Mahasattva - Crewed Catamaran Yacht Charter

Captain Gasper Zupancic
Gasper is an RYA qualified Yachtmaster offshore. He grew up in Ljubljana, Slovenia but spent most of his summers sailing in Croatia,
where his father taught him how to windsurf when he was 7 years old.
Driving boats soon became one of his biggest pleasures, because it combines sea, machines, and people.
Since 2010 he is working in yacht industry, skippering summers in Mediterranean and winters in the Caribbean.
Solving problems calmly and effectively is probably his strongest point,
although kindness, social skills, and discretion are some of his good assets as well.
His professional background and knowledge of the area assure safe and fun cruising on our mighty Mahasattva.
MCA/RYA Yachtmaster Offshore commercially endorsed(STCW, ENG1)

First Mate Ian Quigley
Ian is a lifelong sailor and traveler. Moving to Ireland at a young age Ian was introduced to sailing and racing and moving to San Francisco allowed him to hone his sailing in a very demanding environment. Being on boats has made him very at home on the water and between his Irish upbringing and service industry background in bartending make him a very welcoming and accommodating presence on any sail. Ian has sailed Ireland, San Francisco, France, Spain, Portugal, and in the Caribbean. Ian ’s professional conduct, as well as his enthusiastic love of the ocean and nature, brings a wonderful joyful perspective to the charters.

Chef Lindsey Chirichiello: CHEF THRU 15-SEPT-19
Chef Lindsey Chirichiello hails from New England and a long line of chefs. Following in her fathers footprints, she found herself in the restaurant industry at a very young age. Always mesmerized with the tasty creations flowing out of the New England kitchens she worked in, she decided to peruse her passion for the culinary arts. She immersed herself in culinary courses and the bustling food scene. In an effort to keep her passion for travel stoked as well, she set off in the yachting industry roughly eight years ago. From the Eastern Seaboard of the US, France to Spain, Italy to Turkey, Croatia and many other stops in between, she has honed her skills in several different styles of cuisine. On crossing the Atlantic she let her creative side flow with inspirations from the Caribbean and South America. She takes much pride in tantalizing your taste-buds, but also in constructing creative cocktails, and cultivating a vacation for the memory books!

Chef Sara Vezensek: CHEF AS OF 16-SEPT-19
Sara is a fun-loving, energetic Slovenian, who started cooking at the age of 10 under strict
supervision from her Master Chef mother. She grew up in Ljubljana but wasn’t home often after
she got her first job. This type of work took her all around the globe. She started in Croatia,
Greece, Italy, and France but move on to work in Thailand, The Bahamas, and the British Virgin
Islands. In between her travels, she got her Bachelors Degree in Food Science and Nutrition
which comes in handy with dietary restrictions. She gets inspired by different cultures and creative
people from but will never ever stick to the recipe. She pours hard work and love into every dish
which was passed on to her by a Swedish chef Douglas Spiik with whom she worked with in
France to perfect her skill. She loves to sail and will try every adrenalin pumping thing out there.
Her other big passion is sport so she is always moving around and being active. If you are in need
of extraordinary experiences and you don’t want to stick to the everyday touristy things she is your go-to girl for suggestions to make your holidays extra special.