Inside: Rigging Part 1 CAP’N FATTY GOODLANDER: the Twin Realities of the ARC YOUTH SAILING: Sol International Optimist Regatta ISAF CONFERENCE: a Look at the Future
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It was an informed decision. Bof this famous event will be over, or at least we Come the morning, we hauled anchor. People manned hope it is. It would be wonderful to interview all the skip- their cockpits to watch us go. One woman even shouted pers and crews and see if an ocean crossing lived up to “are you really going?” their expectations. Was the voyage a dream fulfilled? Was it Five days later we delivered the boat to St. Maarten. a disappointment? Was it a nightmare? Perhaps the others are still in Georgetown. Of course, there were more people crossing the Atlantic other than those takingking partpart in the ARC, and I would ask the same question of them. It’s bbeen described as ‘sailing with at- Moving away from humor for thisis titude’, ‘a contact sport’; ‘a war of edition, Captain Fatty Goodlander attrition’. I am talking about match takes a serious look at ocean ral- racing; a sport that is on the rise lies. Fatty was in Las Palmas for worldwide and nowhere more so the start of the ARC and his re- than here in the Caribbean. port is a must read for anyone That match racing is becoming who took part in the rally or is increasingly popular is no surprise thinking of doing so in the future. aass it means less arguing over ratings, In his article, Cap’n Fatty dis-- aargumentsrgu that have been know to spill cusses the lone wolf’s quest for ad-ad- out ooff the protest room and continue, kick- venture against the needs of thosethose ing and gouging, on the barroom floor. That sailors who find security in a group.oup. It’s saisaid,d, I hhaveave aalready heard some match race com- an age-old question that goes far beyond the petitors muttering about how all the boats should be cruising rallies. equal yet some are more equal than others, but that’s sailors for I well remember my time as a delivery skipper and one you. One thing I know is that more regattas are adding match particular job when I was contracted to bring a 34ft wing- racing to their events (see regatta preview on page 44) and the keeled cruise-racer from Georgetown, in the Bahamas, rise of match racing can only improve the sport and hone sailing to St. Maarten. The timing couldn’t have been worse as and racing skills especially amongst the young who demand in- Hurricane Lenny was churning west to east through the stant action in this ‘here and now’ world. northern Caribbean. My crew and I arrived in Georgetown and immediately fell in with the cruising community who were waiting for a weather-window (read about weather-windows on page To comment on this Log or anything you read in All At Sea, 32) to head south. Some of them had been there for four please email: [email protected] months. As a delivery skipper, they looked on me as some kind of guru and were shocked, after we had been there for just 36 hours, when I told them we were leaving in the morn- ing. Our announced departure caused uproar, with people claiming we were sailing to our deaths and others arguing that they should leave with us. One man even said that to Gary E. Brown, save us he would call the coast guard and have us arrested. Editor 8 ALLATSEA.NET JANUARY 2012 January 2012 THIS ISSUE THE CARIBBEAN’S WATERFRONT MAGAZINE 44 PHOTO: CASA DE CAMPO FEATURES 22 RACING CIRCUIT 36 SEAMANSHIP & VOYAGING Tenth Pete Sheals Memorial The Twin Realities of the 44 CARIBBEAN REGATTA Match Race Atlantic Rally for Cruisers 2011 PREVIEW: PART ONE Costa Smeralda January – March 24 HISTORY & ENVIRONMENT Superyacht Regatta Contraband, Smugglers & Yachtsmen 40 TIPS & TRICKS Yacht Rigging Part 1 DEPARTMENTS 26 FISHING St. Thomas & St. Croix 78 CARIBBEAN BROKERAGE 8 EDITOR’S LOG Wahoo Tournaments Golden Hook Fishing Club’s 88 MARKETPLACE 14 WHERE IN THE WORLD? Guy/Gal ‘Reel’ Challenge 94 SPONSOR DIRECTORY 16 CARIBBEAN NEWS Budget Marine Spice Island Billfish Tournament 96 CARIBBEAN DINING 18 EVENT CALENDAR 32 CRUISING Happy New Year, Welcome to 2012! 20 SAILING HUMOR Windward to the Sailing with Charlie Windward Islands Continued on page 12 COVER SHOT: A bird’s-eye view! | Photo: Gary Brown/OceanMedia http://garyebrown.net 10 ALLATSEA.NET JANUARY 2012 January 2012 ISLAND EVENTS & INTERESTS ALL AT SEA CARIBBEAN 14 MAP 69 ST. MAARTEN / ST. MARTIN Sol International Optimist 49 PUERTO RICO Regatta 2011 Publisher: CHRIS KENNAN Puerto Rico Hosts ISAF [email protected] Annual Conference 70 ST.