We will forever be changed after spending these last several days sailing with Nantes and Liam! This has been such a special way to celebrate a milestone birthday and share time together as a family before Roh heads to university. You have both been the most kind and gracious hosts and we will never forget it. We loved learning from you and hearing the amazing stories of your sailing + cooking adventures.

Thank you thank you thank you for making this trip be both a rich experience and a relaxing getaway. You are both so great and we hope our paths will cross once again in a beautiful place like this.

Wishing you all the best for a great season and a super festival next week in S.A.!

Our best, 💜💜

Best sailing and cooking I’ve ever had on the ocean. Also, thank you for teaching me how to play poker and blackjack, even is the greatest at it!
— Micaela Hartley-Barbee

Thanks for letting me help with the boat driving and anchoring. It was very fun to learn how to drive the boat. Also thanks for the lucky glasses, probably wouldn’t have won without those.
— Caden Butler
The mates above have said it all but thanks for showing us all your secrets. Please let us know when you are ready to see the ways of the great lakes!! 300 miles by 100 miles are the Lake Michigan dimensions. 1000 ft depth. Come see us!
— Brian

Every tour & luxurious stops were magnificent! Thank you!
What a wonderful trip! We totally enjoyed sailing with our family & crew! The southern views over the top, so much fun!

Thank you both for taking us to so many beautiful islands & giving us so many new experiences.

We hope to sail with you again!

Love,
Aunt Kathy, Uncle Bill
KP, Eli, Tom

Dearest Nantes and Liam,

What can we say except for the fact that we don’t want to leave!
It has been an amazing time reconnecting with close friends and making new friendships with you both. Every day was a perfect day with snorkeling, relaxing, island hopping, sitting at the top chatting and getting some sun.

I’m not sure how to amazingly put into words every day, but we will take the memories from this trip and enjoy them forever. You both have a place in our hearts and a house to stay in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Chicago. To our first Captain and Chef, the memories will last forever.

We look forward to reconnecting in some way in the future. You both are amazing at your place in a beautiful boat and fortunate to make us feel so welcome and like friends. We are so blessed to have met you both and this experience we had this week. Amazing sailing and amazing food. The rose was the cherry on top!

— Thank you!

Brilliant, extraordinary, outstanding, exceptional, really good!
Exceeding expectations is always a good look and you guys are right on! I am so appreciated with the level of involved activities with family and friends.
Always felt relaxed and looked after. We all always felt very safe.
The meals, presentation and variety were excellent. The variety was my favorite part.
All the best.

I don’t even know where to begin. What an incredible trip. Thank you for helping us to create some unforgettable memories. Learning about how to navigate and sail the catamaran, stories, inspiration.

Nantes, your energy, education, discussions, dinghy rides, multiple returns to the boat for forgotten items.

Liam, the incredibly creative and tasteful foods, the presentation, variation and perfection.

From delicious food
to capable skipping,
to hospitality,
most importantly, creative!
You hosted the crystal blue memories for us & the kids.
Thank you, thank you!

Erick & Sharon
Maddie 😊
10/10 – Neila

(Includes two hand-drawn sketches: one of a simple boat with two stick figures and a flag, labeled “maddie,” and another sketch of the boat with reflections in the water.)

Thank you for providing us with this trip that has provided beautiful memories for our family. We are truly thankful for guys and this trip would have significantly more dull without y’all. Liam’s cooking brightened our mornings and Nantes’s kind and made us feel welcome. Here’s one more dull joke; Why did the scarecrow get an award?
He was outstanding in his field.

You guys are officially our favorite South Africans!
Thank you for hosting our idyllic Caribbean journey. We love experiencing new things - 30kt winds, sea sickness, paradisical landscapes, turquoise blue waters.
You both did a great job taking care of us & showing us BVI!