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After joining the yacht in Livorno, I had a limited time frame to set up safety procedures, brief the crew and get the sea passages ready and applicable for the Atlantic crossing via Gibraltar to Barbados, having had the pleasure to have been the first captain to have crossed the Atlantic with the first brand new Benetti B.now 50 series. We then started her maiden voyage with guests, visiting large variety of Caribbean destinations and organizing top services and excursions. After a 2 months cruise, we headed back from Sint Maarten.Once returned to the Mediterranean, we completed a very successful charter season ensuring our guests the highest level of safety and service.The participation at the Monaco Yacht Show was the completion of a rewarding and very busy dual season.

As relief captain, I joined Rocket in Mykonos whilst she was cruising with guests on board, thus I quickly familiarized with the vessel and the crew and made sure procedures and paper work for the entire itinerary were set in place properly. As per guests request, together with the HoD, I organized a variety of shore activities coordinating with shore parties and hospitality structures. We cruised across the Aegean and Turkey coasts making return to Athens as scheduled, obtaining the guests full satisfaction. Whilst at the Perama shipyard in Piraeus, we organized the scheduled maintenance works and the necessary documents for Suez Canal passage.

Mediterranean

I joined My Dragon in spring and I was able to participate in the final phase of the maintenance and preparations for the summer season having the task to enter dry dock and to actively follow the entire process. Once all set up and completed, we left the shipyard towards Durres for bunkering operations and then cruised in the south of Italy and Sardinia. Along with my officers we paid particular attention to the ISM, ISPS and MLC regulations to meet the Panamanian flag requirements.

Mediterranenan

Once the covid restrictions were reduced, I had the opportunity to rejoin Boadicea to follow the last sea trials and to complete the transition of sale, as well as handing her over to new crew and ownership.

Mediterranean

Embarked in Monaco with guests on board, my task as relief captain, in addition to the standard duties in managing the crew and operating the vessel safely, was to organize the owner’s winter holidays and transfer the vessel from Monaco to Sicily, including the call to Sarande for bunkering. During the time I ran the crew of 25 and enjoyed maneuvering with variable pitch propellers.

Mediterranean

Belonging to a high-profile family, the vessels usage was mainly in the SOF and Italy and limited to the summer months.In addition to my standard duties, I was requested to deal directly with ports, service providers and recreational shore facilities to ensure the owners and guests received the highest standard of assistance and experience.

Northern Europe; Mediterranenan

After joining the vessel in St. Petersburgh, I actively participated in the planning of the cruise itinerary as well as taking care of all the safety and security procedures. We visited the main northern cities in the Baltic Sea. During the voyage we sailed rivers such as Neva and Duagava and various narrow channels. When completed the guests program in Stockholm, we departed and sailed through a breathtaking archipelago towards the Kiel Canal.The passages of the North Sea, the German Bight, the English Channel and the Biscay Bay led us to a southern latitude as we were returning to the Mediterranean Sea.Once arrived our guests ended off the season enjoying the Balearic, the French Riviera, and the Greek Aegean Islands. As planned, Tribu’ was sold a few months later, as captain I followed up the entire selling and handover process.

Mediterranenan

Having belonged to the same owner of Kiring, we repeated and maintained the highest standards of safety, efficiency and aesthetics and had a very low crew turnover. Dakota cruised the Mediterranean and the Caribbean far and wide and crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice. I led and supervised important maintenance works and structural changes leading to general improvement, one of the most important achievements I obtained was to enable the first Codecasa 50m series to be equipped with larger tenders.Unfortunately, Dakota was sold and the owner did not proceed in the yachting industry. I was therefore temporarily re-hired by the buyer to assist his crew in the preparation of refit.

Mediterranean; Caribbean

Thanks to a passionate owner, together with my crew we kept Kiring at the highest standard. I personally carried out two major refits as captain and project manager, this gave me the opportunity to customize and tailor the yacht to the owner’s precise requirements. We had repeater charter clients for several seasons in a row as Kiring was unique as well as being led by a highly experienced crew. In five years, we travelled extensively both the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, crossing the Atlantic Ocean 4 times. She was sold to upgrade to a bigger yacht and we delivered Kiring in Cornwall.

Mediterranenan

Although I already had experience as captain on smaller yachts, being promoted at the age of 27 by the owner from first officer to captain during the summer season, was a turning point for me. From that moment on I consolidated my skills in terms of safety and management of a large and multicultural crew.Thanks to our skills and commitment, we were highly appreciated in the charter market and in the following two years, we successfully completed a large number of charter weeks.

Mediterranean

Independent of London 43m 316GT, UK flag commercial yacht.

Usa; Mediterranean

Blue Narwhal 54m 608GT, Cayman Islands flag commercial yacht.

Diploma

High School Diploma