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SWISH Specifications

SWISH Accommodations

Sleeps 7 In 4 Cabins

SWISH can accommodate 7 guests in 4 cabins.
The Master cabin has a queen size bed, shower and toilet.
2 Guest cabins have a queen size bed, shower and toilet.
A Guest cabin has a single bed.
SWISH  is fully air conditioned through out.  The voltage onboard is 220/110 volts.  Smoking is allowed on deck. Aft deck only  SWISH´s crew has a separate heads and shower. Guests are allowed to bring pets onboard.

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Cockpit

The Galley

Stern

Side View

The port forward guest suite

The starboard single

The Cockpit

The Saloon

Bow View

The port aft guest suite

The starboard forward guest suite

Cockpit

SWISH Crew Profile

Captain: Grant Young    Nationality: South African

Chef/Mate/Dive Instructor: Tara Hartz    Nationality: Australian 

Grant and Tara’s love of the ocean, sailing and discovering new places is infectious. They are both certified and experienced Yacht Master Skippers with over 35,000 combined nautical miles logged. Over the past 2 years they completed over 80 weeks of charter as captain and chef, sailing catamarans throughout the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Tara is a gifted chef and dive instructor and enjoys sharing both of these skills with guests. They met three years ago in South Africa while attending the Ocean Sailing Academy. In early 2008, the opportunity presented itself to crew on a luxury catamaran and they have been together ever since. In addition to their significant sailing, diving and hospitality experience, their warm, outdoorsy and fun personalities as well as welcoming manner make them a delight for charter guests to spend time with, aboard the Luxury Catamaran Swish.

Grant was born in South Africa and grew up in Botswana, before moving back to Cape Town. He has been sailing the unpredictable African wild coast from a young age with his family. Shortly after finishing high school he moved to the United Kingdom to study Software Engineering. After years of study and part time racing sailing yachts on the south coast of UK, Grant decided that a 9 to 5 job wasn’t for him and so pursued a career in the yachting industry. He holds a Sailing Yacht Master Certification. He has sailed the coasts of South Africa, the U.K., the Caribbean island chain and the USVIs and BVIs. Grant’s technical and computer (software diploma) skills contribute to his expert seamanship as well as in-depth understanding of the varied mechanical, electrical and digital systems aboard Swish. Grant’s open water diving qualification helps Tara’s diving stewardship as a Master Diver and Scuba Dive Instructor.

Tara was born in Victoria, Australia in the outback countryside. From a young age she loved the water and working with animals. While training and competing in the equestrian industry, she also excelled in national swimming competitions. The love of animals and swimming brought her to the ocean to discover more about marine life and so pursued a career as a scuba diving instructor, working the islands of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Scuba diving opened the doorway for her into the yachting industry. Her first step was getting a powerboat license. Next she became a crewmember on Super Yachts in the Mediterranean and Caribbean, working her way up to assistant chef on a 41 Meter mega yacht. Finally she earned her Yacht Master license. In addition to working on yachts in the Mediterranean, the Bahamas and the Caribbean islands, Tara was also part of two Atlantic crossings.    She is happy to be back in the BVIs with her life partner, Grant. She looks forward to putting her culinary skills to work for guests aboard Swish.

Grant and Tara’s vast experiences combined in sailing, dive instruction, world travel and gourmet cooking (and lets not forget the best BBQ’s ‘Braai’s’ in the world), blended with the warm hospitality of the Safa’s and the Aussies, will guarantee you the vacation of a lifetime, every time, aboard the Luxury Catamaran SWISH. 

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 7-14-12

We hope your charter lived up to your expectations.  We would love to know some of your impressions about your yachting vacation.  Please answer the following questions and add any comments you may have.



1.  Was the crew friendly and accommodating?

Yes--very attentive!



2.  Was the yacht comfortable and clean?

Yes



3.  Was the yacht well ventilated?

Yes



4.  Was the food good and well presented?

Yes--excellent



5.  Did you like the area you sailed?

Yes



6.  Could we have helped you further in any way?

We had emailed several questions--never answered.  Even if the questions needed to be answered by the crew, a simple reply letting us know that would have been appreciated.  



7.  May we post this review on our website?

Yes



8.  Additional comments on your charter?

Our most gracious hosts, Grant & Tara, made this Sailing Swish vacation  a most memorable adventure!  Each and every meal was prepared with great  thought and exquisite presentation by Tara.  Tara was also very capable as a dive master, helping to calm fears and guiding us on some excellent dives.  Grant humored us, shared sailing stories and made us feel comfortable every moment that we were on board.   Overall, this was one of the most relaxing vacations ever, as they were so attentive!  Our hats of to the crew!  Ruth and Pat Bendel Beth and Ron Joseph Brenda and Bob Roman

SWISH Specifications

SWISH Features & Amenities

SPECIFICATIONS

FEATURES

DECK & SYSTEMS

DIVING

DIVING

$100/diver/week, up to five dives.
Guests rent BCs and Regs ($125/wk) or bring their own.
Discover Scuba: $100 course plus one dive per diver. Further dives $30/diver.