CARIBBEAN COMPASS WELCOMES NEW EDITOR IN CHIEF

Handing Elaine the Helm

It’s an honor for me to hand the editorial helm of Caribbean Compass over to the capable hands of Elaine Lembo with the February 2023 issue. Elaine knows her way around boats, the Caribbean and a sailing magazine editor’s desk better than most, and I couldn’t think of a better person to succeed me. I consider Compass readers to be lucky to have her take the wheel. After 26 years as Compass’s editor, I’m excited to be able to go off watch and see Elaine steer Compass’s content into the future. My longtime editorial watch mate Tad Richards remains on as executive editor.

Working with all of Compass’s staff and contributors over the years has been a joy, and I trust not only that Elaine will appreciate working with them as much as I did, but that they will enjoy working with her, too.

Sally Erdle

The Caribbean’s Monthly Look at Sea and Shore Sails On!

I’m thrilled to step aboard as the new editor in chief of the Caribbean Compass, joining publisher Dan Merton, a dedicated staff and a growing list of talented contributors.

I’ve admired the Compass and its founders, Sally Erdle and Tom Hopman, from the day so many years ago that my partner, Rick Martell, and I sailed into the port of Bequia aboard the charter sailboat Windward Haze elaine@caribbeancompass.com

The love affair has never stopped. Throughout years working as charter crew in the Caribbean, then decades on staff at Cruising World magazine, and after, as an independent journalist, editor, and contributing writer for a host of publications and organizations, the Compass has remained a steady and important part of my life. We know how important the Compass is to you, so get in touch! Send us your stories, in print, in video, and in photos. Join us on Facebook and Instagram @ caribbeancompassmag.

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Right: No stranger to the Compass or the Caribbean, Elaine Lembo, the new editor of the Caribbean Compass , strolled the shores of the Tobago Cays while on assignment for Cruising World magazine in 2010.