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FEATURES
40 ATING OF BEAUTY
Grenada's Workboat Regatta
42 ST. LUCIA SURPRISES
Zipping Through a
Green Adventurer's Paradise
44 BOAT SCHOOLING
Teaching Your Kids While Cruising
46 NAVIGATION 101


COVER SHOT:
PHOTO BY TIM WRIGHT
WWW.PHOTOACTION.COM
A wonderful spectacle of sail returns
April 15 to 20. www.antiguaclassics.com


DEPARTMENTS
6 LETTERS
10 WHERE IN THE WORLD?
12 CARIBBEAN NEWS
15 EVENT CALENDAR
16 YACHT CLUB NEWS
18 SAILING HUMOR
Group Think, Me Thinks Not!
Sailing With Charlie: Floggings
22 RACING CIRCUIT
"Green" Regattas Go Greener
Making a Cat for a Dog Fight
27 BENEFICENT BOATERS
Heading for Haiti
28 TIPS & TRICKS
Lights, Camera, Action on Board
Dr. IT -Weather Forecasts
Two Old Classics Get Attention
34 OUR NATURAL WORLD
It's a "Planimal"!
Green Products for Boaters
38 CHARTERING 101
Picking a Charter Destination
82 CARIBBEAN BROKERAGE
92 MARKETPLACE
94 SPONSOR DIRECTORY
96 CARIBBEAN DINING
Easy Easter Buffet


ISLAND EVENTS & INTERESTS
10 MAP
49 PUERTO RICO
Club Nautico Regatta Results
Tall Ship Eagle Lands in Puerto Rico
53 u.s.v.i.
Marine Artist Paul Borghi
St. Croix Hospice Regatta
Achieves Goals

61 B.V.I.
New Laws for Charter Yachts
63 ST. MAARTEN / ST. MARTIN
Sampling St. Maarten's Anchorages
64 ANTIGUA
Profile: Faraday Rosenberg
RORC Caribbean 600
Win Some, Lose Some Winsome
Visione Overall Winner at
Antigua's Superyacht Cup
74 GRENADA
Grenada Sailing Festival
Spice Island Billfish Tournament
78 CURACAO
News Notes from Curacao
80 BONAIRE
Great Tournament Results
for Junior Anglers

RESOURCE
81 CARIBBEAN MARINAS


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(L to R) Barbara and Larry, with visiting friends
Micki and Chuck Harding (S/V Corem Deo), wait on
Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts for the ferry to
the mainland. We are presently moving our pow-
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CARIBBEAN NEWS

A BRIEF LOOK INTO THE HAPPENINGS OF OUR WORLD


Grenada Lifts H1N1 Port Restrictions
The Marine &Yachting Association of Grenada reported in late Febru-
ary that, with the passing of the swine flu threat, restrictions regarding
ports of entry for yachts have been lifted. The Ministry of Health has
announced that entry requirements are now as they were pre-H1 N1. A
medical officer will be retained at The Grenada Yacht Club, but yachts
can clear in at any of the ports of entry. For more information, contact
mayagadmin2@gmail.com.


TruPlug a Crowd-Pleaser
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winning item is a soft, cone-shaped plug designed to conform to the
unpredictable shapes of most hull breaches. At the Miami International
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System which drew multiple orders from boat-builders interested in its
chrome mushroom thru-hull and remotely-operated ROV valves.


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and moves at a faster speed through the boatyard. The forestay clear-
ance is about four feet more than on the previous model, which means
the majority of sailboats up to about 46 feet LOA can now leave their
forestays in place when being lifted.


Herve "RV" Nizard on his way to pick up his prize at
the Island Water World Head Quarters in St. Maarten.
He won the third and last Online Game prize draw, a
Dinghy-Engine Combo, valued at US $3200.


Pilot Nizard is Final Island Water World
Online Game Winner
The third and last winner of a dinghy-outboard combo is sailor and
airline pilot Herve "RV" Nizard who resides on Dominica. From No-
vember till January, online shoppers at www.islandwaterworld.com
were eligible to win a Walker Bay Air Floor Hypalon AF240 dinghy and
a Mercury-5HP-outboard combo worth $3,200 US.


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PASSAGES

On November 30, 2009, David M. Hamilton Sr., the founder of Hamilton Real Estate
on St. Croix, died at the age of 84. He served in the Coast Guard at sea for three
years, was awarded two bronze stars during World War II and moved to St. Croix in
1958 where he developed real estate. Hamilton was an avid yachtsman, sport fisher-
man and seaplane pilot, and was a member of the St. Croix Yacht Club.


Le Phare Bleu Staff Teams
Compete for Best Oil Down
Grenada's Le Phare Bleu Marina and hotel's
Swiss owners, Dieter Burkhalter and Jana Can-
iga held a Staff Oil Down Competition over the
Independence weekend. Three staff teams en-
tered and guests were invited to taste compet-
ing dishes of this Grenada culinary specialty.
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SAVE THE DATE

April 14 & 15, 9 a.m. 5 p.m.: St Thomas Spring Yacht
Show and Marine Trade Show, Yacht Haven Grande
Marina: Join captains and crews of term charter yachts,
day sail and tour operators as well as the boating public.
Ship chandlers, provisioning and many other marine servic-
es will be represented. To register: www.vicl.org or contact
the VICL office at 774-3944.

May 15 & 16: Sixth Annual Captain Oliver's Regatta,
Oyster Pond, St. Maarten: Coors Light will sponsor, with
categories for Beach cat, Racing monohull, Performance
monohull, Cruising monohull, Racing multihull, Cruising
multihull, Bareboat, Beach cat and Corporate Challenge.
New is an addition of a three-day rally to Nevis the week
prior to the regatta. www.coyc-sxm.com


Jamaica Lightning Bolt
to be Greeted by the Real Thing
The 10-yacht Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race flotilla will
spend a few festive days at Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonia, Jamaica
in mid-May The crew of Jamaica Lightning Bolt will be greeted by the
eponymous "World's Fastest Man," Jamaica's Usain Bolt, reports the
marina's Dale Westin. The boat took second place in February's Race
Six from Singapore to Qingdao. The Clipper 09-10 Race started from
the north east coast of England on September 13, 2009 and will return
to there on July 17, 2010.


American Eagle Resumes Service to Haiti
American Eagle announced plans to restart daily San Juan-Haiti
service in March and also will operate two flights a day from Santo
Domingo and Santiago in the Dominican Republic. AE and AA have
made more than 30 relief flights to Port-au-Prince since the earth-
quake, according to AMR Corp., the airlines' parent company. AMR
has more than 100 employees in Haiti and has operated in the coun-
try since 1971. -&


MERCURY MARINE HOSTS CARIBBEAN DEALERS


Mercury Marine Latin America & Caribbean held
a distributor meeting and private cocktail recep-
tion on February 10 in Miramar, Florida to kick-off
the 2010 Miami International Boat Show festivi-
ties. The event gave dealers the opportunity to
meet face to face with the Latin America & Carib-
bean staff for the latest information on Mercury's
services and products.


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EVENT CALENDAR


Please send future events for our calendar to editor@allatsea.net.
This month and next month's events are currently published here and at www.allatsea.net.
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M ANGUILLA
5/7-9
2010 Anguilla Regatta I Sailing
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H ANTIGUA
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
Free Antiguan Youth Sailing Program
"All Comers" Competitive Keelboat Sailing
Dinghy Sailing, Pleasure & Practice
Dinghy Sailing Instruction for Adults &Jrs.
Dinghy Racing with Beach BBQ
JHYC I jhmarina.com
4/15-20
Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta I Classic Yacht
antiguayachtclub.com I yachtclub@candw.ag
4/24-5/3
0 Antigua Sailing Week I Sailing
U sailingweek.com I santossailingweek@candw.ag
0 5/22-24
0 AYC Green Island Weekend I Sailing
antiguayachtclub.com I yachtclub@candw.ag
H BARBADOS
5/15-16
25th Annual Mount Gay Boatyard Regatta
Sailing I sailbarbados.com I info@sailbarbados.com
S|',' BEQUIA
4/2-5
Bequia Easter Regatta I Sailing
begos.com/easterregatta I bsc@caribsurf.com
U BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
4/2-4
Spanish Town Fishermen's Jamboree
Deep Sea Fishing I relax@fischerscove.com


4/28-5/1
Fountaine Pajot Owner's Rendez Vous 2010
Cruising Rally I horizonyachtcharters.com
helene.de.fontainieu@fountaine-pajot.com
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Atlantic Cup from Tortola to Bermuda
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YACHT CLUB NEWS

SHARE YOUR HAPPENINGS WITH THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY


Antigua's Jolly Harbour Yacht Club
Pippa Pettingell, Youth Sailing Program Director 2010, sent us details
on the third Caribbean Classic Rum Cruise to be hosted by the club in
May, a "Cruise in Company" staged every year that visits Guadeloupe,
lies des Saintes, Marie Galante, Dominica, Martinique and St. Lucia.
The main aim is to provide an insight into the development of rum
distillation, with visits to historic and modern distilleries (and plenty
of samples.) The fleet sets sail from Jolly Harbour, English Harbour or
Falmouth Harbour in Antigua on Monday, May 3 for the anchorage
of Deshaies, Guadeloupe. The cruise ends May 17 at Marigot Bay, St.
Lucia. The cruise is led by Miramar Sailing Ltd. under the leadership
of proprietors Brian Turton and Pippa. Details: www.classicrumcruise.
corn, or email: info@miramarsailing.com.


Hemingway International Yacht Club of Cuba
Commodore Escrich, a representative of the International Game Fish As-
sociation, invites anglers to participate in the 60th "Ernest Hemingway"
Billfish Fishing Tournament May 24 to 29 in waters surrounding Havana.
Thursday, May 27 will be a lay day IGFA rules govern the tournament with
tag and release. The Jury from the Cuban Sport Fishing Federation will
take irrevocable decisions regarding the validation of captures.
Participants can use their own boats or rent them at Marina Hem-
ingway. Registration will be 450 CUC ($563 American dollars) per team
from one to three anglers, and 100 CUC per additional angler ($125
American dollars). Those who arrive in their own boats will have free
mooring in Marina Hemingway, invitation for the welcoming cocktail,
awards ceremony and closing dinner for all the team members. If you
rent a boat, you will also have highly qualified crew, fishing tackle, bait,
fuel and snacks. Those interested on accommodation can book in atAc-
uario hotel located in Marina Hemingway, or at other hotels in Havana.
In other news, the Sarasota (Florida) Yacht Club had hoped to or-
ganize a 100-boat international regatta to take place May 16, seeking
to revive an annual competition that began in the 1930s. The club,
however, did not receive permission from the U.S. Treasury Office of
Foreign Assets Control in time to make preparations and the regatta
has been postponed until 2011.


St. Maarten Yacht Club
The club's very readable newsletter, The Spinnaker, reported that SMYC
member and well-known sailor Dr. Frits Bus went on an eight-day medical
assistance trip to Haiti in January. He was stationed in the village of Jacmel
where 90% of the population has been living in tents. "Frits arrived in Haiti
with a large quantity of medical supplies donated by several St. Maarten
pharmacies. Insel Air carried the extra luggage at no extra cost. At the
Club, lan Hope Ross donated 50-then a further 30-buckets which were


filled by the Red Cross with medical supplies and flown into Haiti. It is with
a warm heart that we can report that the SMYC membership gave a huge
amount for the Haitian people," the newsletter advised.


(U.S.) Virgin Islands Gamefishing Club
"Show Your Love to Haiti"
raised $15,000 for the USVI
Haitian Relief Fund on Val-
entine's Day, Sunday, Febru-
ary 14. The eventwas hosted
by the Northside Sportfish-
ing Club, St. Thomas Fish-
ermen's Association and
Virgin Islands Game Fishing
Club, and donated to the
Community Foundation of
the Virgin Islands' (CFVI) USVI Haitian Relief Fund.
Planes for the USVI Haitian Relief project depart regularly from St.
Thomas to deliver volunteers and medical supplies in Haiti. Many
community businesses donated food and drinks, and volunteers from
the St. Thomas Fishermen's Association ran the bar.
Six children-Joshua LaPlace, Tyler Berry, Brianna Berry, Edwin
Bryan and Adam Berry-manned the non-alcoholic Island Oasis ma-
chine for seven straight hours and made nearly $800. Two other chil-
dren, Brittany Petersen and Marie Jackson, sold 50/50 raffle tickets
and made additional money For more information about USVI Haitian
Relief: www.usvihaitianrelief.org.


Virgin Islands Sailing Association
Bill Canfield decided to step down as VISA's President after serving in
the position on two occasions for about 17 years, and finished up after
the Carlos Aguilar Race in November VISA held its annual meeting via
telephone conference on Jan 30. Phillip Shannon was elected Presi-
dent, Kim Jones Vice President, Karen Stanton, Secretary, Lyn Reid,
Treasurer, and Peter Holmberg, Olympic VR Class Reps are Tim Coyle
420 & 1420, Laura Brego Opti, and Kim Jones Laser. "I think I have left
VISA in a strong position and I also believe our recent sailing results
speak for themselves as to how far we have traveled over the years,"
Bill said in February "We have done many things that no other small
country has come close to accomplishing in world sailing." -



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GROUP THINK, ME THINKS NOT!


COPYRIGHT 2010 BY CAP'N FATTY GOODLANDER


My wife says I'm anti-social. That's baloney. I just hate
people. I mean, people as in plural. I don't mind in-
dividual jerks-only groups of jerks. I don't like mobs
either, and I consider two people a mob.
Part of the problem for the marine community is that we're all Al-
pha Males, even the women. By that I mean you can tell a sailor
anything-but what to do. There is something about sniffing a lot
of wind which makes us contrary. Let's put it another way-whatever
you think, I don't.
My favorite shirt is red. I wear it almost every time I go ashore,
every 30 days or so. I look wonderfully virile in it. But if you tell
me your favorite color is red, I'll tell you mine is blue while think-
ing to myself, "... red is too flashy. Only show-offs like red. What
a jerk!"
What does this have to do with boating? Lots. I'm currently sailing
across the Indian Ocean with a group. Normally, I'm able to shake
off any poor sap trying to be nice to me by simply saying, while
sailing at night, ... let's tack inshore." Then, a few minutes later,


I douse my running lights and
of these folks spend days
searching for me, fearing
I'm in distress-but they
probably don't have any-
thing else to do anyway.
It's not easy to glom on to
me. If someone is following
us and anchoring in all the
same places, I just dive his
anchor rode and put a cou-


tack back to seaward. True, some

"When I was dating, I
used to tell the girl my life
history and then say, '...
but enough of me talking
about me-let's give you a
brief chance to talk about
me!' Only one woman, my
wife, ever said, 'Okay.'"


pie of half-hitches around a
coral head-then hastily leave before dawn.
If that fails, I use the old sand-in-the-outboard trick. As soon
as they're hopelessly drifting out into ... say, the wide Pacific, I
haul anchor and speed toward them. They sure look happy when
I throttle down beside them. Alas, that happiness is short-lived
as I shout, ... behind schedule. Gotta go. Have fun with those
short oars!"
Oh, avoiding people can be enjoyable. On the VHF I tell little fibs
like, "Cmap is right on!" and (on St. Thomas), "You clear in at Paul M.
Pearson Gardens!"
It is just as much fun on the SSB. People are so gullible. I sent a
winlink message to all the new Caribbean 1500 participants arriving
in the BVI, informing them that all the islands in the Lesser Antilles
had been given new lat/Ions under the new Systematic Uniform Clas-
sification Kategory, Euro Research Standards (SUCKERS) and most of
them believed it (even tho it put all the islands 100 miles to windward
of Barbados).


Okay, ego plays a part. When I was dating, I used to tell the girl my
life history and then say, ... but enough of me talking about me-let's
give you a brief chance to talk about me!' Only one woman, my wife,
ever said, "Okay."
Of course, I see the advantages of the ARC. I mean, if you've
commanded a large corporation, purchased a million dollar yacht,
and decided to sail across the Atlantic ... of course, you'd want my
buddy Jimmy Cornell to tell you when to go to the bathroom while
on passage. ("After the net, will be a group defecation. Good luck,
everybody!")
Of course, groups have to have leaders. If I'm the leader, fine.
Things go well. But I've found from hard experience that if somebody/
anybody else is the leader-it is disorganized chaos.
Most modern day leaders are subtle. For instance, the "leader"
of our "informal" group assumed his position with the following
statement on the net: "Let's have fun and not get uptight! You
guys don't need a leader and I don't want the hassle of organiz-
ing a rally. So, that's about it ... save for ... no one should use the
dinghy dock without a permit-which I'll be happy to issue. Our
designated VHF channel is 67, with the net at Oh-Eight-Hundred.
Don't chat on 67, switch to 77. The propane run is Wednesday.
Anyone who'd like to pay homage to me can do so at The Stingy
Skipper rhumshop around sundowner-time. I've recently issued a
decree which states that if you don't voluntarily lock your dinghy
and outboard-your arm will be macheted off ... that's right, lock
it or lose it! Anyone wishing to contribute to the sterilization fund
for mothers at-risk for having babies who may turn out to be pi-
rates, can do so by stopping by the ketch Do Gooder. Oh, yes, if
you're caught without a light at night while in your dinghy, both
occupants will be raped. If nothing further, I'll close down the net.
Thanks, everybody. Happy Sailing!"
... you gotta admit, Fatty," my wowed wife said after that transmis-
sion, "he's good!"
I hate peer-pressure. It cuts down on my enjoyment of being bad
to others. Plus, there's the wild rumors floating around. One guy
who'd never met me reported he'd heard good things about us-
which shows how out-of-touch-with-reality such dockside gossip
can be.
It seems to me, sailing used to be about being alone and about
self-reliance. Now it is about safety-in-numbers and avoiding indi-
vidual responsibility.
Once you're a member of the group, you're beholding to that
group. After all, you're on the same team and need to be a team play-
er-or else.
A Korean sailor in our group came to me and said rudely, "My boat.
SSB radio no workee. You look!"
My first reaction, of course, was to flip him the bird. Then I caught


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myself. Good Samaritans have high status within the group. I decided
to pretend to be nice. I went to his boat. His radio didn't work. It wasn't
a marine radio. He didn't have an antenna tuner nor ground plane. He
didn't have an amateur license and was intending to operate it illegally
on the ham bands. "You fix!" he kept saying, louder and louder, as if I
was hard of hearing.
Finally, I snapped. "... no, YOU fix," I said. "I fix Wild Card!"
I thought you Mister Nice Guy!" he sneered.
.. you thought wrong," I snarled back. "You don't want a friend,
you want a highly-skilled, unpaid servant!"
... but, of course, the PC-group-think prevented me from
pounding him over the head with a winch handle and making him
even shorter.
You have to be careful what you say among the group. I try to be
nice but it doesn't always work. "That's not the ugliest boat I've ever
seen in 50 years of living aboard!" can be, and often is, misinterpret-
ed. Ditto, "Your choice of a beamy Fatty Knees dinghy is a wise one-
given the wifey's catamaran-wide butt!"
And some people just can't take a joke. I recently told the trimaran
owner of This Side Up that you could determine a man's intelligence
by taking his IQ and dividing it by the number of hulls he sails on. He
didn't find it funny. In fact, he took a swing at me. "That was dumb," I
said, "which only serves to prove my point!"
Of course, I attempt to be up-to-date. For example, I no longer
refer to the throttle-jockeys aboard power craft as stinkpotters-the
term "earth-warmers" is far more accurate and timely.


We have a squat motorsailor in our group-which is, perhaps, hand-
some to the designer's misaligned eye. When someone asked the
definition thereof, my wife frowned when I shot back, "A vessel which
does neither well."
Nor do the cruising catamarans approve of being called Win-
debegos, nor the day-charter cats, Cattlemarans. (Whew! All
the fun names seem to be off-limits: Wet Snail 32, Outhouse 41,
Bendytoe ... )
You have to be careful even describing the rigs these days. Calling a
yawl an "under-endowed ketch" just isn't cool anymore. Ditto, calling
a ketch a "backwards schooner." People can be so touchy.
Yes, I hate groups-and the feeling is entirely mutual. I'm really not
sure if I'm looking forward to my departure as eagerly as they-or
vice-versa. One thing I do know is that I've never been invited back
to anything.

Editor's note: Wild Card is currently in convoy off Somalia, with huge
signs in its rig that accurately describe how wealthy the crews of the
other nearby yachts are.



Cap'n Fatty Goodlander lives aboard Wild Card with his wife Carolyn
and cruises throughout the world. He is the author of "Chasing the
Horizon" by American Paradise Publishing, "Seadogs, Clowns and
Gypsies, "The Collected Fat" and his newest, "All at Sea Yarns." For
more Fat-flashes, see fattygoodlander.com.


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FLOGGINGS & OTHER FUN PUNISHMENTS

BY JULIAN PUTLEY

S he beatings will continue until morale improves" is the
I single most popular banner on T-shirts bought by tour-
"ists in the BVI. The irony is lost on no-one. But it was not
long ago that flogging was an accepted and effective form of
punishment meted out to school boys, mariners, law breakers
and criminals. Charlie can remember his own purple, blue and
black buttocks from school days a mere 30 years ago.
In the British navy the cruel and barbaric punishment of flog-
ging was inflicted for relatively minor crimes, like stealing an
extra weevil at lunch. And "six of the best" (the schoolboys'
beating) was pretty tame compared to a flogging with a cat o'
nine tails. Floggings were meted out to those found guilty of
thieving, disobedience and mutiny
Aslice of bread stolen from a bakery would mean transporta-
tion to the penal colony of Australia; a voyage of months with
no prospects at the end. At the other extreme during the 18th
century, several mundane crimes were punishable by execution.
The "Bloody Code," as the regimen was known, was respon-
sible for executing offenders for "scrumping" (stealing apples
from trees in a private orchard), use of obscene language, the
cutting down of a tree, stealing a rabbit from a warren, being out
and about with a blackened face (definitely worrisome for West
Indian crew), poaching and damaging Westminster Bridge.
Charlie has found the recent historical revelations to be most
helpful on his charters. He has made a list of offences and pun-
ishments and pinned them up on a conspicuous bulkhead.

1. Blocked head: six lashes
2. Being sea sick over the windward rail: ten lashes
3. Not allowing nubile young daughter to go ashore for
drinks with captain: transportation to Australia
4. Whining about the weather: six lashes
5. Not leaving adequate tip: summary execution
6. Having hellacious hangover: forgiveness (occupational hazard)
7. Asking dumb questions: six lashes
8. Asking same dumb questions again: ten lashes
9. Not stowing items properly: six lashes
10. Leaving hatches or ports open while underway:
transportation to anywhere miles from the sea
11. Whining about anything: six lashes
12. Not being ecstatic about the best sailing vacation in the
world: the beatings shall continue until morale improves.

Hey, lubbers have to learn, and who am I to refute the rul-
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"GREEN" REGATTAS GO GREENER

MORE CARIBBEAN MARINE EVENTS COME ON BOARD

BY CAROL M. BAREUTHER, RD


has moved beyond a I
one-year wonder to
become a way of life at 1,
many Caribbean regattas. In fact,
other marine events have started
to add "going green" to their list
of activities. The beneficiary, of
course, is the ocean, the key in-
gredient to all nautical activities. 4
One of the first to take on a
"green" initiative was the BVI
Spring Regatta & Sailing Festi-
val. "In 2007," said regatta direc- ... l
tor, Judy Petz, "the committee
looked at the amount of glass r
bottles we accumulated in the -. .
regatta village. So in 2008, we "
started by recycling over 15,000
bottles with the help of a new
local facility that had started a
recycling center Nanny Cay
(Nanny Cay Marina and Resort)
was also inspired and chose to keep the recycling bins on property to
be used for all sailors and guests."
In 2009, the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, BVI Spring Regatta &
Sailing Festival and Antigua Sailing Week became three of over 40
events worldwide to partake in the Clean Regattas program. Clean Re-


gattas is a voluntary certification system that Sailors for the Sea (SFS),
a Newport, RI-based nonprofit organization dedicated to marine con-
servation, designed in order to help regattas, yacht clubs and sailing
programs reduce the impact on the environment and take steps to
protect and restore the oceans.
"No matter how much one cares about protect-
ing the health and integrity of the ocean," said
Chris Mancini, SFS program director, "the fact of
the matter is that bringing together a large group
of individuals to sail together in a single body
of water will exert an immense strain on that re-
source, and require greater attention and effort to
prevent or repair that strain.
Rik von den Hoff, regatta assistant at the St.
Maarten Heineken Regatta, said that last year,
"Several sponsors provided us with environmen-
tally-friendly materials. For example, Heineken,
our main sponsor, decided not to use drinking
straws. Sol (The Sol Group) supplied us with rolls
E.' "I of absorbent pads designed to soak up oil-based
>_ liquids such as fuel but repel water."
Al In addition, said von den Hoff, "The Regatta Of-
8 fice ordered all "green" towels, cups and toilet pa-
o per to use in the office. We also moved to paperless


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registration as much as possible and reduced our usage by six cases
of paper Re-usable bow numbers, which had been used for years and
were on the verge of being discontinued, were re-instated and repaired
in order to continue using them."
At last year's Antigua Sailing Week, said Bernie Evan-Wong, a par-
ticipant and one of the event organizers, "We began selling and en-
couraging the use of reusable shopping bags as opposed to dispos-
able plastic bags."
In the BVI, with recycling already in place, organizers went one
step further.
"The reduction of plastic water bottles was a perfect addition to our
recycling," said Petz. "Our goal was to reduce at least 30 percent, but
when Chuck Peterson from Clearwater offered to provided free water
and refill all the reusable water bottles, which were donated by the BVI
Tourist Board, we exceeded our goal."
This year, said Petz, "in addition to recycling, glass and plastic, we
are implementing the use of biodegradable containers for the food
vendors and bar cups." Take-out or take-away containers are normally
made of Styrofoam, which can take years to disintegrate in landfill or
the sea. Biodegradable containers and cups, which are supplied by
Green Technology (BVI) Ltd, are made from sugar cane and, when de-
posited into a compost site, will disintegrate in 90 to 120 days. Even if
they are burned as trash, there are no CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) or
toxic chemicals that filter into the air
This year, the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta also moved to biode-
gradable cups, compliments of Heineken.
"It's important to communicate to event participants that this program
is underway so every individual can participate," said SFS's Mancini.
One very beneficial effect of these initial efforts is proving itself em-
ulation. In addition to the St. Maarten, BVI and Antigua regattas, the BVI
Charter Yacht Show was
also a Clean Regatta in
* -,b 2009, and in 2010 the BVI
-.,-- =-,MOW- Kite Jam and Les Voiles
S de St Barth 2010 have
also come onboard the
-- Clean Regattas program.
L The BVI's Petz said,
-. ..-. "Our program to help
reduce plastic by using
refillable and reusable
r water bottles is now in
almost every event in
the BVI and elsewhere.
S In addition to the posi-
tive effect on the en-
vironment, it is also a wonderful marketing vehicle, which we didn't
recognize until we saw our water bottles being reused months later at
another island's event."
For more information about the Clean Regatta program, visit www.
cleanregattas.org and register online. Or, for additional information,
email cleanregattas@sailorsforthesea.org. J


Carol M. Bareuther, RD, is a St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands based ma-
rine writer and registered dietitian.


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MAKING A CAT FOR A DOG FIGHT
AN INSIDE LOOK AT DESIGNING THE AL5 FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP

BY KIRST FEDDERSON


he America's cup is a match race for a 159 year-old trophy first
won by the yacht America from England. The original winners
of the cup donated it as a perpetual trophy, governed by a
document called the Deed of Gift. The Deed of Gift states:
"Any organized Yacht Club of a foreign country, incorporated,
patented, or licensed by the legislature, admiralty, or other ex-
ecutive department, having for its annual regatta on ocean water
course on the sea, or on an arm of the sea, or one which combines
both, shall always be entitled to the right of sailing a match for
this Cup, with a yacht or vessel propelled by sails only and con-
structed in the country to which the Challenging Club belongs,
against any one yacht or vessel constructed in the country of the
Club holding the Cup."
The intention of the donor, George L. Schuyler, is that the yacht
clubs as gentlemen agree on the terms of the race. In case the
parties could not agree on the terms, he set out some very gen-
eral rules for the match. Only twice in the history of the cup have
the clubs been unable to agree on the terms of the match. The
first time was when Dennis Conner raced his wing-sailed cata-
maran against New Zealand's big white monohull; this type of an
America's Cup is known as a DOG match as it refers directly to
wording of the Deed of Gift. Since then it has become common
practice for a team about to win the Cup to already have a chal-


lenge from a friendly yacht club negotiated to avoid the possibil-
ity of a hostile challenge.
On July 5, 2007, after successfully defending the 32nd Ameri-
ca's Cup, Alinghi and its club, the Societie Nautique de Geneve,
announced the Challenger of record, the CNEV, and outlined the
protocol for the 33rd AC. For various reasons, including the fact
that the yacht club, not the sailing team retains all rights to the
Cup, the CNEV was a club that was formed two weeks before
becoming the challenger of record.
Oracle submitted a challenge of its own specifying a yacht with a
90' length on waterline and 90' beam on waterline; Alinghi rejected
Oracle's challenge. Alinghi already had what they believed was a
valid challenge, and several other teams entered to participate.
BMWO went to the New York Supreme court and began the most
contentious legal battle in AC history. Needless to say, BMWO was
successful in their legal assault, and became challenger for the sec-
ond DOG match in history.
While the current situation has been damaging to the cup
community and all the teams that have been left out of the com-
petition, for the designers and sailors involved it has been a once-
in-a-lifetime opportunity. In past campaigns, we have all worked
under a very strict design rule that limits the design space that we
designers can explore. For this campaign, the only rules were that


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the length on load water line (LWL) not exceed 90', as spelled out
in the Deed of Gift:
"The competing yachts or vessels, if of one mast, shall be not
less than forty-four feet nor more than ninety feet on the load
water-line; if of more than one mast they shall be not less than
eighty feet nor more than one hundred and fifteen feet on the
load water-line."
In this case, we had an absolutely blank sheet of paper to
dream up the fastest boat to get around a race course. Can you
imagine a kid in a candy store?
As a group we assembled at our team base in Valencia late
in 2007 and began to develop an outline of areas to focus our
design efforts. Any design effort usually begins with a review of
previous designs, and a study of strengths and weaknesses of
your competitor
We began to develop a rough picture of the yacht that our
competitor would race. Oracle had hired the French design firm
VPLP, who had designed the most advanced ocean racing trima-
rans including Groupama 3 and the recently-launched Banque
Populaire V. The 90' beam and 90' LWL dimensions that BMWO
specified in their challenge documents match the length to beam
ratios of a lot of their recently launched designs. Groupama 3
was a pretty new boat at the time and, although designed for
ocean racing, had similar dimensions to what BMWO specified.
It seemed logical that Oracle would develop a lighter grand prix
version more optimized for inshore America's Cup racing. The
thing that Oracle did not know at the time was what sort of wind
they would be sailing in.
The challenger has the right to set the date of the match with
their challenge, but the defender has the right to choose the venue
and, in that sense, the wind conditions. Strategically, you try and
evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your opponent and then
try to leverage your position to take advantage of their weakness.
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weight, massively overpowered multihulls on A//Ni/5
the nearly windless Lake Geneva. Since the /NNOVAT/ONS
BMWO design team had a history of experi-
ence with off shore around the world Trima-
rans, it was surely of no surprise then that we
began thinking in terms of maximizing light
wind performance. Since a light wind boat
needs to be feather light, it was decided early
on that we would be building a catamaran
rather than a trimaran, since a catamaran is of oyd
naturally lighter.
The Alinghi design team started this proj-
ect with very little experience designing mul-
tihulls. To get up to speed on multihull design
and sailing, we got to take some very interest-
ing field trips. The design team joined in on
one of the sailing sessions with Alain Gautier's
Foncia Orma 60 Trimaran in Lorient France, re-opics
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sailing in VX 40's in Valencia, Spain, and a re- re-/ ..
launched version of Le-black 41, the famous
Alinghi catamaran on Lake Geneva. During
this phase, all parts of the design team started to formulate ideas
and concepts for the big boat we were preparing to build.
My responsibility as the rig designer includes everything above
the deck, basically the mast, boom, rigging, but not the sails. I like
to use a car analogy to describe what the rig does. The sails are the
engine of the boat, the platform (hulls and beams) in a multihull
is the chassis, the centerboard-rudder package is the wheels, and
the rig is the transmission. Like a car transmission, the rig takes the
loads from the sails, and delivers it to forward motion of the hull
and appendages, and like a car transmission with different speeds,
the rig has controls to adjust the shape of the sails for variable
conditions. It is logical then that I work very closely with the sail
designers and also the platform designers and engineers. In fact,
one of the great strengths of the Alinghi design team is that it is an
extremely tight unit; everyone works extremely well with everyone
else, something that is rare in an environment where everyone is
arguably one of the best in the world at their area of expertise.
Initially, a lot of work is done to define the concept of the whole
boat, including the rig. Unlike the rigs of the previous Cup class,
these rigs cant-rake and rotate on a titanium ball the size of a ten-
nis ball. Once you define the concept you enter what is called a
design spiral, not because it makes your head spin, but because
you are sort of like a dog chasing its own tail.
A computer model of the boat is built to evaluate the perfor-
mance tradeoff of each design variable. You usually don't get
anything for nothing-for example, increasing the overall beam
of the boat will increase the heavy wind performance at the ex-
pense of being able to fly a hull earlier. The process of finding the
optimum balance is a bit like the dog chasing its tail because each
variable depends on the other The sail designers may change
one variable in his sail design which produces a new and differ-
ent set of loads that the rig needs to react. This innocent change
means that the structural design of the rig needs to be modified,
which of course changes the structural weight, and hence there


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is suddenly a new optimum hull shape. This of course means that
the sail plan can be optimized to the new hull shape, and you see
what I mean about the dog chasing its tail.
Eventually you do pull out of the spiral, not because you can't
continue in the spiral, but because eventually you have to start
building the boat. This is where the fun really starts because you
have dozens of anxious builders looking for drawings to build the
next piece of the puzzle. Unfortunately, the design team did not
grow accordingly to the size and scope of the project. Needless
to say it was an enormous challenge to complete the millions of
calculations, produce the thousands of drawings, and build the
hundreds of parts required to assemble the AL5.
The final test of the design came in February 2010 in Valencia
Spain. Ultimately Alinghi was unsuccessful in their attempt to de-
fend the America's cup. The scorecard makes the boats appear
much more mismatched than I think that they really were (I may
still be in denial).
Remember earlier in the story, about deciding to design for
light wind conditions? That only works if you can end up sailing in
light wind conditions. BMWO did a better job in their legal strat-
egy than Alinghi, and managed to disqualify our venue choice
of Ras Al Kamiah in the United Arab Emirates, which would have
produced a light but stable building sea breeze. While the breeze
during racing in Valencia appeared to be very light, at the top
of the nearly 200 ft-tall mast, the breeze was slightly higher than
AL5's sweet spot of under 8 knots.
Oracle did a great job on their part and produced an amazing
wing sail, just months before the regatta. It was a pretty big gamble
on their part because such a revolutionary new design can often have
lots of unforeseen problems and jeopardize an entire campaign. All
credit to their design team for producing such a weapon. -&



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BY KERRY BIDDLE-CHADWICK


le La Vache 180 23'0" N and 720 36'O" W off the SW coast of
Haiti. That is where some of the humanitarian aid from St. Maarten
is headed on cruising yachts taking part in the supply run.
Harry Birch, "Capt. Harry," from yacht Fairwind out of Tortola is
recruiting cruisers from St. Maarten to take medical and other sup-
plies from the St. Maarten Red Cross to lie La Vache from where it will
be taken by motorboat to the mainland. The main focus will be on
the outer areas of the earthquake zone where the international relief
agencies are not getting to.
The island is reported to have a safe anchorage from which to of-
fload much needed supplies for people affected by the earthquake
that devastated the city of Port-Au-Prince in January. Once the sup-
plies have been offloaded, Pastor Papie Jean from the foundation Co-
eur Pour Haiti will take over the distribution, making sure it gets to the
people who need it most.
Donna Lange, a Director of Oceans Watch North America, a NFP or-
ganization which links cruising yachts with needs in islands worldwide,
is coordinating yachts from the Caribbean and internationally wanting
to take part in a humanitarian run and can be contacted through the
website www.oceanswatch.org, donna@oceanswatch.org.
Michael 'Beans' Gardiner, singer/songwriter/entertainer from Torto-
la and co-founder of the Good Samaritan Foundation on lie La Vache
can help with Customs clearance questions and any other information
that you require about lie La Vache. He can be contacted on 284 545
5595 or emailed at captbeans86@hotmail.com. -&


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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!

STATE OF THE ART DEVELOPMENTS
IN SUPER YACHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS

BY LOUAY HABIB


3-D Cinema is the latest trend for film and sports blockbusters,
and the latest home entertainment systems are delivering a
"theater quality" experience from the comfort of your own
living room. In the same way, entertainment systems for large
yachts have come a long way in recent years.
One example of companies developing such systems is Advanced
New Technologies (ANT) based in Britain. ANT specializes in supply-
ing technical solutions for super yachts and is involved with ground-
breaking new projects featured on some of the most advanced vessels
in the world, including 3D cinema and iPod applications.

3-D Action on Board
ANT is in the final design stages of a 14-person true 3-D cinema for
a large super yacht. While home cinemas are frequently installed on
super yachts, the company's representatives say that new technolo-
gies, with a comprehensive understanding of the room size, shape
acoustics and positioning requirements, will enable yacht owners and
guests to enjoy a spectacular true cinema experience: the onscreen
action, sound effects, musical score and dialogue.
The key element to the success of any onboard theater is that it
needs to be designed from the ground up. Working in conjunction with
the yacht's designer and architect, a company that specializes in this
technology can ensure that the physical layout and fixtures of the room
will not interfere with the audio or visual presentation whilst maintain-
ing the room's aesthetics. To properly replicate a movie soundtrack, any
theatre requires at least five speakers and one subwoofer.
The room needs to be designed around the system, otherwise it can
result in a shortfall of performance. For example, specifying the best
speakers for the room size and layout can be compromised if a wall


section has already been designed which does not give enough depth
to fit the desired speaker. Other factors that need to be considered at
design stage includes the room dynamics, accurate reproduction of
frequencies, reverberation control, and noise insulation to ensure the
home theatre is not affected by machinery noise on board or will itself
disturb nearby cabins.

Power and Convenience with iPod
Yacht owners, crews and guests now have access to a powerful and con-
venient control of a multitude of passenger entertainment and comfort
systems through one of the world's most user-friendly and iconic devices.
The iPod lends itself perfectly to the multifunctional needs of mod-
ern yachts, where network compatibility and user friendliness are critical
components. ANT has taken iPod integration beyond the standard aux-
iliary input into an onboard audio-visual system. With a fully connected
docking station, not only does this send data to the device, but it impor-
tantly receives data back from the iPod, so that real-time entertainment
information is fed-back directly to the master control system.
In addition to creating tailored entertainment and music zones with
the iPod docking stations, ANT has also created "follow-me" and
"party audio" from a single iPod source.
The company also uses the portable device as an additional or alterna-
tive touch panel for third party controllers on board: video on demand,
CCTV, air conditioning, steward call functions and comfort systems like
the remote and portable control of blinds and lighting systems.
At the moment, these iPod applications use a bespoke system
but ANT is working closely with a development partner to achieve a
control system designed around the iPod where users will be able to
download a generic iPod app, making all of the functions ready to use
by any iPod by downloading one piece of software. This will
enable guests to use their own iPods to control the onboard
systems. Systems from ANT are compatible with iPad, iPod,
iPod Touch and iPhone.
The "wow!" factor, facilitated by these and other high
tech developments that specialized companies like ANT are
introducing, will make them "must have" features for super
*I n. yachts. As with all new technology, it comes with a price, but
it may not be long before 3-D Cinema and iPod applications
become a part of everyday life afloat. -&


Louay Habib is a freelance yachting journalist. For the past
twenty years, he has competed at yachting regattas and off-
shore events all over the world and represented England in
the 2004 Rolex Commodore's Cup. Louay writes for a vari-
ety of clients including; the Volvo Ocean Race and the Royal
Ocean Racing Club.


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DR. IT'S TECH SOLUTIONS FOR BOATERS
WEATHER FORECASTS


Dear Dr. IT,
My husband wants to make a passage from the Bahamas south
to Puerto Rico, which will take us around three to four days in
our midsized sailboat. We have never made a passage of this
length and generally sail locally in Florida and the Bahamas.
We have an old weatherfax machine onboard that prints bad-
looking charts WHEN it works. I am very worried about being
without current, graphical forecasts while at sea. Help! I may
have to fly instead of sail.

-Tricia B., S/V Cocktails

Tricia, your question is a very interesting one currently. In the
past few years there have been great advances in not only the
forecasting accuracy of meteorological models but also in the
method that they are presented to the mariner. Today an interac-
tive color graphical user interface is commonplace, whereas a few
years back, a mariner had to rely on a black and white weather fax
or transcribed voice communications.
Recently, I read that the one to three-day forecast models are
around 95% accurate for stable climate locations and around 75%
correct for less stable climates. With this in mind, and your pas-
sage being within this window, you can relax a bit with the data
you will have when leaving port for your short trip. Either of these
two rates seem very impressive to me for being able to predict
wind, precipitation and temperature well into the future.
If you are still looking for an on-the-water solution, there are
a few options. One obviously could spend the money for high
speed, bi-directional, satellite communications gear, the end-all
be-all solution that allows much more than current weather. But
the cost of equipment, cost of usage and footprint needed on
the boat for installation is large.
Here are a couple ideas that will not break the bank or sink
the boat. The first solution that comes to mind is XM satellite
weather integrated into one of the major manufacturer's chart
plotter systems. This system will provide you standard weather
data and a multitude of information such as local NEXRAD radar,
lighting, satellite images, and much more, all seamlessly integrat-
ed with your chart plotter while at sea. The catch is that you need
a system that integrates with XM satellite weather and need to
be in the XM coverage area for this solution to work. Neither of
these two caveats sounds good for an active cruiser straying from
coastal North American waters, although you should have cover-
age during most of your trip.
The second option, which is more powerful and does not re-
quire an integrated chart plotter system with XM capabilities, is
called QuickLink by Baron. Quicklink is a graphical weather data
service provided by running WxWorx on your onboard PC; it pro-
vides a wealth of information in a standard windows interface.


Although still in the beta testing phase, Baron says the solution
will be released soon. Unlike XM coverage, this solution provides
worldwide weather information-yes, nearly worldwide-via
downloads provided by your own data connection. In your case,
a satellite phone would be sufficient for the Quicklink downloads
necessary on your trip. Baron goes the extra length to make
downloads economical, providing compressed targeted down-
loads based upon your location.
While not a weather forecasting solution, I must also men-
tion the blog of Dr. Jeff Masters from www.wunderground.com.
This is one of my favorite sources of weather information, hands
down. During the Caribbean tropical weather season, Masters
writes daily blog entries about the tropics, discussing a variety of
forecast models and of course any active storm systems. In these
blogs, Masters not only discusses the forecast, but also explains
why this forecast shows what it does and why-or why not-he
agrees with the model.
Adding this educational "functional understanding" knowl-
edge-why a storm is tracking the way it is, why a storm is inten-
sifying or why a system will not develop-is not only very educa-
tional, but may ease some of your tension understanding how
and why weather changes.
Tricia, pay good attention to the forecast while leaving, pos-
sibly invest in one of the solutions mentioned here, and enjoy
the sail! '

GOT PROBLEMS? send your Dr. IT questions to
editor@allatsea.net


Dustin Norlund has lived aboard his Hylas 49 sailing extensively in
the Caribbean and Central America and is presently involved in IT
and software solutions at the enterprise level. He has also worked
in marine electric and electronics services for yachts, www.nada-
gato.com or via email at hylas49@gmail.com.


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MUCH NEEDED ATTENTION

ARTICLE AND PHOTO BY PETER PATTERSON


Having been recently replaced by a newer, flashier model,
and hailing from a land steeped in a tradition of boat
builders and shipwrights, I eagerly accepted my friend's
offer to hang out on his vintage Hatteras motor yacht and tinker
with things while I reinvented myself under the Caribbean sun.
Arriving in St Thomas in early December 2009, having just nar-
rowly escaped winter's arrival in the north, I was anxious to see
how vintage this Hatteras would be and what kind of "tinkering"
I might find that could be worth the pleasantries of having an
island address for the winter.
What I found did not disappoint. Wired, despite her 1980
launch date, had held up nicely, the recipient of obvious atten-
tion. When launched, Wired was referred as a 64MY, but some-
where along the line, she was lengthened to 70' with the addi-
tion of a beautifully-executed custom fishing cockpit. Her engine
room was bright, clean and well endowed with two 871Ti's and
two Northern Light gensets. So far, I was coming out way ahead!
Unfortunately, what looks shiny and welcoming in the daylight can
be scary and intimidating after darkness sets in. There is no more
thorough introduction than your first night aboard a strange boat!
Winter's early sunset sent me looking for house lighting. Now, I
come from a sailing background, and I understand being miserly
with lighting, but are the lights supposed to flicker as a warning that
you've exceeded your limit? Was there some good explanation why
the shower I chose as my own refused to offer up a single drop of
moisture? Minor inconveniences, for sure. First thing in the morning
everything would be rosy again.
Then around midnight the
shore power tripped. Why?
There was nothing on. Except of
course for four or five air condi-
tioners, but how much can they
draw? And if there was no power,
then what was driving the sirens
and buzzers that were announc-
ing my dilemma throughout the
marina? How were all the mos-
quitoes getting in? Was the wa-
ter pump going to stop running
sometime?
Eventually, exhausted and re-
signed to being fly bait, I drifted
off to sleep, comfortable know-
ing this was no charity ball. I'd
earn my keep. Despite her good
looks and charm, age had taken
a toll and there would be plenty
of meaningful ways to pass the
time onboard.


In the next few days, I would set about making lists, setting
goals and prioritizing. Cosmetics, for sure. The harsh tropic sun
had done a job on the teak and on the topside finishes. Electri-
cal, check. My ABYC Systems-Tech training and a well-worn copy
of Nigel Calder's Boat Owners Electrical and Mechanical Manual
would be enough to clean up some of the DIY messes most boats
harbor. I'll have the good sense to call a well trained professional
for the big stuff. Mechanical, you bet. Things look good in the
engine room but a thorough review and inspection is in order I'll
check filters, zincs, fluids, belts etc. What spares are on board?
Are the necessary tools onboard to affect repairs? What records
have been kept?
For those of you far enough along on your own list to spend
your time reading, I'll share my notes and take you with me as I
set out to breathe some new life into a worthy old boat. Over the
next few months, join me as I take on restoring the brightwork
and teak, spot repair and compound the topcoat, and service and
inspect the mechanicals and electrics. I'll give you some opinions
and share my experiences. Stay tuned. -&


Peter Patterson is a Canadian Coast Guard certificated Mas-
ter and an ABYC certified marine technician. He is a former
Canadian Yachting Association Instructor/Evaluator and pow-
erboat instructor. Currently he is on trickle charge while he re-
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THE GREEN SEA SLUG: A SOLAR-POWERED "PLANIMAL"

BY BECKY DAYHUFF-BAUER


attention to what any of my teachers and professors said.
Even as an elementary student, I realized they were all
too often simply relaying information they garnered from
books; books written by historians, often repeating politically correct
myths rather than truths, and scientists brainwashed into believing
outdated scientific doctrine based on man's need to reign supreme
over all other life forms.
Many of our readers remember lectures about how man has lan-
guage and animals do not, man uses tools while animals do not and
man is capable of emotion but animals are not. But we have since
learned that many species other than man do use tools, have forms of
language and show emotion.
Scientists now study the sounds and body language of other spe-
cies, and I remember the astounded exclamations of biologists who
first witnessed a chimpanzee making a tool in order to retrieve ants
from a tree cavity.
Another fact drilled into our heads in school was that only plants
produce chlorophyll. Not so says Dr. Sidney K. Pierce, University of
South Florida Tampa, and his research partners! Once again, the sea,
a universe so different from that on terra firma, has divulged another
amazing secret.
In January 2010, Dr. Pierce announced that Elysia chlorotica, the
leaf-shaped Green Sea Slug, does much more than store chlorophyll
from the Vaucheria algae upon which it feeds; it also steals the algal
genes that establish the ability to photosynthesize.
"Solar powered" sea slugs have been studied for a few decades
and the common train of thought was that, as they sucked the sap
from algal branches, they ingested some of the algae's chloroplast
(photosynthesizing) cells. These ingested cells continued to live for a
period in the slugs' gut where they produced chlorophyll, the sugars
on which the slugs live. Eventually, however, the photosynthesizing
ceased and the solar powered slugs had to feed again in order to
replenish the chlorophyll supplies.
The more the various species of solar powered slugs were stud-
ied, the more it seemed that Elysia chlorotica, the Green Sea Slug,
was somehow different. Unlike the other solar powered sea slugs, the
Green Sea Slug only needed to feed once in its lifetime of approxi-
mately one year. As long as the Green Sea Slug had access to sunlight,
it ate once as a brownish colored juvenile, turned green after its first
meal, and did not eat again throughout its life.
Was it symbiosis, was the Green Sea Slug tucking away a benefi-
cial form of life upon which it depended like corals and the algae
tucked into their tiny crevices? No, the slug had no hitchhikers
or boarders externally or internally. It had to be sunlight because
as long as the Green Sea Slug could sunbathe, it did not have
to eat.


However, if that were
true, these animals had
to be producing their
own food. They were
behaving like plants
and had to be manu-
facturing chlorophyll.
In 2007, Dr. Pierce
and his associates dis-
covered that the Green
Sea Slug genome in-
corporated photosyn-
thesis-related algae genes ingested during their first feed. Even the em-
bryos of the Green Sea Slug contained the algal photosynthetic genes
that had to be inherited from the parents since the unhatched embryos
had not yet been exposed to algae.
Pierce and his colleagues also found additional algal genes in the
slugs' genome that related to the creation of photosynthetic pathways.
Could the Green Sea Slug actually be an animal species that produced
chlorophyll, the sugars thought only to be produced by plants?
To find out, Dr Pierce's group isolated a group of slugs in the dark
for five months. While the slugs still contained chloroplasts there was
no chlorophyll found and all digestion and elimination of waste prod-
ucts had long since ceased. The unfed slugs were given an amino acid
that contained a radioactive carbon that attached to chlorophyll.
The control group of the slugs was kept in the dark while the other
was exposed to sunlight. The results turned the established definition
of plants and animals upside down.
The unfed Green Sea Slugs kept in the dark did not produce chloro-
phyll and remained a ghostly pale; however, those exposed to sunlight
were producing chlorophyll in spite of not feeding for five months.
Their bright green coloration also returned. That the Green Sea Slug
is an animal behaving like a plant was proven. It is an animal that ac-
tually photosynthesizes chlorophyll rather than merely kidnapping it.
The Green Sea Slug is the first known "planimal."
As invertebrate zoologist John Zardus stated, "This could be a fusion
of a plant and an animal- that's just cool." Zardus further commented,
concerning the effects on evolutionary theories and the tree of life, the
Green Sea Slug "raises the possibility of branch tips touching.
What other secrets may our seas reveal that could turn so many too-
readily accepted "facts" on end? d


Becky Bauer became a scuba instructor and award-winning journal-
ist covering the marine environment in the Caribbean after 30 years
as a wild and domestic animal rescuer, rehabber, and educator in the
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ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS FOR YOUR BOAT

BY BRAD KOVACH


As boaters, it's up to all of us to help protect the eco-
systems that provide us so much joy. And with the
growing availability of green marine products, there's
really no reason for us not to do our part. We can do the "little
things"-like running fans instead of air conditioning, using
rechargeable batteries and recycling garbage-because even
small steps matter.
In addition, an array of environmentally friendly wares like the
collection listed here can be found locally at chandleries like Bud-
get Marine (www.bud-
getmarine.com) and Is-
4 l L land Water World (www
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H -- One of the easiest and
best ways to get start-
ed in the green marine
movement is to use envi-
ronmentally-responsible
boat cleaning products.
Why? Because they're not
exorbitantly expensive,
and we all know where
your soapy runoff goes:
straight into the water Star
brite, a leading manufacturer of
cleaners and polishes for cars and boats, offers its
Sea Safe line, and you'd be hard pressed to find a part
of your vessel not covered. There's bottom cleaner, deck cleaner,
hull cleaner, teak cleaner, degreaser and more. It's all biodegradable
(even the bottles) and totally safe for the sea.
Another big concern for boaters is bilge water contaminated
by pollutants, because it too goes right overboard. Centek
Industries has an answer with its BilgeKleen filter system,
which installs to the bilge pump discharge line and auto-
matically removes oil, gas and diesel fuel before they're
spit into the ocean. The system also includes an absorbent ..
pad for the bilge sump area to capture harmful contami-
nants where they form. A variety of BilgeKleen sizes are
available to fit almost any application, from runabouts to
commercial ships.
As you know, some of the hardest parts of a boat to
reach are those under the surface that sit in salt water
year-round. And when you do get a chance to clean them,
they often require heavy-duty scouring with harsh acids or
chemicals. Enter an eco-friendly solution: Barnacle Buster
from TRAC Ecological Marine Products. It can quickly and -
safely remove marine growth and mineral deposits from
engine heat exchangers, air conditioning systems, piping
systems, outboards and outdrives with a non-toxic, biode-


gradable chemical. In short, it dissolves the unwanted buildup
and then dissolves itself without a destructive trace.
Once your running gear and wheels are growth-free, slap on a
coat of Peller Primer and two coats of Peller Clean from SeaJet
to keep them that way. This product is a transparent, eco-friend-
ly release coating designed to keep your propellers, outboards
and outdrives free from fouling. In addition to
doing no harm, Peller Clean can improve
boat performance and efficiency, ultimate-
ly resulting in less pollutants reaching
the environment.
When it comes time to remove
paint from your boat's bottom with-
out harming the gelcoat, or the out-
=, doors, SodaBlast offers a special
Formulation of non-toxicsodium
S"- bicarbonate otherwise known
... as baking soda. (What doesn't
it do?) In the SodaBlasting pro-
cess, a stream of air-driven bak-
ing soda under high pressure
is used to strip the paint and

'...N--- without disturbing the integrity
of the hull. The process takes
1/10th the time a traditional
.. techniques, and isn't as caustic.
SodaBlasting is available from a
network of more than 180 con-
.tractors worldwide, including in
the Caribbean.


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What you put into your fuel
tank can make a big differ-
ence in what comes out and
how it affects the environment.
q( Star Tron is a fuel additive that
utilizes natural enzymes to im-
prove fuel quality and prevent the
formation of gums, resins and sludge. The
result is enhanced power, improved fuel econo-
my and reduced emissions. In other words, it's better
for your boat and better for the atmosphere. Plus, fuel treated
with Star Tron is reported to stay fresh for up to two years.
Of course, being eco-friendly isn't just about chemicals and
cleaners. The moving parts (particularly the heavy chains) of con-
ventional mooring systems can damage sea beds that serve as vital
marine habitats. With no moving parts to come in contact with the
sea floor, the EzyRider Mooring System from Global Moorings Pty
Ltd has virtually no impact on the marine environment. It works by
using a unique shaft and buoy arrangement that holds the chain up
off the sea bed and also results in less bobbing and reduced swing
room. The EzyRider Mooring System can be installed to various
anchoring systems in a wide range of vessel applications.
Alternative onboard energy sources can lengthen your battery
life, and therefore save you having to change and dump your old
ones in the ground. The SE-150 and SE-500 solar panels from
Sunsei Solar are designed to use with 12-volt batteries (they're
an ideal way to maintain the start battery on an infrequently used
standby generator). The SE-150 is made to mount on the inside of
a window or windshield with included suction cups. The SE-500 is
weatherproof and can be mounted outside on a deck or railing.
Aerogen Wind Generators can charge lead acid and gel bat-
teries when power is either not available or not suitable. And
just like solar panels, once the wind generator is purchased, the
power is free and can be used in a wide variety of situations. The
Aero4gen is suitable for cruising and is quiet, safe, compact and
lightweight, eliminating heavy mounting problems. -_(



Brad Kovach has served as a full-time and freelance writer/editor
for Motor Boating, Boating World, ShowBoats International and
Caribbean Travel & Life magazines. He is currently the editor of
Yacht Essentials, the sister-publication of All at Sea.


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ST. SOMEWHERE

CHOOSING CHARTER DESTINATIONS

ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY JAN HEIN


View of St. Barth


T he choice of where to
charter is based on a
handful of factors that
begin with skill and
experience. In the Caribbean,
some find that the perfect places
to start making memories are in
the Virgin Islands. The waters are, .
for the most part, protected by a
long reef and unless you venture
to Anegada, St Croix or the south
side of St. John, you can enjoy the
trade winds without the added
challenge of testy ocean seas. Sir
Francis Drake Channel, the hub
of BVI sailing, can be cantanker-
ous enough when the wind kicks
up offering plenty of challenge for
those who seek it. Mostly, though,
it's as good as it gets; living up to
the reputation as the best sailing
spot on the planet.
The popularity of the BVI with sailing tourists has created an indus-
try that caters to the wants and need of boat people. Anchorages are
well marked, most have rental buoys, and guest docks make shore
trips a breeze.




KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

You could throw a dart at a Caribbean chart and plot
your way from there but better yet, research to find
your perfect charter getaway.
Read charter company websites and speak with
agents regarding the skill and experience level
recommended for a specific area.
Discuss with crew how eagerly you will sail, & pre-deter-
mine the level of adventure you want to undertake.
Once you have an area or an island, in mind, research
yacht options of size, sail/power, monohulls/catamarans.
Investigate tourist board sites online for shore side
cultural events and activities.
Check for ease of flight schedules
and hotel accommodations.


Chartering out of St. Maarten requires-- .
more experience because getting pretty
much anywhere means leaving the lee and k.
biting into unprotected waters. An average -I- i
itinerary includes a circumnavigation of the is- -,
land, stopping on both the French and Dutch
sides as well as a day sail to Anguilla, St. Barth
or both. Few anchorages have buoys which
means dropping and setting an anchor is not
optional. Dinghy docks are scarce, compared
to the BVI, so knowing how to beach land the U .
skiff in surf might come in handy.
Antigua is yet another step up the scale
of sailing know-how, since neighboring is-
lands are farther away and sister Barbuda is a minefield of reefs.
Heading south, on down the island chain are charter bases at Gua-
deloupe, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenada. Each presents a level
of difficulty that should be taken into account by novice sailors be-
fore they consider chartering.
Another factor weighing into charter choice is the level of sailing
intensity you're looking for. Some folks are content simply by sitting
on a yacht while others can't wait to blast off for adventure. For many,
a week away from the day-to-day grind needs to be anything but work:
laid back and worry free rest and relaxation, punctuated by short, per-
fect sails and visits to great beach bars.


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Others view a week on a boat in the tropics as an opportunity to sail
hard and fast. For them, swimming, snorkeling and swinging in a ham-
mock are superfluous activates that just get in the way of long days of
sailing. All points on the liming scale can be achieved throughout the
Caribbean with a carefully planned itinerary.
What you will find onshore and along the journey can be a driving
force of which countries you want to visit. The Virgin Islands are full of
local color but heading south you'll find even more. Big, open markets,
funky rum shops, traditional boatbuilding, indigenous cuisine, steel
pans and everywhere, characters and crazies you will long remember.
Every island in the Caribbean has its own cultural flavor and quirky
norms, a personality all its own. Getting to know it can be a huge piece
of your tropical trip. If you think you've "done" the BVI because you
toured Tortola, you're just getting started. Keep sampling. Little Jost
Van Dyke lies decades from the Mother Island; Anegada stretches a
century away to the north. That big gal, Virgin Gorda, is a crazy combo
of islands past and future.
Near the USVI, the "Spanish Virgin Islands" offer Latin flavor, via
bareboat or crewed charter, and a chance to explore low key Vieques,
Culebra and numerous tiny cays with quiet anchorages.
In the Leewards, St. Barth is a billion Euros from sleepy Anguilla while
the buffer between them, St. Maarten, offers visitors its split person-
ality with the Wild West Indies on the Dutch side and French country
charm on the other. Antigua and Barbuda are salt and pepper St. Kitts
and Nevis, oil and water. On down the chain, Martinique, St. Lucia, the
Grenadines, each has much to offer if you know what you want.


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Finally, do a bit of research to see if your style of yacht is available.
Not all bases have a full selection. And while you're on the computer,
check out flight schedules and costs to your destination of interest
as well as nearby accommodation options. Losing a day of charter
because of a red-eye flight or an inconvenient hotel is no way to start
your island time. -&


Jan Hein and her husband, artist Bruce Smith, divide their time be-
tween the Caribbean and the Pacific Northwest with a boat and a life
at each end.


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GRENADA'S WORKBOAT REGATTA


ARTICLE & PHOTOS BY JAN HEIN


T traditionally these open boats were used for fishing but the 32
that made their way from Carriacou, Petite Martinique and
the communities of Gouyave, Sauteurs and Woburn were
built for the sole purpose of winning. Some carry fully bat-
tened mains, a few have winches; small modern touches to ease the
work of balancing speed and safety. To say that the boats are cranky is
an understatement. The rails are frequently dipping in, driven down by
sweeping mains and driving jibs.


Every crewman has a tough job; one drives, another works the main-
sheet, someone tends the jib, all while jumping on and off the rail.
Hiking out is a circus act of strength and contortion. One crew spends
the race in the bilge bailing a steady source of water.
The races start from the beach, Le Mans style, with crew aboard except
for one poor sucker on the beach. There is no gun, no countdown, just
an announcer yelling "Go!" and they do. Boats shoot away and the last
man standing has to run, wade and sometimes swim to reach his ride.


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Races are by class, so
as soon as one leaves,
another crew sets up a
commotion; dragging
boats to the water, tight-
ening rigs and loudly
discussing strategy.
Saturday's conditions
were nearly perfect; 15
steady knots with plenty
of gusts to keep things
interesting. The blasts,
an asset to those who
rode them out, were the
demise of others who
couldn't spill the wind
and went down, fast.
During each race, boats
and crew bobbed in the
water awaiting a tow from overworked rescue vessels.
At the end of one race, two boats were neck and neck. The an-
nouncer shouted the action and the crowd, half in the water, went
crazy when a fluky puff knocked one over and down. It looked like one
more DNF but since they sunk just over the line, they were still in the
running to win.
Winning in this regatta is not accomplished by crossing the line first.
That helps, but more importantly, one crew has to leap from the boat,
run to the committee-sanctioned drink tent and knock back a bever-
age. One competitor, James (Lager) Brathwaite explained it all clearly,
"Dis ain sail'n. Dis drink'n! I've seen it hoppen whey de boat finish firs


but dey don win cuz de udder drinker fost'r." The requirement to drink
a glass of straight rum was, thankfully, altered to allow room in the cup
for Coke. Juniors drink straight Coke.
Sunday's winds were blowing wide open, making it even more dif-
ficult to stay afloat. Those who sailed slowly and with caution had the
chance to win, simply because half the fleet went down.
It was also Grenada's Independence Day and with so many people
packed on the beach it was hard to see the sand. There were numerous
sanctioned activities including the crowd-pleasing bungee pulling, and
then the final races were staged.
Using five identical boats built for and owned by the Grenada Sail-
ing Association, teams were formed for the National Jr. Champion-
ship, the National Sr. Championship and the big one, the Champion
of Champions. Each sailing community nominated their best to bring
home the trophy and $1000 US prize money. Which boat they sailed
in was determined by a draw.
Throughout the weekend, each race ignited the crowd but when
those five boats hit the water for the final time it was pure pandemo-
nium. Perfectly matched boat to boat, crew to crew they sailed tightly
together twice around the buoys. Approaching the finish, Gouyave
and Sauteurs were dead even until a fateful wind knocked one down.
The Gouyave team crossed the line, jumped out and their boat was
literally levitated up the beach to a place of honor. Above it the stage
was set with a fleet of trophies that were handed out and received with
enthusiastic Grenadian pride. Ji



Jan Hein and her husband, artist Bruce Smith, divide their time be-
tween the Caribbean and the Pacific Northwest with a boat and a life
at each end.


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prises, offering me more than a stock photo of a palm tree on a beach.
Enter Saint Lucia. At 239 square miles, she's not just another beautiful,
small island in the Caribbean and, while she does boast her fair share
of Sandals resorts and fancy beachfront hotels, Saint Lucia is really an
adventurer's paradise.
For starters, the island is the arrival point for the Atlantic Rally for
Cruisers (ARC), the largest transoceanic rally in the world. Every
year in November, more than 200 boats leave Las Palmas de
Gran Canaria for the warmer waters of the Caribbean, arriv-
ing in St. Lucia two to three weeks later.
None of the sailors really had to leave the many
amenities of IGY's Rodney Bay, the marina serving
as home base for the ARC, to find fun, especially
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of course, was ziplining. So in the spirit of the island and the event, I
decided to face my fear of heights and join a group of crewmembers
on the four-hour excursion put on by Treetop Adventures.
The tour company drove us across the island while our guide Kim
fed us fun facts and tidbits of island history the whole way. A short
drive and we had been transported to a completely different place,
the rainforest; I had trouble believing we were on the same island
and I was eager to see more. At the tour site, they put us into our
harnesses and we were sent on our
way into the green.
Eleven separate zip lines guided S
us high above running streams and *
across valleys in the mountains of the
island's interior No one seemed to l9
mind when rain began to fall as we
traveled through the trees, and even
though my fear of heights made the
treetop stops between lines almost
unbearably terrifying, the view and
the thrill of the entire experience kept
me going. By the end, all I wanted
was more.
The next day, to temper my sud-
den impatience with solid ground
and a nice piece of beach, I took an
island tour Bypassing the capital,
Castries, I traveled to Marigot Bay,
the Anse La Ray Waterfall and Sou-
friere, where I got a beautiful view of
the Pitons, a world heritage siqht. I


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mountains and rainforest. White sand beaches and calm blue waters
are great. But give me a strong ocean breeze on a boat-or a physical
inland challenge-and I'll take that any day of the week. -



Andrea Bailey is a sports writer and recent graduate of Georgetown
University, Washington, DC. A former collegiate sailor, she has re-
turned to her home island of St. Thomas, USVI.


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So here we are, six months into a two-year cruise on our Bowman 57
ketch Searcher, boat schooling our two kids, daughter Renaissance,
eleven, and son Havana, nine. The adventure has been exciting, but
boat schooling our kids has not been easy. From what other cruising,
boat schooling parents tell us, it hasn't easy for them either But the
rewards far outweigh the negatives.
The good times are very good. We watch our kids get tan, become
physically fit, take on responsibility, swim with dolphins, get involved
in projects and share their curiosity about the world through which we
sail. There are field trips ashore for visiting island markets, exploring
mountain valleys, visiting a chocolate factory or a spice plantation, or
sailing through the ash cloud of a volcano.
The onboard classroom work is the toughest, the math and reading
exercises. We aim for a three hour block of boat schooling five days a
week from nine a.m. to noon. I fear we fall short. But we as a family are
living a dream and we are together exploring the world. Having the kids
with us expands our adventure, introduces us to other cruising families
and to things we'd not experience without our kids. This cruise is ulti-
mately for them; we are along as guides.
The other families we've met in the Caribbean this winter are
from Europe: the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. Very few
American families appear to be sailing with kids. Families are easy
to spot, in a dinghy, on the dock or on deck. We are eager to
"gam," to get the kids to the beach while we share information.
Despite the language differences, our kids have the universal lan-
guage of "play."
When we made the commitment to leave Maine and take our kids
on an extended cruise, boat schooling options were one of our prime
research projects. Maine Homeschoolers, a home schooling book-
store in Hope, Maine had workbooks, resources, teachers' guides and
lesson plans available along with first-hand advice. There is a wonder-
ful educational book store near Fort Burt in Road Town, Tortola, BVI.
The Internet provided a wealth of links dealing with home schooling
(nothing on Boat Schooling), but perhaps too much information. The


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most valuable sources of advice and information came from other
moms and dads we met along the way who were, like us, inventing
as they went along. A chat with our kids' two teachers before we left
Maine helped us prepare for what was important to stress during our
on-board classroom sessions.
Buying a home schooling package from Calvert or one of the other
suppliers would not work for us. The other cruising parents we met
agreed. Boat schooling is different than home schooling. We are in a
living classroom, which requires a different mind-set. Why study Roman
History, when you're sailing through Colonial America? What better
way to learn about volcanoes than to sail through an ash cloud from
Montserrat and taste a volcano!
We have been using a mixture of workbooks from BrainQuest and
Spectrum, along with a variety of support resources, including the
Internet. We stocked the boat with lots of reference books like The
American Museum of Natural History's mammoth book "Oceans"
along with "Animals" and other books on geography, geology and the
cruising guides. We have books on tape, a French language program
on DVD. We have encouraged our kids to create their own books, to
write stories, to include drawings, photos and sketches of the things
they've seen and experienced. There are journal entries to make, pod-
casts of their verbal stories to record. Havana is just beginning to read
"The Cat in the Hat" series, while Ren can be found tucked up for-
ward, buried in the jib bag reading a book called "Julia Gillian," the
adventures of three girls her age.
This is a special time for this family afloat. It is a gift we can give our
children, an experience they will have with them for the rest of their
lives. They will learn things from this voyage that other kids only read
about in books. They are experiencing the world first hand, learn-
ing about the ocean and its fish and mammals, geology, weather
systems, navigation, and about themselves. Kids learn best while on
field trips, where the learning is interactive and real. That's what this
family cruise is-an extended field trip.


David Lyman, who holds a US Coast Guard master license, is a pho-
tographer, writer and former President of Rockport College in Rock-
port, Maine. Follow the Lyman Family from as they learn and explore
the Caribbean this year: www.KidsOnBoats.net. -


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Navigation
BY PETER MUILENBURG


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n a school day in early December 2009, a group of teenagers clustered like
bees about each other at the National Park visitor's center on St. John, U.S.
Virgin Islands. It was early in the afternoon and one might have been forgiven
for thinking those kids should have been in school.


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However, those inclined to such ".
churlish thoughts had the wind spilled
from their sails when, not the dreary re acade c work
yellow school bus, but two sporty in- o -
flatable boats nosed up to the Park's
finger dock and waved the kids
aboard. They left the inner harbor at
a sedate rate then throttled up and '
sped merrily out the harbor toward
two magnificent vessels which many a would-be sailor lining the shore
would give an eye tooth to sail on for an afternoon.
This is School? Well, yeah, here on St John. As Jimmy Buffet put it,
"Changes in latitude, changes in attitude!" Welcome to Navigation 101,
a sail training program for high school students enrolled in St. John's
Gifft Hill School. It incorporates the theoretical, academic work that un-
derpins navigation-chart reading, plotting a course, figuring distance
off with a sextant-along with hands-on experience, like tying in a reef,
steering hard to windward without luffing and dead down wind without
jibing. And it all takes place during regular school hours.


oceans under sail in another life. Bill wasn't going to buy the necessary
yachts or even buy time aboard them. He and the whole idea depended
on the backing given him by yacht captains and owners.
The day this writer came along on the trip, two boats volunteered,
locally-famous Virgin Fire and a recent arrival, Sarah Jane, a Hood 60.
The two vessels could not have been more dissimilar, or more instruc-
tive. Virgin Fire was a trimaran built light for speed. You could feel the
power as the thing whiffed at a paltry air, then caught the main breeze
and took off, G forces pressing people to their seats. Sarah Jane was
steadier, more stable and not as fast, but picked up speed as the first
tendrils of rain threatened.
The squall blew 30+ kts for a few minutes, then gradually piped
down. The students were exhilarated, some of them staying topsides
and getting soaked in the rain, others down below with their heads
bent together over a local chart figuring which ranges would give the
best visual bearings for the tip of Whistling Cay.
The students switched boats for the ride back and were duly impressed
by the sea of bright work down below. Sarah Jane's interior was as posh
as Virgin Fire's was bare. The engine on Virgin Fire consisted of a 40 hp


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Many vessels call St. John their homeport. It is also the home of St.
John KATS (Kids and the Sea), the world class children's sailing pro-
gram which has turned out international champions (Devon Boulon in
windsurfing). Thus the ground was tilled (so to speak) for someone like
Bill Henderson to come along and set things in motion.
Bill is a long term St. John resident who has been an active sailor and
a finish carpenter He lived for years in a one room cottage on the south
shore of Lovango Cay, hence his nickname "Lovango Bill." Ah, paradise
found, where the fish swam fat on the reef right up to the shore.
Yet something was missing, a sense of greater purpose, of community
The idea of teaching students what he knew and loved about the sea and
seafaring kept coming backto him. The idea was not new, but nobody had
managed how to circumvent the public schools' fears of being sued.
Bill decided his best bet was to take his program to a private school
which could be more flexible. The school's Board of Trustees decided to
give it a try, and gave Bill the nod. No money, mind you, but that didn't
bother him. He picked up valuable inside assistance in the person of Jill
Darnly, a teacher at Gifft Hill who has spent weeks at sea and crossed


outboard, whereas the engine on Sarah Jane was a Cummins diesel and
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makers and a host of other accessories with spares for all.
"Which boat is better?" asked a student. "For what?" said another.
The teachers' faces flared with satisfaction.
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yond what they had expected-11 yachts and two dozen volunteers
took part and everybody involved came away enthusiastic. For the
youth, the class was an opportunity to be exposed to the broadening
of consciousness that the sea imbues.
The new class was taking shape just when the earthquake hit Haiti.
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a brisk 15 knots to a nearly A_
calm 6 knots challenged the
record 80 sailors competing q '"i
in the 9th Annual Club Nautico de San
Juan (CNSJ) International Regatta, -
held February 5 to 7. These conditions ,
in San Juan Bay kept sailors on their
tactical toes in this event, a 'must-do' 0 "
for international dinghy sailors. -
Participants represented Puerto
Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, British -
Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic, --'--'- lt_
United States, Guatemala, Ecuador -
and the Netherlands, and competed in -
Lasers, Optimists, Sunfish and Snipes. -
In Laser Standard class, Olympian o ---
Raul Aguayo from the Dominican ....
Republic, who sailed in the 2008
Summer Games in Beijing, handily won with a nearly flawless string of
first place bullets. "I competed in the regatta in 2004," said Aguayo.
"It looks like the level of sailing skill in the region is getting higher
every year."
Aguayo, who had sailed in US Sailing's 2010 Miami Olympic Class
Regatta the weekend before, said, "My closest rival was Francisco Medina
from Puerto Rico who has had a lot of experience in the boat and had
good boat speed. Also, having Enrique Figueroa in the competition, who
has sailed in more than one Olympics, made me keep an eye out."
The South American Laser Championships, Caribbean Laser
Open and Laser North American Championships are all on Aguayo's
schedule before July's Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC)
in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico's Ramon Gonzalez won Laser Radial class, while Jose
Penagos from Guatemala topped Laser 4.7 class.
In Optimists, the largest of the fleets with 45 sailors, Puerto Rico's
Andre Reguero won the advanced overall. "It was especially rewarding
to win this regatta since it was in San Juan Bay where I learned to sail
at age five," said Reguero.
Concentration, consistency in the starts and an ability to identify wind
shifts served Reguero well. "My biggest competition was Matias Dyck
from Ecuador, Nicholas Gartner from the Virgin Islands, and team mate
Jorge Gonzalez. There was a close race between Gartner and I where
we were neck and neck until the very last tack to cross the line."
Reguero will compete in the Optimist South American
Championships in Uruguay, the Optimist North Americans in Canada
and the Optimist Worlds in Malaysia later this year.
Romina De Julio from Ecuador won the beginner Optimist Green fleet.


7-


The CNSJ International Regatta was a qualifier for Puerto Rico
sailors in Snipe Class for the CAC Games. Raul Rios and crew Antonio
Sifre, won. The secret to Rios' success is "dedicating my time to the
sport," he said. "If you don't have the passion and dedication, you will
have a lot of trouble. Having fun is what it's all about."
Rios' biggest competition on the course was Marco Teixidor and
crew Ricardo Latimer, who will also be competing in the CAC Games.
"The Snipe Class is trying hard to foment the class bringing the
Snipe 2010 North Americans to Ponce, Puerto Rico," Rios said. "The
Snipe is a very tactical and very technical boat, and with the 1-420
which we also sail, the combination is the Olympic 470. My goal is to
earn an Olympic medal in the 470 class."
Rios will compete in the Snipe Don Q Regatta, Snipe North Americans,
ISAF Youth Worlds and CAC Games over the next few months.
Finally, a new class this year was Sunfish. Organizer Jose Berrios
said, "We've been including the Sunfish in our local races as this is
a class in the upcoming CAC Games. This regatta was not only good
practice for the sailors, but also the race committee as it will be the
same race committee serving at the CAC Games."
Puerto Rico's Fernando Monllor won Sunfish class. "I started training
in the Sunfish right after I finished sailing Optimists in 2008 and haven't
stopped since. For me, the Sunfish feels similar to an Optimist, but
way faster," he says.
In this event, said Monllor, who will compete in the CAC Games,
"I just tried to get a good start and sail with the wind shifts and
have excellent boat speed. I try to give my best no matter who is
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BY CAROL M. BAREUTHER, RD

T he 295-foot, three-

masted sailing vessel
Eagle will make a
port call in San Juan, Puerto
Rico, May 7 to 10. The public
is invited aboard to tour this -!
majestic and historic vessel.
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commanding officer of the
USCGC Eagle, describes
the vessel's upcoming mission: "As America's Tall Ship and
the U.S. Coast Guard's primary afloat training platform, Eagle
sails each summer in support of the Coast Guard Academy
and the Coast Guard Leadership Development Center. Each
year, over 600 cadets and officer candidates sail Eagle, getting
their initial taste of life on the ocean and developing their
professional seagoing skills on the decks of a square rigger."
To sail the Eagle, cadets handle more than 20,000 square
feet of sail and five miles of rigging. There are over 200 lines
that must be handled during a major ship's maneuver and
cadets are tasked with learning the name and function of
each and every line.
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cutters to bear this name, the first dating back to 1792 two
years after the Revenue Cutter Service-the forerunner
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in Hamburg, Germany as a training vessel for German
Naval Cadets. Adolf Hitler christened her the Horst Wessel.
Following World War II, the United States took the vessel as
a war prize and commissioned her into the U.S. Coast Guard
in 1946. Afterward, the Eagle was sailed from Bremerhaven,
Germany, to its homeport in New London, Connecticut.
Captain Jones says, "In 2010, Eagle is fortunate to be able
to voyage to the Caribbean Sea while taking part in a South
American Tall Ships regatta called "Vela Sudamerica" which
is celebrating the bicentennial of the independence of many
South American nations. No visit to the Caribbean would be
complete without a stop in historic San Juan, where we'll be
able to open Eagle to the residents of Puerto Rico and, at the
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MARINE ARTIST PAUL BORGHI

BY CAROL M. BAREUTHER, RD


M any of us see a fish as a
fish and the sea as simply
blue. Not Virgin Islands'
marine artist Paul Borghi.
The Massachusetts native and near 20-
year resident of Water Island sees this
same sea life in all its three-dimensional
and colorful glory That's why Borghi's
art, everything from glass-carvings,
logos, posters and T-shirt designs to fine
art, is so popular.
Borghi is a natural born artist. "I
remember the nuns in Catholic School
would bring me from classroom to
classroom to draw pictures of dinosaurs
and elephants on the blackboards for
the other students," he says. "I was only
in first grade at the time."
Borghi'smotherandfatherencouraged
his artwork. "My father had artistic
abilities and would draw caricatures of
W.C. Fields and Shirley Temple, but he
gave it up at age 16," Borghi says.
In high school, Borghi won first
place awards in several art shows. He
entered the U.S. Air Force, worked as 0 '
a medic in Vietnam and then used the B.... T
GI Bill to attend Vesper George School
of Art in Boston and earn a commercial
art degree.
"I didn't like living in the city. When
I heard that antelope outnumbered
people in Wyoming, I packed up the
family and moved," he says.
There, in the great outdoors, Borghi
turned his attention from the more
restrictive realm of commercial art
to fine art. His subjects were Rocky
Mountain wildlife like elk, antelope
and grizzly bears. He eventually earned a fine arts degree from the
University of Wyoming.
While in school, he read an article in the Smithsonian about glass
carving. Borghi experimented with the techniques, and his first piece
depicted a grizzly bear pulling a trout out of a stream. As soon as he
completed it, the carving was sold. His second design, a lion, sold
quickly too. These fast sales and his enjoyment of the new medium
enticed him to continue in the art of glass carving.
In 1974, Borghi and a couple of friends chartered a 41-foot sailboat
and cruised in the Virgin Islands for three weeks. "I loved it and knew I
wanted to come back to the islands again sometime," he says.


Back home, he opened his own graphic arts studio. "I named it
Island Bound Graphics because I planned to move to the Virgin Islands
when I earned enough money," he says.
That time came in 1990. He worked first as a bartender to set up
his contacts and his studio. It didn't take long before he was firmly
implanted in the local art world, concentrating in the areas of glass-
carving (trophies for fishing tournaments and elaborate undersea
scenes for power yachts), air brush designs for murals and T-shirts, and
custom design work.
Then, Hurricane Marilyn hit in 1995 and Borghi's studio and all his
supplies were destroyed. This disaster actually proved fateful and
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catapulted him into a whole new realm. Marc Blazer,
owner of Blazing Photos, hired Borghi over several
other graphic artists he interviewed to use high-tech
computer techniques to restore damaged photos,
even though Borghi knew little about computers.
"Marc said it was easier to teach an artist about
computers than the other way around," he says. "The
job was a lifesaver I learned so much and was able to
earn enough to rebuild my supplies and studio."
Rafe Boulon, chief of resource management for the
Virgin Islands National Park, saw Borghi's work and hired
him to create three fish identification posters for deep
water, inshore and shallow water species. The posters
are still available and are distributed to local schools. "I
learned so much by doing that project," Borghi says.
Borghi's career took another evolution in the early
2000s when he earned his captain's license and started
working as second captain with Steve Malpere on Peanut
Gallery Sportsfishing Charters. He continues to captain
today for David Pearsall, who bought the charter fishing
business, now called Big Wave.
"I go out on charters in the morning and do my art in
the afternoon," says Borghi. "It's wonderful. I see tuna,
mahi, wahoo and also whales, dolphin and whale sharks.
It really helps with my painting."
Not all of Borghi's encounters with the sea have been
pleasant. He came face-to-face with a huge bull shark
while swimming off Honeymoon Beach on Water Island
and suffered from the effects of a ciguatera-contaminated
mackerel for almost a year
Still, he says, "I love living and doing my art on Water
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ST. CROIX YACHT CLUB'S HOSPICE REGATTA
COMPETITION AND COMPASSION IN ACTION


T wo very different days of weather, two rainbows, five

dolphins and 66 entries on the starting line made for a IV 3 ":
good venue to raise funds and awareness for hospice
on St. Croix, at the St. Croix Yacht Club Hospice Regatta, .
February 19-21.
Regatta director Julie San Martin announced the $50,000 ,,.
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sponsorshipsip. Continuum Care Foundation
director Tracy Sanders accepted the regatta
/"-. proceeds with gratitude, saying they will be
O r, r used immediately for medical equipment and
medications to give patients end-of-life comfort
., .: and dignity.

Competition
-On the one-design course inside Teague Bay,
,F Chris Schreiber took honors in the Rhodes 19 class.
He was challenged by wind shifts on Saturday,
which put a premium on tactics and positioning.
"Sunday was a gorgeous day," he said, "with
S 10-14 knots of steady breeze." Schreiber's life
has been touched by Hospice, and he enjoyed
having fun while benefiting those who need end
of life care. Matthew Flood escaped the cold in
Westbrook, CT, and sailed his chartered 19-foot
keelboat to a second-place finish.
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the win, as his mother was the -
first hospice patient on St. Croix. .
Armstrong and crew also received i'- .
an invitation to the National Hospice -.M
Regatta Championships, to be sailed
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Chris Stanton and his brothers' Devil
3 took second place, tied for points
with Dave West's Melges 32, Jurakan.
Jib & Main competitor Steve Schmidt
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Hotel California, Too, (and best margaritas), and Tortola's Peter
Haycraft won the Cape Air ticket raffle, as part of the Caribbean
Ocean Racing Triangle (CORT) series.
While the weather did not permit the newly-added Kiteboard
classes to get off the beach, all fifteen entrants opted to
donate their entry fees to hospice and said they'd all be back
next year.
The Optimist class sailed eleven races, with the overall trophy
going to Sam Morrell, age 10, from Tortola. He's been sailing since
he was seven, and said he was challenged by the shifty winds on
Saturday. Sam took home his weight in sport drink and says he'll
train a bit longer for next year's event.

Compassion
Tracy Sanders, director of Continuum Care, Inc., St. Croix's first
hospice, was "stunned at the response" to the regatta and its


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patient's family, including grief counseling.
Continuum Care staffed a medical tent at the regatta, and
treated sunburn, splinters, hangovers and one child who had a
seizure. Supplies were donated by The Medicine Shoppe and Mt.
Welcome Pharmacy, and the unused medical essentials will be
further donated to Haiti relief.
Complete regatta results are available at www.stcroixregatta.
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of the Caribbean Ocean Racing Triangle, which continued in
Palmas Del Mar, PR, March 19, and ends at the first of this month
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SAMPLING ANCHORAGES


ON ST. MAARTEN/ST. MARTIN


ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY AMY LASSITER


St. Martin's anchorages and marinas offer something for
everyone. The trade winds are well established at 20 knots
from the NE, E and SE, and six foot seas are the norm. As
I recently sailed around the island, my goal was to enjoy a few rare
gems, special spots too distinctive to not mention:

Oyster Pond
Shared by both the French and Dutch side, Oyster Pond is an attractive
shelter amidst the chaos of the waves during winter months. Of all of
the places I sampled, it captured a piece of my heart. Perhaps this is
a result of purchasing my new Benetau 393 here or maybe that the
Dinghy Dock Bar has the best happy hour on the island! Whatever the
reason, Oyster Pond is definitely not to be missed.
Although boats align the dock and float on moorings, the marina is
relatively quiet and relaxed. Houses, hotels, restaurants and bars are
nestled into the cliffside or sit subtly alongside the water, transforming
the entire area into a quaint and comfortable village. There are facilities
to load up on gas and water, a few French bakeries and mini-markets,
and heaps of friendly faces.
The entrance is the main drawback as it can be challenging to
maneuver through. Once inside, there is no place to anchor so be sure
to call ahead to arrange for a berth, or ask for Pasqual the diver who
manages the moorings that are available for rent.

Baie Longue
When you close your eyes
and visualize the perfect
"picture postcard" beach,
you could very easily be
daydreaming about Baie
Longue. Located on the
French side, this day
anchorage is one that I
visit quite often. Backing
onto an exclusive resort,
the white sand beach
seems endless, perfect for *
taking a morning stroll or
a late afternoon walk to watch the sun set. The water is crystal clear
and the snorkeling is excellent. It's an ideal place for spotting schools
of bright colored fish as they play by the keel or swim along the rocks
of the headland on the east end.
The beach is sheltered and the sandy bottom makes anchoring
in 20 feet of depth straightforward and uncomplicated. The wind is
so light and consistent it would be easy to anchor for the night if it
was permitted.


Kim Sha Beach
Compared to the tranquility of Baie Longue, Kim Sha is at the
opposite end of the spectrum. Cornering Simpson Pay and Pelican
Key, it is bursting with locals and tourists and promises life and activity
throughout the day and long into the night. There are a number of
dinghy docks nearby offering easy access to many restaurants, bars,
casinos, water sports, and shops.
This leeward location is adjacent to the Dutch side bridge making
it a top spot to admire the parade of mega yachts as they enter or
exit the lagoon. Although the anchorage is a sheltered spot, when
the wind blows from the north, it can be a bit too "rolly" for some.
Another drawback may be the minimum cost of $20 to anchor for the
night or week.
With hundreds of moorings, plenty of marinas, and countless spots
to anchor in, the choices are numerous and amazingly diverse for such
a small island. In addition to those that I mentioned above, you won't
want to miss the anchorages off of Tintamarre, Grand Case, Pinel,
Great Bay, Friar's Bay, and Happy Bay. As for the marinas, be sure to
check out Marina Royale and Fort Louis in Marigot as well as Palapa
Marina, Isle del Sol, St. Maarten Yacht Club and Port de Plaisance
along the edges of the Simpson Bay Lagoon.
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A BRIGHT SPARK ON THE SAILING SCENE

FARADAY ROSENBERG

BY GILLY GOBINET


is currently skipper of the much-acclaimed W-class White
Wings. She is the first of 1993 Antigua Yacht Club Summer
Sailing Course group to go on and get her captain's ticket
at age 18; her intense passion for sailing combined with sheer hard
work have made her what she is today.
The unusually-named Faraday (her mother was inspired by a good
friend who was a relation of the famous Michael Faraday) was born
into sailing and spent much of her childhood cruising with her parents
on Ghostboat. She was 11 when she started sailing Optimists and took
part in the Antigua Yacht Club's Summer Sailing Course run by former
Antiguan Olympic champions Carl James and Karen Porche. (Most of
this group are still in the yachting industry and had a joyous reunion in
January 2009 after meeting up on Facebook!)
This course thoroughly whetted Faraday's appetite for sailing and
she went on to work summers at the Trinidad Yacht Club and the New
York Sag Yacht Club. After finishing school, she went to the UK Sailing
Academy at Cowes and gained her Yachtmaster at 18, the minimum
age for holding this license.
Faraday's main interest was in racing sailboats and she went on to
gain much experience in this field, starting on such boats as the Sydney
60 Yes in the Caribbean, the Farr 60s Highland Fling and Numbers and
also racing Swans and Baltic Yachts. She has crossed the pond nine
times in her career, working the cruiser/racer scene mainly as Mate on
Swans, participating in all the major regattas in the Mediterranean (her
favorite), the Caribbean and the USA.
She has also gained valuable experience from other boats, such as
Pace, Valkyrie, Alegra, Nikata, Crackerjack, Tiketitan as well as from
doing various deliveries. She worked for over two years as Mate on
the Swan 60 Bellarose, doing the Mediterranean/Caribbean regattas.
In 2005, she competed in the Crew Selection Process for TEAM ABN
AMRO "boat 2", for the Volvo Ocean Race. She got through to final
eight of the American Candidates and furthest female in entire selection
process. In all she spent nine years constantly working and racing.
At one point, Faraday suddenly asked herself if this was the life she
really wanted. Her interest in fashion and design prompted her to sign
on for a course in fashion marketing in the UK. Whereas her marks were
not bad and designing was very exciting, she only lasted two semesters:
her passion for the sea was stronger, and she returned, reassured, to the
life she found both highly exhilarating and deeply satisfactory.
Faraday decided that she would base her career on racing with the
ultimate aim of running her own boat. The hard work and passion paid
off in October last year when she was offered the job of skippering the
W-class White Wings. Faraday was in the Mediterranean when the offer
came in August, and had already made plans for the months to come.
However, the call of the W was stronger and with much gratitude and
anticipation, she decided to go with White Wings.


She started her new job in Newport, going on to St Barth, where
White Wings won her class the New Year's Eve Regatta. In 2010, she
plans to take part in the Heineken in St. Martin, the Caribbean 600 and
the Antiguan regattas-the Classic and Sailing Week, returning to the
island that was her initial inspiration. Then there is the Bucket in St.
Barth and the brand new Voile de St. Barth (the Caribbean equivalent
of the Voile de St Tropez), followed by the BVI Spring Regatta.
Faraday is fully aware of the increased responsibility that being a
Captain involves; she is answerable not only to her chef and to her
mate, but also to the owners, guests and crew as a whole. She is
delighted to be involved in the W-class program and is typically very
modestly grateful for the opportunity. She is determined to prove her
worth as skipper (which, judging from her previous record should not
be too difficult!) and build up her reputation.
In the future, Faraday Rosenberg would perhaps like to move onto
a Swan with a racing program, but for the moment is very happy to be
where she is. She is living proof that hard work DOES pay off, despite
a young age and gender, especially when combined with such a deep
passion for the sea. -'


Gilly Gobinet, a biologist and former Eurocrat, took up permanent
residence on Antigua in the Caribbean in 1984. She has been painting
and writing-and sailing-ever since. Her work can be seen at
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LIGHT WINDS, HEAVY ENTHUSIASM

AT RORC CARIBBEAN 600


As many sailing locations worldwide were gripped by
winter's snow and ice, the 2010 RORC Caribbean 600
Race hosted by the Antigua Yacht Club departed Eng-
lish Harbour, Antigua on February 22. The event attracted crews
from over 20 countries worldwide who were gripped by their own
weather issues.
This second outing of the 605 nautical mile offshore event took
the fleet to the north passing a mark off Barbuda, the islands of
Nevis, Saba and St. Barth, to circle St. Maarten/Martin before
heading down to Guadeloupe as the most southerly point,
then back up to a mark off Barbuda before returning to finish in
Antigua via Redonda.
Although unable to break the course record, Claude Thelier
and John Burnie's ORMA 60, Region Guadeloupe, finished on
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days, five hours, 59 minutes, 03 seconds. Just a few hours later,
Karl Kwok's Farr 80, Beau Geste, claimed monohull line honours
in an elapsed time of two days, 11 hours and 13 seconds.
This was the first time Karl Kwok has sailed in the Caribbean
and, by the smile on his face, it won't be the last. His helmsman
Gavin Brady said, "This race has something for everyone, certainly
a race course where you have to concentrate all the time."
Danilo Salsi's Swan 90, DSK Pioneer Investments, finished on
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the second monohull home, but in the light conditions they
were never going to beat Beau Geste to Antigua. "It was more
Mediterranean than Caribbean," commented Salsi, "because the
wind was much lighter and the wind shadow effects are something


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Continued from page 67
line honours trophy, Class Super Zero trophy and the RORC
Caribbean 600 trophy for best yacht overall in IRC. Winner overall
of the CSA division and second place overall under IRC was
Richard Oland's Southern Cross 52, Vela Veloce.
"I have never cleaned up as well before so it feels really good,"
smiled Karl Kwok. "Beau Geste races all over the world and I


would like to invite all of the competitors we come across to do
this race. The sailing is as good as can be."
Due to the loss of wind on day three, most yachts retired and
turned on their engines, with just eight of 22 IRC yachts finishing.
However, one refused to throw in the towel. On Sunday, February
28, two days after prize-giving, having spent six nights at sea,
Willy Bessaint and Benoit Reffe's Class 40, Tradition Guadeloupe
crossed the finish line in the early hours. A
large contingent greeted them, including
. ....H Elizabeth Jordan, Commodore of the Antigua
Yacht Club, and lan Loffhagen, RORC Racing
manager. Every yacht was welcomed back to
Antigua, regardless of the time.
"We were never going to retire," Said Willy
Bessaint dockside. "The RORC Caribbean
600 is a big part of my training for the Route
de Rhum, which I will be racing solo, later in
the year." After a quick shower, the two sailors
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WIN SOME, LOSE SOME: WINSOME

BY GILLY GOBINET


L ast year Don Ward's delightful Cherubini 44 Winsome not
only won her class, she also came a record first in all four
races in the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. Having former
rival Hans Lammers, at the helm was a definite plus and we look
forward to similar successes this month.
Accountant Don Ward came to Antigua in 1973 on a three-
year contract, and like so many others, stayed. He became
interested in sailing when he "rescued" a discarded 10ft Puffin
in 1974. Proudly setting off downwind in Dickenson Bay, he had
no idea how to get back and had to be rescued. Then followed a
succession of boats: a Sunfish, a Mirror dinghy, a GP 14 dinghy, a
homemade 22ft plywood day-sailer; a Contessa 26, and an S&S
34 for 14 years, which everybody loved.
During this period, Don was learning both to sail and to navigate
by trial and error. The latter-or reefs hit in the absence of a depth
sounder-became immortalized as red dots on Don's Antigua
chart hanging in his office. The need for third party help and/or
some serious kedging were the criteria for awarding a red dot.
Since then, Don likes to think his navigation skills have
improved with more advanced instruments. However, he never
had a problem negotiating the entrance to Nonsuch Bay, using


the time-honored method of eyeballing, until he acquired his
Garmin Chart Plotter Ending up on several occasions in seven
feet of water in Spithead Channel led him to question seriously
the accuracy of his set of state-of-the-art equipment.
After a year with a Dehler 36, Don decided he had to have
a pretty boat. He had read about the Cherubini 44 in Ferenc
Mate's "Best Sailing Boats in the World" and went scouring
Florida for one, but to no avail. In the airport on his way back, he
picked up "Sail" magazine-and there was Winsome for sale.
Fortunately, Jol and Judy Byerley were able to go and secure
the sale on his behalf, as work commitments prevented Don
from going himself.
Winsome has participated in the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta
every year since her purchase in 1995, with Jol Byerley at the helm
the first two years. Over the years, friends, family and houseguests
have all taken part but it is only comparatively recently that a
really good crew came together These number inter alia Gerry
Bardoe ("Chippy"), Graham Knight and Geoff Pidduck-the
latter sits quietly on the rail, saying little, then gets off Don's boat
to go and win his class in Antigua Sailing Week. George Bridger is
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of Pedlar, has also crewed, and a newcomer to the island, Martyn
Davis, is another quiet, competent guy.
In 2009, Hans and Cathy Lammers came aboard. Hans is both
highly competent and competitive, and he helmed upwind and
the starts of the races; most boats prefer the Committee boat
end of the start line, but Hans prefers the pin end, which has
clean air, and is invariably successful. Don's preferred race in the
Antigua Classics is the Canon, with its four reaches. Winsome
always wins that. The only time she did not get the gun was when
pitted against a Cherubini 48, later defeated on handicap.
Don enthusiastically sails Winsome in the Classic Regatta
single-handed races, coming a respectable third last year. His
favorite race was coming back from Barbuda in a pursuit race
one year: once he got in the groove, he tied down the helm, sat
forward in the shade and went through the fleet! Last year, Hans
Lammers was spotter in the Classic Single Handed Race and
Don found it a total luxury to have someone point out potential
hazards arising from, for example, a lazy sheet wrapping itself
around a windlass. Don is convinced that Winsome's overall
success in the Classics was largely due to Hans' superb quality
and experience.
Winsome's most recent race, with new sail drops, was the
Round the Island race in Antigua in January 2010, not one of her
notable successes. The wind, out of the south, was deceptively
calm, and rather than put on the reefing lines, Don and the crew
had another cup of coffee and set off into 25-30 knot winds.
Although Winsome remains very close to Don's heart, he
is seriously considering replacing her with something more
comfortable. However, for those of us lucky enough to have
sailed upon her or watched her win in the Antigua Yacht Classic
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With windy conditions, this year's Antigua Superyacht
Cup course needed to take into account not only the
weather and sea conditions but the optimal "guest
experience," ensuring a bit of excitement, comfortable reaching
and a beat up the coast to admire the beautiful scenery off the
south coast of Antigua.


and took the lead coming up the final beat to win the first race by
over four minutes.
It is an interesting time for superyacht racing as the SYC
organizers have been working with the Bucket Regattas to
develop a new superyacht racing protocol. With all the talent in
town, a meeting was called on Tuesday night to gain valuable


input to the first draft of the protocol. All the participating yacht
Captains were invited, along with a wide cross-section of top
racing skippers and long-time Bucket supporters.
Robbie Doyle and Peter Holmberg, who were sailing on P2,
Earl Williams, Alistair Tait and Dan Jackson from Ranger, as well as
Jens Christensen from North Sails and Garth Brewer from Visione,
aired their views on the protocol. The intention of the protocol is to
provide the safest, fairest and most appropriate format for racing


"It was a day for the ketches" commented Mike Quilter on
Ranger the first day out. "It may be a small fleet but they are all
excellent boats, and without the genniker, we just could not keep
up; but the boss and guests had a great day out."
Sojana may not have been convinced with Quilter's ketch
theory, breaking the mizzen boom they had to complete the
course with just the mainsail and jib. Visione, the powerful 45m
Baltic that started 25 minutes after Rebecca sailed a clean race


RESULTS OVERALL


1st Visione 4 points
2nd Sojana 10 points
3rd Ranger- 10 points


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4th P2- 11 points
5th Rebecca 11 points





























Another day at he office
for Justin Visione



superyachts which currently has the audience split between the
ISAF racing rules and the amended COLREGS protocol.
The first day ended with crews taking over Nelson's Dockyard,
dressed up as Pirates of the Caribbean, for a barbecue on the
dock, live music and plenty of Antiguan rum punch.
On day two, January 29, rain and winds up to 30 knots were
forecast, causing boats to reef in their mains. Sojana did not start,
and Visione held the lead, followed by Rebecca and P2.
On day three, despite the set-back of not being able to hoist any
mizzen sails, Sojana managed to hold off the rest of the fleet and
win the third and final race of the Superyacht Cup Antigua 2010.
Bucket ratings expert, Jim Teeters worked out Sojana's
temporary sloop rating after they suffered a broken mizzen boom
on the first day, and gave them a four minute start advantage over
second starting boat, Rebecca, and a 29 minute start on Visione.
It was another windy day with plenty of action for these
immensely powerful superyachts. Flying full mains and maximum
downwind sails, they raced around the 24 mile course in just two
and a half hours. The breeze picked up on the final beat to the
high 20s and Visione closed the gap on Sojana, finishing just 51
seconds behind her.
An elated Peter Harrison, owner of Sojana, cheered as he
crossed the line in first place, a much improved day out for him
and his crew. Ranger and P2 had a tight battle all day, crossing
tacks several times.
Throughout the three days of racing, the emphasis on sailing
safe was high on everyone's mind, and the superyacht racing
protocol was put to the test by the experts, without incident
or protest.
The event closed with a grand Prize Giving Buffet dinner
at the Copper & Lumber Hotel in Nelson's Dockyard, www.
thesuperyachtcup.com


Information submitted by Antigua Superyacht Cup


A GRENADA MARINE


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GRENADA SAILING FESTIVAL'S

PORT LOUIS

BIGGEST FLEET EVER TURNS OUT FOR PURE SPICE

BY JAN HEIN


: thousand ten was
record-breaking year
t, the Grenada Sailing Q
--ries as it launched
into its 17th year during the final
weekend of January. Those on
44 boats, the biggest fleet ever,
would testify that it was also
a record breaker for gear fail-
ure, blown sails, close calls and
bilge pumping.
Four exhilarating, exhausting
days of racing took place along
the southwest end of the island
from St. Georges to Prickly Bay
with winds delivering no less than
20 plus knots of propulsion. Had --
they been steady, it would have
been "smooth sailing" but with
erratic and frequent gusts, some
hitting 40 knots, it provided the
fleet with plenty of white knuckle
moments. Those winds, coupled
with opposing currents on the
south coast produced agitated seas that made steering seem like a
wrestling match.


RACING CLASS 1
1st -Tanga Langa 3
2nd Lost Horizon
3rd Akarana

CRUISING CLASS 2
1st Pentanemos
2nd Wayward
3rd Survivor


BOVAL CHARTER CLASS
1st Alemata 3
2nd Ben's Inspiration
3rd Life of Reilly

J-24
1st Hawkeye
2nd Die Hard
3rd Impulse


MULTIHULL
1st Suave
2nd Ti Kanot
3rd Sasha


Tony McQuilken of Wayward reported, "There was a lot of sail
ripping. Wives and other onshore crew were running around with bags
full of sails, trying to get them repaired quickly." McQuilken was the
voice of experience since on the third day, Wayward lost two headsails.
"We completed the race running bald headed." Even so, thanks to a
crackerjack crew and attrition of the competition, they finished the day
in third place. Smiling, he added, "It's all fun and games, right?"
The Beneteau First 47.7, Tanga Langa 3, lost their steering at the
start of day three. "It was a good thing it was on the south coast," said
crew, Champie Evans. "The yard is there. Got it fixed. Went out for the
second race which I think we won." Indeed they did.
There was a lot of talk blowing around about a frequent need to
bail. Water that didn't make it below from waves cracking off the bow
found its way there by high jumping windward rails and deeply dipping
leeward combings. And then there were hatches-Wayward reported
pumping out an easy 1000 gallons after a bow wave forced open a
hatch by breaking the latch.
Certainly the Trinidad based J-24, Ambushe, had to remove a
load of sea water after they were t-boned and holed by sister ship
Impulse. "We went around the top mark," a crew reported calmly,
"jibed and, well, things just got out of control." The sizeable hole
didn't delay them though; a quick repair and they were back at it
the next day.


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Another J-24, Blew by You, did not get off as easy. During the very
first race, in extremely rough conditions, the boat bit into a bomber
wave causing a broach. The forward hatch, temporarily open to pass
a sail through, swallowed up the sea and the boat went down off Pt.
Saline. Everyone was quickly retrieved, no injuries were sustained and,
since the boat sank in relatively shallow water, attempts will be made
to salvage it.
Although this was the first year that a schedule division occurred,
running the workboat races the following week, the fun was multiplied
by the extra days of racing and celebratory events. For big boat racers,
other changes included longer courses, new deep-water marks, one
day of sailing dedicated to an ocean race and an extended South
Coast Ocean triangle.
Since the event is traditionally called "Pure Sail, Pure Spice," there
was plenty of entertainment both on the course and off. A jumbo
pod of porpoises raced with the fleet on day three and a few boats
reported sharing the course with a bale of turtles.
Four days of racing required five days of parties, each with a
theme and purpose. Participants were treated to Tivoli drummers,
local reggae, disco fever, the Dick Adams Blues Band and a Feel'n
Hot, Hot Hot Party featuring everyone's favorite, those inimitable Mt.
Gay Hats. Special lighting was provided by the year's biggest and
brightest full moon.
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41 ST SPICE ISLAND

DRAWS 244 ANGLERS
TRINIS TAKE TOP BOAT HONORS


TOURNAMENT


BY CAROL M. BAREUTHER, RD

ports fishermen from Trinidad &
Tobago (T&T) proved their bill-
fishing prowess for the fourth
year in a row when Papasan, a 65-foot
Hatteras owned by angler Anthony
Brash, won the Top Boat title at the 41 st
Spice Island Billfish Tournament held
January 25 to 28 out of Grenada.
Papasan and Brash, who also won


Top Angler, had their work cut out for
them as this year's tournament saw
the participation of a near record fleet
of 51 boats and 244 anglers hailing
from Antigua, St. Lucia, Martinique,
Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago
and the U.K. In fact, Papasan didn't
score its win until the clock ran out on
the final day of fishing. !1
The weather for the first two days of
the tournament was very sunny, no cloud cover, but with rough
conditions, said Papasan's Brash, who has fished this event
since 1981 and placed as high as second top boat. "We fished
in water depths of 6,000-feet approximately 15 miles west of
St. Georges."
The fleet made an awesome sight powering out of St. Georges
harbor for the Bimini start on the first day. The Trinis were hot
from the get go. Par T Time released the first blue marlin of the
tournament shortly after lines in. By day's end, the top slots on the
scoreboard were all filled with T&T boats. Temptation released three
blues to take the lead. Blue Fever's hat trick of a blue and white
marlin release put them in second, while Papasan rounded out the
day in third with the release of two sailfish and a blue marlin.
Day two, Grenada's Crazy Baldhead added a blue marlin and
sailfish release to their first day score and took over the lead.
Meanwhile, Blue Feverreleased a sailfish to hold steady in second
place, while Brash on Papasan released his first blue marlin to
hang onto third place in boat category.
The last day, Papasan needed to catch at least one fish to move
into the top spot and that was if Crazy Baldhead and Blue Fever
went fishless. Brash describes his fate-deciding catch this way: "It
was around 2 p.m. and I was relaxing on the fighting chair when
I had a very small strike. I thought it was a barracuda, but still
released the drag on the rod to free spool. Two seconds later,
I put the drag to full strike position and the water turned white
as the blue marlin tried to shake the hook out of its mouth. The
water was very rough and conditions were windy and the marlin
had Papasan backing into the waves."


A half hour into the fight, when the marlin was about 100 feet
behind the boat, a big wave broke over Papasan's stern soaking
the crew and setting off three bilge pumps that tripped the
breaker in the engine room. Brash eventually got the marlin to the
back of the boat, but the fish was feisty and ran off with more line.
Nearly an hour later, he finally reeled in the fish and successfully
made the release.
Meanwhile, Crazy Baldhead and Blue Fever indeed remained
fishless by Lines Out, giving Papasan the win.
"Normally when we go fishing our success ratio of a strike then
a hookup is around 50 percent," says Brash. "But for some reason
on this tournament we had five billfish strike our rods three blue
marlin and two sailfish and released all."
In addition to winning Top Boat and Top Angler prizes, Papasan
earned entry into the 2011 International Game Fish Association
(IGFA) Offshore Championship.
The SIBT is the first leg of the 2010 Southern Caribbean Billfish
Circuit, a three-year-old series that includes six tournaments on
the islands of Grenada, Barbados, Martinique, St. Lucia, Trinidad
and Tobago. For full results visit: www.sibtgrenada.com


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NOTES FROM CURA(AO

ARTICLES AND PHOTOS BY ELS KROON


Months after the stranded pilot whale "Capt Sully" was found, more
dead than alive, on a beach in Curagao last July he got healthy and
strong again thanks to the care of the local Sea Aquarium's dolphin
trainers and hundreds of volunteers. The trainers tried to let the young
male whale adapt to the wild again while a school of pilot whales


SKY



* Mercury is at its best
evening display this year.
* The Lyrid meteor shower is
predicted to be strong this
year after midnight.


* Mercury makes its best
challenge to Venus when
they are closest on the 3rd on
the evening racecourse, but
Venus always wins in the end.
* Plucky Mars has started to
dwindle but remains visible
all month until early morning
hours. Champagne-hued
Saturn rules the night sky but
is challenged by Jupiter later
on the morning racecourse.



Dusk: Sirius, Arcturus,
Procyon, Capella
Dawn: Vega, Arcturus,
Fomalhaut, Altair


BY JEANNIE KUICH



Sat. 2nd: the star Antares in
Scorpius before dawn
Sun. 11th: Jupiter before dawn
Thu. 15th: Mercury in evening
Fri. 16th: Venus in evening
Sat. 17th: the Pleiades star
sisters in evening
Tue. 20th: the star Pollux in
Gemini in late evening
Thu. 22nd: Mars in evening
Fri. 23rd: the star Regulus
in Leo in evening
Sun. 25th: Saturn in
late evening
Tue. 27th: the star Spica
in Virgo in late evening
Fri. 30th: the star Antares in
Scorpius before dawn


Tue. 6th: Last Quarter
Wed. 14th: New
Wed. 21st: First Quarter
Wed. 28th: Full


passed by, but the whale came back several times. In January, Capt
Sully was transported to Sea World in San Diego where he'll join the
pilot whale group for the Horizons Show in which humans and sea
mammals intensively interact. SeaWorld, which received international
publicity in February following the drowning death of an Orca whale
trainer in Orlando, has a scope of additional activities beyond
entertainment, including involvement in scientific research, wildlife
preservation, marine-life education, environmental stewardship and
rescue and rehabilitation programs.





The start of swim
for the roses, part .
of the sixth Ride for A swim for the cure
hosted Dutch guest
the Roses fundraising o( honor cyclist
event in Curacao for Thomas Zillma !
cancer research and
a cure was supported
by the Dutch guest of
honor, Thomas Zijlma,
who survived testicle
cancer and is now a
recognized cyclist. A
crowd of 800 people
participated in the swim, while a total of 3200 swam, rode or walked
for the Roses, after the example of the famous American cyclist Lance
Armstrong who also fought and survived cancer, bringing in 400,000
guilders (US $ 250,000) for the good cause.




Highly motivated students from Curises and UDC (University of the
Dutch Caribbean), two Tourism Management Training Schools in
Curacao, got a look behind the scenes aboard Holland America
Line's Zuiderdam on February 5 and 15 while the ship was in port. Two
groups of ten students and their supervisors were welcomed by hotel
manager Kees van Santen in the ship's "Crow's nest," the lounge on
the tenth deck with a panoramic view over the harbor. The Assistant
Manager for culinary operations, Ricardo Pijpers, guided the students
through the ship and discussed the environmental operating aspects
of the cruise company. The Dutch assistant manager, who studied
at the Hotel School in Leeuwarden, explained all operations in the
three main departments. This visit was the first time that one of the
company's ships granted a tour for students in Curacao. 9



Els Kroon is a Dutch former teacher who now lives and works as an
award-winning free-lance photojournalist on Curagao.


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International Blue Marlin Tournament 2010, held in the waters
around the beautiful island of Bonaire. Event Organizer Robur
de Vries again offered a great tournament with authentic island style
ambiance. The tournament was a catch and release event.
Among the big game fishermen there were two junior anglers from
Curacao, Willem Evertsz and Dirk van Vliet as "Team Bimini Twist,"
together with their friend, coach and fishing team captain, Jeff. In two
days they raised a total of five blue marlin, winning the tournament
with a total of 900 points. Both anglers had the time of their lives as
they climbed the stage to be officially installed as the Winners of the
Bonaire International Blue Marlin Tournament 2010.
For decades now, Marlin in the waters around the ABC Islands have
been fearing the van Vliet family, as grandfather and very successful big
game angler Dirk van Vliet Sr. tipped numerous titles, including a World
Championship, accompanied by his son Robert van Vliet who also needs


no introduction in the world of big game fishing. Robert van Vliet is a
true champion and also record holder for more than 25 years with a blue
marlin of 803 pounds. Both anglers' names appear on the famous belt
at the International Game Fish Association museum in Florida, USA.
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Fast Caribbean Sailer
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44' Lagoon 440 2006
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44 ueneteau 44b uceanis, 199i3
New Yanmar in 04, wind & solar davits,
watermaker, sail away liveaboard $129,000


38 Voyage 380 Catamaran, 2002
One owner, never chartered, owner's layout
Yanmars, equipped for rveaboard cruising $225,000


55 Angel Cockpit Motor Yacht, 1986 42 Endeavour Center Cockpit Sloop, 1989
Twin Cats, twin gens. owner's layout 2 cabin, 2 head, Yanmar, genset, a/c,
Perfect fish or dive boat, bring offers $295,000 Complete galley, very comfortable cruiser $125,000


36 Pearson Cutter, 1982
New engine 06, new rigging 07
many upgrades, bring offers $59,000


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49 1995 HyasSemCusbm-Oneowner, neverchaered, mustsee..$335,000
48 1974 Maple Leaf- Vintage Canadian built CC cruer, pnce to sell.$89,000
48 1970 HugesYawl-CbssicS&SperformancecertecockptcruBer...$110,000
45 1992 Catalina / Morgan- CCSop, huge atcabin, baded, dinghy..$145,000
45 1978 Endurance Wndboa-Rblhouse ketch, strong and elegant.. $125,000
41 1982 Morgan 01 CC cruising ketch, Perkins, dinghy & more.. $69,000
39 1974 South Sea Steel passage maker, original owner, bnng offers. $55,000
38 1978 Van de Stadt- Steel passage maker, ketch ng, new sails....$69,000
30 1998 Maine Cat Quality built, twin Yamaha, 3 sails, great prce..$90,000


27 J-Boat, 1988
Race ready, CORT champ
6 sails, tack tick & much more $19,000


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57 2002 Carver- VoyagerPilotbhouse, luxurymoloryacht,tnVoos....$495,000
42 1999 Crusers-Twncas, genset, fulladed, greatshape, reduced...$175,000
40 1999 Tiara Hardtop Express -Twin cats, genset, readyto cruise..$239,000
38 1967 Camcraft -Auminum crew boat in excellent shape after reft $50,000
37 2005 Fourtaine Pat- PowerCat, Yanmars, oneowner, great shape.$350,000
31 1998 Searay Sundancer- Twin Mercruisers, genset, a/c, offers$59,000
30 1993 Luhrstournament- Twin bvos, tower, cabin, swim platform..$69,000
26 1985 Fortier- Quality picnic boat, single Volvo, cuddy cabin. ..$42,900


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$159,900


50' 1978 Gulislar Kelch
$99,900

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28' '78 Cape Dory, Classic, Refit 6/07. ...$35K
33' '73 Pearson 10M sloop, refit ....... $25K
34' '83 Hunter, Yanmar, Radar ................ $32K
36' '80 Albin Stratus 75K w/business .....$45K
38' '67 LeComte, classic, great cond......$80K
40' '84 Endeavour, ready to cruise...... $79.9K
41' '80 Morgan Out Isl, Well maintained.$69K
43' '85 Morgan Catalina, stepped transom .$89K
44' '77 CSY Sloop, new rigging .............. $115K
46' '00 Jeanneau 3 strmsgreat cond. ...$159.9K


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$299,500


49' '79 Transpacific Ketch, loaded ........ $180K
50' '78 Gulfstar Ketch, Classic, 3 strms..$99.9K
50' '78 Nautor Motorsailer, refit, excellent cond.$370K
60 '82 Nautcal Ketch, 4strms, charterorcruse..$219K
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20' '05 Caribe Dinghy, 115 HPYamaha..$20K
26' '87 Whale Boat, Diesel, CG cert ........$28K
27' '88 Luhrs Alura, cabin, IB gas cabin.. $20K
30' '2 Hydrocat 30OX, Yanmar diesels....$90K


31' '94 Tiara Pursuit, Twin Crusaders, low hrs. $70K
32' '03 Sea Ray, 350HP Mercruisers......$95K
34' '89 Sea Ray Express, diesels ............ $55K
39' '98 Mainship Trawler, twin diesels... $129.9K
42' '71 Grand Banks MY, CG Cert 42 pass.$99K
42' '84 Present Sundeck 135 HP Lehmans $79.9K
48' '99 Dyna Craft MY, 435HP diesels..$299.5K
48' '02 DynaCraftMY,3strms 450HPCats...$490K
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TWIN VEE 29 HP CATAMARAN
2008, 2 x Suzuki 250 Four Stroke, 300
h. Only used private, in first hand, the boat
floats on a cushion of air and is also in soft
waves into the waves, Queen size bed
and head, Located St. Vincent, 82.500 US
$, e-mail monikavenohr@ketch.de, call
Monika 001473-418 5571

LUHRS 2002 OPEN 29 SPORTS
FISHERMAN Twin 315hp Turbo
Yanmar Diesels Only 550 hours Tuna Tower
With Controls-Length 31' 10" Beam 11' 6"-
5kw Diesel Genorator GPS, FishFinder,
Auto Pilot- 4 berth Aircon etc. 3 axle brake
trailer-location Antigua-USD $90,000-UK
447801467583 tornefarm@yahoo.co.uk

BERTRAM 38 SPORT FISH FLY
BRIDGE CRUISER, 1973, 2 xCum-
mins V903 Marine, 2 Cabins, Fly bridge
with pilot chair and pilot station, Lot of
new parts, in good condition, Located in
Grenada, Price: 56000 US. e-mail juer-
genfaulenbach@web.de

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO-OFFSHORE
50' CUSTOM DAY CRUISER AND
PARTY BOAT, twin outboards, bath-
room, shower, galley and more ? Ok 70
Passengers- Serious Inquires $ 200,000
(868) 485-2456

UNBELIEVABLE PRICE: 27 FT.
BAYLINER seats 11 airconditioned
cabin; kitchen, fridge, shower, queen size
sleeping quarters. $40 K OBO. sam-
base@hotmail.com or 502.489-0317


CLEARANCE SALE BRING ALL
OFFERS! Bownder STARDECK 24 ft
2004 $29.000; house boat HOLIDAY
MANSION BARACUDA 38FT new
engines $49.000; ZODIAC DELUX
14FT semi rigid new Merc.40hp $8.000;
(599)522 4861 email:jelic@onebox.com

LUHRS 36 SX TOURNAMENT,
2000, Yanmar 420's, Northern lights
gen, Garmin plotter, Furuno sound-
er, 6pp liferaft, marlin tower, swim
platform, only 250 hrs on engines,
Beautiful, fast and fuel efficient. asking
$145,000 787 370 0030 or bucanero@
prw.net will deliver anywhere!

1954, 52 FT, BARNETT CLASS
LIFEBOAT/MOTOR/SAILER with
liveaboard conversion & sailing rig.
Rugged wood / ally construction .
Large cabins & deck space with good
charter possibilies, Antigua Flag, ask-
ing 125,000 usd. (1268) 770 4935 or
seaterror@yahoo.com

2000 38' TIARA OPEN, 3208 Cats,
8kw Onan Gen, Marlin Tower, Watermaker,
cockpit freezer, etc. Contact: quiquito17@
aol.com

1976 CHEOY LEE 39 LRC TRAWL-
ER. Must Sell. Good condition. Twin Ford-
Lehman 120hp diesels. 8Kw generator.
Three 16K BTU a/c units. Located in
Salinas, Puerto Rico with 6-month docking
remaining. Asking $49,000.00. (787) 529-
5606 or maricarmensantini@yahoo.com.


GLACIER BAY 26FT 2007, Yamaha
150hp 2008 only 100hrs, full electron-
ics deliver to USVI & BVI Ask $95k Call
Alex 1-787-642-4307

WHARRAM TANGAROA, 34', 4
Berths, GPS, Fishfinder, Autopilot, Epirb,
Liferaft, Windpilot, ready to go, info@
tikaroa.ch, www.tikaroa.ch, Located in
Trinidad Asking 35,000 US$

CLASSIC SEACRAFT SCEPTRE
20' FOR SALE: Year 1976, 2 Yamaha
85hp. Bottom paint done, engines
checked, regular maintenance, 2 new
batteries. Boat is in good general con-
dition, photos available. Asking 8.000,-
, located St.Barths. Call 00590-590-
279220 or darup@domaccess.com



AMEL MARAMU KETCH 46 1981
95000euro st martin tel 0690224553

MAXIM 38 CATAMARAN, 2001 -
great condition, very well equipped for
extended cruising: SSB, watermaker, 2
x 29hp Yanmar, plotter, 2 x autopilots,
cruising chute, 9ft Caribe etc. Email max-
im4sale@gmail.com. Now heading to St
Martin / Virgins / Puerto Rico.

HOBIE TIGER 2004, F-18. (2)Main,
(2) Jib's, (1)Spinnaker, Full boat Cover,
Dolly and Trailer. $6,500 (Puerto Rico)
Gustavo Pinto (787) 479-8432 pinto-
photo@gmail.com


OCEAN 60 SCHOONER, launched UK
1988. Completely equipped for tropical &
High latitude world cruising. Lying New
Zealand. Negotiate price around $USD
295K. Possible Trade or Part Trade small-
er yacht or property 00642123866901989
OPEN 60. Won first Vendee Globe.
Located in Curacao. Asking $149K OBO.
Will consider trade. If you want to do 28
knots contact me at ddyner@yahoo.com

51' SLOOP: Idylle 15.5, Frers design,
Beneteau built 1986. Highly customized
for performance cruising or comfort-
able live-aboard. Autopilot, watermaker,
genset, Perkins 4-236, dual-coil fridge/
freezer, walk-around queen berth, full
length awnings. Excellent sail-away condi-
tion. Lying St.Croix. $179,OOOUS. E-mail:
cayenneiim@yahoo.com

30' 1963 ALLIED SEAWIND
KETCH, diesel, wind generator, fiber-
glass dinghy, 2 anchors on bowsprit.
Almost new main, drifter and mizzen.
Roller furling jib.Propane stove and grill.
Pressure water.Located St Thomas.
$19,900.340-776-3373.

ALDEN-DESIGNED CLASSIC
BRISTOL 35 SLOOP, 1974. New
standing rigging, dodger (2009). New '05:
sails (full-battened mainsail), Imron paint,
through-hulls, bottom job, head, Harken
RF, bilge pumps, and electronics. Shoal
draft. Lovingly cared for inside and out.
Proven bluewater cruiser. $26,000. email:
ybutt2002@yahoo.com
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POT D' OR GIBSEA 84, 28ft LOA,
10ft beam. 1986. Ideal day and weekend
cruiser for small family. New in the last 3
years: main and 130% genoa, standing
and running rigging, life lines, cutlass
bearing, engine mounts, VHF radio, til-
ler autopilot ST2000, batteries, Plastimo
dinghy and 2.5 hp outboard. 18 hp Volvo
penta regularly maintained and runs well.
Also has genaker (seldom used) and
storm jib in good condition. Owner has
upgraded. On St Kitts. Try around US$ 20
000. albatross.1@live.com

34FT NANTUCKET 1983, ALAN
PAPE DESIGN, grp hull, teak super-
structure, good condition, radar, autopilot,
windpilot, solarpanel, plotter, touchscreen,
radio/cd, dvd, new rigging, batteries, sail-
driveseal, etc, volvo penta 2030 1997,
asking $38.000 snoopybike71@hotmail.
com or call 002975855961 located on
aruba.berth $130,00 month.

SAILBOAT FOR SALE 1973- 35'
CORONADO SLOOP good condition
lots of room In Puerto Rico. twindsl31@
yahoo.com45-foot 1976 Norman Cross
tnri. Fun, fast, stable, spacious. Cruise 12
knots with legs to spare. Lots of sails,
30-horse outboard. Needs some TLC but
ready to sail. $39,000. St. Thomas. 340-
998-6548 or vjmccoy@hotmail.com

CLEARANCE SALE BRING ALL
OFFERS! J 120 racer cruiser project
1998 $90.000; KIWI 35 extreme racer
ready $35.000; (599)522 4861 email:
jelic@onebox.com

BALTIC 55 SAILBOAT CHARTER
BUSINESS FOR SALE IN ST. JOHN,
VI. Multi passenger US Coast Guard
approval. Former Whitbread 2nd place.
Phenomenal Restoration. Email: info@
outlaw.com or call Vicki at 340-998-5406.
Boat only also considered. $400K.


TACKTICK WIRELESS / SOLAR
INSTRUMENTS. DISCOUNT PRICES,
made in the UK, 2 Year Factory warranty,
waterproof to 10 meters, Easy Installation,
USA/Caribbean Dealer. We have upgraded
our own sailboat to Tacktick Instruments,
located in the SE Caribbean. www.north-
ernrockiesassociates.com

SURF KAYAKS: RIOT 'BOOGIE' &
'DISCO' with fins, spray skirts, life jacket,
and carbon offset paddle. Shred big/small
waves better than a surfboard, do whitewa-
ter moves in the surf: cartwheels, enders,
pearl rolls. Reasonably priced form $350.
tomt@surfvi.com, (340) 776-3331

FASTFENDER IS TRUE Dutch ingenu-
ity to help hang and adjust marine fenders
rapidly and easily, fastfender can be used
with railings, lifelines and many types of
cleats. For more information please visit
us atwww.fastfenderUSA.com



FOR SALE SAIL CHARTER BOAT
BUSINESS $150,000 U.S. St John, U.S.
Virgin Islands Award winning sail charter
boat business for sale. Turn key operation.
This yacht could be your home and office!
Voted "Best Sailing" and "Best Day Sail" in
the U.S. Virgin Islands for 2008 & 20091 See
www.sailcoralbaystjohn.com; 340-513-1386

FOR SALE BECAUSE OF RETIRE-
MENT SHIP FOR 200 PASSENGERS
Very Well Equipped With Restaurant,
Dancing, 2 Floors, Good Reputation +
Business. Visible to Pointe a Pitre in
Guadeloupe (FWI) FAX 05 90 90 90 50OR
MAIL: vente.bateau@hotmail.fr

HIGH INCOME YACHT CHARTER
BUSINESS, Could be run alongside
an existing business. Low overheads.
For full details and costs visit: www.
YachtCharterOpportunity.com



50 FOOT DOCK FOR LONG TERM
RENT at beautiful Jolly Harbour Marina
Antigua. Water and Power 220 V and
110 V.E-mail:bert_sofia hensel@hotmail.
com, Phone 001 268 773 5005


ST THOMAS VILLA FOR RENT -
On the water's edge 4000sq ft 5br
luxury villa off the beaten path but ocean-
front sit on the veranda and watch
the boats go thru current cut float in
the pool and listen to the gentle surf -
close to groceries and restaurants www.
casa-b.com




ANTIGUA BUILD YOUR DREAM-
HOME ON THE SLOPES OF MONKS
HILL, overlooking Falmouth and English
Harbour. Fantastic views of the sea,
Guadeloupe and Montserrat. 0.61 acres
(26.600 sqft) with easy access road.
Pictures on request. Tel.(954) 636-4862

ST. MAARTEN, SIMPSON BAY. 2
bedroom house overlooking SBYC reno-
vated in 2006. This is a turnkey beauty.
Perfect for yachtsman's family, rental
property or investment. Email for photos
and full details. ambercottage2010@
gmail.com

BELIZE BAR & RESTAURANT, Caye
Caulker. On the beach, 1/2 mile from the
barrier reef! Asking: $350,000, Gross:
$488,250, Cash Flow: $137,688, Real
Estate: $400,000 (also for sale, not
included in price) Year Established:
1978. Contact: Bruce Cook, 1-512-415-
3033, brucealancook@gmail.com




RYA SAILING AND POWERBOAT
TRAINING AVAILABLE NOW IN
ANTIGUA by recognized company
ONDECK. Competent crewtoYachtmaster
Ocean available. Please call +1 268 562
6696 email eb@ondeckoceanracing.com
or visit us in Antigua Yacht Club Marina,
Falmouth Harbour, Antigua.

LOOKING FOR POSITION ABOARD
FOR 2010 "CLASSIC'S REGATTA"
Experienced with papers and referenc-
es. Based in Tortola, can help deliver to
Antigua. Contact: carrell06@fastmail.fm
207701 1803

EXPERIENCED SKIPPER (50000+
NM) AVAILABLE for Sail/Power boat
deliveriesto Western Europe, Mediterranean
and beyond... Rates start 1.00 euro/nm +
expenses for Skipper plus 1 Crew. Extra
Crew can be supplied if required at 0.25
euro/nm/pp + expenses... Contact Phil on
+351-916482748, Skype P.Jahans http://
www.forcrew.com/Deepwaterdeliveries

DELIVERY CAPTAIN AVAILABLE.
>25,000 OCEAN MILES. Livelong
sailor. Certified United States Coast Guard
Masters license. Owner/operator of own
boat and meticulously careful with all craft
under my responsibility, email: ybutt2002@
yahoo.com

ALAN NEBAUER WORLD WIDE
YACHT DELIVERY AND PROJECT
MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Circum-
navigator, boat builder, commercial skip-
per 30 years offshore, all oceans. RYA
MCA Yachtmaster Ocean. +61 402 443478
www.yachtdelivery.com.au email: alan@
yachtdelivery.com.au


CAPTAIN AVAILABLE FOR DAY,
DELIVERY OR LONG TERM. "Try my
MED"! Mature, Experienced, Dependable
USCG licensed Master up to 100 ton
Power or Sail. Would relocate for the right
position. Email Captain John at jrnickel@
aol.com or toll free 1 866 213 4826

I'VE GOT EXPERIENCE FAIRING
AND PAINTING YACHTS FOR 8
YEARS. I use to work for English com-
pany. I can be very useful for your com-
pany. If you are interested I can give
you more details. At the moment busy in
South Africa, gunboat company, my E-mail:
rubezhl975@rambler.ru

CAPTAIN AVAILABLE FOR DAY,
DELIVERY OR LONG TERM. Mature,
experienced USCG licensed Master for
100 ton Power or Sail. Might relocate for
the right position. Email John at jrnickel@
aol.com




WANT TO BE ON TV? TV Producer
seeking Cruising Family for documentary
TV show. Looking for a cruising family
with two charismatic teenagers interest-
ed in being on TV. If interested, email
Brooke at best0210@comcast.net.

WANTED: DESPERATE SAILOR
SEEKS UNUSED YACHT. Sold my
44' ketch last year; can't afford replace-
ment. Is there anyone not using their yacht
and would like me to get her bottom wet
again? Will pay for reasonable mainte-
nance etc. nigel@leaversassociates.com

TRADE, 2-FAMILY, 2-STORY, CON-
CRETE HOUSE FOR SAILBOAT.
8-B, 4-B in ground pool w-waterfall jacuzzi,
furnished, walk to schools, 5 mm. shop-
ping. $195.K value, clear title, no debt,
owner P.O Box 1901, Ponce, Puerto Rico
00733, cell# 787-732-3767 in English.

SUSTAINABLE EARTH INC. The
Caribbean Alternate Energy company
is looking for solar and wind residential
systems installers and salesmen/promot-
ers among the boating community. You
live aboard and look for a contract based
job opportunity? You have experience
installing solar and wind systems? Stay
on your boat and travel to the islands
where and when we need installation.
Call or email us: solar@sustainable
earth.dm (767) 440 4404

CARRIACOU CHILDREN'S EDU-
CATION FUND NEEDS DONATIONS
of boat gear, household items, clean used
clothing for children and adults, school
supplies and cold hard cash. Leave dona-
tions with the staff at the Carriacou Yacht
Club, Tyrrel Bay. This will be our tenth
year: to date, over $106,000 has provided
school uniforms, free lunch for hungry chil-
dren, scholarships to the Carriacou branch
of TA Marryshow Community College,
and grants for building computer labs
at three primary schools. We are mak-
ing a difference!! And you can help that
effort. Major fund raising activities July
27-30, 2010, directly preceding Carriacou
Regatta Festival. For more info, contact
boatmillie5aol.com


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THE DISH

EASY EASTER BUFFET

BY CAPTAIN JAN ROBINSON


1 small bunch broccoli, florets only
1/2 Ib sugar snap peas
1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into strips
1 (4oz.) jar artichoke hearts, chilled, drained and halved
Garnish: radishes


Serve your Easter ham with assorted chutneys or fruits salsas
you can make in minutes. But when handling hot peppers
to make your own delicious chutneys, wear rubber gloves to
protect skin!
Send suggestions of foods you would like to read about, and any
special easy recipes that you may like to share, to: Jan@allatsea.net.
Happy cooking!


EASY EASTER BUFFET MENU:
SPIRAL-SLICED HAM
SWEET-N-HOT APPLE CHUTNEY
SPRING VEGETABLE VINAIGRETTE
KILLED POTATO SALAD
PANNA COTTA AND FRUIT

SPIRAL-SLICED HAM
Preparation time 5 minutes. Cooking time: 1-1/2 hours. Serves: 12.
1 (5-6 pound) spiral-sliced ham
Preheat oven to 350F. Place ham in shallow pan and heat in
oven, uncovered, for about 1-1/2 hours or until an inserted meat
thermometer reads 1400 F (about 15 minutes per pound).


SWEET-N-HOT APPLE CHUTNEY
Preparation time: 10 mins. Cooking time: 10 mins. Makes: about 2 cups.
2 cups rice wine vinegar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 poblano chili pepper, seeded and diced
2 jalapeno chili peppers, seeded and diced
2 Tbsp minced red onion
3 green apples, peeled, cored and diced
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
In large saucepan bring vinegar to a boil, stir in brown sugar to
dissolve. Add all other ingredients except apples and lemon juice;
boil eight minutes. Add apples and simmer until apples are tender
but retain their shape. Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice.
Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve cold or at
room temperature.


SPRING VEGETABLES WITH WHITE WINE VINAIGRETTE
Preparation time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 15 minutes. Serves: 8.
1/2 Ib small zucchini squash, trimmed
1/2 Ib small yellow squash, trimmed
1/2 Ib green beans, trimmed and halved


WHITE WINE VINAIGRETTE
1 cup olive oil
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
2 tsp Dijon-style mustard


1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper


Heat large saucepan of water to boiling. Blanch squashes five minutes;
beans three minutes; broccoli florets two minutes; peas two minutes; and
pepper strips one minute separately, removing each from pan with slotted
spoon, rinsing in cold water and chilling. Combine oil, vinegar, mustard,
salt and pepper in jar with tight-fitting lid. Cover and refrigerate.
To serve, cut zucchini and yellow squash into 3 x 1/2-inch strips.
Arrange all of the blanched vegetables and artichoke hearts on
a platter Shake salad dressing well and drizzle over vegetables.
Garnish platter with radishes.


DILLED POTATO SALAD
Preparation time: 15 minutes. Refrigerate: overnight. Serves: 12.
8 medium potatoes, cooked, 1 Tbsp. vinegar
peeled and cubed 1/2 medium onion, grated
3 hard cooked eggs, chopped 1 Tbsp. dried dill weed
1 cup sour cream Salt to taste
3-4 Tbsp. mayonnaise Fresh ground black pepper to taste
Put potatoes in bowl. Mix all remaining ingredients. Gently coat
potatoes with dressing. Refrigerate overnight.


PANNA COTTA (COOKED CREAM)
Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 5 minutes.
Chilling time: 3 hours or up to 24 hours. Serves: 6.
1 Pkg plain gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
2-1/2 cups heavy cream
1 cup sugar
2-1/2 cups buttermilk
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups sliced fresh fruit or berries
In a small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water. Let sit for
three minutes. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, beat the cream and
sugar over low heat until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and stir
the softened gelatin into the warm cream. Stir in buttermilk and salt.
Fill individual glass bowls or one large glass bowl with the fruit. Ladle
the cream mixture over the fruit. Cover and refrigerate for at least
three hours or up to 24 hours before serving. -&


Capt. Jan Robinson holds certificates from the Culinary Institute of
America, The Ritz Cooking School, and the Cordon Bleu. Her Ship
to Shore Cookbook Collection is available at your local marine or
bookstore. Or visit www.shiptoshore/NC.com, email CapJan@aol.com
or call 1-800-338-6072 and mention All at Sea to receive a discount.


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9.8 HP FOUR STROKE WATCH WITH LARGE DIGITS


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