Bastiaan Kroon & Darren Fryl Captain and Chef
Bastiaan
Bastiaan is one of few Captains who can claim an authentic lifelong passion for sailing. Bastiaan was born on a houseboat in the Dutch river De Vecht. At age 4, he was given his own sailing dinghy and fondly remembers the feeling of independence as he held the rudder in his hand. To complement his love of water, Bastiaan received his PADI open water scuba certification in Curacao 15 years ago. He has since dove in sites all around the world, and has qualified as a PADI dive master and scuba instructor.
Bastiaan is thrilled to be able to entertain guests aboard
Mimbaw. As an ex-professional cook he will amaze you
with his passion for exotic and local dishes. He is easy-going, caring and sociable and gets along well with many. He looks forward to showing you around his favorite nooks in the Caribbean.
Licenses
Captain - PADI Dive instructor - Emergency First Response (CPR, first aid) instructor - STCW 95
Languages
Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish and a little bit of Chinese, Korean and Italian
Hobbies & Interests
Traveling, Sailing, Diving, Windsurfing, Waterskiing, Wakeboarding, Alpine skiing, Mountain biking, Inline skating, Ice skating, Flying sports planes, Rugby, Nature, Kayaking, Horseback riding, Singing, Dancing, Socializing and being your captain
Jenny Muller
Introduction:
At nine years of age Jenny was drawn to sailing and so began her love of the sea. Jenny Muller hails from Sydney, the city of sails, where she worked in Real Estate and Landscape Design. The siren sound of the sea, not to mention the sails on Sydney Harbour, soon began to pull at Jenny’s heartstrings and so she jumped at the opportunity to jump on a 55ft ocean racing yacht, chartering on the Great Barrier Reef. One and a half years later she earned her captains licence and Jenny made the giant leap into the professional world of yachting. But, it was sailing her laser as a child that gave Jenny her sailing knowledge and seamanship technique for a lifetime.
In school, Jenny perused a course in hospitality, and this carried her into cooking onboard charter yachts. While she enjoys the broad spectrum of cuisine styles, she specialises in ‘Australian Mediterranean’ cuisine. Some might call that ‘Fusion’!
Charter guests will find Jenny’s spirit, and her amazing dishes inspiring. Couple that with the fact that she absolutely loves what she is doing, and you will see that Jenny is joy to be on charter with. Her spirit shines through in everything she does, and charter guests will love her amazing smile.