PRIMA
DONNA CREW
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Harry and Gaby,
the crew aboard
the Prima Donna
"When Harry and
Gaby found me in
the harbor at Majorca,
they called me the
'First Lady'. And
that was the beginning
of a beautiful friendship.
"Harry, my new master,
began his sailing
career at age eighteen.
He served in the
German Navy as First
Aid Officer and
afterwards had a
successful business
as a sports physiotherapist.
Harry is an accomplished
sportsman and has
excelled in skiing
and mountain climbing.
He's an enthusiastic
fellow who delights
in taking my guests
ashore for a long
afternoon of pub
crawling or sight-seeing.
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"Well,
the three of us
spent the next six
months in Majorca
getting to know
each other. Harry
and Gaby painted
my hull a brisk
nautical blue. They
refinished my lovely
teak decks and refurbished
below with a homey,
continental flair.
"Did I tell you
-Harry and Gaby
come from Bavaria,
near the storybook
town Oberammergau
and the schloss
Neuschwanstein.
Between them they
speak German (with
that ever so charming
Bavarian accent),
as well as English,
French, and Italian.
"And
Gaby is such a dear.
She earned her stripes
as a cook, a banquet
manager, a travel
agent and by teaching
in the hospitality
industry. She worked
in the finest hotels
in Germany and some
truly exotic destinations.
As our chef de cuisine,
she whips-up the
most amazing old-world
and international
fare. Sometimes
the aromas wafting
from my galley make
me wild with hunger!
She uses only the
freshest and finest
ingredients and
everything is done
á point. See the
sample menu page
of this site for
some of our divine
menu offerings.
Or name your own
favorite, Gaby is
always happy to
prepare a special
meal or cook-up
your "catch of the
day".
"There's
lots of things to
do besides sailing
and dining. You
can snorkel, or
water ski, kayak
and we have a water
tube and something
called a ski-bob,
for the young and
the young at heart.
Harry, Gaby and
myself love having
responsible children
on board. "Well,
after I had been
brought to my prime,
we paddled around
the Med. for a few
years. But I am
a Nautical, and
a '62 at that, and
I grew homesick
for the Islands
Under the Wind.
So we bid adieu
to the rock pool
and sailed for the
Indies. And here
we have been for
the last eight years.
In Trinidad, in
Grenada and St.
Lucia and, now,
moored in that most
convenient and beautiful
of harbors, Charlotte
Amalie in St. Thomas.
"For an exhilarating,
yet relaxing vacation
you'll find no finer
choice that a week
or more with us.
Do come. You'll
find out why I'm
called the Prima
Donna, the First
Lady of the Caribbean
Charter Fleet"
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