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St. Vincent Time to Re-Think C A R I B B E A N On-line C MPASS NOVEMBER 2010 NO. 182 The Caribbean’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore TIME TO RE-THINK ST. VINCENT — See story on page 14 WILFRED DEDERER NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 2 DEPARTMENTS Info & Updates ......................4 Ask Captain Science ...........34 Business Briefs .......................7 Book Review ......................... 36 Caribbean Eco-News........... 10 Cooking with Cruisers ..........37 Regatta News........................ 12 Readers’ Forum .....................3 Meridian Passage .................22 What’s on My Mind ............... 41 Fun Pages.........................30, 31 Calendar of Events ...............42 The Caribbean’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore Sailors’ Hikes .........................32 Caribbean Marketplace...... 43 www.caribbeancompass.com Dolly’s Deep Secrets ............32 Classified Ads ....................... 46 The Caribbean Sky ...............33 Advertisers’ Index .................46 NOVEMBER 2010 • NUMBER 182 Caribbean Compass is published monthly by Grenada/Carriacou/Petite Martinique: Compass Publishing Ltd., P.O. 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Circumnavigating Jamaica ... 24 One J/24’s big adventure ..... 29 ISSN 1605 - 1998 Cover photo by Wilfred Dederer, Wallilabou Bay on the Leeward side of St. Vincent Compass covers the Caribbean! From Cuba to Trinidad, from Panama to Barbuda, we’ve got the news and views that sailors can use. We’re the Caribbean’s monthly look at sea and shore. “Compass gets our message to the sailors by keeping the publication interesting and current, with lots of must-read articles. “Thank you, Compass!” — Linda Phillips Doyle Sailmakers BVI, Ltd. www.doylesails.com Click Google Map link below to fi nd the Caribbean Compass near you! http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=112776612439699037380.000470658db371bf3282d&ll=14.54105,-65.830078&spn=10.196461,14.0625&z=6&source=embed Carriacou campus of TA Marryshow Community College, with full tuition and fees as well as a stipend of EC$1,000 towards the purchase of textbooks. These students bring to 13 the number of scholarships awarded by the CCEF. Previous awardees have already put their education to good use: Tahera Paul and Rena Noel are working at Hillsborough Secondary School, as are Stacey Bain and Carnisha Charles. Marcia Scott is employed by Bullen’s Enterprises and Reann Martineau is with the Board of Tourism. Each student writes an essay on the topic “How I will use my education to build a Info better Grenada”, and the primary focus for all students has been development of opportunities for the youth of Grenada. Rholda Quamina and Brian Lendore, the principals of the two secondary schools in Carriacou, select the scholarship recipi- & Updates ents based on CXC/CSEC scores and financial need. Patrick Compton, Carriacou branch of the Grenada Union of Teachers, assists in the process every year, collect- ing and reviewing the essays. Yachting Community Provides Scholarships in Carriacou To date, CCEF has raised more than EC$125,000 to provide uniforms, school sup- plies and other educational assistance to the children of Carriacou. The mission is to The Carriacou Children’s Education Fund (CCEF) is an informal, voluntary group of help as many children as possible and to fill the gap between what is required for a individuals from visiting yachts from around the world, and concerned local busi- child to receive a proper education and what the families can provide. nesspeople. Since 2000, CCEF has conducted fundraising activities during the first Since its inception, CCEF has provided assistance towards this goal in more than week of August at the Carriacou Yacht Club, coinciding with the annual Carriacou 500 cases. Success is due primarily to the hard work and generosity of the visiting Regatta Festival. yachts and the local population who support CCEF, and is the yachts’ way of say- The CCEF continues this year with an additional set of scholarships: Trevin ing “thank you” to the people of Carriacou for the warm welcome always received. McLawrence and Leah Hagley from Bishops College and Camille DeRoche and These scholarships at TAMCC are an extension of the assistance that CCEF has pro- Gloria Wells from Hillsborough Secondary School have begun their studies at the vided to primary and secondary school children of Carriacou in the past, targeting assistance for the future leaders of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. In some places visitors can expect to pay US$10 or more per day for WiFi. In Tyrrel Bay it is free through the sponsorship of Tyrrel Bay Yacht Haulout, Chris Doyle’s Cruising Guides, and Island Water World. Technical support is provided by Michael Ward. All that is asked is for visiting yachts to make a contribution to the CCEF! A password is required and yachts can obtain a free password at the Carriacou Yacht Club. Contributions are voluntary and all proceeds are used for the educational needs of the less fortunate children of the island. Yacht Attacked Off Los Testigos The US-flagged yacht Boldly Go was attacked by four armed men at 10:00AM on October 16th at approximately 011°05N, 063°23W. The yacht was about four and a half hours’ sail west of the Venezuelan offshore islands of Los Testigos, en route to Porlamar, Isla Margarita. The couple aboard had originally planned to avoid the area, but when sailing from Grenada wind conditions prevented them from sailing directly into Porlamar from the north. The two-handed crew, Jim Hutchins and Ellen Birrell, were assaulted and held at gunpoint. The pirates struck Jim in the head and back several times with a pistol; for- tunately, his injuries were not serious. They also clicked the trigger with the gun held to his neck. The boarders ransacked the Sun Odyssey 40, taking all valuable items they could carry in their 16-foot piñero — including an EPIRB, all radios, two comput- ers, chartplotter, GPS, other electronics, tools, bikes, outboard engine and money. With no land in sight and only a compass left on board for navigation, Jim and Left to right: Nadia Edwards and Codell Stafford (2009 scholarship winners) with Ellen sailed back to Los Testigos, arriving just before dark. A Venezuelan Coast Trevin McLawrence, Camille DeRoche, Leah Hagley, Gloria Wells and Fleure Patrice, Guard vessel was on station in Los Testigos and took a report of the incident. Director of the Carriacou campus of TA Marryshow Community College —Continued on next page NOVEMBER 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 4 — Continued from previous page KEES STAPEL The Coast Guard then escorted the yacht
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