The Freedom To Enjoy All The Caribbean Has To Offer

This 68' pilothouse ketch was built to charter in Asia and shows her pedigree with beautiful teak woodwork below. Her four double cabins each with ensuite baths make this an ideal choice for couples looking to enjoy time away with good friends.

Welcome to the most beautiful place, where trade winds whisper in your ear and the star studded skies light the way. Where the cool sea breezes usher in each warm Caribbean day and puffy clouds open to an occasional rainbow. Where angelfish swim at your side as the sea sings its own spirited reggae. Where flamboyant trees dot the landscape with a blaze of orange and some of the most beautiful Caribbean sights await you as you sail from island to island, each with its own special character.

Superb accommodation and splendid cuisine are just part of the overall holiday experience. Within each of the four guest cabins, the feeling is one of luxurious comfort, your home away from home. Fully equipped, comfortable relaxing accommodations. The large lounging deck has a shaded cockpit. The spacious salon and dining area are complemented by a well equipped galley, complete with icemaker. For your added home comforts, we have air conditioning, a water maker, TV, VCR, stereo CD as well as a CD and Video Library.

No worries, no stress, just pleasure... come enjoy the freedom that is chartering Liberte!

The large shaded cockpit makes dining on deck a delight; while boarding ladders both amidships and on the stern give easy access to the water.

Liberté's Crew

Capt. Gordon Monson

Gordon Monsen, your Skipper is 58 and started sailing at the age of 12 in an old wooden sloop which he bought for ten dollars in Cape Town, South Africa. He has represented South Africa in World Competitions in Hawaii, France, the USA and at home, and raced the 1993 Cape-to-Rio Trans-Atlantic. He is a qualified marine surveyor for Lloyds of London and specialized in marine losses.

Gordon has sailed in excess of 100,000 nautical miles, has completed 8 major ocean crossings and has worked, chartered and sailed the islands of the Caribbean for 10 years, from Trinidad in the south to the British Virgin Islands in the north.

Hobbies and interests are, predictably, sailing and meeting interesting people, water-sports and reading.

Lizane Heine grew up in the sub tropical mountains of Mpumalanga, South Africa. Being adventurous, she spent time learning to ride horses, how to scuba dive and play under water hockey well enough to represent her province in national competitions. Inspired by her bush pilot father she became the youngest female acrobatic pilot to partake in air shows in South Africa at the age of 13, but she preferred to learn to sail a boat before she was allowed to drive a car.

After completing high school with merit and university exemption, Lizane decided to qualify herself in Equine stud management in Johannesburg. During this student period she also
Learned small business management, qualified herself as both PADI and CMAS scuba diving instructor. She was one of only a few students that qualified as a international level 1 horse riding instructor, this came in handy when she worked as a horse riding instructor in Muir Of Ord Scotland, also teaching handicapped riders to have fun on horse back.

To quench her thirst for traveling Lizane completed her first of two Atlantic Ocean crossings, working as crew and later as first mate on yacht deliveries from Cape Town to Tortola BVI, to obtain her Yacht Master offshore certification. A few more crossings followed from France and Bermuda. With about 15 000 nautical miles of blue water sailing she longed for solid ground again.

Lizane put her past experience of waiting tables during school holidays to good work in England and quickly became the assistant bar manager at the Grand Junction Arms in London. Her traveling spirit took her all the way to Texas USA, where she worked at a veterinary clinic. Back in the UK Lizane passed the relevant course and became the live-in carer of a frail elderly lady in Surrey. Lizane moved to Canada for a while and worked as a horse riding trail guide on Prince Edward Island.

Love for the ocean recalled Lizane and she embarked on a new career as a chef on a charter boat for a big company in the BVI and later for a private boat. Although not officially trained as a chef, but armed with her hostess/ stewardess training and lots of memories from cooking, baking and entertaining at home, her knowledge of fine food and the additional exposure during her travels to places like Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Mauritius, Portugal, Spain, Ireland and Whales have assisted her to adapt her South African recipes to local perfection. Chef Lizane is known to serve up a meal with flare.

Lizane is artistic and creative, she paints and sketches, takes photographs, read thick books, enjoys music and can dance the night away. Having experienced diverse cultures and people, Lizane has the ability to make any person feel welcome and relaxed.

Although relatively young Lizane is building on their existing good reputation for service delivery to guests to ensure that guests return for another dream come true experience in the BVI.

Meet Jacques Phillip Erasmus, our newest crew member!
Born in Pretoria, South Africa, Jacques has been drawn to the water since a toddler. To date this young man has logged in excess of 7000 miles on the briny, and loves every minute of it. Whether above or below the waterline, Jacques is at home. He is an accomplished diver and before joining Liberte Jacques worked as a Dive Master for a dive charter company in Umkomaas, South Africa, site of the world famous Aliwal Shoal and holds PADI certifications. Jacques also has proven his abilities on the water and attended Sunsail Maritime Academy where he earned his Coastal Skipper Certification and is presently working towards his Captain's License.

We are happy to have this energetic and charismatic young man join our crew. He is eager to please, comfortable at both work and play, and enthusiastic about all things to do with sailing and the sea. Jacques has a penchant for putting people at ease and strives to go that extra step to make guests feel at home in any port. He can just as easily serve up a cocktail on deck as guide you to the best snorkeling spot. His love for the sea is contagious and his hospitable nature reassuring.
We are pleased to have him aboard and Jacques looks forward to doing all he can to make your next cruise with us fun, comfortable and adventurous!

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Equipment & Toys

13' Dinghy w/ 50 HP
Water-Skis
Kneeboard  - Scurfer - Tube
Fishing Tackle
Snorkel Equipment
Swim Platform
Hammock
2 Single Kayaks
6 Floating Sun mats
Video Camera
Stereo IPOD system
Color TV/ DVD and Library
Watermaker - Icemaker
Fully Air Conditioned

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