Phoebe & Xander
Meet the Crew On Tiger Lily
Chasing Horizons, Sharing the Way.
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Every sailor has a beginning. Our crew once stood where you are now, dreaming of the sea, chasing freedom, and learning by doing. Today, they bring that journey full circle, guiding others with the same passion, patience, and sense of adventure that first inspired them.
Phoebe
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Sea Earth Sail | RYA Yacht Master
Growing up in a small town in west Michigan, Phoebe spent her summers on the lakes, sailing and racing dinghies, then teaching sailing at the local yacht club. Though far from any ocean, she developed a deep interest in it early on, likely passed down from her parents, world cruisers themselves. Their stories of circumnavigating took shape into a dream of her own—to sail around the world.
Phoebe moved southwards, from freshwater to saltwater, to attend college at University of North Carolina Wilmington. While obtaining degrees in Marine Biology and French, she found a job crewing sunset sails and teaching sailing in Wrightsville Beach. After one summer there, she realized sailing could actually be a career! Obtaining her USCG captain’s license, she quickly worked her way up from crew to captain to manager. Upon graduation, the company decided to keep her employed by sending her down to the Caribbean on a 44’ catamaran to run liveaboard charters through the winter months.
Excited by this opportunity, Phoebe learned to navigate new waters, fix things, plan passages, and build a business on her own. She formed incredible friendships with her customers, welcoming them aboard as family and curating every trip to fit their unique interests. Phoebe enjoys sharing her knowledge of marine life with her guests, having worked in coral husbandry at UNCW and volunteered in fisheries research in Madagascar. Snorkeling or diving with Phoebe can turn into a fun marine biology lesson!
Phoebe loves nothing more than to be active and outdoors. You might find her up at sunrise, flowing through some yoga and journaling before the rest of the boat wakes up. On land, she enjoys biking, hiking, traveling, and cooking. Though she appreciates her adventures ashore, Phoebe is always drawn back to life afloat. She has captained four ocean passages, and crewed aboard others, racking up roughly 8,000 offshore miles.
Xander
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Xans Boat Life | RYA Yacht Master
Xander is a boat kid, all grown up. He was raised aboard his parent’s boat in his father’s home country of Greece. He lived aboard from 9 months old until he was 17 years old, splitting the year to be back on land for primary school in Maine.
He earned his bachelors in psychology, and his MBA in innovation. Xander has owned & captained four boats, and just finished a two year refit on his current boat, Bouboulina II, a 1979 Gulfstar 37.
Along with his dog, he sailed Bouboulina on a voyage from Maine to the Virgin Islands, and throughout the Caribbean, recently returning to the United States. He loves reading, and cherishes time in nature spent hiking, running, practicing yoga and strumming the ukulele.
