Crew Profiles:

Captain: Kyle Schmitt
USCG 100 Ton Master
CPR & AED Course
Auxiliary Sail Endorsement
Assistance Towing Endorsement
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration - University of Florida
Kyle grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, learning to sail at a young age. He later moved to Florida where he graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. Since then Kyle has worked as a Captain and a yacht/project manager for over 10 years. He has operated a wide variety of sailing and motor yachts, both charter and private; and has extensive navigational experience of the Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, and New England.


Chef / Stewardess: Emily Gray
Emily has CPR & AED
She also has a Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy
Emily was born in raised in the little state of Rhode Island. Never far from the ocean, she grew up sailing and boating. After graduating from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut with a degree in Occupational Therapy, Emily moved back to the Ocean State to reside in her favorite city by the sea, Newport. In addition of her love for the sea, Emily has a passion for cooking. Her experience in the yachting industry has allowed her to combine these two passions.

Emily and Kyle have run both sailing and motor yachts together including:
SUNDAY MORNING, a 92’ Alden / Palmer Johnson ketch-rigged sailing yacht; and
KNOT TIDE II, an 80’ Hatteras motor yacht

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