Illustration - Jean Michel TixierS
ome of the most memorable
experiences are born from
the wildest happenings. Over
the years, captains, crew and
brokers have witnessed some
truly remarkable things, all in the name
of providing the ultimate charter
experience. While crew are nothing if
not discreet, the best stories somehow
have a way of slipping off the yacht and
becoming the stuff of legend. Names
have been omitted to protect the
innocent – and not so innocent...Everything’s coming up roses
“One of the craziest requests I had was
when I was working as a stewardess
on a charter. The Mrs was the type who
would ask for ridiculous stuff just to see
if we could do it. We were anchored in
the middle of nowhere in the Caribbean
and it was already the middle of the
afternoon. We had these huge vases
in the main saloon and she said: ‘I want
these full of 500 white roses and I want
white roses everywhere by dinner.’
I had to first source that many roses,The choicest stories from
the crew quarters
IF THESE
HULLS
COULD
TALK...
All tied up “We got a very specific
charter request from a client who wanted
to know strange details about the
in-mast rigging and roller furler. They
very clearly had a fetish about being tied
up and were hoping to act out this fantasy
on a sailing yacht. It was too detailed for
it to be a hoax. I don’t think the yacht
owner accepted that charter!”PHOTOGRAPHS: RAPHAEL MONTIGNEAUX; THE ADVANTAGED YACHT CHARTERS AND SALES