Chris & Corey
Signature 47 PC
CAPTAIN: Chris Block
Place of Birth: New York City - USA
CHEF/HOSTESS: Corey Block
Qualifications: 200
ton Yacht Master Offshore 100 ton US Coast Guard Master STCW 95 Racing
and instructing on sailboats for 9 years
MBA, The University of Texas, Austin 1997
BS, The University of Texas, Austin 1990
Regatta de Amigos Race, 2008; Mate, 4 th place, s/v La Isla C&C
57, 600 NM race from Galveston, TX to Vera Cruz, Mexico.
Harvest Moon Regatta, 2007; First Mate, 2 nd place, s/v La Isla
C&C 57, 160 NM race from Galveston, TX to Corpus Christi, TX.
Key West Race Week 2002, and two J80 World Championships; Owner/Driver,
s/v Sting J80
Qualifications: Specializing
in American fusion cooking and using island flavors in grilling and baking
Culinary Course – The Grateful Palate, Ft Lauderdale STCW 95 Sailing and
racing for 9 years
MA, National University, Sacramento CA 1993
BA, California State University, Sacramento 1991
Languages Spoken: English Conversational Spanish
Languages Spoken: English
Chris has visited Paris, London, Nice, Monaco, Cannes, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Bahamas, Cozumel, and Montreal.
Corey travelled throughout Italy during her honeymoon and has travelled most of the United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Mexico and visited several Caribbean islands including St Maarten, St Barths, and Antigua.
East Meets West with this 40-something American crew! Chris is from New York City and Corey is from Southern California and they met in the middle of the US in Texas. Chris had careers on Wall Street, in high tech manufacturing, and in the oil and gas industry, and Corey excelled in the Corporate telecommunications sector for such companies as AT&T Broadband and Comcast.
As a couple who decided to learn sailing together, their Caribbean journey begins when Corey surprised Chris for his 40 th birthday with a BVI crewed sailing trip and a year later they were doing catamaran charters themselves! Hear their true stories of leaving the Corporate world behind and following their passion while enjoying one of Corey’s delicious and beautifully presented meals or sipping on one of the Captain’s cocktails.
With their love of sailing, they crew a sailing catamaran, but this season they opted to follow the BVI trend as they also Captain a luxurious power catamaran yacht for a truly relaxing vacation for sailors and non-sailors alike. Whether it’s famous beach bars, the best snorkelling and fishing spots, the finest resorts in the Caribbean, or secluded anchorages, the power cat is the perfect yacht for cruising around the islands.
If you’ve ever considered escaping to the Caribbean for a week or for good!, spend your next vacation onboard the luxury motor yacht “Twin Sprit” with Chris and Corey for delicious food, fabulous cocktails, amazing scenery, enjoyable conversation, and ultimately one of the most memorable vacations of your life!
“From the second we boarded the yacht, I knew Chris and Corey would be great and we’d have a fantastic week. I can say our trip totally exceeded every expectation and hope we had!” ~Scottsdale, Arizona
If unforeseen circumstances prevent the crew from hosting the charter, another competent crew will substitute.