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Hey, Readers! If you’d like to receive notification by e-mail when each month’s new <strong>Compass</strong> is available online, just drop a note to sally@caribbeancompass.com and we’ll put you on the list — it’s as easy as that! The <strong>Caribbean</strong>’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore www.caribbeancompass.com FEBRUARY <strong>2016</strong> • NUMBER 245 Chacachacare An island lost in time ........... 18 Colombia Cruising Work in progress .................. 22 Submerging San Blas The sea level situation .......... 25 CONNELLY-LYNN SHARPE St. Vincent’s Vision Tropical nature as art ........... 26 A Cruiser’s Backpack What’s in yours? .................. 28 Info & Updates ...................... 4 Business Briefs ....................... 8 Regatta News........................ 12 Y2A ......................................... 17 Look Out For… ...................... 29 The <strong>Caribbean</strong> Sky ............... 30 Cooking with Cruisers .......... 36 Book Reviews ........................ 37 Editor...........................................Sally Erdle sally@caribbeancompass.com Assistant Editor...................Elaine Ollivierre jsprat@vincysurf.com Art, Design & Production......Wilfred Dederer wide@caribbeancompass.com Cover Photo: <strong>Caribbean</strong> sailboat racing season is once again in full swing, and this photo snapped by Tim Wright at the 2004 BVI Spring Regatta captures the <strong>Caribbean</strong> competition vibe DOYLE DEPARTMENTS Meridian Passage ................. 38 Island Poets ........................... 38 Readers’ Forum ..................... 39 What’s on My Mind ............... 40 <strong>Caribbean</strong> Market Place ..... 41 Calendar of Events ............... 44 Classified Ads ....................... 45 Advertisers’ Index ................. 46 <strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> is published monthly by <strong>Compass</strong> Publishing Ltd., P.O. Box 175 BQ, Bequia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines. Tel: (784) 457-3409, Fax: (784) 457-3410, compass@vincysurf.com, www.caribbeancompass.com Advertising & Distribution........Tom Hopman tom@caribbeancompass.com Administration......................Shellese Craigg shellese@caribbeancompass.com <strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> welcomes submissions of articles, news items, photos and drawings. See Writers’ Guidelines at www.caribbeancompass.com. Send submissions to sally@caribbeancompass.com. We support free speech! But the content of advertisements, columns, articles and letters to the editor are the sole responsibility of the advertiser, writer or correspondent, and <strong>Compass</strong> Publishing Ltd. accepts no responsibility for any statements made therein. Letters and submissions may be edited for length and clarity. ©<strong>2016</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication, except short excerpts for review purposes, may be made without written permission of <strong>Compass</strong> Publishing Ltd. ISSN 1605 - 1998 <strong>Compass</strong> covers the <strong>Caribbean</strong>! From Cuba to Trinidad, from Panama to Barbuda, we’ve got the news and views that sailors can use. We’re the <strong>Caribbean</strong>’s monthly look at sea and shore. ‘1995 was an important year for us. It was the year we made our decision to do some really long-distance sailing. The next two years, supported by the wealth of information in <strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong>, we honed our cruising skills sailing from Puerto Rico up and down the Antilles chain of islands until our 1997 departure for Europe. ‘The ten years after our return to the <strong>Caribbean</strong> found us again depending on <strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> for information about places to visit, what to do, and where to buy. Now, ashore in Miami, we still read CC to keep abreast.’ — Glenn & Gale Patron S/Y Encore FEBRUARY <strong>2016</strong> CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 3 Cartagena Santa Marta Click Google Map link below to find the <strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> near you! http://bit.ly/1fMC2Oy