Captain: Josep Malvesi, 46 years old, Spanish

Josep was born in Blanes, Girona, the first coastal village of “Costa Brava”, and a beautiful place with a deep maritime tradition. Josep got his first job on a fishing boat when he was only 16 years old starting as a sailor and after some years he became a captain. At the age of 24, he started to work in the super yacht industry. He is a very experienced captain whose entire life has been related with working in the sea. He is very professional and has great organizational skills. He loves his job and he likes being in contact with his other passions; scuba diving, travelling and motorbikes. Josep speaks Spanish, Catalan, English and a bit of Italian.

Engineer: Nicolás Bernal, 26 years old, Spanish

Nicolás was born in Altea a village of Alicante in the east coast of Spain, where some Spanish shipyards are located and known for its big culture and knowledge of the super yacht industry. He is young but an experienced engineer who controls all facilities in an amazing way. Before arriving on board of Semaya, he worked during 5 years in different yachts related to the naval industry where he became an expert. Nicolás is very practical, easy-going, tidy and responsible and keeps Semaya and her toys running in the right way. His hobbies are sports, music and travelling and he speaks Spanish and English.

Chef: Javier Paradinas, 52 years old, Spanish

Born in 1965 in Madrid, Javier Paradinas starts a new life challenge this season as Chef of SEMAYA. This new chapter begins after 6 years in the yacht industry and 16 more working as a chef in top tier restaurants. Javier is known for the personal touch that gives to his recipes. His specializations are high quality Mediterranean and Asian cuisine, finger food and vegetarian meals. You can ask him any type of meal you wish and he will be delighted to prepare it for you, but if I were you I would ask him for a confit cod fish pil pil style or the classic Thai Tom Kha Yum soup. He speaks Spanish, English and basic French.

Stewardess: Pilar del Señor Navarro Royo - Spanish

Pilar was born in a little town in the province of Albacete. She has a very solid experience having worked in the industry since 1999. She has worked for several Motor Yachts during summer season helping with maintenance procedures of inside and outside the yacht or taking care of the clients. She describes herself as a person who is very concerned with little details, that always thinks about her guests and tries to help them and fulfil their wishes in the most professional way. She also has a very high capacity of organization and brings an amazing working atmosphere to her colleagues. She speaks Spanish and English.