GRAND BLEU VINTAGE Yacht Charter Monohull

Crew Profile

The Captain: Pascal MINIAOU
Nationality : French, born in 1962
Language: French - English fluent.
Qualifications: Captain Class 4, MCA, Stcw95

Pascal worked as a sport shop manager for three years before deciding to crew on sail boats such as the 80’ Umatalu, the 75’ Serenité and the Swan 651 See Flo. During his five years of training, he sailed in the Mediterranean, the West Indies, Brazil and took part in several Atlantic crossings. He is now perfectly at home in the charter world on board large sailing yachts.
He also monitored the building of a 75’ sail boat, ‘Kermor’ and stepped on board as Captain for a round the world cruise which took him to all the seas and oceans of the world between 1993 and 2002.
Since then, he has sailed on various boats, such as the Swan 72’ Elysion Blue, the 130’ Globana M, the motor yacht Pegasus, the 82’ Falcon, and Sirius of Man, a Predateur 100, before embarking on Grand Bleu Vintage in February 2007.
In addition to his excellent seamanship and technical skills, Pascal loves water skiing and downhill skiing, he plays golf and enjoys natural history, astronomy and photography.
Quiet and cheerful, Pascal is an attentive and welcoming host. His extensive experience allows him to deal confidently with any situation.


Cook: Hippolyte ACHARD DE LA VENTE
Nationality : French, born in 1985
Language: French - English fluent.
Qualifications: 2001 Diploma in Hostelry - 3rd Prize in the Regional Best Apprentice in France (2001)- Training with Bocuse (Nov 2011- Jan 2013), Food Safey Level 2.

Since getting his diploma, Hippolyte has worked as a cook and chef, mainly in Verbier (recently in the restaurant “L’Atelier”), where he was able to capitalize on and enjoy his love of mountain sports. He is now delighted to have found a way to combine his love of the sea with his work. He strives to please each guest by providing varied and sophisticated dishes. His sound experience, based on French gastronomy, enables him to manage his galley at a highly professional level. He respects both hygiene and nutritional rules without compromising his creativity and imagination. He is calm and reserved. He knows how to listen and is open to suggestions. He embarked on Grand Bleu Vintage in May 2010, and except for the summer 2015, he has been aboard.


Hostess: Clémence LASSNIG
Nationality : French, born in 1984
Languages spoken: French - English fluent
Qualifications: CIN

It was perhaps her childhood on an African peninsula that gave Clémence her love of the sea at a young age; she grew up sailing in the Gulf of Guinea, and later she served as hostess and sailor on the seas of the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, and the Atlantic Ocean.
As comfortable on sailboats as luxury motor yachts, her professionalism and good humor will make your stay aboard the Grand Bleu Vintage relaxed and pleasurable.

Deckhand: Guillaume DROUET,
Nationality : French, born in 1994
Language: French - English fluent
Qualifications: Captain 200 - Medical 2
To be announced

Menu

DAY ONE

Lunch

Bagnetta millefeuille with vine cherry tomato petals

Slow cooked seabass with a Ceviche sauce and a sauté of shreded snow peas

Crispy apple and Ginger baby rolls served with an apple and cinamon velouté

Dinner

Tiger prawns and fresh peas in a kafir lime perfumed coconut soup

Grilled veal noisettes on a sweet potato disc with pancetta and sage jus

Raspberry crème brulée

DAY TWO

Lunch

Avocado in shape with fresh crab claw, Lenotre style

Steamed scorpion fish in papillotte with saké soy sauce served with portobello mushrooms and french beans

Strawberry meringue basket

Dinner

Grilled peach and arrugula salad with roasted pecans

Frenched chicken breast filled with roasted almonds and spinach with a light lemon and tarragon cream

Classic banofee pie with a chocolate love cherry

DAY THREE

Lunch

Classic Ceasar salad with toasted croutons and crispy Basque jabugo papers

Variation of lobster tails hot and cold

Spicy fruit salad with an iced macaron

Dinner

Scorpion fish carpaccio with green sprigs and Asian beans

Grilled beef fillet served with parmesan potato roses and roasted asparagus tips

Feuilletté of summer berries and Grand Marnier ice cream

DAY FOUR

Lunch

Artichoke hearts salad with soft poached egg and a lemon grass herby sabayon

Nobu Japanese style seafood paella

Blue berries basket with vanillia ice cream

Dinner

Baby spinach leaves with rocket and grilled goat cheese, thyme flower émulsion

Crispy skin poussin drenched with Yuzu spicy lemon sauce served with parsley potatoes

Truffled chocolate mousse and a special cherry

DAY FIVE

Lunch

Fresh fig salad with melon & Serrano

Silky beetroot risotto with zuchini flowers and wrapped prawns

Caramelised mango and pine apple, chaud-froid

Dinner

Mediterranean grilled vegetables and sautéed girolles with a rocket pesto

Herb and pistachio crusted rack of lamb served with whipped potatoes and a Rosemary, galanga jus

Pear Tatin with mignardises and butterscotch sauce

DAY SIX

Lunch

Spinach and fetta parcels served with a wall nut grainy vinaigrette

Spaghetti a la Volonge with wrapped Tiger prawns and a herby wine sauce

Newzealand style pavalova with kiwi and strawberry, topped with a lemon dressing

Dinner

Ocean gaspacho with a crispy brunoise of raw vegetables and a few roasted almonds

Grilled duck breast on a parismash blinis served with a spicy caramelised sauce

Summer fruit soufflé with Malibu ice cream

DAY SEVEN

Lunch

Deluxe pasta salad with spinach, shaved parmesan, grilled tomato and toasted pine nuts

Mediterranean sole fish meunière with spicy shiso ponzu served with a pomme château and turned vegetables

Plum wine tagliatelles with a passion fruit bavarois

Dinner

Ricotta and caramelized onions, tart with smoked salmon with a mesclum salad and balsamic dressing

Grilled veal fillet with sauce béarnaise served with a vegetable tower

Profiteroles stuffed with baileys ice cream with a chocolate espresso sauce