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RALLY SPECIAL: ARC, NARC & CARIBBEAN 1500
SI
NOVEMBER 2010
INSIDE:
Undersea World
Cousteau’s Blue Hole
Sailing Skills
DIGITAL CHARTING
Anguilla
WHERE REBELS RULE
Cap’n Fatty
ODE TO OLD AGE
Guide to Marine Services
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ANTIGUA
BERMUDA
Paradise Boat Sales
St. Johns
+268-562-7125
Pearman Watlington & Co Ltd.
Hamilton
+441-295-3232
BAHAMAS
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Lightbourne Marine
Nassau
+242-393-5285
Marine Power Service Ltd.
Tortola
+284-494-2738
National Marine Limited
Marsh Harbour
+242-367-2326
CAYMAN ISLANDS
Out-Board Services Limited
Freeport
+242-352-9246
Spanish Wells Marine
& Hardware Co. Ltd.
Spanish Wells
+242-333-4139
BARBADOS
BC Hightide Watersports Ltd
Porters
+246-432-0931
BELIZE
Belize Diesel & Equipment Co.
Belize City
+501-223-5668
William Quan & Co.
Belize City
+501-2-27-2264
Scott’s Industries Ltd.
Grand Cayman
+345-949-4186
DOMINICA
Dominica Marine Center Inc.
Roseau
+767-448-2705
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Auto Marina S.A.
Santo Domingo
+809-565-6576
FRENCH GUIANA
Sovale s.a.s.
Cayenne Cedex
+594-594-359-777
FRENCH WEST INDIES
MADCO
St. Martin
+590-590-510-540
Puces Nautiques
Martinique
+596-596-637-549
S.A.D
Guadeloupe
+590-590-269-797
Websters Marine Service Center
Curaçao
+599-9-560-6146
GRENADA
PANAMA
Anro Agencies Ltd.
St George’s
+473-444-2220
Chikos Internacional
+507-2-25-6331
GUYANA
Marina Costa Azul
Lajas
+787-899-1179
W & H Rambaran Marine
Georgetown
+592-226-4523
HAITI
La Filieree Congelee S.A.
Port-au-Prince
+509-2-222-6161
JAMAICA
Jamaica Marine World Limited
Kingston 11
+876-757-8456
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
Boat and Fishing Paradise
Aruba
+297-588-1316
Caribbean Nautical
Sales and Service Distributors
Curaçao & Bonaire
+599-9-563-7478
Island Waterworld Offshore Inc.
St. Maarten
+599-544-5310
PUERTO RICO
Marine World Distributors Inc.
San Juan
+787-287-0888
Puerto Rico Nautic Inc.
San Juan
+787-282-6565
SAINT LUCIA
A1 Island Marine Supplies Inc.
Castries
+758-452-9404
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
St. Vincent Yacht Club
+784-528-8422
SURINAME
CHM Suriname N.V.
Paramaribo
+597-471-166
Howard Marine N.V.
Paramaribo
+597-474-897
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Corsa Marine
San Fernando
+868-657-4723
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
Sherlock Walkin & Sons
Providenciales
+649-9-46-4411
VENEZUELA
A&F Marine Center
Maracaibo
+261-752-9511
Corporacion Alba
Valencia
+241-842-1644
Engine Service Marine
Caracas
+212-267-9398
Protienda C.A.
Barcelona
+281-286-5843
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
East End Marine (Budget)
Christiansted
+340-513-8239
Ruans Marine Service
St.Thomas
+340-775-6595
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Port Louis Marina, Grenada –
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Port Louis Marina is justifiably known as one of the best appointed,
full-service marinas in the Caribbean. With its spectacular location
adjacent to the island’s capital, it’s the perfect base for cruising the
unspoilt Grenadines.
Now, with our new rates for the forthcoming season, a berth
at Port Louis Marina is even more affordable.
For more information about securing a berth at Port Louis Marina,
please contact Danny Donelan on +1 (473) 415 0837 or email
[email protected]
New Season Rates – 1 November to 30 April
LOA in feet
Daily $/ft
Monthly $/ft
6 months $/ft
up to 32
$0.80
$0.68
$0.56
You’ll enjoy all the convenience and luxury the marina has to offer,
including exemplary dockside facilities, 24-hour security, marina-wide
broadband and more.
up to 40
$1.00
$0.85
$0.70
up to 50
$1.10
$0.94
$0.77
up to 60
$1.20
$1.02
$0.84
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flights to Miami, New York and London.
up to 65
$1.35
$1.15
$0.95
up to 75
$1.40
$1.19
$0.98
Port Louis Marina is owned and operated by Camper & Nicholsons
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24 hours a day to welcome you.
www.cnmarinas.com/plm
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up to 80
$1.70
$1.45
$1.19
up to 100
$1.75
$1.49
$1.23
For yachts above 100 feet LOA, and for bookings of longer periods,
please contact us for a personalised quote.
Editor’s Log
RALLIES, RATES
AND REFLECTIONS
Publisher:
CHRIS KENNAN
[email protected]
The famous Atlantic Rally for Cruisers celebrates its twenty-fifth year with a fleet of 250
yachts of all shapes and sizes bound from Gran Canaria to St. Lucia. While the ARC sails
west, the Caribbean 1500 and the North American Rally to the Caribbean sail south towards the trade winds and sunshine. In this edition of All at Sea we take a look at the rally
scene and talk to the man who started it all, Jimmy Cornell.
From the Bahamas to the coast of South America, the Caribbean is opening up. New
marinas are springing up all over the place and every island wants a piece of the action.
Having lived and cruised the Caribbean for many years, I have seen various islands ride
the flood tide of the maritime economy only to have their prosperity ebb away because of
bad decisions and over inflated prices. Opening up the Caribbean is a gift to those visiting
by boat. Prices even out and competition means services improve. That’s the future and
it’s one to embrace.
What’s the longest time you ever spent at sea? I once spent 35 days alone on the Atlantic.
It was marvelous. The boat, at 23ft, was thought to be the smallest yacht to cross the Atlantic that year. It was like being in a time capsule and by the time I reached Martinique,
I didn’t want to stop. On passage, I did all the things you shouldn’t do. I failed to keep
a proper watch, went to bed at 20:00, and slept right through the night. On the day I
crossed the half-way point, I threw a party and got rip roaring drunk on Irish whisky. My
hangover lasted two days. Because the boat was small, I couldn’t carry much water, so
washing wasn’t a priority. The boat stank. I navigated with a five dollar plastic sextant in
one hand and an instruction book in the other, and I almost fell off the boat when Martinique came up over the horizon. It was all a long time ago yet some things never change.
Large yacht, small yacht, power or sail, nothing beats voyaging, a landfall and the thrill
of going to sea.
Editorial Director:
GARY BROWN
[email protected]
Creative Director:
NICOLE KENNAN
[email protected]
Art Director:
AMY KLINEDINST
[email protected]
Graphic Designer:
NEVA HURLEY
Advertising:
North America
RICHARD BARKER
[email protected]
Virgin Islands
GUY PHOENIX
[email protected]
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November 2010
THIS ISSUE
T H E C A R I B B E A N ’ S WAT E R F R O N T M AG A Z I N E
70
46
FEATURES
42 ARC ... THE RALLY
THAT STARTED IT ALL
ARC Celebrates Its 25th Year
44
46
DEPARTMENTS
6
10
WHERE IN THE WORLD?
SOUTH TO THE SUN
The North American Rally
to the Caribbean
12
CARIBBEAN NEWS
13
EVENT CALENDAR
CARIBBEAN 1500 CRUISING RALLY
A New Era
15
YACHT CLUB NEWS
16
SAILING HUMOR
The Dreadful Dance of the Decades
Sailing with Charlie: ‘Hurricanes Dem’
22
40
CO V E R S H OT:
PHOTO BY ANDY DARE
COURTESY OF WORLD
CRUISING CLUB LTD.
The marina in Las Palmas de Gran
Canaria if full with ARC yachts
preparing for the start.
8
EDITOR’S LOG
RACING CIRCUIT
ISAF Youth World Championships
Third Annual Carlos Aguilar
Match Race Regatta
St. Lucia’s Around the Island Race
ISLAND EVENTS & INTERESTS
10
MAP
49
U.S.V.I.
Sailors in the News: Stan Lorbach
53
B.V.I.
Hurricane Earl: A Tricky Storm
57
ANGUILLA
They’re Rebels at Rebel Marine!
60
ST. MAARTEN / ST. MARTIN
Finding Our Way: Sint Maarten’s
Marine Services
St. Maarten Fee Reduction
66
ST. BARTH
Ernest Brin – New Director
for the Port of Gustavia
St. Bart Cata-Cup
69
CURAÇAO
Spectacular Sea Transport
Arrives in Curaçao
Colombia’s Tall Ship ARC Gloria
Visits Curaçao
72
TRINIDAD
Trinidad Through an Artist’s Eyes
28
FISHING
San Juan Intl Billfish Tournament
30
DIVING & SNORKELING
Cousteau’s Blue Hole
32
TIPS & TRICKS
Milwaukee’s Better ‘Brew’
Dr. IT’s Tech Solutions: Moving Away
from Paper Charts
36
SEAMANSHIP & VOYAGING
History in the Making:
The Dutch Island to Dutch Island Dash
40
OUR NATURAL WORLD
Much Maligned Rays
78
CARIBBEAN BROKERAGE
90
MARKETPLACE
94
SPONSOR DIRECTORY
RESOURCE
96
CARIBBEAN DINING
A Taste of the Caribbean
76
CARIBBEAN MARINAS
WHERE IN
THE WORLD?
CO N G R AT U L AT I O N S ,
GEORGIA, AND THANKS
FOR READIN G ALL AT S EA !
Haiti
Dominican Republic
ISLAND EVENTS
& INTERESTS
AL L AT SE A’S
C A R I B B E A N CO V E R AG E
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Spectacular Sea Transport Arrives in Curaçao
PAGE 70
Georgia Schroer, co-owner of B&G Charter Management of the BVI seen enjoying All At Sea during time off
from managing yachts from her Soper’s Hole location at
Sheppard’s Marina. Evidently, Georgia was missing the
island life, however, she did have a great time at the
Black Hills Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota,
and yes, she did ride her Harley Sportster!
Colombia’s Tall Ship
ARC
A
Gloria Visits
C
Curaçao
Aruba
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Curaçao
PAGE 57
They’re Rebels at
Rebel Marine!
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin
Islands
(U.S.V.I.)
British (B.V.I.)
Virgin
Islands
Anguilla
St. Maarten/St. Martin
St. Barthelemy
Barbuda
St Eustatius
St Kitts & Nevis
Antigua
Montserrat
Guadeloupe
PAGE 53
Hurricane Earl:
A Tricky Storm
Dominica
Martinique
Caribbean Sea
St Lucia
PAGE 72
Trinidad Through
h
an Artist’s Eyes
Bonaire
St Vincent &
The Grenadines
Barbados
Bequia
Carriacou
Grenada
Tobago
Trinidad
NOVEMBER 2010 ALLATSEA.NET
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Caribbean News
CARIBBEAN NEWS
A BRI EF LOOK IN TO TH E H AP P ENINGS O F O U R W O R LD
The End of an Era
Haiti Cruising Guide
Saint Martin’s most famous
marina owner has passed away
aged 77. Olivier Lange, better
known as ‘Captain Oliver’, died
in Paris on September 25.
The Captain sailed into OysOlivier Lange was
ter Pond on St. Martin’s east
known by everyone
coast in the early 1980s, and
as ‘Captain Oliver’
fell in love with what he saw. In
1983, Lange opened Captain
Oliver’s Marina, Restaurant and Hotel, creating one of the world’s most
unique destinations spanning an international border.
The marina rapidly gained a reputation as a lively safe haven; the
restaurant soared into the limelight for The Captain’s signature Grand
Seafood Buffet; while the hotel, discreetly nestled in its surrounds, enjoyed the reputation of being a slightly off the beaten track getaway.
In 2005, Lange established Captain Oliver’s Yacht Club and affirmed
his love of sailing by creating the annual Captain Oliver’s Regatta, an
event that quickly gained prominence on the yachting calendar.
As the new sailing season approaches, management and staff have
promised to honor Captain Oliver’s memory by running the marina as
he would have wished – with ‘Joie de Vivre’.
The first edition of the Cruising Guide to Haiti is now available online.
Written by Frank Virgintino, the free 70-page guide takes a comprehensive look at Haiti’s coast, islands and anchorages.
Haiti is steeped in history and for many years was a must-see for
the adventurous sailor. The devastating earthquake of January 12,
2010, removed Haiti from some cruisers’ itineraries altogether and it is
hoped that Virgintino’s guide will help put it back.
All At Sea downloaded the guide and found it easy to read and
packed with information. Nor does it pull any punches when mentioning the problems you might face while cruising Haiti. More than just a
guide, with tips on pilotage and navigation, the ebook delves into the
island’s culture, touching on art, music and food. There’s even a small
section on Voodoo.
To download the free guide as a PDF, go to: www.haiticruising
guide.com
Sarasota Yacht Club Make
Second Attempt at Cuba Race
The Sarasota Yacht Club Charitable Foundation (SYCCF), of Sarasota,
Florida, has again announced plans to hold a landmark race from Sarasota to Havana, Cuba. Last year, after much planning and pre-race
events, the yacht club was forced to cancel the race due to the federal
government’s failure to sanction the event. This time the yacht club say
they are optimistic in securing US governmental approval.
Vincent Di Pano, chairman of the race committee said: “Realistic
hopes are high that the race will come to be.”
Only US charities will share in the proceeds from this historic event,
with funds going to Mote Marine laboratories, the American Cancer
Society and Sarasota Youth Sailing Program. “Mote Marine Laboratories has already secured approval to conduct an educational visit to
Cuba this December and again in the spring of 2011,” said Di Pano.
At present, over 120 yachts have signed up for the 260 mile race
beginning May 14, 2011.
Although confident in its efforts, SYCCF say government permission to sail may be denied. The club is planning an alternative regatta
should travel to Cuba be vetoed. The schedule of events and race
start date will remain unchanged.
For details visit: sarasotayachtclub.org
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Albany Marina, Bahamas,
Welcomes First Superyachts
Following a year and a half of construction Albany Marina, located on
the southwestern end of New Providence in The Bahamas, is ready to
welcome its first superyachts.
Completion of the first phase of the 71-slip marina included the dredging of a mile-long (1.6km), 150ft (45.5m) wide channel, and the creation
of a 15-acre deepwater basin with a controlling depth of 16 feet (4.8m) at
mean sea level (MSL). To date, they have installed 25 of the marina’s largest finger piers, ranging from 50ft (15m) to 240ft (72.7m) in length.
The marina will eventually boast an Ernie Els-designed golf course,
residences, an equestrian center and a beach club.
New Look Budget Marine Catalog Sneak Preview
The 2011 Budget Marine Catalog will soon be available from all twelve
Budget Marine stores, including
the two new locations in St. Croix
and Aruba. Budget Marine say
they have worked hard to make
the 2011 edition easier for customers to find the products they need.
Once again, Budget will release
two versions of their catalog: the
printed copy, for the more traditional reader, and a digital copy
for those who prefer the click of a
mouse. For more information go
to budgetmarine.com
EVENT CALENDAR
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ANTIGUA
Jolly Harbour Yacht Club: Sat.: Keel boat sailing
with quarterly 8 race Series; Sat.A.M.: FREE Dinghy
Sailing tuition for Antiguan Youth 8-18 yrs old. Qualified Instructors; Sat.P.M.: Pleasure Dinghy Sailing.
Sun.: Paid adult tuition, fun sailing & occasional
laser racing. Thurs.P.M.: “Happy Hour” all night for
JHYC Club members @ Foredeck Bar, J.H.M
jhycantigua.com | +1 268 721 3456/+1 268 722 8468
12/31
Nelson’s Pursuit Race | Sailing
antiguayachtclub.com | [email protected]
BARCELONA, SPAIN
11/6-14
49th Barcelona Intl Boat Show | Boat Show
salonnautico.com | + 34 93 233 20 00
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
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12/18
ST. EUSTATIUS (STATIA)
O Neal & Mundy Commodores Cup & Prize Giving
11/9-17
Sailing | rbviyc.com | [email protected]
Golden Rock Regatta 2010 | Sailing
CURAÇAO
goldenrockregatta.com | [email protected]
11/12-14
Heineken Curaçao Regatta
Sailing | heinekenregattacuracao.com
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
11/6
1st CrewShow Fort Lauderdale
Industry Conference | crewshow.com
[email protected]
PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, SPAIN
11/21
ARC 2010 (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers)
Cruising Rally | worldcruising.com/arc
[email protected]
ST. MAARTEN / ST. MARTIN
11/6
St. Maarten Optimist Championship
Youth Sailing | smyc.com
11/13, 20; 12/4, 11
SMYC St. Maarten’s Day Series: LSR Boats, Lasers
and Optimists | Sailing | smyc.com
11/21; 12/12
SMYC Keelboat Race | Sailing | smyc.com
11/26-68
Course de L’Alliance | Sailing | coursedelalliance.com
hdorvil.mfl@wanadoo.fr
ST. THOMAS, US VIRGIN ISLANDS
11/6
11/21
PUERTO RICO
Drakes Channel Treasure Hunt | Sailing
VIGFC Wahoo Windup | Deep Sea Fishing
12/4
rbviyc.com | [email protected]
vigfc.com | [email protected]
Optimist, Laser (4.7, Radial y Standard),
11/13-14
12/31
Sunfish & Snipe | Sailing | nauticodesanjuan.com
IC24 Nations Cup (tentative) | Sailing
4th Yacht Haven Grande New Year’s Eve Party
[email protected]
by the Sea | Music Festival | yachthavengrande.com
ST. BARTHELEMY (ST. BARTH)
11/20
TRINIDAD
Round Tortola Race | Sailing
11/18-22
11/27
St. Barth Cata-Cup | Sailing
Funfish Tournament | Deep Sea Fishing
12/3-5
stbarthcatacup.com | [email protected]
ttgfa.com | [email protected]
Gustav Wilmerding 20th Annual Memorial Challenge
Sailing | weyc.net | [email protected]
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Yacht Club News
YACHT CLUB NEWS
S H A R E YO U R H A P P E N I N G S W I T H T H E C A R I B B E A N CO M M U N I T Y
Earl Expedites New Awning
at St. Maarten Yacht Club
Thanks to the concerted effort of a handful of
volunteer members, the SMYC escaped relatively unscathed from Hurricane Earl as it passed
through St. Maarten on Monday August 30.
Two work teams were coordinated by Youth
Sailing Director, Maaike van Mameren. “It’s
amazing how much work can be done when a
group of people works together,” said Maaike.
“They worked hard all weekend to put every
one of the Club’s boats away, clear the docks,
and secure the floating dock. The newly enlarged bar was clamped shut and, thanks to
some of our youth members, all the restaurant
furniture stashed away.”
Earl assisted the club in removing the ancient, badly leaking, awning that extends over
the restaurant area. The awning was scheduled
for replacement later this year and work on a
new awning was well under way. Thanks to Earl,
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Sailing Humor
THE DREADFUL DANCE
OF THE DECADES
COPYRIGHT 2010 BY CAP’N FATTY GOODLANDER
I
used to have a friend who gobbled blotter acid. I recently
bumped into him cruising the Med. He told me with a toothless
smile, “Sure, I liked LSD, Fatty—but, now, Lipitor and prune juice
do for me!”
My, how times change.
Gloria Steinem and her Righteous Babes aren’t whipping off their
bras any more—gravity has had its way.
James Bond is doing adult diaper commercials for AARP.
Sylvester Stallone is advertising in-home elevators in the
back of New Yorker magazine—who wouldn’t want the model
Rambo uses?
Damn! Is there no end to the humiliation of growing old?
The last time I played guitar with Dick Solberg, the Fiddler, was on the
East End of St. John. A mutual friend rushed up, patted his pockets distractedly, looked around frantically, and asked shrilly, “What happened
to middle age? One moment I was young, and the next ... ? What the
hell happened to my MIDDLE AGE!?”
I decided not to soften the blow, just ‘let it all hang out’ as we used
to say. “You got stoned and missed it, pal!”
Example: I’m happy that not all my friends have died. Some have
just been sliced and diced a bit. At least I get to interact with their
Facebook accounts. This is sort of morbid, staring at those pictures of
them propped up in the hospital bed, drooling prettily.
You know you’re getting old if the last four times you’ve visited a
beach is to sadly throw flowers into the water. (I had to rack my brain
to find something nice to say about that last old fart who was always
dragging around the harbor in eight knots of breeze.)
The last thing I want to do, of course, is appear to lack compassion.
But the part of me which is
a statistician can’t help no“You know you’re getting
ticing that more friends of
old if the last four times
mine who owe me money
you’ve visited a beach is
are croaking off … than
to sadly throw flowers into
those who don’t.
the water. (I had to rack
There’s no justice in
the world.
my brain to find something
This is depressing. And I
nice to say about that last
don’t believe their weeping
old fart who was always
wives when they call me, and
dragging around the harbor
sob, “He was on his way to
in eight knots of breeze.)”
you to repay the $20 when
his ticker exploded!”
... like they couldn’t have dug it out of his wallet, and sent it along?
I’m a sailor, so perhaps I’m a tad more sensitive than your average
brain-dead dirt-dweller. But there’s some bad trends developing here.
It makes me nervous to see more and more single-handed old duffers
heading ashore in their battered dinghies while gaily waving sacks of
Didn’t I take
this earlier?
blue Viagra pills and screaming “... a rising tide lifts all boats!” through
gritted yellow teeth. YEECK!
Everyone focuses on the joys of Grandpa doing the wild thing into
his mid-80s, but what about poor Grandma? Hasn’t she been looking
a bit ... tattered lately?
Of course, my wife and I approach this whole thing with our own
sensible ‘float plan’. We have special lovely-dovey ‘date nights’ aboard
Wild Card during which we act like when we first met at 14 years of age
at Gage Park High.
“Can I borrow your Latin homework, dear?” I ask, and she replies,
“Yes, Timmy, that turns me on!”
“... you’ve got a zit!” I say, and point.
“... and you’ve got a banana in your pocket,” she parries.
These ‘geriatric trysts’ are kind of fun. We wear name-tags to avoid
‘label embarrassment’ as we oldsters call it. Yes, we take off our bifocaled reading glasses, which saves heaps on the plastic surgery.
Sure, we’re especially careful about our wigs, dentures, breast prosthesis, liposuctioned lips, stomach staples, cod-pieces, whatever!
We no longer have mirrors on our boat, just mirror frames with pictures of us in the 1960s: at SDS meetings, being gassed in Grant Park,
Continued on page 18
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Sailing Humor
Continued from page 16
Old Fat in
and being clubbed by the Chicago Police durTurkish hat
ing the ’68 convention.
... just the good memories, right?
The first few times we circumnavigated, I was
a bit worried that we were running out of planet.
It was an odd feeling, wondering if I’d seen it all.
Now we don’t worry—it is all new to us.
Hell, if we sailed into our hometown of Chicago, we’d ask ourselves, “I wonder what language they speak here?” (Answer: money!)
Yes, we’re a tad out of touch. Every time
we glance at a television screen (usually at a
doctor’s office) I ask aloud, “Who is that colored fella?”
Of course, you are never supposed to admit
you are growing old because, somehow, that’s
supposed to make you even older. And there
are two types of people who look down their
nose at ‘people of age.’ The two groups who do
so are 1), young people, and 2), old people.
Let’s start with the young ones because it is
impossible to change the old ones’ minds.
Young people ignore old people for two
reasons: the first is because young people
don’t think they’ll ever grow old. I certainly
didn’t—or I’d have treated my flesh and
blood container—my ole bodacious body—
to far, far less poison. The second reason is
because young people also realize that there
might be a tiny possibility that they might
turn into old people, and they simply can’t
bear the thought.
We old people, however, know exactly what growing old is. And
we say, in unison, with rising alarm, “Turn back NOW!” to those poor
saps bobbing in our wakes.
… that’s why Bob Dylan will be singing ‘Forever Young’ from his
carbon-fiber wheel chair.
Cruising offshore at this age isn’t so bad. In fact, Polident is a
fairly good marine adhesive. I swig a bottle
“As an oldster, I don’t like
of Geritol each evening,
computers rushing me all
and a six pack of the stuff
the time with their smarmy
on a wild weekend.
‘smart’ prompts. It’s depress… oh, how stupid
could I have been as
ing having all those adult
a youngster to think
diaper ads appear every time
that Heineken was a
I innocently type the word
green product!
‘depends’ in a story.”
Hell, I’m so old now
I’m beginning to laugh at
Reader’s Digest, which is a sure sign of both senility and stupidity.
What was I saying?
Just walking around the boat isn’t easy any more. My long, barbedwire eyebrows get caught on the shrouds. That’s right! I’m serious!
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During dinners, I can set plates of food on my suddenly-erect eyebrows. Why don’t I trim them? Would you like to play with sharp
objects around your eyes while you have the tremors?
... no, slipping on deck isn’t such a big worry now that I’ve put those
official Sperry Topsider cane tips on my aluminum creeper.
It was clever of West Marine to come up with those ‘heavy weather
eating bibs’ which automatically morph into inflatable PDFs should
the elderly sailor fall face down in his soup.
I can’t even see my charts any more. “Which way do I turn at the Virginal Canal,” I asked my wife recently. Thank gosh she wasted no time
with in-depth corrections. “The Suez canal, honey,” she said sweetly,
“and you can have a ball by banging a right, Big Boy!”
She knows hippy talk turns me on!
I’m beginning to refer to 50 year old, grey-haired commodores of
prestigious yacht clubs as “Sonny.” And, worse, I try to dazzle young
sailors with outdated jokes. “Did you ever see Dennis Conner’s toes,”
I asked one little tike in an Optimist pram.
“No,” said the kid nervously.
“Well, neither did he!” I guffawed.
People used to think I was joking when I used to say, offhandedly,
“all my friends are dead or in jail.”
It was true. Now, alas, it is not. They’ve been tossed out of the slammer to save on burial costs. Yes, it is grim going to your Facebook
page and realizing that the new ‘tombstone badge’ was recently designed with your generation in mind.
I used to know when being ‘hep’ wasn’t a bad medical condition.
I can also remember when ‘generation’ meant Northern Lights or
Onan to this sailor. That was a while ago.
As an oldster, I don’t like computers rushing me all the time with
their smarmy ‘smart’ prompts. It’s depressing having all those adult
diaper ads appear every time I innocently
“Once you obtain a certain age,
type the word ‘deit is hard to know if you are
pends’ in a story.
being ripped off or not. For exThis cyber-confusion
ample: I recently had a dream
is getting, well, terminal! Yesterday I asked
in which the Coral Bay Yacht
my wife Carolyn ... is it
Club rushed up and offered me
Carolyn? Yes, I think it
lifetime membership—while
is. Or Carol. Or CaroI lay on my death bed. Damn.
line. Or ... ?
Just my luck, eh?”
... anyway, we were
sailing along as Fattyand-wife, and I turned to my wife and asked, “... should we tack?”
I thought this was a fairly normal, fairly straight-forward conversational question from one sailing spouse to ask another—but she took
it far more seriously.
“I dunno,” she said. “Let’s Google it!”
What’s with that?
I recently attempted to ‘rob the cradle’ at a sailor’s bar—and the
young drunk chick asked if I wanted to interface with her. “Not with
dentures,” I said. “These suckers are expensive!”
She wouldn’t give up. She tried to give me her password and told
me I could ‘break through her firewall’ anytime—damn, even one night
stands now involve Silicone Valley.
Once a teeny-bopper accused me of being a dirty old man. “I shower after,” I huffed in explanation.
Once you obtain a certain age, it is hard to know if you are
being ripped off or not. For example: I recently had a dream in
which the Coral Bay Yacht Club rushed up and offered me lifetime membership—while I lay on my death bed. Damn. Just my
luck, eh?
… that my ship would finally come in, and I’d be at the airport attempting to charter a plane over the River Styx?
Is there a bright side? Yes, of course. My wife and I used to be an
‘every other day’ couple. Now her memory is shot. And it is always
two-days on!
Editor’s note: The Goodlanders continue to wander Mediterranean
shores while wearing their Wild Card T-shirts ... so they can remember
which vessel is theirs.
Cap’n Fatty Goodlander lives aboard Wild Card with his wife Carolyn
and cruises the throughout the world. He is the author of ‘Chasing
the Horizon’ by American Paradise Publishing, ‘Seadogs, Clowns and
Gypsies’, ‘The Collected Fat’ and ‘All At Sea Yarns’. His latest book
‘Red Sea Run’ is available from November 1. For details of Fatty’s
books and more, visit fattygoodlander.com
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SAILING WITH CHARLIE
‘HURRICANES DEM’
BY JULIAN PUTLEY
H
urricanes can be tricky customers. They can change course
and intensity in very short order.
Not only that but it also became evident,
while Hurricane Earl was brushing past
the BVI, that the general public and even
radio commentators and meteorologists
don’t always have a good understanding
of the local geography or direction and
velocity of the wind. One expert, while
advising on the forecast for Anegada
said that the island could expect winds
of 110 mph and ... as much as 125 mph at
higher elevations! What elevations? The
island is 28-ft high at its highest point. Perhaps he was wishing
to notify the boobies roosting in the tallest palm trees.
Approaching hurricanes should always be closely monitored and when a tropical storm intensifies often the electrical power is shut off to lessen potential damage. At this time
Charlie, sitting in the gloom of a candle or two, turns to the
local radio station for updates and to hear listeners’ observations and comments. As the storm approached, the northeast
wind became stronger and stronger and, when it was north
of the islands, the winds backed to the west and southwest.
One caller said breathlessly, “another storm coming from
de west.” Then, as the winds clocked to the south, another
caller exclaimed animatedly that “de storm now south of de
islands.” The moderators of the talk show began a discussion
on the wind direction when another caller said, “’Tis de backside that does produce a powerful wind.” There was a short
silence and then Charlie remembers a muffled chuckle. Was
the caller on topic or was he advising the listeners on the effects of a poor diet? The talk show hosts quickly changed the
subject and thankfully another caller came on and advised
listeners of someone’s roof that had blown off.
It was about this time that a segment was introduced advising of harbours suitable for vessels and giving depths at
the approach and controlling depths in the anchorages. Talk
about locking the stable door after the horse has bolted.
The call-in program lasted for a couple of days and when
the storm was diminishing callers kept praising the wonderful
commentators for the ‘great job’ they had done. Although
they stayed on the air for long periods and gave solace and
comfort to some they definitely need a better understanding
of the nature of hurricanes.
Julian Putley is the author of ‘The Drinking Man’s Guide to
the BVI’, ‘Sunfun Calypso’, and ‘Sunfun Gospel’.
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CARIBBEAN JUNIORS IN TURKEY
S AI LORS DO WE LL AT ISAF W O R LD C HA M P IO NS HIP S
BY CAROL BAREUTHER
USVI Team in ISAF Youth Worlds
(left to right) Alex Coyle, Alec Tayler,
Agustina Barbuto and Nikki Barnes
O
ver a dozen junior sailors from the Caribbean flew to Istanbul, Turkey, July 8 to 17, to compete in the 40th Volvo
Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship. This was a near,
if not a bona fide, record representation from the Caribbean in one of the largest ISAF Youth World Championships, which
boasted nearly 350 sailors from 59 countries. Caribbean sailors hailed
from the Bahamas, Jamaica, the Netherlands Antilles, St. Lucia, Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This event is very much like a miniOlympics because each country can only send one entry per boat
class and this entry is usually the best of the best.
The Caribbean sailors primarily filled the ranks of both Boys and
Girls in the two-person International 420 and Laser Radial. The event
also hosted 29er, SL16 and RSX classes.
Sister and brother, Philipine and Ard van Aanholt, finished highest
in their respective laser classes, of the Caribbean sailors, with Philipine
9th out of 46 sailors and Ard 15th out of 50.
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Christopher Sands, from the Bahamas, finished 28th out of 50, and
was quoted in an ISAF press release as saying, “After eight hard and
exciting races, four days of travelling and 24 hours flight delay my trip
to Istanbul is over. The competition was tough and everybody was
very friendly.”
This marked the second year Jasia King from St. Lucia competed at
the Youth Worlds. Summing up the importance of the event, King was
quoted as saying, “This is the main event I can do. It is really amazing
because not often can I come to an event, which has over 350 sailors
and 52 Radial girls, I don’t normally sail with that many boats, so that is
an experience for me and that is what I am looking for.”
This event was indeed important for the Caribbean sailors, says Heidi Coyle, who traveled with the four-member U.S. Virgin Islands team.
“There is very little opportunity to compete in a large fleet since we
are isolated in the Caribbean, so it is much more challenging for our
sailors because they have less experience in larger fleets. However,
ISAF made it easy for the competitors since they took care of all the
logistics: boats, sails, accommodations and meals.”
U.S. Virgin Islands’ sailors, Nikki Barnes and Agustina Barbuto finished mid-fleet, or 14 out of 28, in the Girls International 420.
Barbuto says, “Because the conditions are not what we’re used
to, I had to stay very focused, especially in the starts. The best part
of the regatta was the last days when the wind picked up. That was
a big relief.”
The sailing conditions were not at all what most Caribbean sailors
expected or have trained in. There were extremely light winds with no
waves. In addition, the 420 course was the furthest away from shore
so those sailors had to sail one hour just to get to the starting line.
The laser course was a bit closer, but it was still a 45 minute sail. There
were also long delays because of no wind. One day the sailors actually
launched at 4:30 pm and returned at 9:30 pm, in the dark, only to sail
one race.
This year, ISAF selected 24 sailors from 11 nations to receive funding from its Athlete Participate Program. All Caribbean sailors, as well
as those from Bermuda, Columbia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, and
Samoa received funding support.
Carol M. Bareuther, RD, is a St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands based
marine writer and registered dietitian.
RESULTS OF
CARIBBEAN SAILORS
LASER RADIALS – BOYS
Ard van Aanholt, Curaçao, 15/50
William Bailey, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, 26/50
Christopher Sands, Bahamas, 28/50
Ramon Gonzalez, Puerto Rico, 29/50
LASER RADIAL – GIRLS
Philipine van Aanholt, Curaçao, 9/46
Marina Maffessanti, Jamaica, 43/46
Jasia King, St. Lucia 44/46
INTERNATIONAL 420 – BOYS
Raul Rios/Rogelio Fernand, Puerto Rico, 18/36
Alex Coyle/Alec Tayler, St. John/St. Thomas,
U.S. Virgin Islands, 25/36
INTERNATIONAL 420 – GIRLS
Nikki Barnes/Agustina Barbuto, St. Thomas/St. John,
U.S. Virgin Islands, 14/28
*Note: The first number is the sailor’s finish place, the
second number is the total number of boats in the class.
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THE 3RD ANNUAL CARLOS AGUILAR
MATCH RACE REGATTA
STORY AND PHOTO BY LYNN FITZPATRICK
T
he Carlos Aguilar Match Race Regatta (CAMR) is only in
its third year and has already become synonymous with
the beginning of December for match racers throughout the Caribbean, and even some in frosty northern climes.
This year’s regatta runs from December 2-5 and registration and
practice in the IC24’s will be held during the two days preceding
the regatta.
Last year, teams from France, Portugal, Brazil, USA and Denmark descended on St. Thomas for the four-day event and preregatta practice. More than one team extended its stay to take
full advantage of St. Thomas’ beaches, warm water, sunshine,
dependable wind and hospitality.
Virgin Island sailing and match racing legend, Peter Holmberg
and his all Virgin Islands team of Maurice Kurg, Morgan Avery
and Ben Beer, along with Claire Leroy and her Mermaid Sailing
Team, who were ranked number one in Women’s Match Racing
from May 2005 through January 2010, spent several days sparring
against one another in advance of the regatta, and it showed.
Not only did each team win its hotly contested division, but Leroy
and her team were nicely tanned and more than acclimated to
island life and sunshine before
the regatta started.
This year, regatta organizers are sticking with a formula
that has proven successful and
attracts more spectators every
year. The regatta village will be
at IGY’s Yacht Haven Grande,
IC 24’s comprise the fleet, and
Ulysse Nardin Watch Co. and
Trident Jewels and Time are
the presenting sponsors.
There is no doubt that the
event could not be so successful without the dedicated work
of so many volunteers. They do
everything. They serve breakfast in the morning, set up the
bleachers and tents along the
Charlotte Amalie waterfront,
keep score, host fantastic parties in the evening and also
substitute as crews when absolutely necessary.
The stakes are higher this
year so don’t expect substitutes. The CAMR is now a qualifier for the World Match Racing
Tour’s 2011 Match Cup Sweden
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event meaning that the winner of this year’s open division will be
awarded a berth to sail in Sweden.
Count on this year’s CAMR to pick up where last year’s finals left
off. No doubt 2008 champion, Taylor Canfield and his team will use
every trick in the playbook to reclaim the title from the team that
rarely shows a chink in its armor, Peter Holmberg’s team. Canfield
was on fire this summer and won the US Grade 2 Trifecta, a series
of three consecutive US-based ISAF Grade 2-ranked events held in
Chicago, Detroit, and New York. In doing so, Canfield also received
an automatic invitation to compete at the Grade 1 Congressional
Cup in Long Beach, CA in March, but there is nothing better than
winning the big one in your own backyard against a legend.
Find out more at: www.carlosmatchrace.com
Lynn Fitzpatrick’s articles on sailing appear regularly in international publications including AARP The Magazine and Cruising
World. She has been a highly competitive Snipe sailor and was
the 2008 Sports Information Specialist for sailing at the 2008
Beijing Olympics.
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ST. LUCIA YACHT CLUB AROUND THE ISLAND RACE
A
fter a seven year
gap, the first nonstop Around St Lucia Race took place at the
end of August. Fair weather
but not a breath of wind did
not bode well for the start
of the 70 mile race. And, by
the time the gun went off at
07:00, the six competitors
were left wondering if they
could make the circumnavigation within the time limit
of 15 hours.
Having inched slowly
across the start line off the
St Lucia Yacht Club in Rodney Bay, the yachts headed
towards Pigeon Island. First
over the line was the J24 Attitude, followed by the Frers
39 Cider with Rosie. Both
yachts hoisted spinnakers
Awards ceremony and Trophy for Fastest Boat (left to right) St. Lucia Yacht Club Sailing Captain Edgar
as they came onto a reach
Roe, Nanette, Franck, Daniel, Nick, Skipper Bruno (with the yellow cap), Leah (Cavalier Rums) Paolo, Scott
but struggled to fill them in
the light conditions. After 20
minutes moving at less than a knot, Cider with Rosie caught a
mained close hauled. With the wind staying light, most of the
breeze and picked up speed. However, Attitude, closer to Pigeon
fleet had to tack to clear Cape Marquis.
Point, was slower to benefit from the heavier air. Geronimo, a
Approaching the town of Dennery, one third of the way down
2-tonner, skippered by Bruno Bruchhof, sailing with his partner
St. Lucia’s east coast, Breeze Away and Spirit of the Wind decided
and a scratch crew of seven, was the next to benefit from the
to retire, followed shortly after by Kaiso. With boat speeds averbreeze off Pigeon Island.
aging only three knots, crews realized they would not arrive back
As the fleet hardened up
in Rodney Bay until the early hours.
“Considering the very
for the beat towards the
Rumor has it that the retired boats were generally the heavilight conditions, the fact
northern tip of St Lucia,
er designs – a situation said to have been made worse by the
that half the fleet manCider with Rosie held the
amount of beer and food onboard.
aged to sail the whole
lead. She was followed by
Still battling light winds, in the closing stages as it got dark,
course was cause for
Attitude, the Sovereign 40
a serious match race developed between Cider with Rosie and
celebration. This was
Kaiso, and Geronimo. The
Geronimo, line-honors going to Geronimo, with Attitude winning
Morgan 50, Breeze Away,
on corrected time, leaving Cider with a double 2nd.
suitably reflected in the
and the Beneteau 50 Sprit
Considering the very light conditions, the fact that half the fleet
festivities at the prize
of the Wind trailed behind
managed to sail the whole course was cause for celebration. This was
giving ceremony held
the pack. Cider with Rosie
suitably reflected in the festivities at the prize giving ceremony held
the following day at the
was first to tack into the
the following day at the St. Lucia Yacht Club. During the ceremony,
St. Lucia Yacht Club.”
North Cap while trying to
which included a buffet and free Cavalier Rum sampling, the skipper
keep out of the current.
of Geronimo, the fastest boat around the island, received ‘an averBy now the wind was blowing around 10 knots from the eastage skipper’s weight’ in rum’ (80 bottles). Overall winner Attitude,
north-east, which benefitted the lighter boats with their Kevreceived a free haul-out, scrub, and three day storage ashore.
lar sails.
After five or six tacks to clear the northern point, the boats
made it around the coast to the island’s windward side but reReport submitted by Sean Fuller. www.stluciayachtclub.com
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Fishing
CLUB NAUTICO DE SAN JUAN’S
INTL BILLFISH TOURNAMENT
TO P B OAT – IS L AM AR, TOP A NGLER – LO P EZ JUA R BE
BY CAROL BAREUTHER
P
PHOTO COURTESY OF CLUB NAUTICO DE SAN JUAN
uerto Rico boasts a reputation as a blue marlin hot spot.
Results of this year’s 57th San Juan International Billfish Tournament, fished August 18 to 22, only served to support this
status. A fleet of anglers from 12 countries released a whopping 69 blue marlin in four days of fishing.
The boat, Islamar, from Puerto Rico, won the tournament with six
blue marlin released, followed by Tati Way, in second with five releases. Three other boats released four marlin each. One of these was
50/50, aboard which angler Federico ‘Fico’ Lopez Juarbe won top angler by releasing three of the marlin.
“Determination, focus and luck, that’s what led to our success,” says
Juarbe, who tells: “It was the second day of fishing, after 12 noon,
that our captain saw a lot of bait fish on the depth finder and decided
to work the area. We had the first fish come up and released it, then
after that three more came up on my rod and I released them all. The
last two days of the tournament we didn’t catch a thing. It was nervewracking listening to the radio and wondering if another angler would
beat me, but that’s sports fishing.”
Juarbe was followed in the angler standings by Tom Cordero in second and female angler, Christina Muñoz third.
Cordero was also a member of the USA team that won first place
among the international teams. Cordero fished with Bill Crawford and
Jamie Rezor.
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“Our team managed to release four blue marlin in total,” says Cordero, “and we felt that our success was in keeping ... tight lines!”
The international team from Honduras (Rigoberto Alvarenga, Luis
A. Rubi and Herbert Soto) aboard Ambush finished second and the
British Virgin Islands (Joe Clark, Julio Betances and Alexis Barbosa
Seijo), third.
Clark, from the BVI’s Scrub Island, placed top International Angler,
with Jay Iqbal from Pakistan and Clark Smith from Florida second and
third, respectively.
Muñoz not only won third place angler, but also Top Female Angler.
“My son asked me to go out with him and his friends to fish the tournament,” Muñoz tells. “He has had lots of fishing experience and has
competed in tournaments in Puerto Rico and St. Maarten. But it was
my rod that was hot. The third day I caught my very first blue marlin. It
was a two hour and 15 minute fight and I had it hard because it was my
first and I was learning what to do. The last day, I caught another blue
marlin at 2:30 pm, then another lady angler released a marlin and she
was in the lead, then I released one at 3:30 pm to put me back on top.
It was pure luck and so much fun.” Muñoz adds, “Now the joke is that
when my son’s friends call to go fishing, they kid him that they want
me to go and not him!”
Seven lady anglers showed some spectacular fish-catching abilities
this year, including Carolina Figueredo who released two marlin and
earned second best female angler.
Interclub Teams winners—Venezuela’s Laguna
Mar
Club, Puerto Rico’s Cangrejos Yacht Club and
Islamar, from Puerto Rico,
Club Náutico de San Juan (CNSJ)—were representwon the tournament with six
blue marlin released
ed by William Morrison, Osvaldo de Leon and Jose
Luis Ramirez fishing for Venezuela; Donald McLeod,
Salvador Egea, Jr., and Manuel Matienzo fishing for
Cangrejos Yacht Club; and Miguel Donato, René de
la Cruz and Jose Diaz Umpierre for CNSJ.
“Puerto Rico is and remains one of the top marlin
destinations in the world,” says tournament chairman, Frankie Mirandes. “We were able to prove
that with satellite information and other data we can
guide participating boats towards the fishing hot
spots with plenty of strikes, basically by concentrating on those coordinates suggested by the Organizing Committee. Now we begin planning next year’s
edition and keep our efforts across the world to
bring to Puerto Rico the best deep-sea anglers.”
Carol M. Bareuther, RD, is a St. Thomas, U.S.
Virgin Islands based marine writer and registered dietitian.
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COUSTEAU’S BLUE HOLE
O N E OF T HE WORLD ’S MOST A M A ZING DIV ES
BY JOHN BUCKLAND
S
traight out of a
scene from science fiction, our
dive boat skirts
the edge of a perfect circle
of deep blue. Just below, a
cylindrical cavity in the reef
reaching to a depth of over
400 feet, known as the Blue
Hole of Belize, beckons from
the unknown.
Jacques Cousteau considered the Blue Hole one
of the top ten dive sites in
the world. The gigantic limestone sinkhole is surrounded
by a hedge of reef, except
for two narrow passageways, spaced about 90 degrees apart. There is a diver
among us that opts for the
snorkeling excursion along
the edge of the reef. He’s
had a mild bout with decompression sickness in the past
and doesn’t feel comfortable
with the deep dive.
Your lungs don’t absorb
only oxygen; they also allow other gasses, like nitrogen, to pass into
your blood. The greater the pressure, the more and more nitrogen
gets dissolved into your blood. If you ascend slowly, you can off-gas
the extra nitrogen gradually through your lungs. Come up too quickly
and the nitrogen literally boils
out of your blood, forming gas
“Jacques Cousteau conbubbles; and every cell that is
sidered the Blue Hole one
touching a nitrogen bubble is
of the top ten dive sites
not getting oxygen.
in the world. The giganAfter the dive master conducts a short instructional
tic limestone sinkhole is
session on the particulars of
surrounded by a hedge of
the dive, we enter the water
reef, except for two narand rendezvous on a sandy
row passageways, spaced
shelf 45 feet down, on the
about 90 degrees apart.”
very edge of the abyss. Visibility is only about 90 feet.
The dive master checks to make sure each one of us gives him the
‘OK’ signal: no trouble with equipment or clearing pressure from
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Hole of Belize
our ears. We then follow him over the edge and establish negative
buoyancy to begin our underwater free fall.
Buoyancy is directly related to the volume of water you displace,
so as you descend, the increased pressure compresses the air in your
Buoyancy Control Device (BCD), making you sink faster the deeper
you go. Once we start to sink, the experience is like sky diving in slow
motion; soft corals peppered along the vertical wall of rock grow
sparse as the light dims. The deep falls away below into darker hues
of blue that never turn completely black; the water chills as only the
longer wavelengths of visible light reach down this far.
At 130 feet we check our descent and add a little air to our BCD’s
to become neutrally buoyant. The stalactite formations for which the
Blue Hole is famous, are but a few yards away and we swim through
the liquid cerulean dusk with the same wonder as if exploring ancient
underwater ruins. The stalactites, most of which are several feet in diameter, hang in a large recess in the wall, with plenty of space behind
them for us to swim around. There is a dearth of life at this depth,
compared to the reef above that teems with life. I glance below, and
on the very edge of sight notice a few sharks swimming along the wide
arc of the cavern wall. A few turns into ten and then twenty, and then
possibly a hundred or more as the flat-nosed shadows appear out of
the mist, swim past some 80 odd feet below, and then pass out of
sight again, following the wall.
It is a short eight minutes at the depth of the stalactite formations,
but it seems like twice that. All too soon, the dive master is tapping
his watch and giving the signal to ascend. Another quirk of the pressure/buoyancy equation is that as you rise in the water column the
pressure decreases, causing your BCD to expand, thus displacing a
larger volume of water and increasing your buoyancy which causes
you to rise faster. It’s a snowballing effect and, though some find
it counterintuitive, you have to let air out of your BCD in order to
keep from rising too quickly. Everybody’s dive computer is beeping
as we come up, telling us we are ascending too fast. Dive computer
alarms are typically calibrated on the conservative side, with a factor
of safety figured in, but you still have to take them seriously; decompression sickness kills.
We ascend to a staging point just behind the stern of the boat about
20 feet down, a safety precaution to make sure we are off-gassing as
much nitrogen as possible before exiting the water. A few divers high
five, but for most of us it is a smile (though it is hard to smile with a
regulator in your mouth) and thumbs up, for just having completed
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MILWAUKEE’S BETTER ‘BREW’
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JC SILVERS
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ew seamen float without their favorite brew,
but now Milwaukee may
soon be better known for
something even more comforting
than its beer.
Seasoned sailor, Ed Silvers, admitted that at 76 raising the mainsail was becoming increasingly
more difficult. The thought of giving up his 48-foot Swan—which he
sailed through the Panama Canal to
his home in the Caribbean—wasn’t
an option.
Enter Geoff Cooke, well-known
marine engineer and owner of
The Workbench in Virgin Gorda’s
yacht harbor, with his secret Milwaukee weapon.
“Take a look at this, Ed,” Geoff
pulled a 28-volt cordless Milwaukee
angle drill from the bed of his truck.
Ed Silvers as found an
excellent way to take the
back ache out of sailing
This must-have drill for serious sailors and those who
prefer using brains rather than brawn, can be purchased
from Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation. www.milwau
keetool.com. Cat. # 0721-20, V28 ½” right angle drill.
Parts include a charger, a steadying handle, and a wrench
and key for the chuck all neatly packed into a heavy duty
carrying case. Info on the special bit to fit this right-angled drill that is compatible with all winches is available
at: www.winchbit.com
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“I don’t need to tie a halyard to my pickup truck anymore to hoist me
up a mast, with this drill and winch bit!”
Both men jumped aboard Into the Mystic and Geoff inserted the
drill into the mainsail winch. Ed gasped. He still can’t remember if it
took five or ten seconds to raise the full-battened main to the top of
the 62-foot mast, but the moment he got home, he called Milwaukee
and ordered the drill!
Ed also discovered that the use and performance of the Heavy Duty
Milwaukee drill depends on weather conditions. The drill is reversible
for a two-speed halyard winch. Running it in second gear slows the
rise of the main and makes it more controllable should a full batten
catch in the lazy jacks. The drill can also be used to power any sheet
winch aboard.
Whether you are young or old, looking for an alternative to expensive electric winches, or a way to preserve body and bones for better
things, Milwaukee fits the drill!
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how-to fishing primer for children. She co-starred in a national television fishing show and received the Don Hawley Foundation’s Conservationist of the Year Award. Jacky lives in Virgin Gorda, BVI, with her
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DR. IT’S TECH SOLUTIONS FOR BOATERS
M O V I N G AWAY F R O M PA P E R C H A R TS
Dear Dr. IT,
OK I give up! I am a purist sailing with paper charts; this is how
I learned and what I know, and what I want to know. Two years
ago I purchased my first GPS, a simple hand held unit, this was
a major step but complicated my life greatly. More and more it
seems I can hardly find paper charts in stores, or not the ones I
want, without ordering and waiting. Besides the GPS, my only
other electronics on board is a small laptop. Without spending
a bunch of money what are my options for SIMPLE electronic
charting. Remember I am not electronic literate, and am on a
very tight budget, free would be good.
—From Lester Taupin S/V Southern Cross (via email)
Lester, the world of digital charting is an ever expanding and
ever changing technology field that many large companies are
reaping profits from. In one way or another all of their programs
repackage chart data that is generally available in the public domain or was paid for by tax-payers ages ago. This simple fact has
always made me a skeptic of paying big dollars for a PC based
charting program or chart plotter.
Knowing you are not an electronics wizard, and want to keep
things simple and cheap, drives me to a couple of solutions that
meet your criteria. Both are easy to setup and can be implemented for free or nearly free since you already have a GPS. Second,
knowing you already own a laptop and are on a budget I will stick
with PC based solutions that will not require you purchase or install more electronics on your boat.
Before we get into the solutions for charting, let’s take a quick
look at the type of charts you want to be using electronically. In
basic terms you have two choices ENC’s or RNC’s. Knowing you
are a paper chart user and a fan of paper charts, I think you will
select RNC’s.
RNC stands for Raster Navigation Charts, you can think of these as
paper charts remade (scanned) to appear on your computer screen
as it does in your hands, yes the
chart appears nearly exactly as it
does in paper.
ENC stands for Electronic
Navigation Chart. With this type
of chart only ‘data’ is stored on
the computer that describes the
chart, the chart on the screen is
rendered real time by the computer using the data in the system
for the chart area. These charts do
not look or appear like the traditional charts you are using but offer many benefits in actual use.
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The first solution I think you would like is an application called
openCPN, or Open Captain. This is an open source software project
released under the GPL structure, it is free to download, install, and
use. According to the developers, the goal of the software is to create a concise chart plotter and navigational software for use underway or as a planning tool. What I really appreciate about the project
is the fact that the software developers are active sailors who know
the real world problems users will face with the software.
This project is very active at the moment; the newest release
of openCPN was published during June 2010 with development
ongoing. I have used the software with raster charts and was happy
with the performance especially knowing the price. The project can
be found online at opencpn.org – install the program and give it
a test drive; at free the price is right. An alternative project can be
found by Googling ‘SeaClear gps software’. This is also free but
the project seems to be falling behind the openCPN standard.
After installing your program of choice you are going to need
charts. There are plenty of resources for free charts around the
internet, but pay attention to the age of the charts you download
for use. The NOAA offers a large selection of both RNC and ENC
charts at www.charts.noaa.gov, these charts can be downloaded
for free but coverage is limited to US waters and selected other
areas including parts of the South Pacific and the Caribbean.
Lester, this will have you up and running quickly and cheaply. If
you need more help drop me an email at the address below.
GOT PROBLEMS? – send your questions to dnorlund@
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Dustin Norlund has lived aboard his Hylas 49 sailing extensively in
the Caribbean and Central America. His professional career started
in mechanical engineering and airline operations. Dustin is now the
owner of Latitude 18 Marine Electric based in St. Maarten. Info: www.
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Seamanship & Voyaging
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
T H E D U TC H I S L A N D TO D U TC H I S L A N D D A S H
STORY AND PHOTOS BY LYNN FITZPATRICK
The 100ft aluminum sloop
Marama arrives in Curaçao having
set a fast time for the first Dutch
Island to Dutch Island Dash
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his summer, Marama, a 100-foot aluminum ketch and a newcomer to the Caribbean, was the last to leave the marina at
IGY’s Ile de Sol. Her departure was historic and heralds the
start of a new tradition, the Dutch Island to Dutch Island
Dash from Sint Maarten to Curaçao.
In the mythological origins of Maori society, one of the three
states of evolution and the progress of creation is Marama, the
concept of emergence and light and reality. Marama is a common
name for moon.
Determined to sail under the light of the moon, Marama’s owner,
captain and crew, made their final tour of the Simpson Bay Lagoon.
While their friends at Uncle Harry’s Bar stocked their ice chests for
the world-renowned August Monday in Anguilla, Marama’s crew celebrated their imminent departure at Rancho’s Argentine restaurant in
Palapa Marina. They hoisted the Rancho flag to their port yardarm and
stocked their freezer with adequate portions of Rancho’s famed chili
con carne for the voyage.
Crowds on both sides of the Simpson Bay drawbridge cheered
Marama on as she led the parade for the 17:30 bridge opening.
Marama moored off to the west of the channel for the evening while
the crew checked all systems and waited for their record-setting passage conditions to develop. As they enjoyed their first meal of chili
paired with the owner’s preferred French rose, they discovered that
their timing was impeccable. The first tropical depression of the season was threatening to sweep into the vicinity.
Marama passed the night like a thoroughbred ready to bust out of
the starting gate. All systems go at 10:50 as Marama passed over the
starting line, which lies to the west of the channel, along the transit
from the tower of the small church through the corner of the white
building immediately to its east.
The first leg of the Dutch Island to Dutch Island Dash was south
toward Saba Bank keeping the other Dutch Windward Islands of
St Eustatius to port and Saba to starboard. Beyond Saba Bank, the
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general direction of Curaçao is 240°. Butterflies, seabirds and flying
fish accompanied us for a while and then we were on our own.
The rules, records and yarns of the Dutch Island to Dutch Island
Dash came to us as we sailed along.
With a single reef in her mainsail, her yankee flying, Marama danced
through the waves as we celebrated our first dinner under sail – Rancho’s chili con carne. We fell into our watch routine, and at 02:30 on
our first night under sail we noticed a dark black cloud off to port.
The first blast of cold air hit before there was time to shorten sails. The
pelting rain flattened the seas and the young filly, Marama, sprinted like never before. Before the squall was over, Marama established the first record for
The Dash. She clocked 18.5 knots. It was the owner’s proudest moment.
The answer to the question, where to end the Dutch Island to Dutch
Island Dash became clear as Bonaire faded in the haze and lights began to appear on Curaçao’s headlands. Marama crossed the imaginary finish line between lights of Punt Kanon, on the southeastern tip
of Curaçao, and Klein Curaçao at 20:18. Powered by wind and fueled
by chili con carne, Marama, her owner, captain and her crew established the elapsed time record for the inaugural Dutch Island to Dutch
Island Dash of two days, nine hours and 28 minutes.
You pass the friendly cafes of Willemstad
while on your way to clear customs
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Marama’s owner smiled with glee when he realized that his yacht,
sporting the lucky numbers, 888, posted a time that included an eight
in her 558 nm journey.
After hailing the authorities, Marama set a course for the shelter
of Caracas Bay, five miles to the east of Willemstad. The opening
of Caracas Bay was wider than our other options at Fuik Bay and
Spanish Water and inside the seas are calm. Words of caution – do
not go too close to the far shore, only enter if you are authorized
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By the time of the second running of the
Dutch Island to Dutch Island Dash, construction of Palapa Resort and Marina, Curaçao,
should be nearing completion. The ritual of
greeting Dash sailors with Rancho’s Curaçao
chili con carne and a Caracas Bay cocktail to
match the indigo waters of its depths should
be well established, and the promoters of
The Dash tradition will have a way to record a history that will grow
richer by the year.
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Our Natural World
MUCH MALIGNED RAYS
PART ONE OF A FOUR-PART SERIES BY BECKY A. BAUER
O
PHOTO BY JOHN NORTON
ne of my favorite sea creatures is the much-maligned ray. If I
have an animal totem, it might well be a member of the super order Batoidea for they have a habit of appearing when I
most need a photo subject or reassurance that all is well.
I was raised to believe the world is a deadly place full of mammals,
reptiles, birds and fish lying in wait to attack and eat me. As a young child
who spent summers on a beach in Florida, an excited voice yelling “stingray or shark!” quickly cleared the water and sent swimmers, including
me, running for the safety of our beach blankets. Even seeing a ray in an
aquarium sent chills up my spine, more so than the sharks on display.
Many years later, I regularly worked around terrestrial wildlife without
harm so decided it was time to go to sea. As a brand new open water
diver with ten fresh water dives in my log, I planned a solo trip to islands
off the coast of Central America to test my skills in the deadly ocean.
The last off the boat, I quickly decided that I was fine at 15 feet and
would follow the other divers from some distance above their 50-foot
depth. The dive master returned for me, taking my hand and sympathetically guiding me a few feet deeper as my breathing and heartbeat
became more rapid. Suddenly, from behind, a small Spotted Eagle Ray
glided not three feet over my head and descended toward the reef.
I was captivated and followed the little ray downward where I joined
the group excitedly signing ‘ray’; my apprehension was gone and I felt
so very much alive and in a place where I was meant to be.
Several dive trips later to the same dive resort, I was considered a
‘regular’ with excellent dive skills and thus, was allowed to dive solo
from both shore and boat. One evening at twilight, I was exploring
the bottom under the bow of a sunken freighter when abruptly the
sand began to boil, dropping visibility to zero and sending me tum-
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Sting Ray
bling backwards as a large wing brushed my mask. I had disturbed
a large Southern Stingray (Dasyatis Americana) as he lay buried in
sand, waiting for his next meal. The adrenaline rush was one of ‘way
cool’ rather than fear.
The Batoidea are fascinating and odd-looking fish that first appeared
in our seas some 65-140 million years ago. There are more than 500
species of Batoidea with new species only recently discovered. They are
cartilaginous fish with skeletons not of bone but of elastic cartilage and,
therefore, closely related to sharks. Both rays and sharks lack ribs for
support and protection thus, if removed from water, the weight of their
bodies will crush their internal organs.
Like sharks, the rays have pectoral fins; however, rays’ bodies are flattened with pectoral fins fused to their heads creating their wing-like
appearance. Rays’ mouths are on the underside of their bodies and
depending upon the species, they may have crushing teeth or boney
plates for feeding upon crustaceans, shellfish, and occasionally fish, all generally found on the bottom and
along reefs. The one major exception to these feeding patterns is the Manta Ray (Manta birostris) who
swims the open oceans and feeds upon plankton.
Over the next few months, we will be covering
some of the Batoidea species living in the Caribbean and Eastern Atlantic that swimmers, boaters, and
divers most often encounter. Odd-looking fish that
glide through the water with such grace and beauty
they are a wonder to behold.
Spotted Eagle Ray
Becky Bauer became a scuba instructor and awardwinning journalist covering the marine environment in the Caribbean after 30 years as a wild and
domestic animal rescuer, rehabber, and educator
in the states. She is a contributing photographer
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THE RALLY THAT
STARTED IT ALL
ARC ...
AS THE ATLANTIC RALLY FOR CRUISERS CELEBRATES ITS 25TH YEAR, WE TALK TO JIMMY CORNELL.
A
lmost three decades have passed since yachting journalist Jimmy Cornell arrived in the Canary Islands to write
about the yachts waiting to set out across the Atlantic.
Building on what he found while reporting the story for
Yachting World magazine, Cornell pioneered a way for
thousands of yachts to sail across oceans in the company of others.
From the beginning, Cornell was determined to offer something
more than the usual Atlantic dash. Yes, it would be a race, but the
focus would be on the fun of taking part and one that would increase
safety and confidence, especially amongst those making their first
long ocean passage.
Many cruisers go to sea to get away from the crowds preferring instead to create their own adventures. That said, Cornell’s foray to the
Canary Islands convinced him that many would come together in a well
organized transatlantic event. It turned out he was right and ARC86, the
Atlantic Rally for Cruisers was born.
Immediately the rally was announced entries started rolling in from
around the world and just a couple of months later the list of entries
had to be closed and a waiting list started.
Cornell watched as on November 25, 1986, the starting cannon was fired from a Spanish Navy frigate and 204 yachts from 24
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nations set sail on the
inaugural ARC, leaving Las Palmas de
Gran Canaria, on the
largest
trans-ocean
race ever staged.
“I was certainly very
Jimmy Cornell, aboard La Aventura III.
impressed,” says CorSince retiring from World Cruising Club
nell, “but I must admit,
in 1998, Jimmy has done many thousands
I never thought there
of miles sailing around the world and
published several books.
would be a second
one. I thought it was a
one off. We never thought there should be another one, and then the
letters started coming in from people who had missed the first ARC”
There was no entry fee for the first rally, so none of the organizers
were paid.
“I was still working for the BBC, I had a very good job and had no
plans of giving it up,” says Cornell. “The second ARC came about
because people insisted. They were blaming us for giving birth to
such a good idea and then dropping it. That’s when I realized there
was something more in it than just a one-off event. I formed a com-
PHOTO COURTESY OF WORLD
CRUISING CLUB
BY GARY E. BROWN
PHOTO BY STÅLE LARSEN
Viking Crusader – Family boats
have always been a significant
part of the ARC. Norwegian
sailors Ståle and Anne Lise
Larsen sailed in ARC’86 with their
children Hilde (8) and Marius (6).
PHOTO COURTESY OF WORLD CRUISING CLUB
pany called World Cruising Ltd, later to be called
over the years and who have
helped in making the event speWorld Cruising Club. Eventually I resigned from
cial,” says Bishop.
the BBC and the rest is history.”
In 1990, ARC switched the finish,
Bring together sailboats of any kind and like it
choosing to end the rally in Rodor not you have got a race. In 1989, when some
ney Bay, St. Lucia, instead of Barskippers said they would take part in the ARC if it
bados. This was done so that the
was more competitive, Cornell introduced a racentire fleet could tie up together in
ing division using the Channel Handicap System.
Entries in this division, now run under the auspicone marina and thus increase caes of the Royal Ocean Racing Club, today form
maraderie between yachts.
some 15 per cent of the fleet each year, whilst the
“We certainly have a great relamajority has remained in the Cruising Division in
tionship with St. Lucia,” says Bishop.
which limited motoring is allowed.
The island provides a great destinaAlthough he hasn’t been involved with the
tion for boats arriving in the CaribARC since 2000, Cornell says he is happy to see
bean, and we enjoy St. Lucia being
the original spirit of the event is still very much
the home of the finish of the ARC.”
alive. “In the beginning I insisted it was an amaA record-breaking 250 boats are
Andrew Bishop, Managing Director of World
teur event for amateur sailors, not a professional
taking part in this year’s ARC, but
Cruising Club. Since sailing as a participant in
event. It was something I wanted cruising sailors
what of the future?
ARC’89, Andrew has organized 15 editions of
the rally, and can claim the title of ‘Mr ARC’.
like myself to take part in. Of course, pressures
“I do sincerely hope we will be
came along and we had boats taking paying
celebrating a 50th anniversary,”
guests and so on. So gradually the original concept was slightly, and
says Bishop. “The ARC is a great event. What makes it special is the
I stress slightly, diluted, but never lost. It is still basically an event for
fact that it’s an international event. The people that take part are what
cruising sailors.”
the ARC is all about.”
Andrew Bishop has been involved in the ARC since1989, first as
For more details or to take part in future events visit: www.world
a competitor and then as part of the organizing team under Jimmy
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Cornell. Bishop continued to work for the rally when World Cruising
Club became part of Chay Blyth’s Challenge Business, and later was
Gary E. Brown is the Editorial Director of All At Sea. He hosts the radio
involved in a management buy-out. The honor of organizing the 25th
show YachtBlast on Island 92, St. Maarten, and is the author of the
ARC belongs to him and his partners.
thriller/sailing adventure Caribbean High. For more information visit:
“The main focus for the 25th edition is to recognize—especially
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in Las Palmas—all the people who have been involved in the event
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SOUTH
SUN
TO THE
BY GARY E. BROWN
O
Of all the Atlantic rallies perhaps the most informal is the North American Rally to the Caribbean (NARC). They even chose the name knowing the anagram would poke mild fun at their older cousins, the ARC.
Informal and fun it may be, but the NARC insists on meticulous preparation for what can be a rather daunting voyage from the colder climes
of North America to the sunny shores of the Caribbean.
Rally participants begin arrivSusan Genett of
ing in Newport around October
Real Weather
24, and take advantage of the
discount dockage offered by
the Newport Yachting Center.
Departure date for Bermuda
and beyond is October 31, although this is subject to change
depending on the weather.
In 2008 the organizers decided entry to the rally should
be free, preferring instead to
charge a small head fee to defray the costs of the socials and
to cover general overheads.
This increased the numbers
and helped promote Offshore
Passage Opportunities (OPO),
the company behind the rally.
“The main goal is not to
make money, as strange as that
may seem,” says OPO Managing Director Hank Schmitt, organizer and founder of the NARC. “The rally helps my crew networking company. We look for, create, and find people that need crew and
pass on that information to our members. By increasing the number
of boats in the rally, we increase the number of boats looking for crew.
This makes more opportunity for our members and helps that part of
the business.”
From its beginning in 1999 the NARC fulfilled the organizer’s aims by
bringing together crews of professional delivery skippers and private
boat owners. Sailing in company with highly experienced skippers, who
are more than willing to share their knowledge, has helped many less
confident crews complete their first offshore passage successfully.
The weather and Gulf Stream are major considerations, especially in
the early stages, so the rally’s departure date is not cast in stone.
“What I do is lay out the general weather pattern,” says Susan Genett,
whose company Real Weather has been conducting pre-rally weather
and routing briefings for past 11 years. “The slower boats and the faster
boats are going to sail in different weather after a day and beyond. It’s
all about trying to incorporate the different capabilities of the vessels
that are participating into the briefing. They can then make decisions
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TO THE CARIBBEAN
St. Maarten / St. Martin
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The fleet is a magnificent
sight as it leaves Newport
as to what departure plan works for them. Usually a majority will leave
together the day of the briefing, or wait a few hours or even a day.”
What awaits the sailors in Bermuda? Besides the thrill of making an
offshore passage to a new land, participants enjoy the hospitality of the
St. Georges Dinghy and Sports Club, where they receive discount dockage. Bacchanals follow, including a Gosling’s Rum Party and a Fish Fry.
The next leg of the NARC is the big one – 900 miles south to the
island of St. Maarten.
Yachts making an offshore passage risk running into bad weather
and that’s where the radio net support system kicks in.
“Between the radio net, the weather routing, and making sure that
at least one person onboard has seen the rougher weather in the past,
we’ve never had a problem with a boat not making it,” says Schmitt. “This
is not a race. When you race you tend to push things, break things, and
hurt people. The idea is to get there safely and have a good time.”
Not everyone will want to end their voyage in St. Maarten and many
boats make the Virgin Islands their first port of call. This year participants are being encouraged to go the few extra miles.
“Simpson Bay Marina and Island Global Yachting have been kind
enough to come onboard as a sponsor,” says Schmitt. “They’re organizing our party at the end and offering a couple of days’ free dockage. It’s not up to me to force people to go any place, but we are
encouraging everyone to go to St. Maarten first. It’s a great place to fly
in and out of and they have great marine services down there.”
For information about the NARC and other offshore passage
opportunities visit: www.sailopo.com
NARC founder Hank
Schmitt feeding the crew
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CARI BBEAN 1500
CRUISING RALLY
NEW ERA
T
he 21st running of the Caribbean 1500 Cruising Rally
marks the end of an era and the start of a new age.
As rally founder, organizer and veteran sailor, Steve
Black, says, “I’ve hogged the helm long enough.”
Black is far from retiring. After building the Caribbean 1500 and subsequent rally’s under the
Cruising Rally Association’s (CRA) umbrella into major events that
have made it easier for sailors to explore new horizons, Black will
merge his events with those of the UK-based World Cruising Club
(think Atlantic Rally for Cruisers), continue working in a joint effort
with the WCC’s Jeremy Wyatt and Andrew Bishop and look forward to new-found free time to sail to destinations on his ‘always
dreamed of visiting’ list.
Hampton, Virginia
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BY CAROL BAREUTHER
CARIBBEAN 1500 – PAST,
PRESENT & FUTURE
Thirty-something boats sailed
from Newport, Rhode Island, to
Virgin Gorda, in the first Caribbean 1500 in 1990. This year, by
mid-September, 75 entries were
ready to cast off from Hampton,
Virginia, to the British Virgin Island of Tortola.
“This increase over last year’s
56, which we attribute to the
Steve Black
economy, is because of pent
up demand,” says Black. “The
average age of Caribbean 1500
cruisers is 65. These are people who might wait a year or two, but
they’re not going to postpone a trip like this indefinitely.”
Last year’s rally saw a record 24 kids participate and this year the
number is back down to the average 3 to 4.
“I can’t explain the difference, but the kids do thrive on sailing,” he
says. “They seem worldlier than their peers after making a passage.”
Yet, many of today’s ralliers didn’t grow up sailing.
“These are the folks whose first boat is a full size cruising yacht
like an Oyster 60,” says Black. “They hire instructors to accelerate
their learning curve. After cruising for ten years or so, they want to
go to the next level and cross an ocean. I’m impressed with how
thoughtful they are in preparation and choosing crew for expertise
and in their ability and willingness to figure out new things and face
new frontiers.”
Free pre-rally seminars, a hallmark of the Caribbean 1500, haven’t
changed much.
“We teach what it takes to get coastal sailors over the hurdle of
crossing an ocean,” says Black. “That means dealing with seasickness
and crossing the Gulf Stream, for example.”
The rally added a Bahamas Class in 2009 and will do so again this year.
“They’ll sail with us until we have enough boats for a separate rally,”
says Black. “We had two boats go to Marsh Harbor last year and ten
already signed-up this year. As word gets out, I expect to have 15 to
20 next year.”
Black concludes, “Jeremy (Wyatt) and Andrew (Bishop) have done
He adds, “Cuba will eventually open up, and a rally to the Bahamas
such good things with the ARC over the years and they have great
that adds Cuba may become its own event. This, however, may draw
ideas for the future. It’s definitely the right time for us to bring in new
some boats away from the Caribbean.”
life, new blood and new ideas.”
New this year, there will be no crew fees for food and drinks. This
means the financial load for pre-event parties will not be all on the
skipper, as it has been in the past, but on each individual person. HowCarol M. Bareuther, RD, is a St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands based
ever, the skipper will still provision for the passage.
“We had a skipper of a Taswell 58 pay $1700 versus the $900 basic
entry fee to cover the bar tab and food for their crew
before the start,” says Black. “Now, it’s fairer.”
Two new additions are a full-time shore-side office
The ralliers from
person during the rally and a full-time race committee
the 2009 Caribbean
1500 at Nanny Cay
on-station for the rally’s end. The shore office is responsible for taking calls from family, tracking the fleet,
updating the event website and sending out weather
reports to those who can receive Email. Meanwhile,
the race committee will be moored at the entrance to
Soper’s Hole, Tortola, to help ralliers on arrival.
LOOKING AHEAD
Like the ARC, this year’s Caribbean 1500 will add an
Invitational Class for performance boats.
“This way, the 100-foot swing keels and 60-foot
BOC boats can participate in their own class and the
cruisers can still have their rally,” says Black. “So far,
we have a Pacer 42 and 48 - and 62-foot gunboats
signed up.”
This, along with advertising each other’s events,
is just one way in which the two rally organizations
have already worked together, making the merger
a natural.
Looking forward, he says, “Over the years we’ve
picked up boats from the Netherlands, UK, Ireland
and Germany, who were cruising in the U.S. and
wanted to go to the Caribbean. So, this merger is a
nice tie-in for our European participants.”
The fleet in Tortola
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United States Virgin Islands
SAILORS IN THE NEWS
STAN LORBACH
BY CAROL BAREUTHER
T
he three R’s – reading, writing and arithmetic – aren’t all
that’s taught at one high school in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Marine industry skills, everything from learning how to sail
to rebuilding a diesel engine, has been in the curriculum
for nearly two years at the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School on St.
Thomas. Ironically, the teacher leading the class didn’t step foot
aboard a sailboat until he moved to the territory in 1998. The marine
side of life, however, is something that teacher, Stan Lorbach, has
quickly immersed himself in and his students too.
Born in Florida, Lorbach grew up in South Carolina in the landlocked foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. He earned a degree
in biochemistry and started conducting post-doctoral research in
New Orleans.
“This was the time I was to establish my name in research, but it’s
when I realized that I really wanted to be a teacher,” he says.
Lorbach completed his research and took a year off to assemble
his resume in order to apply for teaching positions. Meanwhile, he
worked repairing bikes at a bicycle shop.
“A woman came into the shop one day,” he says. “She lived on St.
Thomas, and she and her husband ran a bike tour company. I told her
if she ever needed a tour guide or mechanic to give me a call. She did,
and I moved to St. Thomas.”
Lorbach’s new employers helped him to get established. They
referred him to the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), where
ultimately he was hired and worked as a professor of microbiology
and molecular biology for seven years, also they took him sailing.
“The first time I went sailing I loved it,” he says. “I thought it
was fantastic.”
Lorbach loved the nautical life so much that he purchased a
Pearson 365 ketch. He’s lived-aboard, on a mooring off Water Island’s
Honeymoon Bay, ever since.
“Living on the boat taught me many things,” he says. “One was
how to sail without an engine. It quit working just after I bought the
boat, so I had to take it out and eventually rebuilt it. In the meantime,
I always made sure to have able bodied people on board when we
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went out sailing. I’d take students out with me. We’d go to Foxy’s for
New Year’s or on a week’s sail around the British Virgin Islands.”
Two years before Lorbach left his teaching post at UVI, he knew
that he wanted to somehow teach Virgin Islands’ students how to sail
and other marine skills. To this end, he furthered his own education
by working with veteran sail maker, Manfred Dittrich. During this time,
he started racing on
the sailboat of friend,
“‘Ultimately,’ says Lorbach,
Paul Davis, who would
who is constantly evolving the
compete annually in
program and gaining an everregattas in St. Croix,
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Ivanna Eudora Kean High School. Davis had previously donated his
Cal 30.3, Winds Glory, to the program, and well-known sailor, Chris
Currier, has started the course. Lorbach was interviewed by MAG
leaders and was immediately tapped for the teaching position.
“The first semester I taught, in the spring of 2009, we had engine
problems on Winds Glory and as a class took the engine out and
repaired it,” he says. “Basically, since the boat is 40-years old, if
something breaks, it becomes a lesson. The students, primarily
juniors and seniors, have also completely rebuilt and re-bedded the
stanchions. We’ve also completely repaired the boat after taking a big
wave in the around St. John race that ripped a four-foot hole in the
boat and separated the deck from the hull.”
Students have sailed the last two years in the International
Rolex Regatta.
This fall, Lorbach has arranged for a professional aircraft mechanic
to teach the students diesel engine repair. In the future, he hopes to
get the students started on the construction of 15 ½-foot sloops called
Windmills that would allow them to hands-on sail in the fall while
Winds Glory is in the yard for hurricane season.
“The Department of Education has furnished all the tools necessary to
for the students to build the boats,” says Lorbach. “Now, we are looking
for a funding source to get the marine plywood from off island.”
“Ultimately,” says Lorbach, who is constantly evolving the program and
gaining an ever-growing classroom of interested students along the way,
“my goal is trade-oriented classes where the students can gain the skills
that will enable them to get good paying jobs in the marine industry.”
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A T R I CK Y STORM
BY JULIAN PUTLEY
PHOTO BY R. VOSS
Soper’s Hole
PHOTO BY JULIAN PUTLEY
T
he second major
hurricane of the 2010
season brushed by
the Virgin Islands
on Monday, August 30, and
caught many residents and
boaters by surprise. Only three
days previously tropical storm
Earl was forecast to swing more
towards the northwest and miss
the islands by over a hundred
miles. By Sunday morning the
storm’s relentless westward track
had many mariners and worried
residents rushing their security
preparations to completion. At
the same time a hurricane hunter
aircraft deduced that the winds
were now at hurricane force and
meteorologists were predicting
further strengthening. When
satellite images showed St
Martin and Anguilla getting
pasted by strong tropical storm
force conditions and hurricane
force gusts, it became clear that
the BVI was in for it.
Road Harbour
By early Sunday afternoon charter boat companies were completing
preparations by spider-webbing yachts into available dock spaces
and a stream of yachts were heading for the BVI’s hurricane hole
at Paraquita Bay. The pre-storm calm quickly changed to a steady
northeast breeze by sunset. Earl continued to strengthen throughout
the night and by 0800 St. Martin reported winds of 70mph while the
eye was still about 40 miles off.
Throughout Monday morning the storm continued to track WNW at
about 15mph and approached Anegada in the BVI with winds close to
100mph. Fairly rapid intensification occurred between about noon and
1600 when the eye came closest to the island, a mere 20 miles away.
When Earl was north of Anegada the winds, now at about 120 mph,
clocked around to the WSW and all hell broke loose at the Setting
Point anchorage. At this time the hurricane was given the dangerous
designation, Category 4, with eye wall winds at 131mph plus.
Linda Soares of Neptune’s Treasure restaurant and apartments filmed
the storm at its fiercest. Breaking seas broached the bulkhead and
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engulfed the family property. Lashing spray three stories high and roiling
waves flooded houses and out buildings. Some twenty lofty palms were
flattened and their dock was torn out. Not a single dock remained along
the shoreline and several large fishing boats were beached. Potter’s by
the Sea restaurant was almost completely destroyed.
The other islands of the BVI were spared the intensity of Anegada’s
experience but exposed north and western shores were also badly
hit. Bob Carson of Southern Trades reported seas of eight to ten feet
pounding Cane Garden Bay with 20-foot cresting waves off Surfing Point.
Bomba’s Shack at Capoon’s Bay was severely undermined but looked
surprisingly untouched from the road. On one blog it was reported that
‘The Shack’ suffered $100,000 worth of ... improvements!
At Soper’s Hole, Tortola’s western most bay many boats were either
beached or sunk. This deep bay with high hills on both north and south
sides is susceptible to the Venturi effect, a funneling of wind creating
a greater velocity. The large motor vessel Leylon Sneed was beached
and the 65-foot Summer Breeze was partially sunk. Some eight other
yachts were either sunk or beached. Galvanized roofing was blown off
some buildings and there was damage to several docks.
In Road Town the roof of the Customs and Immigration building was
blown right across the main thoroughfare and into the forecourt of
Capriccio da Mare, an Italian café. Several barges and ferries sustained
damage and partial sinking on Road Harbour’s eastern shore.
The extent of the damage around the interior of the islands was
mostly downed trees and power lines. Some roofs were damaged and
debris littered roads.
As of this writing (nine days later), clean up, repairs and rebuilding
are going ahead apace. Amazingly, the Anegada Reef Hotel is open
for business, power has been restored island wide and all roads are
passable. Reports from Anegada are that the island will be in full swing
for the coming season beginning October 1. Resilience and fortitude
are words that aptly describe this proud little island.
The rest of the BVI is equally positive. The community really came
together in time of need.
PHOTO BY JULIAN PUTLEY
Julian Putley is the author of ‘The Drinking Man’s Guide to the BVI’,
‘Sunfun Calypso’, and ‘Sunfun Gospel’.
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THEY’RE REBELS!
JANET HEI N VISITS RE BEL M A R INE IN A NGU ILLA
W H E R E B OAT B U I L D I N G I S A N A R T
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JAN HEIN
A
nguilla’s Road Bay greets visitors with
a bold assault of color. White sand
reflects through every watery shade of
blue and if that doesn’t induce a smile,
an assortment of brightly painted boats anchored
in the bay will. The vessels range in size and style,
design and purpose. Many fish while others speed
tourists through and around the island’s reefspattered waters. Scattered amongst them are a
handful of Rebels, boats that stand out because of
curvaceous lines and simple, elegant design.
Rebel Marine, owned and operated by a talented
crew of Anguillians, design and build world class
yachts right on the hill overlooking Road Bay. Their
production facility, a collection of large, open air
The crew laying on
glue to a new build
What many believe is the most
beautiful of the fleet – Lady Celestia
buildings holds a constantly changing array of boats in all stages of
construction. Some will serve as high speed ferries shuttling tourists to
and from St. Martin. A few join the day charter business, while others
are destined to take their lucky owners on picnics.
At the center of Rebel Marine is David Carty, yacht designer, builder,
business man and risk taker. He, like so many Anguillians, comes from
a long line of boat builders and seafarers. His great grandfather was
Arthur Romney Carty, owner of the legendary schooner, Warspite. But
that’s not how or why David got started in the business.
In 1980 he was the first Anguillian to be appointed as Director of
Tourism, not an easy job considering that the island had hardly been
discovered then. He held the position for a year and some months
and, when it changed to new hands, he made a move that would alter
the course of his life. He decided to sell the first boat he’d ever built,
a 16-footer named Rebel. Proceeds from the sale were enough to buy
materials, launching him into a career as a boat builder.
As vessels began to roll out, David did more and more research on
design. Each launching and test run taught new concepts and different
tricks. He is a skilled draftsman and according to his partner and son,
Damian, “Dad now does the brainstorming and I tweak it.”
Damian, an integral figure in a business that has boomed with
success, watched his future take shape while growing up on and
around his father’s boats. To expand on the expertise of Rebel Marine,
he attended university in Ft. Lauderdale, earning an Industrial Design
degree. “We work together on new designs,” he said. “Dad does a lot
of it. He calculates the displacement, which is crucial.”
The largest boat they’ve completed is a 55 foot concept hull similar
to one in the bay called Fun Time Express. The Rebel team completes
the wood and epoxy hull then turns it over to David’s older brother
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The founder and genius of Rebel
Marine, David Carty, checks on
the progress of a new build
Lenny who runs Techni Sales next door for the finishing touches. They
complete the package adding rigging, engine installs and gear.
David and Damian do several international boat shows each
year showcasing their genius. They’re working on several concepts,
and they occasionally collaborate with other talent on sport fishing designs.
Many of their boats have stuck close to home but Rebel Marine
yachts can also be found in Puerto Rico, throughout the Caribbean
and United States. “One guy came here for a vacation,” says Damian.
“He went on a charter aboard the Gotcha, and asked where the boat
was built. The fella told him it was built up on the hill, so he checked it
out and bought a 40 foot sport fisher and named it Crazy Salts.”
Most of their customers know what they want and they’re more
than happy to pay for it. A recent construction project required that
the team work around the owners gear. “Sometimes we get fussy
customers if they don’t know what they want,” joked Damian.
As we chatted he pointed out Gilly and Gotcha, two Rebel boats
in the bay. “They’re the same boat in the hull but very different down
below.” There were others: Dakota; Whosea; Killy B, and several more
from the Gotcha day charter fleet.
It is no surprise that many craft have passed through Damian’s life—
small ones for local races and a few for simply fishing off the rocks. His
current one is the beautiful Rebel Rowser, 30 feet long and fast.
That 16-footer Rebel, the boat that started the whole thing? She
came back to the family when Damian located and purchased it as a
birthday gift for his Dad.
For information email [email protected]
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between the Caribbean the Pacific Northwest with a boat and a life at
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FINDING OUR WAY
SINT MAARTEN’S MARINE SERVICES
BY LYNN FITZPATRICK
PHOTO BY GARY E. BROWN
The new 150-ton travel-lift in
operation at Bobby’s Megayard
S
int Maarten continues to be abuzz with construction activity.
The Simpson Bay Lagoon is changing as preparations are being
made to extend the airport runway and residential complexes,
marinas and boatyards are under construction and expanding.
Bobby’s Megayard and St. Maarten Shipyard are both due to increase
their haul out capacity in the near future with St. Maarten Shipyard adding
a 75 ton KMI Sealift and Bobby’s adding a 150-ton travel-lift. St. Maarten
has become the place to have boat work done in the Caribbean.
That’s all well and good, but whether you are cruising, racing big
boats, or down for a fishing tournament there are times when you don’t
need to haul out, but you will need a marine specialist. St. Maarten’s
protected waters; its central Caribbean location and international
airport have made it an attractive location for tradesmen and marine
parts and services suppliers to set up business.
“ ... whether you are cruising, racing big boats,
or down for a fishing
tournament there are times
when you don’t need to
haul out, but you will need
a marine specialist.”
Without knowing a soul
when we arrived in St.
Maarten, we were able to get
canvas work done, computers
and electronics serviced,
rigging repaired, and engine
work and plumbing taken
care of. Not only that, the sky
was the limit when it came to
stocking up on linens, house-wares, food and beverages.
Our network expanded organic-ally. We were sitting in the cockpit
one afternoon minding our own business, when a total stranger in
an inflatable dinghy pulled alongside and asked to come aboard.
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St. Maarten (Netherlands Antilles)/
Sint Martin (French West Indies)
Dutch Side –
Bridge Operator VHF Ch. 12
May to November (Daily)
Outbound & Inbound
(Outbound Traffic precedes
Inbound Traffic)
0930 hours
1130 hours
1730 hours
Call Bridge Operator for Permission to
enter or Leave Simpson Bay Lagoon.
French Side –
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Tel: 590 590 87 20 43
Outbound & Inbound
(Outbound Traffic precedes
Inbound Traffic)
0815 hours
1430 hours
1730 hours
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As he wriggled through the lifelines, he started to blurt out how
fond he was of our boat and how he had almost purchased it a few
years earlier. He was curious to see what alterations had been made
down below.
After oohing and aahing at the interior refit, the stranger became
our new best friend and an island directory. He told us his story of
having a penchant for restoring unique boats and explained that
he had spent most of the summer in St. Maarten overhauling a 70foot yawl.
“If you ever need a recommendation, I’m more than happy to put
you in touch with good people,” our guest assured us. We thanked
him for the offer, but thought little of it, because everything seemed
to be in working order.
A few nights later, we bumped into our new friend at Uncle Harry’s
bar and restaurant. By the time he arrived, we had met all of the
regulars who take advantage of the afternoon shade and breeze
to unwind at Uncle Harry’s after the St. Maarten shipyard closes for
the day. By that time, our list of projects was lengthy.
St. Maarten Shipyard’s Carl Vaughan was happy to take care
of us or put us in touch with anyone we needed. And so it went.
No matter where we went around the Simpson Bay Lagoon,
we always met people who were willing to help or recommend
someone. Did we have ‘sucker’ tattooed on us? No, but it was
clear that we weren’t locals and that we had a lot of boat for two
people to manage.
When we finally got down to the business of making the boat
shipshape, we were making daily runs to Cole Bay. A simple trip
to the chandlers would trigger a swing by FKG Rigging. While we
were at the riggers, we might as well walk around the building
and stop in at Tropical Sail Loft, or walk down the street to St.
Maarten Sails and Canvas. And why not drop in on our friends at
Electec? There were times when our visits included a sweep of
Island Water World, Budget Marine and Ace Hardware. On more
than a few occasions, we would run into our contractors coming
and going from the very same stores and warehouses that we
were frequenting.
I can’t speak highly enough of the Ace Megacenter. The store
has everything. I filled the car with a toaster, fan, cleaning supplies,
cutlery, baskets, floor mats, towels, linens and even place settings
fit for a photo-shoot. There are many other hardware stores on the
island, including the Kooyman Mega Store, but Ace was well stocked,
friendly and close to all of our other Cole Bay friends.
We weren’t in St. Maarten long enough to know how to completely
avoid traffic, and there were times when we wished that we had used
the dinghy to get around rather than a car. We took note of where
our friend kept his boat. It all made sense. He was docked at a small
marina within walking distance of everyone he could possibly need
help from in Cole Bay. Not only that, there was a friendly restaurant
and bar, with WiFi right at the end of his dock. It doesn’t get better
than that!
Lynn Fitzpatrick’s articles on sailing appear regularly in international
publications including AARP The Magazine and Cruising World. She
has been a highly competitive Snipe sailor and was the 2008 Sports
Information Specialist for sailing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
PHOTO BY GARY E. BROWN
The new docks are in place
and there is lots of activity at
the St. Maarten Ship Yard
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ST. MAARTEN FEE REDUCTION
WELCOME NEWS FOR VISITING YACHTS
BY GARY E. BROWN
Jeff Boyd and Kass Haliday-Johnson
A
fter months of negotiations between the St. Maarten
Marine Trade Association (SMMTA) and the St. Maarten
Harbor Authority, bridge and mooring fees have been
reduced for yachts 8-18m (26.4 – 59.5ft) in length. The reduction
was welcomed by the marine industry who report a rapid and
almost devastating decline in arrivals, and a major drop in business
activities since fees were introduced.
“This reduction is very important. It’s only for boats under
eighteen meters, but
“‘This reduction is very
we’ve lost sixty-five to
seventy-five per cent
important. ... we’ve lost
of our cruising class
sixty-five to seventy-five
over the last two years,
per cent of our cruising class
and this is a good start
over the last two years, and
to getting them back.”
this is a good start to getting
said Kass Halidaythem back.’ said Kass
Johnson, President of
the SMMTA.
Haliday-Johnson ...”
In a press release,
the SMMTA thanked Mr. Mark Mingo, Chief Executive
Officer of the St. Maarten Harbor Group of Companies and
his management team, along with Mr. Jeff Boyd, Managing
Director of MMC Consulting Services. The release said that
their co-operation and understanding throughout months of
discussions had culminated in a final and successful meeting
on September 15, 2010.
Mingo had stated in December, 2010, when the Simpson
Bay Lagoon Authority Corporation (SLAC) was moved to St.
Maarten Harbor Group of Companies, that fees and the financial
management of SLAC and its assets, was one of their first priorities
and would be addressed within the year. That has now come to
pass. However, is it too little too late?
“Obviously, it didn’t go far enough,” said Haliday-Johnson.
“We’ve lost a big sector of the market in the 100 to120-foot boats
and that needs to be addressed soon. But right now to get this
for the cruising boats was very important.”
According to the SMMTA, negotiations with the Harbor
Holding Group are ongoing, with both sides working to improve
the growth and health of St. Maarten’s Marine sector. This is
good news for visiting yachts as further reductions in bridge and
mooring fees come under discussion.
Effective January 1, 2011, fees for vessels in the categories
eight to eighteen meters will change as follows: A thirty per cent
reduction in bridge fee rates; and a rebate of two free weeks out
of every eight consecutive weeks spent in St. Maarten.
To comment on this story email [email protected]
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St. Barth
ERNEST BRIN
N E W D I R E C TO R F O R T H E P O R T O F G U S TAV I A
BY ELLEN LAMPERT-GRÉAUX
Ernest Brin
ST. BARTH CATA-CUP
FULL ROSTER FOR 2010
BY ELLEN LAMPERT-GRÉAUX
W
hen the 2010 St Barth Cata-Cup sets sail on November
19-21, a full roster of 43 teams of two, from around the
world, will compete in this increasingly popular event.
Re-launched in 2008, after a hiatus since 1994, the Cata-Cup
is now run by a non-profit association, Saint Barth Multi-Hulls,
in collaboration with the Nautical Center of Saint Barth and the
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and sailboats anchor
during the winter season,
and the commercial
port. The latter plays a
vital roll in the island’s
economy as everything
from food to building
materials is imported,
and subject to an import
duty. This provides a
major revenue stream
for Saint Barth.
Brin and his staff make
sure all boats come an
go safely during a very
busy nautical calendar
which runs from the New
Year’s Eve Regatta and through the spring with a variety of events from
the St. Barth Bucket to Les Voiles de Saint Barth, as well as the biennial
Transat Ag2r, and smaller races such as the West Indies Regatta. For
Brin and his staff, it’s all in a day’s work and hopefully the coming
season will be smooth sailing from start to finish!
PHOTO BY ROSEMOND GRÉAUX
A
native son of St Barth, Ernest Brin took over the captain’s
seat at the Port of Gustavia in December 2009. At that
time, Brin had worked at the port for 20 years and had
become one of two harbormasters working alongside
former port director Bruno Gréaux. Brin’s first season was tumultuous
as well as extremely busy.
“The 2009/2010 season had a good start,” says Brin. “The docks
were full as of December 20. Unfortunately, the arrival of a tropical
depression with high swells caused me to evacuate the port on
December 28 and keep it closed until January 2, 2010.” Brin realized
the risk he was taking as well as the risk to the boats if they stayed at
the docks. As a result, on New Year’s Eve the docks were eerily empty
rather than the center of the big annual party in the Port of Gustavia.
“It was important to ensure optimal security for the boats in spite of
everyone’s general disappointment. It was reassuring when all of the
owners and skippers congratulated us on our efficiency.”
Brin joined the port in May, 1989, just as the transatlantic regatta ‘Le
Point-Europe 1’ was about to arrive in Gustavia from Lorient, France,
with a fleet of 23 multi and mono-hulls. “The port was under the
direction of Claude Bruneteau at that time,” recalls Brin. “I started
working for him at the bottom of the ladder and worked my way up.
At that time the port staff comprised of only four people, and Brin
arrived with a diploma in the hotel sector, where he had been working
for five years. “When one of the port staff left, I received a call from
Daniel Blanchard, mayor of Saint Barth at the time, asking if I would
like to work at the port. I learned on the job.” In July 1994, Brin went to
France for a training course at the port of La Rochelle.
Today, Brin is the director of two busy ports: the main Port of
Gustavia, where some of the world’s most magnificent motor yachts
Ellen Lampert-Gréaux lives in Saint Barthélemy where she is editor-inchief of Harbour Magazine, and has been a regular contributor to All At
Sea since 2000. She also writes regularly about entertainment design
and technology for Live Design magazine, and about Caribbean
architecture for MACO, a Trinidad-based lifestyle magazine.
Saint Barth Yacht Club, with support from the Collectivity of
Saint Barthélemy. Everyone involved in the organization works
on a volunteer basis, and the event is affiliated with the French
Sailing Federation.
“We were overwhelmed with inquiries and had to close
the list. We wanted to stop at 40 but ultimately took 43,”
says Hélene Guilbaud, one of the Cata-Cup organizers along
with Jeff Ledée, Thierry Lhinares, and Vincent Jordil. “We
didn’t just want competitors from France, so we put quotas
on geographical areas,” Guilbaud adds, noting that there are
boats coming from France, Finland, Guadeloupe, Martinique,
St Barth, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Puerto Rico, Sweden,
Poland, and St. Martin.
Although last year’s winners will not be on hand to
defend their title, leading catamaran racers will ply the
waters of the Bay of St Jean. These include Enrique
Figueroa, the four-time champion from Puerto Rico, Patrick
Demesmaeker, from the Royal Belgium Sailing Club, and
Emmanuel Boulogne, the French F18 world champion
and winner of the 2008 Cata-Cup. Miguel Danet, a local St
Barth sailor who has competed twice in the Ag2r, will also
participate with St Barth resident Julien Darmon.
The Cata-Cup covers the costs of bringing the competing
boats to St Barth in 40-foot containers, and provides
lodging and meals for the participants. In addition to the
pro racing, the event also involves local sailors and kids,
with St Barth Yacht Club’s Optimist races, and windsurfing
competitions from the Nautical Center of Saint Barth. Since
its re-launch in 2008, the St Barth Cata-Cup has made great
strides in becoming one of the leading multi-hull events in
the region.
For information visit: stbarthcatacup.com
Multi-hulls in action
at the Cata-Cup
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Curaçao
SPECTACULAR
SEA TRANSPORT
ARRIVES IN
CURAÇAO
STORY AND PHOTO BY ELS KROON
The heavy lift vessel Blue
Marlin arrives in Curaçao
with the drilling rig
I
n early August an exceptional sea transport vessel attracted the
attention of hundreds of people in and around Caracas Bay.
Dockwise’s Blue Marlin, a 224m (739ft) semi-submersible, open
deck heavy transport carrier, brought a new-built semi-submersible
drilling platform of more than 41,000 tons from Singapore to the island.
The Blue Marlin discharged the platform Noble Jim Day in Caracas
Bay. It took just ten minutes to launch the 134 x 86m (442 x 283ft) rig by the
float-on float-off method after it was cut loose from the deck. The colossus
was then towed to St Michiel Bay for fitting-out. Divers from Miami Diver
installed eight thrusters, and local companies helped the vessel prepare
for sea trials before the platform left for the Gulf of Mexico.
“The Blue Marlin is just like her sister ship Black Marlin, specially
constructed and adapted for these heavy load transports,” said
Dockwise’s superintendent Sybren de Jong. De Jong guided the
project from the loading of the platform at the Jurong Shipyard in
Singapore, to its discharge in Caracas Bay. The Noble Jim Day is the
second largest oil platform to be carried on the Blue Marlin’s 178 x
63m (587 x 207ft) submersible cargo deck.
After unloading, the ship immediately left for South Korea and a
similar job. Previously Dockwise transported several vessels for the
U.S. Navy, and the 60,000 ton oil platform Thunder Horse PDQ. Since
last year the Dutch company is listed in Curaçao by VR Shipping.
The Noble Jim Day is owned by Noble Drilling Services based in
Sugar Land, Texas. The company currently own 70 rigs of which the
Noble Jim Day is the newest.
Els Kroon is a Dutch former teacher who now lives and works as an
award-winning free-lance photojournalist in Curaçao.
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Curaçao
COLOMBIA’S TALL
SHIP ARC GLORIA
VISITS CURAÇAO
STORY AND PHOTO BY ELS KROON
The crew of the ARC
Gloria, dressed in yellow,
blue and red, the colors
of the Colombian flag,
manned the yards as the
ship entered harbor
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olombia’s tall ship ARC Gloria paid two visits to the
island’s capital Willemstad in September.
Gloria, the official flagship and sail-training vessel
of the Colombian Navy, is based in Cartagena, where she
is moored just a few minutes walk from Cartagena’s historic
central district. Purpose built in 1968; the 72.6m (239ft) steelhulled ship is one of the biggest and most beautiful tall
ships afloat. On board there is plenty of varnished wood and
polished brass and her three masts and 23 sails give her a
magnificent appearance. Every step on the ship has the name
Gloria engraved in the solid brass scuff-plates. Her figurehead,
coated in gold-leaf, is known as Maria Salud, which is said to
be the name of the artist’s daughter.
While in Curaçao the Gloria carried a full crew of 155,
of whom 73 were cadets. Guests were welcomed by
Commander Guillermo Laverde Rendón, and honored with
a ‘Corazon’ (heart) pin.
Gloria is often invited to tall ship regattas, and the government
of Colombia use the ship to showcase their county’s history to
the many foreign dignitaries who step on board.
During his stay, Commander Laverde Rendón paid a visit to
Mrs. Emily de Jongh-Elhage, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Antilles, and presented her with a beautiful escutcheon plaque.
Over the weekend, the ship was open to the public.
Gloria’s visit to Curaçao was organized by the Sail
Foundation. The foundation was established in 2000 in
order to promote interest in traditional ships by organizing
international maritime events.
Els Kroon is a Dutch former teacher who now lives and works
as an award-winning free-lance photojournalist in Curaçao.
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KAREN HALE-JACKSON
TRINIDAD THROUGH AN ARTIST ’S EYES
BY RUTH LUND
I
first met Karen Hale-Jackson when I offered
to be part of the Trinidad and Tobago Sailing
Association Race Committee Crew. Karen
was one of a group of loyal volunteers who
spent their Sundays—come rain or shine—sitting
on a rocking boat waiting for the racing yachts to
complete their course. Among other duties, Karen’s
job was to check who was over the line early and
call the names of the boats as they crossed the
finish. She obviously had a good eye to make these
split second calls. In between races, I got to know
Karen’s lively sense of humor and that she was a
keen cyclist, hiker and active member of the Port
of Spain Hash House Harriers. However, it was only
when she exhibited her art at a silent auction, which
was combined with a sailing regatta to raise funds
for the Cancer Society, that I realized she was also
a gifted artist.
Born in Trinidad in 1956, Karen says she was born to paint and
while growing up spent every free moment with a paint brush in her
hand. With maturity came the demands of family and children and
it was not until 2000, while laid-up with a foot injury that she started
to paint seriously again. Since then she has exhibited regularly in
Trinidad, and her acrylic and water color painting reflects her many
interests: her love of the sea, her enthusiasm for hashing through
tropical forest with its rivers, birds and abundant plant life, her
fondness for animals and delight in the music and color of Carnival.
Developing her painting style and method is a continuous learning
experience for her and is constantly evolving. She welcomes
commissions as she says she enjoys creating paintings that have
special meaning for her client.
For Trinidadians, as well as visiting cruisers who, like me, have
a strong tie with Trinidad and Tobago, her work touches on many
aspects of this surprising twin island country that continue to draw
one back to it again and again – in particular the flamboyant color
and energy of the local culture, the tranquility and mystery of the
natural environment.
Dancing Ladies and Young Moko Jumbies
One can feel the swirling energy and confidence of these two dancers,
doing what Trinidadians do best – celebrate music. Carnival costumes
and performers such as these talented youngsters provide a wealth of
fascinating subjects for local artists and craftsmen.
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1995 51 ft Beneteau 510.
Five cabin. Spotless.
$149K
NAUTA 70
Glorious machine in
impeccable condition
$995K
2008 34 ft Gemini
105MC cat.
Very clean and ready to go.
$159K OFFERS!
2004 Sun Odyssey 37.
Spotless and pristine
with many upgrades
One owner $119K
2000 Global Flush deck
Pilot House. Aluminum
$299K Offers!
1982 ENDURANCE
KETCH
BLUEWATER READY
$69K
2001 Lagoon 410 .
Awesome condition
with clean survey
$275K
1997 56 Ft Reinke
Aluminium Deck Saloon
Gorgeous Beast
$349K
2001 Lagoon 38
Owners version
Offers! $235K
1998 55 ft Baltec
cruising cat.
Built to German Lloyds
440K Euro
1982 Nautical 60
Very clean
$249K
Dropped $100K!
1977 43 ft Waquiez
Amphitrite. Bullet proof
Blue water cruiser. New
engine and rigging. $89K
1978 ISLANDER 55 JBoat.
QUINTESSENCE
Stunning performance
and old world charm.
Refitted 2009. $249K
1977 31 ft Dolphin sloop
Solid English
classic 4 tonner
$29K
1992 Wistock 60 Sloop.
Needs some work.
$249K
1990 42 ft Carver.
Spotless and pristine
$150K
Vagabond 47.
Rebuilt and beautiful
$180K
Dynamique 62.
One careful owner since
new. Quite Magnificent
$595K Reduced!
1995 55 FT
KELSALL CAT
$249K
1984 Marine
Trading Trawler.
Awesome liveaboard
OFFERS!
1978 Islander 36.
Serious Blue Water
Cruiser.
$24K
1988 42 Baltic Magnum.
Clean racer Cruiser.
$134K
SUN ODYSSEY 44
AWESOME MACHINE!!~
139k
31 ft Classic Bertram
Flybridge Sportsfish.
Immaculate throughout!
Offers entertained.
1094 Aloha 34 ft Sloop.
Good clean
Budget priced liveaboard.
$39K
1992 TRINTELLA 49
IMMACULATE WITH
CLEAN SURVEY $399K
2003 Lion 46 Power Cat.
LUXURY!!!
$249K
1992 Dudley Dix Caribbea 30
Blue water Pocket Rocket
loaded $35K
Beneteau 473
Clean with New sails
and new hatches.
New Listing
2003 Jeanneau Sun
Odyssey 45.5. Owner version,
all the extras, never
chartered $240k
1979 Oyster 39.
Gorgeous and loaded.
$109K
1972 Swan 44 Hull # 2
Classic. Clean
$119K Offers
1997 Steel Gaff Ketch
Magnificent. UK Sterling
130K
Spotless Leopard 47.
Many upgrades. Includes
Charter Business in
Belize $350K
1973 HATTERAS
CONVERTIBLE 53.
COMPLETELY REBUILT
STUNNING!! $199k
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MARITIME
YACHT SALES
Located in Independent Boatyard, St. Thomas, USVI
Member of The Yacht Brokers Association of America
C: 340-513-3147 T: 340-774-3175 F: 340-774-3509 [email protected]
48 Hughes Yawl, 1970
Classic S&S designed cruiser
Bring offer, $65,000
42 Cruisers, 1999
Twin Cats, fully loaded, great shape
$175,000
45 Catalina Morgan, 1992
Performance CC cruiser
Huge aft cabin, step down transom $134,000
38 Freedom, 1987
Major refit 2003 including new Yanmar
Loaded with quality gear, clean $87,000
40 Tiara, 1999
Hardtop, Twin Cats, ready to cruise
$220,000
36 Gozzard Cutter, 1989
Excellent offshore cruiser
High quality gear, ready to sail Caribbean $127,500
SAIL
55 1984 Baltic – Excellent racer/cruiser, well equipped, in New York....$385,000
53 1968 Gallant – Rare English cruising ketch, strong and fast...$149,000
49 2003 Bavaria – Private one owner yacht, owner’s layout, low usage....$230,000
48 1970 Huges Yawl – Classic S&S design center cockpit cruiser.. $65,000
48 1974 Maple Leaf - CC Sloop, great price, reduced for immediate sell..$60.000
47 1975 Skookum – Well built flush deck CC cutter, requires refit... $35,000
45 1978 Endurance Windboats – Pilothouse ketch, strong and elegant....$125,000
42 1989 Endeavour – CC Sloop, spacious layout, perfect liveaboard.$119,000
42 1980 Pearson 424 Ketch - Many major upgrades, excellent design...$79,500
41 1982 Morgan OI – CC cruising ketch, Perkins, dinghy & more $69,000
39 1974 South Sea – Steel passage maker, original owner, bring offers...$55,000
38 2002 Maxim – Private one owner yacht, never chartered - low hours..$210,000
38 1978 Van de Stadt – Steel Center cockpit, many upgrades .....$69,000
37 1979 Endeavour Ketch – A-plan layout, Perkins, well maintained..$44,500
36 1982 Pearson – New engine 06 new rigging 07, many upgrades.$39,000
35 1977 Pearson – Classic centerboard sloop, Yanmar, new bottom paint.$25,000
30 1998 Maine Cat – Quality built cat with open design, great shape.$85,000
POWER
57 2002 Carver Pilothouse Voyager – Twin Volvos, excellent condition.$499,000
55 1986 Angel Cockpit Motor Yacht – Owner’s version, flybridge, offers $199,000
48 1982 Hatteras Cockpit Motor Yacht – Twin GM’s, custom features...$249,000
42 1999 Cruisers – Twin cats, genset, fully equipped, well maintained ..$175,000
40 1999 Tiara – Hardtop, twin cats, well equipped island cruiser...$220,000
39 2003 Liberty Dive Boat – Approved for 18 divers, single cat diesel...$85,000
38 1967 Camcraft – Aluminum crew boat, completely refit in 2002. $50,000
35 1987 Formula PC – Twin Mercruisers, complete cabin, low hours...$49,000
30 1993 Luhrs Tournament – Twin Volvos, cabin, flybridge, platform..$64,900
30 2000 Mainship Pilot – Single Yanmar, custom top, full cabin ...$79,000
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33’ 1988 Dean Ocean Comber US$110,000
72’ 1997 Kim’s Yacht Co. Ketch
US$400,000 (negotiable)
37.2’ 2006 Hallberg Rassy
US$359,000
MONOHULLS
24’ 2007 Tes 720 ......................................................................... US$55,000
30’ 1984 Carter 30....................................................................... US$29,000
32’ 1978 Rival MDC..................................................................... US$35,000
34’ 1978 Steel Sloop (ROB) ....................................................... US$30,000
36’ 1977 Roberts Home Built (located in Barbados)............... US$40,000
37’ 2006 Hallberg Rassy ..................................................... US$359,000.00
37.6’ 1987 Topaz ............................................................................ US$85,000
38’ 1997 Beneteau .................................................................... US$100,000
38’ 2005 Van de Staadt Seal ...................................................... US$70,000
39’ 1968 Cheoy Lee Off Shore 40 .........................reduced to US$70,000
40’ 1981 Divorne Steel .............................................................. US$50,000
40’ 1986 TaShing Tashiba (excellent condition) .reduced to US$179,500
40’ 2002 Hermine DI (launched 2008) ....................................... EU264,000
41’ 1982 Sigma Marine Project ................................................. US$60,000
41’ 1985 Irwin Ketch .................................................................. US$85,000
42’ 1986 Endeavour.................................................................... US$98,000
43’ 1999 Wauquiez Pilot Saloon................................................ EU247,500
43’ 1985 Gitana .........................................................................US$115,000
44’ 1979 Saraband Steel .............................................................. EU25,000
45’ 1998 Peterson cutter ......................................................... US$189,999
48’ 1971 Motor Sailer
US$90,000
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1991
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1986
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1990
1984
1979
1998
1973
1997
55’ 1998 Zerft Motor Sailer
US$40,000 (accepting offers-must sell)
Passport a/c 44.......................................................... US$365,000
Comet 460 .................................................................. US$136,000
Tayana (Vancouver pilot house) ............................ US$329,000
Motor Sailer.................................................................. US$90,000
Viva Nautica ............................................................... US$148,500
Motor Yacht (locally built) .......................................... US$35,000
Celestial Pilothouse .................................................. US$268,000
Beneteau ...................................................................... EU188,000
Beneteau ................................................................... US$225,000
Beneteau (owner’s version) ..................................... US$160,000
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey ............................reduced to EU99,000
Amel Custom Mango ................................................ US$269,000
Herreshoff Marco Polo ............................................. US$170,000
Zerft Motor Sailer (must sell!!!) ................................. US$40,000
Visch Motor Yacht .................................................... US$175,000
Kim’s Yacht Company Ketch.................................... US$400,000
MULTI-HULLS
33’ 1988 Dean Ocean Comber..................................................US$110,000
40’ 1999 Woods Catamaran..................................................... US$247,500
34’ 1980 Wharram Tangaroa...................................................... US$35,000
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CORSAIR F-27 TRIMARAN 1989
For Sale - $52,500
2011 complimentary
New bottom paint / automatic bilge
pump / 6HP 4 stroke aux. engine,
Achilles inflatable with 3.5 HP 4 stroke
engine under warranty, original Pacific
trailer etc. Regarding these Hall of Fame
Trimarans go to www.f-boat.com.
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St. Croix, USVI
[email protected]
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for details.
Detroit 6V7ITA, Generator
Westerbeke 8KW 2004, GPS
Garmin 3010C, Radar Garmin R20,
2 VHF Radios, Freezer/Ice Maker,
Refrigerator. Well Equipped,
Excellent Conditions. Ready to go.
Located in Puerto Rico.
$135,000 OBO - Call 787.630.1318
Powerboats
Sailboats
Sailboats
CARRIACOU SLOOP ‘PIPEDREAM’
1984. 39’ overall. New cockpit, deck
etc. Replanked & refastened in bronze.
Quick boat. Lying Antigua. Become part
of W.Indian sail. A non profit heritage
rebuild US$29,000.00 Offers. [email protected]
BENETEAU 445, 1993 3 staterooms,
3 heads, picture boat Evening Star is
shown on the KMI Sea Lift in Sopers
Hole on the 2nd page of All At Sea, New
Yanmar 4jh4E 1,100 hrs Installed March
2007, New upholstery $110,000 OBO,
email [email protected]
PEARSON 40 C/B SLOOP. Bill Shaw
design, hull #8 1979. Westerbeke diesel. Extensively refitted this year with lots
of gear-solar-wind vane-steering gear
etc. Ready to go sailing. Located Tortola
$52,000. 1 284 494 4311 or [email protected]
LEOPARD 47, 2001, crewed version,
professional captain maintained since
new, genset, hardtop, radar, autopilot,
compressors + scuba gear, watermaker,
SSB, RIB w/25hp, new sails & cushions
2007, GPS plotter, microwave, icemaker, near perfect condition inside & out.
Jerry Blakeslee, svislomania@yahoo.
com 504 8798 5496.
28’ SKATER WITH 2 X 175HP
SUZUKI ENGINES. New engines only
10 hours.New interior. New paint work.
New electrics. 65,000.00 or OBO. Tel: 268
764 2599
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IC 24 FOR SALE, GOOD CONDITION, well maintained, New Racing
Sails + set of practice sails, Includes
Trailer, Easy to ship OR sail Down
Island, St Thomas USVI based. Reduced
$15,000 OBO 443-321-3797 or chris@
yourislands.com
LEOPARD 42, 2002, 4 cabin, new
transmissions, new hatches, new forward windows and associated hatches
the 6 kw northern lights gen set only
has 500 hours on it, new main sail,
good condition, located St. Lucia, Price
249000 US $, Contact monika@ketch.
de or phone: +14734185571
30
YEAR
97’,
HENDERSON
Numerous
sails
and
spinnaker,
Carbonmast, Located in Guadeloupe,
29 000€ [email protected]
Hunter 29.5, 1996
In good condition lying in Barbados.
Kiss wind generator, Caribe dinghy
and Honda 2 HP outboard.
2002 GRADY WHITE 33, T/250HP
Yamaha, Diesel Gener. A/C. New White
Canvas, Watermaker, Winless, Trim Dinghy
+4 HP Aux. $130,000 787 3641800
GLACIER BAY CAT. 2007 2660 center
consol, 2 Yamahas150hp four stroke 2008
110hrs, Full electronics, windlass, and
trailer, exec. Conditions call 787-642-4307
or [email protected]
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BERTRAM 37’ - 1987
1987 BENNETEAU 51 FOR IMMEDIATE SALE. Boat is loaded with
equipment, including dingy, Generator;
a/c, inverter /charger etc.etc. Needs
new sails, Located in Fajardo, P.R.
Asking price $95,000.00 Please contact
[email protected]
CLASSIC
ALDEN-DESIGNED
BRISTOL 35 SLOOP, 1974. New
standing rigging, dodger (2009). New
‘05: sails (full-battened mainsail), Imron
paint, through-hulls, Harken RF, bilge
pumps/electronics. Lovingly cared for
inside and out. Proven bluewater cruiser. Reduced for rapid sale $23,000.
email: [email protected]
Asking price $30K USD.
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Sailboats
JEANNEAU GIN FIZZ 1994 38FT,
fully recon 3GM yanmar engine,
Raymarine chartplotter, Auto Pilot, VHF,
fully rigged including cruising shute,
fully fitted galley with 2 fridges, and
almost new stove ready to be fitted (cost
$1000).2 cabins, 1 head, great sailor,
excellent live aboard boat, ready to go asking $22,000. [email protected]
1979 PEARSON RACER/CRUISER
WITH 5’-9’CENTERBOARD. New
2004 Westerbeke 40 HP Diesel. Lying
Culebra PR or Virgin Islands. A steal of
a deal! Angus Beavers (435 962-0094);
[email protected]
Brokerage
2002 Cruiser Yachts
C Y O A Y A C H T C H A R T E R S – USVI based bareboat
Charter Company is accepting applications from experienced
team players for the following full and part-time positions:
3075 Model, Fresh water-cooled 5-liter
EFI Bravo 3 Mercury engines.
Generator, Air-conditioning, 190 engine hours.
Boat is in perfect condition. Needs nothing.
PA R T T I M E :
• Charter Briefer – This is an ideal job for the semi retired cruiser that
wants to earn extra money. You will meet and greet charter clients,
familiarize them with their charter boat and take them for a brief test
sail. You must be able to demonstrate all of the mechanical systems
on a charter boat conduct a chart briefing, answer client’s questions,
put them at ease and then, after a brief test sail send them off on a
great vacation. You can work as much or as little as you desire.
$59,000.00 US
Lying in St. Maarten.
Will deliver to neighboring islands.
Please contact Don Robertson
599 552- 9078 • US (619) 368-9078
[email protected]
For Sale:
63’ VIKING
MOTOR YACHT 1990
4 Staterooms,
S
3B
Bath,
h
2 Generators 20kw & 15kw,
2 Detroit Diesel Engines
12V71TA 900hp each,
Dinghy Novurania 15’
w/new 40hp 4cycles
Yamaha engine, Stabilizers,
Water Maker 1,200gpd,
Fully Equipped
Boat located in Fajardo,
Puerto Rico
Owner will consider
a trade-in
For more info:
call (787) 727-8997 or
email [email protected]
FULL TIME:
• Boat Maintenance – you must be experienced, have your own
tools, be knowledgeable about common systems found on sail
and power boats up to 50ft in length and be able to operate these
vessels as well. References required.
• Client Service – This is an entry level position – you must be
personable, happy and ready to make our client’s vacations special
– boating knowledge is a plus.
• Parts Clerk – we need a detail oriented OCD person to help us keep
track of all our loose screws – boating knowledge and computer
skills are a big plus.
A l l ca n d i d a te s mu st b e l e g a l to wo rk i n t he U S .
A p p l y b y e ma i l to k i rste n @ cy o a ch a rte r s.com
St. Thomas Yacht Sales & Crewed Charters
Compass Point Marina 6300 Est. Frydenhoj, Suite 28, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 00802
Phone: (340) 779-1660 Fax: (340) 775-4803 [email protected]
SAIL
28’ ’78
33’ ’73
35’ ’86
36’ ’80
38’ ’67
40’ ’84
40’ ’01
41’ ’80
43’ ’86
44’ ’77
26’ 1987 Whale Boat
$18,000
34’ 1989 Sea Ray Express
$55,000
42’ 1984 Present Trawler
$79,900
33’ 1973 Pearson 10M
$25,000
36’ 1986 Canadian Seacraft
$29,000
50’ 1982 Nautical Motorsailer
$325,000
Cape Dory, Classic, Refit 6/07.... $35K
Pearson 10M sloop, refit, .......$25K
Canadian SC, ’98 Westerbeke...$29K
Albin Stratus 75K w/business .....$45K
LeComte, classic, great cond. ....$80K
Endeavour, ready to cruise ...... $79.9K
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey, 3 strms $109K
Morgan Out Isl, Well maintained. $69K
Pan Oceanic, Bluewater cruiser $135K
CSY Sloop, new rigging............... $99K
50’ ’78 Nautor Motorsailer, refit, excellent cond.$325K
60’ ’82 Nautical Ketch, 4 strms, charter or cruise..$219K
POWER
26’ ‘87 Whale Boat, Diesel, CG cert........ $18K
27’ ’88 Luhrs Alura, cabin, IB gas cabin.. $15K
32’ ’03 Sea Ray, 350HP Mercruisers......$95K
34’ ’89 Sea Ray Express, diesels............ $55K
37’ ’86 CML Trawler. Needs engs. .............. $20K
38’ ’77 Chris-Craft 2 strm, cockpit .............. $30K
39’
40’
42’
42’
45’
48’
48’
53’
55’
56’
‘98
’97
’71
’84
’03
’99
‘02
“76
’03
“81
Mainship Trawler, twin diesels... $129.9K
Carver MY, Ckpt, great condition$89.9K
Grand Banks MY, CG Cert 42 pass.$99K
Present Sundeck 135 HP Lehmans $79.9K
Silverton MY, excellent cond. ........$260K
Dyna Craft MY, 435HP diesels.$299.5K
Dyna Craft MY, 3 strms 450HP Cats...$350K
Uniflite Utility, custom Navy transport..$99.9K
Dyna Craft MY, 3 strms, 700HP Cats .$950K
Custom Pilot House, Cold Molded....60K
Call, fax or visit our website for a complete list of boats for sale
www.stthomasyachts.com
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TRUMPY®YACHTS TENDERS
THE CENTER CONSOLE • 401.846.0303 • [email protected] • www.trumpyyachts.net
ERROL FLYNN MARINA
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
to operate a Boatyard and Fuel Facility at the Errol Flynn Marina:
Boatyard – 145,000 sq. ft. Excluding building space
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Buildings – 5,666 sq.ft. with service bays, offices and other utility areas
Two (2) Jetties and one (1) boat slip (depth in excess of 20 ft.)
Reinforced launching ramp
100BFM Model Marine Travelift with extension to 30-foot beam
John Deere yard tractor with trailer
Boatyard ground tackle, ample jack stands, shoring materials
Boatyard designated a ‘Free Zone’ area
Fuel Facility
• Three (3) pump dispensers consisting of:
1) Two (2) Diesel pumps each with a capacity of 8,200 US gallons.
2) One (1) Gas pump with a capacity of 4,500 US gallons.
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2010
The Port Authority now invites eligible companies to indicate their interest in operating the Boatyard and Fuel Facility.
Companies interested must be in possession of a valid Tax Compliance Certificate. For Overseas interests, evidence should
be provided to indicate that they have initiated the process to obtain a valid Tax Compliance Certificate. For further
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123 Hulls Yacht Sales .............................84
A&F Sails .....................................................62
ABC Marine ...............................................74
Abordage S.A. ...........................................56
Aero Tec Laboratories ...........................92
American Yacht Harbor ....................C2, 1
Antigua Rigging ......................................68
Antilles Power Depot, Inc. ....................48
Atlas Yachts / Charter ............................84
B.V.I. Yacht Sales ......................................82
Ben’s Yacht Services ...............................64
Budget Marine...... C4, 19, 21, 23, 71, 88
Camper & Nicholsons ...........................87
Captain Oliver’s Marina ........................64
Caribbean Battery ..................................94
Caribbean Inflatable Boats
and Liferafts, Inc ..................................87
Caribbean Marine Surveyors Ltd ......58
Carpet Care ................................................62
Chaguaramas ............................................13
Clarke’s Court Bay Marina ....................58
Connections .............................................94
Cooper Marine, Inc. ................................86
Curacao Marine .......................................73
CYOA Yacht Charters ..............................89
Discovery at Marigot Bay ....................... 4
Dockwise Yacht Transport ...................33
94
Doyle Sailmakers ....................................38
Echo Marine .............................................74
Edward William Marine Services SL. .50
Electec ........................................................62
Errol Flynn Marina ...................................90
FKG Marine Rigging & Fabricating NV . 68
Gary’s Marine Service ...........................85
Gold Coast Yachts ...................................86
Golden Hind Chandlery .......................58
Grenada Board of Tourism ...................41
Grenada Marine ......................................70
Grenada Sailing Festival........................69
Guadeloupe Yacht Concierge
Services...................................................94
Heineken Regatta St. Maarten ..........61
Horizon Yacht Charters..........................52
Import Supply Generators ..................54
Interlux ........................................................33
Island Global Yachting ............................ 7
Island Marine Outfitters .......................55
Island Marine, Inc. ...................................48
Island Water World ..................................17
Jolly Harbour Marina / Boat Yard ......71
KMI SeaLift .................................................. 2
Lagoon Marina .........................................67
Le Shipchandler ......................................92
Liferafts of Puerto Rico ...................48, 50
Marina Pescaderia ..................................50
Marina Zar Par .........................................48
Marine Warehouse .................................52
Maritime Yacht Sales .............................84
Mercury Marine................................... 3, 25
Nanny Cay Hotel and Marina .............56
NAUTOOL Machine Ltd .........................91
North Latitude Marina ..........................58
Northern Lights .......................................91
Offshore Marine ......................................31
Offshore Risk Management ................59
Peake Yacht Services .............................85
Peters & May..............................................54
Port Louis Marina ..................................... 5
Power Boats Mutual Facilities Ltd .....92
Prickly Bay Marina ..................................92
Puerto Del Rey Marina / Boat Yard ...51
Quantum Sails .........................................14
Reefco Refrigeration, Air Conditioning,
Watermakers #1 ..................................52
Renaissance Marina ...............................77
Revere Supply Co., Inc. ..........................93
Rodney Bay Marina .................................C3
Savon de Mer ...........................................94
Seagull Inflatables ...................................62
Seahawk ....................................................15
SeaSchool ..................................................50
Ship to Shore ............................................86
Smith’s Ferry Service LTD .....................56
Soper’s Hole Wharf & Marina .............58
Southern Trades Yacht Sales .......78, 79
Spice Island Marine Services ................ 9
St. Maarten Marine Trades Assoc. ........35
St. Thomas Yacht Sales/Charters .. 89, 92
Subbase Drydock, Inc ...........................52
The Little Ship Company .....................80
The Moorings Yacht Brokerage ...........81
The Multihull Company ........................83
Theodore Tunick & Co............................56
Tickle’s Dockside Pub .............................52
Tortola Yacht Services ...........................59
Tropical Shipping ...................................20
Trumpy Yachts ..........................................90
TurtlePac ....................................................94
U.S. Virgin Islands Department
of Tourism ..............................................29
Velauno ......................................................92
Venezuelan Marine Supply .................74
Village Cay Marina .................................37
Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour ...............27
W.E. Johnson Equipment Company ....93
Woodstock Boat Builders LTD ......67, 88
YachtBlast ..................................................64
ZF Marine LLC ..........................................39
Classifieds
Boat Gear/Parts
Charter
Employment Opportunity
Services
KITES FOR SALE, Kitesurfing St Lucia
is having an end of season sale. Used and
new kites for sale, all in good condition.
Variety of sizes available. Contact Beth 758
714-9589. [email protected]
AFFORDABLE CARIBBEAN SAILING
HOLIDAYS. Fully insured; qualified crew;
create your dream itinerary; learn to sail.
2 double cabins available from $275/day/
cabin. Visit www.miramarsailing.com or call
+1 268 721 3456
QUANTUM SAILS BVI (TORTOLA,
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS) HAS A
STABLE AND LONG TERM POSITION TO FILL. We are looking for
a highly motivated individual to run
our busy service and canvas loft. If
you enjoy warm weather, great sailing and a small community feel then
this job could be yours. Individual
must be organized, must have good
communicational skills and most of all
must have a strong sail making back
ground. Please send Resume to [email protected]
CHARTER CAPTAIN AVAILABLE FOR
SAILING CHARTERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL SAILING VACATIONS for
individuals, couples and groups. USCG
100 ton master’s and ASA certification.
Go to Caribbeanislandsailing.com.
EPIRB KANNAD 406 PRO SV, a survival beacon for the GMDSS, in perfect
conditions. Bought in 2007, next service
in 10/2010. Located in Trinidad. Contact:
[email protected]
Dinghy
Business Opportunity
FIRST MATE MARINE SERVICES
DIRECTORY NEEDS A CARIBBEAN
REPRESENTATIVE. Network with
Captains and meet the yacht industry
service providers. Outgoing personality is a must. Strong relationship skills
and professional attitude needed. Detail
oriented people with yacht experience
please email [email protected]
PLAY IN PARADISE AND CALL IT
WORK, Powerboat rental/tour business
for sale in St Thomas, owner retiring
and selling for the price of the boats.
Pocket Yachts comes up first page on
Google. Contact Dan 340 690 6015
pocketyachtsvi.com, $75,000.00
SUCCESSFUL SATELLITE EQUIPMENT, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE BUSINESS. St. John,
USVI. Steady growth. High demand.
Low inventory/high labor value.
Competition limited by location, distributor requirements, and required skills.
Authorized Dish Network, Hughesnet,
and Sony dealer. Opportunities to
expand in related services. email:
info@dish and dat.com
WONDERFUL SNORKEL BUSINESS
FOR SALE. Well established, snorkel
charter business on popular Caribbean
island. Great cash flow, $1.6M in assets.
Asking $2.75M. Email for info: matt@
bluewaterbb.com
EXCELLENT INVESTMENT OPPORT U N I T Y: M A R I N E C O M M U N I CATIONS OEM USVI Mfg. Based, for
Caribbean and Worldwide distribution.
Extensive Research & Development
Complete. Product Manufacturing with
Distribution - “Market Ready” now.
$100K
This is NOT a bare startup. Participation Negotiable. Serious
Business Interests Only. Reply w/full
contact info: [email protected]
10FT AVON FIBERGLASS BOTTOM
RIB, good condition. Some patches, $500,
15HP 2 stroke Mercury outboard, runs
great, dependable. $850, or will partially
trade for dependable 2 stroke 5hp outboard. M Cook [email protected],
340-690-1702
Dock Space
OWN YOUR OWN SLIP IN BEAUTIFUL SAPPHIRE BEACH MARINA,
ST. THOMAS, USVI. North dock slip
for sale: $95,000. Contact Fiona at
John Foster Real Estate 340-626-4690
[email protected]
DOCKAGE IN THE BVI, TORTOLA,
EAST END. Reasonable rates with all
amenities on site including; Hotel,
Chandlery, Dive Centre, Shower rooms,
Laundry, 2 Restaurants and new large
supermarket. Ideal for Crewed Yachts.
email; [email protected] or [email protected]
65 FT BOAT SLIP FOR SALE.
Sapphire Resort & Marina. East End,
St. Thomas, USVI. $125,000. obo.
Adjacent to beautiful beach & pool.
Safe, secure facilities. Just a short
15mins boat ride to the BVI’s. 787366-3536 [email protected]
Employment Opportunity
CREWED
CHARTER
SAILING
CATAMARAN BASED IN U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS looking for an experienced
couple to work and run business.
Charter area includes BVI’s. Must be
licensed, a diver, and experienced in
the galley. Please email interest and
resume to: [email protected]
43’ CATAMARAN SEEKING PAYING CREW FOR: - Lisbon – Bequia
(November) – 2 persons; - Bequia
– Azores (April) – 4 persons; Full info:
[email protected]
6 PAC OUPV CAPTAIN NEEDED
FOR SAILING CHARTERS in vieques
pr call buddy 787 433 6547 or email
[email protected]
BOATBUILDERS WANTED - Woodstock
Boatbuilders, Antigua are recruiting for the
up-coming winter season. Seasonal and
longer term positions are available for:
Boatbuilders, Joiners, Composite specialist-glass & carbon, Paint Shop Manager,
Machinist/Welder/Fabricator, Marine
Engineer, HVAC/Refrigeration Technician.
For more information please send an application and CV to office@woodstockboats.
com. More information at www.woodstock
boats.com
For Rent
ST. MAARTEN FOR RENT: Commercial
space Lagoon Marina Cole Bay: 50 m2
ground floor + 24 m2 entresol $ 1450.per month. Office space 40 m2 first floor
$ 970.- per month Roadside unit with
apartment upstairs, ideal for shop/living combo $ 1550 - per month Water
access, security and parking included.
Info: 00599 5442611 www.lagoon-marina.com/[email protected]
MAARTEN
COLE
BAY
ST.
UNIQUE!! Short term or long term
rental. Marina waterfront, 2 bedroom
apartment with dock space available
within 10 meters. Overlooking lagoon,
nicely renovated, fully furnished, launderette, security and parking.
Info:
00599 5442611 www.lagoon-marina.
com/[email protected]
Real Estate
#1 RATED CARIBBEAN BEACHFRONT VILLA / INN Located close to
La Ceiba Honduras on the Caribbean
north coast. $379,000 usd contact
[email protected]
ONE BEDROOM/STUDIO UNITS AT
SAPPHIRE VILLAGE. St. Thomas,
USVI, Short/Long Term Available,
Starting at $125.00 Daily/$875.00
Weekly. 787-366-3536
or
lvc99@
aol.com
LOOKING FOR DELIVERY CREW?
check out
FORCREW.COM
NEED A PERSONAL ASSISTANT,
BOAT CLEANER OR BABYSITTER?
Well organized and experienced. Call
Frida @ 340-244-4322
3 EXPERIENCED CAPTAINS WITH
MORE THAN 50,000NM EXPERIENCE IN THE MEXICAN PACIFIC
COAST, we offer yacht deliveries specialized on sailboats. fully ensured,clean
record, references available [email protected] 52-624-122-3451
VERY EXPERIENCED MARINE
ENGINEER SEEKING POSITION IN
CARIBBEAN BOATYARD. From UK
and Canadian merchant ship background, Florida yacht industry. Seeking
secure shore employment. Able to carry
out major machinery repairs, overhauls,
installations. Have excellent references.
Call Tom Brown, 954 404 2702
C.P. BRODEUR INC. IS LOCATED IN
NEW BEDFORD MASS. Full service
Cat dealer. Service/Sales from 3100’s
to 3500 series. In the islands (STT,
STJ) every 4 weeks or so. Available
for service appointments during those
times. 508-993-0334
AMERICAN PROPERTY CARETAKER 27 YEARS EXPERIENCE for
structures, 61, wife 55, Trinidad national
cook and adapt at primary health care,
seek “ onsite “ position. min. 1 yr. contract. engineer background , presently in
Trinidad, all areas considered. Excellent
documents upon request. Email: [email protected]
STRUCTURAL FIBERGLASS REPAIR,
EVALUATIONS, ANALYSIS AND
DESIGN. ABYC Composites Certified.
We can provide raw materials (glass
and epoxy resin) and specifications. Please contact Antonio at Roig
Engineering (787) 391-9040, or email
at [email protected]. “Your
structural fiberglass resource” Don’t
gamble on the structure!
DELIVERY CAPTAIN AVAILABLE.
>25,000 ocean miles. Livelong sailor.
Certified United States Coast Guard
Masters license. Owner/operator of
own boat and meticulously careful with
all craft under my responsibility. email:
[email protected]
Wanted
2 X WINCHES SELFTAILING 2
SPEED, SIZE APPROX. 44/46. We
are in Trinidad, Chaguaramas, till the
end of November. Offers: joachim.
[email protected]
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Caribbean Dining & Provisioning
THE DISH
A TASTE OF
THE CARIBBEAN
patties until browned and no longer pink inside, about 6 minutes
per side. Place on English muffins or buns, spread with hummus and
garnish with tomato slices, lettuce, and spinach leaves.
Note: To oil a grill rack; oil a folded paper towel, hold it with tongs
and rub it over the rack. (Do not use cooking spray on a hot grill.)
WEST INDIAN CURRY CHICKEN
BY CAPTAIN JAN ROBINSON
F
rom the time you set out to the time you arrive in the
Caribbean you are never quite ready to absorb all that it
has to offer – the beautiful white sand beaches, turquoise
waters, tropical breezes, swaying palm trees, surfing, sailing,
scuba diving, windsurfing, and more.
There are many delicious Caribbean dishes and many different ways
to prepare them – from fresh fish and burgers to Tostones!
TOSTONES
Preparation time: 5 mins. Cooking time: 30 mins. Serves: 6 - 8.
3 unripe firm and green plantain Salt
Fresh Limes
3 cups vegetable oil
Peel the plantains. Cut peeled plantains into one-inch pieces. Heat a
heavy bottom skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and fry for five
minutes, then set the plantains out on paper towels to drain and cool
slightly. Smash each fried plantain to a quarter-inch thickness with a
mallet or the heel of your hand.
Soak the plantains in salty water for one minute; they’ll emerge
perfectly seasoned. Set them out on paper towels to drain. Fry the
tostones again for five minutes until crisp; drain them on paper towels and
season with a little more salt before serving. Squeeze with fresh lime juice.
VIRGIN ISLAND JERK TURKEY BURGERS
Preparation time: 15 mins. Standing time: 30 mins.
Cooking time: 15 mins. Serves: 4.
1/3 cup couscous
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon paprika
2 teaspoons canola oil
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 lb ground turkey
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 whole-wheat English muffins/
1 teaspoon dried thyme
hamburger buns, split & toasted
1 teaspoon curry powder
Red pepper hummus
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
4 slices tomato
1/2 teaspoon allspice
4 lettuce leaves
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger Spinach leaves
1/2 teaspoon ground sea salt
Combine couscous and water in a small bowl; let stand for about 30
minutes, or until the couscous is tender and the water is absorbed. Heat
oil in a medium-size skillet over low heat. Add bell pepper, garlic, thyme,
curry powder, cumin, allspice, ginger, salt, pepper, paprika and cayenne.
Cook, stirring, until the bell pepper is softened, about 2 minutes. Let cool.
Prepare a grill or preheat the broiler. Combine turkey, the couscous
and the bell-pepper mixture in a medium-sized bowl; mix thoroughly
but lightly. Shape into four 3/4-inch-thick patties. If using the grill,
oil the grill rack (see below) or oil the broiler pan. Grill or broil the
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Preparation time: 20 mins. Marinating time: overnight.
Cooking time: 2 hrs. Serves: 6.
1 pint chicken stock
6 skinless, boneless,
1/2 cup raisins
chicken breast halves – cut in strips
4 Tbsp chutney
1/4 cup olive oil
1 green bell pepper, seeded & chopped 1 Tbsp turmeric
Salt and pepper to taste
2 large onions, peeled and chopped
Dash or two of Tabasco
1/3 cup mild curry powder
Sear chicken in 3 Tbsp oil; set aside. Sauté onions and green peppers
until soft and golden brown. Stir in curry powder. Add raisins,
chutney, turmeric, salt, pepper, and Tabasco. Add 1 pint chicken
stock and simmer for 1/2 hour. (Let sit overnight if possible.) 1 hour
before serving heat mixture, covered. Add strips of chicken and cook
over medium heat for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through
and no longer pink inside. Stir occasionally and make sure it does not
burn – curry powder burns easily!
Serve with the Mango Chutney
MANGO CHUTNEY
Preparation time: 30 mins. Cooking time: 1 hr. Makes: about 14 cups.
3 quarts mangoes, firm,
4 oz fresh ginger, grated
peeled, and chopped
5 hot peppers,
2 pints white vinegar
seeded & finely chopped
1 lb raisins, seedless
2 Tbsp salt
2 Tbsp. finely chopped garlic
4 oz dry mustard
or small onion, chopped
3 lbs brown sugar
Put mangoes in a large saucepan with 1 pint of vinegar and boil for
about 40 minutes or until mangoes are soft. In a bowl mix garlic,
ginger peppers, salt, mustard and raisins. In a separate pot boil 1
pint vinegar with 3 lbs sugar until it forms a syrup, about 15 minutes.
Add the garlic mixture and the sugar syrup to the mangoes and boil,
while stirring, for 15 minutes.
Sterilize glass jars; fill while the chutney is still warm. Seal by pouring
a thin layer of paraffin wax on top.
Note: Alternative easier method to one above: In a large heavy
bottom saucepan put sugar, vinegar, and salt. Bring to a boil and boil
for five minutes. Add all other ingredients, bring back to a boil and
boil for 1 hour, stirring frequently. Remove from heat, cool, fill glass
jars and seal.
Please send me your suggestions of what you would like me to write
about and please send any special easy recipes that you may like to
share [email protected] Happy cookin’ … Jan
Capt. Jan Robinson holds certificates from the Culinary Institute of
America, The Ritz Cooking School, and the Cordon Bleu. Her Ship
to Shore Cookbook Collection is available at your local marine or
bookstore. Or visit www.shiptoshoreINC.com email [email protected]
or call 1-800-338-6072 and mention All at Sea to receive a discount.

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