Rotational Co-Captain

Ralf has been a captain of large sailing yachts since 2010.

His sailing began with club and school teams on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour in New Zealand from about 8 years old.

After studying and a couple of years working in an office Ralf decided in early 2001 to go and fulfil a desire to sail offshore, preferably an Atlantic crossing.

After arriving in Palma de Mallorca, yachting quickly became his career of choice rather than a short break.  He spent the next nine years working from deckhand to Captain, with time in the engine room along the way, on the sailing yachts BRISTOLIAN, BRISTOLIAN II and NAOS, joining ANEMOI in 2017.

“Many ocean crossings later I still love getting offshore but really enjoy exploring interesting and new places. Taking people on memorable trips and seeing them get a thrill out of sailing big yachts is a great job!”

Rotational Co-Captain

With a career spanning over 30 years in the industry, Loz has a wealth of knowledge in all aspects of yachting. Starting as a water sports instructor on the Isle of Wight he moved quickly to the area he was most passionate about - sailing boats.

He started first as a flotilla’s bareboat skipper in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. Then, in 2004, he was selected as one of twelve skippers to race around the world against the prevailing winds and currents in the Global Challenge - taking novice sailors on the world’s toughest yacht race.

In 2007 Loz made his first step into the superyacht world, joining the beautiful ‘spirit of tradition’ yacht GAIA during her build. His other commands include LIARA, GANESHA 1, PINK GIN and SOJANA, on which he has delivered the highest quality charters, regattas and world cruising programs for owners and guests.

Loz joined ANEMOI as co-Captain in September 2018 and is looking forward to welcoming guests on board this coming season!

Rotational Engineer

Guilherme grew up in Brazil and Spain.  Before concentrating on engineering he has been involved in all aspects of yachting.

He has sailed catamarans as captain/engineer and both classic and modern sailing yachts as mate/engineer.  He has also raced many smaller classes of yachts.  If not sailing in winters he has been involved in refit and repair work on many yachts including mechanical repairs as well as boatbuilding and paint works.

Chief Stewardess

Our Chief Stewardess, Laura, is from England. She started her career in the corporate world in London as a Legal PA, working in numerous areas of law over a ten-year period. After deciding that it was time for a change, she left England and travelled around the world for 18 months, during which time she accidentally stumbled across sailing and was immediately hooked.

After finding something that combined her passion for travel, love for the ocean and expertise in administration and event organisation, Laura excelled quickly through her new career. Previous yachts include NAMUUN, VIJONARA, CHRISTOPHER and SOJANA. She stepped on to ANEMOI in April 2023.

Laura describes herself as outdoorsy - she loves hiking, scuba diving, exploring new places and meeting new people.

First Mate

Coming from France, Maxime is our first mate onboard ANEMOI, having joined in April 2023.

During his studies in watchmaking, he took a gap year and did a season on a sailing yacht. This was a revelation - so he quickly changed path and decided to start a career in the industry

working on yachts such as NUMUUN, VIJONARA, SPADA and CHIMERA.

Active in life, Maxime is always up for adventures and activities!

Deck/Stewardess

Having sailed in the Stockholm Archipelago since a young age, Enya is excited to join a sailing yacht after having spent the last year as a deck/stew on the 50m motor yacht VICA.

Enya comes from a large family so relishes a busy atmosphere and making the people around her happy.

She has a true passion for what she does and is looking forward to being part of the ANEMOI team delivering unforgettable charter experiences this coming season!

Chef

Hanna started in the industry back in 2016 as a deck/stew and started cooking on board in 2018. Since then she completed the Ashburton Cookery School Yacht Chef course in 2020, and has also gained her Level 2 and 3 Awards in Culinary Skills. She is no stranger to cooking under sail, having worked on some fantastic sailing yachts such as LIARA, GEORGIANA and the Oyster LUSH. Hanna is a very keen sailor, holding her Yachtmaster Offshore and participating in regattas whenever she can. With restaurant experience over the winter months, Hanna loves creating a variety of menus with fresh and local produce whenever she can – she is a highly motivated and positive person and enjoys producing delicious meals that wow her guests!

In her spare time, Hanna is an avid wing-foiler and also enjoys windsurfing, paddle boarding, Pilates and Cross Fit.