Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - April 2021
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KEN DYER<br />
The <strong>Caribbean</strong>’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore<br />
APRIL <strong>2021</strong> • ISSUE 307<br />
A Look Back… at hurricane season 2020 …14<br />
Flores, Azores An Atlantic pit stop …16<br />
Vax for Cruisers? Where you may get jabbed …18<br />
EDWARD LE ROUVRE<br />
ON THE COVER:<br />
Sailing in St. Vincent & the Grenadines — one of the Eastern <strong>Caribbean</strong> countries<br />
where visiting cruisers can now be vaccinated against Covid-19.<br />
Photo by Hauke Dressler/www.robertharding.com. See story on page 18.<br />
Info & Updates....................... 5<br />
Business Briefs........................ 8<br />
Eco-News............................... 10<br />
Regatta News........................ 12<br />
Island Poets........................... 24<br />
Book Review.......................... 25<br />
The <strong>Caribbean</strong> Sky............... 26<br />
Meet Sea Life......................... 28<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
Our Island Birds..................... 29<br />
Look Out For.......................... 30<br />
Readers’ Forum..................... 32<br />
What’s on My Mind............... 33<br />
Calendar of Events............... 35<br />
<strong>Caribbean</strong> Market Place..... 36<br />
Classified Ads........................ 38<br />
Advertisers Index.................. 38<br />
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APRIL <strong>2021</strong> CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 3<br />
Sartenejas Belize’s beautiful boats …19<br />
Loved and Lost The story of Aildee …24<br />
Bocas del Toro<br />
Cartagena<br />
Santa Marta<br />
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— Caroline Kennedy<br />
UK<br />
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Publisher..................................Tom Hopman<br />
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Editor.............................................Sally Erdle<br />
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Assistant Editor........................Tad Richards<br />
CARIBBEAN COMPASS<br />
Art, Design & Production..........Wilfred Dederer<br />
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Editorial Assistant…….......Liesbet Collaert<br />
Advertising & Administration...Shellese Craigg<br />
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Lotsa Cassava! Getting back to roots …31<br />
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