The Yacht
• Was the yacht what you expected? 10
• Was it clean and neat inside? 10
• Was it clean and neat outside? 10
• Water toys: Abundant? In good shape? 7
• Tender in good running order and tidy? 8
• Yacht Overall Rating: 9

Location
• How was your trip from and to the airport? 9
• How were the choices of anchorages? 10
• How was the weather? 10
• How were the local people? 10
• Location Overall Rating: 9

Food and Beverage
• How were the meals? 10
• Bar? 10
• Wines 9
• Food and Beverage Overall Rating: 9.5

Crew
• Knowledge of Area: 9.5
• Knowledge of Yacht and water toys: 10
• Service between meals: 10
• Service during meals: 10
• Professionalism: 10
• Appearance: 10
• Crew Overall Rating: 10

Overall Charter Experience: 9.5
Mexico, December 2006

"The weather and location on this trip were exceeded only by John and Joanne’s hospitality. The Western Grace was the perfect fit with our itinerary. John was flexible to the point of indulging my desire to run her 80% of the time in waters you know need the skipper’s full attention. John is an excellent host and a patient instructor in all that I indicated an interest in learning. He cheerfully let us do as much or as little as we desired. Both John and Joanne could not have been more accommodating and customer focused. We definitely would charter this vessel again. I give this my highest possible recommendation. Thank you for putting us on the Western Grace." - Hank M. NY, NY, June 2006, 

"The charter was fantastic and a great success. It is a great boat and was very comfortable for a family of six. One of the highlights of the trip was a day spent chasing a pod of whales and finally catching up with them in the afternoon." - August 2005, family from England

"We had an absolutely fantastic time on our charter. Everything about the trip exceeded our expectations. The boat was bigger and better than any of us had imagined, the food was excellent and plentiful, the scenery was gorgeous and both of you were really nice to be around. Thank you very much for not only putting up with our kids, but for taking such good care of them and even babysitting so that we could enjoy some time to ourselves. Both of you are not only expert and professional charter crew, but great people to hang out with for a week! We really appreciated your flexibility with our itinerary. We felt like you gave us great guidance on where to go, but were willing to change the route to suit our desires. We were all impressed with how much of the area we were able to explore. We will not hesitate to tell our friends about our experience and I think that some of them might decide to try it for themselves. Of course, we have every intention of coming back!" - Ron, Jacque, Ian, Shauna, Gregory, September 2005.

"It was a fabulous week for all of us and we all enjoyed the sailboat experience, great food, excellent company and exploring the Mexican villages and surrounding landscapes. My daughters have definitely acquired the travel bug and much prefer these kinds of trips over the "resort" experience. Thank you both again for such an extraordinary trip - we miss you and wish you all the best." - Karen, Carmen and Morgan, Mexico Christmas 2004

"The trip with you made this one of our best vacations ever and we will always remember it. Thanks again" - Mexico Dec. 2004

"Thank you for a wonderful week. You were hospitable, easy to be with, flexible and responsive to our desires to do different things, and a wonderful cook & crew! I thought we had a wonderful blend of boat time, shore time, dinghy time, fishing, sailing, swimming, sightseeing and shopping. We all were all very happy with the week, and to have that from 2 teenaged boys as well as their parents is no small feat." Family, 2004

"I couldn't say enough about John and Joanne - they were just great. Only got keel hauled once in 10 days. Really, they were fantastic and the boat was great. Would love to do it again." - Dennis, Alaska

"I LOVED sailing on Western Grace. John and Joanne are wonderful people - we got along really well - and we had fantastic sailing - good winds - beautiful conditions - sailing under a full moon at night as well as sunny skies during the day. We found some interesting spots to snorkel, explored villages, hills and waterfalls, took the dingy down mangrove lined rivers and lagoons, and walked along long completely untouched beaches with huge pounding surf. And we became friends and are already talking about future trips. Since coming home, I have been telling everyone about my terrific holiday." - Linn, Canada