FOR CHARTER
M/Y TOUCH
LOUISBOURG 120’/ 36.58M 20042011
FOR CHARTER
M/Y TOUCH
BUILDER .………………………………… LOUISBOURG
BUILT/ REFIT…………………………….. 2004/2011
LENGTH, FEET/METERS …………….…. 120’/ 36.58M
CABINS …………………………………… 4
GUESTS …………………………………… 8
CREW ……………………………………… 7
CRUISING SPEED ……………………..… 11 knots
Welcome Aboard …
FOR CHARTER
M/Y TOUCH
BUILDER .………………………………… LOUISBOURG
BUILT/ REFIT…………………………….. 2004/2011
LENGTH, FEET/METERS …………….…. 120’/ 36.58M
CABINS …………………………………… 4
GUESTS …………………………………… 8
CREW ……………………………………… 7
CRUISING SPEED ……………………..… 11 knots
Alfresco dining on the Main Aft Deck
FOR CHARTER
M/Y TOUCH
BUILDER .………………………………… LOUISBOURG
BUILT/ REFIT…………………………….. 2004/2011
LENGTH, FEET/METERS …………….…. 120’/ 36.58M
CABINS …………………………………… 4
GUESTS …………………………………… 8
CREW ……………………………………… 7
CRUISING SPEED ……………………..… 11 knots
Main Deck
Main Salon
FOR CHARTER
M/Y TOUCH
BUILDER .………………………………… LOUISBOURG
BUILT/ REFIT…………………………….. 2004/2011
LENGTH, FEET/METERS …………….…. 120’/ 36.58M
CABINS …………………………………… 4
GUESTS …………………………………… 8
CREW ……………………………………… 7
CRUISING SPEED ……………………..… 11 knots
Main Deck
Formal Dining
FOR CHARTER
M/Y TOUCH
BUILDER .………………………………… LOUISBOURG
BUILT/ REFIT…………………………….. 2004/2011
LENGTH, FEET/METERS …………….…. 120’/ 36.58M
CABINS …………………………………… 4
GUESTS …………………………………… 8
CREW ……………………………………… 7
CRUISING SPEED ……………………..… 11 knots
Main Deck
Galley
FOR CHARTER
M/Y TOUCH
BUILDER .………………………………… LOUISBOURG
BUILT/ REFIT…………………………….. 2004/2011
LENGTH, FEET/METERS …………….…. 120’/ 36.58M
CABINS …………………………………… 4
GUESTS …………………………………… 8
CREW ……………………………………… 7
CRUISING SPEED ……………………..… 11 knots
Bridge Deck
Master Suite
FOR CHARTER
M/Y TOUCH
BUILDER .………………………………… LOUISBOURG
BUILT/ REFIT…………………………….. 2004/2011
LENGTH, FEET/METERS …………….…. 120’/ 36.58M
CABINS …………………………………… 4
GUESTS …………………………………… 8
CREW ……………………………………… 7
CRUISING SPEED ……………………..… 11 knots
Bridge Deck
Master Bathroom
FOR CHARTER
M/Y TOUCH
BUILDER .………………………………… LOUISBOURG
BUILT/ REFIT…………………………….. 2004/2011
LENGTH, FEET/METERS …………….…. 120’/ 36.58M
CABINS …………………………………… 4
GUESTS …………………………………… 8
CREW ……………………………………… 7
CRUISING SPEED ……………………..… 11 knots
Bridge Deck
Master Suite with large private aft deck
FOR CHARTER
M/Y TOUCH
BUILDER .………………………………… LOUISBOURG
BUILT/ REFIT…………………………….. 2004/2011
LENGTH, FEET/METERS …………….…. 120’/ 36.58M
CABINS …………………………………… 4
GUESTS …………………………………… 8
CREW ……………………………………… 7
CRUISING SPEED ……………………..… 11 knots
Lower Deck
Guest Stateroom
FOR CHARTER
M/Y TOUCH
BUILDER .………………………………… LOUISBOURG
BUILT/ REFIT…………………………….. 2004/2011
LENGTH, FEET/METERS …………….…. 120’/ 36.58M
CABINS …………………………………… 4
GUESTS …………………………………… 8
CREW ……………………………………… 7
CRUISING SPEED ……………………..… 11 knots
Lower Deck
Guest Stateroom
FOR CHARTER
M/Y TOUCH
BUILDER .………………………………… LOUISBOURG
BUILT/ REFIT…………………………….. 2004/2011
LENGTH, FEET/METERS …………….…. 120’/ 36.58M
CABINS …………………………………… 4
GUESTS …………………………………… 8
CREW ……………………………………… 7
CRUISING SPEED ……………………..… 11 knots
Lower Deck
Lobby
FOR CHARTER
M/Y TOUCH
BUILDER .………………………………… LOUISBOURG
BUILT/ REFIT…………………………….. 2004/2011
LENGTH, FEET/METERS …………….…. 120’/ 36.58M
CABINS …………………………………… 4
GUESTS …………………………………… 8
CREW ……………………………………… 7
CRUISING SPEED ……………………..… 11 knots
Toys
29' Century tender Twin 4-stroke Yamahas
Sun Deck
Concealed treadmills adjacent to sitting area
FOR CHARTER
M/Y TOUCH
BUILDER .………………………………… LOUISBOURG
BUILT/ REFIT…………………………….. 2004/2011
LENGTH, FEET/METERS …………….…. 120’/ 36.58M
CABINS …………………………………… 4
GUESTS …………………………………… 8
CREW ……………………………………… 7
CRUISING SPEED ……………………..… 11 knots
Pilothouse
FOR CHARTER
M/Y TOUCH
BUILDER .………………………………… LOUISBOURG
BUILT/ REFIT…………………………….. 2004/2011
LENGTH, FEET/METERS …………….…. 120’/ 36.58M
CABINS …………………………………… 4
GUESTS …………………………………… 8
CREW ……………………………………… 7
CRUISING SPEED ……………………..… 11 knots
Layout
TOUCH CREW
CAPTAIN:
FIRST MATE:
CHEF:
CHEIF STEWARDESS:
2ND STEWARDESS:
ENGINEER:
DECKHAND:
MARC LARIVIERE (CAN)
JUAN ROOS (RSA)
CHRIS CANTRELL (USA)
CLARE GABLE (UK)
MAXINE
ROBERT (RSA)
M
ALEX FORGET (RSA)
GARY PEACOCK (AUS)
MARC LARIVIERE – CAPTAIN
CAPTAIN MARC LARIVIERE HAILS FROM THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF
MONTREAL IN CANADA. WHAT PEOPLE DON’T USUALLY KNOW, IS THAT
MONTREAL IS SURROUNDED BY WATER, GIVING MARK THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DEVELOP A LOVE FOR BOATING EARLY HIS CHILDHOOD.
BY THE TIME HE WAS IN HIS TWENTIES MARC CRAVED ADVENTURE AND
DECIDED TO LEAVE HIS NATIVE CANADA TO TRAVEL THE GLOBE.
ON A ONE WAY TICKET WITH EVERYTHING HE OWNED PACKED INTO ONE
COMPACT SUITCASE, MARC ARRIVED IN THE CARIBBEAN WHICH TURNED
OUT TO BE THE PERFECT PLACE TO BEGIN HIS NAUTICAL CAREER. MARC
LANDED A JOB AS THE CAPTAIN OF A SPORT FISHING VESSEL AT THE AGE
OF 22 WHERE HE GOT TO ENJOY HIS LOVE FOR FISHING AND ADVENTURE FOR A FEW YEARS.
AT THE AGE OF 28, WHILE LIVING IN SAINT MARTIN, THE BIGGER YACHTS FINALLY CAUGHT MARC’S
EYE AND HIS NEED TO EXCEED PROPELLED HIM TO BEGIN HIS SUPER YACHTING CAREER. MARC HAS
SINCE THEN TRAVELED THE WORLD ABOARD BEAUTIFUL YACHTS, BOTH AS CAPTAIN AND
ADVENTURER, COLLECTING STORIES AND EXPERIENCES. WITH MARC’S EXUBERANT PERSONALITY
AND EXCEPTIONAL CAPTAINING SKILLS, YOUR STAY ABOARD M/Y TOUCH WILL BE NOTHING LESS
THAN EXTRAORDINARY!
CHRIS – CHEF
ORIGINALLY FROM NEW ORLEENS & A FAMILY OF COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN
CHRIS KNEW FROM EARLY ON THAT THE BOATING LIFE WAS FOR HIM.
WORKING ON THE FAMILIIES SHRIMPING & TUG BOATS UNTIL HE STARTED
YACHTING TEN YEARS. AGO. HE HAS BEEN VERY BUSY, COOKING ON LARGER
& SMALLER VESSELS. CRUSING THE MED, CARRIBEAN & ASIA..
CHRIS LOVES FLY FISHING, SCUBA DIVING, UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY &
BACK PACKING .
CHRIS IS BRIGHT & BUBBLY & IS EAGER TO DELIGHT THE GUESTS ON M.Y
TOUCH WITH HIS PASSION FOR COOKING.
CLARE GABLE – CHIEF STEWARDESS
CLARE HAS WORKED IN THE YACHTING INDUSTRY SINCE 2004. SHE
BEGAN HER CAREER WORKING FOR LIVERAS YACHTS ON ONE OF THE
LARGEST CHARTER YACHTS AT THAT TIME. AFTER TWO YEARS SHE
WAS READY FOR A CHANGE AND MOVED ON TO SMALLER CHARTER
VESSELS, ONE OF WHICH SHE STAYED FOR THREE YEARS CRUISING
COTE D’ AZURE, ITALY, TURKEY CROATIA , MALTA & THE CARIBBEAN.
SHE FINALLY TOOK A BREAK FROM YACHTING TO MOVE TO GREAT
EXUMA BAHAMAS TO RUN A SMALL BOUTIQUE STYLE HOTEL. GIVING
THE GUESTS THERE YACHT STYLE SERVICE HERSELF AND HER
PARTNER RASIED THE HOTELS RATING FROM 9 OF 9 HOTELS ON TRIP
ADVISOR TO 3 IN A VERY SHORT SPACE OF TIME. EVEN THOUGH THE
INCEDIBLE WATERS IN THE EXUMA WAS BEAUTIFUL, IT WAS NOT
ENOUGH TO KEEP CLARE AWAY FROM THE BOATING LIFE AND AFTER
A YEAR AND A HALF SHE DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE INDUSTRY.
JOINING M.Y TOUCH AT THE START OF THIS SEASON CLARE IS EAGER
TO GET STRAIGHT BACK INTO IT AND MAKE EVERY GUEST ONBOARD
‘S EXPERIENCE AN UNFORGETTABLE ONE.
MAXINE ROBERT – 2ND STEWARDESS
GROWING UP ALONG THE COAST LINES OF SOUTH AFRICA, MAXINE HAS
ALWAYS LOVED BEING IN OR ON THE SEA.HER PASSION FOR THE OCEAN,
TRAVELLING THE WORLD AND MEETING NEW PEOPLE IS WHAT DROVE HER TO
JOIN THE YACHTING INDUSTRY.
MAXINE WENT TO UNIVERSITY IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA WHERE SHE GOT
HER DEGREE IN BUSINESS & PSYCHOLOGY. DURING THE 3 YEARS SHE LIVED
THERE, SHE GOT TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN STELLENBOSCH, ONE OF SOUTH
AFRICA’S BIGGEST AND FINEST WINE FARMING AREAS. SHE THERE
DISCOVERED HER LOVE & APPRECIATION FOR BEAUTIFUL WINES AND GREAT FOOD.
AFTER STUDYING, MAXINE HEADED OVER TO THE MEDITERRANEAN WHERE SHE SPENT HER FIRST
YACHTING SEASON ENJOYING AND EXPLORING THE WONDERS OF EUROPE VIA THE OCEAN.
MAXINE LOVES TO DO YOGA & PILATES IN HER SPARE TIME. SURFING AND OTHER WATER SPORTS ARE
AS MUCH A PART OF HER DAY AS BREATHING. WITH MAXINE’S LOVELY BRIGHT PERSONALITY AND
SMILE YOU WILL FEEL WELCOME AND AT HOME WHILE ABOARD MOTOR YACHT TOUCH.
JUAN ROOS – FIRST MATE
JUAN IS THE FIRST MATE ABOARD M/Y TOUCH & HAS BEEN IN THE
YACHTING INDUSTRY SINCE FIRST SETTING SAIL ON A 46FT SAILBOAT
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC FROM HIS HOME COUNTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA.
JUAN SPENT HIS YOUNGER YEARS GROWING UP ON A WINE FARM IN CAPE
TOWN WITH HIS PARENTS AND 3 SISTERS. AT THE AGE OF 11, HE AND HIS
FAMILY MOVED TO GERMANY WHICH IS WHERE HE GOT HIS FIRST TASTE
OF TRAVEL & ADVENTURE. AT THE AGE OF 16 HE MOVED BACK TO SOUTH
AFRICA TO COMPLETE HIS SCHOOLING.
JUAN THEN REALIZED HE NEEDED MORE EXCITEMENT AND KNOWLEDGE TO ADD TO HIS ALREADY
ADVENTUROUS LIFE. SO AFTER TAKING 2 MONTHS TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC WITH ONLY 2 OTHER
GUYS FOR COMPANY, HE FOUND HIMSELF, HIS LOVE FOR THE OCEAN & THE CAREER HE WANTED TO
PURSUE.
JUAN HAS SINCE THEN, BEEN TRAVELING EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT THE BAHAMA’S & THE
CARIBBEAN, LEARNING AND DISCOVERING ALL THE SECRETS THAT THEY HOLD. JUAN WILL
DEFINITELY MAKE YOUR TRIP ABOARD MOTOR YACHT TOUCH A MEMORABLE ONE WITH HOPES THAT
HE CAN SHARE WITH YOU ALL THE BEAUTY HE HAS DISCOVERED ALONG HIS JOURNEYS.
HE IS ALSO AN AVID SPEAR FISHERMAN AND SELF TAUGHT GUITARIST, AND ENJOYS MEETING NEW
PEOPLE AND FRIENDS WHEREVER HE GOES IN THIS BIG BEAUTIFUL WORLD.
ALEX FORGET – ENGINEER
ALEX GREW UP IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. HIS PARENTS ARE
FROM THE ISLAND OF MAURITIUS AND HE SPENDS LOTS OF TIME READING
BY THE BEACH AND LEISURELY SWIMMING.
WHEN ALEX CAME BACK TO JOHANNESBURG, HE DECIDED TO EXPLORE
THE WORLD OF HOSPITALITY AND BEGAN BARTENDING AND WAITING ON
TABLES IN SOME OF HIS HOME TOWN HOTSPOTS. ALEX HAD ALWAYS
WANTED TO EXPLORE THE WORLD AND SEE THE SIGHTS OF USA, AND HIS
WAY OF DOING THIS WAS TO BREAK INTO THE YACHTING INDUSTRY.
HE WENT TO DURBAN TO DO A PRACTICAL-BASED COURSE IN SAILING AND SOON FOUND HIMSELF
ONBOARD A 35FT SAILING CATAMARAN ON HIS WAY TO FT LAUDERDALE. ALEX STARTED HIS
YACHTING CAREER AS A DECKHAND BUT SOON FOUND HE LIKED TO WORK IN THE ENGINE ROOM AND
BEGAN TO DO CERTIFICATES TO ENABLE THIS MOVE.
AFTER FIVE YEARS OF WORKING IN THE YACHTING INDUSTRY HE DECIDED TO TRY HIS HAND BACK ON
LAND AS AN ADVANCED DRIVING INSTRUCTOR, BUT THE PULL OF THE ENGINES ON YACHTS WAS TOO
GREAT AND HE FOUND HIS WAY BACK INTO YACHTING.
ALEX JOINS M/Y TOUCH TO LOOK AFTER HER ENGINES AND HE IS MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE GUESTS
A TOUR OF THE ENGINE ROOM AND EXPLAIN THE GADGETS AND GIZMOS THAT LIVE ON M/Y TOUCH.
GARY PEACOCK – DECKHAND
GROWING UP IN A SMALL COUNTRY TOWN IN AUSTRALIA, GARY SPENT
MOST OF HIS CHILDHOOD RUNNING AROUND HIS PARENT'S PUB AND
PLAYING POOL. ALTHOUGH IT WAS A LONG WAY FROM THE OCEAN, HE
DEVELOPED HIS LOVE FOR THE WATER ON ANNUAL VACTIONS TO THE
LAKE WHERE HE LEARNT TO WATER SKI AT THE AGE OF 10. GARY
CONTINUED TO BUILD HIS PASSION FOR WATER SPORTS BY TAKING HIS
POSITION AS A WATER SKI INSTRUCTOR AT AN AMERICA SUMMER CAMP.
HE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THIS AND DECIDED TO RETURN FOR THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS.
GARY TOOK ALL OF THE SKILLS THAT HE ACQUIRED IN WATER SKI
INSTRUCTION TO MOVE INTO THE YACHTING INDUSTRY. HE IS
EXTREMELY EXCITED TO HELP MAKE YOUR TIME ON MOTOR YACHT TOUCH THE VACATION OF A LIFE
TIME.
TOUCH Fam Trip 11 – 15 December - Feedback
December 19, 2013
Hello Susan:
Despite not ideal weather, we had a wonderful time, trip we will definitely remember for
many years to come.
Captain Marc’s professionalism and ability to handle any situation as it arises really
inspires awe. I am so grateful that he adjusted the itinerary according to the weather
condition to ensure cruising as smooth as possible. His entire team was outstanding. The
service onboard was truly superb. What I loved the most was the crew’s enthusiasm
and eagerness to assist. They were truly happy doing their job. One of the most
pleasant crew teams I’ve came across! Very personable and likable, Marc did a
phenomenal job putting his team together.
We also enjoyed Chef Daniel’s creations. Everything he prepared was very tasteful. Wild
mushroom risotto particularly stands out in my memory!
I do have to compliment on Juan’s and Gary’s way of operating the Nice Touch tender
– wow. Tender itself is fantastic, fast, comfortable and just cool all the way around, and
the way the guys handled it was impressive.
The yacht itself we thought was a perfect 120 footer – she really has everything you
need, and everything worked like a clock. WE particularly loved the large screen
television in our guest stateroom, and a nice spacious Jacuzzi. All in all, a very
comfortable yacht, we felt at home after an hour of being onboard.
Susan, please thank the Owner on our behalf and ensure him that I will do everything to
promote his yacht to my clients and secure bookings in the near future!
Katja James
Charter Broker- IYC