CONTENTS 10 22 20 10 WAYPOINTS WINTER CRUISING: HEADING SOUTH! Travel writers Mark and Sharon Stevens have made many trips to yachting destinations around the world, with the Caribbean as their most frequent choice. Canadian Yachting magazine has long chronicled the cruising adventures of our readers and contributors and none more often than the Stevens. With the charter companies fi nally re-opening, we called on the Stevens to gather their grand photography and to research the current travel status of the best and most popular winter vacation cruising destinations. We hope you enjoy our Caribbean Roundup - Heading South! By Mark Stevens 22 " YOU WON! " : WINNER OF THE YACHT SOLUTIONS SCHAEFER YACHTS CONTEST This is the story of how a young woman who was encouraged by her father to enter a contest, became a member of the yachting fraternity (sorority?). Jessika Patrick was the winner of the Yacht Solutions Schaefer Yachts contest in Canadian Yachting magazine and the prize she selected was the crewed Schaefer Yachts 303 to use for the summer! By Andy Adams 6 26 31 44 48 62 AT THE HELM: FINALLY! CRUISING DOWN SOUTH IS POSSIBLE AGAIN! POWER REVIEW: SCHAEFER 303 THE PORT HOLE: OCTOBER 2021 SAIL REVIEW: FOUNTAINE PAJOT ASTREA 42 POWER REVIEW: OAKLEY 245 CC CROSSING THE LINE: THE VERY OFF SEASON ON THE COVER: Simpson Bay Lagoon, ultimate hideaway for megayachts is hard by the yacht club that hosts the Heineken Regatta and shares its waters with both French St. Martin and Dutch Sint Maarten. See Mark and Sharon Stevens feature starting on page 10 for more luscious images. PHOTOS SUPPLIED BY SHARON STEVENS FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK @canadian.yachting canadianyachting.ca SCAN ME or visit subscription. CANADIANYACHTING.CA 3https://www.facebook.com/canadian.yachting/ http://www.subscription.canadianyachting.ca http://www.CANADIANYACHTING.CA