Dragonfly Expeditions

08/02/2024

Dear Friends, Family and Colleagues:



I was born in a little town on the western shore of Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. I loved the tidal creeks that fed the wetlands and marshes off of the wooded hills behind my house and I especially loved seeing the sailing ships and skipjacks out on the glittering expanse of the Chesapeake Bay. As I was growing up and into my young adulthood, the ideal travel company of my dreams was the legendary, Miami-based Windjammer Barefoot Cruises. It represented to me adventure, exploration, and the intrigues of the tropics. After decades of shepherding my expeditionary tour company of Florida and the Caribbean Basin, Dragonfly Expeditions www.DragonflyExpeditions.com, I have decided to add the chase of my dream for resurrecting the Windjammer brand and its extraordinary culture of adventure travel to my life's accomplishments.



In April of 2023, I outright purchased the 100-year-old sailing schooner and former Windjammer standard bearer, the S/V Mandalay which was moored off of the Carenage of St. George's, Grenada. Now, in August of 2024, I, with my business partner, the accomplished and innovative sports travel entrepreneur Zack Luttrell, am launching a public capital raise to raise the money for the Mandalay's restoration and the future purchase of a second schooner for our cruise line.



For those who have confidence in my business accomplishments and abilities, we are excited to offer you the opportunity to get in on the ground floor and go along with us on this adventure. If you only wish to cheer us on from the sidelines, we welcome that also. I aspire to make this company the pinnacle of my entrepreneurial life and to set about accomplishing a dream that had its beginnings in the thoughts of a little boy who fervently marveled at the mighty sea from the cliffs above its shores. I welcome all who are willing to share this dream with us.



To learn more about this project and indicate your interest in investing, visit our Vicinity page here. https://marketplace.vicinitycapital.com/offers/69

12/03/2019

Last night, The Knight Foundation announced that the Abandoned Vehicles of the Everglades project of our sister company, Adventure Life Productions, a collaboration between Alison Klapper León and myself, with our brilliant photographer partner, Matt Stock, is one of 44 winners in the 2019 Knight Arts Challenge Miami, a community-wide search to find and fund the best ideas for engaging and enriching Miami through the arts.

This year’s 44 winners represent a broad variety of disciplines, including visual art, theater, music and dance. Learn more about our project below.

For the 11th year, Art Week Miami will kick off Monday with the announcement of the winners of the Knight Arts Challenge. This year, 44 artists and arts organizations will share more than $1.8 million...

11/13/2019

Please join the (Dragonfly Expeditionary) Club this Sunday morning as we help restore Key Biscayne's Bear Cut Preserve to its original pristine state by gathering and removing trash

Bear Cut Preserve Cleanup!!!!!! Andrew Otazo has a dream! This inspiring young environmentalist wants to see the Bear Cut Preserve, an ecosystem consisting of mangroves, hammocks and coastal forests abutting the fossilized reef and the northern boundaries of Key Biscayne's Crandon Park, free of tras...

07/16/2019

Join the Dragonfly Expeditionary Club for a spectacular evening of Polynesian Dining, Entertainment and History at the Mai Kai, Friday 7/26/19 https://mailchi.mp/a7f09e7dfbb4/spectacular-evening-of-polynesian-dining-entertainment-and-history-72619

06/18/2019

We are proud to announce that the Dragonfly Expeditionary Club, a member company of Dragonfly Expeditions has formed a community partnership with WLRN Public Radio (91.3 on your FM dial). Tune in to learn more about this great new friendship.

02/02/2018

Hey guys! Check out the new Dragonfly Expeditions trailer!

Dragonfly Expeditions, the oldest and most prestigious tour company in South Florida, hosts distinctive tours and excursions for corporate groups, individual...