Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - August 2017

CALENDAR
AUGUST
1 Public holiday in many places (Emancipation Day)
2 Carriacou Regatta Cruisers’ Potluck Barbecue & Raffle, Carriacou,
www.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.org
3 Annual Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Flea Market & Auction,
www.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.org
4 - 7 Carriacou Regatta Festival, grenadagrenadines.com/plan/events
7 FULL MOON
7 Public holiday in Barbados (Grand Kadooment parade), in Grenada
(Emancipation Day observed) and in Jamaica
(Independence Day observed)
7 – 8 Carnival in Antigua & Barbuda, and in Nevis
7 - 9 Public holiday in BVI (Emancipation Festival)
7 - 10 Fiesta del Mar, Santa Marta, Colombia
10 Public holiday in Suriname (Indigenous People’s Day)
11 Public holiday in Anguilla (Constitution Day observed)
14 – 15 Grenada Carnival, www.grenadagrenadines.com
15 Public holiday in Haiti (Assumption Day)
16 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Restoration Day)
18 – 20 Aruba International Regatta, http://aruba-regatta.com
18 - 21 Round Grenada Regatta. Petite Calivigny Yacht Club,
www.pcycgrenada.com
19 Carib Great Race (powerboats) from Trinidad to Tobago
20 Windward Cup Mini-Regatta, Carriacou
24 – 27 Food & Rum Festival, St. Lucia,
www.evensi.com/food-amp-rum-festival-st-lucia
27 Copa Comodoro, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. BrISA,
www.facebook.com/pg/BrisaSailing/events
31 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Independence Day)
SEPTEMBER
1 Public holiday in Guyana (Eid-Ul-Azha observed)
2 Public holiday in Suriname (Eid-Ul-Azha)
2 – 4 Around Culebra Race, Puerto Rico. BrISA,
www.facebook.com/pg/BrisaSailing/events
2 – 9 Green Moon Music Festival, San Andres, Colombia.
www.facebook.com/Green-Moon-Festival
4 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Labor Day)
5 Start of Nereid’s Rally, T&T to the Guyanas. See ad on page 12.
6 FULL MOON
6 Public holiday in Bonaire (Bonaire Day)
10 Public holiday in Belize (St. George’s Caye Day)
16 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (National Heroes’ Day)
19 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (Independence Day)
21 Public holiday in Belize (Independence Day)
22 Autumnal Equinox
22 – 23 Caribbean Sea Jazz festival, Aruba, https://caribbeanseajazz.com
24 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Our Lady of Mercy)
and Trinidad & Tobago (Republic Day)
27 - 30 Country & Blues Music Festival, St. Lucia.
http://www.stlucia.org/summerfestival/country-blues-festival
CHRIS DOYLE
The best anchorages are only
in Don Street’s Caribbean pilots
When cruising the Caribbean be sure
to have Street’s guides on board as
your primary PILOT. Only Street has:
Inter-island and harbour pilotage
Tidal information
All eastern Caribbean anchorages
Street’s pilotage information is timeless
and is your key to a quiet night’s
sleep in unspoilt anchorages!
Other guides are best for shore-side
information & are provided to the charter
fleets so what harbours & anchorages
they do include are more crowded.
Street’s pilots include: south east & east
coast Grenada, the south & east coast of
Carriacou, & the east coasts of Cannouan
& Martinique. These are not covered
by other guides but Street considers
them the best in the eastern Caribbean
now Venezuela is no longer safe.
The perfect pilotage companion
for all the other guides
Order online
USA/Caribbean:
iUniverse or Amazon
(search Donald M. Street)
UK/Europe: www.imray.com
(search: Don Street)
COMPASS CARTOON
DON CRESCI
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at the time this issue of Compass went to press — but plans change,
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