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cruisingworld.com
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New Boat From
Hinckley
Take a fi rst look at
the plans for the new
Hinckley Sou’wester 53.
The modern design
features a raised pi-
lothouse (perfect for
chilly Maine morn-
ings), carbon epoxy
construction and a
performance hull.
Accommoda-
tions will include
a settee, galley and
helm station in the
pilothouse, two guest
cabins and the owners
en suite berth in the
bow. The boat will be
built at the Hinckley
yard in Maine.
cruisingworld.com
/1805hinckley
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Cruising Life
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BRAVO, BVI
Thank you for your cover story in the March issue (“The Way it Was” by Herb
McCormick). I think it will be appreciated by every islander, and it brought tears to my
eyes more than once. We have sailed in the British Virgin Islands for years, but we just
returned from our fi rst post-Irma charter and it was a uniquely meaningful and moving
experience. Yes, it’s as stunningly beautiful as ever, and we guiltily enjoyed the relative
solitude, but what made it unforgettable was the people. All the same people we have
seen for years — but now, the reserve that comes from being a necessary guest or an
obligatory host fell away. The BVI islanders lived through a truly terrifying experience,
and it’s clear that their sense of being lucky to be alive is genuine. We were humbled to
hear their horrifi c stories, felt privileged to show them by our presence that we had not
forgotten them and saw in so many eyes that our visit really mattered. Finally, we had
found a way to help, however small. We will keep sailing in the BVI as we have for many
years, but this year was unforgettable. While what made us feel, and be, more than just
charter guests will surely fade with time, the humanity of those connections will not.
Thank you again for featuring the BVI. —Barbara Weber, via email
LOSE THE BAG
I am a longtime subscriber to
Cruising World and enjoy your
editorials. I read this month’s
editorial (March 2018), titled
“Do Something,” mentioning
Matt Rutherford (one of my he-
roes), with particular interest
since it talked about plastics in
the ocean. I say that I read it
with particular interest not just
because of the subject matter but
also because my copy of Cruising
World came encased in a plastic
wrapper. It’s nice to write about
doing something, but how about
Cruising World doing something
like ditch the plastic wrapper!
Al Judy
Via email
BOY, AM I IRKED
In the January 2018 issue, Don
Street referenced some of the lo-
cal harbor workers as “boat boys”
(“The Grenadines of Summer”).
First, let me say I hold Don
in great esteem and this is not
something that is specifi c to him.
I have been sailing for decades,
and this is a common practice
throughout the Caribbean. What
makes it acceptable to call grown
men boys? Almost all of the peo-
ple providing these services are
men with families and children
of their own. These men provide
a welcome and benefi cial ser-
vice to the cruising community.
I personally have had great expe-
riences in some of these harbors
and consider many of the regulars
friends. I would hope that all the
sailing and cruising publications
would consider this, and that we
do away with this holdover from
colonialism and not refer or per-
mit a submission that refers to
these men as boys.
Capt. Milton Costen,
S/V Moon Raker
CORRECTION
The size of the Secchi disk
described in “Do Something”
(March 2018) was incorrect. The
proper diameter when making a
disk is 30 centimeters.
CW’s youngest reader?
Just a quick note to say that my
daughter, Olivia, and I love the
print edition.
Bruce Davis
Via email