Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - February 2020

february 2020 CARIBBEAN COMPAss pAGE 42
Caribbean woods
Business For Sale in BequiA
Well respected and very profitable business.
Established 2002.
Located 3 minutes from Port Elizabeth ferry landing. Hardwood
specialist and top supplier in the region. Very large inventory on
hand. Hardwoods, Pine, Plywood and Rebar. 1000 sq ft store
carries paint, varnishes, hardware, etc. Established business
for 18 years. Solid balance sheet. Double digit growth over last
4 years. 20,000 sq ft premises. Staff of 7. Wide customer base.
Would consider equity partnership with the right person.
Enquiries to David at david@caribwoods.com
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appear in bold):
ST. GEORGE’S AREA
Art Fabrik
Grenada Board of Tourism
Grenada Yacht Club
Island Water World
Port Louis Marina
Marina Office
Victory Bar
SOUTH COAST
Budget Marine
Clarkes Court Boatyard & Marina
North Yacht Shop
Essentials Mini-Market
Grenada Marine
Le Phare Bleu Marina
Nimrod’s Bar
Prickly Bay Marina
Secret Harbour Marina
Spice Island Marine
TechNick
Sails Restaurant
Turbulence Sails
CARRIACOU
Alexis Supermarket
Carriacou Marine
Hard Wood Restaurant
Lazy Turtle Restaurant
Port Authority
Regatta Jupa
Round House Restaurant
Slipway Restaurant
Tourism Office
FEBRUARY
CALENDAR
1 Fishing for Cruisers seminar, Island Water World, Cole Bay, St. Maarten
1 – 2 Grenada Sailing Festival Workboat Regatta.
www.grenadasailingfestival.com
2 World Wetlands Day. www.ramsar.org/activity/world-wetlands-day
7 Public holiday in Grenada (Independence Day)
9 FULL MOON
9 Sailors’ & Landlubbers’ Auction, Bequia, www.bequiasunshineschool.org
13 –16 Round Martinique Regatta. YCM, www.theroundmartinique.com
14 – 15 Jolly Harbour Valentine’s Regatta, Antigua.
JHYC, www.jhycantigua.com
14 – 16 Caribbean Multihull Challenge.
www.smyc.com/caribbean-multihull-challenge
15 Bocas Del Toro Regatta, Panama. www.bocasdeltororegatta.com
15 Safety & Security seminar, Island Water World, Cole Bay, St. Maarten
15 – 16 Sweethearts of the Caribbean & Classic Regatta, BVI.
WEYC, www.westendyachtclubbvi.com
16 YOC Race, Curaçao. CYA, info2cya@gmail.com
17 Public holiday in Puerto Rico & USVI (Presidents’ Day)
21 Antigua 360° Race. AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com
21 – 23 Caribbean Foiling Championships. sas@caribbeanfoiling.com
21 – 25 Semaine Nautique Internationale de Schoelcher, Martinique.
CNS, www.cnschoelcher.net/regates
22 Public holiday in St. Lucia (Independence Day)
22 Governor’s Cup Race, BVI. RBVIYC, www.royalbviyc.orgSBYC:
23 Public holiday in Guyana (Mashramani)
23 Dominican Republic Carnival in LaVega.
23 Carnival Parade in Bonaire
24 - 28 RORC Caribbean 600 race, Antigua. caribbean600.rorc.org
24 – 25 Carnivals in Carriacou, Curaçao, Dominica, St. Barth, Trinidad,
and Ponce, Puerto Rico
25 Public holiday in Suriname (Liberation Day)
27 Public holiday in Dominican Republic (Independence Day)
29 – 1 March Union Island Conch Festival. (784) 458-8350
MARCH
1 25th Anniversary of Caribbean Compass. www.caribbeancompass.com
1 Dominican Republic Carnival in Santo Domingo.
4 Public holiday in BVI (HL Stoutt’s Birthday observed)
5 - 8 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, SMYC, info@heinekenregatta.com
6 – 8 St. Croix International Regatta. SCYC, www.stcroixyc.com
7 Fishing for Cruisers seminar, Island Water World, Cole Bay, St. Maarten
7 – 9 Dark & Stormy Regatta, BVI. WEYC, www.westendyachtclubbvi.com
8 International Women’s Day
9 FULL MOON
9 Public holiday in some places (Commonwealth Day)
and in Guyana and Suriname (Holi observed)
11 Public holiday in Belize (National Heroes’ Day)
11 - 15 Superyacht Challenge Antigua. www.superyachtchallengeantigua.com
14 Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (National Heroes’ Day)
15 – 22 Yachtie Appreciation Week, Portsmouth, Dominica. See ad on page 25
17 Public holiday in Montserrat (St. Patrick’s Day);
St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Grenada
18 Public holiday in Aruba (Flag Day)
19 – 22 St. Barths Bucket Regatta, St. Barths. www.BucketRegatta.com
20 Vernal Equinox
22 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Emancipation Day)
26 Round the Rocks Race, St. Thomas, USVI. STYC, stthomasyachtclub.org
27 – 29 St. Thomas International Regatta. STYC, stthomasyachtclub.org
28 Engine Maintenance seminar, Island Water World, Cole Bay, St. Maarten
28, 29 Antigua Optimist Open & Antigua Laser Open.
AYC, www.antiguayachtclub.com
30 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago
(Spiritual Baptist ‘Shouter’ Liberation Day)
30 – 5 April BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Fest, Tortola. RBVIYC, royal bviyc.org
31 Nanny Cay Round Tortola Race. RBVIYC, royal bviyc.org
TBA World ARC arrival, Grenada. WCC, www.worldcruising.com
TBA Foxy’s Music Fest, Jost Van Dyke, BVI. https://foxysbvi.com
TBA Pam Pepin International Optimist Regatta, Puerto Rico.
CNSJ, www.nauticodesanjuan.com
All information was correct to the best of our knowledge
at the time this issue of Compass went to press — but plans change,
so please contact event organizers directly for confirmation.
If you would like a nautical or tourism event listed FREE in our monthly calendar,
please send the name and date(s) of the event and the name
and contact information of the organizing body to
sally@caribbeancompass.com