SORANA II

CAPTAIN: Jean Marc GUEVARRA
STCW 95
English speaking

Jean-Marc has been working for 8 years aboard the NEMO’s fleet.
He was captain for the VPM Company on these big catamarans (Nautitech 82) and was in charge most of the time of NEMO MARTINICA & NEMO GRENADINES.
He has acquired then a huge experience in crewed yacht charters in the Caribbean, from the BVI’s to Grenada, but also in French Polynesia.
Then he set sail on a Privilege 585 “GO FREE” and chartered the Mediterranean Sea from Croatia, Greece, Turkey to Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica & the Balearic Islands.
He crossed the Atlantic 12 times, the Pacific 1 time & made some nice journeys from Martinique to the Brazil & Europe.
Jean-Marc has settled his family in Martinique since more than 13 years. He did come “home”, close to the people he likes working aboard S/Y TIPUTA during 2 years in Caribbean and M/Y SORANA 67’ for 10 years
Working now onboard new SORANA? he really enjoys cruising and sharing his passion with his guests who appreciate his professionalism and his high sense of service on board.
More than a captain, a great trustful man!

CHEF: Laurent LE NAY
STCW 95
English speaking – basic Spanish & Italian

Growing-up in Brittany with parents involved in the restaurant business, he has enjoyed from a very young age seeing the conviviality and happiness that food could bring to people.

He has an extensive experience in high-end gastronomic restaurants in France and in Luxemburg:
“L’Embellie” (2 forks in Michelin guide & winner of the Charles Monselet Award), «Le Bouchon»,”Le Rive Droite”, “La casa Rossa” (Italian cooking), “Côté Mer”, “Hôtel Bristol” of Reims, “L’Arpège” (2 forks in Michelin guide), “Le Clairefontaine” (1 star in Michelin guide), “La Lorraine”.

Since 2002 he also enjoyed his passion for the sea working as head chef on board a three masts named Bel Espoir & Rara (40 people on board) also onboard the M/Y Princess 67 SORANA, onboard the S/Y Catamaran VPLP 74’MAITA’Ï, also on board S/Y LADY ALLIAURA 75′

Very versatile in his cooking skills, he is always thriving to cater to the guests’ preference and recreate that atmosphere.
Laurent loves to use local produces. Some of his specialties include raw fish starter, Tahitian-style fish or Sushi and oriental dishes alike.
Full of energy, charming and with a great passion for his work, Laurent is very appreciated by his guests as a great Chef.

STEWARDESS: Veasnea CHEA
French
STCW 95
Languages spoken: English, Italian, Russian

Veasnea has 32 years old and is originally from Cambodia.
She feels lucky that her father lives in Cambodia and that she travels a lot in South-East Asia.
She has always worked in restaurants and hotels. It has been a passion since she was very young, as her parents had two restaurants in Paris.
She very quickly fell in love with this environment and has always worked there, from Geneva to Paris, in some very fine establishments.
With over 10 years’ experience behind her, she wanted to move into another field, like yachting.
She is an open-minded person, ready to evolve and improve constantly. She sees herself as a human being and enjoy interacting with and learning from different cultures.
Her greatest qualities are adaptability, loyalty, self-confidence and her friendly personality.
She maintainsan active lifestyle by exercising in her spare time.
She is trustworthy, reliable and will always go the extra mile. She firmly believes in one thing: “You have to dream before you can dream”.