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| GUESTS COMMENTS | | Chris Gaver and ’08 Old Year’s Night Charter Party | Dear Broker,
I wanted to send you a brief letter of recommendation for Jim and Patti of the charter yacht Flamboyance.
Jim and Patti were fantastic hosts for our New Year’s ’08 – ’09 Charter on Flamboyance. From amending our pick-up location hours before the start of the charter and our drop-off location hours before the end of the charter, to delivering on an itinerary that put “a lot of miles under the keel,” they met every need and then some.
Our charter group included couples with vastly different sailing experience and BVI knowledge. I’d like to say that it should have made it easy to put together an itinerary since most of the group had bareboated in the BVIs, but we ended up challenging Jim with a long list of places we wanted to visit in our 1-week charter starting with spending Old Year’s Night on Jost Van Dyke. We also wanted to snorkel the caves and the Indians of Norman Island and the baths, spend a full day at Bitter End, make the trip to Anegada, and end at Marina Cay for Michael Bean’s Happy Arrrr! As someone that has put together a number of BVI sailing itineraries, this was a tall order and Jim didn’t miss one place.
Not only did Jim get us to all of these great places in one week, Patti somehow managed to cook full breakfasts, lunches, and dinners on each day. The meals were fantastic ranging from, stuffed French toast to eggs benedict for breakfast; steak fajitas to cheeseburgers in paradise for lunch, and grilled salmon with fresh mango to bacon wrapped filet mignon for dinner. Patti even went so far as to prepare a fresh-baked cheesecake on board! The meals and desserts that she was able to prepare on a three-burner propane stove and small oven were simply impressive.
Jim and Patti were able to bring together eight people’s various desires and put together a dream vacation for the group. Jim brought us to beautiful and isolated anchorages that I have just sailed by year after year on a bareboat and Patti’s efforts in the galley have truly raised the culinary standards for onboard cooking. We were truly spoiled for a week in a well-kept boat with a great crew.
Sincerely,
Chris Gaver and ’08 Old Year’s Night Charter Party
Becky and Chris Gaver
Sheryl and Andy Oeftering
Mary Ellen and Barry Van De Moere
Charlotte and Jason Poling
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