“Hi Roger

Wow. Another great Palapa trip. Thanks for setting up the trip to St Barts to watch the Barts Bucket and then getting us to BVI so I could show Sheri where I first chartered many years ago.

I was a bit bummed we did not get better weather for the second day of the race but you did a great job getting and keeping us in position at the start.  It was amazing watching the Maltese Falcon and the other mega mega yachts sail right by us.  In spite of the weather, I got some great pics.

The ribs and dollar beers on the beach in St Martin where amazing as well, where does St Martine get all the pigs!?

Sheri really enjoyed the BVI’s and North Sound. Thanks so much for packing in everything in such a short time and thank Aimee for all the great food, it seemed she was always down in the galley wiping up something!

Relaxing the last 2 days at Leverick was a great call and Sheri really enjoyed the land trip to the baths and the lobster sandwiches!

Cheers L”

“Hi Roger & Aimee,

Just wanted to tell you we had an amazing day with you both on Palapa.  We did so much it was hard to believe it was only a day!  The quesadilla lunch Aimee did was delicious with the fresh guacamole and salsa.

Roger did an amazing job anchoring us right off the beach, we really enjoyed the pics you sent of us. Rogers Margaritas on the beach lived up too their reputation.

We thought the day was done with the paddle boarding but both had a blast doing the SUP behind the dingy.  Aimee thanks so much for showing us this trick!

We both had an amazing time and cant wait to spend more time on Palapa on our next trip to the BVI .

Best,
Jost & Elise”

“Hi Roger,

Thanks again for an amazing trip; I never realized how beautiful the Spanish Virgins where.

We really enjoyed the beach bocci championship on Culabrita, not to mention the SUP surfing behind the dingy; very fun!

Aimee’s food was delicious; I am going to have to go back on my diet to make up for the food and all the cocktails you kept pouring us!!

Thanks so much for agreeing to take us over to the USVI so I could take Sheri out in Charlotte Armalie. I did not realize it was only 10 miles away until we where anchored off Cubralitra; Brought back memories of my last trip to BVI.

We are both exhausted from the trip!!  Sheri and I had the best time. We will be back next season to sail with you in BVI’s.

Cheers L”

“Hi Roger and Aimee,

Thanks again for having us. You orchestrated a full and interesting trip for us, with lots of sailing and new anchorages for each event of the day.  Much appreciated!

And, thanks to Aimee for the superb food service!  It reminded me of the trip on Le Ponant in the Seychelles except there was no Chef’s hat on.

The trip flight home from Culebra was uneventful.  All planes roughly on time, and arrived here at HMBay at 9pm.  Thanks for a fun trip.  Good to see you and to meet Aimee and to see that you guys are having fun together.  Looks like a great match! and to see your vessel too.  Amazing considering  all the miles you’ve put it through!

If you’re in the area, you’re welcome to come stay with us.  We have a spare guest room.

Fair Winds,
Dave”

We can’t say enough glowing things about Captain Roger and First Mate Aimee.  But our actions speak louder than words- we enjoy chartering with them so much we keep coming back.  We’ve had the good fortune to be their guests numerous times:  gunk holing in the Sea of Cortez, cruising down the coast of Australia, island-hopping through the Greek Isles, and most recently, an extended tour of British and US Virgin Islands.

The boat is modern and well maintained, and accommodations are always clean, bright, spacious and comfortable.  Both the Nespresso machine and the beer cooler are always well-stocked.  The aft BBQ is always a special treat, especially when it’s got a fresh-caugh Mahi on it.  More than once, we’ve ended up having dance parties on the foredeck.

The boat sails well and is very safe and stable– we even brought our one year old toddler on one trip.  Most days are spent doing easy 10-20 mile day hops, but we’ve also had several overnighters in full comfort.  Captain Roger is impressive at his ability to either completely run the boat by himself, or give guests as much time at the helm as they want.

We recommend them without hesitation and look forward to our next adventure.

Nathan & Naomi