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 | | CREW PROFILES |  | | Captain: Mervyn Twilley | Nationality: South African | | Number of Crew: 7 | | Crew Profiles:
MERVYN TWILLEY-Captain
Mervyn, was born and raised in South Africa and joined the Merchant Marine Industry at the age of 21. He has sailed extensively in South African waters and was actively involved during the construction of a 133' sailing yacht built in Cape Town. Mervyn has many Ocean miles under his keel, both as a Captain and Crew, delivering yachts from South Africa to the USA and England, where he obtained his Captain's licence. Mervyn has been employed in the professional yachting industry for many years and brings a wealth of experience to Shalimar.
GENO ACCETTA-Chef
Geno was raised in South Philly by a family of restaurateurs where sharing meals with friends,family and clients became second nature to him at a very young age. He worked as a chef in various restaurants in the Colorado area for approximately 17 years, and then, his passion for food and people, Geno discovered the perfect setting aboard a charter sailing yacht-an intimate venue where he could share his culinary talents and creatively adapt each charter menu to suit the preferences of the guests aboard.
While Geno thoroughly enjoys experimenting with and preparing dishes from many ethnic backgrounds, including Italian, French, Spanish, German, Caribbean and Greek, he would best describe his favorite cooking style as "Mediterranean inspired". Depending on his location, Geno also seeks out the freshest seafood, spices and ingredients in order to accent his dishes with a slightly local twist.
A friendly and creative individual, Geno was known for his "theme nights" at various restaurants. Example of this might include "Flamenco night", complete with Flamenco guitarist, dancers, tapas & sangria, as well as "Gangster night" with menus from famous gangster movies and of course outfits to match. He looks forward to receiving any ideas for theme nights from future guests in order to enhance their charter experience.
Besides his passion for food and people, Geno holds a PHD in Psychology and during his time off specializes in helping kids and young adults. Having spent many years in Colorado, he also thoroughly enjoys the "great outdoors" and has a love of travel, meeting new people, and music of all genres.
CAROLINA SIVLA-Stewardess
Our Stewardess, Carolina, was born and raised in Brazil. She's fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, English and is looking forward to learning French. Besides her love for traveling and meeting new people, she loves her profession on board Shalimar, where she will tend to your every need. With her service and entertainment skills, plus her happy and positive personality, Carolina will ensure that your vacation aboard Shalimar is an unforgettable and pleasurable experience.
Allen Mclay-Engineer/British
Tom Jarrold- 1st Mate/Scottish
Catherine Bierber/2nd Stew/American
Sean Powell-Steward/Deckhand/South African
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