42 YACHTS & YACHTING
CLASSIC YACHTS IN TIMELESS STYLE
memories of this time but my father certainly faced some challenges operating in Turkey in the late 80s / early 90s . My father then went on to found a travel business and then 15 years ago officially founded Classic Charters . So naturally he brings with him a wealth of knowledge from the practical running side of classic yachts as well as a straightforward can do attitude of making things happen .
1 . What advantages do you think having over 45 years of experience gives you when offering services to your clients ?
I think the key here is not just the duration of the experience we have on the classic charters team but also the variation . My father has worked with classic yachts in different forms since before I was born , from his teenage years ( with my mother ) holidaying with friends at his Aunts villa in Cap d ’ Ail and often using their classic Riva ( what a golden era this was in Monaco from the family albums ). My father later went on to help an owner renovate and charter their classic Camper and Nicholson motor yacht Golden Era in Turkey for a number of seasons when my brother and I were young which made for some amazing adventures for us as young boys . We have very fond
I myself had 12 years experience in the commercial ship broking sector , a career which I loved but always wasn ’ t for me forever . My now wife and I decided to leave London for a year back in 2016 / 17 and spend a year travelling from Alaska to Argentina interviewing social enterprise entrepreneurs in every city we stopped along the way . We then returned to the UK and worked in start up / social enterprise consulting for a couple of years before I decided to join the family business as its next custodian and carry it into the future . From this I believe strongly that I bring an excellent work ethic from my ship broking days which makes me highly efficient but also great exposure to different destinations and cultures which I think positions us perfectly to offer a much richer service to our clients . I like to think we offer our clients slightly more outside the box thinking when it comes to planning their charters in more exciting destinations which are increasingly diverse and often more off the beaten track these days .
We also have two fantastic additions to our team , Jamie who has worked as a captain on charter yachts so has great practical and client side experience , and Stephanie who comes from hi end interior design and has such a great knowledge of yacht interior designers which certainly surpasses my own and just enriches our offering for clients even further .
THE ART OF LUXURY Issue 52 2022