Captain W. Todd Likins Todd comes a board COCKTAILS with over 19 years in the yachting industry. Todd is proud to be born and raised in beautiful San Diego, California and goes back there any chance he can. He started his career on M/Y EL LOBO traveling through the Caribbean, Panama, Costa Rica, and the Pacific Coast of Mexico for extensive diving and fishing. Throughout the years, he has accumulated 75,000+ nautical miles at sea cruising the East and West Mediterranean, Bahamas, New England, Canada, North Sea and Sea of Cortez. Todd has worked on several charter yachts: M/Y PICANTE, M/YHALLEUJAH, and M/Y SUN CHASER. He holds a USCG Master Oceans 1600ton License, STCW 95, and PADI open water diver. His hobbies and interests are surfing, skiing, snowboarding, and sailing. Todd welcomes guests onboard with an upbeat attitude and will make sure they have the times of their lives! Chef Eric Glass Chef Eric joined COCKTAILS in June of 2008, he has over 10 years of experience in the culinary arts. A restaurant trained chef: apprenticing in numerous establishments. He describes his food and style as “Loose classical French with a lot of American Fusion.” “Anyone can make food taste good with heavy cream and butter the real fun comes in making it taste good without it” is a motto Chef Eric likes to go by. He also says, “Healthy clean eating is my newest trend right now.” Eric grew up in a small town on Mount Desert Island, Maine. He has a passion for the water and cooking. The yachting industry gives him the opportunity to expand his knowledge through travel and different experiences. Eric has cruised Canada, New England, Bahamas, the Caribbean, South America, Panama, Costa Rica and West Coast of Mexico. Eric looks forward in making your stay aboard COCKTAILS a memorable experience; he is very versatile and flexible in the galley and will gladly take requests. The galley is open for free cooking lessons every night! Stewardess Natalie Ruggieri Natalie was born and raised in Providence, RI. She has been on COCKTAILS or over 1 ½ years with a background in hospitality for 7 years. She enjoys travelling to new places and meeting new people. She has been to several places including Mexico, Panama Canal and Costa Rica. When she has time, she loves watching Reality TV! Mate Robert Michael Soper Robert is from Los Alamitos, California. He is a wonderful addition to COCKTIALS, coming from an equally popular charter yacht, the 142’ POSITIVE CARRY, where he was onboard as Bosun for over 2 years. Some of his favorite ports include Isla Mujeres, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saba and Savannah. In his free and spare time, you’ll find him golfing, bowling, surfing and snowboarding.