Each December a large yacht charter show is held in Antigua for industry only and this December was no exception. The yacht charter industry and the crewed yachts available for yacht charter in the Caribbean this coming winter all gathered in Antigua December 5th – 10th. The charter yachts, with their crew on board are lined up in various marinas open for review, including taste testing of much of the on board cuisine. Each show, a Charter Chef’s “cookoff” is organized as a Culinary Challenge for judge’s review. The Culinary Challenge is divided into size ranges, as on board galleys and galley equipment certainly vary between 50’ yachts and 200’ yachts. Each year prizes are given also for table settings, and for one special ingredient to be well showcased within the cuisine. This year the one special ingredient was coffee. An additional one time prize was added this year for table settings for use of the 50th Antigua Yacht Charter Show theme. Below are all of the winners in the various categories for the Chef’s Culinary Challenge for Charter Chef’s on board charter yachts at the Antigua Yacht Charter Show.
CHEF’S CULINARY CHALLENGE
YACHTS 160 FT AND OVER
3rd Place: Passion; Chef Thomas Francque
2nd Place: Numptia; Chef Heather Kaniuk
1st Place: Huntress; Chef Tim Macdonald
YACHTS FROM 101 TO 159 FT
3rd Place: Arioso; Chef Jerry Bond
2nd Place: Va Bene; Chef Gabrielle Scott
1st Place: Lady J; Chef Emma Beckett
YACHTS UP TO 100 FT
3rd Place: Muse; Chef Caro Uy 2nd Place: Lady Alliaura; Chef Adrian Martin
1st Place: Worlds End ; Chef Rene Kappetein
STEWARD/STEWARDESS TABLE SETTING
160 FT AND OVER
Troyanda: Theone Penn
101 TO 159 FT
Andromeda la Dea: Hilary Gibson
UP TO 100 FT
Matau: Julia Fluhrer
CREATIVE USE OF THE 50TH Antigua Yacht Charter Show Anniversary Theme
M/Y Passion and S/Y Sea Quell
COFFEE ROASTERS PRIZE WINNNERS
160 FT and over: Numptia; Heather Kanuik
101 TO 159 FT: Hemisphere; Melinda Heinze
UP TO 100 FT: Worlds End; Rene Kappetein
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