Casador Virgin Island yacht vacations and sailing charters

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

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.

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