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Captain Kristian and Marianne Sondergaard are both
Danish citizens and born in 1954. Two truly talented and extraordinary
individuals, Kristian and Marianne are not only highly experienced
world sailors, but they have designed and built two fine sailing
yachts in the past 25 years - Nana, a traditional 68' Baltic Trader,
completed in 1981, and Casador, a more contemporary luxurious 68'
sloop, with sleek classic line, completed in 1991.They left Denmark
in 1983 with their son Buller, then 10 years old, and sailed with
young people as a training ship for the Danish government.
They sailed the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the English Channel,
and the Azores. They cruised in the Mediterranean and North Africa
and sailed to the Caribbean via the Canary and Cape Verde Islands.
After spending much time cruising in the warm southern waters of
the Caribbean, the Bahamas, the Pacific, and the East Coast of the
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United States, Kristian and Marianna developed
a love for the tropical areas. After completing Casador, they started
their charter career in the Bahamas and Central America before finally
settling down in the Virgin Islands, which they truly love.
Kristian holds an International Yacht Master 1st Degree and Marianne
holds an International Yacht Master 3rd Degree license.
Marianne also holds a degree in teaching and has mastered the art
of creative work with upholstery and canvas, having her own canvas
business for a number of years. Her father is a chef, and she was
brought up with a love and interest for cooking. Their extensive
traveling has only served to broaden her culinary horizons and gourmet
options, creating mouth-watering delights for the many guests she
has welcomed aboard for the past many years.
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Kristian is by all rights a master shipwright,
having operated his own yacht repair and wood working shop for years,
though his education led him to fine arts, especially in Art weaving.
Kristian also has a passion for watersports especially for diving
and will be more than happy to share the fascinating marine life
of the Caribbean with you.
Kristian and Marianne's collective artistic skills are evident throughout
this truly incomparable custom charter yacht, and they look forward
to making your cruise aboard the Casador the most relaxing and enjoyable
vacation ever
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