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EBB & FLOW Guest Comments
Dasaro 05/13-20/2023
Taylor and Margaret,
Thank you for making this trip special for my whole family. Ebb & Flow was luxurious, comfortable, and immaculately maintained. I really appreciated coming home each night to a turned down bed (king sized!) with A/C, mood lighting, and pleasant scents.
Taylor, thank you for entertaining us with your jokes and stories, and for being an excellent guide to us in a new place. Thanks so much for setting up kitesurfing for me and helping me during it.
Margaret, thanks for taking us on snorkeling adventures and showing us lots of fish and buried treasure! The food was spectacular, I feel so much healthier overall than I did when starting this trip. My favorite meal was the snapper, indian food was a close second. Favorite dessert was olive oil lavender cake. Thanks for going above and beyond for my Mom for Mother’s Day and her birthday, we really appreciated that.
The trip was a “10” and M&T made it a “12”. What a great way to spend time with your family! BEST VACATION EVER!!
Sincerely,
AJ, Tony, Kelli, Mercedes, Alexis, Oscar
Tomlinson 5/22 - 6/5, 2023
Dear Taylor and Margaret,
Thank you for a wonderful fortnight sailing around the BVI. Anne and I had an amazing time exploring these beautiful islands under your local guidance. The trip was enhanced by your insightfulness of the pirate stories - fact and fiction - that made these lovely islands come to life. Does this make me more Whitebeard than Blackbeard?
Thank you for helping me take a walk down memory lane. Anne definitely enjoyed the diving - I certainly enjoyed supervising her from above. Also, the snorkeling was fantastic too.
Thank you, Margaret, for your delicious food and superb portion sizes. We were definitely satisfied, not stuffed. Anne took lots of food photos, which is most unusual - so you really impressed on the catering.
On the skippering side, I enjoyed our technical sailing chats. Taylor - you are very knowledgeable, most informative and pragmatic. It helped me make several decisions during the fortnight.
Overall, thanks again for making the trip a special fortnight.
Best wishes,
Blaine and Anne
Thanksgiving 2023
Our family had an AMAZING vacation on Ebb & Flow catamaran - both the boat and the crew, Margaret & Taylor made it one of our best family trips ever! It started with the planning, which was seamless with Caite at Uncharted and the crew, who went to great lengths to learn each of our individual preferences. They were professional, with safety always in mind, and incredibly friendly and fun, knowledgeable about the BVI with interesting and enjoyable stories everywhere we went. There were so many activities that we didn't even get to do them all! The food was excellent - Margaret is an exceptional cook! and the cocktails were expertly prepared by Taylor! It was an exciting, relaxing, fun, delicious vacation and hopefully we will be able to do it again with the same boat & crew!
Christmas 2023
Margaret Harrington and Taylor Smith—owners and operators of Ebb and Flow—provided nothing short of an extraordinary Caribbean charter experience. Our seven days onboard created a lifetime of memories. Our first contact with Margaret and Taylor was two weeks prior on a Zoom call, where we collectively clarified our expectations and preferences for the charter. Once onboard the vessel, Taylor would review our goals, expectations, proposed activities, layout the next day’s itinerary, and ports of call. Both Margaret and Taylor strike an incredible balance of formality/informality, professionalism/approachability, and definiteness/flexibility.
Ebb and Flow is beautifully maintained with an attention to detail by the crew that felt like we were staying at a 5-star hotel. Several activities were standout to our family. We spent the majority of our time on the vessel, but we enjoyed three different land-based adventures: the Baths on Virgin Gorda, a Jeep and snorkeling tour around Anegada, and a hike to the bubble pools on Jost Van Dyke. While aboard Ebb and Flow, we were exposed to the most beautiful snorkeling. Taylor is a certified Scuba Instructor and provided certification – and for two of us, this was our first exposure to scuba diving. Taylor is a highly qualified and competent instructor. His tutelage and leadership were a true highlight of the trip. Margaret directed most of our snorkeling adventures, yoga instruction, and cocktail/mocktail creation around happy hour. Her knowledge of fish and coral made every swim experience an amazing underwater adventure! We also got a chance to try e-foils—a great new experience for all of us. Taylor and Margaret would invite and allow the entire family to be involved with sailing when the conditions would allow. I grew up with sailing, so I really wanted to be a part of helping where I could. Other family members chose a much less active role in sailing, and this was great.
On our charter, Margaret and Taylor employed the services of Chef Kim Stoklasa of @YachtBVI. Kim worked tirelessly to create exceptional breakfasts, lunches, appetizers, dinners, and desserts. Her vast experience shined as each meal seemed to outdo the preceding one. She touched based frequently regarding meal preferences, tastes, timing, and portion size. Every meal was fantastic; however, some of our most memorable dishes were her shakshuka, a kale quinoa salad, fish tacos, lamb chops, and grilled artichokes – all beautifully plated and garnished! Every meal had a fantastic balance of seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables. We also got a sampling of Kim’s amazing personalized sauces and locally sourced items. Prior to our trip she spent a fair amount of time feeling out our preferences, allergies, and tolerance for culinary freedom on her part. The variety of tastes and meal presentations she created was so much a part of the total charter experience. Kudos to Kim!
Guest review March 1, 2024 Ebb and Flow
Our holiday on the Ebb & Flow was off the charts exceptional. The boat is in perfect condition. It’s clean, functional, efficient, well laid out and so comfortable. It’s just fun to be on it. Missy & Travis (our captains) are perhaps even more exceptional than the boat itself. Their years and years of experience shines through and they make everything they do look effortless. They knew what to suggest as activities and destinations based upon inputs we provided while taking into account sea conditions, weather and other local information. I’ve been a certified diver since 1973 and have dived with a lot of dive masters. None came close to being as good as Travis and Missy. Their calm demeanor put all of us at ease, especially for those first few dives (it had been 15 years for my now adult kids). They are professional divers and even formally instruct other Dive Masters. Solid, competent Dive Masters make all the difference, and we had the best. The food (and service too) was outstanding. Missy takes the lead, but Travis runs the bbq. The one vegetarian in our group was very happy with her preparations (I wouldn’t know, I like meat protein). We thoroughly enjoyed every meal, especially when complemented by really nice wines and having Misty, a trained sommelier, walked us through what we were enjoying and how to appreciate the finer aspects. Both of them make some darn good rum-based specialty drinks. Ahhh, the BVA island life. This testimonial is real and sincere. When something comes together that is this good, the people involved deserve to be recognized and applauded. Bravo to everyone, including the BVIYC team that recommended this boat and crew for our trip.
David G, March 2024, Ebb & Flow
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