Liberté Crewed Yacht Charters
Meet the Crew
Gordon Monsen
Your skipper is 61 and started sailing at the age of 12 in an old wooden sloop which he bought for ten dollars in Cape Town, South Africa.
Gordon Monsen
He has represented South Africa in world competitions in Hawaii, France, the USA and at home, and raced the 1993 Cape-to-Rio Trans Atlantic. He was a qualified Marine surveyor for Lloyds of London and specialized in Marine Losses.
Gordon has sailed in excess of 100,000 nautical miles, has completed 8 major ocean crossings and has worked, chartered and sailed the Islands of the Caribbean for 10 years, from Trinidad in the South to the British Virgin Islands in the North.
Hobbies and interests are, predictably, sailing and meeting interesting people, water-sports and reading. Gordon is a qualified skipper and has obtained his Yacht Master certifications.
Jacques Phillip Erasmus
Born in Pretoria, South Africa, Jacques has been drawn to the water since a toddler. To this date this young man has logged in excess of 7000 miles on the briny, and loves every minute of it. Whether above or below the waterline, Jacques is at home.
Jacques Phillip Erasmus
He is an accomplished diver and before joining Liberté Jacques worked as a dive master for a dive charter company in Umkomaas, South Africa, site of the world famous Aliwal shoal and holds PADI qualifications. Jacques also has proven his abilities on the water and attended Sunsail Maritime Academy where he earned his Coastal skipper certification and is presently working towards his captains license.
We are happy to have this energetic and charismatic young man join our crew. He is eager to please, comfortable at both work and play, and enthusiastic about all things to do with sailing and the sea. Jacques has a penchant for putting people at ease and strives to go that extra step to make guests feel at home in any port. He can just as easily serve up a cocktail on deck as guide you to the best snorkeling spot. His love for the sea is contagious and his hospitable nature reassuring.
We are pleased to have him aboard and Jacques looks forward to doing all he can to make your next cruise with us fun, comfortable and adventurous.
The Chef
Mary Stratford, Chef
Mary Stratford has been working in and out of the yachting industry for 16 years. When she`s not working on a yacht, she is a potter in her home in Puerto Rico. She loves to cook and discovered her natural abilities while working in various restaurants in the United States. Her menus are diversified and spontaneous to accommodate the needs and desires of the owners and their guests. Meals are made strickly with fresh ingredients and special attention is given to presentation.
We believe that you will find "our way" to be far superior.......try us!