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’ The <strong>Caribbean</strong>’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore www.caribbeancompass.com Antigua Show Showcase and solidarity ....... 11 Marinas A responsible way forward .... 21 Sierra Sojourn Cruisers’ Colombia roadtrip .. 24 iKids Aboard! They run on bandwidth ........ 27 FEBRUARY <strong>2017</strong> • NUMBER 257 ESTEBAN BIONDI MIKE DAVIES A Turtle’s Pace Slow down in Bahia de Tortuga 40 Info & Updates ...................... 4 Business Briefs ....................... 8 Regatta News........................ 12 Y2A ......................................... 18 All Ashore .............................. 24 Meridian Passage ................. 26 Book Review ......................... 33 The <strong>Caribbean</strong> Sky ............... 34 Publisher..................................Tom Hopman tom@caribbeancompass.com Editor...........................................Sally Erdle sally@caribbeancompass.com Assistant Editor...................Elaine Ollivierre jsprat@vincysurf.com Look Out For… ...................... 36 Cooking with Cruisers .......... 37 Readers’ Forum ..................... 38 What’s On My Mind .............. 40 <strong>Caribbean</strong> Market Place ..... 41 Calendar of Events ............... 44 Classified Ads ....................... 45 Advertisers Index .................. 46 Art, Design & Production.........Wilfred Dederer wide@caribbeancompass.com Administration.........................Shellese Craigg shellese@caribbeancompass.com Advertising compass@caribbeancompass.com Cover: No ‘climate-change’ denial here — <strong>Caribbean</strong> Regatta Season gets hotter every year! On our cover, photographer Christophe Jouany caught Bella Mente smoking — as she plans to do again at Les Voiles de St. Barth <strong>2017</strong> SUZANNE WENTLEY DEPARTMENTS <strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> is published monthly by <strong>Compass</strong> Publishing Ltd., The Valley, P.O. Box 727, Anguilla, British West Indies. Tel: (784) 457-3409, Fax: (784) 457-3410, compass@caribbeancompass.com, www.caribbeancompass.com <strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> welcomes submissions of articles, news items, photos and drawings. See Writers’ Guidelines at www.caribbeancompass.com. Send submissions to sally@caribbeancompass.com. We support free speech! But the content of advertisements, columns, articles and letters to the editor are the sole responsibility of the advertiser, writer or correspondent, and <strong>Compass</strong> Publishing Ltd. accepts no responsibility for any statements made therein. Letters and submissions may be edited for length and clarity. ©<strong>2017</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication, except short excerpts for review purposes, may be made without written permission of <strong>Compass</strong> Publishing Ltd. ISSN 1605 - 1998 <strong>Compass</strong> covers the <strong>Caribbean</strong>! From Cuba to Trinidad, from Panama to Barbuda, we’ve got the news and views that sailors can use. We’re the <strong>Caribbean</strong>’s monthly look at sea and shore. “Since its beginnings, the <strong>Compass</strong> has pioneered the direction for lively and far-ranging selections of ‘news you can use’, including feature articles on cruising destinations, regatta news and events and marine-related businesses, plus recipes for culinary delights, tips on viewing night skies and local <strong>Caribbean</strong> Eco-News. I am inspired by the contributions of the writers, reporters, cartoonists, photographers and poets, wherein songs are sung of ordinary individuals doing extraordinary things.” — Nathalie Ward FEBRUARY <strong>2017</strong> CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 3 Cartagena Santa Marta Click Google Map link below to find the <strong>Caribbean</strong> <strong>Compass</strong> near you! http://bit.ly/1fMC2Oy