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The new charter season brings fresh new faces and energy, but this couple has experience to boot! Recently married, Leon and Michelle are no strangers to the Caribbean and chartering.
Leon hails from Cape Town South Africa and was born with salt water in his blood. After growing up with a father who was the youngest captain in the SA Navy and living in various coastal cities, Leon began a 15 year career.
During most of this time he served on various
vessels at sea and participated in local and international missions including
two voyages to Antarctica. The Navy also opened the door for a career in
sailing. Before he knew it he was competing in local sailing events, including
multiple Double Cape races and in 1996 he completed the transatlantic Cape Town
to Rio de Janerio sailing competition. In 1999 after retiring from the Navy, he
completed his Royal Yacht Master Association Yacht Master qualification and came
to the British Virgin Islands. In addition to his passion for sailing, Leon also
enjoys diving as a PADI certified Dive Master.
Michelle also grew up
around the water, first in Northern Wisconsin and then the creeks of South
Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean. Michelle’s love for adventure and challenge led
her to the Caribbean in 2004. After a 10-year career as a Registered Nurse and
then a Certified Nurse Midwife with 246 deliveries under her belt; with both a
Bachelor’s and Master’s degree, Michelle turned her interest for sailing and
culinary arts into a whole new career. Michelle has blossomed into an
experienced chef combining Caribbean cuisine with a Southern flare. As a
chef/hostess she is both friendly and attentive to guests’ needs and wants.
Leon and Michelle have been crewing for charter for nearly three years
and have completed over 100 charters together. In addition to chartering in the
British Virgin Islands, they have also chartered in other Caribbean islands
including St. Martin, St. Bart’s, and Anguilla. In 2007 they took on another
challenge sailing 1,000 miles each way to charter in the Bahamas before
returning to the BVI, their home away from home. Leon and Michelle are an
enthusiastic and dynamic professional crew who combine their knowledge,
experience and an infectious passion for adventure into an experience of a
lifetime for Adeia’s guests.
DANA
CANDEL-WATERS , CHARTER ADMINISTRATOR
Serving
THE CATAMARAN GROUP
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
P.O. Box 281
Nanny Cay - Tortola - British Virgin Islands
Phone: 800.262.0309
Fax: 284.494.6698
dana@catamarans.com
www.catamarans.com
Read my biography at: www.catamarans.com/broker/charter/dana
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