SHADES OF GREY

Crew Profile

CAPTAIN Borja Garriga-Nogués:
Captain Borja's objective is to lead and join a vibrant and dynamic group of individuals. He aims to foster a fun and progressive work environment. The team should be built so that all members strive for the same common goal of providing the highest quality service and exceeding the expectations of owners and guests. Captain Borja has excellent communication skills and the ability and experience to relate to a wide range of people. He enjoys learning new techniques. He can work very well under pressure and possesses the skill to motivate others to ensure a harmonious working environment for all members of the team in order to perform at their best. Captain Borja is an ITC industry professional with +20 years of successful track record career, based in Barcelona lived in Madrid and London. Born in a sea lovers’ and boat owners’ family, he says "Passion for sailing, sea and yachts has been something inherent to me from early ages, having sailed all type of boats since then, professional and cruising crews, accumulating +70.000 NM to date. Underlying the last ten years sailing the Mediterranean and the Caribbean Sea onboard yachts from 50ft to 130ft with different roles (Skipper, Mate, Crew member) an average of 100 days per year, including ocean passages. In 2017 decided to quit from the ITC sector to make my passion my job by dedicating my best years ahead to develop a successful full-time career in the private yachting industry both as a crew member or skippering mid-sized or reduced crews. Hold the noble title of marquess by inheritance." He loves sailing, watersports, alpine ski, golf, racket sports, travel and music, motorsports, cooking and cocktails and photography. He is interested in economics and world politics, and what technology can do.
Borja speaks native Spanish and Catalan, he speaks fluent English and elementary French and Italian.
He holds the RYA Master 200GT unlimited and is also RYA Cruising Instructor and Examiner.

CHEF Rodrigo Perry:
Rodrigo is a professional chef with 18 years of experience in the hospitality sector, focusing on restaurants and hotels. Recently, he has concentrated on high cuisine onboard luxury sailing yachts. He sees himself beeing a "Creative Foodie" with high attention to detail and visual aesthetics. He is a promoter of sustainability and responsible production practises. Rodrigo is proactive, highly organized, and has extensive experience leading groups. Skilled at working under pressure with acute ability to handle and solve challenges that arise in day-to-day sea work. Rodrigo started his career with education in Buenos Aires and Barcelona, he holds a Master in Business Management and Food and Beverage Administration, and the "Master en alta cocina". He worked in Restaurants in Girona and Barcelona in Spain, and also in Bogota and Providence Island, Colombia - even in the Restaurant "El Celler de Can Roca", awarded many times as the best restaurant in the world - before he started 2021 to work on a yacht. He speaks native Spanish, fluent English and also Catalan.

STEWARDESS Mia Van Aswegen:
Mia is passionate, hardworking and able to work efficiently under pressure. She works well with guests and crew members, and she is very patient. She has learnt how to deal with stress, long hours and somewhat difficult people, gracefully and always professionally. Her strengths include compassion, hardworking, beeing well organised and punctual. Mia has worked already on Motoryachts, beeing stewardess and cook. She has a very good eye for table setting and decorations, and will make sure the guests feel like being home from the minute they go on board. Mia holds a Jetski license and also a Powerboat license.

FIRST MATE Steven Streefkerk:
Our First mate and Engineer Steven is a positive and proactive person, always having a smile on his face. He grew up on a farm in South Africa, riding dirt bikes and bicycles. His passion for working with tools started at a young age, fixing his dirt bikes alongside his father. This experience taught him problem-solving and innovative thinking. Riding not only instilled resilience but also encouraged him to push his limits. His trading background of building houses has given him a solid foundation of electrical and plumbing skills easily transferable to yachting. When he is not working, he is surfing the oceans and exploring the world. He also loves Skate boarding and Cycling. Steven holds the Power Boat level 2 certificate and he is Advanced PADI diver.