European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Ian Lla loll a nil Vai l Yor gave ii lib in in Filanti Houfu it a Yat lit anti now not t liar or t Moi a vacation from your vacation with a calming sail along Cote d Azur by Mark Kinkade is Iff writer i in 60 fool Josephine c was anchored .1 few Hundred Yards from Brigitte Sharele it s front door while Ian i and hat Dyer leaned tip after lunch Quot i think i m rather Lueky Here Dyer said As she scraped plates arid rinsed cops in a Small stainless steel sink in the Josephine c s Cabin Quot i love the Ansi and i like what we do Quot Dyer and i la Lett have the kind of life other people dream of part fun part work and All wonderful. Each Day sometimes twice a Day i la Lett picks up five or six passengers at his Dock slip in port Crimaudo trance and sets sail for millionaire s Hay near Saint trope on the a it Stephine c. Tor a Price tourists can the i Prog wooden ship and relax. Taking tin tour Tettat winds from the port Grimaud Hoat dorks to the Hay near Saint rope and har k is like taking a muscle relaxant All the tension and fury of the fast Par e along the ate d Azur slips away in the warm Sun and Cool water. Visitors whose appetites fire renewed by the Salt air feast on a simple hut filling lunch. It is an intoxicating lifestyle. It was so appealing to i la Lett that three years ago he Uit his Joh at the Hank of England and moved to the South of trance to Huy the Hoat since then he and Dyer have lived on the Hoat and operated their tour business. I hiring the off season they repair and refit the Hoat. Hut in the summer they run hundreds of tourists on what May her the most Mellow and relaxing trip on the coast. Quot we often get m Opict out Here who want a fast time Quot i la Lett said As her pulled in the am her and started Hae k to i Ort Grimaud. Quot we one e had a group erf lads who had Heen on a xxx Etc it Ruise with another line. They it ame on Isoard Al rout 10 of them i guess and we shoved off i was worried they would expel t another Hoo Elt Ruise from us hut they seemed to relax and when it was ill said and done asked to la taken out again the next As a to foot rowers Cruiser parked with people and hearing loud music Rar Eddy i la Lett headed for the of Ningon the Hay where the water was cooler and clearer. Quot that s a Hoo a Cruiser Quot Haylett said printing to the. Passing Cruiser. Quot packed with people drinking and sailing. I really Don t go for the couple has made most of their business on catering to families and Small groups they claim they Are one of the few lines on the coast that pays attention to the needs of every person on the cruise including babies. Quot we be had All Ages Quot Dyer said Quot from infants to senior citizens and most Tell us they Felt special on the a typical tour begins Between 9 and 11 a.m., with some Twilight Tours offered in the High season of july and August Haylett said. During the cruise Haylett is Captain and tour guide pointing out where the stars live a renova Teel prison and the places where a local torpedo a Ermany used to test its product. I Lis commentary is Light with Patter and comfortable. I la Lett does t fool the need Ter keep talking. After nesting a particular attraction he lets the visitor soak in the sights and Srulls of slow going on the open sea. Dyer helps with some of the sailing hut spends most of the tour readying lunch. Once i la Lett ties to a buoy and drop Ane Hor in the Hay he invites visitors to take advantage of the windsurfer he brings along or he Verwers the Dee k ladder to let people swim in the same water graced by some of the world s most famous stars. Quot every mgt a anal then we get Lucky and Cate h sight erf a Star Quot Dyer said. Quot hut it s rare. They Huy these Hermes to have Freedom then stay inside All Day or Don t even come to Ermarue Quot. I la Lett works with Papillion i holidays to coordinate Lour for customers. I be also takes walk pm tears when he has the space. I Lis prices vary but average around $60 per person. That Price includes lunch and drinks As Well As the five hour tour and All sporting activities. 1�?Trie.es Are slightly lower for children. The tour is Worth the Price however if just to Cut the Edge off a Long vacation. In a place when fast fun is legendary and partying is a lifestyle the Josephine c is a throw Hae k to what made the Cate d a or popular in the first place the peace of die open water and the it or fort of the warm Sun. July 2 to t j l i in rift t / a
