HIGHJINKS

Captain: Konstantinos Antoniou

Konstantinos always had a keen interest in sailing and hospitality. Starting with optimists at the age of ten, he progressed to lasers and 420s by the age of seventeen. After completing his education to become a mechanical engineer, he decided to pursue his passion as a career. He completed all of the required measurements and passed the offshore sailing and power certificate exams to become a professional skipper.
Since then, he has worked aboard a variety of privately owned and crewed sailing yachts/catamarans ranging in size from 65 to 80 feet. His engineering background has always served him well throughout his work because he am capable of dealing with all technical issues and problems on his own.
As a captain, he is maintaining the yacht, supervising the crew, and overseeing the safety operations in order to deliver a high level of service to d the guests. Putting his skills into work, Konstantinos is ready to welcome you onboard and provide you an unforgettable experience!

Languages: Greek and English (fluent) & Spanish (basic)

Chef: Konstantinos Mantikos

Konstantinos, born in 1987, is from Athens with family ties to the beautiful island of Leros in the Dodecanese. After graduating from the French Lycée Léonin in Athens, he took to the sea and spent many seasons as a deckhand before pursuing a degree in the Culinary Arts from Le Monde, graduating in 2015. After 4 years as a chef in restaurants throughout Greece, Konstantinos began as a chef on motor yachts and catamarans in 2019. He is passionate about Mediterranean cuisine- especially Greek- and with the incredible local seafood, he loves fresh fish tartar and ceviche. On HighJInks, he is excited to spoil guests on their holidays while they explore the beautiful Greek islands.

Languages: Greek, English, and French

Deckhand: Josephine Schmid

Josephine, born in 1994, originally from Germany, has spent much of her life near water and has always been interested about sailing. She will make sure you have everything you need to enjoy your charter because she is an open-minded and communicative person who enjoys cooking.

Languages: German (Native), English (fluent) & Greek (basic)