Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine November 2015
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DAVIS SMITH<br />
The <strong>Caribbean</strong>’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore<br />
www.caribbeancompass.com<br />
NOVEMBER <strong>2015</strong> • NUMBER 242<br />
Bonaire’s<br />
Stormvogel<br />
Preservation continues ........... 9<br />
Counting<br />
the Corals<br />
Grenadines reef research ...... 11<br />
Relief Run<br />
Sailing aid to Dominica ......... 18<br />
HOLIAN<br />
SIMPSON<br />
Passage to Haiti<br />
Bermuda to Ile-à-Vache ........ 20<br />
First Timer’s View…<br />
of the Eastern <strong>Caribbean</strong> ...... 24<br />
Info & Updates ...................... 4<br />
Business Briefs ....................... 6<br />
Eco-News .............................. 10<br />
Regatta News........................ 12<br />
Y2A ......................................... 16<br />
All Ashore… .......................... 26<br />
Meridian Passage ................. 32<br />
Radio Waves ......................... 32<br />
Editor...........................................Sally Erdle<br />
sally@caribbeancompass.com<br />
Assistant Editor...................Elaine Ollivierre<br />
jsprat@vincysurf.com<br />
Advertising & Distribution........Tom Hopman<br />
tom@caribbeancompass.com<br />
Seawise ................................. 30<br />
The <strong>Caribbean</strong> Sky ............... 36<br />
Look Out For… ...................... 38<br />
Readers’ Forum ..................... 39<br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong> Market Place ..... 41<br />
Calendar of Events ............... 44<br />
Classified Ads ....................... 45<br />
Advertisers’ Index ................. 46<br />
Art, Design & Production......Wilfred Dederer<br />
wide@caribbeancompass.com<br />
Administration......................Shellese Craigg<br />
shellese@caribbeancompass.com<br />
Cover Photo: Mira Nencheva sails to four <strong>Caribbean</strong> Queens: the fabled Spanish colonial port cities of Havana, Santo Domingo, San Juan and (on our cover) Cartagena.<br />
See story on page 26<br />
BENJAMIN<br />
Kayakers set the first-ever Cuba-to-USA record. See Regatta News on page 12<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> is published monthly by <strong>Compass</strong> Publishing Ltd., P.O. Box 175 BQ,<br />
Bequia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines.<br />
Tel: (784) 457-3409, Fax: (784) 457-3410, compass@vincysurf.com, www.caribbeancompass.com<br />
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ISSN 1605 - 1998<br />
<strong>Compass</strong> covers the <strong>Caribbean</strong>! From Cuba to Trinidad, from<br />
Panama to Barbuda, we’ve got the news and views that sailors<br />
can use. We’re the <strong>Caribbean</strong>’s monthly look at sea and shore.<br />
‘It is not always true that you get what you pay for: <strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> is free and full<br />
of useful information. In our early cruising days I saved articles about lesser-known<br />
cruising destinations such as Venezuela, Colombia and Panama, and about land<br />
excursions on islands and recipes using local fresh produce. I had several folders<br />
of useful information that received a lot of use. I am also a big fan of the<br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong> Eco-News section. Many of the islands are trying to address issues<br />
of pollution and habitat destruction, and positive press helps their efforts<br />
and informs us of new or impending regulations.<br />
‘I strongly feel that the content of the <strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong><br />
represents the interests of the cruising community and<br />
yacht-support businesses in the <strong>Caribbean</strong> islands.’<br />
— Devi Sharp<br />
Formerly on S/V Arctic Tern<br />
NOVEMBER <strong>2015</strong> CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 3<br />
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