APRIL <strong>2017</strong> CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 6 COURTESY SMITH FAMILY — Continued from previous page … set sail in <strong>April</strong> 2007 in their 43-foot Gitana, Cape, along with Bethany and her younger brother, Bryn. They explored the Atlantic coasts of Spain and Portugal before spending three seasons in the Mediterranean and a year in the Canaries — working and homeschooling as they went. They spent a further two months in West Africa, doing humanitarian work in The Gambia, before crossing the Atlantic to the <strong>Caribbean</strong> in March of 2012. Their account of their passage from The Gambia to Tobago in March 2012 was awarded The Qualifier’s Mug by the Ocean Cruising Club for the most ambitious or arduous qualifying voyage by a new member as submitted for publication in the OCC journal or newsletter in 2012. (See Sarah’s account on page 32 at www.caribbeancompass.com/online/march13compass_online.pdf.) Bethany and Bryn stood full watches for the whole crossing. Bethany had her 14th birthday during the crossing, and Bryn was 12, making them the youngest full OCC members. The family then cruised the <strong>Caribbean</strong> islands extensively, writing about their travels. (Bethany, her mother and her brother all contributed articles to <strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong>. See Bethany’s “A Teen’s-Eye View of Tobago” at www.caribbeancompass.com/online/july12compass_online.pdf.) Bethany continued the family’s tradition of doing humanitarian work by participating in relief efforts for Dominica after TS Erika. After cruising with her family, she crewed and raced on other boats before taking a position on Germania Nova. Bethany’s seagoing qualifications included STCW 2010 Basics & Security Awareness, MCA Navigational Watch Rating Certificate and a Slinging and Banksman‘s Certificate. DEREK WALCOTT The St. Lucian poet, playwright and Nobel Prize winner, Sir Derek Alton Walcott, died on March 17th at age 87. Walcott, famous for his monumental body of work that incorporated <strong>Caribbean</strong> history, won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1992. He made his debut at the age of 19 with a collection of poems, and the publication of his collection of poems In a Green Night in 1962 was a breakthrough. Walcott won the TS Eliot prize in 2011 with his collection White Egrets. Walcott was educated at St. Mary’s College in St. Lucia and the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. He moved to Trinidad in 1953, where he worked as a theatre and art critic and founded the Trinidad Theatre Workshop. A 1981 MacArthur “genius” grant cemented Walcott’s links with the US, and teaching positions at Boston University, Columbia, Rutgers and Yale followed. Walcott was Professor of Poetry at the University of Essex in the UK from 2010 to 2013. Walcott also had an accomplished theatrical career, being the writer and director of more than 80 plays that often explored the problems of <strong>Caribbean</strong> identity against the backdrop of racial and political strife. The epic poem Omeros — a <strong>Caribbean</strong> retelling of The Odyssey — has been hailed as the poet’s greatest achievement. Barbados Cruising Club Hosts Special-Needs Kids’ Swim In March, a new group of children from Barbados’s School House for Special Needs joined the Bright Water Kids Foundation programme and started learning to swim at the Barbados Cruising Club, headquartered at Carlyle Bay. The Bright Water Kids Foundation is a charity dedicated to improving the lives of Barbadian children by providing swimming lessons, water sports and fun sea-based education. The Barbados Cruising Club is a proud sponsor of the foundation. Visit www.brightwaterkids.org/ for or more information on The Bright Water Kids Foundation. Visit www.barbadoscruisingclub.org for more information on the Barbados Cruising Club. Hello, Annapolis! <strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> is now available at Fawcett Boat Supplies in Annapolis, Maryland, USA. Pick up a hard copy today! THE DIFFERENCE IS what we do and the way we do it. • 282 Fixed Slips • Wide Concrete Finger Piers • On-Site Fuel Dock and Diesel Delivered on all Slips except on Dock “A” • Safety, Cleanliness and Service is our Primary Concern • Whole Area Patrolled by 24 Hour Security • Camera Surveillance • Official Cruising Station of SSCA AMENITIES • Complimentary Cable TV and Wi-Fi • Boat Chandlery On Site • Water and Electricity • Restrooms and Showers • Laundry Facilities • Nearby Ship's Chandlery and Convenience Store • Near Small Eateries and Upscale Elegant Restaurants such as El Conquistador Hotel and Casino • US Custom and Immigration Located 1/2 mile Away by Dinghy • Ample Parking Join us today and be part of our family. ¡VISIT US! at Fajardo, our webpage www.sunbaymarina.com open 7 days a week from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm T: 787.863.0313 F: 787.863.5282 E: sunbaymarina@aol.com Parcelas Beltrán, Bo. Sardinera, Fajardo, Puerto Rico Close to:
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