SORANA

Captain : Jean Marc GUEVARA
Sailing Boat Skipper Certificate PPV / STCW 95
English speaking

Jean-Marc GUEVARA has been working for 8 years aboard the NEMOs fleet.
He was captain for the VPM Company on these big catamarans (Nautitech 82) and was in charge most of the time of NEMO MARTINICA & NEMO GRENADINES.
He has acquired then a huge experience in crewed yacht charters in the Caribbean, from the BVIs to Grenada, but also in French Polynesia.

Then he set sail on a Privilege 585 GO FREE and chartered the Mediterranean Sea from Croatia, Greece, Turkey to Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica & the Balearic Islands.

He crossed the Atlantic 12 times, the Pacific 1 time & made some nice journeys from Martinique to the Brazil & Europe.

Jean-Marc has settled his family in Martinique since more than 13 years. He did come home, close to the people he likes working aboard S/Y TIPUTA during 2 years in Caribbean.

Working onboard M/Y SORANA now more than 7 years, he enjoys more and more cruising and sharing his passion with his guests who really appreciate his professionalism and his high sense of service on board.

More than a captain, a great trustful man!


Chef - Hostess: Marie-Claude JOUGLA
French, Spanish & English speaking

Marie has been sailing for the last 20 years as crew; mostly as hostess/chef on Charter vessels; Montefigure 55, Matoutou 57, Calaf, 62, Darius, 62, Huzard III 65 (in Patagonia), Nemo 82, Ojala 60 (in Spitzberg & Norway), Chrysalis T 77 etc.

She has been crossing the Atlantic 11 times and sailing over a total of more than 100 000 miles!
When she is not working, she likes observing & studying the cetaceans on her own 12 meters boat.

She has covered a large scope from Spitzberg to Patagonia and from Mediterranean to Caribbean Sea; a true adventurous globe trotter!

She has been running the Ranch a restaurant in the South of France for more than 7 years before flying away for CHILE.

She has lived there for 4 years, managing a fashioned Restaurant bar & modern Chilean art gallery boutique named Gibran in Los Angeles with a team of 10 people to handle.

Besides her passion for the oceans, Marie is also a performing Chef and a cheerful crew member. Her natural gentle mood and her professional experience are real assets for SORANA and for her guests.

A sweet & good-natured temper with a great spirit!