Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - March 2022

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BlackbirdFive hours later the place was awashwith sailors — local by and large —who’d raced their boats in different classes,based on length, design, and age.All were drinking Heinekens,elated, intermingling,thirty boats up on the beach,mainsails swinging … In Bequia SweetIslandPoetswith Chris, a Southside fisherman,I’d raced against a dozen hardout Admiralty Bay, by Moonhole —“Down de road, Girl! Down de road!” —Stock Upon the widest selection and thearound West Cay, past Paget Farm,all the way to Friendship’s shore,tacking the Trades, their driven seasas much as we could handle, and more;MARCH 2022 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 32best prices in Grenada at our twoconveniently located supermarkets.Whether it’s canned goods, dairyproducts, meat, fresh vegetablesor fruits, toiletries, household goods,or a fine selection of liquor and wine,The Food Fair has it all and a lot more.Hubbard’sJONAS BROWNE & HUBBARD (G’da.) Ltd.The Carenage:Monday - Thursday8 am to 5:30 pmFriday until 8:45 pmSaturday until1:00 pmTel: (473) 440-2588Grand Anse:Monday - Thursday9 am to 5:30 pmFriday & Saturdayuntil 7:00 pmTel: (473) 444-4573Need Crew? Want to Crew?SailOPO.comExperienced Crew Availablefor short deliveries orlong offshore passages.Crew requests are free.For 25 Years,US Leading Crew Network.Offshore Passage OpportunitiesRead inNext Month’sCompass:Take Time for UtilaEarly Yachting Historyin the Virgin IslandsAuthentic Caribbean Waysto Cook Fish… and much, much more.Pick up a print copy or read it online atwww.caribbeancompass.comthen to gybe ’round Semple Cayand run back — “Hold she! Hold she!” Chris crowed,shifting ballast stones and bailing.“Down de road, Girl! Down de road!”At the hotel Son Mitchell hailed the winners,handing out the silver — Mount Gay neat.In my class of two-bows another won.“Second place,” he said, “to Bequia Sweet!”As I went up for my awardamongst the cheers of “Way to go!”Son pointed to me and proclaimed,“Dat de blackbird, you know!”— Richard DeyWhitsun, 1978THE SUNJust before twilight.And there you are!Dominating my sight.Big. Round. Red giant star!Flaming ball!Answering my call.Spilling molten yellow gold.All-seeing for centuries untold.I hug your inviting rays.In a state of conscious frenzy,I fuse with your visual offerings,Accepting them as blessings!Satisfying my desires before you slip away.Transfixed, I view you again.As you relieve my inner pain.And keep me stable and sane.My journey here is never in vain,As more than new energy I always gain.Like a mirror, I reflect your radiance again and again.You are my precious element,Scripting messages of joyful sentiment,Connecting me with my inner spirit,The lamp that is always lit.Enhancing the firmament,To the moon, you provide a complement.Delivering divine love and understanding.Strategic resource.Spiritual force.Medicinal source.You are reasonIn every season.Cheers!— Maralyn Ballantyne— Continued from previous page … Favorite RecipesFry garlic with sugar in hot oil until sugar iscaramelized. Add chicken and stir over high heat untilbrowned. Add curry powder and stir for a minute or twoto thoroughly blend. Add 2 cups of water and all otheringredients except rice. Bring to boil and simmer 15minutes or more until chicken is tender. (See Note 2)Add remaining two cups of water and return toboiling. Add the rice and a further teaspoon of salt,or more to taste. Simmer until rice is cooked andliquid absorbed, stirring occasionally to preventsticking. Serve with mango chutney, if available.Note 1: The amount of chicken is flexible. At home,I buy two-pound boxes of chicken thighs. Here I oftenuse whole legs of local chicken. If there is more thantwo pounds, I just add more water and seasoning. Iusually just cut thighs in half — if you cut the piecestoo small, the meat will boil rather than fry in the oil,and you won’t get the rich colour and flavour.Note 2: After the chicken is tender, you can cooland store the dish for future use. Or you set halfaside for future use if there are only two of you. Therewill still be leftovers!These recipes first appeared in the April 2003 issueof Compass.
READERS'FORUMDIFFERENT WAYS TO GET ASHOREDear Compass,I found a few more shots for the 50 Ways to GetAshore Challenge. I promise these will be the last three!Fair winds,Doug LeihbacherDear Doug and Compass Readers,Don’t stop now — we’re halfway there!In Jim Hutchinson’s article “50 Ways” in May 2021issue of Compass (see page 22 at www.caribbeancompass.com/online/may21compass_online.pdf), Hutch reckoned there must be 50 ways to getashore from a boat. Are there?We asked you to send a photo showing how peopleget ashore — inflatable with outboard, rowing dinghy,sailing dinghy, kayak, paddleboard, windsurfer,noodles, fins — or something else entirely? AndCompass readers have accepted the challenge.If we succeed in getting photos showing 50 differentways, your photos will appear in a full-page montagein a future issue of Compass. It might even be suitablefor framing!Set your phone or camera to the largest image setting,snap your getting-ashore vehicle of choice, and send thepicture(s) to sally@caribbeancompass.com.ALL PHOTOS: DOUG LEIHBACHERAbove: Returning the empties by kayakin Lower Bay, Bequia.Left: A fisherman rows a wooden double-enderin Chatham Bay, Union Island.Below: A cruiser’s sweet gaff-rigged sailing dinghyin Admiralty Bay, Bequia.A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCEDear Compass,I just recently received some information regarding amysterious disappearance (possible homicide) that wasreported to have happened sometime around 2006-2007 in Trinidad. The characters involved were twoGerman sailing captains. One of those captains was AriGrim on S/V Semira and the other, who disappeared,was Alex Hansen. Alex’s boat wasa black steel hull that was calledTartaruga. It is possible that Alexhad either lost or sold Tartarugabefore coming to Trinidad so hemight have been serving ascaptain on another vessel.I originally met the two captainsin the Coconut Grove anchoragein Miami in 1988. I sailed withAlex and his crewmember, aSwiss man named Andrea, onTartaruga from Miami toJamaica. After arriving inJamaica, Andrea and Alex had afalling out over financial matters.Andrea left Tartaruga and he andI became partners.The following year Andrea andI returned to the US andpurchased a sailboat we foundfor sale in the Coconut Groveanchorage, that we named SwissKiss. At that time we saw AriGrim again, prior to our sailingour boat to Jamaica. He andAndrea became good friends.Eventually, Andrea and I wentour separate ways but alwaysremained friends andcorresponded from time to timeto catch up on each other’s lives.Andrea and Ari also kept intouch over the years. About tenyears ago Ari called Andrea andtold him that he was dying ofcancer and requested thatAndrea come to Trinidad from Switzerland to help himprepare his boat for transport back to Germany. It wasto Andrea that Ari gave the accounting regardingAlex’s demise. Andrea kept the story to himself overthe years but recently relayed the details to me.In order to corroborate this story, I would like to hearfrom anyone who was in Trinidad around that timeframe if they knew or have information about the twocaptains or if anyone heard about the mysteriousdisappearance of Alex Hansen. Not much can be donenow as both men are presumed to be dead, but it mighthelp clear up a cold case with Trinidadian authorities.I can be reached at the following email address:kfdaniels48@gmail.comSincerely,Karen F. DanielsWE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!Dear Compass Readers,We want to hear from YOU!Be sure to include your name, boat name or shoresideaddress, and a way we can contact you (preferably bye-mail) if clarification is required.We do not publish individual consumer complaints orindividual regatta results complaints. (Kudos are okay!)We do not publish anonymous letters; however, yourname may be withheld from print at your request.Please keep letters shorter than 600 words. Letters maybe edited for length, clarity and fair play.Send your letters to sally@caribbeancompass.comMARCH 2022 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 33McINTYRE BROS. LTD.True Blue, St George’s GrenadaCall 1 (473) 444 3944 macford@spiceisle.comWe service what we sell!2 & 4-Stroke Engines Genuine Parts & ServiceYamaha Certified TechniciansDuty free deliveries & reliable service for YachtsHonda, Mazda and Ford DealershipVehicle Sales & ServiceBook your Car rentals & Island Tours with usDiscover Grenada withCaribbean Horizons Tours & Servicesinfo@caribbeanhorizons.comwww.caribbeanhorizons.comGRENADASKN MARINE SURVEYING& CONSULTANCYGRENADA (SAMS, MECAL and ABYC)PATRICK O'LOUGHLINMaster Mariner, MSc1-473-422-2052CINDY MODESTEBSc, Naval Piloting1-473-422-5050SHELVIN THOMASBSc. Nautical Science/Maritime Operations 1-473-407-0300CLARKES COURT BAYWoodlandsSt. George’ssknmarinesurveying@gmail.comwww.sknmarinesurveying.comIt's likeGoogleMaps,forboats
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