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Lying just above 12°N, Grenada is south of the main hurricane belt,
which is why growing numbers of yacht owners are enjoying a warm
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– Water and electricity
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– Haul-out and technical facilities nearby
– Excellent air links
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Ed i to r ’ s log
Slings, Food and Boats
That Roar
S
eptember and it’s haulout time for many Caribbean
cruisers. With new facilities springing up all over the
place and existing yards expanding and upgrading, it
can be difficult choosing just which yard should receive
a hefty part of your annual boating budget. Haulouts are necessary and the experience should be as painless as possible.
To smooth the way and calm the nerves, discerning owners are
advised to do plenty of research before allowing the slings to
take the strain. Nothing is simple when you haul out, and that
you get what you pay for doesn’t always ring true as the sight
of a collapsed crane straddling a new half-million dollar catamaran in a well-known yard proved last year.
I have spent a lot of time in boatyards and have had some interesting experiences, many good, a few not so good, and at least
two catastrophic. Happily, the cowboy mentality that for years
plagued yards far and wide, and the mantra “I can do that, give
me a job” is no longer prevalent. Well-managed yards now insist that their operatives receive training and as a result many
Caribbean yards are now as good as you will find anywhere.
You can see this for yourself in our annual feature ‘What’s new
in Caribbean Boatyards’. In it, All At Sea senior writer Carol Bareuther lists the latest developments at ten facilities around the
Caribbean, and it makes for interesting reading.
The ever increasing number of catamarans plying the waters of
the Caribbean and southern Florida, charter and private, has
led to yards making massive investments in equipment that can
safely haul multihulls. These wide vessels require careful management during haulout and serious lessons have been learned the
hard way. Terry Boram, our South Florida editor, and her husband
Clint own and cruise a Catana 471 catamaran which they recently
hauled out. Terry’s thoughts on preparations and what you should
look at before the boat is lifted can be found on page 42.
known as the Gourmet Capitol of the Caribbean, and it’s a reputation hard earned and well deserved. Competition for the title is
fierce and so it is with great pleasure, and a smacking of lips, that
this month we feature ten of the best Caribbean Food Festivals
(p58). Some of the festivals go on for a whole month and others
for only a few days, but all feature fine local and international
cuisine. Everything from finger-sticky BBQ to the finest of fine
dining can be found at the various food extravaganzas and if
my waistline could stand the strain, a cruise built around these
delightful fiestas would be a wonderful thing to pursue.
Poker Runs are growing in popularity and more and more islands are organizing these exciting events. Yes, there are people out there who take pleasure in the roar of a powerful engine
and enough G-force to slam your kidneys into your back as they
seek to escape out of your throat. If you can hang on to your
internal organs then powerboats are a lot of fun. Adrenalinpumping Poker Runs not only bring together a different group
of enthusiasts, the gas-heads raise a lot of money for charity and
I can’t think of many sailing events that do that.
Food, glorious food! When it comes to ‘grub up’ the Caribbean
has some wonderful dishes to offer. My own island of St Martin is
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See you on the water!
Gary E. Brown,
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Departments
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Boat Maintenance
What’s the Deal with Steel?
Multihulls - Do Your Homework
Before Hauling
2015 Boatyard Round-up
What’s New?
14
Where in the World?
16
Caribbean News
46
22
event calendar
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Sailing Humor
The Latest on
(“... Shhhh!”) Inboards
Sailing with Charlie:
Look Before You Leap
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Caribbean Cruising
Destination: Virgin Gorda –
Devil’s Bay and The Baths
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Editor’s Log
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Seamanship & Voyaging
St. Thomas to Guna Yala:
Tough But Never Horrific
52
Maritime History
The Beaufort Wind Scale
56
Fishing
Magic V Wins Caicos Classic
58
Ten Top Caribbean
Food Festivals
Resources
88 Island Real
Estate Guide
91
Caribbean Brokerage
99
marketplace
106
sponsor directory
108
The dish
Seafood, Beans
& Blueberry Smoothies
Continued on page 12
Cover shot: Heavy lift at Bobby’s Mega Yard, St. Maarten
Photo: OceanMedia
SEPTEMBER 2015
Island events & interests
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Bahamas
Mother Tubs Star in
Regatta Time in Abaco
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U.S. Virgin Islands
Unexpected Wins USVI
Stars & Stripes Poker Run
St. Maarten / St. Martin
Meesmaecker Wins Third
Heineken Light Laser Title
Carriacou
Profile: Trevor Stanislaus,
Carriacou Marine Ltd
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Grenada
Mott Memorial
Hobie Challenge
Trinidad
Friends Set New Trinidad
& Tobago Sailing Record
ResourceS
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Caribbean Marinas
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Caribbean Boatyards
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CARIBBEAN NEWS
Erving Rosario and Irma
Sotogras discuss Suzuki’s
marine motors inside the
Foreign Trade Zone facilities
Suzuki bets on the Caribbean
Suzuki del Caribe reinvents itself to place Puerto Rico as the
link for the distribution of marine motors in the region. Daily
operations will be managed from the Suzuki Foreign Trade
Zone, located in Sabana Gardens Industrial Park in Carolina,
Puerto Rico. The company accounts for an inventory of 1.2
million parts and accessories.
Suzuki distributes its marine motors in Puerto Rico, the US
and British Virgin Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, the
Cayman Islands, Barbados, Antigua, St. Martin, and Bonaire.
“Our goal is to reach 21 countries in the Caribbean and
South America”, said Erving Rosario, sales and marketing
manager for Suzuki del Caribe. “There is great potential in
the Caribbean region for marine motors due to the large
amount of nautical business that depends on our product.”
For more information, visit: www.suzukipr.com
The inaugural Lagoonies’ Bistro Regatta
Sint Maarten – Skipper Hans de Bruyn Kops and his Light-
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weights Team won the inaugural Lagoonies Bistro Regatta,
out-sailing a competitive field of 13 teams who rotated on
the one design Sunfast 20 boats provided by Lagoon Sailboat Rentals. Lightweights proved to be the most consistent
team, racking up three bullets on their way to winning with
nine points, to edge Ernst Looser’s Tropical Sail Loft Team into
second place. Robbie Ferron’s Budget Marine settled for third
place with 15 points, tying with Simon Manley’s Shore Support
Team returning to the fray after an absence.
With gusty and fluky winds hitting 18-20 knots on the windward leeward course, teams managed to hold it together
without any serious breakages or injuries. Each team sailed
seven races, discarding their worst result.
“The wind certainly contributed to making this regatta special,” remarked Robbie Ferron. “Two or three more knots
and we might have had some incidents and panic. But it all
worked out great with very close racing.
Ferron praised the Lagoonies management for making everyone feel welcome and for injecting so much energy and enthusiasm into the event. The group Fantastic 4 got sailors and
non-sailors rocking the dock at the evening’s concert.
C a ri bbe a n Ne w s
Awlmix Custom Color System comes to Trinidad
Budget Marine Trinidad, in Chaguaramas, now has an authorized Awlgrip Color Mixing Bank to provide state of the
art mixing for state of the art coating for their customers.
With Awlgrip’s advanced color mixing system, boat owners and boatbuilding contractors worldwide can obtain
paint matched to their exact needs and made to the same
high quality and specification as any factory made product.
The newly installed Color Mixing Bank has the latest color
matching software, the relevant tint bases and a dedicated
mixing and prep area.
A senior staff member was trained at Awlgrip’s dedicated Miami training center in preparation for offering this exciting,
additional service. [email protected]
Tunisian businesses reassure superyacht
visitors following ISIS attack Following the news of an ISIS terrorist attack in Tunisia, local superyacht businesses are reassuring yachtsmen that
security has been increased at Tunisian ports despite numerous cancellations.
Kim Williams, from Yacht Services Tunisia, explained, “The
management and staff at Yacht Services Tunisia will continue
to support yachting tourism by ‘riding out’ this horrific incident, the same way we did during the Tunisian revolution; by
re-assuring yachtsmen and their yachts that security has been
greatly increased in Port Bizerte and Port Yasmine. The Tunisian people are deeply shocked and sickened by what has
happened in their country and I want people to understand
that the mentality of the attacker is not Tunisian.”
Imed Mzoughi, port director from Port Yasmine commented:
“At this moment in time, we have only had a three percent
cancellation rate since the attack. However, we have had very
little new reservations. Or let’s say we haven’t had any more at
all. The government and the marina have enforced measures
to protect the marina and surrounding areas in a bid to save
the rest of the season.”
The Moorings to host sailing retreat
for wounded veterans
The Moorings are to host an upcoming getaway for
the Wounded Veteran Retreat Program (WVRP). Established
by retired Command Sgt. Maj. Nelson Corbin, the program
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provides wounded veterans and their families with activitybased retreats throughout the United States and the world.
In 2011, Corbin was serving in Afghanistan alongside his
son Chris. While searching a compound near the town Heydarabad, Chris stepped on an IED, losing both his legs and
sustaining multiple injuries. After recovering at Walter Reed
Army Medical Center, Chris faced a challenging future. He
returned home and found an event for veterans, hoping it
would provide some much-needed support, but what Chris
got was an underwhelming experience. That’s when his father
decided that there had to be a better way.
“After intense research, I decided the best way to help fight
with the vets against suicide and family issues would not be with
drugs or hours of counseling from people that had never been
to war. It would be with events that put wounded veterans back
with others that were dealing with the same issues,” Corbin said.
The Moorings will welcome Corbin, a recent graduate of
the Offshore Sailing School, and a group of wounded veterans to the British Virgin Islands for an educational sailing trip in
January 2016. The group will take part in a weeklong voyage,
living aboard the Moorings 4600 sail catamaran and learning
the fundamentals of team sailing. Along the way, they’ll work
to better understand the effects of PTSD and traumatic brain
injury while establishing foundations for a happier, healthier
future for themselves and their families.
For more information on the Wounded Veterans Retreat Program, visit wvetrp.com. To learn more about The Moorings’
charitable endeavors, visit moorings.com/socialresponsibility.
Mark your Calendars
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THE JEFF CAMPANA TROPHY
BY TRISKELL CUP
October 30th – November 1st 2015
For the last 15 years, the Triskell Association has organized one of the most exciting sailing events in the
Caribbean. This year, the Jeff Campana Trophy will
bring together some fifty sailing yachts on the outstanding waters of the Guadeloupian archipelago with
a program of regattas, rallies and friendly festivities.
Celebrate the opening of the new sailing season and
live the unique experience of a Caribbean regatta in
the French West Indies.
Meet us on Facebook @ Le Triskell Association, or email:
[email protected]. Tel +590 690 495 757
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Erika’s Marine Services, a yacht agent and concierge in St.
Vincent and the Grenadines, now offers exclusive rental of
Jamesby, an uninhabited island in the middle of the Tobago
Cays Marine Park.
The small island is available for hire for a single day, or longer
if needed, and at a reasonable price.
“Depending on the time of year, a day’s rental can cost anything from US$2,000 to US$3,000, says company founder
Heather Grant. “Here’s the deal: The yacht sails to the Grenadines and the captain sells his guests on the idea of having an
exclusive, remote private island to themselves for a day. Nobody else will be there. Guests can have all their water toys,
barbecue, shade structures, furniture, lounge chairs, yummy
local fish or lobster, and even live music, if they wish,” She
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Event Calendar
Please send future events to [email protected]. This month
and next month’s events are currently published here and at
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based on identified activities for these months.
Annapolis, MD
October 8 – 12
US Sailboat Show
www.annapolisboat
shows.com
410-268-8828
October 15 – 18
US Powerboat Show
www.annapolisboat
shows.com
410-268-8828
Newport, RI
September 17 – 20
Newport International
Boat Show
www.newportboat
show.com
Fishing
Tournament:
Puerto Rico
SOUTH BROWARD
311 SW 24 ST (State Rd 84)
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
954 - 522-7998
NORTH BROWARD
750 East Sample Road
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
954 - 946- 6930
PALM BEACH
2230 Broadway (US1)
Riviera Beach, FL 33404
561- 845-7777
www.bowboat.com
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September 24 – 30
San Juan International
Billfish Tournament
www.sanjuan
international.com
Sailing Regatta:
Tortola, BVI
september 19 – 20
Back to Schools Regatta
Sailing Regatta
www.rbviyc.com
cpnsailingrbviyc@
gmail.com
284-494-3286
October 13 – 22
34th Moorings
Interline Regatta
www.moorings.com/
interline_regatta.asp
October 17
Willy T Virgins Cup Race
www.rbviyc.com
cpnsailingrbviyc@
gmail.com
284-494-3286
October 30 – 31
Annual Foxy’s Cat Fight
www.weyc.net
mcmechanics@
surfbvi.com
284 495-1002
Caribbean Dinghy Championships
news update Caribbean teams will compete for the title of Caribbean Dinghy Champion in Club Nautico de San Juan (CNSJ), Puerto
Rico on October 16 - 18 2015.
The Caribbean Sailing Association (CSA) has amended their
eligibility protocol to now allow one team per island, rather
than per country, making more islands and teams eligible to
compete. There are a maximum of seven teams, so all islands
are encouraged to enter early. Classes at this year’s CDC include Optimist 420 Laser, Laser Radial and IC-24. All classes
are open, meaning male and female, the Optimist class is limited to age 15 and under, and the 420 (two crew) and IC24
(four crew) will sail without spinnakers. For more information, visit: www.caribbean-sailing.com
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SAILING HUMOR
By Cap’n fatty goodlander
I
want to congratulation the Silent Sailor™ group of marine
diesel manufacturers for producing their ultra-quiet ‘stealth’
line of auxiliary engines for sailboats. In true capitalistic
fashion, they found a major need in the global marketplace
and filled it—soundlessly. They wisely realized that most blowboaters can’t actually sail worth a damn, and yet would love to
pretend they can. Hence, the Silent Sailor™ concept.
Okay, okay, I have a confession to make, dear reader. I have
a gas/water device aboard my sailing vessel that discards my
engine’s exhaust water invisibly beneath the surface. And,
since my engine is relatively new, my above-surface exhaust
gases are clear at 2,000 RPM. Thus, my sailing and yacht racing friends cannot tell when my engine is running, and thus I
run it a hell of a lot more …
Let’s face it—at best cruising blowboaters, stickboaters and
ragmen are hypocrites. Even with their auxiliary engine permanently switched on, they look down their nose at stinkpotters. They openly sneer at what they refer to as gin palaces.
Yes, ragmen are hopelessly prejudiced. They often disparagingly and disdainfully refer to motoryacht skippers as gearheads, wrench-twisters, carbon-eaters, or worse.
Er … make that almost always!
Cruel, eh? This is sad but true, and it is part of the reason
why sailboaters and powerboaters mix like oil and water.
Powerboaters want to get from Point A to Point B, and are
happy to use overwhelming force (and all our planet’s remaining fossil fuel, if need be) to do so. We sailboaters, on
the other hand, prefer a purer, more ecologically pristine approach—at least in theory.
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Let’s put it another way—the weatherliness of my vessel is
very much RPM-related.
There! I’ve broken the sacred Code of Silence all sailboaters
have been secretly required to swear to since Moses parted
the Red Sea with the help of Joshua Slocum.
Shocking, eh?
Like Houdini blabbing about his magic tricks, right?
For example: I used to keep my boat in Great Cruz Bay, eight
nautical miles downwind of our annual sea gypsy Christmas
party in Coral Bay. Thus I’d morosely power (like Scrooge)
dead-to-windward along St. John’s south coast until just before I came into view of the our Yuletide raft-up, and then shut
off the iron jib and hoist the real jib—for a couple of minutes
of strong, macho-man visuals. This would impress-the-hell out
of my mostly dumb friends.
Frankly, I have no other kind.
Even better, I also have the Yacht-Pack Bose Noise Cancelling
System installed in my engine compartment. This effectively
masks the sound of my running diesel to my onboard guests.
Dozens of exterior speakers (Bose cleverly disguises them as
stanchion tops) are pro-active and replay the soundtrack of
a real sailboat under sail—and our ‘reggae-kissed Caribbean
cruising soundtrack’ even has the stereo sounds of flailing
sheet lines as we tack!
Of course, there’s still some vibration from my Perkins diesel, true.
“The bearings in our watermaker are starting to go,” I say in
haughty dismissal.
This means my tubby cruising sailboat goes to windward like
a witch. “Wait a sec,” one bewildered fellow boater yelled at
me as I passed him on the lee side, “how are you doing that
with all your sails luffing?”
“Some people know how to trim a fluttering sail, and some
don’t,” I blithely replied.
Confidence, matey, confidence!
Of course, I’m willing to share some of my tricks—if I meet a
simpatico sailor.
“How many RPMs do you motor at?” I’ll ask quietly to test
the waters.
This is one of the reasons I don’t race my sailboat—as racers tend
to be a bit anal about inboard engine use while on the course.
Most of my guests are easily duped by switching off the engine panel while pretending to shut down the wind generator.
“Zero RPM,” I shout out gaily while pointing at the suddenlydead gauges, “Oh, we’re sailing now!”
“Oh, dear,” my wife Carolyn shouts up theatrically, as instruct-
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S A I L I N G H UM OR
ed, “Our prop is still spinning! IT MUST BE STUCK!”
“Thanks,” I say as I make a big deal of fooling around with my
shifting lever, “There! I think our Max Prop is feathered now
… just needed a bump. I guess I’ll have to re-grease it soon.”
The shore huggers almost always fall for this.
We’ve had guests ‘sail’ with us for a full 120 gallon tankful—and
never realize those flapping white floppy things are just up there
for show, audio-enhancement, and cosmic brownie points.
Of course, new sails still count. For example, my new genoa
only burns 1.125 gallons per hour in 18-to-20 knots of breeze.
Once a prying, too inquisitive guest felt the warmth of our engine compartment doors and hoisted an eyebrow. “That’s where
the onboard fish smoker is,” I explained. “Smoked marlin is
mighty tasty—especially if you’ve smoked something else first.”
Hell, my current vessel ‘prop walks’
to port in reverse faster than my
previous vessel sailed to windward.
Sometimes, while conversing with my wife, I forget other sailors are listening—then abruptly remember.
“Check the fuel gauge,” I’ll start to say, then end with, “for
our apparent wind!”
Once she winked at me and asked, “When is the last time we
changed our mainsail lube oil?”
“How ‘bout a little less sail trim,” she says when she thinks I
should throttle down.
We keep up the charade, even at the fuel dock. To check the
pump’s meter read out, I don’t just blatantly stare at it. Instead, I wet my finger, hold it up to the wind, and then stare
past it at the rotating gallon readings on the diesel pump.
“Do you think we’re full … er, that we have enough wind to
sail all the way,” Carolyn will ask me.
“Let’s take another 20 gallons of wind aboard, and that should
last the entire cruise,” I say in smug response.
Boy, is it ever simple to trick people!
You see, dumb people don’t know they are dumb!
On our present vessel—a 43-foot ketch named Ganesh, built
by Wauquiez in France and marketed as a Palmer Johnson
43 in the US—we replaced the 60hp Perkins with an M92B
Perkins driving a 2.5 to 1 reduction gear and a 24-inch heavily
pitched three bladed prop.
This allows us to ‘dock’ in our slip under full sail—without
stopping to figuring out which way the wind is blowing or any
other archaic nautical crap.
Hell, my current vessel ‘prop walks’ to port in reverse faster
than my previous vessel sailed to windward. And—honestly—
leaving your sails up while in the slip sure makes the next day’s
boat prep easier.
Alas, stinkpotters miss all this nauti-joy. Sadly, there’s no trickery
or deceit in ‘em. They like big wakes, big exhausts, big sounds,
and zero adulation. Plus, stinkpotters ain’t intrinsically cheap like
we sea gypsies—why, I met one who actually paid his shore bills!
Of course, I watch my language. I don’t go to the fuel dock,
I ‘water up’ with two hoses. And reversing the polarity of my
engine hour meter allows it to run backwards—if only aging
were that easily cured!
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What a happy thought, eh? Yippee! Yippee! Yippee!
Tee hee! Tee hee! Tee hee!
Once, while coastal cruising with guests, our engine unexpectedly stopped. I immediately donned a dive mask, jumped in,
and was happy to report as I resurfaced, “… not a biggie! We
just sucked a plastic bag into our … er, our mizzen boom!”
Yes, we have an anchor windlass, and, sure, it would be crazy
to hoist 220 feet of chain without the engine’s alternator running to replenish the amperage, so cranking up initially is almost mandatory. And once everyone is accustomed to going
7 knots directly into the wind—why spoil such a nice point-ofsail by turning off the engine?
If Carolyn, who is my navigator, thinks we’re going to arrive at
a strange harbor before dawn, she whispers to me in passing,
“Take a reef in the throttle, please.”
Oh, I love such salty sea talk!
Of course, someday all this will be for naught—when we have
super-silent electric engines for power. Recently I was playing
the part of Celebrity Idiot on a Chartering Catamaran Flotilla,
and I couldn’t believe how well the tennis court I was pontificating aboard tacked in a nearly windless chop. (Well, until I
noticed its skipper nonchalantly ‘bumping’ his electric auxiliary to silently ‘help him around’ during the tacks.)
I, personally, have always fancied myself as a bit of an inventor.
Right now I’m working on a pair of oars, which have Lithium
D-cells hidden in the handle to power the tiny camouflaged
props on the lower corner of the blades. (These are great if
you want to impress the folks at Wooden Boat with your Ashe
Breeze—or any marine yuppie group, for that matter.)
Anyway, my ‘modern, effortless oars’ are silent, less fatiguing,
and never get tired. They love going to windward—and are
perfect for faking a sustained cardio workout. Thus, they’re
a clear win-win for the deep-pocketed, generously-waisted
sailor with shallow breathing.
Isn’t it funny that as a young, drug-sucking party animal prowling the docks of the Caribbean, the term wasted was spelled
one way, and now that middle-age spread has settled in,
waisted has an entirely different connotation?
Laser racing dinghies can now be purchased with an underwater ‘outdrive’ unit pre-attached via Velcro™—and Optimist
Prams are reported to be doing the same, and aiming to
market their leisure devices specifically to the ‘young Rubenesque’ sailors brought up on iPad, iSailor, and iVomit—as well
as other electro pacifiers and life postponers.
Of course, there are always a few ‘purists’ who think a sailboat
should have actual sails—unlike the charter vessels in Turkey
that have a chicken-wire lump under the sail cover to simulate
where the sail should be. Clever, eh? Cheap, too! And, hey,
this is the future, and there’s no real place for the ‘white floppy
things’ aboard a modern boat. Besides, the wind is fickle. And
most people are perfectly content with a mainsail, headsail,
and diesel! Why rock the boat?
Editor’s note –Cap’n Fatty and Carolyn are currently
watching their RPM gauge in 20 knots of wind off Phuket,
Thailand.
Cap’n Fatty Goodlander has lived aboard for 53 of his 60
years, and is currently on his third circumnavigation. He is
the author of Chasing the Horizon and numerous other marine books. His latest, Creative Anchoring, is out now. Visit: fattygoodlander.com
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SAILING WITH CHARLIE:
Look Before You Leap
SAILING HUMOR
By Julian Putley
Graphics by Hannah Welch
Q
tying and fun beach side activities at the destination. At this
year’s event one competitor on an engineless racing machine
decided to use his second set of sails, reserving his best for
more serious events.
Charlie was privy to a story the other day that led to egg on a
few faces. The Tortola to Anegada race is an annual carefree
fun event where the racing is probably on a par with the par-
The crew departed Nanny Cay and began by tacking up the
Sir Francis Drake Channel in a stiff breeze. During one tack,
a rip appeared on the mainsail. The stalwart crew, making a
temporary repair, decided to continue on but shortly afterwards another tear was seen and before long it grew from
luff to leech along one of the seams. Bent on continuing to
the finish and having rounded Beef Island and on a reach,
uick thinking is often associated with intelligence. Quick thinking often saves lives, averts
serious accidents and can save disastrous losses in stock market transactions. But it can also
have negative impacts in certain situations when the overall picture is not considered. The origin of ‘look before you
leap’ was a proverbial warning before entering into the lifelong bond of marriage.
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the crew carried on under headsail, but as luck would have it
this too blew out and that put paid to racing for the day. The
crew abandoned the race, turned the boat onto a beam reach
and hobbled into Cooper Island where lunch and an open bar
were quickly put to good use.
Several hours later it was time to head for home and fortunately there was a spinnaker stored up in the bow. They hoisted the sail and a few more beers later were scudding along
dead downwind back to base. One of the crew had been filming a Go-Pro video of the day’s excitement and somehow the
camera dislodged itself from its mount and fell into the water.
Quick as a flash, before the device sank to a watery grave, Jason, the youngest member of the crew, dived in, swam down
and managed to retrieve the expensive toy. It was a heroic effort; only an immediate response could have succeeded. But
now what! There he was in the water, the boat was a hundred
yards away with no means of coming back to pick him up –
sailboats don’t go to windward with only a spinnaker.
But his perseverance paid off and
he hung on to that go pro with a
fist of steel while slowly closing the
gap between himself and the boat.
Meanwhile the crew aboard
managed slow progress sailing
slightly windward of a beam reach.
Jason soon realized his predicament and started striking out
for the boat, now stopped, while the crew hoisted the torn
main and jib and endeavored to sail back to the MOB. The
boy was pretty unnerved looking down into the darkened
depths. But his perseverance paid off and he hung on to that
Go Pro with a fist of steel while slowly closing the gap between himself and the boat. Meanwhile the crew aboard managed slow progress sailing slightly windward of a beam reach.
After about 20 minutes Jason was pulled aboard with hearty
slaps on the back and a promise from the Go Pro owner …
“It’ll be a surprise,” he said, “but I owe you big time.”
Jason’s hoping for a large RIB with a couple of 350s.
Julian Putley is the author of The Drinking Man’s Guide to the
BVI, Sunfun Calypso, and Sunfun Gospel.
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Destination: Virgin Gorda —
Devil’s Bay and the Baths
Caribbean Cruising
Story and photos by Monica Pisani
V
irgin Gorda’s Baths are one of the British Virgin Island’s most famous landmarks. Granite boulders are
arranged as if nature was commissioned to create
an interactive sculpture garden of caves, passages,
tunnels, and sheltered secret pools at the edge of the beach.
You can reach The Baths by sea or land. For our first time
we choose to go by land, which in hindsight was by far the
best choice.
We anchored at Leverick Bay, rented a car for $50, and enjoyed the ride up and down hills, which provided us with scenic overviews of the many islands and anchorages. Seeing the
ocean from up high is like looking at a turquoise ton sur ton
watercolor painting, simply breathtaking!
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C ari bb e an C ruising
Monica and Jonathan
Once at the park’s entrance, the granite boulders share the
spotlight with cactus and bougainvillea of all colors contrasting with the surroundings, and creating a visual feast. The
experience is enhanced by what you see with each step you
take as you enter the granite garden. The sizes, shapes and
placement of these boulders slowly prepare you for the grand
finale once you reach Devil’s Bay.
First, you walk down the easy trail to the beach and then follow
the sign to Devil’s Bay, where you squeeze between two very
large boulders that lead to a trail with steps and a rope handrail.
Your experience will depend on how much you pay attention to
the details. There are erosion spots, split boulders that landed
on top of other boulders, pools, wind eroded caves, and different rock shapes – the more you look the more you see.
The rounded corners of the boulders are a result of millions
of years of weathering and erosion. The erosion is mostly
due to rain and wind. The rainwater reacts with the carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere and forms a weak carbonic acid.
The acid reacts with all minerals in the granite (except with
quartz), causing the boulders to erode. The formation of the
larger caves and tunnels is due to wind erosion, the strong
constant prevailing easterly and southeasterly trades.
If you can’t go by land, the next best thing is to go by sea. You
will miss some things but it is worth a stop. Sail to the southwest side of the island to Devil’s Bay. The park provides free
day time mooring balls. They fill quickly, so arrive early! Closer
to shore there are dinghy moorings, but be advised that the
dinghy moorings are about 500ft off shore. If you are not a
strong swimmer or have children in your group, you may want
to review your plan. Also, during winter months, the current is
stronger and so are the ocean swells.
Walk up, down, go under and climb over, until you reach a
beach of white sand with massive boulders scattered about,
creating, without a doubt, a must see paradise.
The entire park was formed as a result of volcanic action. The
accumulation of magma was responsible for the huge sections of a type of granite called granodiorite. As the granodiorite cooled, it fractured into blocks, resulting in massive
structures of 40 feet (12m) in diameter.
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a 42-foot Tatoosh. Having left Florida on a two year cruise,
they headed south to Grenada. On the way, they visited the
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St. Thomas to Guna Yala:
Tough But Never Horrific
Seamanship & Voyaging
Story and photos by Barbara Hart
A shot of me at the
wheel after things
had gotten a bit
better but before
the auto pilot
could be trusted
W
e’re anchored next to the island of Sabudupored in the Panamanian region of Guna Yala,
also known as the San Blas Islands. We’re in
an isolated anchorage with only one other
boat, surrounded by reefs and a few tiny, sandy, uninhabited
islands. This is a whole different type of cruising than that
found in the Eastern Caribbean, which is fitting because get-
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ting here was also different than moving among the islands
of the Eastern Caribbean. Unlike most cruisers, who visit the
ABC Islands and pick their time to go from Aruba to Cartagena and beyond, we attempted to sail a straight line, directly
from St. Thomas.
Don’t do that.
We had planned to sail along the coasts of Puerto Rico and the
Dominican Republic, and since our whisker pole was inoperable, we agreed that we’d have to gybe in 100-200 mile legs, intending to stay within a couple of hundred miles of the southern
coasts of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola in case we had to duck into
a safe harbor. Once we had gone far enough west, we planned
on turning south at the ‘right’ time. There was no right time in
mid-June, but we didn’t know that because we had blithely and
foolishly decided to sail southwest, directly to the entrance of
Isla Porvenir. You know how it is, you are on a reach, things are
going so well, and the captain asks the navigator “Why don’t we
just keep going like this? It’s straight to our mark.” In the back of
my mind I (the navigator) though we might run into harsh winds
close to Columbia, but still I didn’t veto the captain.
I should have.
We had two days of lovely sailing, watches were fun, I baked
bread and cooked real dinners—and we were heading directly
to Isla Porvenir. Life was good. From June 10, for 48-hours, we
had 10-15 knots ESE. Then the wind went easterly and picked
up to 20 knots, the seas built, and our course switched more
to the south. One day later, we had gone well south of the
rhumb line and gybed north. The autopilot kept dropping out
due to the contrary seas, so we hand-steered for a day in three
hour watches, gybing back after we crossed the rhumb line.
Unfortunately we gybed too soon and again found ourselves
in increasing seas heading for Venezuela, so we gybed again.
This time we went over 50 miles beyond the rhumb line before
gybing back, to find the seas rougher, the autopilot less and
less amenable to working, and ourselves more and more tired.
On June 15, less than 200 miles off the Venezuelan coast,
after several hours of hand-steering in winds of 25-35 with
40 knot gusts, we hove to. Oh, the bliss, the quiet, the lack
of effort. To keep the boat on course, I had to use every
muscle in my arms and back and even pushed my front into
the wheel to give myself extra traction in a big wave. This is
not how you want to go to Panama. We hadn’t subscribed
A screen shot of our chart plotter showing
the route we should have taken, our track,
and my ‘box’ route to get us out of the mess
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S eamanshi p & Voyaging
Laundry below decks
We arrived off Isla Porvenir within
ten-minutes of our agreed rendezvous with S/V Kookaburra to begin
our season in the Guna Yala region.
But first, I had to wash ten bucketloads of laundry.
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the South American coast up to at least 15˚N, and extend
to at least 78˚W. I had already told the captain that our next
north-bound leg was going to last a long time and plotted a
box course that took us straight up to 15˚N, west to 78˚W, and
south to Isla Porvenir. Imagine our joy to discover that heaving
to allowed us to ‘sail’ comfortably north at 1.7-2.5 knots.
to Chris Parker or any other weather source, and the grib
files we downloaded were quite accurate for winds, but predicted lighter seas. They did not promise improvement; in
fact we knew things could get worse.
We hove to for 44 hours. During that time, folks following
Chris Parker called from a harbor in Jamaica and asked when
they could safely travel to Columbia. “Probably not until July,”
said Chris followed by my favorite sentence ever, “Things are
horrific between 15 north and the Columbian and Venezuelan
coasts.” And he proceeded to describe exactly what we had
been experiencing, including the occasional 15-20 foot seas.
We listened to Chris Parker every morning, but he didn’t often
discuss our area of the Caribbean Sea because, after all, who
would be out there? We sent daily updates via Sailmail to our
son in California and our friends on S/V Kookaburra, anchored
in the Guna Yala region. Keith e-mailed weather information
every day. He understood why we hove to and told us that our
current conditions were predicted to include the area from
While this may sound horrific, I was never scared, and the
boat handled the wind and seas beautifully—sliding up one
wave and down another, as she continued to make her way
north. All we had to do was check the rigging and the sails,
and watch for traffic. Waves would bang against the boat,
roll down from the bow, or simply take the shortest route
and dump directly on us. We got wet, but it was a warm wet.
La Luna at anchor off
Sabudupored, with
laundry flying
Neither of us are fans of sailing ‘au natural’, but that may be
protocol if we ever find ourselves in this situation again. We
changed after every watch so that wet, salt-laden clothing
didn’t get in the main salon. Unfortunately, we couldn’t leave
it on deck, so a mountain of clothing piled up in the forward
head, and the rest was hung on lines in the master stateroom.
Still, we were never in any danger and once we reached 15N˚,
we hove to one last time to rest, eat a real breakfast, and fix
the autopilot. (There had been a lot of discussion about the
autopilot, manuals had been read and settings changed.)
Our last two days at sea were nearly as agreeable as our first
two had been. We arrived off Isla Porvenir within ten-minutes
of our agreed rendezvous with S/V Kookaburra to begin our
season in the GunaYala region. But first, I had to wash ten
bucket-loads of laundry.
Barb and her husband EW have been cruising full time since
2010 and are currently in the Guna Yala region of Panama
where she is still doing laundry, visit: www.HartsAtSea.com
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What’s the Deal with Steel?
Boat Maintenance
Story and photos by Sim Hoggarth
Stripe coating with a smile
W
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hen you’re looking for your dream boat you
never quite know what you might end up with.
Unless you’ve already decided on a particular
make and model you are probably working to
a budget and with a list of requirements, searching for those
particular features that you think you want or need. You may
even have a vague idea of what she might look like. We considered ourselves lucky to find our current boat. She had just
about everything we wanted—but one thing we hadn’t anticipated—she was built from steel.
for us, we got it right. Indeed this is no plastic fantastic, no
fibreglass plaything. She is 20 tons of real steel, strong, stiff,
and ready to go anywhere. We like that she feels like a real
ship. We like knowing that should we hit something on a dark
night, we might later tell the tale.
After many hours of research and due consideration we decided to go ahead. But could we rise to the challenge of owning
and maintaining a steel boat? I know some people thought
us a bit crazy but we had considered the pros and cons and,
On the plus side, they’re strong and they’re cheap. Strength
per dollar they’re incredibly strong. So for the custom build
and for one-offs on a budget steel is usually the material of
choice. The same goes for the amateur builder in possession
Steel boats get a raw deal. They’re not the cool kids on the
block. But take a good look around any crowded anchorage
and chances are there’s at least one or more. So what’s the
deal with steel?
Twenty tons of steel,
strong, stiff, and ready
to go anywhere
Stripe coats save time and money
of the right skills and equipment. Steel is easy to get repaired
almost anywhere, even if only temporarily until permanent replating can be effected. When properly completed repairs are
as good as new, unlike repairs to fibreglass, which rarely are.
And in a lightning storm where better to be than in one’s own
personal Faraday cage? A properly insulated boat is cooler
in the tropics and warmer in the winter than some poorly finished production boats.
The big minus? Steel boats rust. Also, they’re heavy and
therefore slow. We are happy to sacrifice a knot of boat
speed. But if we ignore rust we do so at our peril. The maintenance is part of our routine. I emphasise this is maintenance, not major rebuild, sand blasting and replating. Keep
on top of the little bits and, with a little work and a little
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Boat M ain t e nance
As with any job, the right
tools are essential
And a good job done
luck, that day may never come. Fortunately modern paints
and epoxy coatings make the task less onerous than it might
otherwise be. And for a relatively small sum the right tools
will help you along the way.
Invest in a small compressor and a decent needle gun to remove rust and scale. And an air-chisel attachment to remove
old paint in a flash. The Ingersol Rand 125 is a good choice.
A small compressor is okay as you’re unlikely to be going at
it continuously. A good quality angle grinder with a selection
of stiff wire wheels and cup brushes will give a bright clean
surface finish ready to take the paint. The paint system we
chose says it is ‘surface tolerant’, claiming to stick to almost
any surface! That’s no excuse not to do the best job we can.
Before the paint goes on we may wash with phosphoric acid.
This neutralises any rust we may have missed but it needs to
be very thoroughly rinsed off. Opinions differ widely. If we’re
working on inside areas, it isn’t always practical. Outside areas always get the acid treatment, brush it on, leave for 6
– 12 hours and rinse and scrub it clean.
Now for the paint; remember your nice clean bright shiny
steel starts rusting straight away, so don’t delay. Whichever
manufacturer’s system you choose make sure it includes a
pre-sealer coat. This is a clear thin penetrating epoxy which
soaks deep into any remaining imperfections and cures to a
tough water resistant coating. Next is several layers of epoxy
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paint; we like to use a 4+3 or 5+4 method; that is, between
each full coat we apply a ‘stripe coat’, just an extra coat over
the corners and stringers and welds and frames and all the
hard to get at bits. Using different colours makes it easier
and it saves both time and money. And now we finish with
our top coats, be it glossy topside, a non-skid deck or antifouling. We like to stick to one paint manufacturer throughout and follow closely their instructions regarding drying
and recoating times.
So if your dream boat turns out to be steel; don’t be afraid. It’s
really not such a big deal!
Sim Hoggarth is a British merchant navy marine engineer now
cruising in the Caribbean with his wife Rosie on board their
yacht Wandering Star.
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Multihulls - Do your
Homework Before Hauling
Boat Maintenance
Story and photos by Terry Boram
Finding Balance being hauled at
Lauderdale Marine Center
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e became multihull owners over ten years ago
after purchasing our first trimaran and have
never looked back. There is a lot to be said
about staying flat while sailing fast. Soon the
27ft tri was sold for a 34ft tri. Eventually, creature comforts
trumped speed and last year the 40ft cruising catamaran was
purchased. Although multihulls offer smooth sailing on the
water, they can present challenges when it comes time to haul
out. By doing the proper homework you can make the process run smoothly without extra pain to your wallet.
Let’s begin by stating the obvious. Multihulls are wider than
monohulls thereby limiting the facilities available for your haul
out. Many facilities have travel lifts capable of handling the
weight of multihulls; however, their haul out bay may only be
20ft wide. Facilities catering to megayachts may have the lift
and bay size needed, but the air draft leading into the marina
may not be acceptable.
Once you’ve narrowed down the facilities determine if their
hauling equipment is right for your boat. Options include:
Travel Lift: Cloth slings are strategically positioned under
the hulls lifting the boat out of the water.
Marine Railway: The boat is floated onto a platform then
secured to a cradle with dock lines to prevent any movement.
The platform meets the bottom of the hulls and they are
moved ashore as one unit.
Crane: Utilizes lifting eyes on the deck to lift the boat out
of the water.
Hydraulic Lift: A large forklift is positioned under the
bridge deck to lift the boat.
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Center of gravity, position of rigging, and sail drive placement all
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of your entire boat? Are those eyes topside lifting points or will
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Manufacturer’s drawings are a multihull owner’s best friend.
These will clearly define where the lifting points are on your
multihull. If drawings are not available, ask other owners how
they have successfully hauled their boat. Manufacturer-specific
forums are a great resource and owners are happy to answer
questions. A word of advice: Run away from the marina who
says, “We hauled a Catana 471 last week, so we’ll use the same
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What’s New?
By Carol M. Bareuther
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B
usiness at Caribbean boatyards booms during
hurricane season. Here’s what’s new at a sampling of yards in both the Eastern and Western
Caribbean.
Errol Flynn Marina, Jamaica
A new tie-down system to accommodate up to ten vessels
is available starting this hurricane season. “The high Blue
Mountain range protects the boatyard from heavy winds and
storm surges, making it a very safe place,” says general manager, Paul Dadd. www.errolflynnmarina.com
IBC Shipyard, Dominican Republic
“Over the past year we have contracted to become the authorized dealer and service provider for a variety of brands
that have provided excellent customer service,” says manager Giacomo Moriconi. These include SeaKeeper (gyro stabilizer technology), OceanLED (underwater LED lights), Volvo
(engines) and Dometic Condaria Cruisair (marine air conditioning). www.ibinautica.net
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IMM, Guadeloupe
People power is making this full-service yard in
Pointe-A-Pitre an even bigger draw to owners
needing yacht repairs. “We now have certified
welders (ABS, BV, Lloyds),” says partner Norina
Edelman. “We are also able to complete all composite work in-house. In the past year, we have
completed yacht-standard painting on several
yachts. We continue to work on all technical areas,
including air-conditioning/refrigeration, hydraulics (including the PLC/electronic side), electrical
and electronics and all other technical areas.”
www.imm-yachting.com
Puerto Del Rey, Puerto Rico
The largest boatyard facility on the island with over 15 acres of
land is about to get even better. “The owners are currently in
the process of designing state-of-the-art contractor’s facilities
going above and beyond the environmental standards and
offering a true one-stop-shop for all boat servicing needs,”
Nanny Cay Marina
& Boatyard, BVI
Construction started in July on the new 120-slip
outer marina and this should be complete in February. In the yard, Budget Marine Nanny Cay has
moved to a new building on property. Tradewinds
Yachting Services, a Yamaha outboard sales and
service provider, took over the old Budget Marine
space. “This new department will be supported
by the boatyard with covered bays for power boat
engine repair and dinghy setups,” says boatyard
manager Keith LiGreci. www.nannycay.com
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says Carolina Corral, chief of staff at marina owner, Putnam
Bridge Funding. www.puertodelrey.com
Bobby’s Mega Yard, St. Maarten
Two Marine Travelifts are in operation. One is rated to 74-ton
and used for smaller boats, while the other is a 150-ton that
can haul a variety of superyachts and large multihulls. “Looking to the future,” says general manager Jeff Howell, “plans
are in the works to pave over an area adjacent to the haulout
bay and build a number of service workshops on the property.” www.bobbysmarina.com, www.megayardsxm.com
Time Out Boat Yard, St. Martin
It’s the little things that mean a lot. The new toilet block received a facelift and the hot shower block opened in July.
There are now two dinghy docks, one with access to the chandlery, Boat Paint and Stuff, which has moved to a larger space.
The 70-ton crane is inspected by Apave every six months and
Time Out Boat Yard, St. Martin the operators have French licenses. The crane now has a measuring apparatus and all boats are weighed when hauled out.
“We were one of the yards not to be damaged last fall by
Gonzalo,” says operator Keith Ellison.
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Dominica Marine Center, Dominica
This small 16,000-sq.ft. yard has a ramp and trailers for power
boats, but big plans are in the works. “We hope to have a
very large yard somewhere in the north of the island within
the next five years. This yard will be several acres with travel
lift and other boatlift equipment for a full service boat yard,”
says owner Hubert Winston. www.dominicamarinecenter.com
Island Water World, St. Maarten
Welcome to new service manager, Julian Cheasley, who
brings much marine and cruiser experience to his new position. “We are also now the Caribbean distributor for Jotun
paint and antifouling,” says managing director, Sean Kennelly.
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“We’ve introduced a powerful cloud-based boatyard and marina management software called Pier Vantage. The
reporting capabilities are helping us to look at and understand what we do, so much better,” says managing director Jason Fletcher. In addition, eight staff have become American Boat & Yacht Council certified in three technical departments: mechanical, composites and electronics. A large area of the yard was graded, re-compacted
and re-surfaced to reduce dust and puddles. grenadamarine.com
Rodney Bay Marina, St. Lucia
Facilities and services are status quo at the marina’s full-service
boatyard. What’s new is where to eat. “We have a Tandoori
Indian-style restaurant opening on property in early fall,” says
operations manager Sean Devaux. www.igy-rodneybay.com
Peake Yacht Services, Trinidad & Tobago
Wonderfully multifaceted is the word in what’s new here.
First, a new 35-ton hydraulic crane was installed in July.
Secondly, all fiberglass electricians’ ladders have been upgraded to protect against electrical shock. Third, Men’s
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customers will have connectivity. A new Digicel 4G cell tower
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The Beaufort Wind Scale
Maritime History
By Capt. Jeff Werner
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by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime
and Coastguard Agency at 0505 on Friday
the 31st of July: Thames, Dover, Wight,
northwesterly 4 or 5 becoming variable 3 or 4 later.”
Any sailor growing up in England will immediately remember the voice of the weather reader on BBC Radio 4 giving the latest shipping forecast and weather
reports for sea areas around the United Kingdom.
The numbers in the shipping forecast, which define
the wind speed, are not given in knots, miles per
hour, or kilometers per hour, but in ‘force’ values from
the Beaufort Scale.
In addition to England, the Beaufort Scale is still widely used in Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Greece,
Malta, China and Taiwan. This method of relating wind
strength to observable phenomena, credited to Admiral Francis Beaufort (1774 – 1857), hydrographer to
the British admiralty, is well known to professional and
recreational mariners alike. But what are its origins?
Captain John Smith, the English explorer of Virginia,
the Chesapeake and friend of Pocahontas, wrote a
book in 1626 which noted: “A faire Loome Gale is the best to
saile in, because the Sea goeth not high, and we beare out all
our sailes. A stiffe Gale is so much wind as our top-sailes can
endure to beare.” Anders Celsius, the Swedish astronomer of
temperature scale fame, tried his hand at a wind force scale in
the early 1700s using the large oak tree in the garden of his observatory. In a grade 4 wind “the trunk itself swayed vehemently”. Later in the 18th century, John Smeaton, the civil engineer
best known for designing the Eddystone Light, developed a
wind force scale which applied wind names to the strengths
needed to turn the blades of windmills.
Smith, Celsius and Smeaton all realized that the actual wind
speed, as measured by an anemometer, was not as important as
the affect it had on a ship under sail, the limbs of a tree or windmill grinding wheat. This is similar to our concept of time. For
many centuries, European farmers and craftsmen paced their
workday throughout the year from their observations of sunrise
and sunset. It wasn’t until the widespread building of clock tow-
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Francis Beaufort
ers in the Middle Ages that work was regulated by bells striking
the hour, as time was starting to be measured by ‘o’clock’.
It was Beaufort who synthesized the work of those early wind
pioneers and developed the wind scale standard that was adopted for use by the British Navy for ship’s log entries starting
in the late 1830s. What Beaufort did was develop a thirteen
point scale, from 0 to 12, directly related to setting the sails
of a frigate under different wind conditions. The frigates were
three-masted, square-rigged, light warships and made up the
bulk of the British fleet. Examples were:
Force 0: Calm
Force 1: Light Air or just sufficient to give steerage way.
Force 4: Moderate Breeze or that in which a man-of-war
with all sail set and clean full would go in smooth water from
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In the intervening years through the early 20th century,
the Beaufort Scale was altered to reflect the shift from sail
power to steam power. The empirical values used were
changed to those of how the sea reacted to the wind,
or sea state. Land-based observations of wind acting on
smoke, leaves, umbrellas, telegraph wires and chimney
pots were added as well. Force 6 (Strong Breeze) no longer
meant ‘single reefed top-sails and top-gallant sail’; instead
it was replaced with (sea): Long waves begin to form. White
foam crests are very frequent. Some airborne spray is present; and (land): Large branches in motion. Whistling heard
in overhead wires. Umbrella use becomes difficult. Empty
plastic bins tip over.
Today, the modern Beaufort Scale correlates the Beaufort
force number, wind description, wind speed, wave height, sea
conditions, land conditions and a photo of the sea state in
one table. When a new deckhand aboard a megayacht writes
in ‘F5’ as the wind speed log entry during their nighttime
watch, they are tracing our maritime heritage back to the days
when Britannia ruled the waves.
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Note: The painting of Francis Beaufort by Stephen Pearce is
licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Capt. Jeff Werner is a 23 year veteran of the yachting industry. In addition to working as a captain on private and charter
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Magic V Wins Caicos Classic
FISHING
by CArole M. Bareuther
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inding the fish, having experienced crew to land
the fish and enjoying a bit of good luck led Dieter
Decker and his team aboard the 35ft Boston Whaler,
Magic V, to successfully defend their champion title
in the Caicos Classic IGFA Billfish Release Tournament. Magic
V was one of seven boats that fished this 20th annual tournament, held July 2nd to 6th out of IGY’s Blue Haven Marina in
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI).
“The first day we had two blue marlin hits and brought one
to the boat, but weren’t able to hold the fish long enough
to count as a release,” says Dekker, who divides his time between TCI and Canada. “Day two, although we were disappointed by our day one results, we had renewed energy and
hope. We tried some new lures and lo and behold we landed
and released two blue marlin. Needless to say we were very
excited about our results and prospects for day three. Day
three was very disappointing since regardless of our approach
we could not raise one fish.”
The Magic V team of Decker, Dennari Belliard, Roy Forester,
Celebration Time (from left): Jared
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Alec MacKinnon, Chris Osborne,
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Sherlock Walkin and Junior Solon won their second Caicos
Classic in a row by being the first to release two blue marlin. It
was close though. The Florida-based crew aboard Old No 7,
which fished the event for the first time, was ahead of Magic V
going into the second day thanks to a blue marlin release on
day one. Yet Old No 7’s second release came over four hours
after Magic V’s duo of blues. Magic V’s victory earned them
entry into the 2016 Offshore World Championship in Costa
Rica as the Caicos Classic is a qualifier.
Magic V’s luck in fishing didn’t extend to the vessel’s radio
operations. Ship-to-shore contact was severely limited the
second day when the team had to resort to communicating
with a nearby tournament boat via cell phone. Unfortunately,
in addition to transmission, the radio’s distress button stuck
and a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter soon flew overhead.
“We had the other boat call, explain our radio problem and
thank them for their response. We didn’t feel good about it,
but it was gratifying to know that in case of a real emergency
we would have such a prompt response,” says Decker.
Meanwhile, though the team aboard the 39ft SeaVee Vision and Balance didn’t release a blue marlin until little
more than an hour before lines out on the tournaments
last day, it was quite a catch. In fact, it was the first blue
marlin catch and release for 13-year-old Rory Osborne,
from Ontario, Canada.
“I got my hands on the rod right after the strike and the marlin
immediately shook the hook,” Osborne tells. “I continued to
crank as fast as possible hoping that he would continue to
follow the bait. Sure enough, I hooked him again but he once
again shook the hook. He then struck the other short rigger
but came off immediately. He then went for the left long-rigger and he was on long enough for me to get the rod and get
set up in the fighting chair. He spit the hook once again, then
struck the right rigger which ended up being the rod I landed
him on. The fight lasted a good 35 minutes. When I finally got
him next to the boat, we saw that he was about 200 pounds.
It will be a day I will never forget!”
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November 1st – 30th 2015:
BVI Food Fete, British Virgin Islands
There’s a whole lot of cooking going on this month. The Taste
of Tortola happens November 7th, while the Taste of Virgin
Gorda is November 21st. On November 14th, the Barefoot
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December 11th – 15th 2015:
Spices of the Caribbean, St. Lucia
Learn about the world of spices in a hands-on way
via cooking and other culinary events led by celebrity
and staff chefs at the Jade Mountain Resort. Chef Allen Susser, a James Beard award-winning chef, leads
a spice blending class and more. There’s also a jerkmaking class, five-course spice dinner, spicy beach
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Drink. Chef demonstrations, live music and cultural entertainment rounds out the delicious fun. www.tasteofcayman.org
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April 2016:
St. Croix Food & Wine Experience, St. Croix, USVI
Celebrity and Food Network chefs star in this week-long culinary extravaganza. Meet them and eat your way through
events like a Pub Crawl of Christiansted, Food Fight on the
beach, Vintner’s Dinners, Sunset BBQ, Just Deserts and a
Kid’s Cooking Class. Taste of St. Croix is the highlight of the
week, where over 50 local restaurants set up at Divi Carina Bay
Resort and offer their best dishes. Sample everything for a set
price of $95 pp. stxfoodandwine.com
February 2016:
Arrowroot Jollification, St. Martin
Dig in! Hand-harvest arrowroot in the quaint village
of Colombier, located a little over one-mile east of
Marigot. Once done, watch the age-old process
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white starchy flour that has a number of culinary uses.
Taste finished products like arrowroot porridge and
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MOTHER TUBS STAR IN
REGATTA TIME IN ABACO
Bahamas
Dennis Gordon and the crew of Ice Man,
overall winner among the Mother Tubs
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acers and cruisers flocked to the Abacos July 3rd
-10th for the 40th anniversary Regatta Time in Abaco. What started as a way to raise money to enter
an Abaconian fishing sloop in the Georgetown, Exuma, workboat races plus boost summer tourism has evolved
into a ten-day island-hopping event that draws both sailors
and nautical visitors from throughout the Bahamas, U.S., Canada, England and beyond.
“We have what no one else has in the Bahamas: Dozens of
gorgeous quaint islands, hundreds of narrow and wide waterways, pristine beaches, emerald-blue water, five beautiful
harbor towns with great history—all just half a day sailing trip
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Photo: Pat Adsit
Photo: David Ralph
Additional reporting by Cynthia Wummer
or four-hour powerboat ride over from south Florida,” says
founder and chairman Dave Ralph.
Regatta Time in Abaco kicked-off with its iconic Stranded Naked Party on Fiddle Cay, just north of the first race start from
Green Turtle Cay.
“Started in 1989, it’s a one-of-a-kind-party with over 2000
people, 50 kegs of beer, 100 gallons of rum punch and Jimmy
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Buffet music playing, and no one gets hurt … it’s a great day,”
says founder and organizer, Bob Henderson. The power boaters make a weekend trip out of the party. They rent houses or
stay on board and cruise around the islands, and invite more
and more friends and fellow boaters each year.”
This year racing got underway on the Fourth of July. There
were two classes for hard-core racers, spinnaker and non-spinnaker, and a multi-hull class too. One of the most popular is
the ‘Mother Tub’ classes. These are usually family-type cruising
boats, with relatives, bicycles, scuba gear and more aboard,
with crews who possibly don’t have a strong knowledge of racing rules. The Mother Tubs race point-to-point courses.
“This regatta has become more of a cruisers regatta as many
of us fast-boat sailboat racers have shifted over to the more
relaxed cruising lifestyle. So most of the boats were entered
in one of two ‘Mother Tub’ classes,” says Cynthia Wummer,
who raced her boat Cynergy, a C&C 35 Landfall. (Not to be
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Four races over a week punctuated with a couple of lay-day
parties in-between took sailors along a nearly 40 nautical mile
route from Green Turtle Cay, south to Treasure Cay, Guana
Cay and Marsh Harbour to Hopetown. In the end, it was Dennis Gordon, driving his Beneteau 49, Ice Man, who won the
overall prize among the Mother Tubs.
“We have a boat new to us and finally got it dialed in,” says
Gordon, who has raced the past five years. “This is a regatta
where it’s possible to take a cruising boat, go race long distances, have lots of fun and be competitive too. My favorite
is the Marsh Harbour to Hope Town race because of all the
tactics needed going around the islands.”
A distinctive feature of this regatta series are the prizes: the
original bronze figures like birds, fish, whales, turtles cast by
a local artist Peter Johnston in his Little Harbour foundry and
studio. These are beautifully mounted on driftwood.
This year, the Regatta Time in Abaco Race Committee established a new trophy, the Club to Club Challenge. In this, it’s
the best three scores from any recognized club (yacht club,
sailing club, boating organization, etc.) that wins this trophy
plus bragging rights for a year for their club.
“I’m throwing down the gauntlet now on the Club to Club
Challenge for next year,” says Gordon, who aims to claim the
prize on behalf of the Halifax River Yacht Club.
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Unexpected wins USVI
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United States Virgin Islands
USVI Poker Run (from left): Organizer
Guilderoy Sprauve, winner Terrance
Phillips, second place Gunnar Watson
and third place Tony Coffelt
Winner Terrance Phillips brings his winning
cards up to the ladies at the scoring desk
at Yacht Haven Grande marina
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reparation and the luck of the draw proved the keys
to success for Dwight Bryan and Terrance Phillips
aboard their 38-foot cigarette boat, Unexpected.
The duo and their six friends won the second annual
USVI Stars & Stripes Poker Run, which took place in July out of
IGY’s Yacht Haven Grand Marina, St. Thomas.
“We placed second last year and wanted to win it this year,”
says Bryan, who worked hard to prepare his boat to prevent
the chance of any breakdowns on this year’s route, a circumnavigation of St. Thomas. “We played eight hands for all the
people on the boat and it was the king-high straight that gave
us the win.”
A double seven-high straight led to a tie between Gunnar
Watson, on his 25-foot Dusky, Blue Paradise, and Tony Coffelt’s self-built 24-footer, Procrastination. A final single card
draw, high card wins, gave Watson second to Coffelt’s third.
“This is our first time and what we really liked was the camaraderie,” says Blue Paradise’s Watson, whose team members
included wife Leah and friend Gena McHenry. “For example,
we were going from Coki to Magens and the water was rough
around Mermaid’s Chair. We saw a boat ahead of us veer off.
We had a good GPS fix, ran through the cut and everyone
behind us followed safely. It was great fun.”
Coffelt, who competes annually in the neighboring BVI’s Leverick Bay Poker Run, praised the organization as well as the
friendship of the other competitors. “We were the first ones
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to arrive in Magens Bay and we all rafted up and hung out as
everyone arrived.”
This year’s USVI Stars & Stripes Poker Run was nothing short
of a roaring success. Thirty boats played the game, double
the number of last year, and many more boaters casually
joined in the fun along the way. Entries came from the USVI,
BVI and Puerto Rico.
“People are now aware of what a Poker Run is, families are
experiencing the ocean together and we are building a
strong marine power boating community,” says organizer
Guilderoy Sprauve.
Sprauve and his team have big plans for 2016. These include
an aggressive marketing campaign that promotes the event
as well as the USVI’s marine-friendly atmosphere, computerized scoring and larger cash prizes. Next year will also see the
launch of the Triple Crown Poker Run Series.
The idea is to package the three Poker Runs in the Virgin Islands under one umbrella. That’s the Leverick Bay Poker Run,
Stars and Stripes and the St Croix Poker Run, currently in the
organizing phase.
“Each would keep its brand identity and uniqueness but the
product will be packaged and marketed as a series,” says
Sprauve. “This concept poses to a worldwide market that we
are unified and serious about attracting the major offshore
boating organizations as well as international corporate sponsors.” He adds, “The year 2016 is going to be an awesome
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Meesmaecker Wins Third
Heineken Light Laser Title
St. Maarten / St. Martin
by Robert Luckock
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15-20 knot ESE winds over the windward/leeward
course suited the heavier sailors, however, having to
frequently clear Sargassum weed from centreboards
and rudders proved frustrating for the fleet. There
were quite a few capsizes from the lighter sailors.
The fleet rounds the windward mark during
the 26th Heineken Light Caribbean Open Laser
Championships held in Orient Bay, St. Martin, on June 13-14.
Benoit, the winner in 2012 and 2014, denied a tenacious Ari Barshi from the Dominican Republic by pulling away
to win each heat with several boat lengths to spare. Barshi
who won race four was not quite as consistent but his second
place overall was still well deserved.
It was a familiar scenario of Benoit dominance. But it didn’t
seem like that on the water, Benoit said afterwards.
“Ari is a very strong competitor; he was second in the North
American Masters two weeks ago and ninth in the last Masters World Championships where I finished eleventh, so I was
happy to beat him this weekend. I didn’t expect to do so well
against him.”
Island Water World sailor Frits Bus was third overall and first
in Masters.
Curaçao’s Derek Bongaertz (15) caused a stir by infiltrating the
old boy network and snatching fourth overall and first in the
Radials; his compatriot Tijn van der Gulik (14) and Bart van Vliet
(17) finishing second and third respectively in the Radials class.
“We have the same wind in Curaçao so that was an advantage for us,” Derek remarked. Bongaertz is preparing for the
Sunfish Worlds in Peru in October and in December the Laser
Youth World Championships in Malayasia.
Harry Antrobus (21) was ninth overall and third in the Standard
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class. Joris van den Eynde was tenth and fourth in Standard.
Dominican Republic’s Omar Bros settled for fifth overall and
second in Masters. He, Ari Barshi and Jorge Abreu are household names that personify this championship year after year.
“Jorge has been coming to this championship for 24 years
but only missed it this time because he’s applying for a visa for
Canada,” disclosed Bros. “I myself have been coming here 22
years and Ari the last 14 years. We love it here. There’s always
a good level of competition.”
Race Officer Andrew Rapley on the Sun Sail catamaran said
the weather could not have been better.
“The downwind legs were exciting, and only slight fluctuations
on the upwind legs,” he said. “The only thorn in our side was
the Sargassum weed, and there’s nothing we can do about it.
But the wind was constant and it was easy to lay the course.”
The prize giving was held in Papagayo Restaurant, Club Orient Resort, as usual.
Robert Luckock is a British journalist and freelance writer residing
in St. Maarten. He is The Daily Herald’s correspondent for French
St. Martin and was one of All at Sea’s very first contributors.
Photo Robert Luckock
aint Barths’s Benoit Meesmaecker captured
his third Laser title at the 26th Heineken
Light Caribbean Open Laser Championship in Orient Bay, St. Martin, on June 13-14
with a solid, near flawless display of tactical sailing
to win eight races out of nine over the two days.
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a mission Stanislaus feels right at home doing; his parents
were born on this 13-square-mile island located north of, and
a dependency of, Grenada. It’s also a vision he continues to
advance with many yard enhancements planned for the future.
Born in the UK, Stanislaus’ parents sent him to Carriacou on
school holidays from his teen years onward and encouraged
him to invest in the family’s homeland’s marine industry. He
spent this time working as unpaid crew on family-owned cargo
vessels that traded between Carriacou, Grenada and Trinidad.
“This was during the golden days of smuggling,” Stanislaus
tells. “I experienced all forms of human life – pirates, guard-
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that order!”
In 1999, Stanislaus and his brother Earl built the Carriacou Yacht
Club in Tyrrel Bay. Here they provided onshore services for cruisers such as a bar and restaurant, accommodations, mini-mart,
Internet café, laundry and showers. In 2012, the two brothers
acquired the old boatyard in Tyrrel Bay and merged their two
businesses to form CML. Since then they have embarked on
an aggressive development plan in what is a unique location.
“Carriacou is naturally beautiful, extremely safe, and friendly.
The yard is located in a nice local village with low-key but
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Cruisers value a safe, peaceful anchorage with good facilities
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we can offer a very personalized service. We go the extra mile
and the relationship usually develops into a long term one,
even after they have finished cruising.”
New for 2015, Stanislaus and his team have added a fuel dock,
in conjunction with Sol EC Ltd., which provides duty-free gasoline and diesel as well as water and ice. There’s new stern-to
berthing for yachts up to 50ft, with dockside electricity and water. The duty-free chandlery on-site has been upgraded and a
special order desk as an agent of Island Water World added.
There’s a new Customs clearance desk for boat parts ordered
by cruisers from international suppliers. Also on-site is a new
mechanical engineering office and marine surveyor’s office.
CML is now an authorized agent for Yamaha and Mercury outboards for sales, servicing and parts. Lastly, the Iguana Café
has been expanded to include a grill and authentic pizza oven.
“We are working on a water project to have unlimited supplies of quality drinking water, which has been a problem in
Carriacou for as long as anyone can remember, especially in
dry season. This is a priority project,” he says.
In the future, Stanislaus will keep CML moving ahead with a
number of impressive projects. These include secure on site
storage facilities for customers, certification by the major
paint suppliers for the yard’s staff, secure moorings approved
by the Grenada Port Authority, upgraded accommodations
and shower facilities, and duty-free yacht provisioning.
“We are a local business, employ 100 percent local staff, and
in very tough times are giving a boost to the local economy.
The support of the cruising community is crucial, so we have
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Mott Memorial
Hobie Challenge
James Sanders and
family celebrate his
Hobie victory
C
hocolate was the theme when the Petite Calivigny Yacht Club (PCYC) hosted its 3rd Annual Mott
Memorial Hobie Cat Challenge in Grenada on
July 12th.
The PCYC became the new owner of the Hobie 14 previously
owned by Mott Green, one of the original founders of the
Grenada Chocolate Company, when Mott sadly passed away
in 2013. The Club pledged to hold an annual Hobie Cat challenge as a way of celebrating Mott’s memory. Race certificates
for the event feature a lovely chocolate motif, and prizes were,
among other things, bars of delicious Grenada chocolate.
After months of unseasonably high wind, which has played
havoc with the Club’s monthly races, the race committee
breathed a sigh of relief when race day morning grew into
match racing paradise: lots of sunshine and 15-20 knots of
wind. There was only one capsize, lots of fast and close races,
and the PCYC welcomed 14 racers who were a good mix of
old faithful regulars and new faces.
PCYC Commodore, Dave Royce, couldn’t be happier with the
results of the day. “The Mott Memorial Challenge is a special
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Mott Memorial Hobie
Cat Challenge Results:
1st: James Sanders
2nd: Tom Jarrold
3rd: Robbie Yearwood
race for us each year”, explains Royce. “To be honest, after
the past few months of heavy winds, we were relieved to have
such superb race conditions, and we were delighted with the
number of racers who came out to participate in this popular
yearly event.”
The petite Calivigny Yacht Club hosts monthly Laser fleet
races and Hobie Cat match races. All are welcome. For more
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www.pcycgrenada.com
Report by Connie Martin
Photo: Steve Brett
Photo: Steve Brett
Grenada
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Trinidad
Legacy in racing trim
The previous record of 36 days was set
in 1960 by Trinidad and Tobago nationals Harold and Kwailan
LaBorde and their friend Kelvin ‘Buck’ Wong Chong, sailing
the locally built 26ft yacht Hummingbird.
more than 8000 professional and amateur sailors from around
the world. This will be the first time ever that a locally built
boat from Trinidad and Tobago will participate.
Having followed Hummingbird’s course, and having cut just over
17 days of the elapsed time for the crossing, the first thing Captain Williams did on stepping ashore was call Harold La Borde
with the news. La Borde happily agreed that a new record had
been set and sent his congratulations to boat and crew.
Before leaving for England, Captain Williams thanked Caribbean Airlines for supporting their voyage and noted it wouldn’t
have been possible without the help of family and friends.
“Legacy now continues northward under sail non-stop to the
United Kingdom. It’s a great day to be a sailor!” he said.
Speaking of Hummingbird’s1960 crossing, an elated Captain
Williams said: “It has been an honor to sail in their wake. May
God bless and watch over all those who have wished us well,
or prayed for our safe arrival and may God watch over all
those who go down to the sea in ships.”
After competing in Cowes Week, Legacy, which was built in
1984, will set sail for Trinidad and complete their historic circle
of the Atlantic.
Legacy’s arrival in the Azores marked the first part of the adventure. Having set a new record their next goal was to sail to
England and compete in Cowes Week in August. The famous
eight-day regatta, started in 1826, is the largest sailing event
in the U.K. Featuring forty different classes; the event attracts
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hile giant multihulls
and monster monohulls flew around the
Atlantic and Caribbean
setting records this summer, a group of
sailors from Trinidad and Tobago quietly broke a record of their own, one that
has stood for 55 years. When Legacy, a
Soveral 43, built by Formula III Marine,
in Chaguaramas, left Antigua for the
Azores, Captain Reginald Williams and
his crew of Nicole Williams, Leonard
Chan Chow and Martin Subero had one
thing in mind. They were determined to
become the fastest Trinidad and Tobago nationals, sailing a local built boat,
to make the Atlantic crossing. They
achieved their goal, making landfall in
16 days and 23 hours.
For more information, visit: www.operationsouthman.com/
what-is-operation-southman-.html
Report by Sharon Chan Chow with additional reporting by
Gary E. Brown.
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297-588-0260
13’ 200’ 50
•
110/220
•
30 & 50 single phase;
120/208 3 phase
6
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380V 250A
13’ 120’ 30
•
110/220/380
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67
FREE
Bahamas
The Marina at Emerald Bay
242-336-6100
Curaçao
Barbara Beach Marina
5999-840-0080 15’ 130’
Curaçao
Curaçao Marine
5999 465 8936
Curaçao
Curaçao Yacht Club
www.curacaoyachtclub.com
5999-767-4627 16’ 160
Curaçao
Seru Boca
5999 560 2599
14’ 150’ 140
•
127/220
D.R.
Casa de Campo Marina
809.523.8646/
8647
16’ 250’ 350
•
110/220 v to 60 hrz
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68
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D.R.
Marina Zar Par
809-523-5858
12’ 120’ 110
•
110/220
308
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5
FREE
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110/220
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FREE
16/74
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access
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16
FREE
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14
FREE
14’ 250’ 150’
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110/220 v; 50 hrz
10
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D.R.
Ocean World Marina
809-970-3373
12’
250’ 104
+
Grand
Cayman
Barcadere Marina
345-949-3743
8’ 150’ 83
•
30, 50, 100 & 200 amp
single phase; 100 & 200
amp 3 phase; 60hz
Grenada
Clarkes Court Bay Marina
473-439-2593
13’ 60’
52
•
110/220
Grenada
Grenada Marine
473-443-1667
15’ 70’
4
•
110/220
Grenada
Le Phare Bleu Marina
473-444-2400
15’ 120’ 60
•
110/220/480
Grenada
Port Louis Marina
473-435-7431 14.76’ 90m 170
•
110/208/220/230/240/
400/480/630V
Grenada
Prickly Bay Marina
473-439-5265
17’ 200’ 10
•
110/220/308
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16
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110/220/380
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9
FREE
Guadeloupe Marina Bas-du-Fort
Errol Flynn Marina
& Shipyard
590 590 936 620 15.5’ 210’ 1,100
876-715-6044
32’ 600’ 33
•
110/220/480 1&3PH
50/60HZ
Jost Van Dyke North Latitude Marina
248-495-9930
12’ 50’ N/A
•
N/A
Panama
Bocas Marina
www.bocasmarina.com
507-757-9800
20’ 150’ 83
•
110 -220v
Panama
Red Frog Beach Marina
+507 757 8008
19’ 220’ 84
•
50 Amp 110/220V 60 Hz,
100 Amp 220V 60 Hz, 200
Amp 480V 60 Hz
Puerto Rico
Club Nautico de San Juan
787-722-0177
31’ 250’ 121
Puerto Rico
Marina Pescaderia
787-717-3638
8’
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Puerto Rico
Palmas del Mar Yacht Club
787 656 7300
14’ 175’ 158
•
Puerto Rico
Ponce Yacht & Fishing Club
787-842-9003
20’ 150’ 169
•
Puerto Rico
Puerto Del Rey Marina
787-860-1000
15’ 260’ 1,000
•
Puerto Rico
Sunbay Marina
787-863-0313
12’ 75’ 287
St. Croix
Green Cay Marina
at Tamarind Reef Resort
340-718-1453
8’ 100’ 154
St. Croix
St. Croix Marine
340-773-0289
11’ 150’ 44
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110/220
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50, 100 and 200 amps
110/220V - 30A, 50A,
200A
•
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110/220V, 30A, 50A
and 100A
120/208/240/408V,
2 & 3 –phase / 50,
100 & 200 amps
•
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St. Lucia
Rodney Bay Marina
758-572-7200
14’ 285’ 253
•
480V 3 phase 100 amps/
leg; 220V 3 phase 100
amps/leg; 220V 50 amps;
110V 30 amps, 50 & 60hz
St. Lucia
The Marina at Marigot Bay
758-451-4275
16’ 250’ 40
•
110/220/380
50/60 Hz
Cable
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St. Maarten
Island Water World Marina 599-544-5310
8’
54
•
Available
Cable
• • •
St. Maarten
Lagoon Marina
Cole Bay Wtrft
599-544-2611
9’ 100’ 45
•
110/220
•
St. Maarten
Simpson Bay Marina
721-544-2309
13’ 196’ 114
•
480V 3-phase 100 amps/
leg; 220V 3-phase 100
amps/leg; 220V 50 amps;
110V 30 amps 60hz
• • • • • • • •
16/
FREE
79A
480V 3-phase 100 amps/
leg; 380V 3-phase 100
amps/leg; 220V 3- &
single-phase; 100 amps/
leg; 220V 50 amps 60hz
• • • • • • • •
16/
FREE
78A
St. Maarten
The Yacht Club at Isle de Sol 721 544 2408
St. Martin
Captain Oliver’s
St. Thomas
90’
18’ 377’ 45
590-590-8733-47
10’ 150’ 160
•
American Yacht Harbor
340-775-6454
10’ 110’ 134
•
St. Thomas
Yacht Haven Grande
340-774-9500
Tortola, BVI
Nanny Cay Marina
Tortola, BVI
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16/12
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FREE
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18’ 656’ 46
• amps; 240V 50, 100 amps; Cable • • • • • • •
16/10 FREE
284-494-2512
12’ 125’ 200
•
110/220
Soper’s Hole
284-495-4589
25’ 170’ 50
•
110/240
Tortola, BVI
Village Cay Marina
284-494-2771
12’ 200’ 106
•
110/220/308
Trinidad
Power Boats Ltd
868-634-4346
13’ 65’
40
•
115/220
Turks
& Caicos
Blue Haven Marina & Resort +649-946-9910 8.5’ 220’ 78
•
Marina Santa Marta
125/250V 50 amp;
125/250V 100 amp; 220V
Cable
3- & single-phase; 100
amps/leg
120V 30 amps; 208V 100
480V 100 amps
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Cable
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Cable
up to 480V
10’ 180’ 94
•
110/220
+57 5 421 5037 11.5’ 132’ 256
•
110/220V, 60hz
Virgin Gorda Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour 284-495-5500
Colombia
110/240
16/71 FREE
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480V, 100 and 200 amps;
240V single-phase; 208V
Cable
3-phase, 100 amps; 240V,
50 amps; 120V, 30 amps
Boston, MA
Boston Yacht Haven
617-367-5050
22’ 300’ 100
•
Deltaville, VA
Deltaville Marina
804-776-9812
10’ 110’ 80
•
+52 624 173
9140
18’ 200’ 380
•
110V 30 amps; 220V 50
Cable
amps; 100 amp 3-phase
• • • • • • •
631-668-3100/
12’ 200’ 232
888-MYC-8668
•
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• • • •
8.25’ 163’ 154
•
Marina Cabo San Lucas
Cabo San
Lucas, Mexico
Montauk, NY
Montauk Yacht Club
NY Harbor - Newport Yacht Club/Marina
Jersey City
201-626-5550
30/50 Amp
110V, 220V
30/50/100 amps
• • • • • • •
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16
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09
FREE
16/72 FREE
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61 54
37.0
W
(268) 4626041
15’
80’
18’
no
limit
110/220
8am5pm
70
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Antigua
North Sound
Marine
17.1167
-61.
7500
(268) 5623499 \ (268)
764-2599
15’
no
limit
31’
no
limit
Anything
24x7
150
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Aruba
Varadero
Caribe
12 32
N
70 02
W
297-5883850
7’
85’
23’
no
limit
120/240
8am4pm
60
•
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Tortola,
BVI
Nanny Cay
Hotel &
Marina
18 25
0N
64 37
0W
(284) 4942512
11’
160’
45’
no
limit
110v 30amp/220v
50amp/ 3phase
100 amp
7am6pm
70
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Tortola,
BVI
Soper’s
Hole
18°23”
46’
-64°
41”
53’
(284) 4953349
7’
65’
18’
and
40’
no
limit
110/220
8-5,
MonSat
45
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Tortola,
BVI
Tortola Yacht 18 25
Services
N
64 37
W
(284)-4942124
10’
68’
20’
no
limit
220V, 50A, 110V,
30A
7-4,
7days
70
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Virgin Gorda, Virgin
Gorda Yacht 18.
BVI
45222
Harbour
-64.
43750
284-4955318
10
150
34
no
limit
110/120
7am6pm
70
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12’
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68’
W
599 9 5628000
9’
120’
33’
193
110/220
380
8am5pm
60
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Boca Chica,
D.R.
Marina
ZarPar
18
26.4
N
69
37.23
W
(809) 5235858
7.5’
65’
28’
no
limit
110/220
380
9am5pm
70
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La Romana,
D.R.
IBC
Shipyard
18° 23’
55” N
68° 53’
55” W
+809 449
3321/3323
12’
110’
26’
no
limit
110/220 3 phase
100/50/30 amp
8-5
M-F
120
• • • • • • •
Grenada
Grenada
Marine
12°
01:20
61°
40:42
00-1-473443-1667
12’
75’
31.5’
0
110/220
8-5,
M-F;
8-12,
Sat
70
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Grenada
Spice Island
Marine
Center
43
12 5 N 61
W
473-4444257
12’
70’
25.4’
0
110/230
8am4:30
pm
70
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Panama
Bocas Yacht
Services
09°
082°
50717.3’N 23.06W 6619-5601
10’
65’
20’
no
limit
120/220
7:303:30pm
60
•
• •
Puerto
Rico
Varadero @ 18 04’
Palmas
37”N
11’
110’
26’
no
limit
50/30 amp
8-5,
7days
110
• • • • • • •
8am5pm
155
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Curaçao
65 47’
57”W
787-6569211
•
15’
150’
33
120/208/240/408V,
no
& 3 –phase /
limit 50,2100
& 200 amps
Megayard
18°02’ 63°05’ 1-721-5444- 12’
060
13.24 N 08.52
W
200’
33’
12’
110/220
8-5
M-F
150
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St. Lucia
Rodney
Bay
Marina
14°04
‘32.
72” N
60°56
‘55.
63” W
758- 5727200
11’
75’
28’
no
limit
110V/60, 220V/50,
480V 3 phase; 100
amps/leg; 220V 3
phase; 100 amps/leg;
220V40 amps; 100V
30 amps; 50 & 60 hz
8am5pm
75
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St. Croix,
USVI
St. Croix
Marine
17° 45’ N
64° 42’ W
340 7730289
11’
no
68’ 13’-8” limit
110v 30amp; 220v
50amp; 3 phase
100amp
8-5,
MonSat
60
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St. Kitts
St. Kitts
Marine
Works
17° 20.3’N
62° 1-869-66250.1’W
8930
12’
120’
35’
no
limit
110/220/3 phase
100amp
7-4
M-F
150
• •
St.Thomas,
USVI
Subbase
Drydock
18 N
65 W
340-7762078
16.5’
190’
50’
no
limit
440 three
phase/220/110
8-5,
MonSat
1000
•
37.54
96.64
N
76.32
96.21
W
804-7768900
9’
80’
25’
no
limit
30/50 Amp
7-5
M-F
35/
75
Puerto
Rico
65°
Puerto Del 18°
Rey Marina 17.3 N 38 W
Sint
Maarten
787-8601000
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Boatyard
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Morehead City NC Morehead City Yacht Basin 252-726-6862 8’-10’ 200’
+ 88
•
30/50/100 Amp
• • • • •
• • •
804-776-9898
Beaufort
NC Jarrett Bay Boatworks
252-728-7100
10’ 135’ 30
•
30/50/100 Amp
Clear Lake
Shores
Legend Point
TX Condominiums & Marina
281-334-3811
7’
•
30/50/100 Amp
www.legendpointmarina.com
48’ 254
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www.dycboat.com
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Washington
NC Washington Yacht Service
252-975-2000
Oriental
NC Deaton Yacht Service
Beaufort
10’
no
limit
no
limit
no
limit
24x7
• • • • • • •
50 ton
travelift
35 ton
travelift
50/75/
200 ton
travelift
50/75/
200 ton
travelift
50/75/
200 ton
travelift
• • • •
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• • • • • • •
6.5’ 65’
18’
NC Jarrett Bay Boatworks
252-728-2690
10’ 130’ 30’
no
limit
30/50/100
Amp
24x7
Beaufort
NC Beaufort Marine Center
252-728-7358
10’ 130’ 30’
no
limit
30/50/100
Amp
8-4:30
M-F
Beaufort
NC Moores Marine Yacht Center 252-504-7060
10’ 130’ 30’
no
limit
30/50/100
Amp
8-4 M-F
Beaufort
NC True World Marine
6’ 100’ 20’
no
limit
30/50 Amp
8-5 M-F
GA Thunderbolt Marine Inc.
912-352-4931
14’
Progressive Marine
Service/Boat Yard
727-822-2886
10’
St. Petersburg FL
Gulf Shores
AL Saunders Yachtworks
251-981-3700
10’
Mobile
AL Dog River Marina
251-471-5449
8’
251-981-3700
6’
Orange Beach AL Saunders Yachtworks
ility
50 ton
travelift
252-249-1180
Thunderbolt
/Ca
8-4:30
M-F/
9-4:30 S
21’
150 ton
no
travelift/
180’ 36’
24x7
1150 ton
limit
Syncrolift
8-4:30
40/94
no
100’ 26’
50 Amp
M-F; Sa-Su ton travlimit
elift
by app’t.
30/50/100
165
ton
130’ 28’ 74’
24x7
travelift
Amp 3 phase
30/50/100
70 ton
85’ 22.5’ 75’
24x7
travelift
Amp 3 phase
7-5 M-F/ 60 ton
no
85’ 21.5’
30/50 Amp Sa-Su by travelift
limit
app’t.
30/50/100
single and
3 phase
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70’
252-728-2541
7’
70 19.6’
Lift
Deltaville Yachting Center
www.dycboat.com
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Studio apartment at Nanny Cay Resort
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new kitchen, washer/dryer and appliances, full bath, screened porch and newly
painted interior. $180,000 USD
CONTACT MARITHA KEIL AT
This 10 plus acres of waterfront hosts a
2,300 sq. ft. home with 3 bedroom, 3
baths, Office, Great Room, Sun Room,
Screened Porch, and updated Kitchen.
Vaulted ceilings and hardwood floors,
tiled baths makes this house a home of
distinction. Enjoy your outdoor spaces
with a fenced area for your pets, your scenic stroll to your pier,
and expansive views of the famous Dawson Creek. Must see to
appreciate the value of this home. Seller Motivated. $375,000.00.
Village Realty
800-326-3317 • Cell: 252-635-8373
[email protected]
+1.284.340.5555
http://www.sothebysrealty.com/id/9WV4PM
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St. John, USVI. Real find! Tennis villa and cottage
each with a lap pool and private drive. Main house is
handicap accessible with 3 BR/3 BA and a freestanding
4th bedroom tucked between the 43’ lap pool and tennis
court. Great room has sliding glass doors that recess, allowing interior spaces to seamlessly blend with lush exteriors, large kitchen w with multiple workstations. Set on a
spectacular 1-acre site offering picturesque dual bay views
of Great Cruz Bay and Chocolate Hole anchorages and
sunsets year round. Ideal location near the Westin Beach
Resort, 5 minutes from Cruz Bay, restaurants and ferry
dock. Price: USD $3,800,000
MARY NICKBARG, American Paradise Real Estate, Inc.
[email protected] | www.americanparadise.com
Cell: (340) 513-2477
Prospect, St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the
Grenadines. Touches by the former artist owner
make this two-story 3 BR/3 BA bay view home incredibly
special. Glass roof panels allow in extra light. Terraces
and balconies open to the breeze and views of the uninhabited islands of Balliceaux and Battowia. Mangoes
and soursop grow in the garden. Salt Pond Bay, where
naturally-formed volcanic pools entice visitors and locals
looking for a therapeutic bath, is located minutes away.
Price: USD $325,000
SHARLEEN GREAVES, Bijou Real Estate SVG
[email protected] | bijousvg.com
Cell: (784) 530 7310 | Office: (347) 537-1427
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Egmont Peninsula, Grenada. Dock your
yacht at the small marina located next to this beautiful
beachfront Mediterranean-style villa. A rooftop terrace with
wet bar, connects the villa to 3 self-contained guest rooms
with en-suite bathrooms. In the other wing of the home,
there is a full kitchen, master suite, and two more guest
bedrooms and baths. The entire house is solar powered
and has its own water filtration system. Located 15 minutes
from Maurice Bishop International Airport, 15 minutes from
the main shopping area of Grand Anse, and 15 minutes
from the capital of St. George’s. Price: USD $1,500,000
JENNY OTWAY, Altman Real Estate (Grenada) Ltd.
[email protected] | www.altmangrenada.com
Cell: (473) 405-5053 | Office: (473) 435-2081
Grafton, Tobago. Overlook Grafton Beach and
the Caribbean Sea from this spectacular luxury beachfront
condominium. This gorgeous residence features 2 BR/BA,
a den or third bedroom, well-equipped kitchen and more.
Designed for cool tropical living, the spacious open plan
kitchen, dining and living area opens out to a verandah
that overlooks the swimming pool. Located minutes from
shopping, dining and entertainment in the island’s capitol,
Scarborough. Price: USD $700,000
BRIAN ABRAHAM, Abraham Tobago Realty
[email protected] | www.abrahamrealty.com
Office: (868) 639-3325
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built to Steam Ship
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$395K
Awesome pocket Rocket
36 ft Jaguar cat.
Ready to go. Priced to sell!
See website for details.
1999 Leopard 38 Owners
version. Beyond immaculate blue water ready. Has
it all…See website for details.
Immaculate 2008 Voyage
four cabin
Privately owned Beauty!
$495K Offers.
48 ft. Spronk Machine!
You have never seen
anything like this in your
life before. P.O.A.
Bahia Maestro
Owners version
$299K
Marquises 56
Phasing out of
charter soon.
$425K
2010 Voyage 50 OWNERS
VERSION. Immaculate
and Fully loaded.
See website for details.
2007 Leopard 43
OWNERS VERSION
Immaculate!
$235K Offers…
36 FT. Jaguar.
Clean and ready to go.
$149K Offers…
2001 maxim 38
owners version
Really clean $215K
1992 Sovereign 54.
Possibly the most
elegant and beautiful
boat around $395K
Laurent Giles 57 Yawl.
Blue water End of days
Circumnavigator. Easily Short
handed. $445K Offers
Spindrift 43 Pilot House.
Bullet proof cruising
machine $99K OFFERS
Lying St Martin
X Factor…X Yachts 99
beautiful and rebuilt
$39K
Lying St Lucia
Mainship Trawler.
Immaculate… Give away.
$69K
Beneteau 331
Spotless
Never chartered.
1990 Tayana 52
Darling Blue $230K
absolutely spic and span
and ready to go…
110V steel Project…
all kinds of possibilities.
Lying S Africa.
Unlaunched. $395K
Morgan 46
The most beautiful boat
in the world… Really……
$169K
Fountaine Pajot Cassamance
45 ft Blue water ready.
Industrial grade Bullet proof
Vessel $195K
1984 CSY 44 Cutter.
Deep Draft Version.
Everything new
$49K Offers!
1997 Bavaria 46e
Owners version. W/maker,
genset, bow thruster.
Beautiful. Offers!
END OF DAYS
FLOATING CITY.
El Zorro is back! POA
2000 Beneteau 46.
Owners version.
Never chartered full loaded.
$149K
Immaculate Irwin 68
cutter Rigged Ketch.
Full over haul 2014.
One owner for 22 years!!!
$319K
Knysna 44 Owners version
Blue water liveaboard.
Spotless and immaculate.
$410K
End of days 65 ft Steel Ketch.
Awesome blue water family
liveaboard or charter vessel.
$325K
UNDER OFFER
2011 Lagoon 56
Gorgeous. Owner’s version.
Two owners since new.
Check her out!
1999 Lagoon Athena 38.
New engines and
other upgrades
$139K Excellent value!
56 ft Stealth Power Cat.
One owner, never chartered. Glorious luxury &
stunning speed. $825K
One owner since new..
Van Der Stadt Deck saloon in
Steel. Seriously Bullet Proof
constantly upgraded.
Blue water cruiser. Everything Immaculate Dynamique 62
you need to stay offshore. €190K
$495K
E Replacement over €700K
Glorious old world charm
in a newly refitted boat.
Formosa 68 Pilothouse
$399K
2001 Spotless Jeanneau
Deck Saloon 43
Never chartered and blue
water ready. $129K
Check out www.littleships.com for more details on these listings and others!
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Good tidings to all as Sail Caribe and Atlas Yacht Sales expand to the Yacht Club at Palmas del Mar. With over fifteen years of specializing in premier
bareboat and crewed charter vessels, and as exclusive dealers for the best fully-equipped Jeanneau sailboats and Lagoon catamarans as well as the
Prestige luxury motor yacht line, our boutique company has arrived at a new port to make a second home within the beautiful community of Palmas del
Mar where we will also offer our ASA-certified Sailing School.
When you sea us wave, drop by and Sail Hello! Give us a call at 787-889-1978.
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2007 CENTURY 3200 WALKAROUND
In excellent condition with just over 200 hours on the twin
Yamaha 250hp Four Stroke Outboards with digital gauges.
Just serviced. Garmin 4208 Color Chartplotter/RADAR/Fishfinder, Simrad autopilot, Jabsco remote searchlamp, VHF, 2 stereo
systems, one inside and one out. Compass, Lenco Trim Tabs,
Windlass with danforth 300 ft of rope + 15 ft chain. Full eisenglass enclosure. MASE-Yanmar Diesel Generator with 200 hrs,
heavy service last year. Flood lights, cockpit + gunwale lighting, Sea Blaze underwater LED lighting x 3. 4 batteries with 4
switches. 30A transom jack and cord.
Under gunwhale lockable storage racks, Taco Grand Slam outriggers, 11 rod holders, Freshwater and Saltwater washdown
sink area with cutting board, lighted livewell w/clear lid, transom sinkbait rigging area, removable seat backrest, transom
shower. 2 in deck fishboxes each with macerator pump, coaming and seat pads, tackle drawers, tackle storage, walk through
windshield, and Stainless steel hardware.
Cabin has 3 steps down, aft cabin with storage and lighting,
combination standup head and shower, AC/Heat 110v, 110v
outlets, refrigerator, stove, 12v lighting and cedar lined hanging
storage and drawers. Setee seats 5 comfortably and converts
to large sleeping area. Flat screen TV with DVD player. Cable
antenna and stern coax outlet. 5 side hatches and 2 large overhead all with screens. $95k
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: [email protected]
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FOR SALE: SWAN 441-R OF 1979
Casse Tete V is in very good condition & ready to
race or cruise. Refit in 2009. Registered in Bonaire
as B-100. Price US$ 100.000
For info, contact: [email protected]
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2000 TIARA 35 EXPRESS
FOR SALE: NATIVE BOAT 28’
CUSTOM HERMANSON 44
"Black Angel"
LOCATED
FAJARDO, PR
$5,500
Twin Cummins 370 hp. Aprox 800 hrs. 2500 watt inverter. Windless, GPS,
recent new Gen-set. With optional preferred plan B interior layout. Boat
is extremely well maintained, equipped, comfortable and in excellent
condition. All new interior, recent canvas. This is one of the cleanest 35
Tiara currently on the market. Available today & exceptionally priced at
$114,900. For sale by 2nd owner.
(619) 368-9078
1987 SPRONK
CATAMARAN 65’
2002 MAXUM 46’
Looking for the ultimate
ocean steel liveaboard cruiser?
Look no further!!
$88,000
For info contact Sr. Gilberto Lebron
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CORSAIR 36
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40’ 1984 Eldridge McInnis Trawler
2015
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Carolina Yachts.......................................... 104
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The Little Ship Company .........................92
The Multihull Company............................91
Thunderbolt Marine Inc............................69
Tradewinds Radio..............................53, 104
TurtlePac ..................................................... 106
Ultra Marine West..................................... 105
Varadero Caribe Marina & Boatyard.....55
Venezuelan Marine Supply .....................83
Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour....................41
Virgin Islands Marine Refinishing....... 100
Village Realty................................................89
VI Alternators and Starters.................... 102
Walker Engineering................................. 103
Ward’s Marine Electric...............................59
Washington Yacht Service..................... 104
W.E. Johnson Equipment Company.. 101
Yacht Services Association
of Trinidad and Tobago (YSATT).........31
Yamaha Motor Co., Inc............................. C3
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Pair of brand NEW, in the crates,
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Plus a pair of NEW stainless steel Mirage propellers.
Selling at discount and below dealer pricing as the
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are a Mercury Marine dealer.
Marine Services
Contact us for more details:
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[email protected]
Cell: +767-275-2851
Dock Space
Sailboat
Boat Storage Haul-Out
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or by email jonathanlipuscek@
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107
Seafood, Beans, &
Blueberry Smoothies
The Dish
by Cap’n Jan Robinson
P
urchasing seasonal foods is a healthy and cost effective
way to approach food shopping. Grocery stores tend to
stock up on these items in bulk because they are plentiful,
making them less expensive for you. Fortunately in September there is a wonderful selection. Of course, purchasing from
Farmer’s Markets is the best!
CALAMARI WITH BANANA PEPPERS
Prep time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 15 minutes. Serves: 4
2 tbsp virgin olive oil
1 tsp sea salt
1 cup sliced banana peppers
½ lb cleaned & cut squid
Freshly ground black pepper
rings & tentacles
1 tsp dried oregano
Deep fryer with vegetable
½ cup flour
oil or deep saucepan
Garnish: Fresh lemon halves
1 tsp cayenne pepper
Heat oil in sauté pan. Add banana peppers, sprinkle with pepper
and oregano; cook until tender. Mix together flour, cayenne and
salt in a medium-sized bowl; coat squid (sparingly). Heat the oil in
deep fryer. Drop small batches in oil and cook until golden, about
1-1/2 minutes. Remove from oil and set aside on a stack of paper
towels to drain. When all squid is cooked and drained, add to
banana peppers, mix together and serve with the lemon halves.
Hint: Soak the calamari pieces in lemon juice for 5 minutes. A
bath in this acidic juice will help make the squid tender.
Note: Calamari becomes tough and chewy when it is cooked
too long. High heat cooking calls for somewhere between 30 seconds and 2 minutes.
MARINATED BEAN SALAD
This is a great dish to make and keep in your fridge for a snack when
you get hungry. Good for 3 to 4 days with more flavor each day!
Prep time: 15 minutes. Chilling time: 15 minutes+. Serves: 4
½ cup finely chopped onion
1 large ripe fresh tomato,
2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
chopped
1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano
2 cups fresh green beans
(or 1 tsp dried oregano)
cut into 1-inch lengths
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 cups or 1 15oz can lima
½ cup fresh squeezed
beans, drained & rinsed
lemon juice
2 cups or 1 15oz can kidney
Salt & freshly ground black
beans, drained & rinsed
pepper to taste
6 medium cloves garlic, minced
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Fill the bottom of a steamer with 2 inches of water. While steam
is building up in steamer cut green beans. Steam for 5 minutes.
A fork should pierce them easily when they are done. Drain and
rinse canned beans. Let beans sit in colander for another couple
of minutes to drain excess water. Mix all ingredients together. Let
marinate for at least 15 minutes, or it will keep in the refrigerator
for a few days.
Blueberries
These berries may not be the most popular, but definitely one of
the healthiest. The dark blue skins are full of antioxidants, which
help keep your body healthy inside and out. While they are in
season either go “berry picking” or purchase extras. They freeze
very well and hold their nutritional value, which means you can
enjoy them year round. A cup of blueberries is only about 84 calories and 14% of your daily fiber.
The Smoothie below is a great standby – quick breakfast, etc.
Blueberry Smoothie: a DRINKABLE MEAL
1 scoop of your favorite
1 cup fresh blueberries
protein powder
1 banana
1/2 cup of plain
1 cup of other berries of fruit
Greek yogurt
10 ice cubes
Two handfuls of spinach
1/2 cup almond milk
or kale & even a carrot
(I like chocolate)
1/2 cup of rolled oats or quinoa
Add all ingredients to your blender. Blend until smooth and
creamy. Pour into glasses and enjoy!
Capt. Jan Robinson’s Ship to Shore Cookbook Collection is available at your local marine or bookstore. Visit www.shiptoshoreINC.
com E-mail [email protected].
BRINGING PEACE OF MIND AND
MORE FUN TO YOUR PWC LIFE!
NEW FEATURE:
RiDE equipped models
YAMAHA in Caribbean
 REVERSE IN A SINGLE ACTION
 STABLE DECELERATION
 ABILITY TO TURN WHILE DECELERATING

ALL AT SEA - Caribbean

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