Your Crew
Thomas Hemsley Head Captain
Crew Profile
TOMMYTommy has enjoyed being on boats for the last 19 years both for pleasure and then professionally since 2010.
Power, sail and motor, Tommy has a wealth of knowledge and has spent 8 years full time teaching yachting throughout his career.
With Emma, he has worked from 2015-2018 and now back since March 2022 offering luxurious catamaran charters in the BVI, Bahamas and St Maarten.
With a long list of delicious cocktails up his sleeve, a passion for watersports and a great knowledge of the Caribbean, Tommy will ensure you the best time aboard whilst staying safe, comfortable and relaxed.
EMMA
Emma grew up sailing in England, on her father's yacht. She sailed all around the Southwest Coast of England and has always loved being in and around water from a very young age.
Her career started in the hospitality industry, working in bars and restaurants as a server and a sous chef during the holidays, between studying for her degree in Education and Art. She then took a Gap year and worked as a Ski Chalet Hostess in the French Alps.
Emma has a real passion for cooking which started from a young age. She has taken a number of courses at Ashburton Cookery School and most recently in 2022 she enrolled in the specialist Yacht Chef Course. During her travels she has also taken cooking classes in places such as Thailand and Bali, where she enjoyed shopping for fresh local ingredients in the market and producing authentic Thai and Balinese cuisine.
Emma first came out to the BVIs in 2013 to learn to scuba dive and she fell in love with the islands, the people and the way of life. Emma has been working on charter yachts since 2014.
When Emma is out of the galley she enjoys teaching scuba diving, taking guests snorkelling and sharing her knowledge of the marine life and the local area. She is currently learning to wing foil.
