TRADITIONAL LAUNCHINg - Caribbean Compass
TRADITIONAL LAUNCHINg - Caribbean Compass
TRADITIONAL LAUNCHINg - Caribbean Compass
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DECEMBER 2008 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 6<br />
— Continued from previous page<br />
An island helicopter flew to the scene and located Mac on the side of the mountain,<br />
sitting on a tree on a ledge. The pilot, Alex Groutchy, suggested that an air rescue<br />
was the only way to extract Mac. A French Coast Guard rescue helicopter, stationed<br />
on the nearby island of Martinique, was deemed to be the closest and best<br />
option. Mac was located and two Mountain Rescue Specialists were dropped from<br />
the helicopter to his location. The helicopter returned to Castries to refuel while the<br />
Seamester<br />
student Mac<br />
was interviewed<br />
for St. Lucia<br />
television after<br />
his unexpected<br />
adventure<br />
three moved to a better location for pick-up. Mac and the Rescue Crew were<br />
extracted from the mountain at approximately 9:40PM.<br />
Seamester would like to express sincere gratitude to Kai Wulf and the entire staff at<br />
the SMMA, the crew of the French Coast Guard helicopter, Alex Groutchy and Saint<br />
Lucia Helicopters, Dawn French of the Saint Lucia National Emergency Organization<br />
Agency; Amanda Hicks and the staff at the US embassy in Barbados; Capt. Daniel<br />
Wurzbacher and the Seamester operational staff; the Soufrière hiking guides; the St.<br />
Lucia Police and Fire & Rescue Department; and John Cornelius with Antigua &<br />
Barbuda Search and Rescue.<br />
6 TH<br />
The Bequia Tourism Association presents:<br />
SINGLE TICKET EC$60<br />
(Fri or Sat, EC$70 at the door)<br />
2-NIGHT TICKET EC$99<br />
(Friday & Saturday,<br />
De Reef, Lower Bay)<br />
SUNDAY TICKET EC$20<br />
(De Reef, EC$25 door)<br />
Tickets available at:<br />
Bequia Tourism Office<br />
Phone: (784) 458 3286<br />
Quik-Print, St. Vincent<br />
Phone: (784) 456 2217<br />
MAC’S<br />
PIZZERIA<br />
Hurricane Paloma, Last of the 2008 Season<br />
Hurricane Paloma, the last of the 2008 season, passed through the Cayman Islands<br />
on November 8th as a Category Four storm with winds approaching 140 mph (122<br />
knots) and heavy rain. According to a report in the Caymanian <strong>Compass</strong> newspaper,<br />
a yacht carrying a crew of seven men washed ashore and beached on the<br />
north side of Little Cayman during the hurricane. The crew reportedly included five<br />
Cuban–Americans and two Mexicans.<br />
“I understand they were on a yacht and were heading to another <strong>Caribbean</strong><br />
island when they got caught in the storm,” the report quoted Chief Immigration<br />
Officer Franz Manderson as saying. “The police in Little Cayman are interviewing the<br />
men who washed ashore to determine exactly what happened and to find out<br />
what their true intentions were.”<br />
The storm continued onward to make landfall as a Category Three hurricane on<br />
Cuba’s southeast coast the next day, after which it weakened to a Tropical Storm.<br />
No fatalities were reported.<br />
Hotspots<br />
AUGUST, CUMBERLAND BAY, ST. VINCENT<br />
We have recently received a report from the skipper that on August 30th, the<br />
French cruising yacht Akela was boarded at Cumberland Bay, St. Vincent, by three<br />
men armed with machetes and a speargun. The four people aboard were robbed<br />
of cash, a watch and a camera. The robbers left in a pirogue with a large engine.<br />
—Continued on next page<br />
The yacht Akela, which was boarded in August in Cumberland Bay, St. Vincent,<br />
then had an uneventful cruise here to Venezuela<br />
BEQUIA MUSIC FEST<br />
OUTHOUSE<br />
GRAPHICS INC<br />
CantRememberTheName<br />
THE<br />
SALTY DOG<br />
L’Auberge des<br />
Grenadines<br />
Gingerbread<br />
Hotel<br />
Keegan’s<br />
Beach Resort<br />
SOUFRIERE MARINE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION<br />
January 22 - January 25, 2009<br />
Thurs 22nd January - Frangipani Hotel from 8.30pm<br />
From St. Vincent - STEEL PAN CELEBRATION - world-famous 13-piece ELITE Steel Pan Orchestra<br />
Fri 23rd January - De Reef, Lower Bay at 8.30pm<br />
Blues Night with artistes from the MUSTIQUE BLUES FESTIVAL<br />
DANA GILLESPIE AND THE LONDON BLUES BAND:<br />
Alain Baudry, Enrico Morena, Mike Paice, Jeff Walker, Jake Zeitz<br />
Featuring: Joe Louis Walker, Ian Siegal, Ronnie Jones, Julien Brunetaud,<br />
The Two Timers with Sarah James and Gordon Russell<br />
Sat 24th January - De Reef, Lower Bay at 8.30pm<br />
From Bequia: KINGS OF STRINGS<br />
COUNTRY RELATIVES - Country & Western<br />
KYRON BAPTISTE<br />
AMANDA GOODING - Singer & Songwriter<br />
COLIN PETERS & FRIENDS - Reggae, Calypso & more<br />
From Barbados: TOBY ARMSTRONG & BLUES EXPLOSION<br />
Plus “All-Star” Band - Blues & Jazz pianist DAVID MAXWELL & guest artistes<br />
Sun 25th January - De Reef, Lower Bay from noon<br />
Blues & Jazz Jam Session - “All Star” Band & guest performers!<br />
Plus Bequia’s own - HONKY TONICS & FRIENDS<br />
From Barbados - Mount Gay Rum - BIG SURPRISE PARTY and Finale Performance<br />
For more info on events see our last-minute flyer!<br />
Phone: (784) 458 3286 musicfest@begos.com<br />
www.bequiatourism.com/bequiamusicfest<br />
ADMIRALTY TRANSPORT<br />
Publishing Ltd.<br />
Basil’s Bar<br />
Mustique<br />
DE REEF<br />
Bequia<br />
DAWN'S BEACH CAFE
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