AHALYA

CAPTAIN BOŽO PAVLOVIĆ (Born 1982)
With the degree from the University of Physical education and sport, majoring in SAILING, Bozo can teach You everything about the skill and art of sailing. During his student time, Bozo supported himself working as a skipper on different yachts up to 50bt, gaining experience that will lead him to a permanent captain position on the new SUNREEF YACHT MODEL SUREEF 50 SOLITAIRE. Last few winters Bozo spent employed as the Physical Education teacher in elementary school in his hometown of Ploce, Croatia.
Captain Bozo absolutely loves his job and takes pride in his work, He is extremely hard-working, displaying both a committed and flexible approach with strong people skills. He has an outgoing personality, is good with children, and always a great disposition. His interests include sport, traveling, and underwater photography.

Languages: English, Croatian
Previous Yachts: S/Y Arctic Prince, s/y Sunreef 50 SOLITAIRE
Favorite place on the Adriatic Coast: Vis & Mljet.


CHEF MARKO MATEI

Chef Marko Matei was born in Zagreb in 1980. Although with no formal education,
driven by his passion Marko Matei managed to form himself into a personal chef with an admirable experience. He is a highly driven and well-versed chef with a passion for creating innovative dishes focusing on the local organically produced ingredients.
Marko is out of the box thinker, delivering the exception culinary service efficiently, but still no compromise the authenticity of the sailing area.
Due to his experience working as the personal and private chef, chef Matei gained profound knowledge of plating simple
food and „fine dining“ in interesting and attractive manner. Having chef Matei onboard means enjoying a curated selection of gourmet meals multiple times a day.
From menu customization to preparing and serving exquisite dishes, Matei strives for culinary excellence and ensures that each client onboard AHALYA receives a truly unique dining experience.

FAVOURITE PLACE ON THE ADRIATIC COAST
I’m always happy and excited to sail to the remote islands National Park Kornati, where a few local farmers and fisherman keep the traditon alive; the tradition of fishing technics, sheep husbandry, production of wine, olive oil and honey


STEWARDESS MARINA ANDRIJAŠEVIĆ

Marina Andrijasevic was born in Zagreb, Croatia. From her early age she was drawn to the art of food preparation and didn’t take long before she was pulled in and is still mesmerized by it. Being a visual person, Marina makes everything prettier, weather it is the meals she prepares, drinks she serves or making the yacht clean and tidy. Fluent in English Marina is happy to share with our guests her knowledge about Croatian history, art & design, whether traditional or contemporary. Her interests include product design, gardening,photography and
most of all - cooking and exploring local cuisines. Marina joined our team in 2016 as the stewardess/chef aboard s/y Lagoon 560 Arctic Queen, and quickly adjusted to the strict regime of living and working on the sea. She is hard working and has eye for details. Later she joind the crew onboard sy Lagoon 620 Opal and Sunreef 50 SOLITAIRE. Marina is fluent in English & Italian. She is a bachelor of visual communication & graphic design, graduated at Academia Italiana/Firenze. Marina’s mission is making your holiday onboard AHALYA the best you ever had.

FAVOURITE PLACE ON THE ADRIATIC COAST
Her favorite spot in the Adriatic is island of Vis where some day, she hopes to grow old.