Yacht privato KAJIKIA

STEWARDESS: Anaïs MICHEL
Nationality: French
Diploma: STCW,
Languages spoken: fluent English

Anaïs placed 3rd at the Yacht Table Design and Service Competitions in her category at the Antigua Yacht Show 2025.

Originally from south of France, Anaïs has now been living in the West Indies for 8 years.
Passionate of traveling and after numerous backpacking trips all around the world, it is today on boats that she found her happiness.

Strong of ten years of experience in the luxury industry going from Switzerland working at the Royal Palace in Lausanne to Saint-Barthelemy at the famous Eden Rock.

Anaïs has always been fascinated by the catering profession and travel. It was three years ago that her passion turned to sailing boats, after spending 3 years working in the Belmond group at the sublime La Samanna hotel on the island of Saint Martin.

Anaïs is starting her fourth season with us on KAJIKIA.
Always with a smile and boundless energy, she will do her utmost to ensure you have the vacation you dreamed of and will be happy to accompany you throughout your stay.

CHEF: Thomas CARMEILLE
Nationality: French
STCW 10 - ENG1
6 years of cooking studies – Master in Pastry Viennoiserie course at the Belouet school in Paris with Johan Martin
Internship modern food and healthy food in Ducasse School
Language spoken: French & English

1st place at the Chef's Competition in his category at the Antigua Yacht Show 2025 !

Passionate about cooking since the age of 15, Chef Thomas CARMEILLE began his career by working in luxury seasonal establishments such as Le Cheval Blanc, Les Airelles, Eden Rock in Courchevel, Saint Tropez, Biarritz and Megève.

Thomas is a great traveler at heart; having traveled several continents such as Latin America, Asia, Indonesia, Africa and Europe, always in search of new inspirations to be able to offer balanced and gourmet world cuisine.

For a while he continued his journey and settled on the island of Saint Barth in the French West Indies working as private Chef in villas or aboard yachts.

Thomas is starting his third season onboard KAJIKIA, teaming up with his partner in life, our stewardess Anaïs !

MATE: Raphaële Quémar
Nationality: French
Diploma: Master 200 GT Sailing Yacht, STCW
Language spoken: French & English

Born and raised in Brittany, Raphaële comes from a long line of sailors — one great-grandfather was a fisherman in the Newfoundland campaigns and another served in the French Navy, circumnavigating the globe before 1900.
The ocean has always been in her blood.

She started sailing with her parents as a child and turned her passion into a career in 2016.

Over the years, she’s worked as First Mate & Stew/Cook on luxury sailing yachts up to 77 ft in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, including Lagoon 77 “Relentless V”, Lagoon 620 “Sunset O” and CNB76 “Parati” & “Spark III”.

Energetic, positive, and adaptable, Raphaële brings warmth and professionalism to every program. When she’s not at sea, she loves video editing, traveling, horseback riding, surfing, and freediving.