All At Sea January 2010 Editorial
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Caribbean News January 2010
Caribbean News from around the region for January 2010
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Yacht Club News January 2010
Yacht Club News from around the Caribbean for January 2010
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The Horrible Truth About Hauling Malaysia Style
I often have to scold my wife Carolyn for being too distrustful. "Gee, honey, isn't it swell the local shipyard is having a super-duper special on hauling this month?"
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Sailing With Charlie - Provisioning For A Short Cruise
Charlie recently had four students on a one week instructional sailing course. They had opted to provision the boat themselves because they had differing requirements.
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The Fine Points of Sailing and College Acceptance
What goes into each person’s decision on where to go to school? And, how much of a part do sports play in the college acceptance process?
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Should You Get an On Board Watermaker
Though oft considered high-tech in the cruising world, current technology that allows us to produce potable water from the ocean has been around for some 40 years.
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Is a Satellite Phone My Only Option for Communicating While Cruising
We are traveling in the Caribbean then west through the Pacific. Short of a sat phone, what are my options for an easy way to make calls in port?
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Chartering Without Blowing the Budget
How to Charter a Boat on a Budget. Don't let the Economy keep you down because there are deals to be had.
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Black Barking Birds - Crepuscular Skimmers
You do not need to be an ornithologist to recognize a black skimmer; their unusual voice, bill, and feeding behavior make them truly unique. Their most distinctive feature is their long bill
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January to March 2010 Winter Regatta Preview
Caribbean Sailing Regatta Calendar from January to March 2010
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SV Ocean Watch Voyage Focuses on Ocean Health
Our oceans are changing and it's not for the good. Fish populations are dying. Corals in the Caribbean are bleaching. These environmental problems are just the tip of the iceberg
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Profile on Steve Black the Founder of Cruising Rally Association
You may have seen Steve Black around Nanny Cay on Tortola recently. He's best recognized as the founder of the Cruising Rally Association and Caribbean 1500 Cruising Rally.
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Caribbean Cooking with New Years Items
Whether you are docked at a marina or cruising the Caribbean, there is nothing as romantic as celebrating the new year with drinks and hors d’oeuvres on the water at sunset
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Time to Buy Your Ticket for the First Space Charters
Some sailors dream of sailing around the world, with or without charterers. But soon we could be sailing over the world unless you’re afraid of heights!
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Battle of the big boats at Antigua Sailing Week 2010
Antigua
Antigua Sail Week is coming and competition is expected to be exceptionally challenging for this annual Caribbean extravaganza in 2010.
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PART II Cubas Boating Ambassador Jose Miguel Diaz Escrich
Cuba
Part II of an interview with Commodore Jose Miguel Diaz Escrich of the Hemingway International Yacht Club of Cuba (HIYC), who was recently appointed President of Marlin Marinas Business Group
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Caribbean 1500 Cruising Rally Launches Event to Bahamas
Grand Bahama, Bahamas
The inauguration Caribbean 1500 jaunt from the Chesapeake to the Bahamas, 1000 miles and sailed it in only five days.
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January Grenada Sailing Fest Offers Two Weekends of Racing
Grenada
For the first time, the 2010 Grenada Sailing Festival will offer two week ends of great sailing action instead of one.
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41st Spice Island Billfish Tournament Grander in 2010
Grenada
The most popular fishing tournament in the southern Caribbean just got even more attractive with a record US$40,000 prize for the first person to catch a Blue Marlin over 1,000 pounds
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3rd Annual Grenada Classic Yacht Regatta Dates Moved to March
Grenada
The 2010 Grenada Classic Yacht Regatta dates have been moved forward to tie in with plans for a Virgin Islands to Grenada Challenge Race, for yachts coming to Grenada to take part.
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Grenada Classic CANCELLED in March
Grenada
Grenada Classic Cancelled for March of this 2010. Coming back in 2011.
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Locally Built Punch 2700 Wins Tour de Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
The French tend to take their multihulls very seriously. This year’s Tour de Guadeloupe had an entry from French Guyana, built in Martinique and helmed by a Guadeloupian.
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Foxys 14th Annual Catfight Draws Record Entrees
Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands
Catamarans from all around the Virgins converged in Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke to slug it out over who would be crowned the Baddest Cat in the islands this season
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Nevis Anglers Dominate Montserrat Open
Nevis
The 15th Annual Montserrat Open Fishing Tournament that took place on October 31, 2009 was once again a resounding success, with the participation of twenty seven fishermen
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Forty Boats Turn Out for 20th Discover the Caribbean Series
Puerto Rico
For two consecutive weekends in November, crews raced in varying conditions as part of the 2009 Discover the Caribbean Series hosted by the Ponce Yacht and Fishing Club in southern Puerto Rico.
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Bonne Chance Takes Home the Cup at PRs 4th Bob Fisher Cup
Puerto Rico
Picture perfect sailing conditions greeted a fleet of 21 boats that competed in the 4th Annual Bob Fisher Cup.
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1st Pro Stand Up Paddleboarding Event Draws 75 Competitors
Puerto Rico
75 Competitors took to their paddleboards for the 1st Annual Pro Stand Up Paddleboarding Event in Puerto Rico
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Misha Heemskerk takes Top Honors at 2009 Saint Barth Cata Cup
St. Barthelemy (St. Barth)
The Dutch duo of Mischa Heemskerk and Eduard Zanen were the top team among the 35 racing catamarans in the 2009 Saint Barth Cata Cup
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Falcon Catamaran Refit Stretches to Fit its Next Life
St. Christopher (St. Kitts)
This little cat was born a swift sailing racer, did yeoman's work as a day charter, survived the wrath of a couple of hurricanes, and has now re-emerged like new, improved and seven feet longer.
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Trinidad Wins St Lucia BMW J24 Invitational
St. Lucia
St. Lucia Yacht Club hosted the Third St Lucia BMW J 24 Invitational Championship November 6 to 8, 2009 in Rodney Bay. With teams from Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and St Lucia
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Gill to Sponsor Commodores Cup at St Maarten Heineken Regatta
St. Maarten / St. Martin
Heineken Regatta announced a new title sponsor for the 2010 Commodores Cup. GILL, a worldwide leader in marine technical clothing, will sponsor it under the title Gill Commodores Cup
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Peter to dual Peter at St Maarten Heineken Regatta
St. Maarten / St. Martin
Peter Isler and Peter Holmberg will compete in the Budget Marine Match racing Cup which will take place on Tuesday March 2nd in St. Maarten. There's ONE spot left. Are you good enough?
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Island Water World Online Game Winner Just Crossed Atlantic
St. Maarten / St. Martin
The second winner of Island Water World’s Online Game prize of a dinghy-outboard combo, worth US $ 3200, is Vassil Kurtev from Bulgaria
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Match Points for Budget Marine
St. Maarten / St. Martin
With all eight entries now confirmed, this year’s Budget Marine Match Racing Cup at the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta is set to establish itself firmly on the ladder
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2009 US Womens Match Racing Championships in the USVI
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
The best female match racers in the United States came down to the Virgin Islands to race and were treated to every imaginable weather condition that the Caribbean had to offer.
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Brokers Tour 48 Charter Boats at 2009 St Thomas VICL Yacht Show
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
November 10 to 12 saw one of the most successful showings of the St. Thomas Fall Yacht Show, which was presented by the Virgin Islands Charteryacht League (VICL)
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Diaz Top Angler at 2009 Toyota Wahoo Wind-Up
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
None of the 114 anglers aboard 27 boats competing in the 2009 Toyota Wahoo Wind-Up on November 1 caught a 75-plus pound wahoo to win the Toyota truck
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20th Anniversary Caribbean 1500 Rally Arrives and Bojangles IV Takes Honors
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
A week of strong northeast winds propelled 54 sailboats in the 20th Anniversary Caribbean 1500 fleet from Hampton VA to Tortola, BVI.
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Charter Yacht Society Show Goes Green with New Initiatives
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Charter Yacht Society puts in place some clean initiatives to start a trend in modern day charter shows.
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Trinidad Anglers Place 2nd in Martinique Billfish Tournament
Trinidad
The PRI Game Fishing Team from Trinidad and Tobago, fishing on Finesse, was successful in placing second overall in the 2009 Martinique Billfish Tournament.
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Trinidad Places 4th at IGFA Offshore World Championship
Trinidad
The stage was set for a dramatic fourth and final day of fishing in the 10th annual IGFA Offshore World Championship. There were 43 teams participating in the event
