Length/Type/Year: 62ft Sloop 2001

Cabins: 4 (2 queen, 2 twin)

Crew: British

Entertainment: Dive tanks x 7, Dive compressor, 2 person Kayak, Kneeboard, Water Skis, Double hammock, 14'Dinghy w/ 40 hp, CD, TV, Internet Access

Makayabella is a fast and safe 62 ft sloop with very spacious and luxurious living accommodation for parties of two to eight.

There are two en suite double cabins each with 4' -6" beds and two en suite twin cabins each with 3' x 6'6 ft beds

One of the best aspects of the yacht is a really spacious cockpit with a dining table that seats 10 people without being encumbered by the steering wheel, winches and ropes. A place to relax both during the day whilst sailing and at night, beneath a galaxy of stars, enjoying fine wine and food

Scuba Diving is a great passion of your Captain John Nicholson.

A charter on Makayabella offers you snorkeling, fishing, water skiing or if this sounds too active, perhaps a beach barbecue and an afternoon swinging in a hammock on a deserted beach. The choice is entirely yours. This is your holiday with no set routine.

John & Sue, your professional gourmet chef shall organize as much or as little as you want. A truly individual experience.

P.O.A.

John and Sue (54 and 44 years) welcome you to the Caribbean aboard their beautiful yacht Makayabella.
The combination of John's Yachtmaster and Divemaster experience and Sue's imaginative culinary skills together with their delightful sense of fun and adventure is certain to ensure that your holiday will be one to enjoy and remember.
John was born in Greenwich, England and has sailed for many years progressing from dinghies to yachts before buying his own boat which he sailed across the Atlantic to the Caribbean in 1991. Here he successfully chartered whilst continuing to explore much of the area including many fascinating and little known uninhabited islands in the Caribbean and Venezuela. Having decided that it was a wonderful place to live and work, John returned to England in order to start up a business which would enable him to buy a larger boat on which to return to the Caribbean and continue chartering. This he has done together with his 2 sons who now carry on running the highly successful cabinet making company. Sue comes from Leicestershire in England and has also led something of an adventure life; after attending catering college she worked in a variety of pubs, hotels and restaurants. She has traveled through Europe, the Middle East and East Africa and lived in North Africa and France before settling in South Africa where she lived for 16 years. Here she found herself preparing meals as diverse as "Zoo Stew" for guests on game farms, and "Marinated Marlin" for a family beach barbecue! It was in South Africa that John met Sue whilst on a shark diving holiday on the south coast of Natal. Since then, together they have prepared and sailed Makayabella from Rhodes in Greece, through the Mediterranean and across the Atlantic to the Caribbean where they look forward to welcoming guests on board to share with them a taste of the tropics

Some Sample Menus from Makayabella

Breakfast

* English style cooked breakfast
* Tropical fruit platter
* Croissants, toast, muffins or pancakes - served with a variety of preserves
* Selection of cereals and yogurts
* Fresh coffee, tea and fruit juices are served with breakfast

Lunch

* Chilled gazpacho - Grenadines style - with fresh crusty bread
* Fresh tuna salad nicoise
* Smoked salmon and dill tart with tomato, olive and lime salad

Dinner

* Calypso cocktail - exotic fruits and jumbo shrimps tossed in olive oil with fresh herbs
* Fresh tuna sashimi with orange and ginger dressing
* Calalloo or pumpkin soup

* Carib chicken with tangy mango and coriander salsa
* Fresh mahi-mahi - pan fried with lime and parsley butter
* Marinated pork satay with ginger, coconut and peanut sauce

Dessert

* Zesty lemon and lime tart
* Fresh mango and passion fruit fool
* Crispy chocolate tart with creme fraiche

• Length: 62 ft
• Beam: 15 ft
• Draft: 8 ft
• Type: Sloop
• Year Built: 1986 Refit 1995
• Designer: Naval Chantier
• Builder: Naval Chantier
• Engine: Ford 6 Cycl
• Flag: U.K.
• Cruising Speed: 8.0 kts

Guest Accomodations
• Sleeps 8 In 4 Cabins
• Double guest cabin: 2 ( 4’6’’ x 6’6’’)
• Guest bath heads: 4
• Upper/Lower guests cabin: 1 ( 3’ x 6’66’’)
• Heads electric: Yes
• Max. no. of guests: 8
• Children allowed: Yes
• Minimum age: 7
• Smoking on board: Only on deck
• Crew berth location: forward

Airconditioning
• AC Full or Partial: Partial
• Run AC all night: no
• AC control in cabins: No
• No. of fans / hatches: 4 / 4
• No. of windscoops: 4

Scuba
• Guests allowed to dive from yacht: Yes
• Diving charge: USD 30 p.p
• Certified Diver on Crew: 1
• Compressor: Yes
• Scuba tanks: 7
• Dive Master: 1
• Regulator: 0
• BC: 0

Recreation
• Type of Dinghy: A-B
• Size: 14'
• HP of outboard: 40
• Water skis adults: Yes
• Slalom skis: Yes
• Tube: Yes
• Kneeboard: Yes
• Kayaks: 1
• Fishing gear: Yes
• Windsurfer: Yes
• Sailing dinghy
• Snorkeling Gear: Yes
• Fin sizes: 3 –12
• UW camera: Yes
• Stereo: Yes
• CD player: Yes and 30 CD’s
• Speakers in cockpit: Yes
• TV: No
• TV where: n/a
• Speakers in cabin: No

Other Amenites/Details
• Water maker
• Ice maker
• Dedicated drinks fridge
• Binoculars
• 2 deck mattresses
• 2 beach chairs
• Hammocks

Electronics/Communications
• Radar: No
• G.P.S.: Yes
• Auto pilot: Yes
• Weather fax: No
• S.S.B: no
• Email: Yes
• Fax: No
• SAT Nav.: No
• Cellular phone: Yes

“The crew was the most superior hosts that I have experienced in 12 years of yacht charters. They are professional, informed and very friendly. I plan to have a future charter with them.”
-Strother family

"Just thinking of you brings a smile to all of our faces. We can't thank you enough for all the hard work you did with the diving! You get across the fact that this is serious stuff, but you make it so fun and relaxing. I have recommended you to my brother."
- Ends party

“You were great. Well will refer friends to you and Makayabella.”
- Ramey party

 “This is the best maintained and operated boat I’ve ever been on (9th charter). The crew was cordial, congenial and sophisticated hosts. A great pleasure to sail with these exceptional persons.”
-Walkers

 “Great trip by all. Hope to use again.”
- 4 Glassers

 “I can’t think of a better yacht to spend a couple of weeks on.”
- Motch party

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