**NOTE Leon and Michelle have taken a leave of absence due to illness in their family and will return in November 2012. The new temporary crew is Robert Jennings and Claire Tucker.<br> <br> Robert Jennings was born in England and moved to beautiful Cape Town, South Africa when he was 3. He has been a keen waterman all his life. An avid sailboat racer and charter captain since 1994, he inherited his fathers love for the ocean and sailing at an nearly age.<br> <br> Long distance sailing is one of his passions. Touring visitors around the BVI's, Roberts home away from home, is what he loves to do the most. He is a Royal Yachting Association Yachtmaster Offshore and a certified diver. Fishing, diving and art are his favorite pastimes.<br> <br> He considers himself a keen mixologist and an avid student of the culinary arts.<br> <br> Claire Tucker was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa where her family have a canoe and rafting company since she was 8, so caring for guests needs and a love for the water started at a young age. <br> <br> She grew up on a lake and started sailing aged 9, she then moved on to be a on the National Show Waterski team for 5 years, she loves sharing her passion for the water and the outdoors as it runs deep in her veins. <br> <br> Claire later went on to study yoga and learn-to-swim teaching. <br> <br> She has traveled Europe as a chef working with music artists,worked as a chef in Switzerland and has been a chef/hostess on yachts for the past 7 years working in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.<br> =============================================<br> Adeia's welcoming crew is husband and wife team Leon and Michelle Heyns. <br> <br> Leon hails from Cape Town South Africa and was born with salt water in his blood. After growing up with a father who was the youngest captain in the South African Navy and living in various coastal cities, Leon began a 15 year career in the navy. During most of this time he served on various vessels at sea and participated in local and international missions including 2 visits to Antarctica. The navy also opened the door for a career in sailing. Before he knew it he was competing in local sailing events, including multiple Double Cape races and in 1996 he completed the transatlantic Cape Town to Rio De Janerio sailing competition. In 1999 after retiring from the Navy, he completed his Royal Yacht Master Association Yacht Master qualification and came to the British Virgin Islands. In addition to his passion for sailing, Leon also enjoys diving as a PADI certified Dive Master.<br> <br> Michelle also grew up around the water, first in Northern Wisconsin and then the Atlantic Ocean and creeks of South Carolina. Michelle's love for adventure and challenge led her to the Caribbean in 2004. After a 10 year career as a Registered Nurse and then a Certified Nurse Midwife with 246 deliveries under her belt; with both a Bachelor's and Master's degree, Michelle turned her interest for sailing and culinary arts into a whole new career. Michelle has blossomed into an experienced chef combining Caribbean cuisine with a Southern flare. As a chef/hostess she is both friendly and attentive to guests' needs and wants.<br> <br> Leon and Michelle have been chartering for nearly 3 years and have completed over 100 charters together. In addition to chartering in the British Virgin Islands, they have also chartered in other Caribbean islands including St. Martin, St. Bart's, and Anguilla. In 2007 they took on another challenge sailing 1,000 miles each way to charter in the Bahamas before returning to the BVI, their home away from home. Leon and Michelle are an enthusiastic and dynamic professional crew who combine their knowledge, experience, and an infectious passion for adventure into an experience of a lifetime for Adeia's guests.<br>