La Speranza - Crewed Catamaran Charter

Captain Jack and Chef Sidney, thank you both for the trip of a lifetime! I know we mentioned this before, but we were a little nervous about this trip from past experiences, but it really has exceeded our expectations in every possible way. We have probably never enjoyed ourselves this much on a vacation, and that is all due to the hard work, focus on detail and generosity, and pure kindness on your parts. Every destination was better than the last. Every meal absolutely blew us away. We really will miss both of “y´all” so much! Thank you both for everything. Love Sarah, Scotty, Caroline, & Luke.

Where do we begin? Y´all made this trip truly unforgettable! We could sense immediately that we were in the very best hands! The boat fit our family so well! Jack, you took us to some amazing spots and we really all enjoyed every single one of them! Sid, the food was unforgettable! Delicious and the presentation was always so beautiful! You both have such an amazing disposition for this! We absolutely lucked our getting you two for our trip! Thank you, thank you for the level of care you both gave us for this trip! It was perfect! We hope to see you both again! Thank you!

What an incredible trip! We started this voyage not knowing how fantastic captain captain (Jack) and crew (Sid) we would have. You guys have made it wonderful for all of us. Everything was perfect. From the delicious meals, to the water sports, to the beautiful views, and all the laughs. It was an amazing trip. I would give you guys a 5-star review any day of the week! Thank you for being so accommodating, and making this trip so memorable. Hope to see you guys again, stay safe. Best, Trent.

What an amazing experience we had. Thanks for making our trip so memorable. Sid´s food was amazing, thanks for going the extra mile and making my son his 9th birthday cake. We hope to see you both soon!

Sad to leave! Scott and I really enjoyed sailing around the BVI. It was a very relaxing way for the second leg of our vacation. Truly we were stuffed the entire trip from all the good meals. Sid made and not wanting to miss any. From the first day with our stop at Indian Caves for snorkeling til the last day hanging out in the giant claim floatie off of Jost Van Dyke it´s been an adventure. It´s hard to choose a favorite memory but I´d say it was eating the monster lobster in Anegada and swimming wit the three sea turtles off of Jost Can Dyke. Hard to pick, but my favorite meal was definitely the fish cakes with peanut noodles. YUM! Scott´s favorite memory was jumping off of the cut. Thank you for the wonderful memories!

Hi Jack and Sidney,

Thank you very much for your email and lovely photos. We had an absolutely brilliant time with you and were very sad when it came to an end. Thank you so much for looking after us so magnificently - it was a huge amount of work for you both and we really appreciated it. Sidney, the food you prepared for us for was truly wonderful and we loved every meal. Arranging and preparing it all out at sea was a huge undertaking and it all came together absolutely perfectly.

We so appreciated having everything taken care of by you guys so we could totally relax and enjoy spending every moment with ‘baby’ Harry (we’ll be calling him that when he’s 40). Exploring the ruins in the jungle, cavorting around on perfect beaches, swimming with turtles (and that friendly shark), and messing around on the lily-pad/leaping off the boat - these are the stuff of childhood memories and exactly what we wanted from this trip. Great itinerary guys! Thank you also for Harry’s presents (very sweet of you) and for making such a fuss of him. It really did feel as if we were amongst family.

Keep in touch, and we do very much hope to see you both again - here, there, or somewhere in between. The guest barn awaits!

Big hugs,

Mark, Sally and Harry x

We were very pleased with everything associated with our charter, the crew, the boat and the destination.

1.Crew Friendliness: Both Sid and Jack were personable and we got to know them well over the course of our 7 day charter. Jack, answered my countless questions about the boat and sailing and Sid was always ready to help no matter what it was.

2. Crew knowledge: We found the crew very knowledgeable on our destination, the US Virgin Islands, all the sights, attractions and best mooring spots. Sid and Jack were well versed on the operation of the boat and worked well as a team in all phases of its operational.

3.Quality of service: Everything was topnotch, Lisa and I frequently would say ´we were so glad that we selected to do a charter.

4. Professionalism of crew: It was clear that Sid and Jack enjoyed what they do and it showed in the their professionalism and personable level of service they provided.

5.Value of cost of charter: We feel that doing the charter was a great value. We originally were going to get a hotel, rent a car and tour around by ourselves. But because of the logistics around doing this we considered a charter. We did not select the charter initially because of value but for convenience. In the end Lisa and I both felt the charter was a great value, when factoring in lodging, food, transportation, fuel, sightseeing and the overall fun factor.

6. On-Board Cuisine: We had almost all of our meals On-Board. All of the meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner were different offering great variety. The meals were well prepared, tasty and artfully presented. Lisa has a salt-free diet restrictions and Sid did a great job in the meal preparation to accommodate this.

7.Destination/Location: The main initiative to visit the US VI was to see the National Park on St John Island. They positioned the boat so that we were able to see everything in the park we wanted to see. Also we were able to coordinate doing the reef trail hike, in the down hill direction, and having the boat pick us up off the beach after the hike.

8.Water Sports: Our main water sport was snorkeling and we did it everyday some days at several locations. We also sailed to St Croix and back which was a fantastic experience we will not forget.

9.Overall satisfaction: Both Lisa and I loved everything about the charter, our biggest issue is that we can´t wait to do it again in other interesting destinations.
Thanks to everyone,-Lisa and Lothar”