May 2009 - Caribbean Compass

MAY 2009
� ARIES (21 Mar - 20 Apr)
Got handholds? If your love life hits rough seas at this
time, you will be pushed to and fro emotionally, so hang
on tight!
� TAURUS (21 Apr - 21 May)
Finish any creative boat projects you started last month.
Do this before the 21st when the sun sails into Gemini
and takes inspiration with it.
� GEMINI (22 May - 21 Jun)
The sun cruises into Gemini on the 21st. Complete any
onboard jobs you’d like to finish by using this energizing
aspect to full advantage.
CANCER � (22 Jun - 23 Jul)
Minor irritations might distract you from the usual calm
and serenity of the master cabin. Don’t let them get to you;
they’re not important.
� LEO (24 Jul - 23 Aug)
The very aspect that means headwinds for Aries and
Cancer will blow romance into your sphere. Enjoy it!
� VIRGO (24 Aug - 23 Sep)
Business, which has been languishing at anchor, will
get new winds in its sails after the 17th.
� LIBRA (24 Sep - 23 Oct)
Your love life will be in irons this month and no matter
which tack you try you will meet with confused seas. Take
a short solo sail until romantic aspects improve.
� SCORPIO (24 Oct - 22 Nov)
You will find it difficult to proceed in any creative projects
you attempt and crewmembers will be argumentative,
which will not help your mood. Just ease your mainsheet
and the way you have on will carry you through.
� SAGITTARIUS (23 Nov - 21 Dec)
Hey, Archers — don’t waste the arrows in your quiver
this May; they will all be off the mark. This aspect will
blow away on the 31st.
� CAPRICORN (22 Dec - 20 Jan)
Concentrate on any creative cruising leanings you feel
and leave romance tied up at the dock for now.
� AQUARIUS (21 Jan - 19 Feb)
Take time off. Leave boat projects on the hook and
enjoy yourself.
� PISCES (20 Feb - 20 Mar)
Boat business aspects are negative, so go ashore for a
while and spend time with friends to get your mind off
your worries.
Crossword Solution
ACROSS
2) HANDLES
5) PIECE
8) NAILS
10) ROUGH
12) FINGERS
13) IS
15) ROPE
17) GUN
20) PUMP
21) LINE
22) MASTIL
24) ALL
26) TOOL
27) HANDED
29) AXE
30) HANDLESS
32) LEND
33) BILLY
34) SEWN
DOWN
1) SPIKE
2) HANDS
3) SPAR
4) REEF
6) COG
7) HANDFUL
9) SHIP
11) HAND LAID
14) SEAMS
16) OVER
17) GET
18) APE
19) BLISTERS
20) PLAY
23) SPINDLES
25) HAND
27) HANDY
28) CREW
31) SAW
The Children‛s
Point Of View
You hear the grownups’ point of view,
On what they think of yachtin’
But what about us children, too?
We feel we’ve been forgotten.
We children sleep in the stern cabin,
With lack of space and air,
While back at home, we’d our own beds,
With lots of room to spare.
My brothers like the PS2,
They really go quite hectic,
“But sorry, boys,” my daddy says,
“I’m afraid there’s no electric!”
At home we had a lot of pets,
We thought we’d take them, too,
But when we asked our dad, he said,
“That simply will not do!”
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not all bad,
There’s things that make it fun,
Like swimming pools and golden sand,
And a shining yellow sun.
And visiting new places,
There’s a lot to be explored,
And also finding many friends,
It’s hard to be too bored!
—Shelly Mullan
Shelly, age 13, and her family are cruising
the Caribbean aboard the yacht Wendreda.
parlumps marooned
CARE FOR THE SEA
We need to care for the sea;
Help keep the sea litter free.
Don’t throw plastics in the sea
Because it affects all creatures from A to Z!
The sea has so many purposes:
Swimming, sailing, and it also supports us.
Many use the sea to earn a living,
So stop all the littering!
When we litter, it’s marine life we’re killing.
When the marine life is gone, where’s the income for living?
Let us work together to care for the sea —
Help me as I pledge to keep the sea litter free.
— Dillon Ollivierre
PARLUMPS@HOTMAIL.COM
Island Island
Poets Poets
WILFRED DEDERER
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