Welcome to the August 2024 Caribbean Compass- This high Summer issue is jam-packed! Bocas del Toro; Beryl Relief Efforts; and the four-part Cost Control While You Cruise series online – and so much more!
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Liveaboard contributor Ray Jason waxes sentimental as he unveils his favorite hangouts, among them, the Panamanian gem of an archipelago, Bocas del Toro.
For the latest on Hurricane Beryl relief efforts and revitalization, log visit our Hurricane Beryl page for updates from Caribbean Compass content partners Noonsite, Doyle Guides, and Bequia This Week.
Longtime contributor Jim Hutchinson shares intel on what worked over the years when
he had to secure life and his floating home as storms approached. “Shelter from the
Storm”
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Who Will Save Puerto Rico’s Beaches? The PeopleAn investigation into the ongoing battle between real estate developers and citizens of Puerto Rico concerned over shoreline erosion due to climate change and hurricanes is the center of attention in “Who Will Save Puerto Rico’s Beaches? The People” by @Pearl Marvell of Yale Climate Connections.
Contributor and cookbook author @Margot Ask fills us in on a great dish from the French islands in “From Martinique, Soupe de Pays.”
Learn about an important piece of the past on French St. Martin in “The Old House,” excerpted from a book edited by edited by Jenn Yerkes and Mark Yokohama of Les Fruits de Mer.
Island Spotlight: Anguilla from Doyle Guides and Noonsite
Shelter from the Storm – An Apropos article on Caribbean Hurricane Preparedness
By Jim Hutchinson, perhaps Compass’s biggest fan in Carriacou
Remembering Teddy Seymour: Solo Circumnavigator, Captain, Educator, All-American Athlete
By Elisa McKay
A Pirate’s Story: Elias Justin is known in Rodney Bay for his ability to get the job done on time more than for a lot of talking. But he does have a story.
by Matthew Watters
Latest Regatta & Rally News – August 2024
World Diam Tour Caribbean 2023/2024 Season Wrap-Up
Salty Dawg Launches Rally to the Azores in 2025
Antigua Classics 2025 – Notice of Race and Registration Open
The Caribbean Night Sky – August 2024
By Jim Ulik
Caribbean Cooking: From Martinique, Soupe de Pays
News Round-Up
We are watching: An area of disturbed weather over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean is expected to interact with an approaching tropical wave during the next several days. – NOAA Hurricane Center
Three sailors from V.I. compete in World Juniors – Jul 24, 2024 The Virgin Islands Daily News
Hurricane Beryl News Updates
UNICEF – Eastern Caribbean Area Office HURRICANE BERYL Situation Report – July 24, 2024 UNICEF
Bequia, Canouan Wharfs: Beryl Damage Reports & Restoration Plans – Jul 25, 2024 St. Vincent Times
Hurricane Beryl: An opportunity for collaborative research – July 24, 2024 NOAA
PM, Union Island residents discuss relocation of students – July 26, 2024 Searchlight
Grenada implements ‘free barrel’ programme in the aftermath of Beryl – July 22, 2024 Caribbean Loop News
The Auckland Zoo supports hurricane-hit Caribbean conservationists – July 22, 2024Aukland Zoo
AUGUST EVENTS
1 Public holiday in many places (Emancipation Day)
1-5 St. John Festival, St. John, USVI
1-13 Grenada Carnival, ‘SpiceMas.’ https://spicemasgrenada.com
2-6 Dream Weekend, Negril, Jamaica. https://instagram.com/dreamwknd
5–7 BVI Emancipation Festival
5-8 Anguilla Summer Festival
6 Barbados Grand Kadooment. https://socaislands.com/barbados-cropover-2024
6 St. Kitts and Nevis Culturama Day.
11 World Steelpan Day. https://thereisadayforthat.com/holidays/various/world-steelpan-day
19 FULL MOON (Super Surgeon Moon)
15 Feast of the Assumption, Saint-Bartelemy. https://publicholidays.la/saint-barthelemy/fr/assumption-day
30 La Rose Flower Festival, St. Lucia
31 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Independence Day)
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Popular from Last Month
Barbuda: Is It the Most Threatened Island in the Eastern Caribbean? – by Chris Doyle
Spotlight: St. Lucia – by Lexi Fisher & Chris Doyle
Summer Reading – By Caitlin Richards
Caribbean Mangroves – A Hidden World Teeming with Life – by Darelle Snyman
Scientists Investigate Coral Reef Resilience in Antigua – Elkhorn Marine Conservancy
