We have been married for 18 years and between us we have 4 wonderful grown kids.
We have 8 terrific grandchildren. The entire family has had some fabulous vacations
on the Dragonfly with us and we're looking forward to more..
Al has been
retired for 14 years, most of which he has spent on Dragonfly sailing and chartering
in Florida and Keys, Bahamas and Caribbean. We've been to Cuba and completed the
Great Circle (Tampa, Key West, NY City, Hudson River, Erie Canal, Lake Erie, Huron,
and Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, Mississippi, and Ohio Rivers, Tenn-Tombigby waterway
to the Gulf of Mexico then back to Tampa). Most of our chartering has been in
the eastern Caribbean specifically the Virgin Islands. However, we spent a lot
of time in the Bahamas and have sailed through the Leeward and Windward islands
to Venezuela. We returned to St. Thomas on an exhilarating 450 mile run in 60
hours for another terrific season in the Virgin Islandss. At the end of that year
we sailed the back to Florida via Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Isla
Mujeres. We then decided to explore the Western Caribbean and charter in Belize.
We fell in love with this part of the Caribbean and it's people, serenity and
beauty. After spending 3 seasons in Belize and the Bay Islands of Honduras, we
decided to return to the Bahamas, where we spent one year in the Exumas, Jumentos
and Crooked Islands. We thoroughly enjoyed the pristine waters and abundance of
fish. Al was able to bring home multiple meals of fish from each spearfishing
trip.
Now were back in the Virgin Islands, the charter capital of the
world. The close proximity of the islands, the pristine beaches, terrific snorkelling,
numerous anchorages, moderate climate with consistent sailing breezes, a variety
of options for night life or hiking, makes it a terrific place to entertain our
guests.
Al has over 70,000 miles of sailing experience and has his 100
ton Captains license. Dragonfly has been set up to sail single handed, which Al
has done several times. But he prefers having others on board to share stories
and the fun with. Prior to this Al was in the computer/online industry.
Initially,
while Al was sailing, I was a computer consultant and coordinating charters. I
joined Al full time starting in December 2001 to let someone else do the office
work. We are enjoying being together and making new friends. I hope that you'll
be one of them:-)
Cheers,
Jill