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Venezuela Navigation Notes<br />
Melodye Pompa of the <strong>Caribbean</strong> Safety and<br />
Security Net reports: The channel markers at<br />
Chichiriviche, Venezuela, are missing, and, with the closing<br />
of the cement plant there, the marks are no longer<br />
deemed important and are unlikely to be replaced. The<br />
entrance requires care and<br />
very good light, as there are<br />
hard reef structures just below<br />
the surface.<br />
The power cables at the<br />
channel to the Golfo de<br />
Cuare, mentioned in the Doyle<br />
guide, have been removed.<br />
In Morrocoy National Park,<br />
all the markers have disappeared,<br />
making navigation<br />
difficult, but that entrance is a<br />
bit more straightforward, and<br />
like Chichi, once inside it’s<br />
mostly (soft) mud banks, but<br />
considerably more shoal than<br />
the Doyle guide indicates.<br />
Boaters for Books Delivers!<br />
Boaters for Books is a volunteer<br />
project which began<br />
years ago when two cruisers<br />
gave a few storybooks to<br />
some children they met while<br />
sailing the <strong>Caribbean</strong>. The<br />
concept blossomed, more<br />
boaters donated and delivered<br />
more books, and now<br />
The Marina at<br />
Marigot Bay<br />
St. Lucia<br />
Boaters for Books, Inc. is an active non-profit organization<br />
based in Florida.<br />
This year Boaters for Books shipped 115 cartons of<br />
reading and library books to schools in Carriacou,<br />
Dominica, Grenada, Nevis, and Union Island. Their<br />
efforts are supported by Tropical Shipping, which<br />
The Dominica Lions Club president, right, presents books donated by Boaters<br />
for Books to Phillipa Daniel, librarian, Portsmouth Seventh Day Adventist<br />
Secondary School<br />
brings the books from Florida free of charge, and Ann<br />
Street Mini Storage, which provides space to receive,<br />
sort and pack the books prior to shipping.<br />
In Grenada, arrangements were managed by Anita<br />
Sutton of Island Dreams yacht services, assisting Lillian<br />
Sylvester, Director of Libraries, Grenada Library<br />
Services. Cartons arrived in Carriacou from Grenada<br />
on the Amelia A ferry and were distributed by<br />
Natasha Lawrence, assisted by Sherwin Noel and<br />
Kennet Alexis. The Dominica Lions Club managed the<br />
distribution in Dominica, with Louisiana Dubique in<br />
charge. The Union Island books arrived from St.<br />
Vincent under the care of Heather Grant, Erika’s<br />
Marine Services.<br />
This is the ninth year Boaters for Books has collected<br />
and transported gently-used and new children’s<br />
books to a growing number of English-speaking<br />
Eastern <strong>Caribbean</strong> islands, including Anguilla, Bequia,<br />
Montserrat, St. Vincent, and Trinidad & Tobago, in<br />
addition to those receiving this year’s shipment. To<br />
date, nearly 150,000 books have been distributed.<br />
While the main focus has always been primary<br />
schools, in recent years, several secondary schools,<br />
public libraries, and a community college have<br />
received volumes to add to their collections.<br />
Donors in the United States come from all walks of<br />
life, but all believe in encouraging children to read.<br />
This year’s major donors include James Thomas and<br />
the Ames Free Library in Massachusetts, Harriet and<br />
Tom Linskey, Hands Across the Sea, Inc., Teri Bayus of<br />
Pismo Beach, California, the Visually Impaired Club of<br />
Oswego County (New York), Mary and Ernie Hamer of<br />
Fulton, New York, Edie Smith of Sarasota, Florida, and<br />
Jenny Setzer and the children of the Congregational<br />
United Church of Punta Gorda, Florida. In addition,<br />
there are many individuals and service groups who<br />
collect and send books each year, helping Boaters for<br />
Books to maintain a steady supply.<br />
Boaters for Books welcomes all donations. Instructions<br />
on where to send books, as well as the types of books<br />
needed, can be found at www.boatersforbooks.org.<br />
Those who would like to become personally involved in<br />
collecting and/or packing books can contact Kathy<br />
Oberle, Director, at Kathy1@boatersforbooks.org.<br />
Those interested in helping to identify schools in the<br />
Eastern <strong>Caribbean</strong> with library needs can reach<br />
Melodye Pompa at boatmillie@aol.com.<br />
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