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Info<br />
& Updates<br />
Missing Sailboat<br />
A J/24 called Loose<br />
Cannon went missing<br />
from Carlisle Bay,<br />
Barbados some time<br />
between 1700 and 2200<br />
on May 23rd. The St.<br />
Lucia-based boat was in<br />
Barbados to race. The<br />
24-foot sloop has a red<br />
hull with “Loose Cannon”<br />
in white lettering on both<br />
sides, blue antifouling and<br />
a white mast. Despite a<br />
report that the boat was<br />
subsequently seen by a<br />
fisherman approximately<br />
60 miles east of St. Lucia,<br />
the boat has not been<br />
recovered as this issue of<br />
<strong>Compass</strong> goes to press.<br />
BREAKING NEWS:<br />
Loose Cannon’s owner, Edgar Roe, has<br />
received news from the Maritime Rescue<br />
Co-ordination Centre, Martinique that<br />
the J/24 was found on June 23rd adrift<br />
north of Curaçao and towed to the<br />
Coast Guard base there. We’ll have<br />
more in next month’s <strong>Compass</strong>.<br />
Any sightings or other relevant information can be reported to your local Coast<br />
Guard and to Edgar Roe, (758) 518-7784, edgar@edgarroe.com.<br />
Five Bays, Colombia, Closed<br />
Lourae and Randy Kenoffel report: Colombia Coast Guard has “closed” the Five<br />
Bays (just northeast of Santa Marta) to cruisers. They no longer allow cruisers to stop.<br />
Apparently, if you do stop, the Guarda Costa will ask you to depart as soon as possible<br />
— either to continue on to Cartagena or proceed to Santa Marta to clear in.<br />
This is upsetting information as the Five Bays have always been very good places<br />
for cruisers to stop, rest, make repairs, enjoy the snorkeling and fishing, meet some<br />
friendly local Colombians, etcetera. Cruisers take note!<br />
For more information contact sy_pizazz@yahoo.com.<br />
New St. Lucia Marine Park Fee<br />
At its meeting in April, the board of directors of the Soufriere Marine Management<br />
Area (SMMA) in St. Lucia took the decision to charge persons entering the park,<br />
including those arriving by yacht, a daily Environmental Maintenance Fee of EC$10,<br />
beginning July 1st. This will be in addition to fees charged for yacht moorings.<br />
For more information visit www.smma.org.lc.<br />
Antigua Launches National Sailing Academy<br />
June 5th saw the official opening of the National Sailing Academy (NSA) of<br />
Antigua & Barbuda at Nelson’s Dockyard. Students in the Youth Sailing Programme<br />
at the Antigua Yacht Club (AYC) displayed their sailing skills to the gathered crowd,<br />
—Continued on next page<br />
JULY 2010 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 5
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