SILENT WINGS Luxury Yacht for Charter

Steve was born in the countryside of Essex, England, the youngest of three sisters and a brother. His earliest memories were family boating adventures that nurtured two passions; his love of sailing and of humankind. “My father was a yachtsman, and I remember sailing from the time I was two years old. Ever since then, the sea has been in my blood. I have taken every opportunity to go to sea in any boat! The ocean is always fascinating, by day and by night!” While Steve’s father worked in Zambia, Africa, during his school years, Steve was educated in England. He attended boarding schools and finishing school. He excelled at sports; rugger, squash, high jump, javelin, and continued playing competitive league cricket until 2005, achieving excellent results every year. Many school vacations were spent in Zambia, and later Steve worked there as an assistant farm manager. In 1980, Steve launched his professional career as an officer in the Metropolitan Police Force of London. He was distinguished in police service until his retirement in 2011. After 30 years of helping humankind, he was free to pursue his other great passion, life on the sea. In addition to accolades as an officer and a lifetime of sailing experience, Steve has a lengthy list of marine certifications. Guests aboard Silent Wings are in extremely capable hands. Steve is also a superb host. He and his amazing wife, Sally, have been sharing their beloved Caribbean with discriminating charter guests for nearly a decade. Steve says, “Our philosophy is to host a high-quality bespoke charter service with discreet attentiveness, and interactive where appropriate.” Guests say, “Words can’t begin to describe how much we enjoyed our days sailing with you! It truly was beyond our wildest dreams and expectations.”

Sally was born in Kiombi, Tanzania, and lived in Africa, the U.K. and Portugal as a child. Her father worked for the British Foreign Office of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in East Africa, advising on local needs. Sally says, “My first experience with boats was in dugout canoes, where hippos are the main risk in the water!” They returned to the U.K. when she turned six, but the connection to water played an important family role forever after. Sally was educated in England. After achieving an Honors Degree in Economics from Kent At Canterbury University, she accepted a corporate position in London. Three years later, Sally and Steve’s daughter Charlotte was born, with a potentially fatal allergy to nuts. In an effort to remain with her, Sally completed a post-graduate Montessori Teaching qualification and opened her first of four Children’s Nursery/Preschools. Today, Sally’s charter guests benefit from her many years of research and dedication to well-being and special needs. Her expertise in diet and nutrition, and training in Reiki, massage, aromatherapy massage and yoga, allows her to offer guests a vacation of exquisite meals and blissful relaxation. In addition to Sally’s coursework in nutrition, provisioning and cookery, she is an expert mariner. She has completed courses for RYA Day Skipper, RYA Coastal Skipper, Sea Survival and First Aid. She happily teaches guests to trim the sails or stand upright on a paddleboard. However, her greatest passion is sourcing (straight from the farm) and preparing fresh, organic meals. She says, “I bake all our bread and make all our jams and preserves. I bake banana bread, coconut cake and so on!” With all that fabulous food, it’s a good thing that for most guests, swimming a few pre-breakfast laps around SILENT WINGS in the balmy Caribbean Sea is also absolutely delicious!