Captain/Chef: Larry Tyler
CAPTAIN LARRY TYLER takes pleasure in welcoming you aboard THE DOVE. Anglo/Italian, born in Italy, he speaks fluent Italian and French. Larry studied Hotel Management for four years and trained as a chef at the Dorchester Hotel in London before creating his own very successful international fashion house.
Inspired by the film "Dove", he set off in his 35' sailing boat to explore the South China Seas and the Indian Ocean using a sextant and chronometer as the only means of navigation. Along the way he traded in native jewelry crossing the Indian Ocean six times and eluding the infamous pirates of the Malacca Straits and the Sulu Sea. There was no escaping the typhoons, however, and Larry experienced many. Logging all these sea miles gave him ample time to design the boat of his dreams, and so THE DOVE was born.
Larry has sailed and chartered from the South China Sea to Thailand, across the Indian Ocean to the Cape of Good Hope, across to Brazil, over to the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, above the Arctic Circle in Greenland, south to Patagonia, Cape Horn and twice to Antarctica. A keen underwater photographer and filmmaker, he has worked for National Geographic, NHK Japanese TV and other producers of documentaries. Larry's other pastimes are windsurfing, snow skiing and cooking Mediterranean and Oriental cuisine.
Laura Palella was born in a little fishing village outside the lagoon of Venice, Italy on 16th June 1971, and has “messing around on boats” all her life. After finishing her college education Laura worked in tourism for nearly a dozen years -- at a ski resort during the winters and then in Venice for the busy summer months. Seeking a change of pace, Laura moved to London where she continued to work in the tourism field and enjoyed the opportunity to travel extensively -- throughout Europe, Central and South America, and South East Asia including Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and Indonesia. She speaks fluent Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese and a little German and French. Laura’s interests Include scuba diving, swimming and just about everything related to the sea! She enjoys speaking and learning foreign languages, reading and skiing and of course travelling! Being Italian she naturally loves cooking Italian food as well as Indian and Thai cuisines that she has learned in her travels. She is delighted to be on board THE DOVE where she can share with charter guests her many talents and interests.
As your host aboard THE DOVE, he is delighted to share his intimate knowledge of whatever cruising area you choose and to ensure you have the best vacation ever.
Hostess: Laura Palella