Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine February 2016
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The <strong>Caribbean</strong>’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore<br />
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FEBRUARY <strong>2016</strong> • NUMBER 245<br />
Chacachacare<br />
An island lost in time ........... 18<br />
Colombia Cruising<br />
Work in progress .................. 22<br />
Submerging<br />
San Blas<br />
The sea level situation .......... 25<br />
CONNELLY-LYNN<br />
SHARPE<br />
St. Vincent’s<br />
Vision<br />
Tropical nature as art ........... 26<br />
A Cruiser’s<br />
Backpack<br />
What’s in yours? .................. 28<br />
Info & Updates ...................... 4<br />
Business Briefs ....................... 8<br />
Regatta News........................ 12<br />
Y2A ......................................... 17<br />
Look Out For… ...................... 29<br />
The <strong>Caribbean</strong> Sky ............... 30<br />
Cooking with Cruisers .......... 36<br />
Book Reviews ........................ 37<br />
Editor...........................................Sally Erdle<br />
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Assistant Editor...................Elaine Ollivierre<br />
jsprat@vincysurf.com<br />
Art, Design & Production......Wilfred Dederer<br />
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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<br />
captures the <strong>Caribbean</strong> competition vibe<br />
DOYLE<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
Meridian Passage ................. 38<br />
Island Poets ........................... 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 />
Classified Ads ....................... 45<br />
Advertisers’ Index ................. 46<br />
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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 />
‘1995 was an important year for us. It was the year we made our decision to<br />
do some really long-distance sailing. The next two years, supported by the<br />
wealth of information in <strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong>, we honed our cruising skills<br />
sailing from Puerto Rico up and down the Antilles chain of islands until<br />
our 1997 departure for Europe.<br />
‘The ten years after our return to the <strong>Caribbean</strong> found us again<br />
depending on <strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> for information about places to<br />
visit, what to do, and where to buy. Now, ashore in Miami, we still<br />
read CC to keep abreast.’<br />
— Glenn & Gale Patron<br />
S/Y Encore<br />
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