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DECEMBER 2012 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 30
DECEMBER 2012
� ARIES (21 Mar - 20 Apr)
Your energy levels will be dead calm but there
will be a freshening breeze in romance after the
15th. Use your creativity to think of a novel and
nautical way to celebrate the holidays. Perhaps a
party on the poop deck is in order!
� TAURUS (21 Apr - 21 May)
There will be some rough seas in business early
in the month and some fluky winds in romance
after the 10th, but if you can stay on course, things
should return to an even keel by the 15th.
� GEMINI (22 May - 21 Jun)
Creativity is a slog to windward. Get those problems
sorted out before the 21st so your mind is free
to chart a course through some choppy seas in
your love life around mid-month.
CANCER � (22 Jun - 23 Jul)
Although your personal barometric pressure will
be low, you have opportunities in business and you
will make some headway in that area. Don’t get
blown off course by petty issues — just enjoy the
holiday season with friends. Perhaps Aries will
invite you to the party.
� LEO (24 Jul - 23 Aug)
Boat business complications will require some
changes in course in the first ten days. Any discontent
with crewmembers or boat buddies should
blow over by the middle of the month, just in time
for a happy Christmas.
� VIRGO (24 Aug - 23 Sep)
Creative boat projects will be dampened by
romantic squalls after the 15th, so get as much as
possible done before then. Finding a fair breeze in
romance will be a challenge, so keep a cool head
and don’t let minor differences spoil the holidays.
� LIBRA (24 Sep - 23 Oct)
Other than a few days of contrary currents that
may require several changes in course, this month
is relatively aspect free. There will be lots of fun
distractions after the 10th to keep you entertained.
� SCORPIO (24 Oct - 22 Nov)
Boat business will demand your attention for the
first week but you don’t want to neglect your love life
as it could sail away around the 16th if you let it.
� SAGITTARIUS (23 Nov - 21 Dec)
Put your energies to good use in inventive boat
projects early in the month so your decks will be
clear for romance after the 16th, just in time to
make the holidays cheerful and rewarding. Set the
autopilot and have a good time.
� CAPRICORN (22 Dec - 20 Jan)
Concentrate on getting the boat ready for a grand
time during the festive season. Make room for
friends in the cockpit, polish the brass and slap on
a new coat of paint to make your ship pretty for the
holidays. String lights from the rigging and throw a
celebratory bash on board.
� AQUARIUS (21 Jan - 19 Feb)
Other than some occasional squally weather in
your love life, this will be a happy time for partying
and spending time with friends and loved ones.
Make the most of it and you will have a wonderful
Christmas and New Year.
� PISCES (20 Feb - 20 Mar)
Romance will demand your attention and will
make the holidays truly memorable. There’s a
small chance of some petty counter-currents
around the 16th, but keep a firm hand on the helm
and you will sail right through them into a happy
Christmas season.
PASSAGES
I feel the swells that meet the bow
In pitch-black dark, and hope somehow
We miss the Boca’s single tooth.
I’m sleepy, tense — to tell the truth
I’m scared in case we hit that rock,
But we push on, without the shock
Of going aground. There’s no alarm,
I tell myself, I must be calm.
The moon has set. Its gentle light
Has gone and leaves the still dark night.
The blackness of the early morn,
That time before the new day’s dawn.
With little help from pale stars’ gleam
The cliffs around me can’t be seen.
I listen to the skipper’s voice,
“More to the right,” I have no choice.
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Poets Poets
I pull her right, and then I see
The Boca, clear as clear can be!
I feel the tension slowly go
The morning breeze begins to blow,
Sails setting, and the compass showing
Fifteen degrees. Hey there! We’re going
Really well. We are on course;
Sea’s kicking, but it could be worse.
Out to the east I see the grey —
God’s promise of another day,
The mainsail fills. The jib’s unfurled,
We’re set and challenging our world.
Let others have their power and speed,
That is not something that we need.
This passage has twelve hours to go,
No worries mate! We like it so!
— Nan Hatch
FRANCES KAY