MY-JO Crew

Ian started his yachting career in 1987 aboard M.Y. Lazy Devil and enjoyed adventurous cruising on the Amazon and Orinoco rivers in South America. Since then, Ian has followed the more traditional yachting routes of the Mediterranean and Caribbean aboard Motor Yachts Virginian, Leander and Katrion. Ian and Bruce share the position of captain, and when Ian is not on board, he can be found in his recently renovated apartment in Barcelona, Spain, enjoying a glass of Rioja. Aside from yachting; his other passions are golf, tennis and having hung up his Marathon shoes is now Kite Surfing.

Bruce started in yachting in 1996 completing his first trans-Atlantic on S.Y. Jasali. From Jasali, he moved up through the ranks working on yachts such as Samax and Faribana before taking command on M.Y. Blue Shadow C at the end of 2003. Bruce has extensive cruising experience in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Red Sea, and South East Asia. When Bruce is not on board, he spends time with his wife and two boys in Palma De Mallorca, Spain.

Remo started in the industry in 1998 on Blue Shadow, he then joined M.Y. Bliss working up to the position of 1st Officer, where he remained for 5 years. Remo has now been on board JO for a year and is enjoying his reunion with Bruce and Chef David with whom he worked with on Blue Shadow. He has extensive cruising experience in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, as well as the United States, Mexico and Alaska. Remo enjoys diving and is a skilled carpenter by trade. He is fluent in both German and English.

Mark qualified as a professional bartender and worked in numerous well known establishments in his home town, Auckland, prior to yachting. But it was a chance meeting that gave him his opportunity, and he worked on the yacht Ulysses whilst she was in Auckland. This opportunity furthered Mark’s desire to travel and enabled him to pursue a career afloat and he joined JO in May 2006. Outside of work, in fact even when he should be working, Mark enjoys fishing, swimming, and surfing!

Having spent the winter 2007 – 2008 ski season in Whistler and with the lure of further travel opportunities and life at sea Gareth headed to the South of France and joined JO at the beginning of May. Gareth was born and raised in Tauranga, New Zealand finishing his education at Victoria University of Wellington studying Management and Marketing. Off the yacht Gareth enjoys tennis, snowboarding and basketball.

Kieran is our newest crew member and finds him self trying something new. He has a finance background which has enabled him to spend the last two and half years living in London. Originally from New Zealand, Kieran is looking forward to a change in pace and is looking forward to seeing some more of the world. Like most our boys he loves to snowboard and generally likes to be involved in anything active.

David commenced his career as a Chef in 1986, career that spans more than 20 years. Before David started in yachting, he worked predominantly in Switzerland and France in restaurants such as Roger Verge’s ‘Moulin de Mougins’, ‘The Palace Hotel’ in St Moritz and ‘Grand Hotel’ in Zurich. David joined the industry in 1996 working on M.Y. Blue Shadow C where he has remained for over 10 years. David’s dual nationality of Swiss and Spanish has given him a good grounding in International Cuisine and his varied repertoire extends to his own “Dr. Evils Hot Sauce”. David converses fluently in German, Spanish, French, Italian and English.

Roger has been engineering in the yachting industry for 20 years, four years of which he has spent on board Jo. He is a diesel mechanic by trade and holds a Class 1 Engineers Yachting License. When he is not tinkering in the engine room, he spends his time at home with his wife, son and twin daughters in Tweed Heads, Australia. Roger shares his role with Peter on a two month rotational basis.

Born in the Pacific Island country of Papua New Guinea, Peter grew up with the sea on his doorstep. He has been involved in yachting since 1993 and has enjoyed cruising interesting regions such as Antarctica, Patagonia, Galapagos Islands and Southern Russia. Originally trained as a Diesel Mechanic with Caterpillar Australia, Peter now holds a U.K Class 2/Y1 Chief Engineer’s license and joined M.Y. JO as a rotational Chief Engineer. During his leave, Pete will either be found renovating his newly acquired property in the South of France, travelling or hiking and skiing in the Alps.

Giovanni (Johnny to one and all) was born and raised in Australia to Italian parents and with the prospect of returning to his family roots he jumped at the opportunity to join JO in September 2008, whilst the yacht was in Livorno. From a young age Johnny worked in his Fathers’ mechanics garage in Perth attaining his trade qualifications before taking to the sea and working for four years on a passenger ferry. His passions include Motor bikes, Italian food and wine, Surfing and ski-ing.

Having just spent 2 years living on dry land Katy is excited to be back on yachts and in particular to be part of the Jo team. Her yachting career started back in 2003 and since then she had worked her way up to chief stewardess, a position which she thoroughly enjoys. Katy has worked mainly in the charter industry, Amnesia, Paraffin and Galaxy to name a few. For the last two years Katy took some time out and trained to be a florist in Australia. Katy has a degree in History from Exeter University.

Silvia is a recent addition to the team after her stint working as a stewardess during a world cruise on the QE II. Prior to that, she spent three years studying for her diploma at the Austrian School of Tourism. Silvia is a keen Kitesurfer having completed her training in Namibia whilst traveling through Africa. She also enjoys hiking and listening to her favorite tunes.

Tessa is new to the industry and is really enjoying yachting life so far. She has a Fine Arts Degree, where she majored in Painting. Tess left New Zealand 6 months ago and has really enjoyed exploring Europe. In her free time she loves to snowboard and generally enjoys any outdoor adventure.