Catamaran Twin

Captain: Nathan KURTON (33 years old)

US visa B1/B2

Yachmaster Offshore commercial (RYA), STCW95

Nathan is a captain with many additional skills. Not only does he have an approachable, warm personality but he is also an extremely skilled sailor. He will happily teach you the joy of sailing whilst keeping everybody feeling safe and happy the whole trip.

Nathan has an eye for detail and will keep the yacht spotless for your stay. In his previous career he was a very skilled electrician, which enables him to maintain such a beautiful yet technical yacht like Twin.

Nathan grew up on the water, skiing and wakeboarding from an early age. Laura introduced him to the sport of dinghy sailing when they met in 2008 and he was hooked! An obvious natural to sailing and with their love for the water, Nathan and Laura decided together to embark on their sailing career.

Hostess-Chef: Laura KURTON (37 years old)

US visa B1/B2

Yachmaster Offshore commercial (RYA), STCW95

Laura is a very talented chef and enjoys all aspects of cooking including catering for your dietary needs. Not only is she amazing in the galley but Laura always makes time to be with her guests to ensure that they are happy and receiving everything they need. She has expanded her cooking repertoire by gaining experience through various courses at the prestigious Ashburton School of Cookery in the UK and obtaining her Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification. She’s very versatile and can make a great cocktail as well as help Nathan with sailing Twin.

Laura is very clean, professional and is always smiling and happy. She loves to sing and dance and you may catch her doing both of these whilst in her favorite place, the galley!

Also a qualified captain and having sailed since she was a child, Laura will ensure you have the greatest vacation you could ever dream of!

Nathan and Laura have been married since July 2010 and are the perfect team. They met in their home town in the South West of the UK where they both grew up and now in their 30’s, their fun loving personalities and vast knowledge of the water guarantees to provide you with a unique and unforgettable experience. They take much pride in their work and know only too well how important their professionalism and flexibility can impact your charter to make it the best you have ever experienced. Most of all they understand perfectly how important vacation time is to their guests and focus on their enjoyment above anything else throughout their stay.

Deckhand: Jake ARCHIBALD (21 years old)

American passport

STCW 10 – PADI dive advance

Growing up in northeastern United States on the barrier islands off the coast of New Jersey, Jakes love and appreciation for the ocean had developed from a very early age.

Jake grew up surrounded by a family of divers, sailors, and fisherman; and in 2010 they traded their life in New Jersey for the warm waters off the pacific coast of Costa Rica. The next few years of his life were spent traveling throughout Central America and in 2015 Jake was introduced to the yachting industry. In 2016 after completing his high school diploma, he found his first job in the industry as Deck/Stew onboard TradeWinds flagship class where he chartered for a year traveling between St.Martin and St.Vincent delivering luxury sailing holidays.

Jakes longterm goals are to obtain his Dive Master and RYA Yacht Master to prepare him for a lifelong career in the yachting industry.

TWIN CATAMARAN CREW PROFILE - SUMMER 2019

3 CREW MEMBERS: BORIS, DRAGAN AND A THIRD MEMBER WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON.

Captain: Boris Vrhovac (39 years old)

Nationality: Croatian

Language spoken: Croatian and English

Boris Vrhovac, born 1979 in Zagreb, Croatia, has been sailing since he was a boy. First with his parents, and then as he grew older he continued to sail with his friends. After his first job as a skipper when he was 19, he knew that this was exactly what he wanted to do in life. He has therefore been working as a skipper ever since.

Boris completed his MCA/RYA Yacht Master Offshore based in the Solent, UK and holds D2 Basic Safety (STCW) Certificate. He is a fluent English speaker and can get by in Italian, French and German. His experience before includes being a captain aboard our Lagoon 560 Arctic Queen and Lagoon 620 OPAL

Boris has a calm nature which makes him pleasant to be around and which enables him to keep a cool head to handle any situation that could occur

Chef: Dragan Dragojlovic (35 years old)

Nationality: Croatian

Language spoken: Croatian and English

Chef and food stylist, Dragan made the Croatian luxury yachting world richer for an outstanding professional, that completes every assignment in response to his guests most demanding needs. His vision of food, what food is supposed to be and the appearance of each plate is a story in itself. His approach to cooking, creativity and knowledge is what makes the difference. When we talk about food, we can openly state chef Dragan is simply creative with a touch of genius. Chef also holds the Basic captain license & D2 Basic Safety (STCW) Certificate.

He experience includes working aboard Lagoon 620 OPAL with captain Boris since last two seasons in Croatia.

Stewardess: Marija Juretic (27 years old)

Nationality: Croatian

Language spoken: Croatian and English

Marija has great experience in yachting since young age, always friendly, reliable and professional. Her experience includes working aboard Lagoon 620 OPAL with captain Boris for season 2018 in Croatia.

The three crew members are always friendly reliable and professional.