Luxury Caribbean Catamaran Charters

Crew Profiles:
Meet the Crew:

Season 2022/23: Captain Jake and Chef Kylie

Qualifications: USCG 100 GT, STCW

Jake: Your Skipper, Captain Jake, was brought up in North Carolina. Going to school in Charlotte, North Carolina, to study business along with EMS. After his years of studying, he spent his time as a professional Raft Guide and Rock-Climbing Instructor. Jake’s love for the ocean propelled him to drop everything and move back to the coast in 2014. Jake started out as a member of crew maintaining yachts, above and below the water. Jake started working day charters like parasailing, scuba diving, and sunset sailing in Miami. Not too long after this, Jake was approached to become the first mate of a mega yacht, which resulted in him sailing around the Great Lakes, the East Coast of North America, The Bahamas, Exuma, and Puerto Rico before settling in the Caribbean.

Jakes loves exploring the warm, Caribbean waters. His best part of the day is taking guests to his favorite snorkel/dive spots and sharing his knowledge and appreciation of the magnificent underwater world, which is unique to the Caribbean. Jake’s main wish is to instil his guests with an overwhelming passion for the ocean and leave with a smile.

Kylie: Your Chef / first mate, Kylie, was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. After high school, Kylie moved to Cape Town, attended UCT and achieved her degree in Fine Arts. After studying, Kylie decided to take a “gap” year as a video producer with a leading cruise line company.
Kylie realised that her passion was for the service industry and making genuine connections with people. So, she decided to stay a few years longer, visiting over seventy countries across the world. As a result, Kylie experienced different culinary encounters, further developing her love for creating food.

Coupled with her enduring love for the ocean, its natural magnificence and mystery, it was only natural that she would pursue her dream of working in the marine industry. Kylie’s love for illustrating and art, led her to realise that cooking and art were the same. After craving a more personalised experience with guests, she went off to join the mega yachts, thereby allowing her to indulge in her passion for food.

Chef Kylie draws on all her travels and love for healthy food to create simple, delicious food, with bold, sometimes exotic, flavour combinations. When Kylie is not in the galley, she loves Yoga, Scuba Diving, fishing, and films. Kylie goes above and beyond, as she strives to make each charter an unforgettable experience, both in the ocean and on the palate.

Kylie and Jake:

Jake and Kylie met on the dock on her very first day of super yachting, and they never looked back! From two separate parts of the world, they found each other in a whirlwind of adventure.

They both have a passion for Sailing, after leaving the superyacht industry, they sailed around Puerto Rico and moved to USVI to follow their dream of adventure.

**Jake and Kylie are both fully vaccinated**

Jake and Kylie cannot wait to meet you, the adventure awaits!