ANTIGUANICE YACHTING INSIDER NEWSLETTER

September 2024 issue of Caribbean Compass is here!

September is far from a sleepy month in the islands, this one is jam-packed!

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Featured: Cruisers’ Expectations: Sailing to the “Don’t Go” Spots.  By Ed Lowrie

Island Spotlight: St. Kitts and Nevis – St. Kitts and Nevis are two distinct islands under a single country. By Lexi Fisher & Chris Doyle

Caribbean Ocean Currents – A confluence of several currents from the Atlantic, flows in a general east-southeast to west-northwest. By Amanda Delaney

The Caribbean Night Sky – September 2024
By Jim Ulik

Beryl Comes to Bequia – A personal post-hurricane Beryl account from Mount Pleasant on Bequia. By Peter Roren

Sea Life: Unveiling the Bivalve Treasures of the Caribbean – The Caribbean Sea is known for its diverse marine life, and among the countless creatures that inhabit this underwater paradise are the bivalve mollusks.

40 Years of ARC, Atlantic Rally for Cruisers – 2025 marks the 40th edition of the ARC, which has crossed the Atlantic from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to the Caribbean every year since 1986.

Tracking Beryl from Sea, Sky and Space – The Atlantic’s earliest forming Category 5 tropical cyclone on record, developing and intensifying to maximum wind speed in less than four days.  

NEWS ROUND-UP

Puerto Rico’s North Coast Gets New Marine Reserve – The Submerged Gardens Natural Reserve of Vega Baja and Manatí now protects more than 43,000 acres of pristine marine ecosystems.

Caribbean Airlines Launches New Service To Tortola

Charter Ownership: Changing the Horizon – Owning a series of boats through charter opened up unexpected possibilities. – SAIL Magazine

Panama Canal Needs More Water To Keep Ships in Transit – Latitude 38

The Caribbean’s Hot One-Design Fleet – With a spark plug in St. Maarten multihull maven Pierre Altier, the Diam 24 One Designs have become the hot fleet in the islands. – Sailing World Magazine

The St. Maarten Yacht Club (SMYC) will host the prestigious 2024 Caribbean Dinghy Championship (CDC) from October 25-27, 2024

Volunteers Bring Aid and Hope to Hurricane-Battered Carriacou Island – Volunteers have converged on Carriacou, to provide assistance and a glimmer of hope to the residents devastated by Hurricane Beryl –  IOM Media

Curacao Coast Guard rescues stranded yacht in Caribbean Sea – Curacao Chronicle

Post-Beryl school reopening challenges in SVG – St. Vincent TIMES

UNEP: How Barbados became a mighty voice for climate justice – Caribbean News Service

Annette Mark Takes the Helm as CEO of SVG Tourism Authority  – St. Vincent TIMES

OECS Youth in Agriculture Symposium 2024 Empowers Next Generation of Caribbean Farmers – Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States

Caribbean nations still facing humanitarian crisis weeks after Hurricane Beryl destruction – The Guardian

What You Can Do To Preserve Caribbean Reefs – Island Origins Magazine

Armed intruders storm mystery shipwreck that triggered massive oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago – CBS News

SEPTEMBER EVENTS
2 Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI (Labor Day)
6 Public holiday in Bonaire (National Day)
14-21 Banana Festival, Martinique. azmartinique.com/en/events/bananafestival
15-21 St. Lucia Dive Fest, St. Lucia. stlucia.org/en/events/dive-fest
16 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (National Heroes Day)
17 FULL MOON (Super Harvest Moon)
19 Public holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis (Independence Day)
22 Autumnal Equinox
24 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Republic Day)

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