December 2025
Owen & Mia - The Dynamic duo, the dream team, Kobe & Shaq…. Nothing can do justice to the fantastic experience that their teamwork helped create for us! Every meal, hike, sail, and conversation (don’t forget OPP - Owens Perfect Punch) made our vacation so special. We hit the crew jackpot!
December 2025
Mia and Owen - What a week, thanks to you both!! Thank you for taking such amazing care of us in every way… the food was delicious, Mia and Owens' kindness, knowledge, and attention to every detail was unmatched. Truly a trip of a lifetime….. So special. Xoxo
Whitney & Family
December 2025
Owen and Mia rule! They made this the best vacation ever!
Coop
December 2025
Owen & Mia - y’all are the absolute best! This place is already amazing, but you two somehow make it better. You two are both so kind, helpful and great at what you do. We love and appreciate y’all! Xo
Abby Martin
December 2025
Thank you for making this trip so great for all of us. We loved every minute of it! You both went above and beyond at every turn. We hope our paths cross again in the future. Thanks for taking care of the Martin crew <3
Christy, Jeremy, Lily & Abby Martin
December 2025
Thank you for making the bucket list trip perfect! It was as if Captain Owen & Chef Mia were friends we’ve known & had for a long time. From the exceptional food meal after meal, to the unreal storytelling & knowledge shared by the Captain. There was not one single complaint. Truly lucky to have had this trip with this crew. Wish you both only the best for the remainder of the season & onwards. Should we make the splash on a boat, no doubt this crew will be our 1st call!! Thanx for everything!
- Crocketts
December 2025
There are not enough adjectives to describe the No Inheritance experience and the first-class hospitality delivered by Captain Owen & Chef Mia. The beauty of the BVI is obviously well known, but the way Captain Owen tailors each day with special adventures, one better than the next, has created lifetime memories. The immense knowledge and relationships Owen has accumulated over 10+ years in the BVI are very likely unmatched. Chef Mia, what a culinary rockstar. This was only her second charter on No Inheritance, but you would have assumed she’s been at it for years. The creativity of her dishes, the quality of her ingredients, and the way she develops such complex flavours in that tiny galley is WOW. Such an incredible, special week. 100/ 100
- Marc & Danielle Englander
December 2025
Endless, secret, serene swimming spots. Mamma Mia’s most delicious, delicately made meals catered to all our favorite cuisines and dishes we never knew about that we’ll now crave until next time…. Caps carefully crafted cruises and on-shore adventures gave us a gift of magical moments that our photos won't do justice. Captain Owen & Chef Mia didn't miss a beat. They got to know who we were about and pivoted on the fly, quickly adjusting to make our experience even better!! Their energy & vibes were always warm, welcoming, positive, and calming. What am I leaving with…? Amazing memories, new friends, and a much-needed reminder to put down a screen, connect with people, and nature on a new level. Pause and look up around you because you might miss something spectacular that life has to offer.
Thank you and much love.
- Dani & TJ
November 2025
This has been such an incredible trip! Captain Own, you are THE best. So great with the girls, so much knowledge about the islands & waters, you made us feel right at home from the start. Chef Mia - WOW!! Can you come home with us, please?? A lot of core memories have been made this trip. I wish it could last a little longer! Thank you so much for this amazing experience. We will definitely be back to sail with you again.
-The Klug Family
November 2025
From start to finish, it’s been an amazing experience. We brought our entire family to spend time together for Thanksgiving. Owen & Mia have gone above & beyond our wildest expectations. Captain Own had us captivated with his stories & the “I’ve got a guy”. Chef Mia blew us away with her meal prep and delivery. It was a unique & fun experience for our family. We are beyond thankful for them and our 5 days on No Inheritance!!
-Nancy Sansone
March 2025
I LOVE VACATION!!!! Thank you for the bucket list trip of a lifetime! It's unbelievable that 2 strangers can become family in just a few days. We had an unbelievable time and we will remember this trip forever. Thank you for everything!
The "RP" Crew
March 2025
This trip has been amazing and the food is great here and the hikes awesome." " Hands down the best trip we've ever taken. Eric and Madison were amazing, accommodating, and patient. They made everything so easy. We have memories to last a lifetime. Snorkeling, bioluminescence, moke adventures, and so many laughs!" " We will talk about this trip forever! So many memories and laughs. Madison and Eric were the absolute best hosts. The food was amazing, the experiences unforgettable! We can't wait to do it again!
The Babb and Geiger Families
March 2025
From the second we stepped on this boat, everything has been amazing. Eric and Madison made this trip one for the memory books! Everything was well thought through and taken care of in advance. No planning on our part required... which is a GIANT gift!! Parents took on the role as kids, carefree and along for the ride! Thanks to Madison no one wanted to go out for dinner! The best meals on the trip were on the boat. Eric spent extra time teaching us about everything BVI!! Eric and Madison went above and beyond in every single way this trip. They ended up feeling like our extra family members ❤️ - XO Doornbos/Gooch Crew
February 2025
There are no words for this experience. Madison and Eric you made this a trip of a life time. Thank you.
Liz
February 2025
We had an amazing week! It was beautiful watching you two coordinate our experience. The service was over the top and appreciated. Our love!!
Chris and Ande
February 2025
So many memories from this experience. The food, Mexican dominoes, karaoke (don't forget my songs - Brittany, Steele Panther), Fishing, saving Madison's life, friendship and life experiences. Love you two!!
Kelly and Tim
February 2025
Maddie and Eric, you rock! Thanks for an epic week. We will forever cherish this adventure and celebrating our friendship. Love that we made new friends with you. See you next time!
Angie and Adam
February 2025
Eric and Madison - you all made this milestone birthday one to remember for all the right reasons! Your hospitality, smiles, flexibility, technical skills, cooking skills, and EVERYTHING else was GREAT!! Thank you and please let me know your next ventures so I can tag along!!
Rebecca Bowman
February 2025
Eric and Madison - You both have been the best captain and 1st mate. This experience was amazing. Your hospitality and meals were perfect. I appreciated you learning our preferences to tailor this vacation to match our needs and desires. All the best and I hope I can do this again with you both again soon. Thank you Both
Anita Johnson
February 2025
Madison and Eric - Thank you for being amazing hosts! This past week has been incredible. Your patience, skills, talents, storytelling, and ability to pivot all in the spirit of following the flow made for the perfect balance of rest and adventure. Thank you for thinking of everything! I look forward to our paths crossing again!
Kim Bailey
February 2025
Eric and Madison - This has been an amazing time that I will never forget!! The service was remarkable and your level of care for each guest did not go unnoticed. Thank you for catching me when I fell and sharing the ice cream.
Jocelyn Stripling
February 2025
Eric and Madison - To say this experience was anything less than mesmerizing would be an understatement. Eric, your ability to plan our days to fit the needs/expectations of our group was priceless. We will cherish the full moon fire party - was an awesome experience. The time provided to relax and snorkel was everything! Thank you for the wakeboard session - my forearms are still sore :) Madison, your meal planning and preparation were exquisite. I want all the recipes. It was wonderful watching you both work as a team - beautiful. This week has me planning my next chartered yachting experience. Stay safe and keep living your dream!
Courtney Hood
January 2025
Madison & Eric - We can’t thank you enough for making our week off the charts amazing. Loved the sailing, fish, The Baths and of course the FOOD!
Happy New Year, xoxo Kelly.
ps. The most incredible gluten free week of food I have ever had!! Thank you so much!!!
December 2024
Thank you so much for this amazing time and for all this amazing food! To the friendliest, most accommodating crew - thank you for the most amazing Thanksgiving week in one of our most favorite places. You guys make family dreams come true!
McElhenney
December 2024
No words can do this trip justice - honestly the best vacation ever. Love the boat, love these islands, and most of all love this crew. Maddie & Erik are the best - made this trip one that we will never forget. So sad to leave but so lucky to have gotten this dream family vacation. Thank you!
Lucas
July 2024
We just returned from our voyage on No Inheritance and as one member of our group said, “this might have been the best vacation ever.” (and we’ve had some good vacations.) The boat was gorgeous. Obviously, rooms are small, and bathrooms/showers were especially tiny, but overall we were certainly pleased with the amount of space on it (plus, who really spends time in their cabins other than sleeping.) We didn’t anticipate that the 9 of us would all be able to be eat in the front of the boat (excuse me, bow) or the back (stern) or that we’d all be able to be up where the captain drives the boat (not sure what that’s called.)
As nice as the No Inheritance is, there is no doubt in any of our minds that Eric and Maddie (I’m not sure how she spells her Maddie, but we’ll got with that spelling) were what made the trip so memorable/fantastic.
Eric was a great captain. He is one of those rare people who has the gift of making things appear effortless when he is undoubtedly putting in a lot of effort behind the scenes. He made the effort to really understand what we wanted out of this vacation. No doubt lots of folks love to go bar to bar (and who doesn’t like a good Caribbean bar?), but that’s not what we wanted to do on this trip. We were with the 9 people we wanted to be with, and Eric managed to take us to uncrowded spots (even during Christmas in July) where the snorkeling, hiking, and water were all fantastic. And, even the day when we did hit the Soggy Dollar, he made sure we got there early, had our pains killed, and were on our way before it got crowded. We were traveling with 4 teens, and he took the time to get to know each of them whether it was keeping Emily from getting seasick, letting Michael help him man the controls, or having Will fish and wakeboard. He seemingly knew all of their names (and all the adults’ names) immediately. Obviously, he’s taking us to places he’s been to and seen many times before, but he made it seem like he was enjoying our discoveries just as we were enjoying them.
Maddie was a fantastic chef. As I said to her on the boat, I expected a cook and got a chef. We were a challenge, and meals were my greatest concern in the month leading up to the trip. We celebrated an anniversary and two birthdays on the boat. And, we had a vegan, a vegetarian, and someone who doesn’t eat fish. We thought that would severely limit our dining options. Instead, Maddie was whipping up a delicious dish from scratch every day (well, several times a day) that met (and let’s be honest greatly exceeded) our expectations every day. Like Eric, she got to know our kids (and all of us) and paid attention to what we ate and what we didn’t eat and adjusted her plans based on that. She was always happy to answer any questions or just to chat in the kitchen.
Simply put, I can’t imagine that there’s a better team out there. While I was impressed with the way they handled their jobs, frankly, I was just as impressed with the fact that they are great people. By the end of the trip, they just seemed like the 10 and 11th members of our traveling party. We talked to them, played games with them, and hiked with them. Now, as we get back to the grind, we miss them.
If you have people deciding among several boats, I’d say tell them to just pick the one with Eric and Maddie on it. And, if prospective charterers want to talk to someone who has traveled on the boat, I’m guessing any of us would be happy to talk to them (while I wrote this, I’m pretty confident that Ana, Linda, and Kevin share the same view). Now that I think about it, Linda is probably the best talker of the group. I’m more of a writer, but you can certainly share this letter with anyone who wants an unsolicited testimonial.
John
July 2024
Might have to look into sailing/ being a crew out here!! I've been inspired! Thank you guys for an awesome week.😊
Anna
July 2024
Loved it!
❤️ Linda
Thank you!
Sara❤️
July 2024
Best vacay ever.
❤️ Ana
Some of the best people I've ever met. Life-changing week.
Michael
Thank you so much!
Emily❤️
July 2024
An incredible experience! The boat is great, but the crew is even better!! Eric and Madison are incredible. They go above and beyond. Food was delicious (Madison) and each day Eric had an incredible adventure planned we could not have been happier with the experience.
John, Ana, Michael and Emily
July 2024
What a fantastic voyage! Eric and Madison were the best! Great vibe, Great company, great food, the list goes on. We hate to leave but will find a way to cruise with them again!
Kevin, Linda, Anna, Sara and Will
July 2024
It was a dream trip! The boat is comfortable, everything is new and very well kept and the crew is simply the best!!! Eric and Mady are wonderful people, professional, pleasant, fun and very well connected. Without a doubt, they are both key players in the success of this trip. We will be back as soon as possible. Thank you very much for this unforgettable week. It meant a lot to our family.
Love, Ana, Renato, Mencelo, Bruna, Ale, Laine, Pedro, Leonardo, Renata, Bia & Carolina
July 2024
Wow! We just finished 7 nights aboard No Inheritance with Captain Eric and Chef Madison, and I don’t know if I can find the words to say just how incredible this trip was. We were four families doing a tandem charter with C Sisters, including 6 teenagers and an 8 YO, with Hurricane Beryl heading west across the Atlantic as we embarked on our journey. We felt at home immediately upon arrival, greeted with champagne and a fresh lobster salad lunch, and we continued to be blown away with their hospitality, gentle nature, and each made from scratch meal and cocktail. My personal favorites included homemade pasta carbonara, fresh mahi and polenta, homemade bagels, pretzel bites and breads, crème brulee and fruit meringue desserts, and the many Aperol spritz and Painkiller cocktails . We had a lot of wind at times from Beryl to the south, but the sails were spectacular with Captain Eric at the helm. Our destinations were stunning, each unique in its own way, including Soggy Dollar and Hendos at White Bay (best part was floating in the crystal clear water), hiking to the bubbly pool on Jost, the kids soccer game on Sandy Spit, Marina Cay floating, the Baths, dinners at Coco Maya and Saba Rock, Hiking to the Norman Island helipad, Virgin Gorda Peak and sugar mills at Cinnamon Bay, Cocktails at Willy T’s, the Dinghy Bar, Quarter Deck at Bitter End and we loved the bushwhackers from Rumrunners. The kids will always remember their night swim under the boat with huge tarpon followed by lights out and stirring up the water to see bioluminescence, tubing and wakeboarding with Captain Eric, snorkeling the Norman Island caves and swimming through the passthroughs at the Indians, and of course their kids only dinner nights followed by trivia or the game Bang with Eric and Maddie! We knew we loved the USVI/BVI, we didn’t know that it could be the MOST INCREDIBLE TRIP with Captain Eric and Chef Madison. They are truly the GOAT at what they do, we may have to book again next year just to spend the week with you both again! Wishing you the very best for your upcoming pre-honeymoon and wedding!
Love, the Claytons (Cory, Sarah, Cory Jr, Jackson and Willy T) and the MacLellans (Jerry, Karin, Brady and Berkley)
A huge thanks to Captain Johnny and Chef Darryl from C Sisters also! We loved our adult dinners and everything you did to make this a seamless tandem vacation!
June 2024
There are no words to describe the week we’ve had on the water with Madison & Eric. The days of peaceful sailing, dolphins, snorkeling, floating, eating and more eating. Madison’s meals were fantastic and Eric playing his ukulele was a highlight. We ❤️ you like family and can’t wait to do this again! “CHAT!”
McKeon & Grab
June 2024
Best trip ever!!! We will definitely be back. We also expect Madison and Eric to come visit us “Christmas in July”. They are part of the family now. This has been the most beautiful and fun trip. We can’t thank you enough for everything.
❤️ Always Bonnie
June 2024
From the moment we walked on seeing Eric and Madison’s big smiles to the very last second, there are not enough words to describe the fun we have had. ; food was top notch- breakfast, lunch and dinner. Cocktails delicious! The memories will last a lifetime from the theme nights to the inappropriate jokes, to the snorkeling to the water spots. THANK YOU Eric and Madison!
Love you. Mean it❤️
March 2024
I took my first charter with Eric and Madison and had the best time. It was a great bonding experience for me the loved ones I was with, they made us feel so comfortable and the views were so beautiful. Thank you so much, I can’t wait to get out there again!!
-Amy G.
March 2024
We had such an amazing week with Madison and Eric! The food and drinks were out of this world. I tried to take Madison home with me! We were a spilt group with high/low energy and everyone had a great time.
-Scott
March 2024
Sailing and I do not go hand in hand. I get the kind of seasickness that propels me into another dimension. So when my partner suggested we take a trip out to the Channel Islands, I considered breaking up with them. But, she assured me she’d heard great things about Eric and Madison from a friend of ours and to trust that it would be fun. Ultimately, she was right. Maybe it was the killer cocktails Madison made or the fact that she comforted me while I leaned over the side of the boat about to be sick the first half an hour, but I ended up feeling totally safe and comfortable with them as our guides. Eric found a great snorkeling spot for my girlfriend and I stayed behind to snack on the appetizers Madison made and listen to chill indie rock. All & all a fun time. I’m glad we went and thanks to M & E for their support in getting me out there.
-Bryan
March 2024
Yum…there wasn’t a meal that wasn’t liked all week long. Food is such a fun and important part of vacation and Maddie nailed it. Meeting the needs of a large group, we had 8, is no easy feat and our entire grouped enjoyed the unique and flavorful meals Maddie thoughtfully prepared. I think the real testament is the opinion of our kids - we had 4 kids in tow (ages 8-11) and they ate every single thing prepared, often asking for more! I personally valued and loved Maddie’s true passion for food, quality ingredients, and unique presentation. You won’t go hungry!
-Sharon
March 2024
While I have sailed on boats worldwide, Eric is one of the most engaging and interesting crew members I have had the pleasure of sailing with. I watched him often anticipate client needs, seamlessly balance helping and giving us space, and pitch in when something needed to be done without missing a beat. He offers great conversations and a great sense of humor, and his kind presence ensures an enjoyable experience for all aboard. I highly recommend this wonderful human.
All the best, Sarah
