About Your Host

Patty and I sailed out of Seabrook Texas in 1977, for an island adventure aboard a 35-foot sailing vessel, “Dragon Lady”, that took us through the Bahamas, Virgin Islands, and the majority of the Lesser Antilles. We spent 2 1/2 years living aboard, eating from the sea, and traveling. We never had more than a couple hundred dollars in our pockets. Any time we needed to reprovision, we’d pull into a marina, as I’m a marine mechanic, and after a couple days of helping others with their problems, we would head back to sea with full cupboards and a couple hundred dollars in our pocket. In 1979 we were anchored off Colon, Panama, contemplating going through the canal and circumnavigate the globe. We had 2 crew members that were home sick and tired of the nomadic life. So, we decided to go back to Seabrook, to “get a hair cut and a real job!” After 14 days at sea, we arrived back to Seabrook, our two crew members immediately split, and in less than a week, Patty and I looked at each other and said, “This is not working for me, let’s go back to the islands. So, we came back to St. Thomas, and provided day sails for the Cruise Ship industry. We were different from the other vessels and crews, as we were real sailors who lived aboard and traveled. Caneel Bay heard about us, contacted us, and asked if we’d be interested in coming over for an interview to provide day sail service for their guests. And the rest is history. After working for them for a while, we started our own business, Cruz Bay Watersports Co. in 1982. After 31 years of providing nonstop service for the community and hotels, we sold as the largest watersports company in the USVI. During those years we built three homes and that is what we’re renting out presently. We love the hospitality industry!