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New OCC Port Officers for Trinidad

Jack Dausend reports: The Ocean Cruising Club, an international organization
open to people who have completed a port-to-port ocean passage of not less
than a thousand miles in a vessel of not more than 70 feet in overall length, has
appointed Jesse and Sharon Rose James as Port Officers for Trinidad.

   

Above: Jesse and Sharon Rose James accept the flying fish flag

from OCC representative Ken Badgerset

Left: Warm welcome! Ken and his wife Julie relax with Trinidad’s new OCC Port
Officers after the presentation

Jesse and Sharon Rose have operated their maxi-taxi business from a marina in
Chaguaramas, Trinidad since 1997. They are key organizers in the local cruising sailors’
community, and enjoy a good reputation for providing assistance to visiting cruisers.

For more information on the OCC visit www.oceancruisingciub. org

Raising Sails, Raising Funds for Haiti

As reported in the February 5th issue of the St Maarten Daily Herald, when the dire
post-earthquake situation in Haiti arose, many saw the possibility of raising money
while raising sails.

January 31st saw teams from Souadliga Waste Management, Learning Unlimited
Prep School, Caribbean Liquors and Tobacco, MNO Vervat, Budget Marine,
Windward Island Roads, Avalon and the Rotary Club racing in Philipsburg, St.
Maarten to “sail for Haiti”. They competed aboard the yachts of the St. Maarten 12
Meter Challenge: Stars and Siripes, the yacht that brought the America’s Cup
Trophy back to the States in 1987, and Canadian yachts Canada If and True North.
There were also participants from Little Europe, Prime Distributors and some invited
guests that comprised a Mixed Team.

 

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