Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - November 2016
Welcome to Caribbean Compass, the most widely-read boating publication in the Caribbean! THE MOST NEWS YOU CAN USE - feature articles on cruising destinations, regattas, environment, events...
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INGA BEITZ<br />
The <strong>Caribbean</strong>’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore<br />
www.caribbeancompass.com<br />
NOVEMBER <strong>2016</strong> • NUMBER 254<br />
Regatta News<br />
The most news ever! ............. 14<br />
High Times<br />
‘Fun Season’ events .............. 24<br />
GREG SLYNGSTAD<br />
SALLY ERDLE<br />
Zapped!<br />
Lightning strike aboard......... 26<br />
Step On Up<br />
Masts steps arise .................. 31<br />
A Sea Dog<br />
Canine crew for you? ............ 32<br />
Info & Updates ...................... 4<br />
Business Briefs ....................... 8<br />
Regatta News........................ 14<br />
Y2A ......................................... 19<br />
Eco-News .............................. 21<br />
Book Review ......................... 34<br />
Look Out For… ...................... 35<br />
The <strong>Caribbean</strong> Sky ............... 36<br />
Publisher..................................Tom Hopman<br />
tom@caribbeancompass.com<br />
Editor...........................................Sally Erdle<br />
sally@caribbeancompass.com<br />
Assistant Editor...................Elaine Ollivierre<br />
jsprat@vincysurf.com<br />
Cooking with Cruisers .......... 38<br />
Readers’ Forum ..................... 39<br />
What’s On My Mind .............. 40<br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong> Market Place ..... 41<br />
Calendar of Events ............... 44<br />
Meridian Passage ................. 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 />
Advertising<br />
compass@caribbeancompass.com<br />
The <strong>2016</strong>-17 <strong>Caribbean</strong> high season sails in bringing a cargo of fun ranging from unique regattas (such as the RORC <strong>Caribbean</strong> 600, pictured in <strong>2016</strong> in the cover shot<br />
by Tim Wright) to entertaining island events as detailed on page 24<br />
CHELSEA PYNE<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> is published monthly by <strong>Compass</strong> Publishing Ltd., The Valley, P.O. Box 727,<br />
Anguilla, British West Indies.<br />
Tel: (784) 457-3409, Fax: (784) 457-3410, compass@caribbeancompass.com, www.caribbeancompass.com<br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> welcomes submissions of articles, news items, photos and drawings.<br />
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responsibility of the advertiser, writer or correspondent, and <strong>Compass</strong> Publishing Ltd. accepts<br />
no responsibility for any statements made therein. Letters and submissions may be edited for length and clarity.<br />
©<strong>2016</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication,<br />
except short excerpts for review purposes, may be made without written permission of <strong>Compass</strong> Publishing Ltd.<br />
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 />
‘Have enjoyed your publication for over twenty<br />
years. I use your online magazine to keep up with<br />
current events. Always look forward to the<br />
next issue!’<br />
— Dick Scheu<br />
S/V Keeper<br />
NOVEMBER <strong>2016</strong> CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 3<br />
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