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SEPTEMBER 2007 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 10 THE CRUISING SAILOR’S CHANDLERY SINCE 1990 • PERSONALIZED ATTENTION BY OUR EXPERIENCED STAFF • REPLACEMENT PARTS & MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS DISCOUNTS ON ARTIGIANA BATTELLI AND CARIBE DINGHYS NEW AT XANADU MARINE: AMERON ABC 3 TIN FREE ANTIFOULING PAINT Marlin Bottom Paint * Delco * Underwater Metal Kit * Z-Spar * Cetol * Mercury Seachoice * Marpac * Teleflex * Tempo * Ritchie * Breeze * Whale * Ancor Racor * Wix * Shurflo* Johnson Pumps * 3-M * Flags * Perko * Jabsco * Groco Boatlife * Starbrite * Camp Zincs * Marine Padlocks * Orion * Sunbrella Weblon * Clear Vinyl * Canvaswork Supplies * Marinco * Garmin * Uniden Apelco * Harken * Sta-lok * 316 SS Rigging * Cordage * West System * Shields Dinghy Accessories * Waterproofing * Aqua Signal * Imray lolaire Charts CORNER OF MIRANDA & GUARAGUAO, PUERTO LA CRUZ,VENEZUELA TELEPHONE: (58) (281) 265-3844 FAX: (58) (281) 265-2448 E-mail: xanadumarine@cantv.net Standby VHF Channel 72 marina internacional ■ El Morro Tourist Complex ■ Puerto La Cruz ■ Venezuela Lat. 10° 12' 24"N Long. 64° 40' 5"W No hurricanes 270sq. miles of calm seas Full amenities Phone: (58-281) 267-7412 Fax: (58-281) 2677-810 VHF Channel 71 Web page: http://bahiaredonda.com.ve E-Mail: brmi@cantv.net CARIBBEAN ECO-NEWS Young St. Lucians Learn ‘Ridge to Reef’ By far the greatest sources of marine pollution are those that are land-based. These include agricultural run-off (sometimes containing pesticides), sewage, waste water and sediment. In the Caribbean, all too often rivers and drains are used as dumps for both solid and liquid waste. In July, 30 students in St. Lucia learned about watershed issues and their impact on coral reefs at a Ridge to Reef Watershed Training Camp, hosted by the Forestry Department at their rainforest camp near Micoud. The students braved intense rain storms to learn the connections between the rainforest and the coral reefs, and how land-based activities can affect the sea. Students explored their home watersheds, went on a photo safari, learned how to test water for contaminants, hiked in the rainforest, and viewed the reefs through the glass bottomed boats at the marine park. Many also learned to snorkel to see the fish close up. Kiawa from Marigot couldn’t believe all the fish she saw. As the group members viewed each others’ photo safaris, she asked, “So what can we do about the sediment going onto our reefs?” The students’ creativity was evident as they suggested ways to reduce erosion and also catch the sediment before it reaches the sea. At the end-ofcamp talent show, the students dramatized different ways to protect the water. The students and teachers who participated are now designing watershed monitoring and improvement programs in their home watersheds, using the training in environmental education and watershed improvement techniques they received from Al Stenstrup, Curriculum Director at Project Learning Tree, a Washington DCbased environmental training organization and Dr. Padgett Kelly, professor of environmental education at Middle Tennessee State University and board member of National Marine Educators Association, as well as Caribbean SEA (Caribbean Student Environmental Alliance) Executive Director, Mary Beth Sutton. The innovative programme was led by Caribbean SEA and the Sustainable Development and Environment Unit of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and funded by NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program. Communities and schools represented included Vieux Fort Comprehensive School Campus B, George Charles Secondary School, Dennery Primary, La Caye Primary, Soufriere, Choiseul, Canaries, Dennery, Marigot and the Mabouya Valley. The students also developed creative action plans for improving the water in their local rivers. They will now set up water monitoring in their home watersheds, implement strategies to improve the water and continue to monitor to see if they are successful. Next year they will present their findings to local officials and make recommendations based on their results.
REGATTA NEWS Guadeloupe Goes Radio Racing Stéphane Legendre reports: A new sailing activity has been born in Guadeloupe, to occupy racing enthusiasts during the summer when major regattas are over. Fourteen owners of remote-controlled model Lasers and the restaurant Le Plaisancier have initiated the July Radio Controlled Lasers regatta series at Bas du Fort marina at Pointe-à-Pitre. For the inaugural race series, held July 4 to 25, a space was cleared close to the restaurant area of the marina for spectators to attend. Four very official races included judges and security on the water. Races started at 7:00PM and ended around 9:00 or 10:00PM. The evenings did not end there, though — sometimes race-goers were at Le Plaisancier until 4 o’clock the next morning! This year’s series winner is Stéphane Squarcioni from WayPoint Electronics. When do we organize trans- Caribbean regattas? For more information visit: www.sailrclaser.com or http://rclaser.fr St. Lucia Juniors’ Season Wrap-Up Ted Bull reports: July 6th saw the St. Lucia Yacht Club junior sailing programme’s 2007 end-of-season fun day, with sailing, swimming and shoreside team events. During the season these youngsters attended regular sail-training sessions, starting with the very basics, progressing through various stages of instruction, and finally sailing solo in Optimist dinghies. From there they took advanced instruction in safety, boat maintenance, first aid and finally the art of racing. At age 15, the young sailors progress to the Olympic class Laser dinghy. The all-day, season’s-end celebration was organized STEPHANE LEGENDRE by coach Benjamin Todd, junior sailing events administrator Lily Bergasse, and assistants Jennifer Spiegelberg, Sue Milner and Ulrich Meixner. Twenty-five young sailors were on the water and later received recognition for their achievements over the period. The Chris Renwick Laser Championship Trophy went to Dominic Lovell, with Luis Meixner in second place and Fredrick Sweeney third. The Home Services Optimist Championship Trophy was won by Raina Bergasse, followed by Stephanie Lovell and Marcus Sweeney. The Red Team, captain Luis Meixner, won the team event. Special Achievement Awards went to Sophia Spiegelberg, Most Determined; Mateo Heinemann, Most Enthusiastic; and Dario Daniel, Most Improved. Merit Certificates were received by Dylan Charles, Andre Felix, Marion Bardies, Luc Chevrier and Mark Spurway. Caribbean Kids Sail Internationally Some of the Eastern Caribbean’s talented and hardworking junior sailors are gaining world-class racing experience at major international youth regattas. Trinidad & Tobago sent five young sailors to the Laser Radial Youth Worlds, held in the Netherlands. As this issue of Compass goes to press, after five races with one discard, Andrew Lewis is in 34th place out of 205 sailors; Stuart Leighton is 98th, Alistair Affoo 175th, James Leighton 181st and Matthew Scott 198th. Reports say that the North Sea’s big waves and strong currents are providing a real challenge to those accustomed to Caribbean conditions. Meanwhile, St. Lucian youth sailors Fredrick Sweeney and Luis Meixner have set their sights on the 2012 Olympics. In preparation, Fredrick competed in the 2007 North American Laser Championships, where he sailed a Laser Radial among the 58 competitors forming the Silver Fleet, earning a very creditable 14th place. As this issue of Compass goes to press, Luis is in Canada, racing a Laser Standard at the 2007 Volvo World Youth Championships. Trinidad’s Southern Caribbean Regatta The Guardian Holdings Group will again sponsor the Southern Caribbean Invitational Regatta, held in the waters of Chaguaramas, Trinidad. This year’s dates DOCK, BAR & RESTAURANT Open 7/7 VHF: 16/68 • deep water stern-to berth • water/ice/laundry • tel+fax+internet • gas station CUSTOMS CLEARANCE Tel: (+) 596 596 66 05 45 gas station: (+) 596 596 66 17 30 e-mail: leponton@wanadoo.fr 14˚33N - 61˚03W POINTE DU BOUT, MARTINIQUE are December 27th through 30th. The organizing authority is the Trinidad & Tobago Sailing Association. Classes include Optimist (two age groups), Laser Standard, Laser Radial, MR 15 (a two- man dinghy with asymmetrical spinnaker) and SR Max (a three-man keelboat with spinnaker). Boats will be available for charter. Pre-registration begins this month, and is on a “first come, first served” basis. Complete registration takes place on Thursday 27th December from 9:00AM. Offisland participants — ask about the interesting option of staying with a local sailing family! For more information visit www.ttsailing.org. Register Online for St. Maarten Classic Online registration for the St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta, to be held the third week of January 2008, is now open at www.ClassicRegatta.com. Regatta entry fees have been set at US$4 per foot if the registration is received on line. Registration in St.Maarten on the day before the start will cost US $6 per foot. Organizers hope to attract over 30 classic yachts to the event. The St.Barth’s-based Lone Fox, captained by Ira Epstein, has already been registered on line for the 2008 event. Lone Fox, a 65-foot ketch, was built in 1957 for Colonel Whitbread of Whitbread Breweries, the original sponsor of the Whitbread Round The World Race. 2008 Yacht Rallies Announced Want to sail in company with like-minded boaters to Trinidad for carnival next year? The third annual Route du Carnival rally will gather at Port du Marin, Martinique, on January 26th, 2008, enjoying two free nights at the marina. Rally participants will then sail to the Grenadines for an overnight stop in Bequia and two nights in the Tobago Cays, before sailing on to Trinidad where special arrangements are made to see “the greatest show on earth”. Or, if you’d like to join a rally heading to Cuba, the 9th edition of the popular Transcaraibes will depart in late March 2008, from Marina Bas du Fort, Guadeloupe, bound for Santiago de Cuba with funfilled stops in St. Martin, the BVI, and the Dominican Republic. —Continued on next page Le Marin THE SPECIALIST FOR BOAT MAINTENANCE IN MARTINIQUE Zinc Anodes Plumbing Marine Paints Batteries Epoxy Antifouling Centre de Carenage 97290 Le Marin Tel: +596 (0) 596 74 74 80 Fax: +596 (0) 596 74 79 16 carene.shop@wanadoo.fr SEPTEMBER 2007 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 11
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