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Captain Tom grew up in Florida with a love of the sea. He is an avid fisherman, scuba diver and surfer. Tom was a dive instructor in the Florida Keys in the 80’s which is how he gained an interest in becoming a skipper. He ran dive boats, commercial fishing vessels and then became a fishing guide. He started in the yachting industry in 2001. Tom has spent many years sailing in New England, Bahamas and Caribbean islands sharing his knowledge and passion for the ocean with yachters of all ages. He enjoys boating with his family in the Indian River Lagoon near Sebastian, Florida in his spare time.

Originally from Liverpool, England, Mike was a Commissioned Officer in the Royal Navy seeing active service in the Gulf and Northern Ireland. After leaving the Navy, he drove Land Rovers across the Sahara for an adventure tour company. Mike has captained a classic sailing yacht across the Atlantic and is now a qualified Chief Officer (unlimited).

Tracey is a former financial manager who moonlighted as a waitress and bartender to pay for her studies towards an accounting degree. Eventually, she gave it all up to pursue her passion in the service industry, in particular in yachting. In the last 4 years she has worked as a Junior, Second, Sole and Chief Stewardess on both sailing and motor yachts of various sizes.

Katie was born in the UK and grew up in both Florida and Germany. She studied advertising and marketing at university before moving to Prague for a year, then to Japan where she worked at a ski resort. From there she headed to Okinawa to work at a dive shop. After backpacking in Asia, she decided to enter yachting and has been working as a stewardess ever since.

Regardt “Redge” Booysen is born in Middleburg, South Africa, and grew up in the coastal area of KwaZulu-Natal; he has worked in the Hospitality industry with over thirteen years of experience, serving the Prime Minister of Japan, to name one. Redge has worked with professional photographers on numerous magazine covers, and he also worked in the Architectural industry before joining the Yachting industry. Redge has a passion for Photo/Videography, diving, and exploring the beautiful unbeaten path.