Captain Paul Kuhn, born 1957, has been involved with boats for 20 years.He learned the ropes crewing on the 350' four masted barque Sea Cloud sailing the Caribbean from his native Germany in 1979. His adventurous spirit took him to Alaska as a fisherman and had him encounter pirates in the South China Sea. He has crossed the Pacific several times, sailed through Asia, the Mediterranean and back to the Caribbean. Paul helped design Alessandra and oversaw her construction in New Zealand during 1987-88. He chartered her in Thailand,Malaysia, the Med and since 1992, the Caribbean. Paul can entertain you with many sea stories or, if you wish, strum a song on his guitar. Paul  speaks  fluent German, English and Spanish.

Chef Sharon Perez, born 1959, in Venezuela, grew up by the sea. She worked in several restaurants on Venezuelan vacation spot, Isla Margarita. Sharon specializes in her local Latin cuisine as well as international dishes. Sharon also worked for a dive charter company in Aruba and Curacao. She speaks excellent English, German, Italian and Spanish and will enhance your stay on Alessandra with her exceptional cuisine.

Max, the wonder dog, is a well bred island mix and  travels as part entertainment committee, part security detail. Well behaved and very friendly, Max loves to show off and is a terrific addition to the Alessandra crew list.

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