Mark Russell – Captain
Mark was born and raised in Ireland until he started his career in the yachting industry at a very young age. He started as a deckhand then engineer becoming a qualified, experienced captain, officer and engineer with extensive diving and water sports background. Not only has he worked as a private but also as a charter captain for many years. Mark has a Bachelor's degree in Marine Biology and Ocean ecology.
Mark has extensive experience cruising the Med, Caribbean, Alaska, the Bahamas, South Pacific and all of the US east and west coast. He holds a Mast of yachts 3,000 GT and Engineer Y4. In his free time he enjoys surfing, snow boarder and wake board. Mark is an avid swimmer and participated in Water polo while in school.
Mark speaks fluent English, French and basic Italian.
Reva Haynes – Stewardess
Reva has extensive experience in the yachting industry, ever since she was little, she developed a passion for hospitality and serving her family.
Reva expanded her passion by taking several courses such as: bar tending, silver serving, trained mixologist, floral arrangement among others.
She enjoys entertaining and puts love and effort into everything she does, she enjoys planning guests activities and is fun to be around.
has worked on both private and charter yachts from 20M up to 44M, exposing her to international guests: Americans, Russian, Latin, and Europeans.
Sam Banting – Mate / Deckhand
Sam is originally from the United Kingdom and comes from bigger yachts with vast of experience as mate and deckhand, taking care of the exterior, as well as taking the tender and moving guests around, as well as being on top of the maintenance, and making sure all is operating properly and taking all safety measure for the owners and charter guests alike.
Sam is very professional, friendly, hard working and will ensure charter guests are taken care of and have an amazing time onboard.
Dedrick Gibson - Chef
Born and raised in Florida, Dedrick has extensive culinary experience from working at top restaurants to working onboard of yachts. He is great at communicating with clients to ensure a sample menu is provided to their taste and expectations, provisions for charter guests and crew members alike, and keeping his galley clean, sanitize and immaculate is his number one priority.
Dedrick is able to satisfy different pallets, he cooks American, Italian, fusion, Asian and more. Maintain food quality through evaluation and training; enjoys and loves creating new dishes.
