork. and sauces. with a soft prickled exterior. It has a white fleshy interior with black seeds. The fruit makes a creamy, lip-smack- a ing punch when water is added to the fleshy pulp, which is then drained and condensed milk added. Makes heavenly ice cream too. naceae when poured into a glass. Although a very refreshing drink, until the drink gets a frothy head very much like beer because of the aniseed, mauby has a slight bitter aftertaste. Oil Dong is a “ same pot”. about is not the citrus fruit with which you’re familiar. In the lingo, lime is the getting together of a small group about is not the citrus fruit with which you’re familiar. lime this week-end!” of persons for a pleasurable time: “Ah going on a beach now be found on the menu of most Caribbean islands. Callalou, which often includes crab, can be used as a first now be found on the menu of most Caribbean islands. communities living in the US and Europe, spinach is course, or as a side dish with the main meal. In Caribbean often used as a substitute for dasheen leaves. fried bake but lighter”. baked — fried. When making roast bake grated coconut is sometimes added to the mixture. It can be prepared in baked — fried. When making roast bake grated coconut bread. Bakes can be fried plain (in Nicaragua, plain bake is quick time and is often used at mealtimes in place of or mincemeat. Bake and shark, bake and fish or bake and called fried bread) or stuffed with either corned beef demand with locals, especially at the popular Maracas salt-fish with attendant condiments are always in great favourites are also sell-out items at cultural and sporting Beach where bake and cheese is also available. These way, Trinis love their bake. events, and available from wayside vendors. Whichever white-flour dough stuffed with potato or white-flour dough mixture of flour, yeast, salt, and water, which is — no, not mixture of flour, yeast, salt, and fried, partake. The spicy seasoned filling may delight The spicy seasoned and fried, partake. if the offer is for your palate. However, is alcohol illegally or bush rum, be aware; it mountain dew stills. distilled in homemade NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 38 YAMAHA GRENADA W.I. TRUE BLUE,ST.GEORGE’S, McIntyre Bros.Ltd. SPARKLE LAUNDRY pick up and deliver your laundry from the pick upanddeliveryourlaundryfromthe TOURS &CRUISES-CARJEEPRENTAL A wellorganizedserviceawaitsyou.We docks at the Rodney Bay Marina and docks attheRodneyBayMarinaand email: [email protected] PHONE: (473)4443944/1555 Call usat VHFCh.16or Tel: 1-758-287-8957or out in The Bay(PigeonIsland). St. Lucia•RodneyBay Outboard Engines2HP-250HP Duty-Free EnginesforYachts FAX: (473)4442899 Parts -RepairsService 1-758-724-9805

Dear does nothold.Liftedondavitsorside halyard, they months. Theoft-usedadage“liftit,lock itorloseit” 17 motorsandsevendinghiesstolenover thepastfive presently 2.0—andrising.Myrecordsshow atotalof before thepatrolsstartedwas2.3.With patrolsitis warn boatsarrivingoftheseriousness thethreat. should bepartoftheNetController’sresponsibility to Chaguaramas hadbecome,andfurther suggestedit had noideaofjusthowseriousthe problemin were wellawareofTrinidad’sreputationfortheftbut for 12years,saidontheInformationNetthatthey involved, whoclaimedtohavebeencomingTrinidad mencement ofthepatrols,crewyacht authorities willbehappytositbackandwatch. As longas‘vigilantecowboys’wanttoplaygames,the is ajobthatshouldbelefttothosetrainedandprepared. patrols areoutoftheirdepthandcouldgethurt.Security the thieveswouldbearmed,peoplemanningthese confrontation occurs.Itisreasonabletoexpectthatas daring, itcanonlybeamatteroftimebeforeserious know allthemovesofpatrolandarebecomingmore patrol. Iamconcernedthat,asthethievesappearto bery wasdisturbedbytheownerofboat,not been fourmotorsandtwodinghiesstolen;anotherrob- group’s credibility.” hood crimes.PoliceendorsementiscriticaltoaWatch tion withthePoliceDepartmenttoreduceneighbor- enlists theactiveparticipationofcitizensincoopera- websites: “The‘NeighborhoodWatchProgram’… a requestfromanyotherperson.Takenselected to apatrolvolunteer’scallisnodifferentfromthatof authority toapprovethem.TheCoastGuardresponse The CoastGuardisawareofthepatrolsbuthasno do nothavetheapprovalorco-operationofpolice. takes thelawintohisorherownhands.Thesepatrols of thepolice.Definitionvigilante:Anypersonwho ‘neighborhood watch’istheapprovalandassistance your homeharbor? response ifabunchofforeignersstartedpatrolling enforcing thelawofanothercountry.Imagine that foreignvisitorsshouldnotbecomeinvolvedwith yachting communityandlocals,manyofwhombelieve for assistance. progress itistheirintentiontoradiotheCoastGuard detect asuspiciouspresenceordisturbcrimein with aVHFradioandcellphone.Shouldthepatrol unarmed volunteers(includingwomen)andequipped nightly. Thevesselismanned,usually,byoneortwo aim tomaintainavesselpatrollingtheanchorage volunteers fromthecruisingcommunity.Thepatrols regular requestsontheCruisers’InformationNetfor teers fromwithintheirmembershipandnowthereare the CBC,buttheywerenotabletogetenoughvolun- responsibility forthesecurityofharbor. that neitherthePolicenorCoastGuardhasaccepted the spiralingrateoftheftinanchorageandfact menced onthe3rdofAugust,wereformedtocombat water inChaguaramasBay.Thesepatrols,whichcom- ‘neighborhood watch’intheformofpatrolson Business Community(CBC)grouphadformeda 2010 com/Members/doina/R2006-08-05-1.) IntheOctober a patrolbyvisitingcruisersthen,seewww.noonsite. in ChaguaramasbackJuly2008andtheformingof ‘vigilante’ securitypatrols.(Regardingtherateofcrime situation inTrinidadthanthere-establishmentof confirmed everysignificantcommentIraised. amid therebuttalsrespondentshave,betweenthem, July 2010issueof original letteraboutChaguaramas,Trinidadinthe FFORUM RREADERS' The averagenumberofmotorsstolen permonth In arecentincidentofmotortheft,afterthecom- Since thecommencementofpatrolstherehave The basicdifferencebetween‘vigilante’actionand These patrolsarenotuniversallysupportedbythe Initially thesepatrolsweremannedbymembersof No singleactioncouldbettersumupthesecurity Those whohavebeenfollowingthereactiontomy O Compass E Compass R A U D itwasreportedthattheChaguaramas Readers, M E R Compass S '

willhavenoticedthat finish at5:00 —Continuedonnextpage heats, suchasweldboundaries. initiated typicallyattheregionssubjected tohigh grow, alsoknownasthesensitization effect. Thisis its stainlessproperties)isdepletedas thecrystals which chromium(whichprovidesstainless steelwith caused byaggravatedintergranularcorrosion, during chromium carbidebuild-upisconsistent withafailure including chain. slander ofstainlesssteelanchoringcomponents tain accordingtothecolumn.) actually suppliedthechainthatfailedisnotevencer- one intheknowcouldidentifyasWASI.(Whetherthey concerning thestainlesssteelanchoringsystemany- falling toneemployedbyMr.Boweninhistaleofwoe in theSeptemberissueof “Expensive, SlipperyandShiny:ADeadlyCombination”, Dear Chaguaramas BusinessCommunity Niels Lund doing thebestwecan. working towardsthatgoal.Inthemeantime,weare professional securitypatrolcouldbeprovidedandare the nextday.Wewouldallmuchpreferitifapaid helped toreducetheloadonpeoplewhohavework ously andithasbeensincerelyappreciated.It Foreign cruisersinitiallyofferedtheirhelpspontane- bers oftheChaguaramasBusinessCommunity. ated thepatrolbyappealingonlytoconcernedmem- the foreigncruiserstotakepartinpatrols.Iiniti- controllers, acruiser,whocalledforvolunteersfrom a job. ent onthewater,itismakingasignificantdifference. area, itwouldseemtomethatwhenthepatrolispres- while thesecuritypatrolboatwasphysicallyin cover theHart’sCutarea. cruiser andtwolocalboats—butourpatroldoesnot engines werestolenoffboatsatHart’sCut—one during abadstorm). while pullingayachtthathaddraggedontoleedock withdrawn fromservice(becauseithadbeendamaged ghy, hedeclinedtodoso. that hehadadedicateddavitondeckabovethedin- because ofthetheftproblem.Notwithstandingfact warned thecaptainthatheshouldlifthisdinghy duty. ThedinghywasstolenfromaboatwhereIhad night in12nightsthattherewasnopatrol. security patrolhadbegun.Westartat10:00 there havebeenfivedinghy/outboardthefts: the startofvolunteersecuritypatrol(August3rd), is 17toomany,itnottwoorthreepermonth.Since have gonemissinginthelast12months.Althoughthis According toreportsthatIcanfind,17outboardengines an illegalactivity. patrolling andhaveneverindicatedtousthatthiswas indifferent tothisproblem,areawarethatwe to motoraroundtheanchorage.Thepolice,while ing thelawintoourownhands?Wehaveeveryright by phone.Inwhatwayarewe“vigilantecowboys”tak- logged and,ifnecessary,reportedtotheCoastGuard Chaguaramas Bayatnight.Anysuspiciousbehavioris been generouslyloanedtousmotoraround some factsofwhichheandothersmaynotbeaware. and Irespecthisposition.However,wishtopointout ing oursecuritypatrol.Hedoesnotsupportthepatrols Dear ty patrol,forhiscomments,whichfollow. Chaguaramas BusinessCommunity’svolunteersecuri- awaiting response. move toanewsite.Therearestillmanyquestions for CruisingSailors’havedecidedtocloseitand administrators oftheFacebookGroup‘Trinidad overdue buturgentlyneededinitiative. down. Ilookforwardtoreportingprogressonthislong enforcement, hopefullybeforeanotherpersonisrun the harbor.Nowcomeshardpart,educationand signs scheduledtobeerectedalongtheshorelineof the placingoffirstanumber‘NoWakeZone’ and manymorenearmisses.Iampleasedtoreport being rundownintheirdinghiesbyspeedingpirogues, ized whileintheboatyardsandmarinas. still loseit.Atleastadozenyachtshavebeenburglar- Mr. Bowen’sphotographandgeneraldescription of That aside,Iwishtotakeissuewiththegeneral I writetoexpresssomeconcernregardingthesky-is- Re: KeithBowen’sWhat’sOnMyMindcolumn, As farasIamaware,itwasoneoftheVHFradionet We aretryingtogetfundingsothatwecanofferRon With onlyonethefttakingplaceinChaguaramas During thisperiod(Julytomid-October),three • Thefifththefttookplaceafterthepatrolboatwas • Thefourththefttookplacewhilethewatchwason • Thesecondandthirdtheftstookplaceonthefirst • Thefirsttheftwasintheearlyeveningbefore The statisticalpicturethatRLpaintsismisleading. The volunteersecuritypatrolusesaboatthathas I don’tquiteseethepointofRL’scommentsregard- Editor’s Note:WeaskedNielsLund,coordinatorofthe PS: Withoutconsultingthe160members, Ron Llewellyn There havebeenthreereportedincidentsofcruisers Compass Compass AM , , . Compass : PM and NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 39

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In fact, in the case of Jerry Stewart, his accusations lack accuracy. I also think you misunderstood my intent when I made reference to MAYAG. I did not mean it to say that they were the de facto SIOBMPA consultations with the yachting communi- ties date back to mid-2004, when representatives vis- ited the very Tyrrel Bay Yacht Haulout owned and operated by Mr. Stewart. in September 2004, early 2005, and also in 2009. In April 2005, so as not to omit yachties from the early planning process, the Tyrrel Bay marina was selected to represent all local marinas, and by extension the yachting community, on the stakeholders’ board. I am not aware that the yachting community in Carriacou is otherwise organized. Management Board is not intended for individuals and/or businesspersons. Instead, the board is com- prised of representatives of community and non-gov- ernmental stakeholder groups, as well as the agents of relevant government departments. —Continued on next page have many items to revisit and new ones to give con- to revisit and new ones have many items would like to With this in mind, I siderations to.” yachting of the park that has made revisit one aspect that can to see if there is anything people unhappy, be done. know, most the distant past. As you way back into But there on the south side of the bay. yachts anchor side of the anchorage on the north is also an important This now inside the park boundaries. bay that is It is a little ways to anchoring area is quite restricted. to the mangrove swamp in the north of the entrance is a good anchoring shelf the one place where there between the channel and shore. northerly swell and this changes when there is a bad part of the bay. At these becomes the only protected boats anchoring here to times, you can see 15 or more lesser swells yachts will avoid the swells. Even in they want to climb the choose to anchor here when water, or even be on mast, get work done in quieter which they anchor is old their own. The seabed in and mud. There is some “rubble” coral, stones, sand shore, in water too shallow live coral, but it is close to not threatened. It seems to to anchor, and is therefore community, that there me, and others in the yachting not to let yachts con- is no good environmental reason and unless the park has tinue to use this anchorage, considerations we don’t some pressing environmental from anchoring here know about, to ban yachts unnecessarily restricts yachting and is a discourage- ment to the yachting industry with no tangible benefit to the environment. We would therefore like you to consider allowing yachts to anchor in this area freely, as before. If you have good reasons not to allow this, then perhaps you could publish the reports showing what damage anchoring is doing here. We would at least know our activities are being curtailed for a good reason, not just a bureaucratic one. Chris Doyle Yacht which follows. Dear Chris Doyle, you have taken. Being aware of your handle on yacht- ing and regional maritime issues, I was somewhat disappointed when you previously suggested that we had no real reason to implement a marine protected area in Carriacou, because our reefs were mostly intact. However, several studies have shown that our reefs are, in fact, as threatened as any others, the causes being both natural and human-induced. We believe that a prophylactic, pre-emptive approach would serve us well. you said: “We you said: “We Compass , there were no fewer than Compass Continued from previous page Continued from In your letter to October’s I understand, too, that as part of a land-based orga- Unfortunately, such discussions were not initiated Let me start by congratulating the Sandy Island/ By the way, I have no association with WASI. There is nothing wrong with the use of stainless steel There is nothing wrong with In general it is recommended that anchor chain In general it is recommended The failure could also be caused by the usage of an The failure could also be caused The failure of the chain in the manner described the chain in the manner The failure of To achieve quality stainless steel fabrication, it is it is stainless steel fabrication, To achieve quality with the yachting community, which is probably why, in one issue of nization, you may not think yachting is very impor- tant; after all, many yachting people come from other lands and you might feel it reasonable that they should just fit in with whatever you decide. However, yachting is a vital part of the economy of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and in the current recession it has proved its worth by putting dollars into the econ- omy while land-based tourists backed off. I feel we should do everything we can to support yachting, as long as it is not detrimental to the environment. three letters expressing disquiet about aspects of the park. One of these was from Jerry Stewart, not only a Carriacou resident, but also part owner of Tyrrel Bay Yacht Haulout, an important small business in Carriacou. You may have consulted with the excellent organization MAYAG (Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada), but while some members of MAYAG own yachts, they are mainly an organization of business people in Grenada who have the yachting community as customers, and while they do look out for yachting interests, they are not always aware of issues impor- tant to those of us in the field. Oyster Bed Marine Protected Area (SIOBMPA) for help- ing protect some vital reefs around Carriacou. It is not easy to get people to curtail fishing activities, even if it is in their own long-term interest, and I am sure it took a lot of discussion and meetings. We all hope this aspect of the park will help in long-term protection of marine resources in Carriacou. Craig Smith Affiliated with Rocna Anchors Auckland, New Zealand An Open Letter to Davon Baker Dear Davon, in anchoring systems, providing they are not immersed in anchoring systems, providing Tales of stain- permanently (e.g. mooring components). less steel failures commonly come back to cheap and poor-quality products. Stainless is expensive – marine grade 316/L/Ti very expensive, and still superior grades like 2205 ultra-expensive (relative to galvanized steel alternatives). Comparing quality Italian chain available locally, I find that 316L is approximately four times more costly than the stronger G40 galvanized from the same manufacturer. Typically, a stainless steel product may be expected to cost between three and five times the equivalent grade galvanized version. If not, you are getting what you pay for. comes from a reputable manufacturer, who stands to comes from a reputable manufacturer, is proof tested. In Mr. lose brand reputation, and not even know who the Bowen’s case it seems he does if there was adequate qual- manufacturer is, let alone This is no indictment of ity assurance (clearly not). in general. stainless steel anchor components incorrect welding rod material. I have seen otherwise incorrect welding rod material. fail very quickly high-quality 316L plate fabrications weld rusted and was when welded incorrectly (the season). Again this comes gone completely within a particular product and the back to the quality of the and is no indictment competence of the manufacturer, of stainless steels in general. suggests nothing more than the steel’s properties were more than the steel’s properties suggests nothing two require- one or both of these lacking in either was not ade- that the chain ments, or additionally in a damp salty locker quately maintained (e.g. kept and never cleaned). firstly necessary to use a grade of adequate compo- to use a grade of adequate firstly necessary in this 316L or the 316Ti claimed sition such as the it is necessary to “passivate” case, and secondly weld afterward. — NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 40 southwestcoastofIreland SailingQuarterly,pluscruisesintheGrenadines,Venezuelaand • “Streetwise1and2”givetipsthatappearedinthepopularvideo line-handlingskillseverysailorshouldknow.1hour • “StreetonKnots”demonstratestheessentialknotsand racingroundthebuoystocelebrateher80thbirthday.1hour • “AntiguaWeek’85”isthestoryofenginelessyawlIolaire fromIrelandtoAntiguaviatheCapeVerdes.2hours • “TransatlanticwithStreet”documentsasailingpassage describe ALLtheanchoragesinEasternCaribbean. places andhistory.Street’sGuidesaretheonlyonesthat piloting directions,plusinterestinganecdotesofpeople, Real sailorsuseStreet’sGuidesforinter-islandandharbor HURRICANE TIPS! 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Managed Areapayseitheranannualordailypermit within thearea: important tofulfillingourmandate. ing, publiceducationandenforcementactivities, well asequipmenttoperformthenecessarymonitor- buoys, divemoorings,yachtmoorings)andvessels;as nance andreplacementofinfrastructure(demarcation Recurring expenditureincludessalaries,fuel,mainte- ing user/entryfeestotheMarineManagementArea. of 2000agreedthattheSMMAwouldcontinuecollect- from government;howevercabinetconclusion724(b) diture. TheAssociationdoesnotreceiveasubvention exclusively onuserfeestomeetthecostsofallexpen- the CAMMA. tate theextendedresponsibilitiesthatarerequiredfor well asthenecessaryinfrastructure/platformtofacili- of thepatrolvessel,needforadditionalstaff,as tional expenditurerequiredforfuelandmaintenance and financialresourcesoftheAssociation,withaddi- bility hashadadirectimpactonthelimitedhuman Management Area(CAMMA).Theincreasedresponsi- to overseetheCanariesAnselaRayeMarine of 1984,theSMMAhasalsobeengivenmandate Management AuthorityundertheFisheriesAct,No.10 the area. ing allstakeholdersbenefitfromhassle-freeuseof to protectthefragilemarineecosystemwhileensur- on themarineandcoastalresourcesofarea necessary stepstomitigateanthropogenicimpacts this broadmandateistheneedforSMMAtotake Soufriere atthelocalandnationallevel.Enshrinedin tainable useofthecoastalandmarineresources social andculturalbenefitsgeneratedfromthesus- organization istoenhancetheequitableeconomic, opment. Indeedoneoftheprimarymandates eral aspartofGovernment’spolicyfornationaldevel- beach recreation,andthetourismfraternityingen- interests suchasyachting,fishing,scubadiving, that extendsservicestoallwater-basedtourism (SMMA) ofSt.LuciaisalocalManagementAuthority SMMA/CAMMA, Open LettertoallTourism-Relatedusersofthe [email protected] Carriacou SIOBMPA Davon Baker,Chairman establishing anopenlineofcommunication. co-management. ecosystems forfuturegenerations,througheffective but thatwearetrulyconservingvaluablemarine that itisnotjustafacadetargetingthetouristdollar, tions. Giventime,Iamquitesureitwillberealized regional andinternationalconservationorganiza- endorsed bytheGovernmentofGrenadaandseveral for thebiggeryachts. tified whereanchoringwouldbepermitted,especially adaptive inourapproach,andalreadyanareaisiden- your suggestions.AsIhaveindicatedbefore,weare from, you.Iassureyouthatkeenattentionispaidto ing toyou.Wewouldloveconsultwith,andlearn criticisms ofthevariouscommunities,sameapply- SIOBMPA directly. persons fromwithinthecommunityengage and SIOBMPA.Itwouldbetterserveourcommunityif of thevalueyachtingcommunitytoCarriacou implement themall.Andofcourse,wearewellaware open tonewthoughtsandideas,evenifwecannot avenues formakinginputintotheprocess.Weare SIOBMPA isseekingtoachieve,thenthereareseveral discussions withthatsector. Stewart tosuggestthatSIOBMPAneglectedinitiate munity. Assuch,itishighlydisingenuousofMr. years simplytocapturetheinputofyachtingcom- In spiteofthat,exceptionwasmadeintheearlier Carriacou doesnotqualifyoneforaseatontheboard. Fees fortheuseofresourceswithinSMMAand • Yachtmooringpermits:whereeachvesselcoming • Snorkelpermits:whereeachindividualwhovisits • DivePermits:whereeachpersondivingwithinthe Three kindsoffeecategorieshavebeenestablished The SMMAisasmallnonprofitentitythatdepends In additiontobeingdesignatedaLocalFisheries The SoufriereMarineManagementAssociation Eagerly lookingforwardtohearingfromyou,and The bottomlineistheMPArealinitsintent— SIOBMPA valuesthefranksuggestionsandfactual At thesametime,ifapersoncarestrulyforwhat As such,simplyhavinganimportantbusinessin Continued frompreviouspage

Letters maybeeditedforlength,clarityandfairplay. name maybewithheldfromprintatyourrequest. We donotpublishanonymousletters;however,your individual regattaresultscomplaints.(Kudosareokay!) e-mail) ifclarificationisrequired. address, andawaywecancontactyou(preferablyby Dear S/V Phaedrus Leslie Jones plenty oftimeforreceivingtheresultsthistest. couple ofplacesthatdothistest. special testingfacility.IntheUS,thereareonlya from yourpetthenithastobeexpressmaileda can bedoneinthevet’soffice.Yourvetwilltakeblood WEEKS minimum!Thistestisnotabloodthat if youareintheUnitedStates—ittakesfourtofive animal importpermit.Allowplentyoftimeforthistest titer test,alongwithahealthcertificate,togiveyour this yearwefoundthegovernmentisnowrequiringa flown outofTrinidadmanytimes,butuponreturning who hasspentherwholelifeontheboat.Wehave very healthy,alwaysvaccinated15-year-oldpetcat them, itseems. More andmorerabies-freecountriesarerequiring and carrythatpaperwithyourrabiescertificate. with apet.Plantohavetitertestdoneonyourpet Dear CompassReaders, [email protected] Tel (758)459-5500or724-6330 Soufriere, St.Lucia Soufriere MarineManagementAssociation Newton Eristhee,GeneralManager appreciated. in theSMMA/CAMMA. (mooring buoys)tosatisfyuserrequirements. the SMMA/CAMMA. flicts andotheruserissues. the area. activities tore-buildsupportandsustainableuseof the following: licensed boatcapacity. rate ofadailydivepermitfee,at25percenttheir as preferred,biannually,quarterlyormonthly),atthe upcoming season. charters thathavealreadybeenbookedforthe per person)inthefirstyeartotakeintoaccount percent oftheirlicensedboatcapacity(orUS$0.25 to payannually,biannually,quarterlyormonthly. stakeholders willhavetheoptionofsigningcontracts ing permitwithintheSMMA/CAMMA. days. Thereisnoincreaseinthefeeforayachtmoor- the currentminimumrate,whichcoversonetotwo use ofmooringbuoysintheSMMA/CAMMAinstead using yachts. to anyoneenteringtheMarineManagementArea and divepermits. charters. Thereisnoincreaseinthefeeforsnorkeling US$1 perpersonenteringtheareausingdayboat entering theMarineManagementArea.Thefeewillbe ally aUserEntranceFeewillbeappliedtoallpersons to comeintoeffectbyNovember1st,2010: hood operations. ity ofallstakeholderstocontinuetheirpresentliveli- return tosuchastatewillnegativelyimpacttheabil- that existedpriortotheestablishmentofSMMA.A bility existsofareturntotheconflictanddisorder ability oftheSMMAisunderthreatandarealpossi- of revenuecollection.Withoutthisaction,thesustain- for allresourceusersaswellimprovetheefficiency Systems withaformulathataimstorepresentequity embarked onarestructuringoftheFeeandBilling Fee andBillingSystems. St. Vincent&theGrenadines Bequia VC0400 Box 175BQ Readers’ Forum Compass PublishingLtd. or [email protected] Send yourlettersto: We donotpublishindividualconsumercomplaintsor Please includeyourname,boatnameorshoreside We wanttohearfromYOU! If flyingbacktotheislandswithaboatpet,allow This pastsummerweflewbacktotheUSAwithour This isanotetoanycruiserswhoaretraveling Your continuedsupportandfullcooperationis • Increasethemaintenanceofmarineinfrastructure • IncreaseinfrastructureintheManagedArea • Increaseenforcementactivityandpatrolswithin • Improveresponsetimetoassistinmanagingcon- • Increaseeducationandpublicuserawareness In returntheSMMAreaffirmsitscommitmenttodo • Diveoperatorswillbecentrallybilledannually(or, • Dayboatcharterswillbebilledannuallyat25 • Acentralbillingsystemwillcomeintoeffectwhere • Yachtswillhavetheoptionofpayingforonenight’s • AfeeofUS$2willbeapplied,perpersonday, • Thethreecategoriesoffeeswillremain;addition- The followingchangestothefeesystemareexpected To addresstheseissues,theAssociationhas Compass Readers , NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 41 My mother had the insight to share her wishes for her final days with us years ago. Here’s what I’d like to her final days with us years ago. Here’s what I’d like to share with all of you: while you are at a point in your life while you and your loved ones are still healthy, sit down and talk about what you want in case of a cata- strophic illness. (For years, I’ve made absolutely sure that my family knows that I’m an organ donor.) It’s the kindest and most generous thing that you can do for your loved ones and yourself. Delivery crew Gail Isaacs reminds us of one of the tough realities bluewater sailors face WHAT’S ON MY MIND WHAT’S I went back to Florida and spent two weeks sailing to Florida and spent two weeks I went back to supportive of my life- I called my sister, who is very my sister Karin to read Please indulge me; I asked and no matter how we We live our lives in seasons unconventional lifestyle. I have chosen to live a very My Mom has been my inspiration to embrace every Thank you Karin for all your love and support and for I have placed the hand-written version of my thoughts I love you, your baby forever, Gail Maine. Then I received another call from my sister that received another call from Maine. Then I that I would in the hospital, and I knew Mom was back that I had to see her. Now was the time not make it back that no mattersoul searching and realize to do my own would always be connected. the distance between us, we flying to the Dominican style, and told her that I was to St. Lucia and that I Republic to crew on a delivery About three days later would call her in ten days’ time. Rico and I was able to get we were sailing off Puerto inevitable message from phone service. There was the passed away. my sister that my mom had her memorial service. For this to my mother during this is how a sailor said goodbye… can’t. My mother’s life has prepare ourselves, we just and tribulations, but she always been filled with trials to Karin and me. never wavered when it came has to offer by sailing the I’m seeing what the world that living in Gary, Indiana high seas. Mom once told me had ever spent anywhere was the longest time that she she felt about it! and she wasn’t sure how comfortable I When I would call her, she’d always ask me where was. It made her smile. single day while I can, and so I dedicate this chapter of my life to her. As I sit here during my late-night watch, just offshore of and, yes, crying, a wave just crashed over the boat mixing my tears with salt water and smudging this piece of paper — I want you to know that this is not a day of mourning, this is a day of joy. Mom has finally been released from the confinements of life. being my “Sister Girl”. into a corked bottle and cast it out to sea. Mom, have a great journey. by Gail Isaacs

Fortunately my delivery wasn’t leaving for another In early May I was in southwest Florida getting ready

There is a fine line we walk when we choose to live a line we walk when we choose There is a fine Goodbye

Says A Sailor A Sailor week and I was able to fly to Cleveland, Ohio and week and I was able to fly to Cleveland, Ohio and spend some time with Mom, my sister and my cousin. When we arrived at the hospital and walked into CCU we found Mom in good spirits. She rallied with all of us around her, but I knew in my heart that this would be our last time together. to crew on a delivery to Maine when my sister called to crew on a delivery to Maine when my sister called and said that our mom had been rushed to the hospi- tal and things didn’t look good. life on the water, particularly if we do boat deliveries. particularly if we do boat life on the water, our loved decision to be separated from We make the make tough are times when we have to ones and there because times when we have no control decisions and of where in the world we are. 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