CAPTAIN - Jacques Yves Gruel

Born into a sailing family, Frenchman Jacques Yves built his own 37 foot yacht in 1977.

After cruising the west coast of Europe for several years, he sailed it across the Atlantic in 1984, ending up in the Caribbean, a locale he fell in love with and decided to make his home.

There, he ran an 84 foot day-charter catamaran in St. Martin. As a 2 year interruption from the day charter business, Jacques Yves took on the position of Dock Manager with the Moorings in 1994, then returned to captain a private yacht in Antibes, where he has remained since 2001, returning to the Caribbean each season.

Charterers will find Jacques an extremely friendly host, and a great sailor with a keen sense of responsibility, and excellent knowledge of the local area.
Jacques Yves speaks fluent French and English.

HOSTESS / COOK - Ana Maria Serra

Ana is French national, born in the Basque region of Spain. She speaks fluent English, Spanish, French and Italian.

She started her career working as a waitress and sous-chef in restaurants throughout the South of France.

In 1992 she changed to a career in sports education, obtaining her national diploma and working for the French Olympic wrestling committee where she focused on coaching children and teenagers. She then turned to the hospitality industry working two years for Her Royal Highness Victor-Emmanuel de Savoie in Corsica where she was trained to cater to the highest standards.

The desire to always learn something new brought her to the sailing world in 1997. Her cooking reflects her diverse and extensive experience and she makes a hobby of creating new and interesting dishes - attested to by many delighted guests!