The Bermudian - Fall 2015

MADE IN BERMUDA. There was a time, when those words might have conjured up visions of a lethal homemade brew or some cheesy sand art, but today there is a growing number of artisans and crafts people worldwide who are making a living creating, reinventing, remaking or renewing. It’s known as the Maker Movement or the Etsy Economy and Bermuda is riding the wave brilliantly!

Welcome to our first ever Made in Bermuda Awards, a celebration of those talented artisans and small-business owners who take great pride in their work and are producing first-class, beautiful products conceived and/or made right here in Bermuda. I use the word conceived because it occurred to us when we were conceiving the awards, that some entrepreneurs simply cannot make their product here. It is not a question of economy to produce oversees; it is a necessity, for there are no factories on the island. We wanted to encourage those makers, too, and ensure they were eligible to enter. Indeed, the overall Made in Bermuda winner, Rebecca Hanson of TABS Bermuda shorts is one of those entrepreneurs. Interestingly, the other three divisional winners involve crafts invented hundreds or even thousands of years ago.

We hope you enjoy this celebration of local products as much as we enjoyed producing the awards. Thanks go to our 16 judges whose thoughtful expertise (and vociferousness!) resulted in 23 Made in Bermuda finalists and winners, all honoured here starting on page

45. And a very special thank you goes to the Bermuda Tourism Authority, and in particular Karla Lacey, for their support and contribution of $250 to the winner in each division.

From small business to big business, in this issue in our annual Rising Stars feature, we also celebrate young Bermudians climbing the corporate ladder in Bermuda’s business world.

Seven young men and women under 30 make up this year’s up-and-coming professionals working their way to the top. They share their thoughts on what it takes to be a star and how to shine brightly in the future.

Water is an unintentional theme for other great pieces in our fall issue: Our Heritage piece is a look back at the fateful flight of the legendary flying boat Cavalier, which famously went down in the Atlantic in

1939 with 13 on board. Miraculously 10 survived. Sandra Campbell gives us the story of the recue that made headlines around the world and became the basis for Bryan Burland’s

1980 novel. Dr. Philippe Rouja takes us along on a fishing trip with two octogenarians who’ve been fishing in Bermuda for decades and have a sobering message for today; and our Consummate Bermudian this issue is timely information about Bermuda lobster and guinea chicks—everything a true-blue Bermudian needs to know to kick off the season.

Enjoy!

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Tina Stevenson

Publisher & Editor

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Volume LXXXiV number 3

Tina Stevenson

Publisher and editor
tina@thebermudian.com

Laura Bell

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Contributing Designers

Linda Weinraub
raffael Pacitti
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Contributors

elizabeth Jones, Charles doyle, adrienne
miller, dr. Philippe rouja, Sandra Campbell,
W.C. Stevenson, duncan hall, John Barnes,
Scott Tucker, meredith andrews, ann Spurling,
daisy Gould, Christine Watlington, Winifred
Blackmore, dana Cooper, Jill rubinchak

Previous Editors

William d. richardson 1930-31
ronald J. Williams 1931-41
arthur m. Purcell 1942-49
ronald J. Williams 1950-76
dinah J. darby 1977-86
Kevin Stevenson 1987-94
rosemary Jones 1994-99
meredith ebbin 1999-2003

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