Antillean is a 50' Beneteau designed for the comfort of her charter guests. Our itinerary is custom designed to suit your needs. Antillean is available in the Virgin Islands from November until July, then south in the Grenadines for the summer months.

Antillean's superb hull, designed by Bruce Farr & Associates combined with substantial design input from Beneteau, represents a new approach in luxury yacht design.

Spirited and solid, she is a joy to sail, offering performance rarely found in cruisers in the 50 ft range. From bow to stern, Antillean is a product of experience and excellence.

To charter Antillian means for the period you are onboard, the boat is yours. The captain and crew are available to assist and advise. They know the areas in which you will be sailing, the many entertainments at the various stopping points, and can advise on itineraries so that you can maximize your vacation.

Itineraries are planned when you arrive, so that each guest's desires are catered to.

There is no rigid schedule, we run to a Caribbean timetable, where time has no real meaning. The captain hasn't work a watch for years.

Enjoy sailing on the warm, clear water of El Caribe. Watch the sunset while enjoying Heidi's hors d'oeuvers and drinks. Sit back and watch the stars and planets as they transit the heavens above calm anchorages. For the newcomer and the old hand, these are moments to treasure also a holiday of a lifetime.

British Captain John Gould has spent 40 years at sea, 27 of those with the Royal Navy. Those years nurtured his sailing, seamanship, navigation and engineering skills to a high degree. Since his retirement in 1990, John has worked in the leisure boat industry in England, Spain and France. The last eight years has been spent exploring the various islands of the Caribbean. John's other interests are model making and maritime history.

Heidi Wheeler, Chef & Shipmate, has spent the last eight years exploring the various islands in the Caribbean with John. She is indispensable to the operations of Antillean. Hailing from Connecticut, she has now clocked up about 35,000 miles under sail. Heidi has previously worked with many catering establishments in New England and other areas of the USA.

Heidi's skills range from an English pub lunch and American cuisine, to Indian, Thai and many other International dishes. Heidi's other interests are adding to her comprehensive collection of seashells and equestrian activities whenever the opportunity presents itself.

Smee (Amazonia Amazonicus) is a native of Trinidad, Smee provides constant entertainment with her acrobatics and chattering. Her main interests are calling to passing birds and boats, asking for coffee and biscuits and looking for children to play with.

Guest Comments:
The trip was perfect in every respect.

Heidi and John were consummate professionals and I mean that in the warmest possible way. They were considerate of our privacy, but companionable and informative and relaxed. We didn't know what to expect and I can't imagine that any couple would have meshed with us as perfectly as they both did. They were both also highly skilled sailors and I know that if we are ever able to undertake another trip like this, Heidi and John would be our first choice.

Antillean was comfortable, clean and well ventilated. The itinerary was perfect.

The food was imaginative, fresh, healthy and all too delicious. Heidi managed to please a demanding array of tastes (including two teenagers and one with a bottomless appetite) not only for the three meals a day she prepared, but also for the snacks at dusk. On top of that she was wonderful company. The one night we ate out we were disappointed and wished that we had stayed aboard.

Deborah B.