Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - January 2019

BUSINESS BRIEFS
Nauti Solutions Grenada Update
Want your yacht delivered? Since Nauti Solutions sold its welding shop, Danny Gray
has been doing lots of yacht deliveries, as well as mechanical and engineering work.
Danny’s recent deliveries include an Atlantic crossing to the Med, many to and from
Newport, Rhode Island, to and from Florida’s east and west coasts, plus Costa Rica
with two Panama Canal transits, and many deliveries up and down the island chain.
So if you are looking for a captain or crew to return or help you return your yacht
back home or to other ports, give Danny a call.
Nauti Solutions also offers guardianage on moorings in Prickly Bay, Grenada if you
are leaving your yacht for the hurricane season.
Contact Nauti Solutions on (473) 416-7127 or svmagnum@hotmail.com.
For more information see ad in Market Place section, pages 42 and 43.
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BVI Charter Yacht Show Draws Increased Fleet
The 2018 BVI Charter Yacht Show, held November 6th through 9th at Nanny Cay
on Tortola, attracted 45 boats
this year, compared to the 20
that attended in 2017 shortly
after Hurricane Irma hit the
island. Past shows have boasted
as many as 70 yachts.
Nearly 120 charter brokers
came to the event, many
times 2017’s attendance. The
opening night Business Expo
featured 30 local businesses.
In addition to “Yacht Hop”
boat viewings, the 2018 show
also featured a vegan-dish
culinary contest, a seminar for
brokers, and a boat tour of North Sound. One of the most popular events was
“Unveiling the Mysteries of the BVI”, a talk by historian Dr. Mitch Kent.
Visit www.crewedyachtsbvi.com/boatshow for more information.
Sea Hawk Participates in Upcoming Caribbean Events
Sea Hawk Paints announces participation in ten major Caribbean boating events
in 2019, supporting the sailing communities for participants, spectators and local
economies. A long-time champion of Caribbean sailors, Sea Hawk provides boatowners
the highest quality, most pleasurable to use, application-specific solutions for
protecting and enhancing the performance of their vessels. Because when it is all
said and done, “yachtsmen just want to have fun.”
Look for Sea Hawk at these major events:
Grenada Sailing Week
Jolly Harbour Valentine Regatta
St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
BVI Spring Sailing Regatta
Antigua Sailing Week
For more information on Sea Hawk Paints see ad on page 8.
Budget Marine Trinidad
Donates to Sailing Schools
Nicole Corvellec reports:
In response to a request
from Betty Suite of the
Vessigny Viking Sailing
School, Budget Marine
Trinidad management was
happy to donate two gallons
of International antifouling
for the yacht
McInvan, a Pearson 30 that
Betty has acquired and
that is currently being refurbished
at the headquarters
of the Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Association (TTSA) at Chaguaramas. The purpose of this
project is to provide young dinghy sailors with the opportunity to sail and race a bigger
keelboat, as hopefully these young sailors are future boatowners and racing enthusiasts.
The gallons of antifouling, together with a selection of Laser and Optimist parts for
the repair and maintenance of the racing dinghy fleet, have a total value of
TT$7,000 (more than US$1,000), and are being given for use at the TTSA and Vessigny
sailing schools.
Mark Loe, former president of the Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Association and a
long-time driving force for youth sailing in T&T, says, “We are really trying to get the
enthusiasm for racing sailboats back up, and these donations will certainly help us
reach our goal.”
For more information on Budget Marine see ad on page 2.
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Music + Matchless Menu at Mac’s, Bequia
Kevin Carr reports: Mac’s Pizza & Kitchen, a waterfront fixture on Bequia for 40
years, will have live music on Saturdays and
Mondays throughout the season. In addition
to our famous pizza, grilled fish and salads,
our Japanese-style seared tuna has
become an island favorite along with our
great margaritas made from fresh Bequia
limes. Kitchen open 11:00AM to 10:00PM
daily. Bar till late.
Join us for great music and food on the
Bequia waterfront!
For more information on Mac’s Pizza &
Kitchen see ad in the Market Place section,
pages 42 and 43.
New Art Centre in Grenada
Susan Mains Gallery at Spiceland Mall in Grenada has been providing an
exclamation point of colour in Grenada for the past 17 years. Now, with bigger
dreams in tow, Susan and her artist son Asher have undertaken their biggest
project yet.
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