A THINKING MAN’S GUIDE TO VOYAGES SOUTH~the many facets of Caribbean Cruising
I am pleased to announce the release of this book. The book covers the various routes from North America to the Caribbean as well as cruising through the Caribbean in “Quadrants”. You can...
View ArticleCHAGUARAMAS YUM YUMS!
Chaguaramas, Trinidad has the highest concentration of boat yards and repair facilities of any place in the Caribbean and there is not even a close second. Within a 1 mile walk in either direction,...
View ArticleSECURITY IN CHAGUARAMAS, TRINIDAD
Stealing is not a new idea. There was a time when a yacht sailing around the world was considered a rarity and almost anywhere it traveled people approached it with great respect. Today cruising...
View ArticleMARINE VENDOR DIRECTORY
We are pleased to announce the publication of the MARINE VENDOR DIRECTORY. We would ask that as you use this directory, that if there are any additions, deletions or corrections that you will email...
View Article2nd Edition of A Yachtsman’s Guide to Trinidad with Directory released
2nd edition of A Yachtsman’s Guide to Trinidad released Trinidad guide plus directory now available at Epub bookstores Free Cruising Guide is pleased to announce the release of the 2nd edition of A...
View ArticleResponse Letter to Caribbean Compass Regarding Chaguaramas
Dear Compass, The letter of the month this past January related to a problem that the owner of a boat had regarding bottom paint that was applied in a yard at in Trinidad. Surely if the owner was...
View ArticleResponse Letter to Caribbean Compass Regarding Negative Commentary About...
Dear Compass In an issue of COMPASS, there was a letter regarding Chaguaramas, Trinidad as well as a poem. Both had negative commentary concerning the port. There is no question that Chaguaramas is a...
View ArticleCruising, Changes, and Challenges
CRUISING LIFESTYLES-CHANGES AND CHALLENGES We all have our own definition of cruising. How we do it, where we do it and the way we do it, all work into the definition. However, there are certain...
View ArticleTHE WIND IS FREE-Budget for everything else!
THE WIND IS FREE For many of us the lore of a cruising sailboat is self sufficiency and independence. Part of independence is living within our means. We use the wind to our advantage because it is...
View ArticleDon’t Give Up the Ship!
I was aboard my boat in Trinidad a few months back, when good friends happened by and came aboard. They are a wonderful husband and wife team which is so often the case on cruising boats. She is a...
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