Authors

The Superyacht Services Guide is produced by a fantastic team of authors, all with in depth knowledge of their specific regions.

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  Caroline Blatter

  Director

  Born and educated in Argentina, and then Belgium and England, Caroline learnt to adapt to an often changing environment, and developed a passion for languages, travel and embracing other cultures.

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  Andrew Blatter

  Director

  Andrew Blatter has been working in the Superyacht Industry since 1988 - when he first 'walked the docks' of the Club de Mar, in Palma, looking for a passage West! Since then, he has sailed around the world and completed six TransAtlantic crossings in his capacity as Professional Captain.

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  Mark Acosta

  Caribbean & Central America Author

  Mark Acosta is a Professional Yacht Captain, RYA Yachtmaster and holds a Bsc Honours degree in Economics. He has been working in the Superyacht Industry since 1994 - completing 9 Atlantic crossings, and sailing over 90,000 miles.

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  Clare Sudlow

  Caribbean, Central America, Pacific, Asia & Middle East Author

  Thanks to her father - a sea-faring R.N.Commander - Clare spent her latter teenage years crewing aboard the family yacht throughout the Mediterranean. Having acquired sufficient sea miles by the age of 20, she became an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore.

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  Jane Finch

  Caribbean & Central America Author

  Born in Canada and raised in Victoria BC, Jane was introduced to sailing in the mid 1970's in Malta, where she sailed throughout the Mediterranean on the beautiful 1936 Fife ketch Eilean.

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  Suzi Jameson

  Mediterranean Author

  Suzi Jameson was born in Ontario, Canada, where she learned to love various styles of boating on Canadian lakes - from canoes to windsurfers, lasers to waterski boats and then on to larger sailboats.

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  Simon Meehan

  Mediterranean Author

  From the age of 18 Simon started offshore sailing whilst at college in Plymouth; since gaining his RYA Yachtmaster offshore certificate he has sailed thousands of miles around the south coast of England, Northern France, the Channel Islands, Turkey and Greece, with a trans-Atlantic crossing and many…

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  Adelina Matias-Aloglu

  Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, Asia & Indian Ocean Author

  Adelina has spent over 30 years working in all aspects of the yachting industry. She is an avid traveller and has sailed all over the Mediterranean, Adriatic and parts of the Atlantic coast.

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  Sam Cleverdon

  North America Author

  Growing up on the south shore of Long Island, Sam’s love of the ocean began at an early age.  Her desire to be outside and near the ocean led Sam to work on charter fishing boats throughout her college years, then after graduating, Sam decided to get into yachting and see the world! 

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  Marieke Derks

  Australia, Asia, Indian Ocean and Middle East Author

  Amsterdam born Marieke grew up on the shores of the North Sea learning sailing at a young age from her father, a sea pilot. Her studies and professional career followed a path through educational technology, business development and marketing.

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  Zara Tremlett

  Australia, Asia, Indian Ocean and Middle East Author

  Born in Sydney but raised mainly in the UK, Sailing became part of Zara’s life after "hitching" a ride on a cruising yacht from Australia to Thailand, where she met her partner Nick Wyatt.

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  Bridget Denning

  Mediterranean Author

  Bridget grew up sailing on the waters of the south of England and when she turned 18, took a well intentioned gap year in the Caribbean. This inevitably lead her into an 18 year career in the yachting industry, from charter and private yachts, the classics circuit and the competitive J Class.

• Bobbi Fawcett

  Caribbean Author

  As a former charter skipper and holder of a 100 ton licence, Australian Bobbi Fawcett enjoyed introducing guests to the pristine waters, the sights and sounds of the Caribbean over the years.

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  Catalina Bujor

  North America Author

  Born and raised in Bucharest, Romania, Catalina (Cat) made her first trans-Atlantic crossing on a Boeing 727 when she was 12 years old. After living in Chicago, the “windy city,” for many years, she sought after a warmer climate and made the big move to the beachy town of Fort Lauderdale…

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  Bert van Muylwijk

  Australia, Asia, Indian Ocean and Middle East Author

  Born in an area without navigable waters the first thing Bert did when going to University in Amsterdam was learn how to sail. The yachting virus never left him! It was destiny that years later he met Marieke Derks with that similar passion.