Above: Captain Ernie and Chef Megan Schlobohm
“We absolutely love the BVI and love even more sharing her treasures with guests. We have learned over the years that it’s not entirely about where you goit’s important to know when is the best time to be somewhere too.” next to us all day and night; he’s great fun to snorkel with! Jost Van Dyke is our favourite stop for the whole week, and we know that Friday night is when the real fun happens with Foxy’s extremely popular Barbecue. Megan says: “An ideal day at Jost Van Dyke has you moored at Sandy Cay within swimming distance of the beach after sleeping in Little Harbour-maybe even having enjoyed Abe’s By The Sea for a lobster dinner the night before. After a hearty breakfast we guide a hike to the top for a breath-taking view of the northern shore of Tortola. Then we move to White Bay to enjoy the Soggy Dollar Bar, beach games, sunbathing, swimming in the beautiful blue waters, and of course, sampling the very famous Painkiller, made with love by our famous bartender, ‘Old Timer.’” The vessel itself—yacht Lolalita—was built in France in 1996. Designed as a racing catamaran, there are only five similar boats built. The vessel has been upgraded to a hydraulic sailing system with a carbon-fibre boom and mast, with top-of-the-line rod rigging; a wide inventory of custom-made sails; and a rotating mast for more precise sailing.
Among the many toys on-board for watersports, Lolalita is also a dive platform for guests, with dive gear and tanks for 10 people and a professional-grade dive compressor on-board to facilitate unlimited diving. While all crew members are dive instructors, Jeff is the main dive instructor on-board. The yacht offers a free Discover Scuba course to all guests and many visitors complete their Open Water and Advanced Open Water certifications while out with the crew. To conclude, Lolalita’s crew would summarise the entire experience asserting that their ultimate goal is to make every guest who charters with them, feel like family. Contact: Captain Ernie and Chef Megan Schlobohm info@lolalita.com www.lolalita.com www.facebook.com/lolalita.charters www.viewyacht.com/lolalita +1-284-346-5652
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