Captain Roy Pat Rucker, Chef Natalie Rucker, and First Mate Pete bring a fun, welcoming, and deeply personal spirit to every charter aboard BAREFOOT COWBOY. Roy’s years of Virgin Islands sailing and technical experience pair with Natalie’s warm hospitality and guest-focused service, while Pete keeps morale high and ensures no snack goes unattended.

Click each crew profile to learn more about their background, experience, and personal story.

Freshly prepared cuisine featuring relaxed breakfasts, flavorful midday favorites, plated dinners, sweet finishes, and cocktails crafted for life aboard. Sample menu selections are listed below and may vary based on guest preferences, provisioning, and chef creativity.

DAY BREAK 
All served with a fresh fruit platter, coffee & breakfast cocktails of choice

Fresh Blueberry Pancakes with a Side of Bacon and/or Sausage and Eggs Made to Order

Classic Eggs Benedict with a Side of Roasted Potatoes

Biscuit Charcuterie Board

Cheesy Spinach and Bacon Quiche with a Side of Crispy Hashbrowns

French Toast Topped with Fresh Strawberries and Whipped Cream, Side of Bacon and/or Sausage and Eggs Made to Order

Build Your Own Breakfast Tacos with Choices of Eggs, Potatoes, Cheese, Green Chilies, Bacon & Sausage

Homemade Banana Bread

MIDDAY
Garlic Steak Bites Served with Assorted Cheeses, Avocado & Toasted Baguette Slices

Local Mahi Mahi Tacos with Slaw, Pineapple Mango Salsa & Sriracha Mayo

Yellowfin Tuna Poke Bowls Served Over Sushi Rice Topped with Yum Yum Sauce & Avocado Slices

Cheeseburgers in Paradise with Your Choice of Toppings Served with Pasta Salad

Chicken, Steak, or Cheese Quesadillas Drizzled with a Spicy Sour Cream Sauce

HORS D’OEUVRES
Garlic & Herb Cream Cheese Crostinis Topped with Prosciutto, Arugula & Pepper Jelly

Prosciutto Wrapped Melon with Balsamic Glaze

Charcuterie Board

Dip Trio Consisting of Guacamole, Queso & Salsa Served with Tortilla Chips

Baked Brie with Raspberry Jalapeño Jam and Assorted Crackers

MAIN
Grilled Snapper, Creamy Mushroom Risotto & Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

Cheese Tortellini Topped with Homemade Spinach Alfredo Sauce & Blackened Chicken

Caribbean Lobster, Filet Mignon, Whipped Potatoes & Roasted Green Beans

Lasagna Puttanesca with Cheesy Garlic Bread and Garden Salad

Lime in Duh Coconut Mahi Mahi with Mango Salsa and Coconut Lime Rice

DESSERT
Southern Key Lime Pie

Crème Brûlée

Lemon Bars

Tiramisu

The Most Amazing Chocolate Cake

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Chocolate Mousse

Grandma’s Blackberry Apple Crumble

SHIP'S BAR
Tito’s | Grey Goose | Deep Eddy Lemon

Tanqueray | Bombay Sapphire

Milagro Blanco | Repasado

Bulleit Bourbon | Crown Royal

Cruzan Dark | Cruzan Light | Cruzan Coconut | Cruzan Passion Fruit | Cruzan Mango | Cruzan Tropical Fruit

Cointreau | Grand Marnier | Aperol

Coke | Diet Coke | Ginger Beer | Club Soda | Ting | Pink Ting | Orange Juice | Pineapple Juice 
Passion Fruit Juice | Cranberry Juice | Bloody Mary Mix | Cream of Coconut

SPECIALTY COCKTAILS
Painkiller with Cruzan Dark Rum, Pineapple Juice, Orange Juice, Cream of Coconut

Rum Punch with Cruzan Light Rum, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice & Grenadine

Margarita with Milagro, Cointreau & Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice (Additions: Watermelon, Coconut, Spicy)

Cosmopolitan with Tito’s, Cointreau & Cranberry Juice

Moscow Mule with Tito’s, Ginger Beer & Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice