Captain | Jake Oberholzer
South African
Jake joined Yachting in 2000 and worked most of his career on charter yachts, both in the Med, Caribbean and Bahamas. He spent 3 years as Junior Captain on M/Y My Seanna before moving on to his own Command. He has more than 5 years as full time Captain
His hobbies include drone flying/Video editing, Golf and anything outdoors.

First Mate | Bennie Oberhozer
South African
Bennie joined yachting in 2000, where he has worked on both charter and private yachts in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and the Bahamas. Bennie has a great passion working on deck and enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience. He has a great love for the outdoor lifestyle, photography, playing golf, and anything to do with airplanes.

Engineer | Izak Nillson
Swedish
Izak grew up in a small town outside of Gothenburg, Sweden. He studied Marine Engineering at University, following in the footsteps of his father who is a mechanical engineer and his grandfather navy background. After 4 years of studying, Isak sailed on vessels off up to 250m around the world taking him to Australia and Japan. Since joining the yacht industry in 2016, Isak has worked on both sailing and motor yachts ranging from 40-65m. In his spare time, Isak enjoys spending time in his workshop, working on his classic car and motorcycle as well as playing golf and painting.

Deckhand | Zander Kallis
South African
Zander was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, where he completed his Bcom Economics degree before joining the yachting industry. Zander is a true sport enthusiast and competed in various sports like rugby and cricket growing up.
Zander has a love for the ocean and that is where he spends most of his free time.

Deckhand | Gideon Laubsher
South African
From a young age Gideon had a strong desire to work on yachts. His love for the ocean started at an early age, he grew up around boats and fishing as he spent most of his spare time on the water. Gideon spent the past five years racing offshore Thundercats, which is his biggest passion.

Chef | Ozeas Mendes
Brazilian
Born in Brazil and formally trained in Gastronomy. Chef Ozeas has traveled the world for the past 17 years on busy charters delighting guests, and crew members alike, with his knowledge, passion and discipline to introduce new tasty dining experiences with nutritional awareness. When not in the galley, Ozeas enjoys a healthy and active lifestyle, exercising, riding his motorcycle and devoting time to his 11 year old daughter.

Chief Stewardess | Xandi Olivier
South African
Xandi was proudly born and raised in Pretoria, South Africa. After graduating from high school, she completed a degree in Bcom Supply Chain Management majoring in accounting at TUKS University. Her gypsy heart then led her to discover the yachting industry, where it was a perfect way to combine her passion for people, travel and life itself, and hasn’t looked back since! Being a lover of children, Xandi is a natural nanny and will often be found entertaining the kids on board and making the guests laugh. In her spare time, Xandi enjoys doing yoga, listening to country music.

Second Stewardess | Joely Lopez
Mexican
Joely was born into a beautiful family in the city of the Tequila and Mariachi, Guadalajara, Mexico. She has a degree in Psychology, and after 7 years she discovered her curiosity for yachting around in 2021, where she began her new adventure! Her favorite part is interacting with guests and crew, while always having fun and enjoying her role onboard. Traveling is one of the most beautiful experiences that comes with yachting for her. In her free times she likes to explore the area, go to the beach, listening to conferences and just enjoying every moment to the fullest.

Third Stewardess | Océane Kinnoo
French
Océane was born in the south of France where she studied marketing and cultural engineering. She then started her career as a freelance production manager in the audiovisual field.
At the age of 25, she decided to leave her native country and started her career in yachting. She wanted to challenge herself, to discover new horizons, and especially to enrich herself by discovering new cultures with like-minded people.
Océane is athletic and has always practiced a physical activity, notably as a dancer/choreographer since she was young. Now, she wants to improve her skills as a stewardess but also as a deckhand!