The Captain :  Pascal Miniaou, 47 yrs. French. English fluent.

Qualifications:  Captain Class 4, MCA, Stcw95

Pascal worked as a sport shop manager for 3 years before deciding to crew on sailing boats such as the 80’ Umatalu, the 75’ Serenité and the Swan 651 See Flo. During his 5 years training, he sailed in the Mediterranean, in the West Indies, in Brazil and took part in several Atlantic crossings.  He is now perfectly at home in the charter world on board large sailing yachts.

He also monitored the building of a 75’ sailing boat, ‘Kermor’ and stepped on board as Captain for a round the world cruise which took him on all the seas and oceans of the world between 1993 and 2002.

Since then, he has navigated on various boats like the Swan 72’ Elysion Blue, the 130’ Globana M and the motor yachts Pegasus, the 82’ Falcon and Sirius of Man, a Predateur 100 before embarking on Grand Bleu Vintage in February 2007.

Outside his seamanship and technical skills, Pascal is a water and snow skier, he plays golf, and enjoys natural history, astronomy and taking photographs.

Quiet and cheerful, Pascal is an attentive and welcoming host, his extensive experience puts him in an ideal position to deal with any situation.

The chef, hostess and deckhand will be annonced soon.