Name: Mac Auwers
Position: Senior Master
Qualifications: Master Class IV (3000 tonnes)
BSc. (Hons.) Marine Navigation & Underwater Science
PADI Rescue Diver
Nationality: United Kingdom / Belgium
Joined: 07/12/05
Experience: Mac has been sailing on yachts of various sizes since 1988. He has been working in the yachting industry since 1996 and first stepped aboard a Perini Navi in 1997. In 1999 Mac took over his first yacht (SY Enterprise, Perini Navi) and continued to run her until joining Andromeda La Dea.
Interests: Music, Reading, Sailing, Travel
Name: Aeneas Hollins
Position: Master
Qualifications: Master Class IV (3000 tonnes), ISM & ISPS Trained Safety Officer
BSc. (Hons.) Marine Biology
PADI Master Scuba Diver Instructor Trainer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Joined: 01/04/04
Experience: Aeneas has been working on yachts since 1994 and has worked as an MCA and RYA sailing instructor for several years previous to joining Andromeda.
Interests: Kite Boarding, Reading, Computers
Name: Raul Oberto
Position: Senior Engineer
Qualifications: Commercial First Engineer III/2
Nationality: Venezuela
Joined: 08/03/06
Experience: Raul started his commercial engineer training at university in Venezuela in 94. From 96 until 98 he worked on commercial tankers and since 98 has worked on various large yachts including the Perini Navi SY Enterpise.
Interests: Reading, Music, Travel, Exercise
Name: Pavel Sedlak
Position: Engineer
Qualifications: University Diploma of Mechanical Engineering
MCA Engineer III/2 CoC, PADI Advanced Diver
Nationality: Czech Republic
Joined: 06/04/08
Experience: In 1996 Pavel graduated from the Czech technical University in Prague. During his five year long travels around the globe, he ended up sailing from Australia to Europe, which was his introduction to the world of yachting and has remained there ever since. Prior to joining Andromeda la Dea, Pavel was the engineer onboard the Perini Navi "Legacy".
Interests: Adventure, Sailing, Diving, Motorbikes
Name: Linda Pearson
Position: First Officer
Qualifications: PADI Open Water Dive Instructor,
Open Coxswains Certificate (Australia)
Nationality: Australia
Joined: 06/12/06
Experience: Linda has been working in the hospitality industry since 1998. Two and a half years were spent as a dive instructor onboard a live aboard vessel. Another two years were spent being an underwater videographer and for a further four years Linda worked in five star island resort restaurants.
Interests: Underwater photography, trekking, diving, travelling, fishing.
Name: Thomas Shen
Position: Technician / Deckhand
Qualifications: Diploma in Electronic Engineering, CISCO, CCNA
Nationality: New Zealand
Joined: 30/04/07
Experience: After completing his Diploma at the University of Auckland, Thomas was employed as a marine electronic engineer in Auckland’s Viaduct from 2003 to 2007. During this time Thomas also travelled to Japan to attend a Furuno training course in deep sea commercial equipment. Thomas then joined Andromeda La Dea to enjoy new challenges and adventure.
Interests: Motor Racing, Snowboarding
Name: Thomas Hollyhomes
Position: Deckhand
Qualifications:RYA Yachtmaster Offshore, AEC, Padi Divemaster, Eng 1 Medical, STCW 95,Powerboat level 2
Nationality: United Kingdom
Joined: August 10, 2009
Experience: Thomas is the latest hardworking and valuable member of this team; his positive attitude and appropriate sense of humour make him extremely suitable to provide quality service in any situation. He spent 3 years in the hospitality industry bartending and waiting, learned his yacht maintenance skills in a boatyard in England and operated a fleet of 10 sailing yachts in Turkey prior to joining the luxury yachting industry.
Interests: Windsurfing, Sailing, Scuba diving, Wakeboarding, Cooking, Golf and Car mechanics.
Name: Hilary Gibson
Position: Senior Head Stewardess / Masseuse
Qualifications: Level 3 Hospitality Certification (Australia)
PADI Open Water Diver, Qualified Massage Therapist
Nationality: Australia
Joined: 10/07/07
Experience: Hilary has been working in the hospitality industry since 1996 and started her yachting life on the Great Barrier Reef in 1997, before heading abroad to travel. After travelling through Asia and Europe she joined her first overseas yacht in 1999. Since then she has combined her career in the yachting industry with her love of adventure and travel.
Interests: Music & Festivals, Travel, Trekking, Swimming, Photography
Name: Kym Coombes
Position: Head Stewardess
Qualifications: Beauty Therapist
Nationality: Australia
Joined: 01/05/09
Experience: Kym previously worked on motor yachts on the Great Barrier Reef, around the Mediterranean and in the Bahamas. She is a trained Beauty Therapist so this combined with her hospitality background and a love of travel made the perfect ingredients for a career in yachting.
Interests: Travelling, Cooking, Hiking
Name: Helen Bradley
Position: Stewardess / Masseuse
Qualifications: Diploma of Remedial Massage Therapy
IYT Super Yacht Stewardess Certificate
Nationality: New Zealand
Joined: 22/03/09
Experience: After working in the Arts and Crafts industry in New Zealand for 2 years, Helen moved to Sydney in 2001 where she managed a beachfront restaurant in Manly and pursued her studies in massage therapy. She is fresh to the world of yachting and excited about her new career, combining her love of travel and adventure with her passion for natural therapies and hospitality.
Interests: Natural therapies, art, music, reading, travelling.
Name: Nicole Poirier
Position: Chef
Qualifications: Diplome & Master Diplome, Ecole Ritz-Escoffier, NAUI Open Water Diver
Nationality: USA
Joined: 28/01/08
Experience: Nicole joined her passions of both cooking and sailing when she joined the yachting industry in 2003. She worked as both a freelance yacht chef and independent private caterer for 2 years before seeking out a super yacht in 2005 which both chartered and acted as mother ship to a world-famous race boat. She joined Andromeda La Dea after an eight month stint of travel in Africa and Europe during which she continued to seek out and learn new culinary techniques and trends.
Interests: Music, Singing, Water