One day, you may have to tell your grandchildren stories about places like this. NOVEMBER 2014 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 12 Experts predict that within 100 years, natural lands and water resources will become scarce. Climate change will irreversibly alter the planet. And the habitats that support all life could be lost forever. Support our mission to protect the future of our natural world. To make a difference that lasts, join The Nature Conservancy. Log onto www.nature.org today or call (800) 842-8905. Rock Islands in the Republic of Palau. Image ©Jez O’Hare
REGATTA NEWS Carriacou Sailor at US Leukemia Cup Carriacou sailor Cuthbert Snagg competed in the 21st annual Leukemia Cup Regatta, held in Alexandria, Virginia in September. The event helped raise US$172,000 for blood cancer research. Over 60 boats raced, each raising money to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Over US$3.2 million has been raised since the event was founded 21 years ago. This is especially important for safety. • Racing for a cause, not just for trophies or personal gain, engages the entire community and reaches well beyond the sailing community. • We should all aspire to having No Shouting Boats. It makes a big difference in the morale of the crew and tactical maneuvering. • Improving the regattas would attract the participation of boaters and racers from the region and beyond, a huge opportunity for tourism in Grenada. • No matter what — have fun! For more information on the Leukemia Cup regatta visit www.leukemiacup.org. ON THE HORIZON… Route du Rhum Bound for Guadeloupe The Route du Rhum transatlantic single-handed yacht race takes places every four years in JAMES LITTLE November, sailing between St. Malo, France and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. As this issue of <strong>Compass</strong> goes to press, a record number of 91 boats have entered the tenth edition of this event, to race in five classes. Entries include a 40-metre multihull, and skippers range from 19-yearold Paul Hignard to 75-year-old sailing legend Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. The race departs St. Malo on November 2nd. The current course record, set by Frenchman Lionel Lemonchois in 2006, is 7 days 17 hours and 19 minutes. For more information visit www.routedurhum.com. St. Lucia’s Atlantic Rally for Cruisers Flotilla Alana Mathurin reports: St. Lucia’s ARC Flotilla 2014 will take place on November 23rd starting at 1:00PM, parading from Castries Harbour to Rodney Bay Marina to celebrate the official start of the 29th edition of the Atlantic Rally for cruisers (ARC) from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria to St. Lucia. All water craft are welcome: big yachts, small yachts, pleasure boats, Hobie cats, Lasers, Fireballs, fishing boats and more — we motor, sail, windsurf and kitesurf! The flotilla is organized by the St. Lucia Tourist Board, St. Lucia Yacht Club, and IGY Rodney Bay Marina in cooperation with the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers. Last year the ARC Flotilla attracted 62 entries and more than 300 participants! Registration is free for nonbranded boats. After-party takes place at IGY Rodney Bay Marina where there will be live entertainment and lots to eat and drink. For more information contact arcflotillastlucia@mail.com. 2014 Leukemia Cup participants and fundraisers, Team Paradiso: (left to right) John Leary, Melody Robinson, David Robinson, Judy Diamond, Cuthbert Snagg and Jim Little The sailors and volunteers at the regatta each had a personal connection to or personal involvement with blood cancer. Cuthbert crewed on David Robinson’s 30-foot Paradiso, along with Judy Diamond, Jim Little and John Leary. David was diagnosed in 2010 with a rare form of lymphoma for which there is no known cure. Cuthbert, a trustee with the Carriacou & Petite Martinique Cancer Society, says, “I was racing for more than experience. I was racing for four people in my life who were personally affected by cancer: Alan Stracke, Joe Palmer, Margaret Brooks and my wife, Margaret. Now that I know more about Captain David’s struggle with lymphoma I should say that I was racing for him as well… Different water in a different place, but I took Carriacou with me throughout the day.” Paradiso placed second in her class. “On my way back to Richmond I had a couple of hours to think about our regattas back home in Carriacou. The Leukemia Cup Regatta was definitely something to learn from,” Cuthert adds, suggesting the following: • Radios on our boats would create more order and better communication to and from the stake boat, and between racing boats, than our loudspeakers. Mango Bowl Welcomes Massey United Insurance as Gold Sponsor Dee Lundy-Charles reports: As St. Lucia Yacht Club counts down to its third Mango Bowl Regatta (MBR), an impressive lineup of sponsors have come onboard to support the island’s only international regatta, which this year takes place in Rodney Bay from November 28th to 30th. —Continued on next page Go, go, go at St. Lucia’s Mango Bowl! NOVEMBER 2014 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 13 www.grenadasailingweek.com Spice it up in Grenada! 29 Jan - 3 Feb 2015
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