Printable Version of This Page Meet the Caledonia Crew Click image to enlarge We're ready for adventure! Are you? The owner of Alaska and N.W. Charters, LLC is a true connoisseur of hospitality with twenty-five years of previous success in the Bed & Breakfast industry. In addition to nautical experience, Penni Manns brings a positive love of life and a desire to share it with others. Ask anyone who has stayed at her premiere Seattle Guest Houses and they will tell you of many warm experiences: of conversations shared late-night over a cup of tea, of fresh-baked cookies left on the counter, of flowers place thoughtfully on the nightstand--of an open-hearted and family-like atmosphere! Penni Manns - Owner Penni has been involved in the hospitality industry for over a quarter century as the owner and operator of three extended-stay Bed & Breakfasts in the Seattle area. Her warm and vivacious personality make her a pleasure to be around--so say the multitudes of guests who have stayed with her over the years. In addition to being a sailing enthusiast with experience in Puget Sound waters, she was Art Coordinator and Director for the Boeing airplane company for over 17 years. Her interior design ability has further manifested itself in the total restoration of three very large turn-of-the-century homes which she owns and operates. These homes have been eloquently transformed into a 42 room, extended stay B & B operation with an international clientele. Penni has taken her innate design talent and transformed the Caledonia into a modern luxury motor yacht for your chartering pleasure in Southeast Alaska and the Northwest. All of her energy and design thought has been pulled together to make your onboard experience highly relaxing and most memorable. Crew Available for Your Charter The following crew members are available for your charter, or you may provide your own captain. Bob Stephens - Captain Bob is an avid boating enthusiast and 100 ton Coast Guard Licensed captain. He has plied the waters of Alaska, the San Juan Islands, Virgin Islands and Puget Sound for over 15 years and has skippered catamarans, sail boats, and yachts as well as constructed a 42 foot sailboat from the hull up. To complement his nautical achievements, Bob is also an accomplished aviator. A former USAF Captain with a Navigator rating with over 5000 hours of world wide navigation on both c124s and c141 aircraft he has traveled throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, South America, the South Pacific Islands, and the Arctic Circle. Chef Your Chef on the trip will see to it that you will have the finest in dining experiences. The menu has something for everyone and if you go away hungry it won't be from lack of food on the table. A hard day's fishing and sight seeing can build a huge appetite and we  will see that you are full and satisfied. As we generally catch a lot of local fish, salmon all varieties, halibut, assorted rock fish, like red snapper and Dungeness crab---we like to offer our guests the option of their freshly caught fish instead of frozen entrees. There is really nothing that compares to freshly caught fish it is just different than frozen that we are all use to in the lower 48 states. Our Chef is able to bring the best out of Alaska's finest fish. View the menu...

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