BALLADEER Luxury Yacht for Charter

Dean started work on the River Thames from the age of 16. It is big family tradition to work there and he followed in his Grandfather’s footsteps. He studied for 6 years in his apprenticeship to become a Waterman & Lighterman of the River Thames. In doing this he was eligible to Row Doggetts Coat and Badge which is one of the longest skulled races in the World. From there he moved on to commercial and private charter vessels and cruised the Mediterranean, Caribbean and part of the US East Coast.

Becky grew up on the Isle of Wight and learnt to sail in Lasers from the Island Sailing Club in Cowes. She was a Dental Nurse for many years before moving to the Marine Industry 5 years ago. She has been to the Ashburton Cooking & Chef School, the Four Seasons Cooking Academy and a 2 day challenge course in local wild food. As well as cooking on the yachts the last 4 years she also used to cater at the owners house for up to 12 guests. Becky showcases her cooking using fresh local ingredients. Dean & Becky are a fun and motivated couple, they have worked on yachts together for the last 5 years, with a highly diverse itinerary from organising charters to sailing across the Atlantic Ocean.     They join Balladeer in Spring 2018 excited for their new position and busy itinerary seeing them start in the South of France, down the Italian coast to Sicily, Malta and onto Croatia.