Crew Profiles:

RILEY MORRISON
Riley grew up in Nova Scotia, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. Spending time outdoors was a large part of his childhood and was where he got his first taste of life on the water.
After graduating from university, he completed his 200ton Captain's license and has been working at sea ever since. He’s been employed as a captain for the past six years and has completed over 70 charters. Riley has sailed throughout the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, around South Africa, across the Atlantic, and the coast of England and Ireland. He’s experienced on a multitude of sailing yachts, high-performance racing yachts, large motor yachts, and sailing super yachts. Riley will make sure you have a safe and memorable time onboard!


CHEF HELEN MARTINEZ
Born and raised near Los Angeles, into a family of rich culinary heritage, Helen started cooking in her grandmother's kitchen at a very young age. She would learn about butchery, organic gardening, and American Southwest ancestral cooking. Family vacations consisted of camping, boating, and deep sea fishing in Baja California, where she would catch and prepare the fresh seafood for large groups of family and friends.

Helen would graduate from Le Cordon Bleu French Cooking School in 2007 and continue to fine tune her craft as Chef at Passages Malibu Treatment Center, and Chef to top NFL players, at their training institute in Irvine, CA.

She has prepared food for many high profile clients, and for the most discriminating of palates, in private estates, corporations, and clubs.
She was the Executive Chef at Los Angeles international Airport Private Lounges, overseeing Delta Club, Virgin Atlantic First Class, and of the award winning ( "Sky Trax lounge of the year" ) Star Alliance Lounge. She was also Executive Chef at the American Express Centurion Lounge, at Miami international airport, where she worked alongside celebrity chef Michelle Bernstein.

Helen would eventually combine her passions of cooking and being on the sea by working as a professional Yacht Chef. She has worked on many yachts, cooking in many parts of the World, inspired by the adventure, the guests, the locale, and the unique culinary finds. She loves what she does and it shows with all the rave reviews her guests have left, time and time again.


FLORENCE GAGNON
Florence is from Quebec City and has been working in hospitality for the past 12 years. She grew up spending time on the water onboard her grandfather's yacht. This led her to join the yachting industry. Since then she’s worked on various motor and sailing yachts as a stewardess. Florence is the dive master onboard and has experience diving in Indonesia, Central America, and the Caribbean. Her love of the water is contagious! She is looking forward to welcoming you and creating memories!