Caribbean Compass Yachting Magazine - February 2022

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FEBRUARY 2022 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 6— Continued from previous page• BarbadosAs of January 7th, travelers will be permitted to enter Barbados either with avalid negative Rapid PCR Covid-19 test result, done 24 hours prior to arrival, or witha negative Standard RT-PCR Covid-19 test result, done within three days of arrival.Accepted tests include those taken at an accredited or recognized laboratory bya health care provider via a nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal sample (orboth). LAMP tests, self-administered tests or home kits and tests using salivasamples will not be accepted.Visit https://bit.ly/3nHRNSU for details.• ColombiaAll non-resident foreigners 18 years and older arriving in Colombia are required toprovide either proof of a completed Covid-19 vaccination scheme or, if less than 14days have elapsed or the vaccination scheme is not complete, a negative resultfrom a PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before travel. Unvaccinated nonresidentforeign travelers are not allowed to enter Colombia.All arrivals are required to have completed the pre-arrival form at https://apps.migracioncolombia.gov.co/pre-registro/public/preregistro.jsf. Carry a printout of theform and also be ready to show the electronic version on your mobile device.• USVIEffective January 3rd, the window for taking Covid-19 tests for travel to the USVirgin Islands will be three days prior to commencement of travel to the Territory. Thischange applies to vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, including those whowere vaccinated in the USVI.All domestic travelers five years of age or older, and all international travelers twoyears of age or older, and persons in transit to another destination, who enter theUSVI by air or sea are required to use the USVI Travel Screening Portal and getcleared to travel to the USVI.Domestic travel includes from the US mainland and other US Territories. Domestictravelers must submit a negative result from an antigen or nucleic acid amplificationtest (NAAT) (e.g., RT-PCR) Covid-19 test taken within three days of travel.All international travelers (including those coming from the BVI) must submit anegative antigen or NAAT (e.g., RT-PCR) Covid-19 test result. Non-US citizenstraveling for non-essential reasons (e.g., tourism) must be fully vaccinated andprovide proof of vaccination status. Travelers aged two to 17 are exempt from thevaccine requirement.Note that the rules differ slightly for arrivals by sea or air.Visit www.usviupdate.com for details.Eight BellsCatamaran design pioneer James Wharram died on December 14th, 2021, at age 93.To offer boatbuilders and cruising sailors an alternative to mainstream monohulls, inthe 1950s he began experimenting with twin-canoe multihulls based on traditionalvoyaging vessels that carried Polynesians all over the Pacific. His early designs weresimple, low-tech and easy for an amateur builder to construct.To prove that his designs were seaworthy, he and his two partners, Ruth and Jutta,sailed his home-built, wooden 23-foot, six-inch double-hulled canoe Tangaroaacross the Atlantic from the Canary Islands to Trinidad in the winter of 1956-57. Thecrossing took five weeks.There, with the help of American friends on the island and French sailing legendBernard Moitessier, they built Rongo, a 38-foot cat, and sailed it to the US VirginIslands, up to New York, and then back across the North Atlantic.The adventure became famous with the publication of the book Two Girls, TwoCatamarans. Wharram always had multiple female partners, but his life-longsoulmates were Ruth Merseburger, Jutta Schultze-Rhonhof and Hanneke Boone,who survives James and still runs the Wharram design business.James Wharram with Jutta Schultze-Rhonhof and Ruth Merseburger in 1955.James Wharram’s legacy lies in both his embrace of alternative lifestyles and hisboat designs, many of which are sailing the Caribbean today.See his designs and learn more about his life at www.wharram.com.Trinidad UpdatesJ. Wynner reports: Approximately 800 yachts a year sailed into Chaguaramas,Trinidad, in the years before Trinidad & Tobago closed its borders in April 2020 due tothe pandemic.During the border closure, a mere ten yachts arrived. These, which came fromGrenada, were allowed to enter under force majeur (temporary permission to staybecause of a threat to their lives at sea elsewhere, in this case a hurricane threat)and were accommodated in Chacachacare under Coast Guard watch. Priorarrangements had been coordinated by the Yacht Services Association of Trinidadand Tobago (YSATT) and the T&T Coast Guard. After the hurricane threat ended,these yachts returned to Grenada.During the border closure, YSATT lobbied government in an attempt to get theyachting sector reopened.—Continued on next page
— Continued from previous pageA comprehensive document was put together by the association outlining safetyprocedures and protocols for yachts to come to Trinidad, and the Chief MedicalOfficer from the Ministry of Health approved it. Consultation was also held with theMinistry of Trade, the Ministry of Tourism and the Attorney General. Nevertheless,aside from the handful of yachts permitted in from Grenada under force majeur,On January 1st, 2022, Jesse James hosted the SSCA’s Trinidad GAM 2022, with thecrews of 20 boats in attendance and 40 more boaters included via Zoom. It soundslike a lot of vessels are planning to head to Trinidad for major boat work!Note: Trinidad welcomes cruisers. You must be fully vaccinated (children under 18excepted), have a negative result from a PCR (not rapid) test taken no more than72 hours prior to arrival, and apply for a TT Travel Pass from the government ofTrinidad & Tobago prior to departing from your last port of call.You must submit copies of your vaccination card, PCR test results, and Travel Passby email to YSATT (info@ysatt.com), along with a float plan and Marine Declarationof Health, prior to departure from your last port of call.Visit the YSATT website at www.ysatt.com and Jesse James’s website at www.membersonlymaxitaxi.com for full details on the current protocols and proceduresfor entry into Trinidad & Tobago for yachts.Does Your Trawler Want to Be in a Movie?Following his award-winning film Subnivean and critically acclaimed film Crookery,filmmaker Jonathan Perry’s upcoming production is set to film in the Caribbean. Theproduction is in search of a fishing trawler owned by a resident of any Caribbeanisland on which to film multiple scenes.The live-action film will be using the Caribbean waters to replicate poachingculture in the Andaman Sea. The motion picture is set for international theatricalrelease and will be filmed in May following all required pandemic safety measures.The production is seeking to rent a tired-looking but functional 20- to 30-foot trawlerfor approximately 15 days to use in the film.The submission window closes February 15th and all submissions will be notified oftheir selection status.Vessel information including a picture of the vessel and details can be emailed topress@muybridgefilms.com or texted to +1 (419) 967-5171.Jesse James hosted the SSCA’s Trinidad Gam on January 1st.yachts were not permitted to enter the country until all air and sea borders wereopened in July 2021.Since then, approximately 70 yachts have arrived in Chaguaramas. YSATT looksforward to more coming to spend hurricane season 2022.Joan Conover adds: Pandemic or not, the international Seven Seas CruisingAssociation has maintained its Trinidad New Year’s Day GAM tradition for 25 years.Free SSCA Offshore WebinarJoin the Seven Seas Cruising Association for a free webinar for boaters who wouldlike an idea of how to prepare their boat for offshore passages. Well-known marineengineer Peter S. Burch will be the key speaker. Burch does boat safety checks foroffshore vessels at various rally events, such as the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC).This webinar will focus on why and when to do a vessel check, who can assist witha safety check, and some items to consider for any near-shore or offshore voyage. Ifyou are preparing for offshore experience as a skipper or crewmember and want tolearn more about key issues, this webinar is for you.The webinar format allows captains and crewmembers to review, with an expert,aspects they should consider before making ocean passages, such as rigging,safety equipment, offshore preparations, and more.A checkup performed by experienced mariners, and then followed by thecaptain’s corrective measures, can make a real difference for any voyage!The free offshore webinar will be held on February 10th at 7:00pm Eastern time.Register at www.ssca.org or at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registerWelcome Aboard!In this issue of Compass we welcome new advertisers Savvy Navvy on page 29,NavTechUSSA on page 37, and Bequia Pizza Hut in the Market Place section,pages 36 and 37. Good to have you with us!FEBRUARY 2022 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 7Martinique OfficeDouglas Yacht ServicesMarie-Eugénie KiefferM +596 696 25 08 56E marie-eugenie@douglasyachtservices.frsevenstar-yacht-transport.com
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