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Created on Thursday, 21 March 2013 04:12
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Written by Tradewinds Report
The Coral Bay Yacht Club’s 17th “Almost Annual” Flotilla to benefit Guy Benjamin School is set for Saturday, March 23, from noon to 4 p.m. at Miss Vie’s Campground on the East End.
Enjoy lunch on the beach, live music, raffles and more.
Participants can either enjoy a sail to the beach aboard a CBYC member’s vessel, for only $40 including lunch, or they can just drive to the beach party.
Attendees who want to sail should meet at the Coral Bay dinghy dock at 9 a.m. Or arrive by car at noon and pay $20 for adults and $10 for children, which includes lunch. GBS students will gain free admission
The Caribbean Groove Band, featuring Eric Provost and Lybia Callwood, will keep the crowd on its feet. Captain Will Hudson will be manning the grill and cooking up burgers and hot dogs.
There will also be a full spread of local food prepared by GBS parents. A cash bar will be available.
There will be a $500 cash raffle, and tickets will be available before and at the flotilla.
For more information call Mary Burks at (340) 513-8141.
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Created on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 04:07
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Written by Jaime Elliott
Visiting glass artist Lowrie, seated, at work at Maho Bay with resident artist Mariel Bass in background.
Lowrie’s creations included a stunning sea turtle, above at left, and “Recycled Heart,” above at right.
With two full time talented glass artists on staff, Mariel Bass and Greg Lee, there is certainly no shortage of impressive artwork fashioned from recycled glass coming out of Maho Bay Campground.
Visiting artist Charles Lowrie, however, brought the glass studio to a whole new level recently. Lowrie wrapped up a three week stint as visiting glass artist at Maho Bay on Saturday, March 16, but not before wowing campers and St. John residents alike.
Five nights a week, Lowrie, Lee and Bass, entertained huge crowds gathered to watch the glass blowing demonstration. Far from just twirling a few rods around, the crowd sat transfixed while Lowrie created sculptural whales, bonsai trees, mermaids, lotus flowers, koi fish and more out of molten recycled glass before their eyes.
Lowrie's humpback whale creation
Read more: Guest Glass Artist Charles Lowrie Wows Crowds at Maho Bay Camps
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Created on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 12:01
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Written by Jaime Elliott
 (Left to Right) Friends of VINP Executive Director Joe Kessler, Eco Serendib Villa owner Harith Wickrema, VINP Superintendent Brion FitzGerald and St. John plant ecologist Gary Ray.
As an instructor of sustainable event management at Temple University, Harith Wickrema teaches students all about the business of sustainability.
As the owner of Eco Serendib Villa in Estate Fish Bay, Wickrema is putting those lessons to actual business use and striving to make a difference on St. John.
And now, the eco-friendly luxury villa is helping to ensure that the North Shore of St. John stays just where it is.
The Eco Serendib Beach Restoration Project began with a pilot program last year when Friends of VINP, with funding from Wickrema’s Eco Serendib Villa, worked with local plant ecologist and owner of Virgin Forest Restorations Gary Ray, to plant native flora along the shoreline at Maho Bay and Cinnamon Bay beaches.
Read more: Eco Serendib Villa Funding Beach Resoration Project
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Created on Monday, 18 March 2013 10:52
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Written by Jaime Elliott
Photos by Yelena Rogers
A sold out crowd enjoyed the Gifft Hill School’s 27th Annual Dinner Auction. St. John residents Andrew Barlas, above left, and Attorney Brion Morrisette, above right, battled it out in the “Heads and Tails” game to determine who would win a 100-bottle Wall of Wine, which Morisette took home. See next week’s Tradewinds for additional photos and full story.
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Created on Monday, 18 March 2013 10:47
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Written by Jaime Elliott
St. John residents Davidson Alfred, 49, and Lamorthe Delva, 44, face up to five years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines after being convicted on March 5 in District Court of transporting illegal immigrants.
The two were nabbed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on November 2 driving five immigrants away from an East End beach where a vessel carrying 30 Haitians was spotted the previous night, according to a report in the V.I. Daily News.
Alfred drove around a road block that morning and forced CBP officers to draw weapons to stop him, according to the report.
For that offence, he was convicted of an additional charge of assault with a deadly weapon on a federal officer.
A group of Haitian immigrants waded to shore on the East End the night of November 1 and waited in brush until the next morning around 11 a.m. when Alfred and Delva arrived in a silver Ford Explorer, according to the V.I. Daily News report, which cited court documents.
A man from the group of immigrants approached the Ford Explorer and then the man, two women and two children entered the car and began driving toward Cruz Bay, according to the report.
Three CBP officers were in the area responding to a report of individuals spotted in the area wearing wet clothing and carrying large bags, according to the V.I. Daily News report.
CBP officers set up a road block in the Coral Bay area, which Alfred attempted to drive around, stopping only after officers drew their weapons, according to the report.
Once the vehicle stopped, Delva jumped out, climbed a wall and fled into heavy brush. He was later arrested on a warrant, according to the V.I. Daily News report.
Delva and Alfred are scheduled to be sentenced in District Court on June 6.
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Created on Sunday, 17 March 2013 10:44
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Written by Tradewinds Report
Photos by Yelena Rogers
The Quiet Mon Pub hosted the island’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, billed as the “shortest parade in the Caribbean” at high noon on Saturday, March 16, in downtown Cruz Bay. Slainte!
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