CALENDAR

March 2023

2 - 5 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. www.heinekenregatta.com

4 – 6 Dark & Stormy Regatta, BVI. www.westendyachtclubbvi.com

6 - 12 Superyacht Challenge Antigua. www.superyachtchallengeantigua.com

7 FULL MOON

7 Public holiday in BVI (HL Stoutt’s Birthday) and in Belize (National Heroes’ Day)

8 International Women’s Day

11 Fishing & Liferaft Seminar, Island Water World, St. Maarten

13 Public holiday in some places (Commonwealth Day)

14 Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (National Heroes’ Day)

15 – 19 Barbados Independent Film Festival. www.barbadosfilmfest.org

16 – 19 St. Barths Bucket Regatta, St. Barths. www.BucketRegatta.com

17 Public holiday in Montserrat (St. Patrick’s Day). St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Grenada

18 Public holiday in Aruba (Flag Day)

20 Vernal Equinox

22 Public holiday in Puerto Rico (Emancipation Day)

23 Round the Rocks Race, St. John, USVI. www.stthomasyachtclub.org

24 – 26 St. Thomas International Regatta. www.stthomasyachtclub.org

25 Power Management Seminar, Island Water World, St. Maarten

26 - 27 Antigua Laser Open. www.antiguayachtclub.com

27 – 2 April BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Fest, Tortola. www.bvispringregatta.org

30 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Spiritual Baptist ‘Shouter’ Liberation Day)

TBA Foxy’s Music Fest, Jost Van Dyke, BVI. foxysbvi.com

TBA Yachtie Appreciation Week, Dominica. www.sailopo.com

April 2023

5 – 8 Oyster Regatta, Antigua. oysteryachts.com/events/antigua-regatta

6 FULL MOON

6 – 10 (TBC) Bequia Easter Regatta. www.bequiaregatta.com

7 Public holiday in many places (Good Friday) 9 Easter Sunday

Monday)

Carnival.www.socaislands.com

14 – 16 St. Croix International Regatta. www.stcroixyc.com

15 Atlantic Crossing Seminar, Island Water World, St. Maarten 16 – 22 Les Voiles de St Barth. www.lesvoilesdestbarthrichardmille.com holiday in Puerto Rico (Birthday of José de Diego) 19 – 24 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. www.antiguaclassics.com

20 - 24 Tobago Jazz Experience 22 Earth Day 22 Public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago (Eid ul-Fitr, end of Ramadan) 27 Public holiday in St. Maarten and Bonaire (King’s Day) 28 Public holiday in Barbados (National Heroes’ Day)

Public holiday in Bonaire (Rincon Day) 29 Peters & May Round Antigua Race. www.sailingweek.com

30 Jazz ’n’ Creole event, Dominica.www.dominicafestivals.com

30 – 5 May Antigua Sailing Week. www.sailingweek.com

TBA St. Barth Theatre Festival. www.festivaldetheatredesaintbarthelemy.com

TBA Governor’s Cup Race, BVI. www.royalbviyc.org

TBA Start of Salty Dawg Rally, USVI to US East Coast. www.saltydawgsailing.org

TBA West Indies Regatta, St. Barth. westindiesregatta.com

All information was correct to the best of our knowledge at the time this issue of Compass went to press — but plans change, so please contact event organizers directly for confirmation.

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DUTCH

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Crossing

Water generally tries to run toward the moon. The flood tide starts running eastward soon after moonrise, continues to run east until about an hour after the moon reaches its zenith (see TIME below) and then ebbs westward. From just after the moon’s setting to just after its nadir, the tide runs eastward; and from just after its nadir to soon after its rising, the tide runs westward.

The first hour after moonrise, the westerly current is barely negated. The second hour the flood tide is stronger, the third and fourth hour it’s strongest, then it eases off in the fifth and sixth hours. The maximum tide is three or four days after the new and full moons.