Crew  Profile HIC SALTA

Captain Necmettin Kama (Neco)

Captain Neco is a very experienced and a dedicatred captain.  Quiet and conscientious, Neco’s priority has always been his passengers safety and happiness. He is well respected by his crew and fellow colleagues. A Turkish national, born in 1975, he sailed the Turkish and Greek coastline for many years. He started his yachting career in 1991 in a diving boat, and became a captain in 1996. Neco certainly knows where to find the most beautiful, hidden, and unspoiled destinations. His former appointments include M/S HANA, M/S CARESSE, M/S PALMYRA and M/S COBRA QUEEN . He  was very happy to join Valena Yachts in 2010 as the captain of Hic Salta.

Chef Gokhan Yıldırım

Born in 1985 in Denizli, single, Turkish national . Before joining Hic Salta, he worked for 4 years at the distinguished Kempinski Barbaros Bay Hotel in Bodrum as a sous chef. He is a master of Turkish and Mediterranean cuisines, his specialities are seafood dishes .

Mate Goktug Bayrak

Goktug was  born 1987 in Istanbul, he started working on Hic Salta from beginning of 2010, he is in charge of on deck maintenance, he speaks English.

Deckhand Omur

Omur was  born 1984 in Bodrum. He is on sea since 10 years working on charter boats, speaks English.
 
Deckhand Murat Okten 

Born in Bodrum  1985, he worked as a deckhand to Captain Neco on other boats, as well, and joined him on Hic Salta. Murat is an experienced sailor, his hobby is cooking.

Engineer Ahmet Aldemir

Born 1988, Ahmet has been on board Hic Salta since two years. He is in charge of the room.

Chief Stewardess Orsel Sonat

Born in 1988, Orsel joined Hic salta recently. She has been working on various private and commercial yachts since 2005. She speaks English and Italian.

Housekeeper Zeynep Kursunlu

Born in 1982, Zeynep is the housekeeper of Hic Salta, she started to work onboard Hic salta from the beginning of 2011. This is her third  year in yachting, she was employed by a few other private and charter yachts during the last 2 years. She speaks German and intermediate English.