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 | | CREW PROFILES |  | | Captain: Paul Know | Nationality: USA | | Number of Crew: 14 | | Crew Profiles:
The Huntress Crew
Captain Paul S. Knox - United States
Paul grew up in upstate New York and began yachting in Michigan in 1986 after serving 9 years in the U.S. Coast Guard. He has served as Mate and Captain on various yachts over the past 20 years. Paul took a short break from the warm tropical waters of yachting in 1993 and served as Chief Mate aboard a Bering Sea commercial longliner in Alaska. He enjoys helping guests enjoy breathtaking views and magnificent holidays throughout the world. Paul and his wife Lo-ami split their home time between Pompano Beach FL and Kareehoek in South Africa.
Purser Lo-ami Knox - United States & South Africa
Lo-ami was raised on a 176 000 acre ranch in central South Africa, Lo-ami studied culinary arts for 3 years at Silwood Kitchen, Cordon Bleu Academy in Cape Town. Working as sous-chef at the prestigious Signita game reserve, she provided fine dining for the guests vacationing at the ‘Relais and Chateaux’ safari resort. Lo-ami has been yachting since then, sailing from the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States to the Mediterranean.
Chef Richard Boxell - Australia
My family moved between the UK and Australia several times before finally settling down in Perth Western Australia. After a 4 year apprenticeship in several of Perth’s 5 star hotels and fine dinning restaurants I embarked on my first Asian travel experience which lasted over a year. This truly gave me my passion for travel and my taste for international cuisine.
Since then Richard has built, owned and operated two of his own restaurants and has worked as a chef in many places around the globe. Five years ago he eventually came back to his passion of travel and decided to be a yacht chef.
Bon Appetite……..
Sous Chef/Steward John Breslin - United Kingdom
John has an extensive service background. He began his career working as a two game dealer, specializing in American Roulette and Black Jack. He served his apprenticeship at the highly respected International Sporting Club Casino in London’s Marble Arch district. John then went on to explore a career in the aviation industry, becoming a Steward for a Charter Airline based out of California providing in-flight service to seven destinations in Mexico and two destinations in Hawaii. John then went on to start his own Catering business in San Francisco, California. Facilitating, Scheduling, Invoicing, Bartending, Food Serving, all the internal and external day to day required running of a catering business. John decided to get into the Yachting industry in 2005. This is the third Feadship that John has crewed on as a Steward. M/Y Huntress is very happy to have him.
Chief Engineer Kevin Rooney – United States
Kevin grew up in Wisconsin, and is a graduate of the Maine Maritime Academy attaining dual degrees in Marine Engineering and Nautical Science He holds both U.S. Coastguard & Cayman Islands Chief Engineer Unlimited Licenses. Having served many years on several other large Feadships, Kevin has an extremely sound and competent knowledge of Huntress’ engine room & mechanical systems, ensuring that the yacht’s functioning and safety are never compromised. He was also the build engineer on a 60m Feadship at the Royal Van Lent yard.
He enjoys traveling and exploring new lands and now makes Hawaii his home.
Rotation Chief Peter Boyce - United States
Peter’s folks raised him in the northwest United States where he started his boating career at an early age on Alaskan fishing boats. From there he graduated with a degree in business from Central Washington University, but never lost his love for adventure and life in places less traveled. He started working on Yachts in 1995 and quickly came to enjoy the travel and diversity of crewmembers and guests. He has established himself as a solid and practical engineer in the business and a valued member of the crew. Peter currently makes his home in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, new baby and his dog Max.
Stewardess Tiffany Ross - Canada
Tiffany has been working in the yachting industry for the past two years. Prior to M/Y Huntress she has worked on two other De Vries Feadships and an Australian Oceanfast: M/Y Floridian. After working in the hospitality industry for ten years, Tiffany decided that she wanted to combine her love of travel with her occupation. Working on a motor yacht was the perfect fit. Growing up in Ottawa, Canada, she decided to move to San Diego, Ca to escape the cold and attended United States International University. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management there in 2002 before foraging into the work force. She worked in many venues from boutique hotels to ski resorts before finding her way into yachting.
Stewardess Laura Wilson - United States
Laura was brought up on the Big Island of Hawaii, surrounded by an abundance of outdoor activities and always ready for an adventure whether it’s camping, surfing, snowboarding, learning new languages, or exploring new places. Luckily having a pilot for a father, she’s been traveling at each and every opportunity. She received her bachelor’s degree at Marymount University, just outside the Washington D.C. area, in 2005. Several countries, states, and islands later, she embarked upon the world of yachting. On her list of things to do: learn to speak French and Italian, return to Brazil, learn to scuba dive, and start the play the piano again.
Details to follow:
Wade Riley - First Officer - Australia,
Carolien Van Geniep - Chief Stewardess - Dutch
Rob Harting Bosun - Dutch
Matt Scheefer - Deck Hand - Dutch
Alex Grobler - 2nd Engineer - South African
Jaqueline Lewis - Stewardess - USA
#4 Deck hand - TBD
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