CAPTAIN
ROBIN TODD
Nationality: British/ New Zealander
Previous Yachts: S/Y Radiance, S/Y Artemis, M/Y Never say Never, S/Y Irelanda, S/Y Ulisse
Robin has over thirty years in the marine industry on a wide variety of vessels worldwide. Throughout his career, he has logged over 200,000 miles. In 1989, Robin was a part of an impressive rowing team to re-enact Captain William Bligh’s incredible open boat passage and five team members rowed and sailed 4,200 miles unsupported from Tonga to Indonesia using only celestial navigation. Robin is known to be conscientious, trustworthy, reliable and above all an extremely hard worker. Through his guidance and adventuresome spirit, our guests are bound to have an excellent experience onboard TC.
Chase Anderson
Nationality: South Africa
Chase was Born in Johannesburg, South Africa. His first diving course was at age 14 and first sailing course at age 17. The love for the sea continued. His first job after studying at the University of Pretoria was fishing and diving in the Seychelles. He subsequently built up enough experience to do some more courses and move over to various private and charter yachts. Taking 6 years into account offshore, Chase and his wife moved back to Cape Town to start a family and business. Chase has been instructing at a maritime school for the past 5 years. He loves to see progress and development in crew and loves the light bulb moments, especially in celestial navigation. When home, Chase enjoys spending time with his twin girls and going to the beach with his 4 year old and his dogs.
Chef
Antoine Melat
Nationality: France
From a young age, Antoine always wanted to be a chef. He grew up by the Atlantic ocean and has made seafood his speciality. After 10 years running Michelin Star kitchens in France and Oceania, he decided to jump on yachts. With his background in some of the top restaurants, he can mix his passion for the oceans and cooking to give the best experience to our guests aboard TC.
March 2024 ~ St. Maarten Food Festival ~ Chef Antoine won 1st place!
Chief Stewardess
Camila Ramos
Nationality: Brasil – United States
Camila was born and raised in Brasil. She brings a wealth of yachting expertise to the team, having worked for 13+ years on private and charter yachts ranging in size from 30 to 80 meters. During her world travels, Camila has had the opportunity to experience such popular charter destinations as the Caribbean, The Bahamas, the Mediterranean, Mexico, Brasil and the United States. Camila is always eager to assist in every way to ensure guests have the most memorable vacation possible.
Second Stewardess
Brooke Warren
Nationality: British/South Africa
Brooke has ventured into a diverse variety of interests. She has a bachelor’s degree in Humanities at the University of Stellenbosch, majoring in English and History as well as an international certification in Wines and Spirits. Brooke’s passion for learning and engaging with people from the world over led her into the world of wine, where she spent over five years working at a Wine Estate. Her love of travel and service brought her onto yachts where she can combine all her passions in one job.
Bosun & 2nd Engineer
Nolwenn Lalancette
Nationality: France
Previous Yachts: S/Y Radiance, S/Y Artemis, M/Y Never say Never, S/Y Irelanda, S/Y Ulisse
Nolwenn was born in Brittany, France. She started her engineering career in the automobile industry. She has always enjoyed sailing and decided to get her maritime certificates. When the occasion arose for her to jump on a yacht, she was ready to put her knowledge to good use. You will see Nolwenn on the swim platform handling watersports duties and usually a wrench in her hand helping out as the 2nd engineer. She is a versatile crew member that is willing to help out anywhere.
3rd Stewardess
Sandra Murcia
Nationality: Colombia
Sandra grew up focused on achieving all her academic goals. When she was developing her professional career, she heard through her older brother about the opportunity to work on yachts. After 6 years of academic and work pursuits, Sandra decided to give the yachting industry a try. She packed her bags and was gone in 2 weeks. Sandra is very grateful to God for allowing her to live this spiritual, physical and mental experience. Sandra is ready to give her best to make this an extraordinary experience for every charter guest.
Chief Engineer
Dennis Coyne
Nationality: UK.
Dennis is from London. He grew up in the UK. After leaving school he went straight on to becoming a fully qualified electrician, running a successful business for many years. Just over 8 years ago, Dennis joined the yachting industry and soon became Chief Engineer. With his wealth of knowledge and applying his skill set from a trade background, there is never a problem too big. He takes unforeseen circumstances in his stride and always has a smile on his face. When not maintaining the engine room, you can find him out hiking or snowboarding. Dennis is a seasoned engineer and is proud to be working on board Motor Yacht TC.