MADININA

Captain: Clement Kalliabetsos
Clement is a young and energetic captain born in 1982. He is of French/Greek origin and therefore can appreciate the different cultures and speak both Greek and French like a native speaker, as well as fluent English. Before joining the industry in 2016, he completed a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry as well as in Music Technology and Acoustic Engineering. After working in these fields as a teacher and sound technician in concerts, he discovered a different passion. He obtained his sailing diploma in 2015, became a diver in 2016, and since then, he was hooked to the sea. Over the years, he has worked as a skipper in charter companies and for private yachts in the Mediterranean and in the Caribbean and could gain sailing experience in different types of yachts, in maintenance, and in life at sea crossing the Atlantic. He has excellent organizational and communication skills, is attentive to his guests on board, and is safety-oriented. He is adaptable, reliable and a patient teacher when it comes to sailing and dealing with his crew. In his spare time, he likes diving, rock climbing, kiteboarding, playing the guitar, photography, and cooking.

Chef: Vasilis Tsito
Vasilis, born in 1994, grew up in Athens and is from a Greek/Albanian family. He attended university for electrical engineering and worked in that field once he graduated. With a passion for cooking, he decided to pursue his early childhood dream of becoming a chef. His studies in gastronomy began in 2017. After completing his degree in 2019, he has been working alongside many well-accomplished chefs in Greece. Vasilis specializes in seafood and loves creating exceptional dishes.

Vasilis’ gastronomy is fresh with a simple yet elegant style that showcases the incredible food and his great precision and detail. In his free time, Vasilis enjoys garden planning and creating new dishes. Working onboard Madinina, he combines his love for seafood and cooking, with his adventurous side of living life on the sea.


Deckhand: Dimosthenis Perivoliotis
Dimosthenis was born in 2002 in Greece. He is currently studying at the University of Thessaly in Volos at the department of culture, creative media & industries. He has been sailing since he was five years old. He is experienced not only in inshore but also in offshore racing sailing. He has worked with different chartering companies for the past three years and was a crew member for sailing boat transports from France to Greece through the Atlantic Ocean. He has attained offshore sailing as well as a diving diploma. He is a positive, adaptable, polite, and open-minded, communicative person. In his free time, he enjoys diving, photography, listening to music, exercising, and more. He speaks native Greek and fluent English.