Karlos
Founder and skipper
Started taking visitors out from Le Morne in 1988, in one boat, with one net and a lot of patience. Still on the water most mornings, still the one who decides when to cut the engine near a pod.
One family, one bay, since 1988
Karlos started with a single boat and a habit of taking guests wherever the dolphins actually were, rather than wherever the timetable said. Nearly forty years later the boats are bigger, the family is bigger, and the habit has not changed.
We are based at Le Morne, in the south west, and we only run trips we know by heart. When guests want the east or the north, we send them to people we trust rather than pretend it is ours.
The family
Virginia
Karlos's daughter — bookings and guests
The voice at the other end of your email. Virginia grew up on these boats and now runs the bookings, the island lunches and everything that has to happen before you step aboard.
Our skippers
Which skipper takes you out depends on the day, the boat and the weather — we crew each trip in the morning, so we cannot promise a particular name.
Tommy
Skipper
More than twenty years out of this bay. Tommy takes most of the early dolphin mornings and is usually the first boat off the beach.
J
Jean Yves
Skipper
Born by the sea a few minutes from Le Morne. Knows the reef passes and the sandbanks well enough to read them by colour alone.
Photo and full profile to come.
B
Bernard
Skipper
Long-standing member of the crew, often on the catamaran and the island lunch days.
Photo and full profile to come.
M
Mackenzie
Skipper
Fishing days and the longer offshore trips in whale season are usually his.
Photo and full profile to come.
R
Ricardo
Skipper
Grew up around the boats and now runs the lagoon and snorkelling half days.
Photo and full profile to come.
On the island
Judex
Musician, Bénitiers Island
Thirty-six years as a professional musician, alternating between hotel stages and the beach of Bénitiers Island. He loves the relaxed setting, where he can play and talk freely with guests.
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Surd
Sega dancer and service
Placeholder profile — Surd's photo and her own words are still to come. She dances sega on the island after lunch and helps serve the barbecue.
Photo and full profile to come.
In the background
A day at sea only works because of people you will probably never meet:
- ◆The kitchen team in the village, who cook the curries and prepare the barbecue crates before dawn.
- ◆The mechanic who keeps the engines and the catamaran rigging in order between trips.
- ◆Family and neighbours who help with transfers, drinks, ice, and the beach clean-ups on Bénitiers.