Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - August 2018
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AUGUST<br />
CALENDAR<br />
CARIBBEAN WOODS<br />
1 Public holiday in many places (Emancipation Day)<br />
1 Carriacou Regatta Cruisers’ Potluck Barbecue & Raffle, Carriacou,<br />
www.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.org<br />
2 Annual Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Flea Market and Auction,<br />
www.carriacouchildrenseducationfund.org<br />
3 – 6 Carriacou Regatta, grenadagrenadines.com/plan/events<br />
6 Public holiday in Barbados (Grand Kadooment parade,<br />
www.barbados.org/cropclnd.htm), in Grenada (Emancipation Day)<br />
and in Jamaica (Independence Day)<br />
6 - 8 Public holiday in BVI (Emancipation Festival)<br />
9 Public holiday in Suriname (Indigenous People’s Day)<br />
13 – 14 Grenada Carnival, www.grenadagrenadines.com<br />
15 Public holiday in Haiti (Assumption Day)<br />
16 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Restoration Day)<br />
17 – 19 Aruba International Regatta, http://aruba-regatta.com<br />
19 Public holiday in Anguilla (Constitution Day)<br />
21 Public holiday in Guyana (Eid-Ul-Azha)<br />
22 Public holiday in Suriname (Eid-Ul-Azha)<br />
24 - 26 Round Grenada Regatta. PCYC, www.pcycgrenada.com<br />
25 Carib Great Race (powerboats) from Trinidad to Tobago.<br />
www.ttpba.net<br />
26 FULL MOON<br />
31 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Independence Day)<br />
CHRIS DOYLE<br />
BUSINESS FOR SALE IN BEQUIA<br />
Well respected and very profitable business.<br />
Established 2002.<br />
Located 3 minutes from Port Elizabeth ferry landing.<br />
Top hardwood supplier in the region. Largest supplier locally<br />
of Pine, Ply, Steel, Hardware and Paint. Double digit growth<br />
in past few years. Established business with solid balance<br />
sheet. 20,000 sq ft premises. Staff of 6. Wide and varied<br />
customer base. Opportunities to expand product range.<br />
Enquiries to Neil at winbeq@yahoo.co.uk<br />
or +1 784 431 8124<br />
COMPASS CARTOON<br />
IVOR HEALY<br />
AUGUST <strong>2018</strong> CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 37<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
3 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Labor Day)<br />
3 – 14 October Nereid’s Rally, T&T to the Guyanas. www.marinaslm.com/rally<br />
10 Public holiday in Belize (St. George’s Caye Day)<br />
16 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (National Heroes’ Day)<br />
19 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (Independence Day)<br />
21 Public holiday in Belize (Independence Day)<br />
21 – 22 <strong>Caribbean</strong> Sea Jazz festival, Aruba, https://caribbeanseajazz.com<br />
22 Autumnal Equinox<br />
24 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Our Lady of Mercy)<br />
and Trinidad & Tobago (Republic Day)<br />
25 FULL MOON<br />
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