SWISH

AMENITIES

DECK & SYSTEMS

DIVING

DIVING

1st 2 dives free, then $40/diver/div
Guests rent gear.

Resort course (includes gear): $75

SWISH Crew Profile

Leon and Wendy Venter

SWISH Specifications

SWISH Menu

Sample Menu

Breakfast

Kiwi lime crepes with orange butter - Eggs benedict over a bed of smoked salmon and avocado  - Lemon ricotta pancakes – Rum soaked French toast with maple syrup – Spinach and feta omelet – Belgium Waffles – Tropical fruit platter – Fruit smoothies – Freshly baked pastries and muffins – Breakfast quesadillas – Tex mex scrambled eggs, sausage and bacon – Open faced egg fiestas – Cereals & yogurts

Lunch

Caribbean gazpacho with avocado and lime served with sweet and sour coleslaw – Salmon Carbonara with garlic bread – Shrimp and asparagus quiche with a garden salad – Beef and bean burritos – Spicy chicken and hazelnut enchiladas – Gourmet pizza with sun dried tomatoes, artichokes and olives – Mango, spinach salad with gorgonzola and walnuts – High seas shrimp salad – Sushi rolls and lobster served with a Thai salad with mandarin segments and a ginger soy satay – Jerk shrimp and Caesar wraps -  Gingery pumpkin soup with fresh crusty bread – Breaded chicken, roasted red pepper and green bean salad – Deluxe crab salad – Apricot and butternut squash soup spiked with Thai green curry

Appetizers

Black bean and avocado crostini – Thai peppered prawns – Amazing crab cakes with a mango salsa – Rain forest ceviche with sun dried tomato flatbreads – Shrimp and avocado quesadillas – French onion tartlets – Tomatillo and cream cheese dip with chips – Chicken satay and peanut sauce – Loaded Nachos – Mexican Empanadas – Crispy cornmeal and chili coated wings with cilantro dip – Broccoli and feta pies – Baked Brie – Assorted Cheese and crackers

Dinner

Cider braised pork tenderloin with apples and pears served with garlic mashed potatoes and green beans – Moroccan chicken with kalamata olives, preserved lemons and cilantro with a spicy couscous and broccoli  - Sirloin of beef in a rosemary crust with a Creole mustard sauce served with nutmeg scalloped potatoes and vegetables – Salmon infused with ginger and lime served with a chili corn cake and balsamic asparagus – Double lamb cutlets, grilled red onion, eggplant with tabouleh – Almond nut crusted mahi mahi with a mango butter sauce served with lemon and parsley orzo – Warm Italian chicken stack with wild field greens and a mustard vinaigrette – Stripped bass with a chili tomato compote, saffron and zucchini served with wild rice – Chicken, pesto and cheese parcel served with a spicy potato salad – Grilled beef tenderloin with a red wine sauce, Portobello mushroom served with a tomato, basil and parmesan risotto – Antillean barbequed tuna with a fiery papaya salsa served with potato wedges and a side salad – Surf n turf with a Madagascar peppercorn sauce served with sweet potato cakes – Thai night, sweet chili chicken with cashews and jasmine rice and prawn noodle stir fry – Coriander swordfish steaks with roasted vegetables and baked potatoes.

Dessert

Baked cheesecake with balsamic strawberries – Cinnamon raisin bread pudding with maple syrup – Sticky date pudding with a toffee sauce – Key lime chiffon pie – Baileys chocolate mousse – Apple and cranberry crumble and custard – Grilled pineapple with brown sugar and rum – Passion fruit souffled crepes – Kalhua crème brulee -  Meringue roulade with fresh mixed berries and cream – Caribbean lime mousse – Pine colada sorbet – Chocolate brownies and ice cream – Fruit Chocolate fondue  

SWISH Testimonials

Jan. 9/12.. New Crew Leon and Wendy





> Hello Miss Wendy. Of course I would recommend you BOTH to the moon stars and back again. For future sailors you will be in no better hands than Captain Leon and First and "Best" Mate Wendy, you will have the time of your lives. We had the most fabulous time with both of them and you will never get a better meal than what Wendy "whips" up every time. Not only is her food absolutely awesome but the presentation was always perfect. There is not much they don't know and can't help with, even to the extent when I got a stomach bug and was heaving over the side of the yacht and Wendy was holding my hair and providing a cold cloth of nowhere. Your only worry should be that you can swim enough so you don't go home with an extra 10 pounds. Oh then her cocktails are over the top, a new one every day. Captain Leon is so experienced and confident, his abilities are amazing and so knowledgeable about both the water conditions and the sea life. But the best of all was their love of people and one another and their surroundings. They are extremely easy to be with right from the first minute you meet them. My only regret is that it will be you this time cruising with them instead of me... ENJOY BrendaRae and Emil Havner Palmer, Alaska xoxoxoxox



  It was my BEST VACATION EVER  by FAR… and Karey’s too!  We have our book of photos from the trip on our coffee table and I look at if often and remember you both fondly. 

We do want to return on a sailing trip.  I have been talking to my two (non RCI) sisters and husbands about doing this so maybe one day we can join you!  (My youngest sisters says we will have to wait till she has both of her kids out of college.)

Stay in touch and hope you enjoy everything about your new adventures.

XO,

Donna and Karey

 

 

Hi Wendy and Leon

     We will be going on another sailing trip at end of March 2013.  Angela and I were talking about what we might get on this trip and I could only hope that it would be at least 1/2 as much of the wonderful experience we received when we were in the BVI's with both of you.

     I must say that the BVI trip that  you and Leon hosted was the best trip we have had since we have been members of Tradewinds Cruise Club.  We have been on at least 8 trips already and I must compliment you both as wonderful hosts.  From the time we stepped on the boat, we were felt completely comfortable.  You both made everyone feel welcome and you helped everyone mix together and get to know each other.  All during the trip we found that you as a couple participated with the other members who were on the boat but yet you were always attentive to your task of sailing the ship comfortably for the safety and benefit of the members.  When work had to be done in the kitchen, Wendy made a point of letting us know work had to be done and that she would rejoin us as soon as she could.

     The presentation and taste of the food was excellent for the whole trip.  Leon's talents on the barbecue are superlative and both Leon and Wendy did an excellent job in getting everything ready for all the meals.  The sundown cocktails were always excellent and done with variety so it was a point to look forward to during the trip.  We also had about 3 members on board who had some dietary allergies and likes and dislikes in food.  These were handled very well by Wendy and Leon so that everyone had an enjoyable meal experience.

     Leon is an excellent sailor and even though we had some blustery winds which created rougher water, Leon handled the boat with skill and confidence so as to relax a sometimes uncomfortable passenger like myself.

     In closing, I can not do enough to praise our hosts and hope they do well in the future.  It would be an enjoyable privilege to sail with them in the future.

 

Kindest Regards to both of you

Don Goyan and Angela Shalla

 

Dear Leon and Wendy,

> > I have uploaded the pictures to a private group on flickr

> (by invitation only). It's called BVI Solitaire June 2012.

>

> Thanks again for a fantastic and surely unforgettable time.

> All beyond anything a few words could describe.

> > We miss the Caribbean already! (The Pacific Ocean side is

> chilly.)

>

> Best,

> Doris and Mark

 

 

Wendy/Leon

I imagine you get pictures of yourselves all the time, so I figured I might as well contribute to your stack.

We enjoyed our cruise SO much and haven't given up hope for buying the six-pack to come again.  Larry's job is still up in the air although some talks have begun.  We just don't know if they'll do anything positive and if so, if it will be next week or 6 months from now.

 Again, thanks for a super time.  You're both wonderful people people - I know, since it takes one to know one, and I'm one too - and we wish we could have kept sailing and sailing with you.

The Alabama welcome mat is always out - just say the word and the dogs and we will open the door of our Southern hospitality!

Terry and Larry Frakes

 

Hi Wendy and Leon,

I just wanted to reach out and say hello. I am pretty much acclimated to real life again but keep playing the game of “where was I?” two weeks ago. It was truly a great experience for both Steve and I and we would love to do it again someday. This time we’re bringing friends!

Here’s a couple of shots from the trip I thought you might like. I know Liz is putting together a little something for you in which I contributed some other photos. The one of the rainbow is my favorite. I think we were the only ones to witness it that morning in Long Bay (I think) as the others were still done below.

I wish you all the best for the holidays and hope you are blessed with fair weather and guests as terrific as the ones on your maiden voyage in BVI! J

Take care,

Irene and Steve McCarty

 

 

Hi Wendy-

We miss you and Leon so much.  We are all still having dreams of still being on the boat. I think our (Sheldon, Zahra and me) next sailing trip will have to wait until January 2013.  I will call the base to see what week(s) you are sailing and book the whole boat. 

I have attached one photo of the two of you - it is a huge file - I'll send more when I can shrink them. And we are sending to you a ship's log - I hope to have it in the mail to you in the next few days.

You work so hard - get some rest this coming week.

Love,

 

Liz, Zahra & Sheldon