Crew Profiles:
CAPTAIN: Nicolas STEINBERG
Yacht Master 500 MCA commercially endorsed.
French
Languages: English, Spanish

I always went sailing boat. Child I was sailing on the family boat.
Very quickly, I took the helm. In the summer during school holidays, I was a sailing instructor.
Then I left for the West Indies. There, I knew what I was going to be a skipper.
I made several transatlantics on board CNB 60, 66, 76 and Lagoon 620 including 2 races.
I haVE conveyed and worked as captain onboard Garcia 70, Open 75, CNB 77, Tahiti 75 and Classic Boat in West Indies, Mediterranean, in the Seychelles, also in Polynesia.
Now aboard NEYINA, I can't wait to welcome my new guests.

CHEF: Elsa GALILEA GARCIA
Spanish
Languages: French, English, Spanish

After a long career in the food and catering industry in France and Spain, I discovered a new lifestyle aboard a sailboat with my partner; for the past 15 years I’ve been combining both my passion for gastronomy and sailing.
I am an attentive host, always actively listening to the guests to ensure they have the best possible experience. With an excellent knowledge for the Mediterranean cuisine and its products, I produce a fusion of my Spanish culture with French and Italian influences which result in creative dishes that can be adapted to individual tastes and wishes of our guests.


From mid-June / Relief CHEF: Roseany PEGARD
Brazilian
STWC 2010 - Food Safety Awareness training
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese & Italian

I am a multilingual chef who has traveled to many countries with my family on my own boat. I have been working in the yachting business for the past 20 years on both sailing and motor yachts, like CNB 76’ MAOYA and have extensive knowledge of the sea and its many intricacies.
I am a very outgoing and responsible person who loves preparing healthy and tasty meals inspired by Mediterranean and international cuisine, and I am excellent at understanding guests' needs, thus providing the best service and ensuring that they spend a blissful and unforgettable charter.

DECKHAND: Rudy CANDELA
French
STCW95 - Medical 2
Languages: English, Italian, Spanish

I was born and grown in the Toulon region where I discovered the sea.
After studying at the Tourism and catering school of Nice, I conciled my job and my taste for traveling.
During a short navigation on a friend's sailboat, I understood that sailing was made for me, an ideal, a new passion.
I started to study sailing on my own. 2 years later, I became the happy owner of a sailboat.and I sailed in the Mediterranean for several years. In 2011, I obtained my Captain 200 certificate.
Since then, I have worked as captain or First mate on board private and charter yachts like S/Y Black Swan 133’, Power cat Yemanja 63’, S/Y CNB 66’ or S/Y Ocean pureII 131’, in the Med, the Canaries, Cape Verde, and make my passion my profession.

From mid-June / Relief STEWARDESS/DECKHAND: Marie DE VALANCE
French
Languages: English,

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