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2007-2008-2009: Roli Tisher and group have been back three times! Swiss - - - - - Chartering again January 2012!!!
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26th June to 3rd July - German - Matt, Veronica and the boys family of 5
Thanks guys for making this trip for our 10th wedding anniversary truly remarkable & thoroughly enjoyable! Loved the remote beaches, the excellent snorkelling and the fun kayaking through caves. A special thanks to Chris for his advice on best snorkelling places and of course great work as the skipper. Fon, the food was lovely; I regret I didn't spend any time in the kitchen to learn some Thai cooking. Thanks for being so great with the kids and playing the numerous games of Solo!
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27th February to 5th March - American ---------------------------- Unusual method of comments!
Day 1: Food = Spectacular Massage = Personalised Scenery = Paradise
Day 2: Food = amazing Massage = Gentle Scenery = Eden
Day 3: Food = Tantalising Massage = Invigorating Scenery = Movie Set
Day 4: Food = From the Gods Massage = Wow Scenery = Heaven
Day 5: Food = Delicious Massage = relaxing Scenery = Untouched
Day 6: Food = Mouthwatering Massage = no more knots Scenery = Unending
Day 7 Food = Wonderfull Massage = wonderfull Scenery = Captivating
Thanks Chris for your exper navigation and knowledge of the area. Thanks Fon for the amazing meals fit for a king. Thanks Chor for the personalised daily relaxtion routines. I dont want to go Home x Gen.
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We had a wonderfull time on Oasis, exceptional food and what a great crew! Chris and Fon pampered us for the whole 6 days. As it turns out a very windy 6 days with plenty of sailing as well. I would recommend Oasis as very comfortable catamaran to charter. It felt like a luxurious hotel on the water where we had lot of fun and special moments. Special mention also of the special triangle cushions that were custom made - in which we spent hours lounging around on the bow nets under the awning each day - what a treat.
So thanx Chris for the professional sailing, Fon for great cooking and giving me a 'look' in you kitchen.
Dank u wel en tot ziens
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14th February 2011 - 21st February Giuseppe and Group Italy.
Thanks to the crew , Fon and the captain Chris for a very good cruise during the last week - We have been in beautiful places and the atmosphere was always very good (and the food also). Thanks Chris again, and all we hope to see you in the next year for a new adventure
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3rd February 2011 - 6th February Families Berne - Leroy French from Singapore.
Thank you so much Chris for the good time we had with you on the Chameleon. Thank you for your patience, your good advises, the beautifull landscapes and beaches you allow us to see and to enjoy. Have to see you again someday.
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January 25th 2011 - 27th January Sergey, Yury and friends Russian from Singapore
Just 20 minutes before I'll leave ...... If I can describe all what has happened in these 3 days ....... Simply perfect! when you meet with the new people you never know if they are good or bad. Here I found the best people with whom uoy would like to sail,... sail & sail Thank you a lot! and real Thai food. Sergey.
Great boat, great people! We sailed all over the Andaman Sea and the trip was spectacular. 2 out of 3 days we had wind of up to 38 knots and Chris manouvered the boat as a real professional. Although we didnt catch a big fish this time. I hope we'll be able to catch it next time! Feel Good!!!! ;-)
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28th December 2010 - 4th January 2011 Marchev Family Mum, Dad and Daughter Russia Moscow
Прекрасное путешествие! Спасибо Крису и Фон за доброжелательность и знание Тайланда, которыми они с нами поделились, за те прекрасные места, которые посетили – Пханг-Нга, Пхи-Пхи, Краби – за все, что сделало наш отпуск замечательным и запоминающимся.
Виктор и Оксана Маршевы
It was such a wonderfull holiday that I will never forget. Chris + Fon + Thailand means such an amazing time that I want to come back as soon as I can. Perfect boat! , perfect trip, perfect food! Everything was perfect! I hope that wasnt our last meeting!!!
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19th -24th December 2011 Alex, Molly & Sandra Whitehouse - Providence, Rhode Island USA. Similan Trip.
What a amazing trip! Wandee makes the best food and Chris was a great skipper. Such kind people and amazing islands. Saw eels, sea snakes, turtles, octopus and may beautifull fish scuba diving. Sanna was our divemaster and she was great - took amazing photos for us and pointed out cool things under the water. Chameleon was perfect, loved sitting up front under the shade out of the sun. Overall an unbelievable trip! Thank You!
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9th - 17th December 2011 Jacinta and family - Mum/Dad/ 2 daughters and 2 sons "Australian"
Thanks Chris and Wandee for a wonderful trip. It was our first charter on a yacht in Phuket and what a way to see the area - aboard the floating restaurant Chameleon. Having read the story on Wandee before boarding we had our expectations - but they were well and truly better than we were expecting. Also thanks for the complimentry copy of the South East Asia Pilot and the navigation chart with the track of our trip which will be a constant reminder of our time aboard Chameleon in Phuket.
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2nd - 5th December 2010 Daniel and family - Mum/Dad/Grandma/Grandpa/ 4 kids and 1 x 6 month " British"
23rd - 30th October 2010 David and Family - 2 x 1 year old twins 1 x 3 year old, Mum and Dad, Nanny, Chef and skipper
The Boat – Very nice sailing boat and everything works. Definitely good value for money in comparison to bareboat charter, and I think more could be made of that in the website and elsewhere. I am an experienced sailor – but the fact that you can be sailing within minutes of first getting on board, and that you can sail until minutes before your charter ends easily adds a day to the holiday – we hope to be back for more (but for your crew’s sake will wait until the kids are less of a handful!). None of the bareboats available would offer the sailing performance, nor would we have had the resources to take advantage of it even if they had. I would love to come back for more of the sailing performance and instantly went looking for second hand examples from the same designer – bit of a pipe dream for the time being sadly.
Chris – Clearly very experienced and an excellent temperament for the task – I think you are lucky to have someone with his maturity doing this job for you. A young family is certainly a challenge and I hope he has recovered from it. Would love to meet Chris again.
Wandee – Fantastic food, each meal better than the last! Way above our expectations.
Sorry no photos available from this charter as everyone was to busy with taking care of the kids!!
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2008 - 2009 - October 17th - 21st 2010: Atle and Morten from Norway and freinds - BoysTrip and coming back again! 2011
We came back for our third trip on Chameleon in October 2010. Best trip so far. Wandee’s cooking is superb.No wonder Wandee was selected to represent Thailand in Los Angeles for promoting Thailand and Thai food. We would be hard pressed to find a restaurant that can cook with such passion and quality. Wandee's a real pleasure to have on the yacht with us. Friendly and a very pleasant personality.
We had Chris as our captain this year. A professional and safe captain with good sailing and local experience of where there are good places to go see. He exhibited the right attitude. There when needed and leaves us to ourselves (including sailing) when that is what we wanted. Chameleon sails very well. This year we had decent sailing wind every day. 15-20 knots wind and had te boat up to 16 knots on the first day. FUN. We also got to fly the kite (spinnaker) on a downwind leg from Phi Phi island.
As well the recent interior refit/restyle this year makes her look just that much younger, much lighter and airy. We were the first guests to charter Chameleon this year who new how she was before.
We are already planning our 2011 trip on Chameleon. I can recommend Wandee, Chris and Chameleon to anyone who wants to have a few relaxing days on a comfortable catamaran in Phuket.
Atle
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October 7th - 11th 2010: "Cheryl, Angie, Penny and Bridget all Girl Crew" from KL Malaysia:
‘It was reassuring to know we were in good hands with an experienced skipper who always made us feel safe. Thank you Simon!’
‘Wandee was a marvellous Thai chef whose professionalism and love for food had us always looking forward to the next meal.’
‘The Chameleon was well equipped and afforded all the necessary items to ensure a comfortable and enjoyable journey.’
Cheryl
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April 14th - 20th 2010: Jenny & Phil Malone & Family
Just wanted to pass onto your company our appreciation for a great trip we just did on Chameleon . I know often businesses only hear from clients when something went wrong, but I'm pleased to say that we don't have any complaints and in fact we had one of our best holidays.
We thought Chris's captaincy of the boat was excellent - he was very knowledgeable of the area and did an awesome job of giving us the experiences we wanted to have on this trip. We appreciated that a Captain is more than just a Yachtsman but needs to be a mechanic and tradesman as well, as he had to fix water problems on route - all this with no inconvenience to us as the clients.
Also, the cooking from Wandee was excellent - some of the best food we have tasted. The variety was amazing and the care taken in preparing the food was highly commendable. We always looked forward to meal times :-)
We would highly recommend your company to any potential customers.
Thanks again for making this special family holiday memorable.
Jenny and Phil
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On a range from 1-10, I'll give you 100. Everything was perfect, sailing,snorkeling,cooking,shooting star watching, diving and all the rest. I don't think anyone could have taken better care of us during those wonderfull 5 days. Keep going and whatever you do , don't change a thing!! :-). My first dreaming was to do a cruise like this at least once in my life, and my second dream is to do it again .... Hope to see you again some day, somewhere. Many thanks to Bob and Leanne. Ladislus. December 1997 French .....................................................................................................Fully Crewed Charter - family of 7 |
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After four wonderfull days of sailing and fun one can say that without hesitation that the Motto of "Lizard of Oz" could very well be to care. And God knows that Bob and Leanne did care for us, once they discovered Frenchies could speak English. No sparing of good views, ideal winds for sailing, snorkeling under high currents in Bamboo Island, a bit of rain, and night sailing, all of it was there. Thanks a lot for this trip which we all enjoyed each of us with our personal sensitivity. Marc. 31st December 1997 French ..................................................................................................Fully Crewed Charter - one family of 7 |
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Thanks for this amazing trip. It was a dream come true, and I would say that it was better than a dream. All I can say is that I know I wasnt dreaming, nobody was there to pinch me, but I had my sunburn to wake me up. Happy to come back soon. Tierra 31st December 1997 French ........................................................................................................Fully Crewed Charter same as above |
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Bob had a excellant whisky aboard. Bob's culinary skills involved the infusion of alcohol to balance out the mundane but never the less tasty ingrediants. His Piece De Resistance is undoubtably the fruit cocktail "Flat out Like a Lizard Punch" . Consiquently the trip is a distant hazy memory even though it was yesterday. I do seem to remember sone islands and sharks though. M. C. Driver Jeddah USA 28th January 1998 United States ..............................................................................................Fully Crewed Charter |
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" Oh Captain, My Captain".... What a excellant way to spend a honeymoon in Thailand! Breathtaking diving, awsome cooking, and the best floating home a couple could ask for. We we even able to endure the pain of having to be stranded an extra night on the boat! Note: The storm was Bob's fault as he leaned on the front of a "longtail" boat. All around a very special and memorable honeymoon. Andy and Tina November 1998 United States ..........................................................Skipper only Dive Charter - I also did the cooking for 5 days!! |
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Thank you for introducing 3 landlubbers to the joys of catamaran sailing ( switch left rinse, swith right pump ) & windless sailing, spectacular scenery, New Years fireworks on Railey Beach, 60 palm trees that were planted for Leonado's film ( The Beach) & Aurelie's 5 star cooking .... they were all part of one wonderfull holiday. Our aquired agility in getting in and out of the dinghy will be usefull for many years to come. May your Sang Tip's and Coke always flow freely on the Lizard of Oz Hans, Edith, Maeva Freeman 4th January 1999 Australia and Tahiti .................................................................................Fully Crewed Charter |
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The Neumann clan came from fields afar to spend these days on the Lizard. We shall return to those places having spent some wonderfull days together organised by skipper Bob and chef extrodinare Margot. The sunsets, the beaches, the Hongs, the sail trip and snorkeling all topped off witth beautifull foot. Thank you both for helping to make this special holiday as special as I could have wished Sally Neumann / Kate Newmann 5th december 1999 Australia.........................................................................Fully Crewed Charter |
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Our 10 year anniversary trip was perfect thanks. All your efforts ( and Margot + Beef's) You covered almost everything on max's never ending list, plus some extras. Whenever you need a little rain, just break out our sheets and lay them on the nets on the bow. Wobbly Boats Margot's cooking was excellant and she was such a pleasure to meet also. Beef's dives were such a treat and we learned so much . Thank you for much needed private time with my wonderfull husband. We'll treasure these 10 days forever - Synthia ( The Maithai dancer) November 2000 United States ..................................................................Fully Crewed dive charter |
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Bob ! 43 pumps int the forward shower seems to be the record! However I will try to improve my showering skills so that it increases to 50 pumps per shower - Thank you very much for a fantastic sail -your good humour, patience, and driving skills Margot: Thank you again form both of us for the fantastic cooking, also good humourm patience and understanding these strange people from Argentina. Charles & Susan Roberts Buenes Aires - Argentina 2nd December 2000 Argentina ...........................................Fully Crewed charter |
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Captain Bob Thanks for the fantastic week on a great week over the festive period .... I am sure your French has improved tenfold..... mmmm well I guess you can say "Pascale".... You must -be-Joking".... and well I'm sure you know the rest. Margot: Always great to eat for made by someone who's passionate about the cooking. Every meal was very much appreciated by everyone.... Thanks Again. Carin: ... The professional dive instructor with a lot of patience ... just improve on the Back Gammon !! ;-) Wonderfull trip and the food was adorable Sarah, Pascale 24th December 2000 French ....................................................................................................Fully Crewed charter |
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To Bob, The only person possibily in history to have convinced this land lover that the sea is a fun place to be - quite a acheivment! You showed us the poetry of sailing, flying fish, dolphins and secret exotic places.... Especially that little cupboard " under the settee" A party animal that put the " slightly younger one" ones of us to shame - with your enegry, generosity and vigour! Thank you so much for such a memorable couple of weeks, and letting your home be our home, especially the kitchen Justine February 2002 Swiss ........................................................................................................................................Skipper only charter |
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Hi Skipper! Its been a wonderfull trip aboard your floating cinema. Before this trip I couldn't even imagine that life in a boat can be so relaxing, joyfull and thoroughly adventurous. And this was of course not so much the acheivement of Lizard of oz but more the one of bob the skipper. Thank you very much Shana 23rd December 2002 Swiss.......................................................................................................Skipper only Charter |
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The Hannan family thanks you firstly for the hours and hours of video's to keep the boys amused. Alicia and Lachan will enjoy recounting the night life tales on Phi Phi Island of Oy and the giant dancing. I christened the net hole and Neil enjoyed the sailing. If you get lonely we can send morgan back to keep you company. Had a great time. See you in Oz sometime. Judy, Neil, Alicia, Lachlan, Morgan 9th January 2003 Australian .....................................................................................Fully Crewed Charter |
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Shane- Our best decision was the have a "captained" sailing trip. Having five guests was a perfect number. In no particular order of importance: we enjoyed the good freinds, good food, good sailing, good ports of call and good weather. Thanks for filling three days with the maximum of each. We would recommend your services to anyone wanting to see this part of Thailand from the water.
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Shane The trip was everything I imagined! And it was because of your efforts that made it possible. At such a young age I cant understand how much experience you demonstrated. I wish you all the best inn the future and if your travels bring you to California you must certainly visit and be our guests. Fondly Sharyn September 2008 USA.................................................................................................................Guest from charter above. |
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Dear Shane, Thank you for such a amazing and beautifull weekend, once again you made a fantastic time together possible. I had a very special weekend, with quality people... a weekend not to be forgotten Your great, thans so much! Mia 28th September 2008 Zimbabwe.........................................................................................................................Skipper only |
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Dear Shane, Its been an absolute pleasure and super fun. I particulary liked the way you navigaed through the very large rocks we found and of course the splash you make when you jump off the boat! I will certainly be recommending Chameleon and yourself to all of my freinds in London and wherever I may be in Germany. What a incredible time! Bloody Good Show!! Best Wishes Dana UK 2008...........................................................................................................................................Skipper only |
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Shane, Although we sail together for 20 years and never had a skipper before you perfectly fitted in to the team. You gave us a marvelous week and your local knowledge was priceless, as well for finding our way for as for finding good restaurants and beautiful spots. It was a great week thanks Peter Van Veen 8th October 2008 Dutch...........................................................................................................................Skipper only |
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Great Captain Shane, Unforgettable week sailing with you, and some of my freinds from Holland knowing each other for more than 30 years. Great places, Big Fun, nice winds and so--- good reason to come back. You did a great job, with a South African sense of humour! Hope to meet you soon again " Somewhere on Planet Earth Tram 11th October 2008 Dutch ......................................................................................................................................Skipper only |
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