Your Crew
Brent Hayward Head Captain
Crew Profile
Brent HaywardCaptain
Brent’s love of sailing stems from a racing background. He started sailing aged 6 and has not stopped since. Advancing through various regattas culminating in representing South Africa in 4 World championships on a variety of high performance catamarans, most recently in the 2022 Hobie 16 World Championships in Spain. Brent takes pride in his work and will always go above and beyond to complete his job to a professional standard. He names his best career decision as choosing to work with his girlfriend in the sailing charter industry having started on larger super yachts. He loves knowing how everything works and scheduling maintenance to ensure the smoothest possible running of his vessel. He faces problems head on and is not afraid to get stuck in. Previous guests speak highly of his energy and enthusiasm to deliver a fantastic charter and in 2023 as a couple they won an award for best crew!
Jessica Tinkler
Chef/ Stew
Jess is a cheerful and positive chef/stew with a can do attitude and an excellent eye for detail. Jess’ tablescaping is stunning and her menus are exciting and beautifully presented. She has a wonderful presence on board, disappearing into cabins to ensure they are immaculately maintained whilst also attending to guests requests. Thriving under pressure Jess is incredibly self-motivated and has great stamina which makes her the perfect crew member for charter. She brings with her a calm disposition and dispute resolution skills.
Jess is a proficient dive-master and yoga teacher, with an unmatched love for the ocean and riding the elements onboard a sailing vessel with an eagerness to broaden her knowledge about sailing as much as possible.
Leila Wenban
Deckhand
Growing up in the South East of England, Leila spent her formative years exploring the South Downs by foot and the coast of Turkey by boat. Family holidays at sea is where she is happiest and where she fell in love with sailing. Leila has been working on yachts for the past 4 years enjoying the long deliveries and short hop explorer trips in equal measure. In her spare time she enjoys cycling, hiking and discovering all the unique places along the way. Leila also has a photography degree with a particular interest in capturing adventure sports.
