Captain: Jonny Rorech

Capt. Jonny Rorech
Born and raised on the Atlantic seaboard of the US, Capt. Johnny has always had a fascination with sailing, pirates, and all things nautical. His dream of sailing grew out of seeing his uncle skipper a boat for over 30 years in the Bahamas and Virgin Islands. The fond memories of his Uncle always returning on home on his motorcycle, with a deep dan and a different bohemian blonds on his arm, inspired Johnny to take up sailing professionally. As a long-time nomadic filmmaker and underwater astronaut, Capt. J. Blue has spent the last 7 years working and traveling around South East Asia, immersing himself in new cultures and always ready to try new things. Formerly, an entrepreneur, Capt. Johnny Blue has now ventured into the deep blue unknown, traveling where the wind takes him and seeking new adventures on the horizon.
Cutting his teeth in the sailing industry, while living and working in Phuket, Thailand, Johnny instructed others on this passion, while simultaneously running charters on various catamarans and monohulls, in the beautiful and breathtaking Phang Gna Bay in the Andaman Sea. After 3 year working in Phuket as a captain in Phuket, Johnny decided to take a stint in the Mediterranean, captaining a 49’ sailboat throughout the quintessentially Greek islands of the Dodecanese. Following a season there, Johnny delivered a Bali 5.4 across the Atlantic during peak hurricane season, before coming to the Caribbean to work for a company is the USVI’s. This is now his 2nd season in the Virgins Islands, and he is looking forward to many more to come. He continues to be passionate about teaching sailing to anyone that wants to learn and documenting the wonders of traveling through his educational YouTube travel channel.

Chef Rachael Denning
Come Adventure in the Caribbean with Chef Rachael!

East coast, born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Rachael spent her summers living with her extended family in Newburyport, MA, and North Wildwood, NJ. These places are where sailing first caught her eye. For the past two years she has been a crew member of Sail Wild Hearts in sweet home Orange Beach, Alabama. Rachael enjoys surfing, yoga, tennis, playing her steel drum, braiding hair, and making people laugh. She attended the majority of her college years at the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, majoring in Chemical Engineering with career aspirations of, one day, starting her own Holistic company. Having a deep passion for clean personal care products, Rachael aspires to fulfill a greater purpose by protecting public health from dangerous ingredients that are commonly found in our everyday household items.

Her culinary experience has been exemplified in her nine years dedicated to the restaurant industry. Fulfilling every position from the front of the house to the back of the house, Rachael took the most liking to the Food aspect of a restaurant. Notably, her “cheffing journey” really took off after her first sailboat delivery, where her crew consisted of two Israelis and a South American. This inspired her to continue developing the diversity of her culinary expertise in various locations including a Mediterranean kitchen and a quaint Italian cafe. Gaining knowledge every day through worldly experiences, Chef Rachael offers a wide variety of cultural cuisines. Today, her culinary style renders flavors of American, Asian, Italian, Mediterranean, Mexican, and is working on incorporating flavors of the Caribbean. As her grandmother always says, “If you can read a recipe, you can cook anything!”.

Rachael is truly someone who cares about others. Understanding the role of her job, her goal is to ensure her guests are enjoying their time to the fullest. Nothing is too extravagant; she finds it important to go above and beyond for her guests to ensure your vacation will be unforgettable!