Guiding Light Description
CAPTAIN ONLY charters, plus all expenses. Captain loves to cook and will prepare 3 dinners per week and bake homemade fresh bread for lunch daily, provisions at clients expense.
Yacht has been modified. 3 queen cabins. Port aft cabin shares head with captain. Starboard two cabins each have private ensuite head and wash basin. One very large & comfortable shower in port hull is shared.
Cruising Area of Guiding Light
Accommodations
Three Queen Cabins with manual heads and washbasins. Two heads are en-suite (toilet and sink) on the starboard side and one head on the port aft side has a head and sink in a companionway, along with a full shower - large enough to accommodate 2 pax. There is also an aft deck shower available.
BERTH SIZES:
Stb fwd cabin - 78´X64´ tapering down to 42´ at the foot
Both aft cabins - 76´X 64´´
Specification
Water Sports
Beach Gear
Boogie Boards
Beach Toys & Subwing
Scuba Diving 
Entertainment
Cuisine
Green Initiatives
Solar panels, Charcoal filters and we can make our own water
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Guiding Light Crew Profile
Captain
Mate
CAPTAIN SHANE McCLELLAN:
Shane was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and at the age of 20 moved to Colorado where he worked as a volunteer firefighter for the City of Golden and had a career as an auditor. In 2009 he finally realized his life-long dream of owning a boat and cruising around the world. With Guiding Light he cruised from the Gulf and East Coasts of America to the Bahamas and the Windward Islands of the Caribbean and learned that entertaining guests aboard was his favorite part of the experience. Shane brings to Guiding Light his love of cooking, teaching sailing, fishing, entertaining, and being a guide to the best vacation his guests will ever have.
Shane´s Captain-Only charters are distinguished by his excellent cooking. He bakes fresh bread daily for delicious sandwich lunches, and prepares 3 dinners for his guests for which he receives rave reviews!
MATE LILIA (LILY) CORTES:
Lilia “Lily“ Pacheco Cortes, grew up in Guadalajara, the 2nd largest city in Mexico, with 6 brothers and a sister. As a person who always has had a quest for knowledge, she has a master’s degree in Design & Development of New Products from the University of Guadalajara. Starting as a high school teacher, Lily later transitioned to becoming a university teacher, a position she held for 20 years.
As a person who loves to learn new skills and has a sense of adventure, Lily was delighted to become part of the yachting community and has been on Guiding Light for a year now. She loves the freedom of working on board and looking forward to every new horizon. Interacting with guests and making sure everyone is happy is a pleasure for her. Lily has always loved travel and exploring, and enjoys assisting Shane to show guests the joys of each new location. Join her as she leads a morning workout from the trampoline on the bow, or sets up a fun movie night for the evening’s relaxation.
Lily is confident and service-oriented, and she uses her warmth and personality to leave a positive impression on everyone she meets. Come aboard Guiding Light and be Guided to a wonderful adventure with this wonderful caring charter team!
Guiding Light Calendar
Guiding Light does currently not provide a calendar or bookings list. Please inquire for more information.
Guiding Light Rates / week
The prices shown are for the entire yacht for a week-long (7 nights) charter.Low price: $6,700
High price: $8,000
The high and low prices of this yacht depend on both the number of guests and the traveling season. Send us an inquiry for exact pricing.
Yacht terms: Plus Expenses
The price includes a professional crew operating your chartered yacht, but all running expenses such as fuel, tax, provisions and any other costs are extra. Calculate between 15-25% for a sailing yacht and 25-35% for a motor yacht on top of the given rate with an APA cash payment made to the ships agent or captain, who will keep an open tap and produce full accounts of all expenditures. Unused APA money will be refunded. Inquire for more information.
ADDITIONAL RATE DETAILS
5 night minimum
48 hour turnaround - if a 24 hour turnaround is required (before or after) the charter a $500 surcharge applies
CRUISING EXPERIENCE
Ride along with Shane and Lily for the ultimate sailing experience as they cruise the Caribbean!
Rent a cabin for $3,500 / week with a 2 week minimum.
Rate is plus all expenses.
Please inquire for details.
CHRISTMAS: 1-6 pax @ $9,000 plus all expenses.
NEW YEARS: 1-6 pax @ $10,000 plus all expenses.
(1 week minimum for the Christmas and New years)
Captain will cook 3 dinners during the week and bake homemade bread daily, provisions at client´s expense.
Rates are plus all expenses paid by client.
RATES FOR LESS THAN 7 NIGHTS:
8 NIGHTS or longer, divide by 7 nights X # of nights
7 nights = $8,000 plus all expenses
6 nights = $7,350 plus all expenses
5 nights = $6,700 plus all expenses
*** Captain will cook 3 nights out of the week, and make fresh bread for lunch daily, provision at client´s expense.
*** Captain will provision for clients at cost of provisions to save clients time to enjoy their charter.
*** As a rough guide the expenses usually work out to be $125-250 per person for food, and per trip approx. $175-200 total for moorings, fuel and water.