THE LIFE OF A CHARTER CAPTAIN................

Now in no way should you get the impression that Captain 'GLOBAL' GLENN MILLER was laid back in any way................He actually did a fantastic job of skippering the Sunsail 44ft Catamaran that totally exhausted him.......(We caught him at Foxy's in the hammock)........ Let me tell you how it was......... Ten years ago, I took this wonderful family on a ten-day charter from Antigua,to the various islands in the Caribbean and with their 50 year wedding annniversary coming up they asked their kids and their grandkids what they would like to do............. and the verdict was "TO GO SAILING"........... Contact was made with Captain Rob, who instead said " LET'S BRING ARITA AS WELL and we will get Captain Glenn to do the skippering on the cat."............. The plan came together and the group of twelve has had a great time despite the inclement weather and some pretty severe squalls.............Glenn has done a great job, and as you can see he positively glows.......................And in celebration of the big "FIVE-O" the grandkids, Andre, Daniel and Michelle all hand-painted each of the family a wine-glass for the champaigne toast.



We should mention that this family is a big supporter of "SPANISH" soccer, hence the Spanish flag on the mast and glued to the TV set in Virgin Gorda for the World Cup Final which SPAIN won,,,,,,,,,,(Thank goodness)................

And do we know how to join in......... or what?



ANNEMARIA and NORMAN THOMAS

FIFTY YEARS of wedded bliss, three daughters and three sons-in-law, also three grand-children and a lifetime of stories and travels................For us, nothing short of the grand adventure to see how well a family can blend in a confined space such a yacht...........and come out smiling, all the time.................



Sailing a big cat looks like a lot of fun till the wind stays at 25knots or above and the seas begin to slam the deck from underneath and the twin hulls start to corkscrew their way down the face of waves............. Then and only then do you want to be on a mono-hull and preferably somewhere in a nice anchorage.......... Cats are great for charter work..... Lots of space, but little storage and wonderful if you have to accommodate at least eleven people........... Capt. 'Global' slept on board ARITA at night.....................The day after tommorow we will say good-bye to them all and who knows...............in another ten years' time?..............

The family goes back to Florida and Switzerland with great memories and the trophy of SPAIN winning the World Cup............Glenn flies back to Lake Champlain to be with his son Spenser and his yacht "TREEHOUSE", and we sail back to Puerto Rico for the hurricane season................now that's a win-win for everybody.