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Click Google Map link below to fi nd the Caribbean Compass near you! http://bit.ly/1fMC2Oy MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 4 essential servicewerecollectedduringtheSt.MaartenHeinekenRegatta,heldMarch2ndthrough6th Heineken RegattaDirectorMichellevanderWerffpresentsadonationtotheSt.MaartenSeaRescueFoundation.Fundsforthis With twovesselsandawell-trainedgroupofvolunteers,theSSRFensuressafetyon Regatta, heldMarch2ndthrough6th[ Maarten SeaRescueFoundation(SSRF)duringthe36thSt.Heineken &Updates Info The St.MaartenYachtClubRegattaFoundationraisedUS$1,804forthe St. MaartenYCRegattaFoundationGivestoSeaRescue see racereportinRegattaNews,page12 and technologicallyadvancedsailspossible. Built bysailmakersdedicatedtobuildingthefinest,mostdurable ). country’s firstnationalsailingassociation,wasformedtobetheumbrellabodyof who donatedtheirbownumberdepositsandsellingeventposters. ceeds wentdirectlytoSeaRescue.Otherinitiativesraisemoneyinvolvedsailors Bloody MaryswouldbeorderedattheclubonFridayofregatta.Allpro- Bloody MaryservedattheSt.MaartenYachtClub.Thequestionwashowmany Caribbean waters.” the waterandensurethatcompetitorscanhaveasafepleasanttimeonour Rescue, theCoastGuard,FrenchSNSMandDutchMarinesarepresenton every dayiskeyfortheevent.WeareverythankfulthatorganizationslikeSea Werff, HeinekenRegattaDirector.“Maintainingsafetywith200boatsoutracing Foundation, wewouldn’tbeabletoorganizethisevent,”saysMichellevander on donations. by theSSRF.Thenon-profitorganizationisfullyrunvolunteersandreliessolely vessels onSt.Maarten;beforeavesselcanberegistered,itneedstoinspected the watersofSt.Maarten.Theyarealsoresponsibleforinspectionsprivate Just overayearagotheSt.Vincent&GrenadinesSailingAssociation, SVG NationalSailingAssociationOfficersElected This year,theregattavolunteersorganizedacompetitionaroundfamous “Without thesupportoforganizationslikeSt.MaartenSeaRescue True BlueStGeorge Turbulence Sails Grenada Roseau Dominica MarineCenter Dominica Kapiteinsweg #4 Zeilmakerij Harms Curacao Kaya AtomZ IBS b/v Bonaire Jolly Harbour Star Marine Antigua &Barbuda [email protected] Tel: (284)4942569 Road Town,Tortola Road ReefMarina Doyle SailmakersBVI,Ltd British VirginIslands Rodney Bay Rodney BaySails St Lucia Fajardo, PuertoRico Atlantic Canvas&Sail Puerto Rico Panama City Regency Marine Panama 30 BldAllegre Voilerie DuMarin Martinique Kingston PJG Jamaica * DacronandHydraNetonly

[email protected] Tel: (246)4234600 St Philip Six Crossroads Doyle OffshoreSails,Ltd Barbados Regatta Committee. Club andtheMayreau page 20],theCanouanSailing Academy [seerelatedstoryon the BequiaTraditionalSailing Sailing Club,BequiaYouthSailors, the country,includingBequia vidual sailingclubsthroughout SVGSA wereappointedfromindi- Barnard, floormembersofthe ISAF-registered sailor,Phillip addition toSVG’sonlycurrently Anthony Sargent,Secretary.In Carey, Vice-President;and Andrew Mitchell,President;Simon SVGSA executiveswereelected: 10th atwhichthefollowing sailing associationofSVG. sailboat racing,asthenational governing bodyforthesportof ing.org, formerlyISAF),theworld’s nized byWorldSailing(www.sail- February theSVGSAwasrecog- in thismulti-islandnation.In is toadvancethesportofsailing all ofSVG’ssailingclubs.Itsgoal A meetingwasheldonApril Christiansted Wilsons' CruzanCanvas USVI StCroix Chaguaramas AMD Trinidad &Tobago Blue Lagoon Barefoot YachtCharters St. Vincent * —Continued onnextpage MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 5

Calypso II —Continued on next page Cline was an active communications volunteer to the Virgin active communications volunteer Cline was an describe Cline’s radio skills as amaz- Members of St. John Rescue anyone interested in amateur radio Cline served as a mentor to be made to the Animal Care Center Donations in his memory can • THOMAS COULTER true Caribbean character has been Ralph Trout reports: Another Captain Tom bought the Caneel Bay transport vessel Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency and participat- Emergency Management Islands Territorial hurricane disasters. communications after ed in emergency devastated much of the Marilyn in 1995, which Following Hurricane helped to facilitate link- infrastructure, Cline local communications cut off by hurricane damage, and ing two sides of St. John island, to the local medical facility. a critical communication link remembered for his dispatching skills. ing, and say he will be best you heard Cline’s voice on the radio, According to Rescue, when situation was, you would become calm no matter how chaotic the hand. and get back to the task at such as how to choose a good first — from the more basic things amateurs to study for higher-level radio to encouraging local always welcome to his home when they exams. Visiting sailors were visited St. John. John, VI 00831. of St. John, Inc., Box 429, St. Tom Coulter passed away on March called off the beach. Captain Dominican Republic. With a beaming 9th, resting peacefully in the with his wavy hair and tropical smile, Tom was always flamboyant or in traditional deck shoes. He was flowered shirt, either barefoot in one of a gang of California boys who moved to the Caribbean was the 1970s. With a boat rental there, Red Hook, St. Thomas Tom’s homeport for decades. and transformed it into a busy, luxurious tugboat. He was ready to was ready to and transformed it into a busy, luxurious tugboat. He diesel to go anywhere for almost any job from tows to hauling Christmas dredging sand to fill a multi-millionaire’s beach for the “fun holidays on Mustique. He always had a pocket full of money” ready to lend, and would help even a new friend. by less Listening to his sea tales, his fortunes were often outdone scrupulous island businessmen. Tom will always be missed as a part of the true Caribbean cowboy culture slowly Tom will always be missed as a part of the true Caribbean • ALSTON DE ROCHE passed away on April 14th Well-known Grenadian yacht skipper Alston De Roche He worked with members of the St. John Rescue, and ARES (Amateur Radio and ARES (Amateur members of the St. John Rescue, He worked with four islands repeater system on to develop a new cross-band Emergency Service) The effort remote valleys and beaches. all of the VI National Park’s designed to reach Bureau to Islands Telecommunication of the British Virgin involved the cooperation Van Dyke in the BVI. needed repeaters on Jost place one of the Gay, Tom’s favorite, and vanishes. Times have changed. Raise your glass of Mt. salute as a top-notch sailor cruises to paradise. for its seagoing heritage, at age 64. Born on Petite Martinique, an island famous several of the “gold plater” Alston starting sailing at six years old. Having crewed on yachts that chartered in the Windwards in the 1970s, Continued from previous page Continued from Cline served as a long-time radio dispatcher for St. John Rescue and was an active Cline served as a long-time radio dispatcher for St. John placement of several radioCline will likely best be remembered for spearheading the Eight Bells CLINE • GEORGE B. to many KP2G, who was so well known reports: George Cline, Peter Nuttycombe net, died on January 11th in Birmingham, Alabama, but his public safety communi- net, died on January 11th in Birmingham, Alabama, but John, USVI and beyond. cations legacy lives on across his adopted home of St. known by his amateur member of the local St. John Amateur Radio Club. Cline, providing daily weather radio callsign, KP2G, started the VI Weather Net in 1994, weather information updates. The network continues to this day, relaying critical US and British Virgin Islands. and individual local reports to hams and boaters in the for emergency responders.repeaters in an effort to close severe communications gaps sailors in the Caribbean as radio net control for the morning 40-metre Caribbean for the morning 40-metre as radio net control sailors in the Caribbean — MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 6 forecasts, predictingthenumberandseverityofhurricanesinAtlanticOcean. Klotzbach said.Inadditiontohisresearch,Grayalsopublishedseasonalhurricane why hurricaneswereglobal,lookingatwater-temperaturepatternsandwindshear,” began publishingtheirforecasts.“Hewasoneofthefirstresearcherstodetermine began researchinghurricanesin1984,longbeforenationalhurricaneforecasters Colorado atage86.HislongtimeassistantPhilKlotzbachtoldthemediathatGray other familymembersandfriendsaroundtheworld. Martinique, sistersSheilainGrenada,BarbaraCanadaandClytietheUSA, and daytripsoutofSt.George’salsoracedcompetitivelyinarearegattas. captain ofthepopularchartercatamaran Footloose ChartersandOutfittersInternational.Alstonisprobablybestknownasthe Loafer — Hurricane forecasting pioneer William Gray died on April 16th in Fort Collins, Hurricane forecastingpioneerWilliamGraydiedonApril16thinFortCollins, • WILLIAMGRAY He issurvivedbyhiswife,Margaret,sisterShirleyandbrotherClaytoninPetite Alston becameacaptainandintheearly1980s,heskipperedbusydaycat Continued frompreviouspage out of St. George’s. He and his wife, Margaret, ran the Grenada-based outofSt.George’s.Heandhiswife,Margaret,rantheGrenada-based Timshel

, a Shuttleworth 40, which did term , aShuttleworth40,whichdidterm GRENADA SAILING FESTIVAL SAILING GRENADA information aboutZika. has beeninfected,heorsheislikelytobeprotectedfromfutureinfections. already beeninfectedwithZikaviruscangetitfrommosquitobites.Onceaperson drome ininfectedindividualsofanyageorgender. birth defectsinthefetusesofinfectedpregnantwomenandGuillain-Barrésyn- rash, jointpain,orconjunctivitis(redeyes).ThereisevidencethatZikalinkedto because theywon’thavesymptoms.ThemostcommonsymptomsofZikaarefever, Mosquitoes thatspreadZikavirusbitemostlyduringthedaytime. albopictus primarily throughthebiteofaninfectedAedesspeciesmosquito( and theUSVirginIslands. Grenadines, Trinidad&Tobago, Maarten, St.Vincent&the Rico, St.Lucia;Martin/St. Haiti, Jamaica,Martinique,Puerto Dominican Republic,Guadeloupe, Cuba, Curaçao,Dominica,the include Aruba,Barbados,Bonaire, have beenissuedcurrently blood transfusion. has beentransmittedthrough ty. Therearereportsthatthevirus doms orrefrainfromsexualactivi- are alsoencouragedtousecon- partner isalsopossible,sotravelers protect themselvesfrommosquitobites.SexualtransmissionofZikavirusamale advise againstvisitingthesecountries;theCDCsimplyrecommendsthattravelers for anumberofCaribbeancountriesregardingtheZikavirus.Thesenoticesdonot storms, fiveofwhichwouldbecomehurricanesandtwobecomingmajorsystems. does, nowunderKlotzbach.Hehaspredictedafairlyaverageyear,with12named tions forAtlantictropicalstormandhurricanedevelopment.ColoradoStatestill the USNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationissuingseasonalpredic- 70 ofhisgraduatestudentsnowinthefield. research contributions.Grayhadamajorimpactonmeteorology,withmorethan won theNeilFrankAwardofNationalHurricaneConferencein1995forhis Klotzbach said.Hewasheadoftheuniversity’sTropicalMeteorologyProjectand tinued hurricaneandclimateresearchasaprofessoremeritusuntilhisdeath, new DepartmentofAtmosphericScienceatColoradoStateUniversityin1961. a doctorateingeophysicalsciencesfromtheUniversityofChicago,andhejoined Visit theCDCwebsiteatwww.cdc.gov/zikaforupdatednoticesandgeneral Anyone wholivesinortravelstoanareawheretheZikavirusisfoundandhasnot Most peopleinfectedwithZikaviruswon’tevenknowtheyhavethedisease Zika virusistransmittedtopeople Countries forwhichtravelnotices The CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)hasissued“travelnotices” Zika AdvisoriesWidelyIssuedforCaribbean Hurricane outlookshavenowbecomecommon,withcommercialforecastersand Gray retiredfromhisfacultypostatColoradoStateUniversityin2005,buthecon- Gray gothisstartasaweatherforecastofficerfortheUSAirForcein1953.Heearned ), thesamemosquitoesthatspreaddengueandchikungunyaviruses.

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MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 9 Cruising Guide to the —Continued on page 46 — with routes and stops as a free downloadable PDF at Rainer Dobring reports: CLS France, the Rainer Dobring reports: CLS the most out CatSat helps fishermen to get mother company behind CatSat, hosted a mother company behind CatSat, of their power- workshop and demonstration in late February ful oceanographic software local profes- in Chaguaramas, Trinidad for Electropics sional fishermen, and introduced sole agent for Marine Services Ltd. as their held by the West Indies. 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Over 3,000peoplegatheredonKimShabeachfor Yacht Clubassistedtheprofessionalraceofficers. season. Wellover100volunteersoftheSt.Maarten Regatta, thelargestentryforaCaribbeanregattathis ticipated inthethree-daySt.MaartenHeineken largest entryinitsten-yearhistory,and193boatspar- yachts competedintheGillCommodore’sCup, 2nd through6th,wasarecord-breaker.Eighty-four tion oftheSt.MaartenHeinekenRegatta,heldMarch NEWS REGATTA Lipton Ocaso Race. IrvineLaidlaw’sBritishRP82, including overallvictoryintheRoundSt.Maarten and boathandlingtoscorefourstraightbullets, Sorcha the 36thSt.MaartenHeinekenRegatta. Ocaso came backtowinthefinalraceandclass. straight bullets. class forthethirdyearinarow,havingscoredthree Maarten in1hourand19minutes59seconds. 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, El just atthelastgybe,”explainedtacticianBouwe blowout attheendoffirstdownwindleg.“Itwas Nilaya conclusion withawinforthe34-metreBaltic-built which hadbeenprogressingsinceDayOne,reachits International by theYachtClubCostaSmeraldaand superyachts gavetheirall.Theeventwasorganized erly winds,thecrewson21competingsailing a downwindstartand20to24knotsofblusteringeast- to thefinalcrossinlegofrace.With where inseveralcasesvictoryordefeatcamedown off VirginGorda,concludedwithyetanotherrace competition, March9ththrough12th,onthewaters will takeplaceMarch2ndthrough5th,2017. German team,racingBaltics. race totakesecondoverallBurkhardFahrenkrog’s Swedish teamracing overall fortheteamfromUkraine.JanSoderberg’s of theregattatowin60-strongBareboatClass broke hisfoothalfanhourbeforethefinish! an astonishingtimeconsideringthatBernardalso Race inatimeof2hours21minutesand16seconds, PYC David Guiheneuc’s the lastraceofregattatowinclassfrom was effectivelyclasswinnerbyasinglesecond. Wild Devil were thirdandsixthinthelastrace,whichmeantthat Lipuscek’s by asinglesecond.Overnightleaders—Jonathan which lastedovertwohours, got awaywell.Aftertimecorrectiononthefinalrace, the entireregatta.ConorFogerty’sSunfast36, Devil class byasinglepoint. came backtowinthelastraceofseriesand on thepenultimateday.However, Brazilian Dufour500, Stanmore-Major’s Whitbread60, lets forafamousvictoryover Tarnacki’s Farr60, skipper GerdJanPoortman.HoweverPrzemysaw bers oftheround-the-worldteamincludingregatta Red BullEyewearandalsocontainedseveralmem- last edition.TheDutch-flaggedboatwascharteredto race including peted inovertwodecadesoftheround-the-world committee boatpropeller. crew divedoverthesidetountanglearopefrom for Maarten Race.Thehelter-skelterregattacontinued came backthenextdaytowinclassinRoundSt. Oyster for theseries. Luis Jarbe’s ished secondinclasswithfellowPuertoRicanteam, last year’swinner,AndreaScarabelli’s ished performancetowintheMelges24classfrom class. SergioSagramoso’sMelges32, Dingo Class Asawthebattlebetween Yacht ClubCostaSmeraldareports: Loro PianaSuperyachtRegattainVirginGorda Visit www.heinekenregatta.comformoreinformation. The 37theditionoftheSt.MaartenHeinekenRegatta Aleksei Dushkin’s In theBeachCatclass,TurenneLaplace’s In CSA4,BenJelic’sSt.MaartencustomKiwi35, The VolvoClasscontainedyachtsthathavecom- In CSA2,RossApplebey’sBritishOyster48, Frits Bus’s In CSA1,MarkChapman’sTrinidadianKer11.3, Scarlet Oyster third.BernardSillemwontheRoundSt.Maarten , nailed the final start to win the closest encounter of , nailedthefinalstarttowinclosestencounterof , scoredfourwinsoutoffivetodominatethe . Andthisdespiteamostspectacularspinnaker , washoledintheGillCommodore’sCupbut wastheclasswinneroncountback. Dark Star Island WaterWorld Soca magazine. Team Brunel withRenatoJoseDaCunhaFaria’s , winningthelastracetoplacethird Ambersail Kiev TeamRacing andJordanMindich’s Carib Cleaning Ventaneiro 3 Bageal , whichwassecondinthe Wild Devil , scoredthreestraightbul- scoredathirdinthelast completedahighlypol- Team Brunel. Challenger , winningbothraces Nilaya Scarlet Oyster withPierreAltier’s wonthelastrace was the winner wasthewinner

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three racedaysandonthelastdayitwasturnof yacht overall. International MediaTrophyforthetopscoredsuper- then wejusthadtostayahead.” upwind. Sowegotaheadatthebottommarkand quicker downwind,and spinnaker startsitsuitsusprettywell,wearealittlebit explain howtheyclinchedthewin:“Whenwehave that wasgameoverforthespinnaker.”Hewentonto and thespinnakerwasn’tstrongenoughforthat.So the boatandwehadabigpuffbroached, Bekking. “Wewereontheinsideandlostcontrolof place finishfromclosestrival, P2 the bagforthem. overall winner cross thelineinfirstplace,justfivesecondsaheadof which sawthe43-metreDuboisyacht guests andcertainlyforthesailors.” exciting foranyonewatching,theownersand about —tohaveusallcomeinattheend.Itkeepsit finish andthat’swhatpursuitracingsuperyachtsisall the event:“Everyonewasgatheringtogetherat standably happywiththeORCsyratingruleusedat for moreinformation. November 2017withdestinationVirginGorda. regatta willleavefromtheCanaryIslandsin the YCCSandNorddeutscherRegattaVerein, Atlantic AnniversaryRegattain2017.Organizedby ed championofClassD,withthreeconsecutivebullets. behind thedueling Samurai Class Bboastedadifferentwinneroneachofthe Nilaya Class Csawabattleragingonthefinalupwindleg, Donald MacPherson’sSwan90, Visit www.loropianacaribbeansuperyachtregatta.com Visit www.loropianacaribbeansuperyachtregatta.com Owners havebeenalsoinvitedtotakepartinthe toclaimherfirstbullet,which,coupledwithafifth- alsoclaimedtheLoroPianaPrizeBoat placed thirdoverallinClassA, Seahawk P2’s Nilaya tactician,TonyRey,wasunder- . Inoui and arealittlebitquicker —Continued onnextpage Hetairos Inoui Freya , wastheundisput- , putvictoryin Bella Ragazza

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DEAN BARNES , El Soca Corr’s . , skippered by .com Spookie Southern Child There was no respite from the wind and waves on Day Three of the St. Thomas International Regatta —Continued on next page , a Mat 1180, skippered by , a King 40 skippered by Peter 45th Annual BVI Spring Regatta The 45th BVI Spring Regatta and First place in CSA-Racing 1 went Winner of CSA-Racing 2 with 13 www.gp14.org/events/2016-gp14- world-championship for more information. Sailing Festival, held March 28th through April 3rd, closed with a delightful last racing day, with a light easterly of eight to 12 knots throughout the morning, becom- ing a little lighter towards the end of racing. to the TP52 Steve Benjamin (USA), finishing the regatta with seven bullets over seven races. The Melges 32 skippered by Luis Juarbe (PUR) fin- ished second, and in third was Tschuss Christian Zugel. points was Tony Mac (GBR), racing the First 40

PETER MARSHALL , skippered by Richard Wesslund (USA). The new world champions, Shane McCarthy and Visit www.gp14.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ The GP14 is a 14-foot, two-person sailboat, designed 14-foot, two-person sailboat, The GP14 is a Andy Davies from Ireland, were “crowned” at the closing ceremony at the Barbados Yacht Club. The highest-placed Barbados sailors were Jason Tindale and Robert Povey in 28th overall. GP14-worlds-2016-final.html for full results and providing a great experience for the Barbados sailors experience for the Barbados providing a great the against the best GP14 sailors who competed class, The boat is a strict one-design world can offer. are identi- that all boats on the start line which means only differ- highest level of racing the cal and at the the sailors. skills and tactical abilities of ences are the and a 1949. It flies a mainsail, a genoa by Jack Holt in in the be very challenging to sail spinnaker. It can at this that Barbados experiences windy conditions to 29 knots were reported. time of the year; gusts of up Light Racing – Hot Ticket Corr (USA), took second, and in third was the J/122 Ocaso

, a Gunboat 60, started out , a Gunboat 60, Flow Flow achieved Cruzan . Spookie , Tim Pitts, called for Flight Risk Only two of eight registered beach cats braved the registered beach cats Only two of eight Gunboats two new classes, This year STIR welcomed Stephen Cucchiaro’s It was a test of the class Including Barbados, 14 countries were represented, Class winners received lim- Visit www.stthomasinterna- The GP14 World Championships in Barbados One hundred and five boats and a whole fleet of regatta’s big winds. In the end, it was California’s winds. In the end, it was California’s regatta’s big Gardner, America’s Cup sailor, Annie Olympic and the Nacra Eric Witte, who won onboard and husband 17 and VX Ones. slow on the scoreboard when a breakdown caused when a breakdown slow on the scoreboard Amalie to finish the first race to Charlotte the team not the host St. Thomas nor start the second back to Yacht Club in Cowpet Bay on the first day. But the team came back to win every race thereafter, as well as the Gunboat Class. rules in the VX One Class, whose class rules call for no starts when the median wind speed exceeds 22 knots. Class vice-president, St. Croix native and owner of the first-place Barbados Yacht Club. This event set a new record for the number of boats taking part in a sailing event held in Barbados. Rhode an increase in that limit to 27 knots. As a result, the class raced all three days. ited edition Island timepiec- es from Cardow Jewelers. In addition, the fastest elapsed time and with it a skipper’s weight in Cruzan Rum. tionalregatta.com for more information. organizers, international officials, class representatives and more than 200 racing sailors descended on Barbados for the 2016 GP14 World Championships, held March 26th through April 4th and hosted by the . Barefoot Yacht Charters & Marine Centre Yacht Barefoot Team Team • Doyle Sail Loft & Canvas Shop • Mechanical & Electrical Repairs • Vehicle Rentals • Raymarine Electronics • Ice & Water • Fibreglass Repairs • Island Tours • Refrigeration Work • Quiksilver Surf Wear • On-site Accommodation • Laundry • Showers • Wi-Fi / Internet Café & Bar • Restaurant • Diesel & Propane • Surftech Surf Shop Book Exchange • • Boutique • Moorings • Hotel Reservations • Air Travel PO Box 39, Blue Lagoon, St Vincent, West Indies Bella Vela drove a highly com- Tel. 1-784-456-9526 / 9334 / 9144 Fax. 1-784-456-9238 Bill T took first by five points

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The homegrown one-design IC24 class was the larg- Two boats were tied on points going into the final In CSA Spinnaker Racing 2, Californian Doug In CSA Spinnaker Racing 2, Californian Doug In the CSA Non-Spinnaker Class, Massachusetts- Powerade Multiclass Regatta in St. Maarten Powerade Multiclass 19th and Club reports: On March St. Maarten Yacht winds morning started with strong The Saturday Looser dominated the Alec Scarabelli and Johanna Carson Gifford, who The Laser Class was won by St. Barth’s affair: they took Optimist Blue was mostly a from St. Barth’s with Optimist Red was won by Sciou Han De Bruyn Cops won the Sunfast 20 class, winning Visit www.smyc.com for more information. Windy 43rd St. Thomas International Regatta Carol Bareuther reports: Wind was the word at the Chief among these happy sailors was 2015 Rolex

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Claudia Nicolow on the Swan 53 est of the regatta. The craft’s creator, St. Thomas’s Chris Rosenberg, aboard his first-place finishes. day of racing in the CSA Spinnaker Racing 3 Class. In the end, Puerto Rico’s Jonathan Lipuscek and his crew on the J/105 Rocks Race on the 24th, but didn’t break from his bullet-only streak in the CSA Spinnaker Racing 1 Class during the three days of STIR. Baker’s team on the chartered J/122, Magnitude-El Ocaso based Jack Desmond won the class aboard his Swan 48, petitive route to the top of the scoreboard. over St. Thomas’s Lawrence Aqui aboard the Dufour 40 20th, 39 competitors from four different countries from four different countries 20th, 39 competitors Lasers, RS Visions and Jeanneau raced Optimists, Regatta, the 2016 Powerade Multiclass Sunfast 20s in and held in the St. Maarten Yacht Club organized by Simpson Bay Lagoon. advanced were forecast. The more above that which this wind with some fast (and bigger) sailors relished sailors struggled but and exciting sailing. The younger of the two-day event the fought on. Over the course those who were at wind moderated often, sending front. the back of the fleet to the but firsts all weekend. RS Vision class, posting nothing Banting and Tara De Le In second place were Arthur De Tulio and Salle. Third place went to Nicholas Luke Bacon. but was beaten across dominated on the Saturday Katie Caputo on the the line a couple of times by visiting sailor Caleb Sunday. Third place went to Robinson in his first-ever regatta! place went to Lorenzo away all of the silverware. First in second and Tristan Mayer with Kyllian Guillemassy Greaux in third. Emma Lennox from St. Maarten in her second regatta ever. Caii Banting, aged seven, came in third despite struggling in the stronger wind. nearly all the races in the event. Second place went to Garth Steyn and his crew from the Kidz At Sea Foundation, with Rien Korteknie, also sailing with Kidz at Sea in third, a great showing from the youth against some of the more established sailors on the island! 43rd St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR), held March 25th through 27th. Gusts blustered over 30 knots all three days with six- to eight-foot seas. Combine these conditions with courses that offered a mix of round-the-buoy and round-the-island racing and it was a recipe that many racers on the 67 entered yachts relished. Yachtsman of the Year, Steve Benjamin. Benjamin’s TP 52, — MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 14 skippered byGlennDavis(USA). ing withtenpoints.InCSA-Bareboat2,theDutch 45.3 skipperedbyMikeHill(BVI)tookfirstoverallfinish- veteran, 85-year-oldRobinTattersall,tookthird. 1931 Modified30SquareMeterskipperedbyregatta Serena Alexander(GBR),tooksecond,and Hamble also takingtheawardforBestBVIBoat. the ten-strongCSA-JibandMain2classwithsixpoints, Jeanneau 40,tookfourbulletsoverfiveracestowin Lawrence Aqui(USVI),finishedinthird. Third placewentto 47 fromTortolaco-ownedbyRichardWooldridge. in class,sevenpointsaheadof Nils Erickson(ISV),tooksixbulletsoverracesforfirst skippered byPatriciaNolan(BVI),tookthird. (GBR) whotooksecond. Northern Child this regattaandfinishingsevenpointsaheadof CSA-Performance Cruiser1,havingwonallfiveraces Dufour 500skipperedbyRenatoFaria,tookfirstin second was five bulletsandatieforfirstovereightracessailed;in Jonathan Lipuscek,tookfirstwith8.5points,including ished second. 455 ownedandskipperedbyJoseTeixidor(PUR),fin- overall withninepoints,while pered byJeremiJablonski(USA),landedinfirstplace — Maarten, finishedthird. Island WaterWorld Tortola localChrisHaycraft.TheMelges24 DWQRH[WUDFKDUJH 'LYHUV FRQWUDFWRUVZRUNRQ\RXUERDW GR\RXURZQZRUNRUKDYHVXE 1RFRPPLVVLRQ *HQHUDO0DLQWHQDQFH 'HVLJQ 6WUXFWXUDO(QJLQHHULQJ :RRGZRUN5HIULJHUDWLRQ 5LJJLQJ&RPSRVLWH)LQLVKLQJ 0HFKDQLFDO(OHFWULFDO&DQYDV 2QVLWH6XEFRQWUDFWRUV In CSA-JibandMain1, In theCSA-Bareboat1fleet, Keith LiGreci(BVI)andhisregularteamon In CSA-Multihull1,theFormula40 In CSA-Racing3,theJ/105 The livelycrewfromBrazilsailingon Continued frompreviouspage , theSigma38ownedbyPeterHoppsand XVHGIRUHYHU\KDXORXW Pipedream , theSwan51skipperedbySjoerdBos Wild T’ing FKDUJHGWR , skipperedbyFritsBusfromSt. Ten Directions , theSirena38skipperedby , theDufour40skipperedby Avanti Seabiscuit Dark Star The Remedy Cachondo , theHanse430skip- Triple Jack , theOutremer51 Soma , theMoorings445 Ventaneiro 3 , skipperedby , skipperedby , theHanse , theKelsal , aMoorings Team Sam of Diva Girasoli , the WRQ7UDLOHU , a , a :LWKRXU &$5,%%($1%2$76725$*( over fiveraces. Cridhe over fiveraces. the InternationalYachtChallengewithfivebullets Willem Ellemeet,werethevictorsinclass,alsosecuring team racingtheSunsail44i Thierry Simon,racingtheDiscovery50 7RQ7UDYHO/LIW  PD[GUDIWIWPD[EHDPIW (GBR),tookfirstinCSA-Multihull2,withfivefirsts  PD[EHDPIWPD[GUDIWIWRURXU Warvor , skipperedby ZHFDQKDXO\RXZLWKHDVH

Curante TODD VANSICKLE TODD shore atCaribbeanVillasHotel. clinic tookplaceinthewatersbehindreefoff- pants’ resolvetoconcentrateandtrainhard.The for internationalcompetitionheightenedallpartici- of threetheBelizeSailingSchool’sowncandidates joined DhaliaandAndreasintheclinic.Theaddition and NicholasLausen,whoholdsthe12thranking, Champion, CarolineSerslandwhoranks3rdinBelize, Canada’s 40-boatOptimistNationalTeam. that Andreasinparticularhasashotatmaking near theirhometowninAugust.Hisfather,Dan,said solid weeksofOptimisttrainingeventsandregattas entire springbreaktosailinginpreparationforthree Andreas, 12,andtheirparentswerededicatingthe siblings, DhaliaSteinitz,aged13,andherbrother week beforeatpreliminarytraininginCuraçao.The Clinic, March21stthrough27th.Theyhadspentthe the BelizeSailingSchool’sEasterOptimistTraining dinghy sailorscametoBelizeforaweekoftrainingin March 27thtoApril2nd,2017. old son,Emery. family teamofKevenandJeffEiberwiththeir22-year recipient ofthefirstVXOneCaribbeanCup,was fleet. Hookanson, tookninefirstsandtwoseconds. Easter ClinicinBelize Below: YoungOptisailorstrainingonthewaterduring CSA-Racing 1ClasswenttotheTP52 first placeoverallintheBVISpringRegatta’s Left: Withsevenbulletsinraces, Kevin Velasquez,thecurrentBelizeNational Forrest Jonesreports:TwoyoungCanadianOptimist Opti SailingClinicinBelize YOUTH SAILINGNEWS Save thedatesfornextyear’sBVISpringRegatta: New toSpringRegattathisyearwastheVXOne In theIC24fleet,Stinger,skipperedbyJens This SideDown , VXOnefleetoverallwinnerand LQIR#FODUNHVFRXUWPDULQDFRP ZZZFODUNHVFRXUWPDULQDFRP —Continued onnextpage :REXUQ6W*HRUJH·V &ODUNHV&RXUW%D\5G *UHQDGD:HVW,QGLHV &KHFNRXUZHEVLWH &217$&78672  %22.72'$< Spookie 9LVLWXVDW (PDLOXV &DOOXV  MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 15 Antifouling Paint Paint Brushes Epoxy Resins Sanding Paper & Discs Hand & Power Tools Houseware & Cookware The Full Click Family will work with three award- Mayreau’s Full Click Family is a group of 19 young The GSA would like to thank the TTSA for offering like to thank the TTSA for The GSA would for more Visit www.grenadasailingassociation.org Program Youth of Mayreau Start Sailing were ferried to On April 9th, five Optimist sailboats The Optis were loaned to Mayreau by Nicholas winning sailboat captains to put the training program in place. Michael Ollivierre, Samuel Forde and Adolphus Forde are all well known by sailors in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. They’ll be training kids aged ten to 17 so that they can try out the sport, compete here in our regatta and others across the Grenadines and ultimately pass their skill onto the next generation,” said Amani Cupid. “Perhaps some young men and women from Mayreau will even go on to international competition. At the very least, they will all learn new skills, have a chance to test their own ability and use the time in a constructive manner.” adults. The youth sailing program is the second project they’ve tackled. Group members also helped out with recent upgrades at the Mayreau Government School. trained young Grenadian instructors is of vital impor- Grenadian instructors is of trained young Sailing of our Youth tance to the development excellent are keen to continue this Programme. We more of the TTSA and plan to send relationship with this in the future to benefit from our young sailors instruction.” important professional and sup- young sailors and for their help places to our to Camper the trip. Thanks also go port in facilitating Club, The Grenada Yacht & Nicholsons Marinas, and Horizon Yacht Budget Marine, Grenada Marine support, and to Charters for their valuable sponsorship with the GSA to make this the Sailing Clubs for working good luck to the four trip happen. The GSA wishes part this year and looks trainee instructors who took knowledge to train more forward to them using their young Grenadian sailors. Sailing Association. information on the Grenada who started a youth Mayreau by the Full Click Family, to Mayreau’s tenth Annual sailing program leading up May 1st). “We took on this Regatta (April 28th through Regatta and Sporting project in partnership with the young folks can learn Committee so that Mayreau on the tradition of our about sailing and carrying President of the Full ancestors,” said Amani Cupid, Click Family. Dulac, owner of Union Island’s Captain Gourmet and Happy Kites. “I hope that Mayreau’s junior sailing pro- gram will take off, and that something gets started on Union Island as well,” said Nicholas. “My goal when I invested in these boats was to start a free sailing pro- gram for young sailors.” e-mail: [email protected] Stainless Fasteners Stainless Fittings VHF Radios Flares & Life Jackets Snorkeling Equipment Fishing Gear Fax: (758) 452 0311 FOR YOUR MARINE HARDWARE, AND MORE YOUR MARINE HARDWARE, FOR Kevin Banfield from the Woburn Wind Warriors Sailing The TTSA course ran for a week, and focused on giv- GSA President James Benoit commented, “Joining For more information contact Forrest Jones at forrest. contact Forrest Jones For more information in T&T Join Instructor Training Young Grenadians sailors Four young Grenadian Sarah Baker reports: Tobago Sailing Association (TTSA). This is an ongoing collaboration between the two organizations, and a key part of the GSA’s Youth Sailing Programme. Club, Rees Evans and Noah Bullen from the Grenada Yacht Club Sailing School, and Robbie Fleming from the Grenada Marine Sailing Club travelled to Trinidad on April 3rd to take part in an Instructor Training Course being run by the TTSA. ing assistant instructors and trainee instructors compre- hensive tuition and lesson plans on the theory and execution of training and instruction. 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Continued from previous page Continued from In the 12- to 16-knot winds that prevailed during the The last days were devoted to actual racing, with The Steinitzes invited the Belizean sailors to visit and Juan Ignacio Mazzini, the Sailing School’s Director of the Sailing School’s Juan Ignacio Mazzini,

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Grenadian sailors on their way to instructor training in Trinidad. Left to right: Robbie Fleming, Rees Evans, Grenadian sailors on their way to instructor training in GSA President James Benoit, Noah Bullen and Kevin Banfield videos taken of the trainees’ individual performances and more videos of champion Optimist sailors exercis- ing the skills the trainees had been practicing. week, the sailors improved their ability to tack and jibe quickly and smoothly and to use their weight and body position and movement, as well as their sails, to maximize boat speed. The clinic then moved ahead to practice races in which Juan in his safety boat would pull alongside and render compliments and advice to each sailor. Juan briefing the sailors before each start and debrief- ing them after the finishes. The clinic’s last race was the Belize Sailing Center’s weekly Sunday regatta and was won by the young Canadian Andreas Steinitz. Following the awards ceremony, the sailors were shown videos that compared their performance in the beginning of the week to their performance at the end, and the improvement in tactics, and in boat, body and sail control was obvious. Juan downloads the videos taken during clinics onto SD cards and gives them to all participants. stay with them and to enter one of the Optimist regat- tas that Dhalia and Andres will sail in this summer: the CORK International Optimist Regatta in Ontario, Canada. The Belize Sailing School is hoping to accrue Laser and Optimist Training, ran the clinic. It began Training, ran the clinic. Laser and Optimist of and review of the secrets ashore with lessons which vary tuning, and trimming, Optimist sail rigging, that, theweather conditions. Following according to his sailors’sea so that Juan could assess clinic went to each day’sgive advice. Subsequently, skill levels and by ashore with discussion accompanied training began accom- diagrams of what was to be video and with day ended with analysis ofplished that day. Then each — MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 16 boasting theoccasionalclothing-optionalyellowsand the clearblue-greenwatersandruggedshorelines— Regatta, someoftheworld’ssailinggiantsdominated reputation suretooutliveanymereyachtingmortals. of St.Barthhavebecomelegendary,theirnamesand uncommon valorandtalent.Ofcourse,thecharacters filled witharound-the-bartalesofyore,andfeats BREATHTAKING SIGHTSANDBRAGGING RIGHTS With the29thrunningofSt.BarthsBucket St. Barthshasalongandstrongsailinghistory, 350 TON MBH LIFT Taking bookingsnow, for spring2016. Caribbean region. 350ton liftwith theonly inthe Technology,Introducing CIMOLAI 2016 ST.BARTHSBUCKETREGATTA by MarkDenebeim regatta —exceptthesummerversioninNewport, ugly peoplearegoodlooking! on theonlyislandinCaribbeanwhereeven only forlinehonors,butalsounbridledattention three JClassboats,wereondisplay,competingnot March 17ththrough20th,39superyachts,including fellowship likethatfoundatnootherregatta.From beaches —eachMarch,forfourdaysofracingand That isbecausetheBucketunlikeanyother CRUISE THEBRITISHVIRGINISLANDS ihmind! with added peace of

Safety Equipment Accessories General &MaintenanceBoatyards Products for Boaters, ofSeachoice A widerange Seahawk Paints &Varnish Pettit, International and Pump OutStation Mega Yacht Facilities Fuel Gas/Diesel Dock A/C Shower Facilities Free Internet Access 120 Slips MICHAEL KURTZ (ALL PHOTOS) (ALL KURTZ MICHAEL marina chandlery Swan 43 Venture Lauthridge wasfirstmateaboardtheFife tains, twoofwhomIfirstmetin1979whenTim nized andmanagedbythreeerstwhilelong-timecap- 1970s. From2000untilrecently,theBucketwasorga- Thomas usedtokickoffthecharterseasoninlate ting sail;justlikethePiñaColadaRegattainSt. bar thenbeingusheredouttoone’syachtpriorset- Light, withthestartrequiringchuggingacocktailat a coupleofbraggartsdecidedtoracearoundNantucket of anyownerwhilereportingontheraceactivities. that requestjournalistsdonotusethepropername so. 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Lastyear,theysoldthe —Continued onnextpage @VGYHBVI Bella MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 17 —Continued on page 36 Athena, Axial, Blue Too, Seahawk, Athena, Axial, . Unfurled Freya Rebecca and Axia P2 TBN Les Elegantes des Mers – the 125-foot Perini Navi Les Femmes des Mers – the 123-foot S&S Les Mademoiselles des Mers – the 91-foot Nautor But let’s get back to the tradition and local flair of St. to the tradition and local But let’s get back On the Sunday, Nikki Beach — perched beside the Nonetheless, most crews retired relatively early to be Class winners after three races were: Les Gazelles des Mers – the 151-foot, Frers- sloop ketch Swan sloop Barths sailing for a minute. There was a time when for a minute. There was Barths sailing in 1949 restaurant Le Select, founded nothing but the Marine store, and LouLou’s by Marius Stakelborough, from each other in the located directly across the street visiting yachties and sea center of Gustavia, welcomed 93, and LouLou Magras, gypsies. Today, both Marius, no doubt wondering 70, are still strolling the avenues, village. Marius’s son what has become of their quaint restaurant bearing his Eddy, who owns a popular join in spontaneous musi- name, welcomes visitors to dinner hour, much like the cal merriment following the at Le Select on Friday brass street band that appeared beard, world’s small- night. David, he of the whimsical gifted artistic and musical est gaff-rigged schooner and chain-smoking locals talent, is often found among Local musician and legend enjoying the night’s “air”. concert for all at the Soleil performed a free Reggae Ti, the raucous burlesque Hotel de Collective, and Le above Anse de Lorient, dinner show venue located for regatta participants. offered a special performance and danceable Evan BAZ Bar had the usual upbeat First Floor and others Goodrow Band, and Bagatelle, all night long. kept the parties going, some 2,300-Euro-per-night Eden Rock Hotel — hosted a Yacht Party, where seaside tanning beds were reserved for those willing to not only spend the 100 Euro per day rental, but pay for the required 1,200-Euro mag- num of Dom Perignon champagne per bed. The place was packed and more than a few celebrities were spot- ted in the riled-up and table-dancing crowd. rested for the racing day ahead. designed sloop minutes per mile!” This year, as with several in recent This year, as with several minutes per mile!” each yacht’s light winds, allowing for memory, featured — espe- of canvas to be displayed full complement ketch-rigged on gaff-rigged and cially breathtaking as behemoths such Meteor Sevenstar Yacht Transport Caribbean - Martinique Phone +596 696 45 89 75 [email protected] yachtservices.fr 05 May - 05 May 15 May 2016

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Caribbean Caribbean for the Last Call Last Continued from previous page Continued from Though it sounds mathematically challenging, the The handicapping for yachts of the Offshore Racing for yachts of the Offshore The handicapping concept of “like racing” as described by the Race concept of “like racing” as described by the Race Chairman, Peter Craig: “That is to have yachts which perform in a similar fashion in a variety of different conditions race together…. That is difficult to achieve in some instances given how disparate many of these super yachts are, but it is an important consideration. There are a number of factors we take into account in our effort to make this happen — even if it means expanding the rating bands. A boat’s Sail Area/ Displacement Ratio (both the upwind and downwind numbers) and Displacement/Length Ratio (DLR) are three key factors that come into play.” Congress’s Superyacht rule, was centered around the rule, was centered Congress’s Superyacht — Two Baltic-built boats, MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 18 MOVING FORWARD [email protected] /[email protected] General canvaswork Upholstery Cushions Biminis andDodgers CARIBBEAN Anguilla Racing +1(721) 544-5231/520-6484 Opposite IslandWater World www.stmaartensails.com with UllmanSails has teamedup and CanvasN.V St. MaartenSails sailmaking team The same More service. More expertise. More technology.

SALLY ERDLE JEFF FISHER Exody, GarliX,Hugur,LunaQuest,Makena way aroundtheworldtogetherin2015-16included with somestoppingandothersjoiningalongtheway.Tenboatsthatsailedwhole tained 21boatsatmaximumstrength.Afleetof15departedfromSt.Lucialastyear, ing upwiththefollowingyear’sfleet.Thiseditionofworld-roundingrallycon- years’ fleets,allowing,forexample,anextrayear’scruisinginthePacificbeforepick- British Rival38 with thecrewsonotherboatsthatsharedexperience,JuliaHorner ing home,”saidSwisssailorManfredStollontheAmel64 circumnavigation finishlineinSt.Lucia,“ReturningtotheCaribbeanfeelslikecom- had “tiedaknot”inmorewaysthanone.Althoughnotyetcrossingtheevent’sofficial Grenada inmid-Marchafter15monthsofsailingaroundtheglobe,participants and time togetherandalwaysbeingreadyto helponeanother.” around you.That’samazing.Thesearenow ourbestfriends,havingspentthatmuch ARC fleetisthatit’savillage.Wherever youstop,thevillagereconstructsitself Kai, aboardtheUS-flaggedLagoon620 14 setsofgrandparents.” and Willow—“asomewhatdifferentsort oftrip!”)JokedJulia,“Thesekidsnowhave sailing anOyster53withhiswife,Nichola, andtheirchildren,Columbus,Bluebell Aretha famous FruitLadyatGrandEtangNationalPark Below: Touringtheisland,WorldARCcrewsreceivedawarmgreetingfrom Victor Taburiaux Peter andMarianof Above: ThecircumnavigatorsatPortLouisMarina,Grenada.Inset:Attheprizegiving, The multi-leggedWorldARCformatallowsboatstostartandfinishwithdifferent When theWorldARCfleetthatleftSt.LuciaonJanuary10th,2015arrivedin Most crewswerecouples,and Said LucBarthelet,whosailedwithhis wife,Sarah,andtheirtwo-year-oldson, Tulasi hadpreviouslyracedaroundtheworld intheBTChallenge,andnowwas FROM AFLEET joinedthefleetinAustralia,and TO AFAMILY Luna Quest Exody WORLD ARC2015-16 witheventorganizerWorldCruisingClub’s said,“We’renowlikeafamily.” Makena by SallyErdle and Makena and Starblazer Aretha Wayward Wind.ChatEauBleu,Circe , “ThebestthingabouttheWorld hadchildrenaboard.(Casperon A Plus2 joinedinFiji. —Continued onnextpage , Allegro, Aretha,Ayama, Tulasi . Andofbonding MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 19

SALLY ERDLE , said that A Plus 2 will return to Portugal Allegro, says that after the finish she and — plan to sail this month in ARC , said that although planning to sail , said that although planning

coverage of the World ARC 2015-16 Hugur Exody and Compass’s also plan to sail with ARC Europe. Jean stated Wayward Wind A Plus 2 plan to leave the boat at Rodney Bay Marina, fly back to Exody, Ayama , “Although compared to some events that come to the marina, “Although compared to some events that come to the Tulasi echoed that motivation: “We also decided on World ARC to have a Compass. Compass Makena , “We are delighted to receive fleets from events such as World ARC, the , “We are delighted to receive fleets from events such Continued from previous page Continued from And Danny Donelan, Assistant General Manager of Camper & Nicholsons Port LouisAnd Danny Donelan, Assistant General Manager of Camper Lucia on April 9th, Manfred After the World ARC 2015-16 final prizegiving in St. Three of the fleet — Grenada’s Minister of Culture, Brenda Hood, speaking to the group at Port Louis Grenada’s Minister of Culture, Brenda Hood, speaking Meanwhile, “the ARC organization is very good” is often heard, and this group has James Pascall of Horizon Yacht Charters added, “World Cruising Club feeds Cruising Club feeds James Pascall of Horizon Yacht Charters added, “World When asked about the impact of the World ARC on Grenada, Robin Swaisland told When asked about the impact of the World ARC on Grenada, Mindy on the Hans Christian 43 The World ARC 2015-16 finished in St. Lucia on April 9th; we’ll have the news in Visit www.worldcruising.com/world_arc for more information on World ARC events. Thanks to World Cruising Club, the Fisher and Shaw families and other friends and But Luc added that now, with World ARC under their belts, he, Sarah and little Kai Luis and Manuela Adão, aboard their Trintella 45, Jean and Christiane on Luc on Jean Metz, who sails with his wife, Christiane, on the Amel 54 Jean Metz, who sails with his wife, Christiane, on the At the Welcome Cocktail Party, Robin Swaisland, President of the MAYAG, con- At the Welcome Cocktail Party, The 14 boats that docked at Port Louis Marina in St. George’s as their penultimate in St. George’s as their that docked at Port Louis Marina The 14 boats Marina tells and Annelise on Marina, spoke frankly: “We understand the economic benefits you bring to the coun- Marina, spoke frankly: “We understand the economic year’s event is already fully try.” World ARC now has a start every year, and next booked, with Grenada firmly on the schedule. course some will come back.” it’s not a huge fleet, the ARC brand adds value. And of bonded so tightly that, as one skipper said, “In St. Lucia people will be crying” at the prospect of splitting up. Therefore many World ARC 2015-16 participants reported plans to join other World Cruising Club events and/or to stick together after the event’s finish. a lot of boats into the Caribbean, some of which could enter the charter fleets enter the charter fleets a lot of boats into the Caribbean, some of which could will also spread the word or be put into management. The World ARC sailors about Grenada.” Switzerland for the summer, and return to cruise the Caribbean again. Compass provide the opportunity for RORC transatlantic race, the Oyster regatta — they Grenadians to see what the yachting industry is.” he had visited Grenada 15 or 20 years ago on a charter boat, but that St. George’s he had visited Grenada 15 or 20 years ago on a charter “St. George’s is now much Lagoon wasn’t a place you much wanted to go back then. strong efforts; there is an improved,” he said. “It’s a pleasure to see that they made enormous change. You now feel at home.” USA from Tortola to the USA’s East Coast, then continue on together informally in their own “ARC-tic” to Scotland, Sweden and Iceland. next month’s associates in Grenada for making arrival in Grenada so productive and enjoyable. are going to sail around the world again on their own: “Now we’ll have more time to spend in the places we like.” They plan to be back in the San Blas islands, which was their second stop in World ARC 2015-16, by June 1st. Grenada’s Concord Falls welcomed the salty circumnavigators back to the Caribbean Grenada’s Concord Falls welcomed the salty circumnavigators with a cool freshwater swim schedule. If we didn’t have a set schedule, friends with busy lives wouldn’t have been able to plan to join us.” crewmembers from two other World ARC 2015-16 boats will board yet another World ARC 2015-16 boat to sail to San Francisco. with ARC Europe, starting in Tortola this month. that without joining World ARC, he would not have had the motivation to circum- navigate within a 15-month window. gratulated the participants on their achievement and added, “We’d love to see you on their achievement and added, “We’d love to see gratulated the participants of what Grenada has to offer.” Peter Jennett, sailing with back in Grenada for more Starlight 39 his wife Marian Borde on the World ARC stop enjoyed a warm Spice Island welcome. Highlights of their return to welcome. Highlights enjoyed a warm Spice Island World ARC stop Club hosted by Party at the Grenada Yacht were a Welcome Cocktail the Caribbean a greeting from Grenada (MAYAG), with Yachting Association of the Marine and local drinks made with award-winning McIntyre and featuring Commodore Richard Dougaldston waterfall for a swim, historic an island tour to Concord Westerhall Rum; Etang National the mountain-top Grand spices are produced, and estate to see how Charters at Port given by Horizon Yacht cruising the Grenadines Park; a talk on (for the poolside dinner and prizegiving chic YOLO Bar; and a gala Louis Marina’s circumnavigation) at Port Louis Marina, with prizes Brazil-to-Grenada leg of the Rum and vouchers from Island Water World. including Extra Old Westerhall — home to Scotland this summer, he’s investigated Grenada for future reference: “It’s he’s investigated Grenada for future reference: home to Scotland this summer, a boat.” an attractive place to leave MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 20 seamen andwomen.” to providesailingexperienceswhichwillproducesmarter,saferandbetterequipped skills ofoursailorsthroughtheprovisionseatrainingandcertification, Pointing totherailing,“Besurereadbanner.” Academy’.” HewalksmetotheopendoorofhisupstairssailloftinPortElizabeth. go overtoAlick’ssailloft.’Iwantthemsay‘goBequiaTraditionalSailing Sailing Academyanditsfuture:“Idon’twantparentssaying(totheirchildren)‘you 24-foot England. Weinvitesailorswhotraveldownherefromtheretocomeandteachus.” club. Theaimisoneducation.“OurboatsarebasedtheseagoingofNew not justsailingourtraditionalboats.”Thisiswhyitcalledanacademyanda youth tounderstandthattheyarelearnmoreaboutseamanshipandnavigation is thebuildingwe’llbeusingasclubhouse.I’dliketonameitLatitude13.Iwant ing wherethey’vebeenrepairingandbuildingdouble-endersforyears.Hesays,“This received anelectricplaner.Atanotherevent, asaw. events. Instead,they’vecomeupwithpractical awards.Inoneevent,thewinner mocks, coconutboats,andtools.Theystopped awardingtypicaltrophiesatsailing country thatofferedthetesting.Now,it can becompletedonline. by thoseover18yearsofage.Thereused tobegreatexpenseorganizingatrip Training, Certification,andWatchkeeping (STCW).STCWcertificatescanbeearned they cantoassistyoungsailorscoming outofBTSAtogettheirStandards time. Asaninstrumentforteachingseasafety,BTSA’stimehascome. lifejackets intheboat.”Youcouldsaytroublehasbeenwaitingtohappenforsome the couragetomakethatsailasanon-swimmer,shereplied,“Andtherewere no Mayreau (forlunch),itwaspretty.Justsoalive.”Askedhowshecouldpossiblyhave Admiralty Bay),Iwasn’tafraidanymore.relaxed.Whengotout(oftheboat) in was sheafraid?“OncewesailedaroundWestCay(thesouth-westernedgeofBequia’s the boat,hetoldmeitwouldtakefivetosixhours.”Asanon-swimmer/non-sailor, Carriacou Regattawhenshewas24yearsold.“BeforeIleavethebeachtoget into Selma tellsthestoryofAlicksailingherina14-footdouble-enderfromBequiato the the aimofpreventingsuchneardisastersinfuture,”Alickexplains. seriously. “Afterthat,LouiseMitchellwasinstrumentalinhelpingtostartBTSAwith tors, vesselsandairplanesinvolvedtheimportanceoftakingsafetyprotocol and-rescue effortcomprisinglocalandregionalagencies,individuals,radioopera- called ameeting,makingsurethesailorsbecameawareofenormoussearch- Committee, RainbowRadioLeagueandtheDeputyDirectorofGrenadinesAffairs Emergency Management,SVGCoastGuard,BequiaDisasterPreparedness carried nolifejackets,flares,VHFradioorothersafetyequipment,theSVGNational deeply alarmedtheBequiacommunity.Whenitwasascertainedthat was engagedinafull-onsearch.Thattheboyshadbeenmissingfor24hours cued thatSaturdayeveningbyapassingmailboatbutnotbeforetheentireregion coast whentheyrealizedtheirerrorandturnedbacktowardBequia.Theywereres- Missing Bequia, returned toBequia. Dance lem withitsmainsailand winds. AccordingtotheSeptember2012 the boatsdown.TropicalStormErnestowasarrivingwith12-footseasandraging boats towedbyapowerboat.Whenitdidn’tarriveontime,thecrewsdecidedtosail Regatta onaFridayafternooninlateJuly2012.Theinitialplanwastohavethe The BequiaTraditionalSailingAcademy(BTSA)MissionStatement:“Todevelopthe Alick DanielisclearonthemessaginghewantstoseeforBequiaTraditional The academystartedafterasailingmishapwhentwoBequiadouble-enders, Walking fartherdownthewoodenstairs,hepointstoanotyetfullyenclosedbuild- Motto: “Keepingsailingalivethroughskillanddetermination.” For fundraisers,BTSAhasmadeandsold macramébelts,spicebaskets,ham- The Academyhopestoonedayofferacertification. Atthistime,theyaredoingall Selma andAlickDanielhaveateenageson,Lincoln,whoisinvolvedintheAcademy. eua Traditional Bequia SailingAcademy , allof Limbo Dance Limbo Dance’s Limbo Dance Y2A BYELLENEBERTBIRRELL Limbo Dance and28-foot Iron Duke crewexcept[twoyoungmen]boarded continuednorth.TheywereoffthecentralSt.Vincent alsoturnednorthwardandsailedunderjibalone.” Iron Duke, wasunsuccessfulinattemptingtotow Compass weretransitingtotheannualCarriacou : “After Limbo Dance

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MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 21 Annie of would be again maintenance with maintenance with Annie’s to her arrival in Grenada. is now moored at the Grenada Yacht When asked if he would sail a small boat Brian Everest has offered to cover the cost James has promised to assist with across the Atlantic singlehanded again, James replied with an emphatic “NO!”, adding that many people said he was brave. He actually thought at times during the voyage that he’d been rather stupid, and said that doing it brave. However, he is adamant he won’t be of purchasing a three-man sailing dinghy for the Sea Scouts to practise their skills in sheltered waters and in the fullness of time James is hoping to fund the purchase of a second-hand mini-bus to help with trans- portation around the island. financing monthly payments over five years, and wel- comes any help with funding the project. Especially as, if this first gift goes well, the idea is to find, renovate and donate a yacht every year to Sea Scouts worldwide. To donate to the fund, please visit www.sail- boattogrenada.com. This interesting web- site, with excellent video footage and gal- lery of photographs, includes details of this achievement, from the purchase of Orford James is determined to help support the Sea Scouts Finally, on March 14th, after 41 days at sea, James 14th, after 41 days at Finally, on March fit, and managed theJames appeared remarkably Governor General and A reception attended by the Annie of Orford repeating this particular experience. of Grenada for at least the next five years, and hopes the initial positive response can be maintained and built upon to help all the youngsters in Grenada. James is very proud that he has been made an honor- ary lifetime Sea Scout Commissioner by the Grenadian Sea Scouts, and will use this position to raise aware- ness (and funds!) for the young people of Grenada to gain skills that will help them in the future. momentarily forgotten the need to cover up in public. the need to cover momentarily forgotten Grenada. Louis Marina, St. George’s, arrived at Port quarter mile he was escorted the final With no engine, (www. by Howard of Grenada Seafaris or so to the dock and his James’s wife, Louise, grenadaseafaris.com). two days pre- Everest, had flown in good friend, Brian by Patrick in another RIB (provided viously, and were this valiant Island Water World) to greet Brathwaite of going to be had no idea that they were mariner. James emotional reunion on the there, which made for a very some of the Grand Anse dock. Also on the dock were Elisha St. Louis, Joslyn Sea Scouts, their leader (president of the Marine Whiteman, Robin Swaisland Grenada, MAYAG), as well and Yachting Association of Grenada TV channels, as representatives from the to interview and capture eagerly awaiting their chance yachtsman from England, on camera this stoic lone and overwhelmed by the who seemed quite astonished welcome he received. a slight stumble or two. Awalk along the dock with only placed in his hand byvery welcome Carib beer was Marina. James then kissedDarren Turner of Prickly Bay to the Victory Bar wherethe ground before proceeding the welcoming party.more beers were ordered for held in James’s honour on Government Ministers was Yacht Club. James is also March 17th at the Grenada at the Siesta Hotel and most grateful to the staff Sandals Resort, who helped make his “five-day recov- ery period the best part of the whole trip”. Club, and the plan is to get her up and running and have the young people of Grenada out on the water as soon as possible. MAYAG was contacted by Mr. Whiteman with a request to help the Scouts look after their new asset. MAYAG will arrange for the boatyards and technical companies among its membership to undertake regular inspections, maintenance and repairs. It is expected that some of these services will be donated, and Scouts with an interest in the techni- cal side of boat management could be involved as a learning experience. Keeping a boat in good condition requires regular cleaning, too, and MAYAG will help teach the Scouts how to do that.

proved she is a Annie for some time, and had was knocked down by Annie au naturelle Bottom: …and his wife, Louise! On approaching Grenada and spotting the Coast Apart from all that, and winds not dropping below 30 During the journey, tough little boat, sails very well, copes well with large seas and once the professional repairers have worked their magic, will look after the young Scouts who will be learning to sail on her. Guard, James became rather excited and started wav- ing furiously, at which point the Coast Guard began pointing emphatically, suggesting James put on some clothes! To avoid discomfort caused by chafing, James had been sailing 30-foot waves, caught fire, had a hole the size of James’s hand in the deck, tore the mainsail and lost all electric power to the VHF radio, SatNav, CD player, AIS and 12-volt charging. During a Force 9 storm, the cooker broke loose, which meant that for three weeks James had no hot drinks or hot food. knots for the first ten days, 2,900-mile voyage from Lanzarote to Grenada. One problem, the engine — it didn’t work and as the new parts would have taken two to three weeks to arrive on Lanzarote, James decided he would manage without. Other factors included a suspected broken shoulder (an injury sustained on another boat a few months previously), as well as a damaged left eye that meant poor vision at night and making changing sails, judg- ing the wind and actually seeing the compass — indeed the whole voyage — much more difficult. However, James set sail, heading southwards to Cape Verde to pick up the tradewinds. Above: After 41 days at sea, James arrived at Port Louis Marina, St. George’s, Grenada Below: James was greeted by a group including past Grenada High Commissioner in London Joslyn Whiteman and Sea Scouts leader Elisha St. Louis… , a , it was Annie Annie Comes Comes Annie of Orford handled very well. handled very well. Annie to Grenada

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was completely re-invented with refur- set sail on the first leg of her long voyage from

Annie Annie of Orford In February 2015 James bought On February 1st, 2016, after provisioning Work continued until September 19th, 2015 when After an exhaustive search by James and Louise, A good friend of James suggested he Initially, the project was merely a James still works full time in the Sailing a small boat across the Atlantic is not exactly found in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. While per- haps not the ideal boat for an Atlantic crossing, James considered her a perfect training vessel for the Sea Scouts of Grenada. 27-foot David Sadler Frigate, personally covering the costs of finding, surveying and purchasing. Much work was needed before the craft would be oceanwor- thy; East Cowes Marina, under her delivery skipper, Simon Judge, and crew via Falmouth and Madeira to Rubicon Marina, Lanzarote. James left Gatwick on January 29th to join the boat, having spent Christmas with his family in Australia, using the time there to do some serious shopping for various items of boat equipment. was finally time to cast off the lines and set off on the Annie which took in an area as far south as the Channel Islands, north as far as King’s Lynn in Norfolk, and many other boatyards in southern England, bished sails, engine, instruments, emergency beacons, radio systems, and many other improvements. Efforts were made to raise funds to finance the project, and in late June she was ready to be tested on the Round the Island (Isle of Wight) Race, which James entered with his good friend, Brian Everest. Apart from a split sail, which cost them two hours, donate the boat to the Grenadian Sea Scouts and this idea proved a driving force. From then on the project gained momentum. James contacted the Chief Scout, and also a past Grenada High Commissioner in London, Joslyn Whiteman, who put him in touch with the Grenadian Scout Leader, Elisha St. Louis. dream — to buy a boat, sail across the Atlantic, run the boat up the first tropi- cal beach James came to and give the boat to the first local he met, on condi- tion they drove him to the airport. All the while Louise was voicing her reser- vations, the dream remained a fantasy. Until, that is, one evening in their local pub, when James, explaining his ambi- tious project to a friend, felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned to hear Louise say- ing, “I’ve changed my mind”. So, with many witnesses on hand, the time had come for the dream to become reality. antique jewellery business and lives with his wife, Louise, on a houseboat on the River Thames near Kew Bridge in the UK. something the average person decides to do with his 65th birthday approaching. But then no one would describe James Muggoch as an average person. Wanting to “put something back into society” he embarks on a project that sees him buying a 27-foot yacht, sailing it single-handedly across the Atlantic and donating said boat to the Grand Anse Sea Scouts of Grenada. MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 22 about Trinidadisthepeople”‘ cruisers. ‘Theyachtiescomebacktomeandsay,“Jesse,besidestheservice,thingwelikebest Jesse andhiswife,SharonRose,havebeenthewelcomingfacesofTrinidadtoagenerationvisiting yachtie who has not said, “Oh my gosh! What is this, Jesse?” and they all take pictures yachtie whohasnotsaid,“Ohmygosh!Whatisthis,Jesse?”andtheyalltakepictures Unusual Fruittoshowthem.It’satreatforIhavenotasyetcomeacross on toexplain.“Whenwedriveouttheeastofcountry,Istopandbuyacertain tours”? Ishookmyhead.“AreyoufromMars?”Jesserepliedwithabiggrinandwent along withtheUFOtours. to theAsaWrightNatureCentre,excursionsthatarestillmuchrequestedtoday— were outingstothehorseraces,whichwasthenabigthingwithyachties,and net inChaguaramasfororganizingtripsthecruisers.Themostrequested cruiser CharlieHolt,owneroftheyacht up to50drivers. inspired bythat.”Today,Jessedirectlyemploysfourdriversandhasanetworkof in Chaguaramas.“Soitwasbecausemyfather-in-lawthebusinessthatI the driversweregettingalittleworkonsideinburgeoningyachtingindustry ers, anddidagreatdealofchauffeuringforUSEmbassypersonnel.Then,some over hisbusiness.Atthetimefather-in-lawhadafleetofvehiclesandmanydriv- when hisfather-in-law,whoownedataxiservice,waslookingforsomeonetotake back ofmymindIalwayswantedtohavealittlebusinessown.” should bereallydoinginlife.Istudiedelectricalengineeringatschool.Butthe would beyourotherchoice?”Hequicklyreplied,“IamontheflipsideofwhatI Trinidad andTobago(YSATT)inChaguaramas,“Ifyouwerenotatouroperatorwhat international cruisers. Station HostfortheSevenSeasCruisingAssociation(SSCA),aUSbasedgroupof deservedly awardedBestPortOfficerworldwidein2015.Also,JesseistheTrinidad Trinidad’s PortOfficerfortheUK-basedOceanCruisingClub(OCC),andwas and willingtohelpeveryone.”Nowonderheholdsthevoluntarypositionas of information,intunewiththeyachtingcommunityaroundhim,andeverready one ofhisdriverstoldme.“Jessealwayshaseartotheground,isastorehouse clients,” hesays.Thisaffable,obligingmanwiththereadysmile“iswellliked”,as NOT “UFO!” I wondered if I heard correctly. “Yes, have you never heard of the UFO fruit “UFO!” Iwonderedifheardcorrectly.“Yes,haveyouneveroftheUFOfruit Jesse tookupwhere“LadyCharlie”leftoff.Atthattime71-year-oldAmerican The businessopportunityturneduponeyearafterhismarriage20yearsago, I askedJesse,whominterviewedinhisofficeattheYachtServicesAssociationof www.caraibesdiesel.com Email :[email protected] Phone :(+590)590870373 97150 Saint Martin FWI 97150 SaintMartin Chantier NavalGéminga-Marigot SAINT MARTIN -SINTMAARTEN

vice. “MyadvertisingistheserviceIprovidetoallmy tour operatorandmuchmore,istheepitomeofser- law ofthesamename,Trinidad’sJesseJames,a to beconfusedwiththe19thcenturyWildWestout- Lady Charlie, waswellknownontheradio MARINE ENGINEERINGPARTS ANDLUBRICANTS Grenada, the Trinidad Coast Guard, the Air Guard and the North Post Radio Station. Grenada, theTrinidadCoastGuard,AirGuardandNorthPostRadioStation. alarm wasraisedandJesseonthephonecommunicatingwithwaitingpartyin aboard. Whentheyachtdidnotarriveatscheduledtimeon8thinGrenadaan left directlyforGrenadawiththesoleoccupant,79-year-oldEnglishownerJohnBarsdell, “engaging help”forthenumerousproblemsthatcanariseinyachtingworld. the phone,organizing,coordinatingandplanningstrategy,and,ashelikestosay, the invisibleJesse,oneathisdeskorwhereverhemaybetimemanning going andfriendly,everreadyforfun,alime,party,goodtime’.” ciate Trinidadmorethananycruiseshippassenger.” in theyachtingcommunity,”hereplied.“MyChaguaramaspeopleseemoreandappre- “How dotheyachtiesknowtorequestUFOoutings?”Ienquired.“Wordgetsaround pod, whichisquitedifferentfromhowtheyarepresentedonsupermarketshelves.” are alwaysdelightedwiththediscovery,andseeingtastingBrazilnutsfrom colour, withawidelipnearthelargeopeningattopwherenutsarestored.They of theotherworldlypodwithitswideconical,cork-likeappearance,deepbrownin by J.Wynner This JESSEJAMES On March7ththeyacht So, therearetwosidestoJesse,thevisiblesidethatyachtiesmeetinperson,and is Oneofthe Good Guys! beat ofastage-sidesteelband. two ofhismasplayerstomodelcostumesaccompaniedthe aspect ofCarnival,andaJ’ouvertbandleaderwouldsendoneor hotels inChaguaramas,whereapresenterwouldspeakonsome Jesse heldmuchsmallerbreakfast/brunchpartiesatoneofthe ern bikini-and-beadsCarnivaloutfits(can’tcallthemcostumes) crowd.” Butwhentheyachtarrivalsbecameasscantymod- be steelpanmusic,andcalypsonianswouldalsoentertainthe send masqueraderstomodelsomeoftheircostumes,therewould and attendedbybetween400to500persons.Bandleaderswould — wasorganizedaboutamonthbeforeCarnivalinChaguaramas of Finance andTourismwithaviewtoremovingthetax.Asthisissue Stollmeyer, havemetwithTrinidad&Tobago’sMinistersofTrade, man ofTrinidad&Tobago’sYachtSteeringCommittee,Donald Hall; anotherYSATTboardmember,TommyJohnson;andchair- of Trinidad&Tobago(YSATT),alongwithYSATTPresidentRisa in hiscapacityasboardmemberoftheYachtServicesAssociation an addedcost,andarrivalsdippedevenmore.”TothisendJesse, vices inFebruary2016didnothelp,theperceptionbeingthatitis and-a-half-percent taximposedonyachtrepairsandrelatedser- cheapest localeswhichprovideservicestocruisers,thetwelve- them evenhavingtoselltheirboatsandgobackhome.” crash intheUSeconomy.Feweryachtiesweretravelling,someof from 2,242arrivalsin1999to1,0082015“duethe changing natureofCarnival,andthedeclineinyachtingvisitors Saturday night. tion withJesseforthepanorama(steelbandfinals)onCarnival shows. Cruiserscanalsogettheirticketsandarrangetransporta- yards, fêtes,calypsotentsandmiscellaneouscarnival-related ade) campstoseedrawingsofthevariouscostumes,andpan cially busytimeforJesse,withregularvisitstothemas(masquer- the thingwelikebestaboutTrinidadispeople,theyaresoeasy- “The yachtiescomebacktomeandsay,‘Jesse,besidestheservice, the lasttwoyears,thereareplanstobringthemback,”heassures. Carnival-wise Jessesays,“Longagothemainevent—abigparty “Furthermore,” saidJesse,“althoughTrinidadisstilloneofthe However, hehashadtoreschedulehismaineventbecauseofthe Carnival, theNationalFestivalofTrinidad&Tobago,isanespe- “Although these breakfast/brunch parties have not taken place in “Although thesebreakfast/brunchpartieshavenottakenplacein Compass Aureol, goestopress,thematterisbeforeParliament. sailing fromTrinidadtoGrenada,wentmissing. —Continued onnextpage Aureol Aureol MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 23 And then, there are the musical concert tours. He gives his clients a taste of And then, there are the musical concert tours. He Island Tours. During these Also, Jesse has created two different Taste of Trini just name it; Jesse will do If there is anything special someone wants to see or do, For more information visit www.membersonlymaxitaxi.com. Not to be forgotten is the historical tour to Lopinot estate, an old cocoa and old cocoa and to Lopinot estate, an is the historical tour Not to be forgotten excursions on too. Jesse also arranges beach limes are included River limes and the Hindu Festival of Light, when small oil-filled clay Culturally there is Divali, Trinidad’s top-notch choirs like the Marionettes Choir and the Lydian Singers when- Trinidad’s top-notch choirs like the Marionettes Choir Festival is on (every two ever they have a concert scheduled, and when the Music Queens Hall. years) he organizes trips to the Port of Spain venue at to sample street foods from excursions he makes spontaneous stops along the way “Only local foods.” Many wayside vendors. “No restaurants or fast food,” he says, and drinks. With his effer- stops are made along the way sampling local foods, fruits different types of eats and vescent smile Jesse told me, “So far, the record for the beverages we have tasted on one trip is ninety-nine.” his best to provide an experience to be remembered. largest amount of humming birds in the smallest geographical space anywhere on earth. geographical space anywhere of humming birds in the smallest largest amount a small space”. humming birds in such in the world to see so many It is the only place coffee plantation. as well as fish- to see waterfalls and gorges, the interior of the island hiking trails to thing is the sea- And of course, a huge waters off the North Coast. ing trips in the east coast and at Matura along the turtle watching excursions sonal leatherback turtles laying occasions, excursionists see the north coast. On some Madamas on leaving the nests. at other times hatchlings their eggs and for Latchmi, the Goddess of Light. “Divali is a big affair saucers are lit to welcome the one that is in demand and greatly appreciated by yachties,” says Jesse, “and Jesse rents a temple in Felicity in Central Trinidad where marina folks.” For this trip of Indian culture by way of Indian dancers and tassa his guests experience a bit drinks, and food served on banana leaves. He also drummers, customary Indian make a presentation on the meaning of Divali. invites a notable person to

experience to be remembered’ Jesse will do his best to provide an Jesse will do his best to provide one wants to see or do, just name it; one wants to see or do, just And, “Last December there were two And, “Last December instances of piracy in Trinidad’s piracy in Trinidad’s instances of to be waters, when men assumed two Venezuelans boarded and robbed Trinidad yachts underway between the week and Grenada. One occurred other the before Christmas and the Right: ‘If there is anything special some- Right: ‘If there is anything special Left: On seasonal turtle-watching Left: On seasonal turtle-watching turtles excursions, visitors might see leaving laying their eggs or hatchlings the nests JESSE’S TRINIDAD Continued from previous page Continued from Another of Jesse’s must-see attractions is the Yarrette Bird Sanctuary in the St.Another of Jesse’s must-see attractions is the Yarrette Trinidad offers a wealth of things to see and do. Along with regular taxi services, Trinidad offers a wealth of things to see and do. Along Words of a song come to mind when you meet Jesse, “If I could help somebody as IWords of a song come to mind when you meet Jesse, “If Success-wise, Jesse the tour operator, Jesse everyone’s helper who loves and enjoysSuccess-wise, Jesse the tour operator, Jesse everyone’s Even the relevant authorities in Barbados and the American coast guard in Puerto Rico the American coast guard authorities in Barbados and Even the relevant Joseph Valley, where “visitors can view the hundred placed feeders which attract theJoseph Valley, where “visitors can view the hundred placed Jesse James’s Members Only Taxi Service’s tour itinerary includes the Caroni Jesse James’s Members Only Taxi Service’s tour scarlet plumage of the Ibis Swamp in Central Trinidad where on late evenings the the water; the Nariva birds can be seen among the green branches overhanging the San Fernando City Tour; Swamp in the east where monkeys roam the treetops; Fort George; Maracas Bay; a the San Fernando Hill; a Port of Spain City Tour with statue; and the Pitch Lake Hindu temple in Central Trinidad to see the 85-foot Murti in La Brea. travel along… my living would not be in vain.” That sums up Trinidad’s Jesse James.travel along… my living would not be in vain.” That sums his job acknowledges, “My success is not with me alone and I will never put myself ashis job acknowledges, “My success is not with me alone father-in-law who steered mebeing successful by myself. Without God in my life, my Jesse James would never haveon the right course, and my wife who is my focal helper, been successful.” were brought into the picture. After an extensive search, it was assumed that, since the search, it was assumed the picture. After an extensive were brought into must have of insulin a day, he somehow diabetic and was on two doses yachtsman was towards have swept the yacht westwards and collapsed. The current would missed a dose search. About a engaged to help with the the Venezuelan authorities were Venezuela, so to be his, waters. A body, assumed empty yacht was found in Venezuelan week later the closed. from the sea. The case was was recovered but went like wildfire worldwide. It caused a big fallout, week after, and this news and Post Radio Station, YSATT, Customs, Immigration the Coast Guard, the North quickly into the act to escort other yachts coming from an Air Guard helicopter got They are all very proactive about preventing further and going to Chaguaramas. And so the problem disappeared.” piracy in Trinidad’s waters. — APRIL 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 24 Upon presentation ofthiscoupon *price for more than49meters 28.00€ /Meter* 10mm ISO4565 Metric ChainStainlessSteel Metric Maintenance free battery Sapelli orOkoume Centre decarénage 97290Le Marin LE GRENIERDUMARIN MARTINIQUE PLYWOOD [email protected] 185.00 € 12V 105AH ACCASTILLAGE NEUFETOCCASION ACCASTILLAGE NEUFETOCCASION Cut toorder Dépot-vente - Accastillage -Boulonnerie Visserie Inox-ElectricitéMouillage GE NEUF 5 liters by Meter « Punch »10mm DYNEEMA ROPE 5.90€ KARENSHOP ShipChandler Upon presentation ofthiscoupon *price for more than49meters by Meter* 6.80€ Powder Fire Extinguisher

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P. PACKER follow therulesissuedbyMarinePark authority. access toallofthebeachesanddivesites aswelltheNationalPark.Youmust must purchasea“dive-tag”(US$15for snorkelling, $25fordiving);thisgivesyou one ofthemanydiveshopsaroundhere. TogodivingorsnorkellinginBonaire,you shirts forsnorkellingataScubaSupplies shopandmetahelpfulguycalledDonin tourist office(alsoagoodplacetoarrange acarrental),boughtsomeUV-protecting you mayhaveonboard. origin oftheisland’sname:itcomesfrom theFrench“bonair”! I wasFrench,happytotryouthisfewwordsinthelanguage.Hetoldme the ty, andtheprocedurequicksimple.Oneofofficers,havingestablishedthat tion weunderstoodbetterthisoutlayofluxury. glasses, perfumesandknick-knacks:oncewerealizedthiswasacruiseshipdestina- centre therewereseveralsmartlittleshoppingmallssellingexpensiveclothes,sun- ing indecorativegables. over shadyverandas,butalsosomeDutch-styleones,tallwithuprightfacadesend- low Caribbean-stylebuildingswithpeakedroofsanddormerseachsideextending town ofKralendijk:neatandcolourful(lotsbrightyelloworange)withsome discovered areal-lifeaquarium! ately, asjumpingfromtheboattiedtoamooringbuoyjustofftownquay, we of divesitesaccessibledirectlyfromthebeach.Wecheckedthisoutalmostimmedi- and clear.ThisiswhyBonaireaMeccafordiverssnorkelers,withmajority Bonaire weremadeintoamarinereservein1979,thewatershereareincredibly rich surrounded bycoralreefs,ahavenforseabirds.SincethewholeofBonaireandKlein and evenflatterisland,KleinBonaire,initsmiddle.Thelatterisuninhabited and the east,concavebitfacingwestofferingcalmwatersandshelteringasmaller closer andthelightimproved,wecouldmakeouthugewhitedunesofseasalt. of theislandismostlyoccupiedbymangrove,inlandlakesandsaltflats.Aswegot and Curaçao. like crazy,tryingtocatchtheirdinner. of silverarrows,skimmingacrossthewaves.Thebirdswouldthendive-bombthem plunged throughthesurf,wewereflushingoutlotsofflyingfishthatflewlikedozens ods oftimeandrealizeditwasbecause,asour43-footaluminiumsloop, seagulls withtheirfishing:wenoticedalotofthemcirclingaroundusforlongperi- watched, awestruck. leaving alongtrailoflight-dust:“Wow,”waswhatwentthroughmymind,asI display upthere,andsomewereincrediblybright,burningrightacrossthesky since itwasanewmoon,thestarswereevenmorevisible.Itlikefireworks glorious downwindsailfromMartiniquepunctuatedbybeautifulstarrynights. Afterwards wesetofftoroamaroundtown. Wegotamapandlotsofleafletsatthe Because ofthebanonunderwaterfishing, youareaskedtohandinanyspeargun At theCustomsoffice,smartuniformedofficerstherewerepleasantandchat- We werestruckbythenumberofbanks,jewellersandestateagents.Intown Having leftthedinghyatKarel’sBarandRestaurant,wegotourfirstlook First Impressions The islandisshapedroughlylikeaboomerang,theconvexbitfacingswellto When youapproachBonairefromthesouth,itappearsveryflat.Thesouthernend Bonaire ispartofagroupislandsknownastheABCislands,forAruba, Discovering Bonaire Although wedidnotcatchanyfishonthistrip,justalotofalgae,helpthe It isthetimeofyearwhengreatestnumbersshootingstarsappear,and My husband,Hugh,andIarrivedinBonaireearlyonemorningAugust,aftera Downwind AlltheWay! OUR ABCS LEARNING Part One:Bonaire by PriscillaPacker Anemos , used by the ships as landmarks to know where to anchor for the next salt load. used bytheshipsaslandmarkstoknow wheretoanchorforthenextsaltload. orange (thecoloursoftheDutchflag,plus orangeasthenationalcolour),whichwere lisk shapes:therewerefourofthem,in four differentcolours,white,red,blue,and place tostoretoolsandpersonalbelongings. huts thatwerebuiltinrows,usedbythe slavestogetoutofthesunandalsoasa ers ofittopreparesaltedherring,anational delicacy.Wesawtheverylowconcrete anchor. Thesaltwasmostlytakenbackto Holland,astheDutchweregreatconsum- of smallwoodenboatsthatwouldthen berowedouttothebigshipwaitingat but alsoloadeditintobigbasketsthatwomencarriedontheirheadstofillthehulls a ploverandallsortsofothermarshbirdsIadmiredbutcouldnotidentify. birds here,notonlyflamingoes,butherons,ibis,pelicans,somethingthatlooks like Camargue insouthernFrance,thewaterashimmeringpinkcolour.Therearelot of glimmering whiteinthesunshine.Theveryflatlandscaperemindedmeof the salt marshesandflamingoes.Thefirstthingsyouseearetheenormousdunes, western endofBonaire,thekingdom drove pasttheairporttowardssouth- a siesta:toughlife! for anothersnorkel,followedbylunchand then movedontoaslightlyquieterspot the boat,butdivewasgreatfun.We exposed tothewavesthatkeptrocking the southeastsideofisletsowas boats upto45feet.Thefirstonewason established thatthosebuoyscouldtake ple ofdivesiteswith talking non-stoptoeachother. their mouthsrhythmically,asiftheyare They allmillaround,openingandclosing thus contributingtotheformationofsand. reject what’sleftintheformoffinegrains, that theycanactuallydigestthestuffthen seem tobiteoffbitsofit.Ireadsomewhere very hardastheylungeatthecoraland have abigbeak-likemouththatmustbe larly prettyiscalledtheparrotfish:they colours oftherainbow.OneIfindparticu- in stripesandspotsdotsofallthe colours, themultitudeoffish,sobeautiful Bleu falling offintotheblueyonder— ledge borderedbycoral,thenasteepcliff site wasspectacular,withanarrowsandy — theMarineParkauthoritysetsupdivingbuoysatallsitesandjumpedin.The to 25,000diversayearandtheMarineParkisrecognizedworldwideasmodel. his initialeffortsthattheislandbecamesopopularwithdivers.Bonaireattractsup pioneer inreefandcoralprotectionmanyBonairiansfeelitislargelythanksto beauty ofBonaire’swaters,hesetupthefirstdivingoperationhere.Hewasalsoa ment oftheonlyhotelattime.Hewasakeendiverandhavingdiscovered 70-foot schoonercalled endary figurehere.DonStewartarrivedinBonairefromCalifornia1962,ona Below, left:Saltdunesandmarshes Above: HughinfrontofmuraldepictingCaptainDon,alocalhero At regularintervalsalongthesoutheastcoast ofBonaire,youcomeacrosstallobe- We learntabouthowtheslavesnotonlycollectedsaltinunforgivingsun, We rentedacarforcoupleofdaysand Salt Marshes,BirdsandMangrove On anotheroccasion,wewenttoacou- One daywetookthedinghyacrosschanneltoKleinBonaire,tiedupabuoy This islandhasbecomeadivers’paradiseingoodpartduetoCaptainDon,leg- Snorkelling andDiving — the variety of coral shapes and —thevarietyofcoralshapesand Valerie Queen Anemos Below, right:PriscillaatOranjePan,oneoffourlandmarks , having , having le Grand le Grand

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Suplado, was built there by Lucayo , immediately made us very welcome , immediately made us very Island Dream , as dépaysement All in all, Bonaire was a On the more protected west side of the island there are several beaches that you island there are several beaches protected west side of the On the more is quite rough going in places, and on Day Two, while The track through the park Socializing is busy with boats of all nationalities and we enjoyed The Kralendijk anchorage flag which had the letters MOW in its registra- We noticed a boat with a Bahamian Next month: Eclectic Curaçao. scroll down to Interested in more about Bonaire? Visit www.caribbeancompass.com, We had been told it would take about two hours to drive around the park, but we hours to drive around the told it would take about two We had been the Alburys for one of my uncles. a real meaning blowhole: these are deep dents in the coastline gouged out by the sea. The in the coastline gouged out these are deep dents meaning blowhole: up into the air. and send big geysers of water waves crash in by big stone is signposted along the road snorkel from. Each dive site can dive and and bearing the site’s name. We tried first Boka markers painted ochre yellow later the Thousand Steps, so-called because you walk Slagbaai, a pebble beach, and as the beach. In both places we saw turtles as well down a steep staircase to reach a great variety of fish. coast we had not seen the day before, we hit a hard edge exploring a bit of the west and got a flat tire. from France, Australia, the Czech Republic, meeting some of our neighbours United States. Venezuela, Panama and the to stands for Man O’ War Cay, a small island close tion, which I happen to know on Great Abaco. Darnell and Pat, and told us they were from Louisiana (Pat has Acadian roots and can speak French); Louisiana (Pat has Acadian roots and can speak French); and told us they were from a ten years ago from Bill Albury in Man O’ War. Quite they had bought the boat has been a long association between my American coincidence for me since there the 1950s, and a boat called family and Man O’ War since we say in French, a new experience, with the con- trast of the beautiful clear and rich waters sur- rounding the island and the dry, dusty and prickly desert of the interior. A long time ago, the Spaniards decided that the island was useless and abandoned it to the of slave labour, made it into aDutch, who, with typical tenacity, and the unwilling help destination. salt-producing island and today, a prized sailing and holiday hit “Search Caribbean Caribbean Compass Back Issues Archive, type in “Bonaire”, Compass” — and away you go! but if done at the right time in the lunar month, the cacti will develop new roots. We month, the cacti will develop the right time in the lunar but if done at use of a plentiful island. It certainly makes cacti fences all over the saw a lot of these intruders. But you want is to keep out a very efficient barrier if what resource and very welcoming! it does not look called places. One stop was longer as we stopped in various probably took

chi in the National Park At right: Blowhole in action An eye-catching yellow windmill. Look closely and you’ll see flamingoes, too , stick up like cliffs about a hundred metres above the dry flat land. , stick up like cliffs about a hundred metres above the seru , these bits of cacti are planted at a slight angle into the sand, each one lean- , these bits of cacti are planted at a slight angle into the cha Continued from previous page Continued from At the park entrance there is a small but interesting little museum which explains, At the park entrance there is a small but interesting little The interior is scrubland, the soil is arid, ochre yellow and red. Some rocky ledges, The interior is scrubland, the soil is arid, ochre yellow Washington Slagbaai National Park north towards the National After exploring the southern end of Bonaire, we headed There is a large lake open to the sea on the southeast side, called Lac Bai, which is southeast side, called Lac lake open to the sea on the There is a large Of course, the landscape would not have been complete without windmills. The been complete without landscape would not have Of course, the among other things, how the cacti fences we had seen along the roads are made: a among other things, how the cacti fences we had seen implements called straight length of cactus is cut, then, using wooden handling and wire fence for initial support, ing towards the previous one. There are planted against locally called leafless bushes and LOTS of The vegetation is a mixture of dense, prickly, almost fingers up towards the sky. cacti, tall ones that look like candelabra, pointing long and sometimes donkeys, You must drive carefully as you often see wandering goats, munching on whatever they can find. None are very fat. Park, which covers almost a fourth of the island’s surface: the whole northern tip. It Park, which covers almost a fourth of the island’s surface: it to be preserved in its used to be a private plantation whose last owner wanted by the State and turned natural state. So after his death, the whole area was bought into a park. in Lac Bai with a group organized by the Mangrove Activity and Kayak Centre. Ourin Lac Bai with a group organized by the Mangrove Activity environment and we enjoyed aguide, Lucky Luke, was very knowledgeable about this quiet shallow creeks.peaceful paddle through shady tunnels of mangrove and too shallow for sailboats to enter (I think there is an average depth of 1.5 metres) but there is an average depth of sailboats to enter (I think too shallow for went kayaking On a separate occasion, we windsurfers and kayakers. is a paradise for ones used to pump the water were rather antiquated metallic structures with four antiquated metallic structures pump the water were rather ones used to big yellow wings. — MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 28 of Gourbeyre, Basse Terre, which of Gourbeyre,BasseTerre,which first toarrivewasthemarinebrigade help withthedisentanglement.The the governmentmarineservicesto not losethewhale. into thenightorevenovernightto to remainonstationwiththeboat pated thattherescuersmighthave become calmer,anditwasantici- was decidedtowaitforthewhale removal complicatedandlong.It tail wereverytight,makingtheir wraps ofropearoundthewhale’s nearby. Manyofthemorethan25 mother and—remained and twoadultwhales—hergrand- remained difficult;itwasagitated, access totheyounganimal rope impedingthewhale’stail.But remove thebuoysandwrapsof mal wascalm,Renatoableto a fewshortperiodswhentheani- 2000 inGuadeloupewaters.During well-known groupidentifiedsince fishermen standingby. so asnottolosethedevicefor remaining FADbyManoloRinaldi, new surfacebuoywasputonthe could notsink.Atthesametime,a boat tothewhaleso the FAD.Alinewastakenfrom try todisentanglethewhalefrom cue ofothercetaceans,decidedto glement andexperiencedtheres- training intechniquesofdisentan- studying spermwhalesacquired pulled down. sink, causingtheanimaltobe floats werebreakingandstartingto ing superficialinjuries.TheFAD’s between itsbodyandtail,caus- lin andwoodaroundthearea the ropes,buoys,piecesoftarpau- and continuingtowraptwist towing theFAD,pullingstrongly whale aboutfivemetreslong,was proceeded totheareabyboat. Mammals NetworkinGuadeloupe Renato RinaldioftheStrandingandDistressedMarine (FAD) duringtheearlyafternoonofMarch17th. reported awhaletangledinFishAggregatingDevice a fishermanfromsouthBasseTerre,Guadeloupe Caribbean It therefore was decided to enlist It thereforewasdecidedtoenlist The youngwhalewaspartofa Renato, whoduring20yearsof The whale,ayoungfemalesperm Caroline Rinaldireports:Mouss,oftheboat Whale FreedfromFADOffGuadeloupe

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ECO arrived around6:00 Manuel Laurent, Smith Rubrice and Lionel Samuel, who Manuel Laurent,SmithRubriceandLionelSamuel,who Larretche, GillesBissainte,OlivierBozorgi,BriceFoy, possible. ThefiredepartmentsentrescuediversEric while Renatocontinuedtocuttheropesasquickly maintained theattachmentofanimaltoboat, PM . Patrice Giboire and Taylor Thiel . PatriceGiboireandTaylorThiel -News arrived fromPointe-à-Pitrearound9:00 been increasingdramaticallysince2010. cases ofwhalesentangledwithropesandbuoyshave Guadeloupe waters.ButtheNetworkreportsthat and DistressedMarineMammalsNetworkin FAD entanglementbythemanagementofStrandings remained nearbythroughouttheordeal. young whalequicklyjoinedthetwoadultsthathad its completedisentanglementbyabout11:30 keep thewhalecloseenoughtoboataccomplish tional equipment.Renatoandsevenhelperswereableto This wasthesecondinterventionin18yearsona off Guadeloupe from anadhocfish-attractingdevice entangled inropeandothermaterial A youngfemalespermwhalewas —Continued onnextpage PM withaddi- PM . The . The MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 29 The CWC is critical in understanding the distribu- in understanding the The CWC is critical monitored by volunteer Over 240 sites are currently Visit www.birdscaribbean.org/our-work/caribbean- Grenada Represented at International Sea Turtle Symposium Project Manager, repre- Kate Charles, Ocean Spirits the annual event has For three and a half decades The theme of this year’s symposium was “Crossroads”. Kate gave a presentation highlighting a ten-year Now back in Grenada, Kate and the team at Ocean Visit www.oceanspirits.org and follow the 2016 nest- Great Egret (85), Lesser Yellowlegs (83), and the (85), Lesser Yellowlegs (83), Great Egret (72). Spotted Sandpiper on a local, abundance of waterbirds tion, status and level, thus helping BirdsCaribbean regional and global and decisions on their conservation make informed which The CWC also helps determine management. populations for supporting large sites are important and as well as the key wintering of waterbirds, and declin- sites for threatened migration stopover Red Knot, Whimbrel, ing species such as the Oystercatcher, and Reddish Egret, American Semipalmated Sandpiper. network. However, with counters in BirdsCaribbean’s in the Caribbean, many over 7,000 islands and islets been included. The CWC important sites have not yet local communities in citi- and other censuses involve more connected with zen science and get young people threatened birds. the region’s unique and often more information. waterbird-census-program for Annual Symposium on Sea sented Grenada at the 36th hosted by International Turtle Biology and Conservation, Peru during March. Sea Turtle Society in Lima, brought together people from around the world to build and share scientific knowledge. The symposium encourages collaboration, discussion, debate, the shar- ing of knowledge, research techniques and lessons in conservation to address questions about the biology and conservation of sea turtles and their habitats. It gave an opportunity to reflect on the Caribbean region’s importance as a foraging ground for five spe- cies of sea turtles and to highlight the critical juncture at which we find ourselves with sea turtle conserva- tion. It gives new generations of researchers and con- servationists like Kate the opportunity to forge new partnerships and establish international networks vital for successful sea turtle conservation. summary of Ocean Spirits’ research focusing on leath- erback nesting in Grenada. She commented, “It was an amazing opportunity to learn about new cutting- edge research and conservation practices from some of the top sea-turtle experts in the world. It gave me the opportunity to promote Grenada’s leatherback sea turtle research and connect with other people working in similar fields to discuss some of the issues we face like climate change, beach erosion and the threat to some species of sea turtles from ongoing legal hunting in countries such as Grenada. It was great to be able to problem-solve with people from many cultures and really experience a diverse range of opinions.” Spirits are swinging into full gear as nesting sea tur- tles have started arriving on Grenada’s beaches. ing season on www.facebook.com/oceanspiritsinc for more information. Semipalmated Sandpipers in flight. The Caribbean is home to over 700 species of birds JEFF GERBRACHT Seven years ago, the Caribbean islands, under the the Caribbean islands, Seven years ago, of birds, is home to over 700 species The Caribbean the Caribbean participat- Thirteen countries across observed were the The most numerous species American Flamingo (6,265), Glossy Ibis (1,372), Short- billed Dowitcher (1,320), Cattle Egret (1,121), and the Blue-Winged Teal (1,107). The most frequently report- ed species (i.e. on the most surveys) were the Yellow Warbler (142), Bananaquit (104), Gray Kingbird (98), auspices of BirdsCaribbean, formally began to contrib- formally began auspices of BirdsCaribbean, — and thus Waterbird Census ute to the International was born. Waterbird Census, or CWC, the Caribbean observe and 2010, volunteers who Every year since wetlands populations have visited count waterbird over three The CWC takes place across the region. and February. weeks in January provides an are endemic, and the region 148 of which migrants. Wetlands are important site for neotropical species, providing a critical for numerous waterbird and lagoons to mud- variety of habitats from swamps depend on wetlands as a flats and lakes. Waterbirds habitat. For example, one source of food or as nesting the Caribbean, Trinidad’s of the biggest wetlands in vital nesting site for the Nariva Swamp, provides a depend on wetlands for Scarlet Ibis. Many species during their long win- refueling and resting, especially ter/summer migrations. in the cases of Anguilla, ed in this year’s CWC, and than one count was con- Bonaire and Jamaica more and citizen scien- ducted by different organizations were submitted, and tists. A total of 321 checklists across the region, a total despite the ongoing drought birds were observed in 152 of 191 species and 30,406 submitted a record locations. The US Virgin Islands 78 checklists. Continued from previous page Continued from Seventh Annual Caribbean Waterbird Census Seventh Annual Caribbean coordinated waterbird The first internationally For more information on the work of Association For more information on The establishment of FADs with a single buoy at the The establishment of FADs Discussions have already begun by the coordination Discussions have already begun (Cases involved young humpbacks and sperm and sperm young humpbacks (Cases involved International. Now entering its 50th year, the International. Now entering its 50th year, the International Waterbird Census has become a vital source of information for the conservation and management of wetlands and waterbirds around the world. count was organized in January 1967 by Wetlands 1967 by Wetlands count was organized in January Evasion Tropicale’s coordination of the Strandings and Evasion Tropicale’s coordination Network of the archipelago Distressed Marine Mammals monitoring of Sperm of Guadeloupe and their long-term waters, contact (0690) 571- whales in the Guadeloupe 944 or [email protected]. surface and subsidized FADs (e.g. FADs not made of surface and subsidized FADs rope and net) could derelict materials like discarded possibly be an idea. of the Stranding and Distressed Marine Mammals of the Stranding and Distressed of Guadeloupe with inter- Network in the archipelago on bringing the issue to national expert David Mattila Commission and with fish- the International Whaling of Guadeloupe. ermen from the leeward side whales, as well as a Cuvier’s beaked whale). Scars on as a Cuvier’s beaked whale). whales, as well suggest that individuals also leeward-coast-monitored The cases of are not uncommon. catches on FADs young ani- of sperm whales, and accidental capture of a newborn (including the death mals in particular thought and November 2013), suggest entangled in to avoid or the modification of the FADs discussion on reduce this risk. — MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 30 1+1+3 soundslike“click-pause-click-pause-click- code-like patternsofclickscalled“codas”.Thecoda true forspermwhales.SpermwhalesmakeMorse part ofhowourbrainworks.Thesameseemstobe who speaksthesamelanguageastheydo—itsjust Even today,peoplearemorelikelytohelpsomeone paved thewayforlarge-scalecooperativesocieties. This madecooperationbetweenstrangerseasierand who abidebythesamesetsofsocialrulesasyoudid. or ethnicgroupsbecameawaytoidentifythosepeople world. Theyhavedifferentcultures. defend —buthowtheydoitisdifferentaroundthe whales dothesamethings—feed,swim,babysit, but howwe’velearnedtodoitisdifferent.Allsperm Chinese peopleusechopsticks—weallhavetoeat, and likemostCanadiansIeatwithafork,butmany is whatyoudo,culturehowdoit.IamCanadian and eachhastheirownwayofdoingthings.Behaviour calves, communallydefendeachotherfrompredators, for theircalves,babysitandoftennurseeachother’s because that’swhattheyare.Theycommunallycare female line,soIcasuallyrefertothemasfamilies, relatively small,onlyaboutsevenanimals,allfromone living togetherforlife.IntheCaribbeantheseunitsare matrilineal —grandmothers,mothers,anddaughters on cooperation.Spermwhaleslivein“units”thatare the onlywaytosurvive.Spermwhalesocietyisbased nomad, likethespermwhale.Helpingeachotheris life iskeyforasuccessfulaslong-livedocean are veryfewconstantsotherthanyourfamily.Social sperm whaleinthevastnessofopenoceanthere families livingtogetherintheeasternCaribbeanSea. ters, asmothersandbabysitters,acommunityof know thesewhalesasindividuals,brothersandsis- of spermwhales.Wehaveforthefirsttimecometo has spentliterallythousandsofhoursinthecompany Early onintheevolutionofhumans,culturalgroups Just likesailingwithyourfamilyinayacht,for F Sperm Whales byShaneGero Why are the arethe Why Dominica. The Dominica Sperm Whale Project Dominica. TheDominicaSpermWhaleProject ily livesofspermwhalesofftheleewardcoast or overadecade,Ihavebeenfollowingthefam- Caribbean

Unique? in the in the survive toadulthood.Theseratesarefartoohighbe survive theirfirstyear,aboutfourpercentwillnot ingly high:29percentinthefirstyear.Ofthosethat whether marineorterrestrial.Calfmortalityisshock- percent peryear,whichisveryhighforamammal, population isindecline—perhapsbyasmuchfour Unfortunately, ourlong-termstudysuggeststhatthis calls —sothatdifferenceislikelyimportanttothem. and theyappeartoidentifytheir“heritage”usingthese the Caribbeanaredifferent,theydothingsdifferently produced anywhereelseintheworld.Thewhales cific spermwhaledialectintheCaribbeanthatisnot from them. among whales—alessonwecouldstandtolearn while culturedividesthem,therearenoculturalwars but weknowthattheiroceanismulticulturaland to learnaboutthewhaleculturesinCaribbean, ad otherthingswedon’tknowyet.Wearejuststarting move, whattheyeat,wherelive,andlikelymyri- are differentinallkindsofbehaviours:howthey share thesamedialecta“clan”.ClansfromPacific will neverassociate.Wecallallthewhalefamiliesthat spend timetogetherwhilethosewithdifferentdialects sperm whalefamilieswhosharethesamedialectwill “I amfromtheCaribbean;areyou?”Itturnsoutthat same way.Essentiallytheirdialectallowsthemtoask, ensure theycooperatewiththosethatbehaveinthe meet atsea,theyneedawaytorecognizetheother ferent codapatterns.Whentwospermwhalefamilies In all,thewhalefamiliesinCaribbeanuse22dif- long andarealllessthanoneahalfsecondslong. The codascanvaryinlengthfromthreeto20clicks larly spacedclicks,or“click-click-click-click-click”. click-click”, whilethe5Rcodasoundslikefiveregu- rolling togetheratthesurface,socializing deep-water squid,spermwhalescanbeobserved Above: Afterspendingmostoftheirtimefeedingon In thebroadercontext,itmeansthatthereisaspe- Right: Afamilygroupofspermwhales

lives andmovestogether RENATO RINALDI / ASSOCIATION EVASION TROPICALE EVASION ASSOCIATION / RINALDI RENATO our email,gotothegrocerystore,andread and playing,avoidingpredators,whilewecheck whales arealwaysouttherehunting,andbabysitting, daily lives.It’seasytoforgetthattheCaribbeansperm world’s oceans. is apartofglobalconservationeffortstoprotectthe humans havewalkedupright!Protectingwhaleculture the planet.Theyhavelivedthereforlongerthan relationship betweenspermwhalesandthispartof for overadecade,it’saboutmaintaininganenduring about losingthesespecificwhalesIhaveworkedwith that shouldincludeculturaldiversity.It’snotjust is notjustaboutnumbers,it’sdiversity—and to dealwiththesurvivaloftheirspecies.Conservation as awholewillhavelostsomeoftheirrepertoirehow be morevulnerableherewithoutit,andspermwhales hypothetical whalesthatrepopulatetheCaribbeanwill ture, thisregionisimpoverishedforthewhales, sibilities oftheenvironment.Withlossacul- erwise, isitsownsolutiontohowsurvivetheimpos- islands, andawayoflife.Everyculture,whaleoroth- survive intheoceans,expertiseofhowtoexploitthese mulated wisdomisalossofvastarchivehowto tural knowledgeissignificant.Thelossofthataccu- things differently.Andmostimportantly,thatthiscul- Caribbean byotherwhales,fromelsewhere,whodo global populationcansupportre-migrationintothe efficiently —andthatcannotbereplacedevenifthe how toexploitthedeep-searichesaroundislands area —welosewhatitmeanstobeaCaribbeanwhale, traditional knowledgefromgenerationsoflivinginthat distinctly Caribbeandisappear,whatweloseistheir these animalswhoappeartoidentifythemselvesas other factors. 28], gear [ impact, throughshipstrikes,entanglementsinfishing natural andsowehumansareundoubtedlyhavingan @DomWhale onTwitter. www.thespermwhaleproject.org orfollowing Dominica SpermWhaleProjectbyvisiting and heardwhattheyhavetosay?That’sIdid. What ifwestoppedandlistenedtothemforawhile shared planetthatisdifficultforustoevenexplore. nation, educatingusabouttheirlivesinapartofour are kindoflikeambassadorsfromadeepocean worked withandwhosecalvesIhopetoseegrowup ocean conservation.ThesespermwhalefamiliesIhave shared historyshouldgreatlyaffectourmotivationfor tions beforewecamealong,andtheweightofthat have beenoutthereroamingtheoceansforgenera- Their livesgoonmostlyunnoticedbyours,butthey I thinkthekeyhereisthatouractionsimpacttheir So whatdoesitmeanifweloseawhaleculture?If You canlearnmoreaboutShaneGeroandThe chemicalcontaminantsfromagriculture,and see relatedstoryinCaribbeanEco-News,page Compass . MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 31 —Continued on page 36 Preventing Seaweed Problems Aboard Preventing Seaweed floating weed include Complaints about and in From our personal experience, are suscep- First, as raw water intakes blocked raw water intakes, filter block- blocked raw system damage, heat age, watermaker blockage (especially by exchanger resulting in engine over- Manatee Grass) on inboards/outboards heating, props of damage and prevention fouling, rudder through the water. One a boat’s progress fishing boat, going outboard-powered Dominica, had between Les Saintes and left without its prop so fouled it was seas. A sin- power in strong inter-island seaweed had gle tough stem of floating wrapped around the prop. 2015-2016 surveying other cruisers this suggestions of season, there are some damage steps to be taken to help prevent from this new boating challenge. ]. In locations around the Caribbean, the seabed, with its new combination of recent- In locations around the Caribbean, the seabed, with its Otherwise, trying an Finding a clear area to drop anchor into sand is advisable. Keeping an eye on the amount of weed in your path and avoiding it is one wise of weed in your path and avoiding it is one wise Keeping an eye on the amount at needed cleaning should be a daily (in heavy weed) or Checking of filters and any US and British Virgins to From personal experience sailing from Puerto Rico to the see related story on page 10 ly introduced sea grass species, has developed a thick base of root fibers in the areas ly introduced sea grass species, has developed a thick us like to drop anchors. Also of ten- to 25-foot depths — the area where most of just do not “stick” well in traditional anchors used by cruisers, such as a CQR, efforts. A heavy and sharp tip grassy areas, which then leads to many re-anchoring bottom weed. on an anchor may be the next new thing for piercing not grow well, is suggested. In area over the 20- to 25-foot depth, where grass does grass, it’s been recommended to try a “soft” drop of anchor, to slowly back down gently until the tip hooks into and under the matted root structure and the helms- man can feel the soft catch. And, of course, dive on your anchor if the depth is not too great. tible to weed intake, strainers on the through-hull entry area to key boat compo- tible to weed intake, strainers For prop protection, cutters used for protection against nents should be installed. the propeller could offer some benefit. rope or crab pot fouling of up/reverse course several times a day or when your strategy. A second is to back this allows the boat to back out of the weed build-up rudder seems to be impacted; and can help clear your hull. through weed. Of course, in the case of engine over- least a weekly task on passage it’s a bit late to be proactive! heating or reverse-osmosis filter impact, by that time, bottom-growing seaweeds St. Maarten and down to Dominica, new beds of invasive the sand bottom of one of have meant serious anchoring challenges. For example, weed; anchoring is more dif- Dominica’s bays is now infested with bottom-growing weed grows is poor. To offer ficult and the clarity of the water near shore where the placed in Prince Rupert Bay a solution for visiting cruisers, new moorings have been [

by Joan Conover Halophila AND WHAT WE AND WHAT CAN DO ABOUT IT CAN DO IN THE CARIBBEAN, CARIBBEAN, IN THE SEAWEED INCREASE INCREASE SEAWEED Halophila Halophila that has a hold fast. When it goes adrift, bundles Right: In floating mats such as this one spotted in a channel Right: In floating mats such as this one spotted in a channel impacts of seaweeds impacts of seaweeds such as sargassum bottom- and the

have increased in the in the have increased have formed in many bays of the Caribbean. According to the Nature have formed in many bays of the Caribbean. According in the Leeward Islands, pelagic sargassum can present problems for boaters in the Leeward Islands, pelagic sargassum can present Sargassum polyceratium

In addition, mats of invasive sea grasses such as the seafloor-growing In addition, mats of invasive sea grasses such as the Boats going between islands in the Eastern Caribbean, or traveling from the Boats going between islands in the Eastern Caribbean, Of most impact on long-distance sailing Of most impact on long-distance Sargassum, commonly called sargasso called sargasso Sargassum, commonly THE THE float right along with the pelgaic sargassum Above: Bottom-growing sargasso weed has a stiff wiry stem and thick leaves. It’s a Above: Bottom-growing sargasso weed has a stiff wiry type of Canary Islands to the Caribbean, are experiencing weed masses in various thick- Canary Islands to the Caribbean, are experiencing weed collections of various sizes. nesses, from wind-blown streamers to mats of weed in the Leeward Islands also Recent observations of the floating mixtures of seaweeds to be Manatee Grass. include bundles of “pine needles”, or what is thought sum found during the peak of the sargasso season, especially since the mats come sum found during the peak of the sargasso season, especially sailing routes into and then from Africa and follow the traditional transatlantic the increase in sargassum are through the Caribbean islands. The specific causes of is a new DNA variant and/ not known; theories include the possibility that this weed make it flourish. (Recent or that additional nutrients introduced into the Atlantic to increased C02 and research also suggests that Atlantic algae responds positively acidity in seawater. The article can be read at http://science.sciencemag.org/con- of sargassum.) tent/350/6267/1533 and is in review by various researchers stipulacea more than four territo- Foundation of St. Maarten (www.naturefoundationsxm.org), ries have reported infestations. This particular grass forms dense root mats, and boaters have experienced new anchoring difficulties. Some sargassum types are also bottom growers, with thick, wire-like stems. A type of this weed was found in Sopers Hole, Tortola; the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GRCL) is researching this and other weeds identified as part of the increased seaweed growth of the Caribbean. are the horizon-to-horizon mats of sargas- are the horizon-to-horizon weed, is a unique plant/algae with a leaf plant/algae with a leaf weed, is a unique structure especially suited and needle it repro- for connectivity between plants; and with air duces both with seedpods reproduce roots, and the pelagic species An amazing asexually by fragmentation. can be used survivor! It’s also edible and could lead to for animal feed, which if the solutions for weed overgrowth, from the environment can be protected collection techniques. growing invasive sea grass growing invasive stipulacea last year’s and this Caribbean during seasons. year’s cruising MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 32 oxygen couldbeusedinspacesuitsorreleasedintotheMartianatmosphere.Asof astronauts’ returnbacktoEarth.Ifenoughfactorieswereconstructed,someofthat as early2020.Theoxygengeneratedfromtheseunitswillbeusedfuelforthe dioxide intoliquidoxygen.OnesmalltestfactoryisscheduledforlaunchingtoMars that mayariseduringthebrewingprocess. to thearomasandflavorsofbrew.Itcanalsoeliminatesomecommonoff-flavors the benefitsofbottle-conditioningtechnique.Bottleconditioningcankeeporadd the finalproduct.Theforcedcarbonizationprocessdoes,however,takeawayfrom fermentation process.Thesystemwillthencondensethegasandforce-carbonate recapture aboutfivetonsofcarbondioxidepermonththatwasgivenoffduringthe Above: TheendproductafterCO piece ofequipmentisbecomingavailabletothebrewingindustry.Thesystemwill atmosphere andconvertitintofuel,oxygendrinkablewater.Oneversionofthat Next comesthetechnologydevelopedtocapturecarbondioxidefromMartian astronauts onthemissiontoMarsmaybeableenjoyanoccasionalspacebrew. that survivesthetripproduceaqualitybeer?Usinginformationlearned, iment todeterminehowyeastwillstanduptheradiationofspace.Will used ittofermentacelestialbrew.Amarketingscheme?Yes,butstillvalidexper- have enteredtheindustryonceagain!Lastyearabrewersentyeastintospaceand of afermentedbeverage • Allslipswithfingers • Shorepower30,50and100amps • ABYCcertifiedmachanics • 70TonTravelift(30'beam) • Slipsto120’withdepth10’ • HighQualityShelteredMoorings Mid-May toMid-June Another systemspecificallydesignedfortheMarsmissionwillconvertcarbon There isgoodnewsonthehorizonformicrobreweries:spaceandtechnology Zar-Par Marina Visit: marinazarpar.comemail: [email protected] M a

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Some Sunday, June 5th of 24.2 degrees from The planet Mercury reaches its greatest western elongation Saturday, June 4th Full Moon moment about The Moon rises before the Sun at 0512. It reaches the Friday, June 3rd Sun. Saturn will also be at The Earth will be positioned between Saturn and the Wednesday, June 1st Moon and Uranus. Uranus Early this morning there is a conjunction between the Today marks the 55th Anniversary (1961) of his speech before a special joint ses- of his speech before a special the 55th Anniversary (1961) Today marks Moon at a low angle. The direction of sunlight allows better viewing of the varying Moon at a low angle. The direction of sunlight allows textures of the Moon’s surface. ning to brighten. At this point the Moon and Jupiter are less than two degrees are less than two degrees ning to brighten. At this point the Moon and Jupiter increase as they finally set in apart. The space between the two celestial bodies will the west. with the shower are expected to be visible each night from May 19th into July. The with the shower are expected to be visible each night Saturn and Antares by 2000 source of the shower is above the eastern horizon near through the sky until the hours. Only the brightest meteors will be seen passing Moon sets at 2328. the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury, since it will be at its highest point the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury, since low in the eastern sky just above the horizon in the morning sky. Look for the planet before sunrise. five hours after moonset. its closest approach to Earth and fully illuminated by the Sun. Look east. Saturn will its closest approach to Earth and fully illuminated by the all night long. be brighter than any other time of the year and visible is fully illuminated near a sliver Moon. There could be a reasonable chance to see is fully illuminated near a sliver Moon. 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Maple or Nutmeg Syrup Tarts 2 eggs 13 ounces sweetened condensed milk 2 Cups maple or nutmeg syrup 1 1/2 Tablespoons flour Prepare eight tart shells or a single pie shell, using your favorite recipe. Preheat oven to 400°F. In a large bowl, beat eggs and condensed milk while gradually adding syrup and

Here is an easy recipe using just a few readily available ingredients; it can be made For those of us with a sweet tooth, sugar and syrup of all kinds is a temptation. Nutmeg syrup is more readily available in parts of the Caribbean and can be used Nutmeg syrup is more readily available in parts of the Birch trees also can be used to produce syrup but it is much less sweet, needing Birch trees also can be used to produce syrup but it I find it amazing that a natural product discovered centuries ago by indigenous product discovered centuries ago by indigenous I find it amazing that a natural HOW SWEET IT IS HOW SWEET flour. When well incorporated, pour into tart shells (or pie shell). Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes for the tarts (or 45 minutes for the pie), or until a knife inserted into filling comes out clean but not dry. Serve with whipped cream if you are intent on gilding the lily! in a small oven. I encourage you to try it using either maple or nutmeg syrup, and put some wonderful sweetness into your life. With the availability of maple or nutmeg syrup, sweet pies and tarts are available year round. I bake sweet tarts instead of a whole pie to limit the temptation. We carry our maple syrup in tins when boating and it is easily stored below deck. Breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées can be embellished with the addition of this sweet natural product. Pancakes, French toast, biscuits, chicken and pork dishes plus delicious desserts are easily taken from wonderful to sublime with a drizzle of maple or nut- meg syrup. Nutmeg syrup is produced and widely available in Grenada. in place of maple syrup in the recipe below. Nutmeg syrup, made from the pericarp in place of maple syrup in the recipe below. Nutmeg syrup, seed), contains slightly less of the nutmeg fruit (which contains the mace-wrapped tropical flavor. sucrose than maple syrup and provides a more distinctively 100 parts sap for one part syrup. Some tropical palms and species of agave cactus 100 parts sap for one part syrup. Some tropical palms 70 percent fructose and 20 plants produce a sweeter syrup that contains roughly and refined further for percent glucose. Cane sugar is used to produce molasses white, brown and dark sugars and cane syrup. peoples is still being used today in its original form. The simple harvesting method today in its original form. The simple harvesting method peoples is still being used the the syrup in bark containers and then freezing of tapping into a tree, collecting from the sweeter sap has now been commercialized contents to separate the water systems. Rather than freezing to reduce water content, with pumps and collection the harvested sap by boiling. The resulting product maple syrup is produced from It is mainly in North America graces many tables and foods throughout the world. nights and warmer days that the trees are grown and the sap harvested. Cold spring It takes about 40 parts prompt the flow of sap in trees to develop leaves and growth. The final product comprises sap to yield one part syrup by boiling and reduction. some five percent in glucose, roughly 60 percent sucrose, 35 percent water with fructose and amino acids. MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 38 JONAS BROWNE&HUBBARD(G’da.)Ltd. Hubbard’s The FoodFairhasitallandalotmore. or afineselectionofliquorandwine, or fruits,toiletries,householdgoods, products, meat,freshvegetables Whether it’scannedgoods,dairy conveniently locatedsupermarkets. best pricesinGrenadaatourtwo on thewidestselectionand Stock Up www.caribbeancompass.com saw theiradin to tellouradvertisersyou The CaribbeanChocolateCraze Selected CaribbeanShortwave Next Month’s Some SummerDestinations ☛ FREE on-lineversion! Compass … andmuchmore! Read in Weather Reports

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Cruising Guidetothe ]. Dear CC Bay recently,forhiscomments,whichfollow. Dear DevlinandReaders, Spray I Devlin McIntyre is partlyaboutriskassessmentandmanagement. Each cruisermustmaketheirowndecisionbutsailing and sitatanchorthinkingabouttherecenttragedy. know IcannotgobacktoCumberlandBayrightnow after the15-hourovernightsailfromRodneyBay.I our systemiftheyarewithoutanexternal antenna. tops. Wecanevenallowaneighbouring boat accessto including e-readers,smartphones,tablets andlap- simultaneously toevery“smart”device onaboat, shelf ontheboat.Thiswirelessrouterwill supplyWiFi pensive wirelessrouter,whichsitsinside onadry bimini, onlyaboutfourmetresabovethe water. ter, allinone,arepermanentlymounted onour nautical milesofopensea.Theantennaandtransmit- achieved aviableinternetWiFiconnectionacrossnine ship’s batteriessoithasmuchgreaterrange.Wehave based WiFiantenna.It’spowereddirectlyfrom12V ited power,therangetoshorewasquitelimited. Also, astheUSBjacktopowerantennahadlim- often disappointedwithpoorsignalsandbluescreens. tion thatweneeded.However,usingalaptop,were found asweetspotforWiFiandtheweatherinforma- stick antenna,wavingitaroundoutondeckuntilwe luxury thesedays. Dear Yacht TiKanot Chris Doyle and catchthem. age tofindoutwhoattackedtheyachtatWallilabou from thewestsideofSt.Vincentcompletely. the incidentatWallilabouhasnotdrivenyachtsaway Cumberland BayandaboutthreeinWallilabou.So about threeboatsanchoredinChateaubelair,two which Ithinkhelps. viders livingandsleepingashorealongthebeach, quite acommunityfeel,withmanyoftheservicepro- the plussideforsecurity.CumberlandBayalsohas probably coversmostofthebay.Thisisverymuchon had securitycameraspointingintwodirections,which pleased tonotethatthegovernmentfacilityinbay bays ismorelimited. shore inWallilabou?Inthatcasetheriskother they comebylandandjustborrowaboatfromthe Vincent’s westcoastwouldbeequallyatrisk.Ordid outside WallilabouBay?Ifso,allbaysalongSt. information. Didtheperpetratorscomebyboatfrom lems withthisrecentattackiswehaveverylittle with alltheinformationavailable.Oneofprob- We askedChrisDoyle,whoanchoredCumberland As IeditthiswesitinBequiahavingjustanchored This EthernetWiFiantenna(pictured)feeds aninex- Then in2011wegraduatedtoapowerfulEthernet- My wifeandIbegancruisingin2003withaUSB WiFi inthecomfortofyourboatisanaffordable WIFI ATANCHOR I willfeelmuchhappier,ofcourse,ifthepoliceman- I didnoteaspassedalongthecoastthattherewere I stoppedinCumberlandBaylateMarchandwas Every skipperhastomakehisownriskassessment Compass Compass , Readers, —Continued onnextpage MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 39 N.V. GRENADA ll! se

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Compass Compass Caribbean Compass Compass Cynara I have noticed a most curious fad in the anchorages: What is the purpose of this? It not only looks ridicu- We were having a sundowner in St. Martin’s When I was in the Royal Navy some 50 years ago, the WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! We want to hear from YOU! Be sure to include your name, boat name or shoreside We do not publish individual consumer complaints or Send your letters to [email protected]. We will return before we leave Antigua! Be sure to SIT DOWN IN THE BOAT Efficient! Attentive! Obliging! Helpful! Cheerful! Helpful! Cheerful! Efficient! Attentive! Obliging! on our friend’s boat in We were having a drink went to board the din- When it was time to go, we Mike, called the St. Once aboard, my husband, Less than half an hour later, we were called on the We thanked the merry men of the SVG Coast Guard NEW HAPPY SPOT IN ANTIGUA Our conclusion is that rental insurance is definitely is that rental insurance Our conclusion SVG COAST GUARD KUDOS We were waiting for the amazing Antigua Classic We came into luck and walked into Zambuka — a that of standing up in the dinghy. lous — there are few funnier sights than a pair of fatties bouncing along in this fashion — but can also be dangerous. lagoon a few years ago when one of these tyros came bopping past. His outboard hit an obstruction and kicked up, he flew over the bows, the engine dropped back into the water and he was run down, rendering him unconscious. He drowned before anyone could get to him. first order on going from ship to shore, was: Sit down in the boat. It still seems a pretty good idea. Roger Lewis S/V Pleiades Dear address, and a way we can contact you (preferably by e-mail) if clarification is required. individual regatta results complaints. (Kudos are okay!) We do not publish anonymous letters; however, your name may be withheld from print at your request. Please keep letters shorter than 600 words. Letters may be edited for length, clarity and fair play. The wines are two-for-one (delicious choices) and my The wines are two-for-one (delicious choices) and my husband had a rum punch that was refreshing but not sweet. The environment is totally relaxing with good music, WiFi, etcetera. say “hi” to Courtney and check out his new digs. John and Roberta Nunemaker S/V Freedom Dear Willing! And any other words of praise that you of praise that you Willing! And any other words can imagine. Easter time. We had gone Admiralty Bay, Bequia at — not far — and I fear we over in our trusty dinghy as it was dark and the had tied up rather haphazardly strong. unrelenting wind was gusting that it wasn’t there! Our ghy, to find to our dismay undone and our precious careless knot had become with oars and engine little boat was gone, complete see it again. The guys set and any hope that we’d ever find it in the dark blustery out on a hopeless quest to his dejected guests back night and then our host took to Vincent & the Grenadines Coast Guard to report our loss, and much to our surprise, the Coast Guard promptly replied to say they’d be out and would look for it immediately. A patrol boat was on station in Bequia and about five minutes later they arrived alongside they cheerfully set out on what we were convinced would be a fruitless search. radio: “We have found your dinghy, and are bringing it back now!” Any sailor has to know how we felt, and in about 15 minutes our dinghy was returned and tied (securely this time) to our stern. effusively! Thanks to them, their caring and efficiency, we could rest peacefully that night and continue to enjoy our visit to Bequia. Nan Hatch S/V Cynara Dear to cruisers renting vehicles in Martinique. It is most vehicles in Martinique. to cruisers renting cruis- island, one of our favourite certainly a beautiful a car again, we undoubtedly will rent ing areas, and more circumspect. but be somewhat but be renting of a car in Martinique, included in the of an acci- what the procedure is in case sure to query dent. Webster Arleen and Denis Tiger Lily II Dear Regatta to begin. As cruisers we are always watching our pennies so we usually like to go to Happy Hour at a new bar/restaurant and then back to the boat for dinner. wonderful new restaurant that just opened a couple of months ago in Falmouth Harbour. The owner, Courtney, is incredibly friendly and welcoming. His Happy Hour lasts from 4:00 to 8:00 , Compass Continued from previous page Continued from We thought that this adventure might be of interest Of course we should have demanded to see the The matter was finally resolved after three days and In order to resolve the matter, the truck driver had The matter then became a game of cat and mouse The rental company usually places an accident report Because the truck moved after the collision, he was The rental company wanted the insurance certifi- The next morning we reported the accident to the Eventually he noticed that we were still following and Our guests had never been to the island and were Our guests had never been to the island and were A WORD ON SHORE LEAVE was meant by the I had always wondered what As many of us Canadians say, “Beauty, eh?” As many of us Canadians say, Fast forward to our inexpensive new ten-inch tablet. Fast forward to our inexpensive Still, some anchorages have spotty WiFi shoreside have spotty WiFi Still, some anchorages We leave it all powered on constantly, as we have powered on constantly, We leave it all insurance documents before we continued on our way, but with the driver unwilling to provide us with this, we felt that it was better to continue on our way. We were also unaware of the insurance certificate on the windscreen. the deposit returned. to sign the accident form and give his insurance details or the deposit would be forfeited. Several tele- phone calls were made to the truck driver asking him to come to the agency and sign the forms. These requests were ignored. It was only when he was noti- fied of police involvement did he finally appear and sign the form. between the truck driver and the rental company, with our deposit of 750 Euros hanging in the balance. The police had no further interest in this minor fender- bender incident. form in the glove box of the rental vehicle. We should have had the truck driver sign this form. However we were not aware of this form or the procedure. automatically at fault. If he had not stopped to speak with us, it would have been classed as leaving the scene of an accident. We found this out when we tried to report the accident to the Gendarmerie Station, who referred the matter back to the rental agency. cate details that are posted on the front wind- screen. In France, all vehicles must have their insurance certificate displayed on the lower right front area of the windscreen and the actual docu- ment should be in the vehicle. We should have photographed this document. rental company — and here is what we did right and rental company — and here is what we did right and what we failed to do right: decided to pull off the freeway. We followed him to a decided to pull off the freeway. We followed him to a bus stop where we were able to talk with him. I have a working knowledge of French but it was immediately evident that there was a communication gap between the truck driver and me. I asked for his insurance papers and he did not seem to understand. He was speaking in a broad dialect, possibly Haitian. He did I not respond to my request for proof of insurance, so asked him to write his name and telephone number on my boat card. Meanwhile, our guest photographed our I damage, the truck’s damage and the license plate. showed him our rental agreement and gave him the telephone number. We both then drove off. anxious to see all the sights, so we set off for the anxious to see all the sights, so we set off for the west side of Martinique after renting a Renault Clio. We knew there would be heavy traffic so we left early on a trip to St. Pierre. All went well until, on the out- skirts of Fort de France, the traffic came to a stop. For several kilometres we crept along, stop and go. We had just passed the entrance of a small side road when a black Toyota pickup truck decided to try to cut in beyond the entrance lane. Unfortunately con- struction pylons forced him to squeeze into the traf- fic. He passed our right side too close and a piece of his rear bumper caught the front bumper of our car. He then merged several cars in front of us and pro- ceeded on his way. Luckily we were able to copy down his license plate number and were able to fol- low him. Dear when we rented a car in phrase ‘insurance is included” Martinique. Well, we had quite an education when we rented a car in Le Marin in February. Ken Goodings Silverheels 3 Unlike a PC or laptop, we leave the tablet booted up Unlike a PC or laptop, we sleep mode when 24/7. It just goes into power-saving if our Ethernet WiFi anten- it’s stowed away. However, even for a few sec- na has a momentary connection, the screen or overnight, onds while we’re away from routing messages and the mail, social media, weather downloaded for us to hap- other notifications will be that we open our tablet. pily discover the next time connections, so quite often we’d fire up the laptop, so quite often we’d fire up connections, with a “no browser and be rewarded then open a web nothing to So, in the past there was connection” tag. and try again later. Well, do but switch off the laptop life in our nautical para- after all, that’s just part of dise, isn’t it? plenty of solar generating capability and the internal generating capability and plenty of solar moisture from might help to keep heat of the electronics connection, antenna. It holds the WiFi getting into the not actively using our computer. even when we’re — MAY 2016 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 40 HELP TRACK HUMPBACK WHALE HELP HUMPBACK MIGRATION TRACK INTERESTED Caribbeanfrom the are cr region Your contributions of tailfluke Dear LETTER OFTHEMONTH after alongsearchfoundourship. was happening,shehastilydisappearedaroundacorner.Iraninthatdirectionand ried throughthemarinaandnearentranceshesetmedown.BeforeIknewwhat picked meupandcarriedashore,somethingshehadneverdonebefore.Wehur- miraculous again. bottom.” AftertwoweeksonthehardatMarinaBahiaRedondaourshiplooked “We’ll gotherebecauseitisthecheapestplacetohauloutshipandpaint per, Madame,andI,aprettythree-colouredcat,ascabinboy.Theskippersaid, CC a newhomeorgiveittosomeonewhowill. lifetime, andifunforeseencircumstancesarise,dumpingitisnottheanswer—find it medicine —allfreeofcharge.ForusitwasEasterandChristmastogether!” 13 cats,operatedonacatwithdamagedeye,andbroughtlotofdryfood and spent herholidaysvisitingus.Inadditiontomakingafinancialdonation,shesterilized Dear Leave this foreignworld. — shemustbeagoodperson.Sheandherhusbandcallme“Leave”. and waterdaily.NowIhavemadefriendswiththiswomanletherstrokeme supplied mewithfinewetfoodandwater.NowtwoweekshavepassedIget same womanasthedaybeforecame.Againshetalkedincomprehensiblytomeand next morningtherecameanotherwomanwhorefilledbothbowls.Intheevening water. Distrustfully,Iwaiteduntilthewomanremovedherself,andthenate.The some minuteslater.Inherhandsshehadtwobowls:onewithfoodand I didnotunderstandherlanguage.Soonshedisappeared,however,andreturned the afternoonaforeignwomancametomotoryacht.Shetriedcomfortmebut from theirfriends. chief. Igavethemalotofjoyandlovetheygotmanycomplimentsaboutme Puerto laCruz.Onevolunteertells we’re toldthatfromNovember2015untilMarchtherewasnocatfoodavailable in from cruisers,andcruisersaresomewhatscarceinVenezuelathesedays.Moreover, erinary careformorethan40cats,faceparticularstrugglesastheyrelyondonations castaway suchasLeave.Thesevolunteers,whocurrentlytrytofeedandprovidevet- the numerousstraycatsthatinhabitmarina—andoccasionalcruisingyacht’s Redonda, overtheyearstherehasbeenarevolvinggroupofkindpeoplewholookafter do theirbesttore-homepetsifforanyreasonyoucannolongerkeepthem.InBahia animals loosetofendforthemselves. of kittenstheyplannedtouseforsharkbait),there’susuallynoneedturndomestic acquired ourlong-timeship’scatfromfishermenonIslaMargaritawhohadabucket Although MadamemighthavebeenrescuingLeavefromanevenworsefate(we thoughtlessness ofpeoplewhoabandontheirpetstoanuncertainfateashore. ancompass.com/online/march16compass_online.pdf), wehavetohighlightthe WHY DIDTHEYDOTHISTOME? It wasaFridaywhentheboatwentbackinwater.Thenextday,Madame Some weeksagowesailedtoPuertolaCruz,Venezuela.WewereMonsieurasskip- And ifyou’resailingtoPuertolaCruz,bringsomecatfood! Again, weremindourreaders:Don’tgetapetunlessyouplantolookafteritforits But tothisdayIcannotunderstandwhyMonsieurandMadamecastmeawayin It becameMonday;Iwasstillalone,hungryandthirsty.startedtocry.Latein In mostoftheEasternCaribbeanislandsthereareanimalwelfaregroupswhowill Sadly, onceagain,asinourMarchissue(seeLetteroftheMonthatwww.caribbe- Compass Compass , Readers, in Helping? Go to Go in Helping? Compass photographs ofhumpback whales itical for conservation efforts. itical forconservation www. , “LastyearaveterinarianfromFrance CARIB always keptoutofmis- had donethistome.I explain tomyselfwhythey The nextnightItriedto only underasmallchair. 30°C andIfoundshade temperature wasmorethan hungry andthirsty.The take andfetchme. Soon theywillnotethemis- the crewisnotcomplete! had forgottenme,because the harbour.Ithoughtthey yacht, Isawourshipleaving on thebowofmotor- dark. Istayedthere. tened away.Itwasgetting onto amotoryachtandhas- of marina,shethrewme entrance almostattheend This time,alongthe went inthesamedirection. up rudelyandagainshe not pleased.Shepickedme The daypassedandIgot The nextmorning,asIsat Obviously Madamewas TAILS.org from hisowndive,observingthetrafficandensuringsafetyofdivebuddy. white. Weworkalternately,onediving,andstayingonthesurfacerecovering At around36feetwecan’tseeeachotheranymoredespitehavingpaintedourfins night’s festivities. New Year’sDaymorningthereshouldn’tbesomuchtrafficfollowingtheprevious ever, thisonegoodwehavechosenasitisprotectedfromtoday’swind.On underwater weknowthatthepelagicfisharealsoveryattractedtoarea. ing from25to60feet.Normallythereisquitealotoftrafficonthesurfacehere,but went straightoutintotheopenseawhereweknowofasmallunderwatercliffrang- the snapperhasbecomealocalfriendandisnowsafe. sound andthoughtIhadfinallycaughtthesnapperlivinginholenearby.But ral environment,butatthesametimeIlikethemforpan. today tosharewithourfriendsonthiscelebratoryfirstdayof2016. eyes, bypassingthemind. instinct takesoveranddoestherest,asifmyspearisdirectlylinkedtoears around andheisrightthere,observingmewhileslowlypassingby.Myhunting green huetothewater—andthenIhearhimtalkbehindme.Immediatelyturn the boathaspassedIdivetobottom,stabilizemyselfandobservecorals towards theshallowstoavoidit,nothappyhavemovefrombestspot.Once smaller, visitingafewcaves.Ihearsmallfishbutotherwisenothingsignificant. Everything ismuchtooquiet.Wemovealongthewallthatgettingsmallerand has caughtanicedoradoatthebeginningofourdive,butsincethennothing. meowing ofcats. whose voicescarryunderwaterfromwayoutinthedeepocean,soundinglike squeaking, gruntingandcallingtoeachother.TodayIcan’thearthewhales, without humanbackgroundnoise.Iheartheiruniquenaturalsounds: underwater. Howevertodayitisstrangelyquiet.Ihearthesea;listentofish noise ofpassingboatswhoseenginewecanhear,asittravelsalongdistance Educate. Inspire.Let’sgetwhatwefocus on:Positiveyouthdevelopment. sent arepresentativetothemeeting.This iswhatY2Adesignedtodo:Inform. month. Shealertedalocalgroupwhoare newlyformingMayreaujuniorsailing,who to themid-AprilSVGSailingFederation meeting totakeplaceinBequiathatsame ment. Committee. Visitcaribbean-sailing.com/youth/youth-programs formoreinformation. othersandcertifications thekidsandorganization orevents like tosailthekidsTrinidadforasailingevent. the MayreauRegatta,April28ththroughMay1st.”Infuture,Alickwouldalso boat buildingandgetmoreexperience.Thenextracewewillbeparticipatingin is spoke tosomeoftheboysaboutgoingCarriacousotheycanlearnmore to startwiththebiggerboatsinFridayrace.Shebeatthemallthatday. boats. Thoughacaptainfromoneoftheotherboatsprotested,shewasstillallowed Eclipse competed againstaboatthatwasnewlybuilttobeatherbutprovedbenomatch. Royal different traditionalboatclassesinthe2016BequiaEasterRegatta: — observing mewhileslowlypassingby’ Here weareinthewater;visibilitytodayatthislocationisasnormal—notgood. Today thereisalotofwind,reducingtheavailabilitylocations;is,how- At daybreakwejumpedintoourdinghywithallusualgearforfreediving.We New Year’sEvewenttoofast,andthefollowingdaystartedwithitsowndifficulties. Stefan hadnotseenanyoftheaction,asIwastoodeep,butheheard What adilemmathisloveoflife!Ienjoythebeautyseeingfishintheirnatu- I swamtothesurfacewithaten-poundbarracuda—morethanenoughfoodfor We headbacktodeeperwaterinthechannel.Acatamaranapproaches,soIswim The soundImostwanttohearisfromabarracudaorthazard.Stefanalready di While While divingIusuallythinkofallthosefishthatmustlearntolivewiththe Youth2Adult –Y2Aisaseriesofarticles celebratingsailing’sroleinyouthdevelop- Ellen EbertBirrellservesontheCaribbean SailingAssociationDevelopment • Makeuseofregionalopportunitiessuchasracing,observing/learningfrom • Bepracticalwithracingrewards,awardtrophiesthatcanfurthertheaimsof • Haveyouthmembersactivelyinvolvedinmakingthefundraisingitems standthedangerandpossibilities • Communitiescancometogethertosupportandprotectyouthwhentheyunder • Createclearmessaging Unique thingswecanlearnfromBTSA: “Now thattheregattaisover,wearefocusingonrebuilding According toSelmaDaniel:“TheBTSAhadthreedouble-endersenteredinto otne rmpg 0 Continued frompage20 ‘I turnaroundandheisrightthere,

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