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At Vitters we dare to go beyond dreaming

Let’s start a voyage, to create something truly magical

At Vitters we don’t build yachts for just anyone, we build them for people who want to go beyond their dreams. We develop and build groundbreaking sailing yachts, which have set new boundaries in size, comfort, power and performance. We build exclusively to perfectly fit the owner’s wishes.

We don’t like to dream about what could be possible, we like to do what seems impossible.

The mentality to prove the opposite of impossible resonates throughout our shipyard and has done from the day we started. We do the impossible with a team who have down-to-earth mentality and high level of expertise. With the drive to exceed expectations, through our leading creativity and innovative solutions. We feel that in every step of the process there’s the possibility of adding a spark of magic.

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Dreams are meant for dreamers. Our yachts are meant for sailors.

Sailing is anticipating: getting it exactly right at the moment when it matters most. Whether it is on board or in the boardroom, it is all about thinking ahead. And sailing is in our DNA, that’s why we don’t just build exceptional yachts, we build them for you to perform exceptionally. So you can look forward to achieving the best result possible.

Demanding the best is not enough, we have the desire to create it ourselves.

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Consistency in quality, in our operational excellence, because we are always willing to go the extra mile

We are in control of our operation, for you to be in control to get exactly what you want, or even more. We have owned our process for nearly 30 years. Besides our yachts, we have built the continuity of our company over the past three decades, which makes us a steady and trustworthy business partner for the future.

What we build, is your instrument to create excitement, thrills or just pure joy. How we build it with you, should feel the same

When we work on your yacht, we work on your future sailing experience. What you experience when working with us should (already) feel just as thrilling, joyful and exciting. The owner feels at home and is a part of our team, just as it should be on board.

No matter where you want to take your yacht, we are always pushing to go where we haven’t gone before.

From vision to creation. From creation to anywhere, it is all up to you. We never build the same yacht twice. There’s only one you, there’s only one yacht that’s truly yours. And we can build it. Whether you want your yacht to sail the world, win regattas or win awards. Our perseverance gets you there.

We dare to go beyond dreaming

By doing this, we create your opportunity to leave a mark. To expand your legacy. Create magical moments to experience and a magical story to tell for years to come. That magical voyage starts now.

Because it’s not only about realising the dream. It’s about living the dream. That’s magical.

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Yacht owners, charterers and passengers increasingly expect both top-notch comfort and green credentials from their yacht or from the commercial vessel they charter. While luxury remains at the core of the yacht business, ship owners, operators and charterers must meet port requirements and national regulations for limited emissions.  Bureau Veritas offers key technical, regulatory and environmental expertise to enable yachts to continue sailing in protected areas while maintaining high levels of luxury and comfort. Our notations, digital tools, global network, and expertise with super and mega yachts provide a safe and eco-friendly onboard experience.

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Comfort is a non-negotiable element for yacht owners and passengers, and this means ensuring limited onboard noise and vibrations. Yachts can earn Bureau Veritas’ Comfort notation by undergoing an assessment of sources of noise and vibration, such as engines and propellers. Owners and yards can then take measures to improve ship structure and design, reducing noise and increasing comfort.  Bureau Veritas has also partnered with owners and operators to establish better bio-risk management. This includes outbreak management plans, embarkation and debarkation plans, protective measures and other health best practices to safeguard the wellbeing of all passengers and crew.

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TRUE STORY Yacht Charter

True story yacht description.

TRUE STORY is a FP Victoria 67. Newly built and launched in 2016. She is a great addition to Fountaine Pajot's top-of-the-line luxury cruising cats. She's sleek, elegant, and extremely spacious with an overall length of 67 feet and beam of 31 feet; truly, the ultimate in cruising comfort. The flybridge is nothing short of magnificence. It is accessed from the cockpit with stairs on both sides. For guests aboard who have come to relax, the seating area is incredibly comfortable with benches, side tables, a relaxing sofa, and the convenience of a wet bar. A large bimini provides an area of escape from the sun for those who want some shade and there is integrated lighting for evening cocktails. All enjoyed with awesome views of the surrounding scenery. The large aft deck is shaded by the flybridge overhead and provides additional comfortable lounging spaces, as well as an elegant setting for formal dining. Two large sumptuous pads are optimal for relaxing. Step into the saloon which features lots of space for comfortable entertaining in air-conditioned comfort if so desired. The large relaxing seating area has an electric rise and fall coffee / dining table providing an additional option. The open galley is equipped with state of the art appliances and kitchenware. Accommodation for 10 guests in 5 cabins which are all en-suite: 1 King master cabin, 3 Queens, and 1 Twin. The master cabin has a desk/dressing table and a comfortable couch. TRUE STORY is equipped with a large array of water toys. For guests interested in scuba diving, you won't find a better choice as she offers a premium dive experience with a complete assortment of top-of-the-line equipment. Both crew are certified Divemasters who love to share their passion for diving with their guests.

Presented by DMA Yachting, the breathtaking charter yacht TRUE STORY is a 67 ft sailing catamaran. TRUE STORY spends the summer and winter season in British Virgin Islands. She was constructed by the famous yacht builder Fountaine-Pajot in 2017. The ingenious yacht layout features 4 large cabins and easily accommodates a group of 8 guests.

TRUE STORY is classified primarily as a sailing catamaran. The central space of the yacht is the main saloon, which connects to the aft deck. The aft deck features a variety of seating areas and that's where most of the delicious meals are served. The tasteful cabins are located in the 2 massive hulls. The cabins are connected by stairs to the main saloon - roomy, comfortable and pleasant. Multiple portholes provide a connection with the natural world outside.

and a generator.

Accommodation

Captain only, what is the cabin arrangement of true story.

• 2 Master cabins
• 2 VIP cabins
• 1 Twin cabin

Weekly price: $32,000 - $38,000

Low Season | High Season

• Length: 67'
• # of Guests: 8
• # of Cabins: 4
• # of Crew: 2
• Builder: Fountaine Pajot
• Built Year: 2017

TRUE STORY Charter Price Details

TRUE STORY Yacht Charter Price

All prices are generated by a calculator and serve as a guide for new charterers. Any additional information of the Price Details section has priority over above. Availability is always subject to confirmation. Gratuity not included for it's discretionary character, usually 5%-25% of the Base Price.

Price Details

Price from: $32,000

High season rate: $38,000

MINIMUM NIGHTS: 4 except Prime Holiday Weeks LESS THAN 7 NIGHT CHARTER RATES: For 6 night charters, divide weekly rate by 7 nights X 6 nights. For 5 nights or less, divide weekly rate by 6 nights X number of nights. SLEEP ABOARD:1/2 the daily rate. Dinner ashore at client's expense. Includes; boarding after 4pm, welcome cocktail and breakfast the next morning and early start. Non Comm TURN AROUNDS: 48-hour turns are standard HALF-BOARD OPTION: $150 discount per person Includes; 7 breakfasts, 4 lunches & 3 dinners, all other meals and associated beverages to be eaten ashore at client's expense. Holiday Rates BVI Ports | up to 8 guests | 7 night Min 2024 CHRISTMAS: Flat rate $43,700. Must end no later than Dec 27th. 2024/25: NEW YEARS: Flat rate $45,600 Must begin no sooner than Dec 28th MINIMUM NIGHTS: 4 except Prime Holiday Weeks LESS THAN 7 NIGHT CHARTER RATES: For 6 night charters, divide weekly rate by 7 nights X 6 nights. For 5 nights or less, divide weekly rate by 6 nights X number of nights. SLEEP ABOARD:1/2 the daily rate. Dinner ashore at client's expense. Includes; boarding after 4pm, welcome cocktail and breakfast the next morning and early start. Non Comm TURN AROUNDS: 48-hour turns are standard HALF-BOARD OPTION: $150 discount per person Includes; 7 breakfasts, 4 lunches & 3 dinners, all other meals and associated beverages to be eaten ashore at client's expense. Holiday Rates BVI Ports | up to 8 guests | 7 night Min 2024 CHRISTMAS: Flat rate $43,700. Must end no later than Dec 27th. 2024/25: NEW YEARS: Flat rate $45,600 Must begin no sooner than Dec 28th

Price Terms

TRUE STORY Yacht Charter Locations

Summer season.

Windward Islands

Winter Season

Specifications.

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Diving yacht offers rendezvous diving only, green initiatives.

Water Sports

Crew information.

Captain: MARTIN LISCINSKY

Captain Martin Liscinsky & Chef Tamara Chepel Martin Liscinsky Originally from a city close to the Tatra mountains in Slovakia, Martin has always had a passion for adventure, sports and the great outdoors. He grew up mountain biking, white water rafting, climbing and would try any other sport he could involve himself in. At age 13 Martin travelled to Croatia where he was introduced to sailing - he was totally hooked on the sport and lifestyle. Martin moved to the UK aged 18 to begin a career as a chef which took him all over Europe including Switzerland, Scotland, France and Slovakia. He worked in high class fine dining restaurants and enjoyed the creativity and travel associated with being a chef. Despite enjoying his nice and successful career, Martins heart was still dreaming about being on the sea. When he realized he loves sailing more than cooking, he decided for a change and moved to Croatia to join the yachting industry. What was supposed be one season job became a lifestyle and Martin had never been happier. Being a Captain fulfilled everything he could dream of: freedom, traveling, outdoors and still bit of cooking, especially when the steaks are on the grill! Tamara Chepel Originally from Australia, Tamara was brought up in the city of Sydney. Her parents had a passion for food, travel and entertaining, most weekends were spent with family and friends either enjoying the outdoors, exploring her grandparent’s farm or joining big family gatherings – all of which was based around food, feasting, making a bonfire or BBQ and spending time together. These memories strongly shaped Tamara’s love for chartering and cheffing- there really is nothing more magical than sharing a delicious meal with family and friends in a beautiful place! Prior to finding yachting Tamara studied at university and had a career as an Occupational Therapist in Sydney and London. However a few years into her career it was too late to shake off the travel bug and on a trip to Croatia she met Martin – who invited her to join him in his escapades and she never looked back! Tamara and Martin met in Croatia in 2018 in the small town of Korcula. They quickly realised that despite being from different sides of the world they shared the same love for travel, sailing, experiencing different cultures (and food!), the ocean and being around family and friends. They backpacked Asia for seven months as the first real relationship test then returned to the Mediterranean where they worked on sailing yachts in Greece, Croatia, Italy, Turkey and Montenegro. After two seasons of enjoying the Mediterranean they set off to the Caribbean where they have worked in the British Virgin islands and some surrounding Caribbean countries including St Martin and Antigua. Tamara and Martin feel as though they have the best job in the world, chartering yachts and experiencing the ocean in all its glorious beauty while meeting new and returning guests and preparing wholesome meals to match the experience! Time spent with Tamara and Martin on True Story will follow the philosophy that a perfect charter includes sailing, exploring, relaxing and truly taking the time to experience the islands in the way which suits their guests. They create a relaxed and welcoming and safe environment, aiming to make the charter personalised to each guests needs. Tamara and Martin have a passion for underwater life and believe the world below is one of the best things about the BVI! They are personable and accommodating and have a true passion and interest in people, adventure, and sailing and love nothing more than to share this with their guests. Their shared love of food and culture means they are excited to include the best local produce and create delicious wholesome meals for their guests! Together this energetic couple is looking forward to the next chapter of True Story, and can not wait to welcome you aboard!

SIMONE'S SAMPLE MENU

Served with a fresh fruit platter, Tea & Coffee:

• With chia seeds, fresh fruits, coconut flakes and berries
• with various toppings available: berries, choc chips, maple syrup, Nutella etc.
• With berry syrup, bacon and banana – maple syrup/honey on the side
• with cherry tomatoes and spring onion - toast on the side
• With cream cheese, baby spinach and cheddar cheese – toast & jams on the side
• With jams, cheese, cream & fresh strawberries
• With cream cheese & spring onion/dill
• With fresh fruits, yoghurt & a special sprinkle surprise
• Spicy Shrimp QuinoA
• With cayenne pepper, old bay spice & sweet peppers, served with lemon & a salsa on the side
• With corn, carrots, greens and a sweet & spicy Mexican sauce
• With a green salad on the side
• Salmon/tuna, boiled egg, greens, beans, tomato & a classic niçoise dressing (Dijon mustard, honey, pepper, salt and lemon juice)
• Served with a fresh salad & vinaigrette dressing on the side
• Fresh beef patties with avocado, tomato, lettuce, pickles, cheese & micro greens to top it off
• With pickeled red onion, edamame beans, carrots, lettuce/spinach, beans, cucumber, cabbage, chicken/lentils/sashimi, served on a bed of quinoa, topped with hummus and picked ginger
• Caprese Salad
• Baked Bree with Cranberry
• Pan Seared Scallops & Lemon Butter
• Antipasto Bites
• Shrimp Cocktail
• Spicy Brussel Sprouts & Garlic Aioli
• Creamy Dill Cucumber Toasties
• Vegetable Skewers
• Served with salad & potato sides
• Served on a bed of spinach, radish, feta & cabbage topped with balsamic glaze reduction and sesame seeds
• Served with a raw broccoli salad, garlic bread & a pepper sauce
• Served with a rainbow salsa & sweet potato
• Served with a green salad
• Zucchini, tomato & red onion stuffed chicken breasts served on-top of seasoned rice with a fresh salad on the side
• Steam cooked legs, lemon-garlic grilled tail or deep-fried tail

*only served upon request & availability

• Served with fresh berries, pistachios & chili flakes
• Served with whipped cream/ice cream
• Served with ice cream/whipped cream
• Served with fresh berries
• Served with lemon drizzle
• Served with custard
• Chips & Dips/Salsas
• Charcuterie Board
• Vegetables & Hummus/Tzatziki
• Spring Rolls
• Mini Quiches
• Mozarella Sticks
• Spinach & Feta Samosa’s
• Cheese Board/Charcuterie Board
• Nuts & Dried Fruits

SIGNATURE COCKTAILS

• Caribbean Sunrise
• Caribbean Sunset
• Piña Colada
• Bloody Mary
• Lime & The Coconut

STANDARD SHIPS BAR

Soft drinks, sodas, water, beers and well drinks, cocktails are available  for your enjoyment.

Vodka brands: Tito’s, Stoli, Smirnoff

Whiskey brands: Johnny Walker, Dewars, Jack Daniels

Tequila brands: Souza, Milagro

Rum brand: Cruzan

Gin brands: Gordans, Tanqueray  

Assortment of liqueurs.

Red and White Wines

Pino Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Blend, Pinot Noir, Proseco

Bud, Coors, Corona, Miller, Caribe, Presidente

Please let your broker know your preferred brand.

If you require premium wines or spirits of your choice, please notify your broker and we will be happy to source it for you and have them onboard when you arrive.

These would be at an additional cost to you.

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• wpcf_menu: <h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>TAMARA'S SAMPLE MENU</u></strong></span></h2> <h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><u>BREAKFAST</u></strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Homemade Beetroot Gravalax Salmon on toasted English Muffin with Poached Egg, Homemade Hollandaise sauc, Microgreens</span></p> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Potatoe Latkes with Thyme Sauteed Mushrooms and Spinach, Roasted Baby Tomatoes, Sunny Side Up Egg on Toasted Sourdough</span></p> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Everything Bagel with Chilly Jam, Serano Ham, Provolone Cheese, Soft scarambled egg, Fresh Arugula</span></p> </li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; 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We learned so much about sailing the local islands and loved every minute of it! <br /> TOTAL PROS! <br /> Thank you so much for helping us create amazing memories with our families.<br /> We will be back. <br /> </div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>Thank you for an amazing trip!! </div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>Thank you so much for an amazing trip! The food was amazing and we loved every second of it. The scuba diving was fantastic as was the snorkeling. Jaco and Simone were simply fantastic and you both exceeded our expectations. "thank you" isn't sufficient!<br /> What a wonderful trip. </div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>Thank You Millions!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>The host and hostess with the MOSTEST! Jaco and Simone made our trip the BEST. Sun, amazing views, perfect breakfast, lunch, dinner and a perfectly nailed charcuterie board every day made our entire crew feel like "primary" <br /> oh, and there were a few drinks to really help relax the ladies and some of the boys. We've felt at home for the last week and don't want the time to end. While we have to go home, we'll still be living here in our minds and hearts.<br /> Jaco and Simone might be steering a beautiful boat but the two of them are TRUE STORY an amazing home. We admire your courage, passion and commitment to making our vacation an overwhelming success!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>We hope to see you in the future!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>Congratulations to the best Captain of the Caribbean! Amazing Yacht! <br /> <br /> " Thank you for this whole trip, it was very nice, we were attended in the best fashion by Joaco, Simon and Cata. We hope to see you in the future, on another trip!! We will be waiting for you in Argentina! Big hug! thank you! </div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>What a lovely week!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>What a lovely week we spent with Simone and Jaco. My kids were so well taken care of in plentiful dinghy rides and exhilarating tube/board rides! They were happy the whole trip and were never bored! Thank goodness! <br /> Simone treated us so kindly with amazing food all week. She went as far as to make my nephews favorite! Such a nice surprise. <br /> The cocktails at sunset were so lovely. Jaco really listened to our needs and brought us to some beautiful anchorages with lovely water/snorkeling and things to see! <br /> Thank you for the best week ever!<br /> </div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>Five Star Vacation!!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>We had a wonderful time!<br /> Everything was absolutely perfect.<br /> Jaco & Simone were super friendly, knowledgeable and efficient!<br /> Simone's cooking was excellent! <br /> It was a Five Star Vacation</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>One for the books!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>Thank you for such a memorable week! Truly one for the books and a trip that will be talked about forever!<br /> <br /> Thank you for a tip of a life time! absolutely unforgettable!<br /> <br /> You both made this trip so fun and full of laughs! So many great adventures! <br /> Just AMAZING!<br /> </div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>A Magical Week!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>Wow! What a magical week we had aboard True Story the week of Christmas. From the moment we stepped on board, Noa and Chino made us feel right at home. <br /> <br /> The food was amazing and Noa continuously surprised us all week. She is like a ninja chef who was cooking when no one was looking. Each meal was a complete surprise and always delicious. From the homemade breads, healthy entrees and of course the fabulous desserts. Noa had my daughter helping her make charcuterie boards and taught us how to make her amazing smoothie bowls. <br /> <br /> And Chino, what a gift he has at engaging everyone on the boat. He made separate connections with each one of us and taught us so many new games. My young adult boys are still playing Chinese Poker at home and I am now beating my husband at gin. Truly the best family time I could have asked for now that our kids are all off living on their own. Each day was an adventure seeing different islands in the BVI and USVI. <br /> <br /> We enjoyed paddle boarding, fishing and a great hike on St. John. Thank you Chino and Noa for such a fabulous week. Can't wait to connect with both of you again soon!!! You were all so accommodating with all of the crazy covid restrictions. We are so grateful you were able to make this trip happen. The safest covid trip around!!! </div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>Luckiest to Have Chino and Noa as our Crew</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>On behalf of my family I am writing to tell you our experience aboard True Story was made excellent due to Chino and Noa. These two very special people will be considered friends for life.<br /> <br /> Noa was the sweetest, most professional, most amazing chef whom always went out of her way to please. We were all blown away by her abilities to make the most delicious and beautiful meals. Chino was always positive and happy. Joined in our families game playing and constantly made us laugh, All the while staying in control and captaining the ship. He was a true leader every step of the way.<br /> <br /> Our family all boasted that we were the luckiest to have had ChiNoa for our crew ( out of the three boats we were traveling with). ChiNoa were the hardest working couple. Always the first up in the morning and last to stay up at night. They constantly had suggestions for travel , remained in control, but couldn’t be friendlier in their approach.<br /> <br /> My entire family would recommend ChiNoa and True Story to our friends and anyone inquiring. Our experience was made special because of Chino and Noa. We are truly grateful and appreciative and will forever hold them and this trip in our hearts.</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>What An Impact You had On Us1</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'><br /> "This is the first charter where we truly feel like we will be leaving our family behind when we depart. We hope you know how amazing you both are and what an impact you had on us in just a week's time."<br /> <br /> "You guys were absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for all you did to make this charter so much fun for all of us. We will miss you guys!"<br /> <br /> " You are now our favorite crew and we don't just say that to anyone! You made us all feel welcome and created such a fun charter! for us all." <br /> </div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>Gourmet Meal and Wonderful Smiles!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>Thank you for the Walker Family Dream Vacation! Noa and Chino are the best crew in the Caribbean! We will always remember the amazing gourmet meals complete with floral garnishes, paprika tullies and all of the homemade breads. We are definitely taking new recipes to Indiana! We will miss Chino's wonderful smile and competitive game nights. Hiring the two of you was our best decision ever! We will miss you and think of you often! maybe our paths will cross again someday!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>The Best Crew!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>What a great trip! Thank you for making it a wonderful week for us. it was wonderful to spend birthday celebrations and Father's Day on your boat. You are a fantastic couple! Noa's cooking was terrific! Love all the homemade breads, crepes and main courses. Chino has to be the best captain in all the USVI and BVI. We are looking forward to coming back again!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>Wonderful Week.</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>Thank you both for a WONDERFUL week.<br /> the food was amazing. We are all going home a little larger. :) We enjoyed all the snorkels and activities. We will miss the family meetings and game time. Master Chef was a huge hit and we loved Noa letting us share her kitchen. Everything was fabulous!!! We miss you guys already</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>One Of The Most Talented Chefs</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>We cannot express through words how much we loved our time on True Story. We along with our family of 7 adult children are seasoned travelers. We all were blown away with the attention to detail for our happiness that Noa and Chino extended to us.  <br /> The carefully navigated week by Chino and Noa allowed us to dive every day at a different location. Chino was  always a step ahead of the plan. <br /> It was very hard not to beg Noa to come home with us. She is one of the most talented chefs we've ever had and a delight to be with. <br /> We planned a murder mystery dinner one night that they helped me orchestrate, and it could not have been more fun. <br /> The True Story was the perfect size for our party of 9 adults. Each room had very comfortable mattresses, sheets and towels. The master was very roomy and had plenty of space. The size of the boat gave us a very smooth sail even in the rougher waters when sailing to new destinations. We had a very meaningful time and would rate it a perfect "10".<br /> <br /> </div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>Two Of The Nicest People We Have Ever Met!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>We had the pleasure of chartering with Chino and Noa. This was truly a trip of a lifetime! My husband and I were traveling with 4 teenagers that were very active. Chino and Noa made us feel at home from the moment we stepped on board. They became like family in the short time we had with them. The food was excellent! Noa definitely took our experience to a whole new level with her excellent cuisine. Chino was always keeping the kids entertained with water sports and his awesome dice game.They are both amazing with kids and two of the nicest people we have ever met.<br /> We hope to keep in touch with them and would definitely love to travel with them again. We love them both as they made this a trip to remember."<br /> </div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>You Guys Are Epic!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>We had a great trip. You guys are epic! We loved the trip.<br /> <br /> No words!! Thank you for the experience, the most amazing that we have ever had!<br /> <br /> Thank you so much for an amazing time. Both of you do such a great job. Hope to be back soon.</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>We Absolutely Loved Our Experience!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>We absolutely loved our experience. Your hospitality was beyond our expectations! You thought of everything to make us happy and always did it with a smile! You are an amazing duo and we wish you many happy years ahead. Thank you for the spectacular cuisine to the great itinerary. Looking forward to our next visit.<br /> </div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>It was incredible!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>What a wonderful experience. Your smile, knowledge and enthusiasm made our trip an adventure. We enjoyed your choice of locations and nightly coves. We looked forward to each meal for its variety, multicultural taste and freshness, not to mention the presentation. <br /> <br /> The cocktails were never ending! We have done these trips before but never with such a great crew. We hope to see you again on our next cruise. <br /> <br /> It was incredible!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>Made Our Charter Exceptional</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>You both truly made my 60th birthday a trip to remember! Having never met us before our departure you both really stepped up and made our charter exceptional!<br /> Thanks for making memories.<br /> <br /> Fantastic - Personable - Great Chef - Great Captain </div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:center;background:#CCCCCC;font-weight:bold;'>Nothing Short of Magical!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>Our week on True Story was nothing short of magical and exceeded our expectations on every level. Captain Chino and First Mate Noa are truly gifted at what they do. They made us feel right at home and relaxed from the moment we set foot on the boat until we sadly had to say our goodbyes at the end of the week. <br /> <br /> True Story is like a floating villa that is equipped to make your trip as relaxing or as action packed as you’d like. Chino and Noa were effortlessly able to accommodate our entire group as we all engaged in different activities, including stand-up paddle boarding, kayaking, snorkeling, scuba, fishing, and tubing behind the dinghy. Each day brought us to a new gorgeous location and a new adventure. <br /> <br /> The kids loved experiencing the transit sails either from the dolphin seats or the nets, occasionally getting splashed or happily getting drenched by a quick passing tropical rain burst. Some of the trip highlights were swimming with dolphins in Brewer’s Bay, scuba diving for lobster near Caneel Bay, paddling in Magen’s Bay, and tubing at dusk in Rendezvous Bay. <br /> <br /> Each night we laughed and celebrated the day during Captain’s Cocktail Hour, where the adults enjoyed exquisite cocktails made by the captain and an amazing platter of hors d'oeuvres from Noa, all while enjoying 360-degree sunset views from the fly-bridge. <br /> <br /> The food on our charter was also exceptional and led to many recipe requests. Pleasing the adults with delicious meals that are beautifully plated was one thing; however, winning over the group of picky kid-eaters was arguably the harder task. Noa easily delivered on both challenges and did so with a smile and with no visible stress. Her patience and love of the children was impossible to miss throughout the week. <br /> <br /> In Summary, our time on True Story was easily one of our best and most memorable vacations to date. In addition to lifelong memories, we feel like we made wonderful friends in Chino and Noa and can’t wait to return to True Story.<br /> </div><div class='clr'></div> </div><div class='clr'></div><br><div class='ebrmenu'><div class='ebmenuitem'><a class='dc_c3b_large dc_c3b_blue dc_button dc_c3b_download' href='https://www.cyabrochure.com/ebn/2395/pdhaX/7107/1///'>Home</a></div><div class='ebmenuitem'><a class='dc_c3b_large dc_c3b_blue dc_button dc_c3b_download' href='https://www.cyabrochure.com/ebn/2395/pdhaX/7107/2///'>More photos</a></div><div class='ebmenuitem'><a class='dc_c3b_large dc_c3b_blue dc_button dc_c3b_download' href='https://www.cyabrochure.com/ebn/2395/pdhaX/7107/3///'>Specs</a></div><div class='ebmenuitem'><a class='dc_c3b_large dc_c3b_blue dc_button dc_c3b_download' href='https://www.cyabrochure.com/ebn/2395/pdhaX/7107/5///'>Crew</a></div><div class='ebmenuitem'><a class='dc_c3b_large dc_c3b_blue dc_button dc_c3b_download' href='https://www.cyabrochure.com/ebn/2395/pdhaX/7107/M///'>Sample Menu</a></div><div class='ebmenuitem'><a class='dc_c3b_large dc_c3b_blue dc_button dc_c3b_download' href='https://www.cyabrochure.com/ebn/2395/pdhaX/7107/G///'>Guest Comments</a></div><div class='ebmenuitem'><a class='dc_c3b_large dc_c3b_blue dc_button dc_c3b_download' href='https://www.cyabrochure.com/ebn/2395/pdhaX/7107/4///'>Rates</a></div></div><span class='stretcher'></span> </div> </body> </html>
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href = "/wp-content/uploads/yacht/c/true-story/true-story-food-onboard-large-5.jpg" data-lightbox = "yacht_gallery"> <img src = "/wp-content/plugins/mo_filter/img/lqip/lqip_1x1_v1.webp" style = "w-100" class = "lazyload autoheight" alt="Food onboard TRUE STORY # 5" data-src = '/wp-content/uploads/yacht/c/true-story/true-story-food-onboard-small-5.jpg' /> </a> </p> </div> <div class = "col-4"> <p class = "text-center"> <a href = "/wp-content/uploads/yacht/c/true-story/true-story-food-onboard-large-6.jpg" data-lightbox = "yacht_gallery"> <img src = "/wp-content/plugins/mo_filter/img/lqip/lqip_1x1_v1.webp" style = "w-100" class = "lazyload autoheight" alt="Food onboard TRUE STORY # 6" data-src = '/wp-content/uploads/yacht/c/true-story/true-story-food-onboard-small-6.jpg' /> </a> </p> </div> <div class = "col-4"> <p class = "text-center"> <a href = "/wp-content/uploads/yacht/c/true-story/true-story-food-onboard-large-7.jpg" data-lightbox = "yacht_gallery"> <img src = 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#ba372a;"><u>BREAKFAST</u></span></strong></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Served with a fresh fruit platter, Tea & Coffee:</em></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><br /> <ul style="text-align: center;"><br /> <li>Acai Smoothie Bowl<br /> <ul><br /> <li>With chia seeds, fresh fruits, coconut flakes and berries</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Breakfast Pancake Stack<br /> <ul><br /> <li>with various toppings available: berries, choc chips, maple syrup, Nutella etc.</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Cinnamon French Toast with Greek yoghurt & berries<br /> <ul><br /> <li>With berry syrup, bacon and banana – maple syrup/honey on the side</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Fluffy Scrambled Eggs & Mediterranean Avocado<br /> <ul><br /> <li>with cherry tomatoes and spring onion - toast on the side</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Sheet Pan Omelet Roll<br /> <ul><br /> <li>With cream cheese, baby spinach and cheddar cheese – toast & jams on the side</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Sweet & Savory Scones<br /> <ul><br /> <li>With jams, cheese, cream & fresh strawberries</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Poached Egg & Salmon Bagels<br /> <ul><br /> <li>With cream cheese & spring onion/dill</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Healthy Oatmeal or Granola Jars<br /> <ul><br /> <li>With fresh fruits, yoghurt & a special sprinkle surprise</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> </ul><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ba372a;"><strong><u>LUNCHES</u></strong></span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><br /> <ul style="text-align: center;"><br /> <li>Spicy Shrimp QuinoA</li><br /> <li>With cayenne pepper, old bay spice & sweet peppers, served with lemon & a salsa on the side</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> <li>Beef & Black Bean Burrito/Wrap<br /> <ul><br /> <li>With corn, carrots, greens and a sweet & spicy Mexican sauce</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Grilled Chicken & Salad<br /> <ul><br /> <li>With a green salad on the side</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Niçoise Salad<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Salmon/tuna, boiled egg, greens, beans, tomato & a classic niçoise dressing (Dijon mustard, honey, pepper, salt and lemon juice)</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Lettuce Wrapped Tuna/Salmon Patties<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Served with a fresh salad & vinaigrette dressing on the side</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Gourmet Burgers & Sweet Potatoe Fries<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Fresh beef patties with avocado, tomato, lettuce, pickles, cheese & micro greens to top it off</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Buddah Bowls<br /> <ul><br /> <li>With pickeled red onion, edamame beans, carrots, lettuce/spinach, beans, cucumber, cabbage, chicken/lentils/sashimi, served on a bed of quinoa, topped with hummus and picked ginger</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> </ul><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ba372a;"><strong><u>APPETIZERS</u></strong></span></p><br /> <ul style="text-align: center;"><br /> <li>Caprese Salad</li><br /> <li>Baked Bree with Cranberry</li><br /> <li>Pan Seared Scallops & Lemon Butter</li><br /> <li>Antipasto Bites</li><br /> <li>Shrimp Cocktail</li><br /> <li>Spicy Brussel Sprouts & Garlic Aioli</li><br /> <li>Creamy Dill Cucumber Toasties</li><br /> <li>Vegetable Skewers</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ba372a;"><strong><u>DINNER</u></strong></span></p><br /> <ul style="text-align: center;"><br /> <li>BBQ Ribs<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Served with salad & potato sides</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Seared Tuna<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Served on a bed of spinach, radish, feta & cabbage topped with balsamic glaze reduction and sesame seeds</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Flame Grilled Steak<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Served with a raw broccoli salad, garlic bread & a pepper sauce<br /><br /></li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Lemon & Herb Mahi Mahi<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Served with a rainbow salsa & sweet potato</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Pork Chops, Peas & Potato<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Served with a green salad</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Mediterranean Chicken, Rice & Salad<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Zucchini, tomato & red onion stuffed chicken breasts served on-top of seasoned rice with a fresh salad on the side</li><br /> <li> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Fresh from the Ocean Lobster, South African West-Coast Style<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Steam cooked legs, lemon-garlic grilled tail or deep-fried tail</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> </ul><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>*only served upon request & availability </em></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ba372a;"><strong><u>DESSERTS</u></strong></span></p><br /> <ul style="text-align: center;"><br /> <li>Chocolate Mousse (Vegan option upon request only)<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Served with fresh berries, pistachios & chili flakes</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Peach Crumble Pie<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Served with whipped cream/ice cream</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Chocolate Fudge Brownies<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Served with ice cream/whipped cream</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Créme Brulé<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Served with fresh berries</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Lemon Pound Cake<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Served with lemon drizzle</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Classic South African Malva Pudding<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Served with custard</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> </ul><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ba372a;"><strong><u>SNACKS</u></strong></span></p><br /> <ul style="text-align: center;"><br /> <li>Chips & Dips/Salsas</li><br /> <li>Charcuterie Board</li><br /> <li>Fruits</li><br /> <li>Vegetables & Hummus/Tzatziki</li><br /> <li>Spring Rolls</li><br /> <li>Mini Quiches</li><br /> <li>Mozarella Sticks</li><br /> <li>Spinach & Feta Samosa’s</li><br /> <li>Cheese Board/Charcuterie Board</li><br /> <li>Jerkey</li><br /> <li>Nuts & Dried Fruits</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ba372a;"><strong><u>SIGNATURE COCKTAILS</u></strong></span></p><br /> <ul style="text-align: center;"><br /> <li>Caribbean Sunrise</li><br /> <li>Caribbean Sunset</li><br /> <li>Painkiller</li><br /> <li>Piña Colada</li><br /> <li>Bloody Mary</li><br /> <li>Lime & The Coconut</li><br /> <li>Mimosa</li><br /> <li>Margarita</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #8f1717;"><strong>STANDARD SHIPS BAR</strong></span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Soft drinks, sodas, water, beers and well drinks, cocktails are available  for your enjoyment.</span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Spirits </strong></span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Vodka brands: Tito’s, Stoli, Smirnoff</span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Whiskey brands: Johnny Walker, Dewars, Jack Daniels</span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tequila brands: Souza, Milagro</span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Rum brand: Cruzan</span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Gin brands: Gordans, Tanqueray  </span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Assortment of liqueurs.</span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Red and White Wines </strong></span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Pino Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Blend, Pinot Noir, Proseco</span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Beer</strong></span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Bud, Coors, Corona, Miller, Caribe, Presidente</span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Please let your broker know your preferred brand.</strong></span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>If you require premium wines or spirits of your choice, please notify your broker and we will be happy to source it for you and have them onboard when you arrive. </strong></span></p><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>These would be at an additional cost to you.</strong></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
• reviews: <h2 id='reviews'>Reviews</h2> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 2 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">Sailing was amazing!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>We boarded the boat knowing little about boating and sailing was amazing!! <br /> Jaco and Simone exceeded our expectations. We learned so much about sailing the local islands and loved every minute of it! <br /> TOTAL PROS! <br /> Thank you so much for helping us create amazing memories with our families.<br /> We will be back. <br /> </div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 3 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">Thank you for an amazing trip!! </div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>Thank you so much for an amazing trip! The food was amazing and we loved every second of it. The scuba diving was fantastic as was the snorkeling. Jaco and Simone were simply fantastic and you both exceeded our expectations. "thank you" isn't sufficient!<br /> What a wonderful trip. </div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 4 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">Thank You Millions!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>The host and hostess with the MOSTEST! Jaco and Simone made our trip the BEST. Sun, amazing views, perfect breakfast, lunch, dinner and a perfectly nailed charcuterie board every day made our entire crew feel like "primary" <br /> oh, and there were a few drinks to really help relax the ladies and some of the boys. We've felt at home for the last week and don't want the time to end. While we have to go home, we'll still be living here in our minds and hearts.<br /> Jaco and Simone might be steering a beautiful boat but the two of them are TRUE STORY an amazing home. We admire your courage, passion and commitment to making our vacation an overwhelming success!</div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 5 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">We hope to see you in the future!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>Congratulations to the best Captain of the Caribbean! Amazing Yacht! <br /> <br /> " Thank you for this whole trip, it was very nice, we were attended in the best fashion by Joaco, Simon and Cata. We hope to see you in the future, on another trip!! We will be waiting for you in Argentina! Big hug! thank you! </div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 6 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">What a lovely week!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>What a lovely week we spent with Simone and Jaco. My kids were so well taken care of in plentiful dinghy rides and exhilarating tube/board rides! They were happy the whole trip and were never bored! Thank goodness! <br /> Simone treated us so kindly with amazing food all week. She went as far as to make my nephews favorite! Such a nice surprise. <br /> The cocktails at sunset were so lovely. Jaco really listened to our needs and brought us to some beautiful anchorages with lovely water/snorkeling and things to see! <br /> Thank you for the best week ever!<br /> </div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 7 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">Five Star Vacation!!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>We had a wonderful time!<br /> Everything was absolutely perfect.<br /> Jaco & Simone were super friendly, knowledgeable and efficient!<br /> Simone's cooking was excellent! <br /> It was a Five Star Vacation</div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 8 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">One for the books!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>Thank you for such a memorable week! Truly one for the books and a trip that will be talked about forever!<br /> <br /> Thank you for a tip of a life time! absolutely unforgettable!<br /> <br /> You both made this trip so fun and full of laughs! So many great adventures! <br /> Just AMAZING!<br /> </div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 9 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">A Magical Week!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>Wow! What a magical week we had aboard True Story the week of Christmas. From the moment we stepped on board, Noa and Chino made us feel right at home. <br /> <br /> The food was amazing and Noa continuously surprised us all week. She is like a ninja chef who was cooking when no one was looking. Each meal was a complete surprise and always delicious. From the homemade breads, healthy entrees and of course the fabulous desserts. Noa had my daughter helping her make charcuterie boards and taught us how to make her amazing smoothie bowls. <br /> <br /> And Chino, what a gift he has at engaging everyone on the boat. He made separate connections with each one of us and taught us so many new games. My young adult boys are still playing Chinese Poker at home and I am now beating my husband at gin. Truly the best family time I could have asked for now that our kids are all off living on their own. Each day was an adventure seeing different islands in the BVI and USVI. <br /> <br /> We enjoyed paddle boarding, fishing and a great hike on St. John. Thank you Chino and Noa for such a fabulous week. Can't wait to connect with both of you again soon!!! You were all so accommodating with all of the crazy covid restrictions. We are so grateful you were able to make this trip happen. The safest covid trip around!!! </div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 10 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">Luckiest to Have Chino and Noa as our Crew</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>On behalf of my family I am writing to tell you our experience aboard True Story was made excellent due to Chino and Noa. These two very special people will be considered friends for life.<br /> <br /> Noa was the sweetest, most professional, most amazing chef whom always went out of her way to please. We were all blown away by her abilities to make the most delicious and beautiful meals. Chino was always positive and happy. Joined in our families game playing and constantly made us laugh, All the while staying in control and captaining the ship. He was a true leader every step of the way.<br /> <br /> Our family all boasted that we were the luckiest to have had ChiNoa for our crew ( out of the three boats we were traveling with). ChiNoa were the hardest working couple. Always the first up in the morning and last to stay up at night. They constantly had suggestions for travel , remained in control, but couldn’t be friendlier in their approach.<br /> <br /> My entire family would recommend ChiNoa and True Story to our friends and anyone inquiring. Our experience was made special because of Chino and Noa. We are truly grateful and appreciative and will forever hold them and this trip in our hearts.</div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 11 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">What An Impact You had On Us1</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'><br /> "This is the first charter where we truly feel like we will be leaving our family behind when we depart. We hope you know how amazing you both are and what an impact you had on us in just a week's time."<br /> <br /> "You guys were absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for all you did to make this charter so much fun for all of us. We will miss you guys!"<br /> <br /> " You are now our favorite crew and we don't just say that to anyone! You made us all feel welcome and created such a fun charter! for us all." <br /> </div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 12 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">Gourmet Meal and Wonderful Smiles!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>Thank you for the Walker Family Dream Vacation! Noa and Chino are the best crew in the Caribbean! We will always remember the amazing gourmet meals complete with floral garnishes, paprika tullies and all of the homemade breads. We are definitely taking new recipes to Indiana! We will miss Chino's wonderful smile and competitive game nights. Hiring the two of you was our best decision ever! We will miss you and think of you often! maybe our paths will cross again someday!</div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 13 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">The Best Crew!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>What a great trip! Thank you for making it a wonderful week for us. it was wonderful to spend birthday celebrations and Father's Day on your boat. You are a fantastic couple! Noa's cooking was terrific! Love all the homemade breads, crepes and main courses. Chino has to be the best captain in all the USVI and BVI. We are looking forward to coming back again!</div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 14 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">Wonderful Week.</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>Thank you both for a WONDERFUL week.<br /> the food was amazing. We are all going home a little larger. :) We enjoyed all the snorkels and activities. We will miss the family meetings and game time. Master Chef was a huge hit and we loved Noa letting us share her kitchen. Everything was fabulous!!! We miss you guys already</div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 15 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">One Of The Most Talented Chefs</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>We cannot express through words how much we loved our time on True Story. We along with our family of 7 adult children are seasoned travelers. We all were blown away with the attention to detail for our happiness that Noa and Chino extended to us.  <br /> The carefully navigated week by Chino and Noa allowed us to dive every day at a different location. Chino was  always a step ahead of the plan. <br /> It was very hard not to beg Noa to come home with us. She is one of the most talented chefs we've ever had and a delight to be with. <br /> We planned a murder mystery dinner one night that they helped me orchestrate, and it could not have been more fun. <br /> The True Story was the perfect size for our party of 9 adults. Each room had very comfortable mattresses, sheets and towels. The master was very roomy and had plenty of space. The size of the boat gave us a very smooth sail even in the rougher waters when sailing to new destinations. We had a very meaningful time and would rate it a perfect "10".<br /> <br /> </div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 16 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">Two Of The Nicest People We Have Ever Met!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>We had the pleasure of chartering with Chino and Noa. This was truly a trip of a lifetime! My husband and I were traveling with 4 teenagers that were very active. Chino and Noa made us feel at home from the moment we stepped on board. They became like family in the short time we had with them. The food was excellent! Noa definitely took our experience to a whole new level with her excellent cuisine. Chino was always keeping the kids entertained with water sports and his awesome dice game.They are both amazing with kids and two of the nicest people we have ever met.<br /> We hope to keep in touch with them and would definitely love to travel with them again. We love them both as they made this a trip to remember."<br /> </div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 17 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">You Guys Are Epic!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>We had a great trip. You guys are epic! We loved the trip.<br /> <br /> No words!! Thank you for the experience, the most amazing that we have ever had!<br /> <br /> Thank you so much for an amazing time. Both of you do such a great job. Hope to be back soon.</div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 18 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">We Absolutely Loved Our Experience!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>We absolutely loved our experience. Your hospitality was beyond our expectations! You thought of everything to make us happy and always did it with a smile! You are an amazing duo and we wish you many happy years ahead. Thank you for the spectacular cuisine to the great itinerary. Looking forward to our next visit.<br /> </div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 19 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">It was incredible!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>What a wonderful experience. Your smile, knowledge and enthusiasm made our trip an adventure. We enjoyed your choice of locations and nightly coves. We looked forward to each meal for its variety, multicultural taste and freshness, not to mention the presentation. <br /> <br /> The cocktails were never ending! We have done these trips before but never with such a great crew. We hope to see you again on our next cruise. <br /> <br /> It was incredible!</div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 20 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">Made Our Charter Exceptional</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>You both truly made my 60th birthday a trip to remember! Having never met us before our departure you both really stepped up and made our charter exceptional!<br /> Thanks for making memories.<br /> <br /> Fantastic - Personable - Great Chef - Great Captain </div><div class='clr'></div></div> </div> <div class='bs-example' itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Review"> <div itemprop="name" content=""></div> <div itemprop="itemReviewed" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Hotel"> <span itemprop="name">TRUE STORY</span> </div> <div itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope> <meta itemprop="name" content="TRUE STORY" Crew 21 /> </div> <div class="yacht_rev"> <div itemprop="reviewBody">Nothing Short of Magical!</div><div class='clr'></div><div style='text-align:left;'>Our week on True Story was nothing short of magical and exceeded our expectations on every level. Captain Chino and First Mate Noa are truly gifted at what they do. They made us feel right at home and relaxed from the moment we set foot on the boat until we sadly had to say our goodbyes at the end of the week. <br /> <br /> True Story is like a floating villa that is equipped to make your trip as relaxing or as action packed as you’d like. Chino and Noa were effortlessly able to accommodate our entire group as we all engaged in different activities, including stand-up paddle boarding, kayaking, snorkeling, scuba, fishing, and tubing behind the dinghy. Each day brought us to a new gorgeous location and a new adventure. <br /> <br /> The kids loved experiencing the transit sails either from the dolphin seats or the nets, occasionally getting splashed or happily getting drenched by a quick passing tropical rain burst. Some of the trip highlights were swimming with dolphins in Brewer’s Bay, scuba diving for lobster near Caneel Bay, paddling in Magen’s Bay, and tubing at dusk in Rendezvous Bay. <br /> <br /> Each night we laughed and celebrated the day during Captain’s Cocktail Hour, where the adults enjoyed exquisite cocktails made by the captain and an amazing platter of hors d'oeuvres from Noa, all while enjoying 360-degree sunset views from the fly-bridge. <br /> <br /> The food on our charter was also exceptional and led to many recipe requests. Pleasing the adults with delicious meals that are beautifully plated was one thing; however, winning over the group of picky kid-eaters was arguably the harder task. Noa easily delivered on both challenges and did so with a smile and with no visible stress. Her patience and love of the children was impossible to miss throughout the week. <br /> <br /> In Summary, our time on True Story was easily one of our best and most memorable vacations to date. In addition to lifelong memories, we feel like we made wonderful friends in Chino and Noa and can’t wait to return to True Story.<br /> </div><div class='clr'></div> </div> </div>
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• gpt_description: <h3>Elevator Summary</h3> <p>Experience unmatched luxury on <b>True Story</b>, a sleek and spacious vessel built by <b>Fountaine Pajot</b> in <b>2017</b>. As the flagship of Fountaine Pajot's fleet, she spans an impressive <b>67'</b> with a beam of <b>32'</b>, providing ample space for relaxation and entertainment. With <b>4 elegant cabins</b> accommodating up to <b>8 guests</b>, including a splendid primary suite, this yacht is at the apex of cruising comfort. Onboard, guests enjoy state-of-the-art amenities, a fabulous selection of water toys, and a crew renowned for exceptional service, guaranteeing a sailing experience as thrilling as it is serene.</p> <h3>Accommodation</h3> <p>The yacht features <b>4 cabins:</b> 1 Port Midship Primary Suite King, 1 Port Forward King (convertible into 2 twin beds), and 2 Queens on the starboard side. Each cabin comes equipped with its own air-conditioning unit, private ensuite facilities with separate showers, ensuring maximum comfort and privacy. The stately primary suite includes additional luxuries such as a seating/lounge area and a desk, surrounded by sumptuous accommodations that make this yacht feel like a floating boutique hotel.</p> <h3>Toys</h3> <ul> <li><b>1 Kneeboard</b></li> <li><b>1 Wakeboard</b></li> <li><b>1 Tube</b></li> <li><b>1 Floating mat</b></li> <li><b>4 Standup Paddleboards</b></li> <li><b>1 Tandem kayak</b></li> <li><b>Snorkeling gear for all guests</b></li> <li><b>2 Sea scooters</b></li> <li><b>2 Fishing rods and tackle</b></li> <li><b>Multiple in-water floating lounge chairs</b></li> </ul> <h3>Amenities</h3> <table class="table"> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">Amenity</th> <th scope="col">Availability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Smart TVs</td> <td><b>Available</b> in the saloon and selected cabins</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Onboard WiFi</td> <td><b>Available</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Starlink Internet</td> <td><b>Installed</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bimini</td> <td><b>Available</b> for shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Barbeque</td> <td><b>Yes</b></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3>Crew</h3> <p>The yacht hosts a skilled and hospitable crew led by <b>Captain Martin Liscinsky</b> from Slovakia, complemented by <b>Chef Tamara Chepel</b> from Australia. The duo expertly navigates Caribbean waters, offering guests a seamless blend of adventure and gourmet dining. Their extensive experience not only in navigating but in crafting personalized journeys equipped with delicious meals and engaging itineraries ensures every guest's needs are surpassed.</p>
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6 Missing After Yacht Sinks in Sicily Presumed Dead as Sources Say Passengers Had Been Celebrating Before Storm

Authorities said the Bayesian capsized early on Monday, Aug. 19 while moored about a half mile from the the coast of Porticello

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The six people who remain missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily during a storm are presumed dead by many of the investigators, local sources tell PEOPLE, though authorities haven't yet commented on that.

The Bayesian , a 183-foot vessel, capsized early on Monday, Aug. 19, while moored about a half mile from the the coast of Porticello, according to a statement from the Italian coast guard, previously obtained to PEOPLE.

A source close to the survivors tells PEOPLE the yacht had traveled from the Aeolian Islands to celebrate the recent acquittal of British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch , who is among the missing.

Lynch recently went to trial, and won, after he was was accused of financial fraud in connection to the sale of Autonomy, a business software company Lynch founded, to Hewlett-Packard in 2011.

“That's why he took his closest friends and colleagues on the trip,” the source adds.

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The other missing passengers include New York City-based lawyer Christopher Morvillo , who helped Lynch get acquitted, and his wife Neda, as well as Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife.

Lynch’s daughter Hannah is also missing, although his wife, Angela Bacares, is one of the 15 passengers who were rescued in the aftermath of the tragedy.

Although the search is still ongoing, local sources tell PEOPLE that many of the investigations believe they are presumed to be trapped in the hold or in their cabins. (Authorities have yet to comment on this and have only referred to the individuals as missing.)

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The Bayesian still appears to be intact as it lays on its right side in about 160 feet of water, according to Reuters . Due to the depth, crews only have about 8 to 10 minutes to search before resurfacing.

A senior source at the Italian fire brigade which is in charge of the underwater rescue efforts tells PEOPLE that crews have “managed to get to the berth and to the living room, which was full of debris and cables.”

So far, they say teams have looked through portholes and “have not seen any people trapped inside,” despite some reports. 

Currently, crews are attempting to “find ways of lighting up the inside of the vessel” to help them “properly” search for the missing.

The senior fire official says five additional expert diving units “have arrived in Sicily to help with the emergency,” and 15 people are working around the clock to try and find the individuals.

“It's a very long job,” the senior official explains, noting that there are “physical limits” to what crews can do underneath the water’s surface. “At most, it is a 15 minute segment — and that includes going up and going down. And then they need time to recover.”

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Marco Tilotta, a diver with the local fire department, previously said it has been “difficult” to access the hull, which is “a world of objects” inside, according to the BBC . Navigating the narrow spaces, he added, “is a really hard and difficult job.”

However, the diver emphasized, "we are not stopping."

Added Tilotta, “We have resources, manpower and means. Our goal is to find all the people who are missing, so that is our job.”

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Chilling footage shows bayesian superyacht slowly disappearing from view during raging storm.

Security camera footage from 650 feet from where the Bayesian superyacht sank Monday shows it slowly disappearing.

In the chilling video, the lights from the boat go out of view as the storm rages.

A witness told Giornale Di Sicilia that they rushed to watch the tape after learning about the ship.

What to know after a tornado sank the yacht Bayesian off the coast of Sicily, leaving one dead and six missing:

• A superyacht capsized off the coast of Sicily after a tornado hit the area early Monday, killing one passenger and leaving five others missing — including Michael Lynch, a tech tycoon known as “Britain’s Bill Gates,” officials said.
• Lynch had invited guests from the legal firm that represented him, Clifford Chance, and Invoke Capital, his own company, on the voyage,  according to the Telegraph . 
• Captain James Catfield, who piloted the 184-foot, British-flagged craft, was among the 15 crew members and passengers to survive after the tornado struck Monday before sunrise.
• Security camera footage shot from 650 feet from where the  Bayesian sank Monday  shows it slowly disappearing.
• Italian authorities have said the chances of the passengers surviving the disaster was very small, but “never say never.”

“Of about 20 cameras installed in the house, only one was not disturbed by the wind and rain. You can clearly see what is happening,” the witness said.

“There was nothing that could be done for the boat. It disappeared in a very short time.”

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Missing revealed as divers search superyacht that sank in storm off Sicily

ROME — Rescue teams and divers were searching Tuesday for six missing people, including a British tech magnate and a Morgan Stanley boss, after a luxury superyacht sank in a storm off Sicily .

The identity of those still missing emerged after an initial search of the 184-foot sailboat, named the Bayesian, was unsuccessful Monday. The British-flagged tourist vessel had 22 people aboard when it sank because of “a violent storm” off Sicily’s main city, Palermo, around 5 a.m. local time (11 p.m. ET) on Monday, the local coast guard said.

Newly released video shows the moment the vessel suddenly sank after being battered by the storm. In the video, the 250-foot mast, which was lit up and lashed by the storm, appears to bend to one side before it disappears and is replaced by darkness.

The grainy images obtained by NBC News and other outlets were recorded on closed-circuit television not far from where the Bayesian was anchored.

Fifteen people were rescued by a boat present in the immediate vicinity and then brought ashore by coast guard vessels, but six passengers, including American, British and Canadian citizens, remained missing, it said. They were believed to be trapped in the boat's hull, some 164 feet underwater, posing a challenge to divers who returned Tuesday to the site off Porticello, near Palermo.

Salvatore Cocina, director of Sicily’s Civil Protection Agency, told NBC News that the missing include British tech magnate Mike Lynch and his daughter, Morgan Stanley International Chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife, and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife.

Cocina did not specify the nationalities of the missing. He also did not identify Lynch's daughter or the wives of Bloomer and Morvillo.

A spokesperson for Clifford Chance, where Morvillo works as a lawyer, confirmed to NBC News on Tuesday that he and his wife, Neda, were among the missing. 

Aki Hussain, chief executive officer of U.K. insurance company Hiscox, where Bloomer is a nonexecutive chairman, confirmed to NBC News on Tuesday that Bloomer and his wife, Judy, were missing.

Italy’s national fire department said that its divers were able to get inside the wreck during a late-night dive Monday, inspecting some cabins under the bridge, but were having trouble navigating because of obstructions and narrow access gates. One of those obstructions was reported to have been caused by furniture from the cabins that moved during the storm that struck the ship early Monday.

Rescuers said that there might be bodies inside the cabins, especially considering the timing of the storm, but that they had so far been unable to check through the ship’s portholes.

Divers were forced to work in 12-minute underwater search shifts because of the depth, while surface searches continued in the area of ​​the shipwreck with a helicopter and a fire brigade boat, it added.

Mike Lynch, who was regularly described in U.K. media as “Britain’s Bill Gates,” was cleared of fraud charges in a blockbuster U.S. trial earlier this summer. Sources told CNBC on Monday that his wife, Angela Bacares, has been rescued. Italian news agency ANSA identified his daughter, missing alongside her father, as Hannah, 18.

Just days earlier, Lynch's co-defendant, Stephen Chamberlain, died after being “fatally struck by a car” while out running Saturday, his lawyer Gary Lincenberg said in an emailed statement.

The sailing vacation that ended in tragedy appeared to be something of a celebration after Lynch’s acquittal — Morvillo was one of Lynch’s U.S. lawyers and Bloomer testified in his defense.

“We are deeply shocked and saddened by this tragic event. Our thoughts are with all those affected, in particular our Chair, Jonathan Bloomer, and his wife Judy, who are among the missing,” Hussain, the Hiscox CEO, said in an emailed statement.

A Morgan Stanley spokesperson also said: “Our thoughts are with all those affected, in particular the Bloomer family, as we all wait for further news from this terrible situation.”

The Eve Appeal, a British cancer charity, described Judy Bloomer in an emailed statement as “a brilliant champion for women’s health and medical research.”

Britain's Marine Accident Investigation Branch said it was deploying a team of four inspectors to Palermo to conduct a preliminary assessment.

The coast guard said in a statement Monday that the ship’s cook had died. It did not give his nationality. Reuters identified him as Antiguan citizen Ricardo Thomas.

One of the survivors, identified as Charlotte Emsley, 35, told the Italian news agency ANSA that she had momentarily lost hold of her year-old daughter, Sofia, in the water but managed to retrieve her and hold her up over the waves until a lifeboat inflated and they were pulled to safety.

Built by Italian shipbuilder Perini Navi in 2008, the U.K.-registered, Bayesian can carry 12 guests and a crew of up to 10, according to online specialist yacht sites.

The yacht’s nearly 250-foot mast is the tallest aluminum sailing mast in the world, according to CharterWorld Luxury Yacht Charters. 

Luca Mercalli, an Italian climatologist and president of the country’s meteorological society, told Reuters that the storm could have involved a waterspout, essentially a tornado over water, or a downburst, a more frequent phenomenon that doesn’t involve the rotation of the air.

Storms and heavy rainfall have swept Italy in recent days after weeks of scorching heat.

“The sea surface temperature around Sicily was around 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit), which is almost 3 degrees more than normal,” Mercalli said. “This creates an enormous source of energy that contributes to these storms.”

Claudio Lavanga reported from Rome and Yuliya Talmazan from London.

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Who are Mike Lynch and the other people missing after a yacht sank in Sicily?

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Mike Lynch remains missing after a luxury yacht sank off of Sicily's coast. Lynch, who sold his tech firm Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011, had recently been acquitted of fraud charges related to the sale. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption

Search teams are scouring waters along Italy’s southwestern shore, where a luxury sailing yacht sank early Monday. Six people are known to be missing, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter, and Morgan Stanley International Chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife.

Faced with the possibility that some people might have been trapped inside the ship when it sank in a storm, dive teams (including cave divers from the local fire brigade) have been looking for ways to enter the vessel.

The Palermo Coast Guard told NPR on Tuesday that such an operation is complicated by the depth and position of the hull, which lies on the seabed at a depth of around 50 meters, about a half-mile from the port in Porticello, Sicily.

Lynch, a mathematician and longtime tech entrepreneur, was on a vacation voyage that apparently doubled as a celebration of his recent acquittal on federal fraud charges in the U.S. At least two members of his legal team were reportedly on the boat.

Here’s what we know about Lynch and the tragic situation off Sicily’s coast: 

A rescue boat of the Italian Coast Guard operates in Porticello near Palermo, on Tuesday, a day after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Specialist divers launched a fresh search for six people, including U.K. tech tycoon Mike Lynch. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Who is Mike Lynch?

Lynch, 59, made his name as the founder and longtime leader of Autonomy, a search engine and software company that helped companies manage information. Hewlett-Packard bought Autonomy for $11 billion in 2011, but Lynch then faced accusations — and then federal charges — that he had misrepresented his company’s financial health and prospects. Lynch denied the claims, saying HP was blaming him for its own problems.

Lynch was indicted on multiple fraud and conspiracy counts in late 2018, months after Autonomy’s former chief financial officer, Sushovan Hussain, was convicted of fraud (he was later sentenced to five years in prison).

Search resumes for British tech magnate and 5 others after yacht sinks off Sicily

Lynch successfully delayed extradition from the U.K. until May 2023 . Earlier this year, the case finally culminated in a lengthy trial in San Francisco that ended with Lynch’s acquittal of all charges against him in June , after he testified on his own behalf.

Also acquitted was Stephen Chamberlain, Autonomy’s former finance VP. But on Saturday — just two days before Lynch was caught in a boating catastrophe — Chamberlain was killed in a car accident , after he was struck while out for a run.

Lynch earned a Ph.D. in adaptive pattern recognition from Cambridge University. In 2006, he was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) honor for his work in the U.K.’s tech industry. After selling Autonomy, he founded an investment group focused on startups emerging from Cambridge University.

Who else was aboard?

Survivors include Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares, along with Charlotte Golunski, who works at Invoke Capital, Lynch’s venture capital firm. Golunski was on the ship with her daughter, Sofia, who had just celebrated her first birthday. In an interview with La Repubblica , Golunski said she held her little girl as she floated in darkness, using all her strength to keep her arms up and prevent Sofia from drowning. Sophia’s father was also onboard and survived.

Ayla Ronald, a lawyer who worked on Lynch’s fraud case, and her partner also escaped the wreck. Other survivors include several crew members, including two women in their early 20s who were part of the ship’s staff.

Missing along with Lynch and Bloomer are Lynch’s daughter, Hannah, 18; Bloomer’s wife, Judy; a lawyer for Lynch named Chris Morvillo; and his wife, Neda, according to local newspaper Giornale di Sicilia .

Bloomer was a partner at Arthur Andersen for some 20 years, until 1994, according to his LinkedIn profile . He then led the financial services company Prudential before taking on a number of chairman roles, including at the legal services firm DWF.

Bloomer is also currently chairman of insurance company the Hiscox Group.

“We are deeply shocked and saddened by this tragic event,” Hiscox CEO Aki Hussain said in a statement sent to NPR. “Our thoughts are with all those affected, in particular our Chair, Jonathan Bloomer, and his wife Judy, who are among the missing, and with their family as they await further news from this terrible situation.”  

#Palermo , naufragio imbarcazione a Porticello: proseguono da parte dei #vigilidelfuoco le ricerche delle 6 persone segnalate come disperse. Giunti da Cagliari, Sassari e Roma i #sommozzatori speleo [ #19agosto 19:30] pic.twitter.com/7WY30ckxcK — Vigili del Fuoco (@vigilidelfuoco) August 19, 2024

What happened to the yacht?

The gathering took place aboard a massive sailing yacht called Bayesian — a term that, in mathematics and statistics, refers to probability and uncertainty. The yacht’s overall length is listed at 55.9 meters (183 feet).

The Bayesian was off the coast of Porticello when it was swamped by a violent storm before dawn on Monday morning. Numerous eyewitness accounts cited a waterspout — a highly localized spiraling storm that’s essentially a marine tornado. Around that time, the Bayesian was located in the Tyrrhenian Sea, according to the Marine Traffic tracking site.

The ship, which had 22 people aboard, sank. In the aftermath, 15 people were rescued, but one died and six were unaccounted for.  

What about the rescue effort?

Helicopters and marine craft have been searching for any sign of the passengers, hoping to find more survivors. Sea and cave divers have also been part of the effort.

Italy’s fire brigade, Vigili del Fuoco, says it is working on a plan for divers to enter the sunken vessel. An initial attempt on Monday was cut short after divers were able to gain only limited access , citing furniture that blocked a passageway.

When asked about the possibility of finding any other survivors of the calamity, Comandante Vincenzo Zagarola of the Italian Coast Guard told radio station RTL 102.5 on Tuesday that given how much time has elapsed, it’s difficult to imagine a good outcome for the missing passengers. But, he said, the search will continue.

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What we know about the luxury yacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily

PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Specialist cave divers working in 12-minute underwater shifts were searching Tuesday for six missing passengers and crew, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, believed to be in the submerged wreck of a luxury yacht that was slammed by a powerful storm and swiftly sank off Sicily.

The sleek yacht, named the Bayesian, was carrying a crew of 10 people and 12 passengers when it suddenly sank near the Mediterranean island that is part of Italy at about 4 a.m. on Monday. One body has been recovered and 15 people survived.

Fire rescue officials have said the six believed to remain in the sailboat’s hull will be considered missing until they are located in the wreckage.

Here’s what we know so far about the sinking and those who were on board.

What happened?

Italian civil protection officials believe a sudden and fierce storm that battered the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday whipped up a waterspout in the exact spot where the 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged Bayesian was moored.

Karsten Borner, the captain of another yacht moored nearby, said he saw the Bayesian during the storm but when the wild weather passed it was gone and he saw only a red flare lighting the night sky, ANSA and the Giornale di Sicilia newspaper reported.

Borner and one of his crew boarded their tender and found a lifeboat carrying 15 people, some of them injured. They took them aboard their yacht and alerted the coast guard.

Rescue authorities said the wreck was resting at a depth of 50 meters (163 feet) about a half mile offshore of the picturesque fishing village of Porticello.

Who was on board?

Among the missing is 59-year-old tech tycoon Mike Lynch, sometimes described as the British Bill Gates. Lynch was acquitted in June of all charges in a U.S. fraud trial linked to the $11 billion sale of his software company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011.

Lynch still faced a potentially huge bill stemming from a civil case in London that HP mostly won during 2022. Damages haven’t been determined in that case, but HP is seeking $4 billion. Lynch made more than $800 million from the Autonomy sale.

A Cambridge-educated mathematician, Lynch made his name running Autonomy, which made a search engine that could pore through emails and other internal business documents to help companies find vital information more quickly.

Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah was reportedly among the missing. His wife, Angela Bacares, and 14 other people survived.

Among others still missing Tuesday, according to the civil protection agency, were one of Lynch’s U.S. lawyers, Christopher Morvillo of Clifford Chance, and Morvillo’s wife, Neda. Morvillo was regarded as an elite defense lawyer and was also a federal prosecutor in New York after 9/11.

Also missing was Jonathan Bloomer, the non-executive chairman of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife, Judy. He is the former head of the Autonomy audit committee and testified for the defense at Lynch’s trial.

Bloomer was also chair of the Hiscox Group, an insurer that does business on the Lloyd’s of London market.

“We are deeply shocked and saddened by this tragic event,” Hiscox CEO Aki Hussain said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with all those affected, in particular our chair, Jonathan Bloomer, and his wife Judy, who are among the missing, and with their family as they await further news from this terrible situation.”

Among the survivors was Charlotte Golunski, who said she momentarily lost hold of her 1-year-old daughter Sofia in the water, but then managed to grab her and hold her up over the waves until a lifeboat inflated and they were both pulled to safety, Italian news agency ANSA reported. The father, identified by ANSA as James Emslie, also survived.

The Dutch foreign ministry said a Dutch man survived. The ministry, citing privacy, did not release his identity.

One body was recovered on Monday, identified as the on-board chef.

What is the Bayesian?

The Bayesian was a luxury yacht built in 2008 by the Italian firm Perini Nav. It was known for its single 75-meter (246-feet) aluminum mast — one of the world’s tallest. Online charter sites listed it for rent for up to 195,000 euros (about $215,000) a week.

Its registered owner is listed as Revtom Ltd., based on the Isle of Man, according to online maritime database Equasis. Lynch’s wife is listed as Revtom’s sole owner, according to corporate registration documents from the Isle of Man.

The yacht’s name is an apparent reference to “Bayesian inference,” one of the two main approaches to statistical machine learning and the one that was used by Autonomy.

What is a waterspout?

Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water and can happen when a storm moves across warm water. According to the U.S. National Ocean Service, there are two types of waterspouts — fair-weather and tornadic.

Tornadic waterspouts “have the same characteristics as a land tornado. They are associated with severe thunderstorms, and are often accompanied by high winds and seas, large hail, and frequent dangerous lightning,” the service says on its website.

While scientists haven’t attributed the specific event to climate change, average monthly surface temperatures have been at record highs for months. Hotter air can hold more moisture, making heavier storms more likely.

Sicily has been baking under intense heat this summer, and the United Nations’ panel of climate change experts notes the Mediterranean is particularly vulnerable to climate change, with warming rates roughly 20% higher than the global average.

What happens next?

As the search for the missing continues, authorities already have begun trying to piece together exactly what happened.

Prosecutors from the Sicilian town of Termini Imerese have opened an investigation, as is normal in such events even when no suspects are identified. To date, they have not commented publicly.

The British Marine Accident Investigation Branch said four of its inspectors were being deployed to Palermo.

Corder reported from The Hague, Netherlands.

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From humble beginnings in metalworks to building quality superyachts today, Nick Mulder , managing director of Mulder Shipyard , takes BOAT’s Hannah Rankine down memory lane to recount the story of the shipyard’s path to success.

From wooden sailboats to luxury cruisers

Nick’s grandfather, Dirk Mulder, founded the company in 1938 in a small metal shop in Voorschoten. “It’s a historic shipyard,” Nick says. The company's journey began with the construction of wooden, racing-class sailboats, later transitioning to motor yachts as its sole focus from 1965 onwards. In 1984, Nick’s father, Dick Mulder, assumed leadership of the business at just 22 years old. Under his stewardship, the shipyard expanded its repertoire, building increasingly larger full-custom yachts of up to 28 metres.

Collaborating with Dutch designer Guido de Groot and leveraging his automotive expertise, Dick developed the Convertible , Wheelhouse and Flybridge motor yacht series. “The Convertible yachts were a bit sportier, the Wheelhouse yachts were more like gentlemen’s cruisers and the Flybridge yachts were for those who enjoy travelling the world with a crew,” Nick explains.

By 2010, amidst an industry trend towards larger vessels, Dick sought to engineer a vessel that combined size with personal manageability, birthing the Favorite 1500 , a popular model in the Netherlands, with 23 hulls sold to date. “The Favorite 1500 is one of the yachts I am most proud of today,” Nick reflects.

Bigger and better

In 2010, a new chapter unfolded as a new state-of-the-art shipyard facility began construction, which opened its doors in 2013. “This gave us the possibility to build not only more yachts but bigger yachts,” Nick says. At the time, the yard secured the order for the 34-metre motor yacht Solis , a “well-known, full-custom yacht” commissioned by a Swiss family who maintains ownership to this day.

Mulder Shipyard refined its construction techniques, transitioning from steel to aluminium and soon began the creation of the 36-metre Delta One , commissioned by a Dutch client upon seeing the success of Solis. Delta One marked the inception of the ThirtySix series, the shipyard’s largest yachts to date, with the upcoming delivery of the seventh hull underscoring its popularity. “What I am most proud of is the reliability of these yachts. For example, 36-metre Solemates cruised from Europe to the US with no onboard issues,” Nick affirms.

Building upon this triumph, the shipyard embarked on a daring endeavour, building its first yacht on speculation, 36-metre Calypso , a venture Nick characterises as “a risky step” and “a significant investment". Yet, once again, Mulder Shipyard validated its prowess, successfully selling the hull in 2018 to another Dutch client. Nick highlights the global appeal of Mulder’s fleet, with the Favorite series being popular among Dutch and Western European clients, while the ThirtySix series has resonated within the American market. “The ThirtySix models boast a shallow draught, impressive speed and exceptional range, making them ideal for those who relish cruising in that region,” Nick concludes.

Embracing change

In 2022, Mulder Shipyard embraced a strategic shift, prioritising increased production while upholding quality standards. “We don't like to engage in mass production, which is why we remain a smaller shipyard where we build five or six yachts per year,” Nick says. Central to this ethos is the cherished culture permeating the shipyard – a camaraderie among the team members evident in their harmonious work environment. “The culture here at the shipyard is one of our most important assets,” Nick notes. “People really enjoy working here and you can feel it when they are singing and whistling. It gives the sense that they're building the yacht together as a team, and you can feel that in the yacht once they’re built.” In a pivotal move, Mulder Shipyard acquired the yard Dutch Yacht Builders in 2022, enabling them to build hulls in-house. “This has given us so much more flexibility and control over our own agenda,” Nick adds.

Simultaneously, 2022 marked a difficult transition as Nick assumed leadership of the business following the untimely passing of his father at the age of 60. Reflecting on his father’s enduring legacy, Nick recounts the invaluable expertise and knowledge that his father passed on to him. “He brought me into every meeting, whether it was with clients, building a yacht, diving into the engine room or building the new shipyard,” Nick reminisces. “I was literally next to him for 14 years and I learned so much during that period, which I am so thankful for.”

The completion of the 17.8-metre Summer , hull number 10 of the Favorite 1700 , emerged as a poignant milestone - Nick’s inaugural project without his father’s guidance. “I honestly believe that there is no better quality in this size range worldwide,” Nick says. “So as this was built in our 85th year, we made this the anniversary edition.” Collaborating with interior designer Roelfien Vos, the model has become one of his favourite to date.

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The dawn of 2024 heralds an exciting new venture for Mulder Shipyard with the launch of its subsidiary, Mulder 360 Service BV, dedicated to the technical management of yachts. “We’re going to implement maintenance systems to cover the yacht's entire lifetime, including logbooks, and we're going to offer more support to the crew,” Nick explains. Serving as an invaluable “additional warranty”, Mulder Shipyard, as the original builder, possesses unparalleled technical insights and resources, including spare parts and established supplier networks, ensuring swift and comprehensive servicing. “We want to ensure that the yachts we are delivering stay in their ‘new’ condition,” Nick says. “Yachts have their standard five-year survey, but we feel that five years is quite a long time. We want every Mulder yacht to be serviced by a Mulder technician once a year – just like you would with your car.”

Bolstering this commitment, the recent acquisition of an adjacent building has expanded the shipyard's storage capacity, allowing it to offer swifter, more cost-effective and precise maintenance solutions.

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Luxury yacht sinks off Sicily: Marine experts delve into what might have happened

Six people are missing, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and a Morgan Stanley executive, one person is dead and there are 15 survivors following the sinking of a luxury yacht off the northern coast of Sicily read more

Six people are missing, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and a Morgan Stanley executive, one person is dead and there are 15 survivors following the sinking of a luxury yacht off the northern coast of Sicily.

Here is what we know about the August 19 accident and what marine experts are saying about what might have happened.

Violent storm

The Bayesian, a British flagged 56-metre (184-feet) superyacht, sank in the dark shortly before 5 am (0300 GMT) off the port of Porticello, near Palermo, after being hit by a “violent storm,” the Italian coast guard said.

The coast guard said bad weather had been forecast, but added that it was more virulent than expected. Some locals spoke of a waterspout, or sea whirlwind, of exceptional force. “It was a strange thing,” fisherman Andrea Carini told Reuters . The Bayesian was at anchor, its sails down, when the tempest hit, with another yacht moored nearby.

The other boat

The nearby yacht, the 42-metre Sir Robert Baden Powell, remained anchored and weathered the storm after its captain turned on the engine to keep control of the vessel and avoid a collision with the Bayesian.

The captain, Karsten Borner, said he did not know if the crew of the Bayesian had managed to switch on its engines. “I don’t think they did things wrong, I think they were surprised by the power of the storm,” he told Reuters.

“I only know that they went flat with the mast on the water and that they sank in two minutes,” he said, adding that the storm was “very violent, very intense,” bringing in “a lot of water and I think a turning system like a tornado.”

Swift capsizing

Andrea Ratti, a nautical design professor at Milan Polytechnic university, said a boat the size of the Bayesian could only sink so rapidly by taking in a huge amount of water. “One can make plausible assumptions that leave room for doubt” about what happened, he said, suggesting that one or more portholes, windows or other openings may have been broken or smashed open by the waterspout, letting in water.

There has also been media speculation that a major hatch might have been inadvertently left open.

However, an industry expert in Britain said it should have taken hours for the Bayesian to fill up with enough water to sink it, making its swift demise incomprehensible. “I don’t think the industry has ever faced anything like this. It’s a horror story,” he said, declining to be named.

Fire department diver Marco Tilotta told Il Messaggero daily the wreck was “apparently intact”, with “no gashes, no signs of impact”. However, only one half of the hull is visible to divers.

Tallest mast

The Bayesian was built in 2008 by Perini Navi, an Italian luxury yacht maker, and had won awards for its design. According to Perini, it featured the world’s tallest aluminium mast, measuring 72 metres.

Ratti said an unusually tall mast is not by itself an element of vulnerability in a storm. A second expert, structural engineer Filippo Mattioni, agreed, and also pointed to the possibility of “an open hatch” letting in water. Both experts were sceptical about a broken mast, which could have caused major damage smashing against the hull. “If the mast had been broken they wouldn’t have capsized,” captain Borner said.

Retractable keel

The Bayesian had a retractable keel - the fin-like structure under the hull that helps stabilise boats and acts as a counterweight to the mast. Both Ratti and Mattioni wondered if the yacht had been anchored with the keel up, reducing its depth under water from around 10 to 4 metres, making it less stable. Ratti said the boat might have started oscillating wildly, “like a pendulum”, under strong winds, putting exceptional strain on the mast. But even if this had led to its breaking, “this by itself is not enough to justify the sinking,” he said.

Investigation

Prosecutors in the nearby town of Termini Imerese have opened an investigation into the disaster. Their case is likely to take months to complete.

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Yacht expert breaks down luxury superyacht tragedy after boat capsizes in freak storm: 'Always limits'

A luxury superyacht like the Bayesian , which capsized and sank early Monday with more than a dozen people on board, is typically built to withstand extreme weather conditions, but not everything is 100% guaranteed, says one expert.

Fox News Digital spoke with eSysman of the YouTube channel eSysman SuperYachts , to find out what could have gone wrong with the vessel.

The host, who identifies publicly as eSysman, told Fox News Digital that a high-caliber yacht like the Bayesian, should typically be able to withstand up to "extreme weather conditions," but qualified that "there are always limits."

"Obviously, any voyage plan will take into account the weather. Wind, wave sizes, and frequencies of the waves will be studied and precise prediction of weather has improved over the years, but it’s still not 100%," eSysman said, noting that it is ultimately the captain who is responsible for the vessel.

WHO IS MIKE LYNCH, THE BRITISH TECH ENTREPRENEUR MISSING AFTER YACHT SANK?

The Bayesian was notable for its single 246-foot mast — one of the world's tallest made of aluminum and which was lit up at night, just hours before it sank. Online charter sites listed it for rent for up to 195,000 euros – or around about $215,000 – a week.

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Sicily's civil protection agency said that a tornado over the water known as a waterspout had struck the area overnight.

British tech magnate Mike Lynch and five other people were missing after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily early Monday, authorities said.

Lynch's wife and 14 other people survived. Lynch was among six people who remain unaccounted for after their chartered sailboat sank off the Italian city of Porticello, near Palermo, sometime after 4 a.m.

"There’s always the possibility of survivors. This is why the search and rescue will keep going, no matter how slim the chances are," eSysman said. "But life expectancy in cold water is short."

If a vessel is caught in high-winds, eSysman, [they] will start their engines, and maneuver into a position where the wind is on the bow, avoiding the beam or the side of the vessel from being against the wind.

"We’re not sure if the yacht was at anchor or was sailing. The eyewitness report seems to suggest the vessel was anchored in the bay, but the AIS data's lost position said she was underway, so we're not sure which is correct," eSysman said.

"AIS" refers to "Automatic Identification System," which is a short-range coastal tracking system used on ships.

Per its YouTube channel, the team at eSysman SuperYachts comprises all serving or ex-maritime professions, with eSysman himself having more than two decades in the industry working on various SuperYachts of all sizes "including some of the largest in the world."

The crew and passengers of the Bayesian hailed from a variety of countries: In addition to Britain and the United States, passengers and crew were from Antigua, France, Germany, Ireland, Myanmar, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch is deploying a team of four inspectors to Italy to conduct a preliminary assessment. The Foreign Commonwealth and Development office said it was "providing consular support to a number of British nationals and their families."

Built in 2008 by the Italian firm Perini Navi, the yacht can accommodate 12 passengers in four double cabins, a triple and the master suite, plus crew accommodations, according to Charter World and Yacht Charters.

Original article source: Yacht expert breaks down luxury superyacht tragedy after boat capsizes in freak storm: 'Always limits'

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Specialist cave divers working in 12-minute underwater shifts are searching for six missing passengers and crew, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, believed to be in the submerged wreck of a luxury yacht that was slammed by a powerful storm and swiftly sank off Sicily

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Emergency services at the scene of the search for a missing boat, in Porticello, southern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Rescue teams and divers returned to the site of a storm-sunken superyacht Tuesday to search for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, who are believed to be still trapped in the hull 50 meters (164-feet) underwater. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Specialist cave divers working in 12-minute underwater shifts were searching Tuesday for six missing passengers and crew, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, believed to be in the submerged wreck of a luxury yacht that was slammed by a powerful storm and swiftly sank off Sicily.

The sleek yacht, named the Bayesian, was carrying a crew of 10 people and 12 passengers when it suddenly sank near the Mediterranean island that is part of Italy at about 4 a.m. on Monday. One body has been recovered and 15 people survived.

Fire rescue officials have said the six believed to remain in the sailboat's hull will be considered missing until they are located in the wreckage.

Here's what we know so far about the sinking and those who were on board.

What happened?

Italian civil protection officials believe a sudden and fierce storm that battered the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday whipped up a waterspout in the exact spot where the 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged Bayesian was moored.

Karsten Borner, the captain of another yacht moored nearby, said he saw the Bayesian during the storm but when the wild weather passed it was gone and he saw only a red flare lighting the night sky, the Italian news agency ANSA and the Giornale di Sicilia newspaper reported.

Borner and one of his crew boarded their tender and found a lifeboat carrying 15 people, some of them injured. They took them aboard their yacht and alerted the coast guard.

Rescue authorities said the wreck was resting at a depth of 50 meters (163 feet) about a half mile offshore of the picturesque fishing village of Porticello.

Who was on board?

Among the missing is 59-year-old tech tycoon Mike Lynch , sometimes described as the British Bill Gates. Lynch was acquitted in June of all charges in a U.S. fraud trial linked to the $11 billion sale of his software company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011.

Lynch still faced a potentially huge bill stemming from a civil case in London that HP mostly won during 2022. Damages haven’t been determined in that case, but HP is seeking $4 billion. Lynch made more than $800 million from the Autonomy sale.

A Cambridge-educated mathematician, Lynch made his name running Autonomy, which made a search engine that could pore through emails and other internal business documents to help companies find vital information more quickly.

Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah was reportedly among the missing. His wife, Angela Bacares, and 14 other people survived.

Among others still missing Tuesday, according to the civil protection agency, were one of Lynch’s U.S. lawyers, Christopher Morvillo of Clifford Chance, and Morvillo’s wife, Neda. Morvillo was regarded as an elite defense lawyer and was also a federal prosecutor in New York after 9/11.

Also missing was Jonathan Bloomer, the non-executive chairman of Morgan Stanley International, and his wife, Judy. He is the former head of the Autonomy audit committee and testified for the defense at Lynch’s trial.

Bloomer was also chair of the Hiscox Group, an insurer that does business on the Lloyd’s of London market.

“We are deeply shocked and saddened by this tragic event,” Hiscox CEO Aki Hussain said in a statement.

Among the survivors was Charlotte Golunski, who said she momentarily lost hold of her 1-year-old daughter Sofia in the water, but then managed to grab her and hold her up over the waves until a lifeboat inflated and they were both pulled to safety, ANSA reported. The father, identified by ANSA as James Emslie, also survived.

The Dutch foreign ministry said a Dutch man survived. The ministry, citing privacy, did not release his identity.

One body was recovered on Monday, identified as the on-board chef.

What is the Bayesian?

The Bayesian was a luxury yacht built in 2008 by the Italian firm Perini Nav. It was known for its single 75-meter (246-feet) aluminum mast — one of the world’s tallest. Online charter sites listed it for rent for up to 195,000 euros (about $215,000) a week.

Its registered owner is listed as Revtom Ltd., based on the Isle of Man, according to online maritime database Equasis. Lynch’s wife is listed as Revtom’s sole owner, according to corporate registration documents from the Isle of Man.

The yacht's name is an apparent reference to “Bayesian inference,” one of the two main approaches to statistical machine learning and the one that was used by Autonomy.

What is a waterspout?

Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water and can happen when a storm moves across warm water.

According to the U.S. National Ocean Service, there are two types of waterspouts — fair-weather and tornadic.

Tornadic waterspouts “have the same characteristics as a land tornado. They are associated with severe thunderstorms, and are often accompanied by high winds and seas, large hail, and frequent dangerous lightning,” the service says on its website.

While scientists haven’t attributed the specific event to climate change, average monthly surface temperatures have been at record highs for months . Hotter air can hold more moisture, making heavier storms more likely.

Sicily has been baking under intense heat this summer , and the United Nations’ panel of climate change experts notes the Mediterranean Sea is particularly vulnerable to climate change, with warming rates roughly 20% higher than the global average.

How rare is it for a huge sailboat like this to capsize?

Experts say it is extraordinarily rare for a luxury sailboat of this size to capsize due to weather events.

“This just doesn’t happen. You know, boats sink because things like keels fall off, or they run aground and breach the hull ... whereas just from a weather angle, a boat that big being pushed over on its side is absolutely extraordinary,” said Skip Novak, a lifelong sailor who has taken part in multiple round the world yacht races and written books about sailing.

Novak said he believed that strong gusts likely pushed the yacht over 90 degrees to its side, and the vessel did not recover because of the weight of the huge mast and because it was anchored. He suggested that internal doors were likely not closed, and water quickly poured in to sink the vessel.

“When you’re at anchor, even if it’s blowing with a storm in the Mediterranean, you rarely shut the whole boat down because nobody expects something like this to happen," Novak told The Associated Press. “So if the boat wasn’t completely watertight at the deck, you’d have flooding going in. It would take a couple minutes and that would be it."

What happens next?

As the search for the missing continues, authorities already have begun trying to piece together exactly what happened.

Prosecutors from the Sicilian town of Termini Imerese have opened an investigation, as is normal in such events even when no suspects are identified. To date, they have not commented publicly.

The British Marine Accident Investigation Branch said four of its inspectors were being deployed to Palermo.

Corder reported from The Hague, Netherlands. Associated Press writer Sylvia Hui in London contributed to this report.

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Who is Mike Lynch? UK entrepreneur among those missing after superyacht sinks off Sicily

Mike lynch, a 59-year-old british technology entrepreneur, was among the six missing passengers who were aboard the bayesian, a yacht that sank in sicily, italy..

Six people remain missing after a luxury superyacht sank off the coast of Palermo in Sicily, Italy on Monday, including British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch.

Lynch, 59, was aboard the Bayesian, an 184-foot-long British-registered sailboat that sank into the water right before sunrise. While six individuals are missing — including American, British and Canadian nationals — one person has been confirmed deceased from the sinking that capsized the yacht's 22 passengers, Italy's coast guard said in a statement.

Of the 15 rescued passengers, eight were taken to a local hospital for treatment and were in stable condition, CNN reported. A 1-year-old was among those rescued. The large vessel sank after heavy rainfall from strong storms caused flooding and landslides in parts of Italy.

Prosecutors in a town near Palermo have since opened an investigation into the events leading up to the sinking, which may shed some light on why Lynch was aboard the superyacht. Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares, was one of the rescued passengers, the BBC reported.

Here is what we know about Lynch.

What companies did Mike Lynch found?

In 1996, Lynch co-founded the Autonomy Corporation, an enterprise software company now known as HP Autonomy. He also founded Invoke Capital , a venture capital fund.

Through Invoke Capital, Lynch became a co-founder of Darktrace, a British cyber security company established in 2013 and headquartered in Cambridge, England.

Why was Mike Lynch charged with fraud?

Soon after Lynch sold Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard (HP) for $11 billion in 2011, a sale in which he made around $800 million, he was hit with civil and criminal charges.

In November 2012, HP announced an $8.8 billion writedown of assets and claimed Autonomy artificially inflated its value by hiding "serious accounting improprieties, disclosure failures and outright misrepresentations," the Guardian reported.

Although the UK Serious Fraud Office ended its investigation of the sale due to insufficient evidence, Lynch and Stephen Chamberlain, former vice president of finance at Autonomy, were indicted for fraud in the U.S. in November 2018. Sushovan Hussain , Autonomy's former finance chief officer, was found guilty of fraud in 2018 and sentenced to five years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California .

HP won a civil action in the High Court in London in January 2022 against Lynch and Hussian, the BBC reported. Damages were to be decided later, with the judge saying the amount would be "significantly less" than the $5 billion claimed by HP, according to the outlet.

Was Mike Lynch found guilty?

Lynch was extradited to the US in May 2023 to face 16 counts of wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy. He and Chamberlain, who was charged with 15 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy, pleaded not guilty.

On June 6, 2024, the men were found not guilty of all charges.

Lynch told BBC Radio 4 in August that although he knew he was innocent at the onset of this 11-week trial, he felt his wealth allowed him to prove his case in U.S. court.

"You shouldn't need to have funds to protect yourself as a British citizen," he said.

Stephen Chamberlain on life support

On Saturday, two days before Lynch's disappearance, Chamberlain was seriously injured in a road accident, Reuters reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Chamberlain was struck by a car in Cambridgeshire on Saturday morning and was placed on life support, the person said, per Reuters.

Contributing: Reuters and Cybele Mayes-Osterman/ USA TODAY

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Deep seas and tight spaces impede search for 6 missing after yacht sinks off Sicily

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Police divers resumed searching Tuesday for six people believed trapped in the hull of a superyacht that sank in deep seas off Sicily, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, who was celebrating his recent acquittal on fraud charges with the people who had defended him at trial.

The luxury sailboat, off Porticello near Palermo, was some 165 feet underwater — far deeper than most recreational divers are certified for and a depth that requires special precautions. Recovery crews could stay only for 12-minute shifts, a measure that slowed efforts to reach the cramped inside of the wreck.

Divers tag-teamed the shifts and were using a remote-controlled underwater vehicle, or ROV, to help in the search. They hadn’t been able to access the below-deck cabins because they were blocked by furniture that shifted when a violent storm struck the vessel early Monday. Rescue crews said they assume the missing six are in those cabins because the storm struck when most would be sleeping, but the teams haven’t verified their presence there through portholes.

The Bayesian, a 184-foot British-flagged yacht, was moored about half a mile offshore when a storm rolled in before 4 a.m. Monday. Civil protection officials said they believed the ship was struck by a tornado over the water, known as a waterspout.

Grainy film from closed-circuit cameras from shore, broadcast on the website of the Giornale di Sicilia, showed the illuminated 246-foot mast of the Bayesian weathering the storm and then disappearing over the course of a minute.

Fifteen of the 22 people aboard survived, including a mother who reported holding her 1-year-old baby over the waves to save her. One body has been recovered, identified by officials as the onboard chef. The rest of the 10-person crew survived, including the captain, whom prosecutors reportedly sought to interview.

The survivors were rescued by a nearby sailboat after getting into a lifeboat.

Lynch, who was once hailed as Britain’s king of technology, was cleared in June of fraud and conspiracy charges in a U.S. federal trial related to Hewlett-Packard Co.’s $11-billion takeover of his company, Autonomy Corp. His wife, Angela Bacares, survived the sinking. Hannah Lynch, the couple’s 18-year-old daughter, is reportedly unaccounted for.

Also unaccounted for are Christopher Morvillo, one of Lynch’s lawyers, and Jonathan Bloomer, a chairman at Morgan Stanley International and the former head of the Autonomy audit committee who testified in Lynch’s defense.

Karsten Borner, the captain of the Sir Robert Baden Powell, which rescued the survivors who managed to get into a lifeboat, said he was close enough to be able to see the Bayesian as the storm came in.

“A moment later, she was gone,” he said. “They said they went flat on the water and were sunk in two minutes,” Borner added, quoting the survivors.

Luca Cari, a spokesman for the rescue teams, said the search was proceeding much more slowly than another big shipwreck in Italy, the 2012 Costa Concordia cruise ship that flipped on its side off Tuscany’s coast, because of the depth of the wreck and the space divers have to maneuver.

“That was much simpler. Here everything is more tight,” he said.

The outing was intended at least in part as a celebration of Lynch’s acquittal and a “looking forward to what was coming next,” said Reid Weingarten, a Washington attorney and a member of Lynch’s defense team who was not on the yacht.

Among the survivors, the Emslie-Golunski family was released from Palermo’s pediatric hospital on Tuesday. Charlotte Golunski had reported that she momentarily lost hold of her 1-year-old daughter, Sofia, in the water but then managed to hold her up over the waves until they were both pulled to safety, doctors said.

The father, identified by ANSA news agency as James Emslie, also survived.

“They don’t talk much, primarily because they consider themselves survivors and they don’t understand why they survived given what they went through,” said Dr. Domenico Cipolla, head of the emergency room at Di Cristina pediatric hospital.

Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Cipolla said the parents had been in touch with other survivors, who are being housed at a nearby hotel and were waiting for other family members to arrive in Sicily.

The Bayesian, built in 2008 by the Italian firm Perini Navi, is registered to Revtom Ltd., according to online maritime database Equasis. Bacares, Lynch’s wife, is listed as Revtom’s sole owner, according to corporate registration documents from the Isle of Man.

According to online charter companies, it had been available for charter for about $215,000 a week and was notable for its massive aluminum mast, one of the tallest in the world.

The coast guard said to date there was no trace of fuel leaks from the wreckage.

In a separate event, Lynch’s co-defendant in the Autonomy trial who was also cleared, Stephen Chamberlain, was killed Sunday when he was hit by a car while running in Cambridgeshire, England, said Chamberlain’s lawyer, Gary Lincenberg.

Associated Press writers Stellacci and Rosa reported from Porticello, Winfield from Rome. AP writers Eric Tucker in Washington and Danica Kirka and Kelvin Chan in London contributed to this report.

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