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Team: Superyacht

  • James Fiske

    James Fiske

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    James is a 30-year ‘veteran’ of the industry starting on modern sailing yachts in 1996 and ending up on the classic ‘Haida 1929’. After 15 years as Captain on all sorts from a 37m classic to 74m new build. James now runs his own consultancy company, Tillow Marine, providing owner representation and consultancy on all…

  • Gabriella Cramer

    Gabriella Cramer

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    Gabriella’s experience in yachting includes working onboard in both interior and deck, then in a maritime law firm. With a Master’s in Maritime Law, she worked for yacht management for over seven years in vessel and crew compliance, including employment, and became a DPA/CSO. Now, she provides consulting, training, and auditing for the yachting industry…

  • Giuseppe Corrado

    Giuseppe Corrado

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    Giuseppe is a Master Mariner with two decades of experience across the maritime sector, including cruise, academia, and senior roles in superyacht safety and compliance. Over the past ten years he has worked with more than 100 yachts as DPA, bringing practical operational insight to CHIRP’s Advisory Board.

  • Paul Naranjo-Shepherd

    Paul Naranjo-Shepherd

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    Paul Shepherd is Chair of the CHIRP Superyacht Maritime Advisory Board, leading the group’s work to strengthen safety awareness and promote open reporting across the superyacht sector. A Master Mariner (Unlimited) with experience across yachts, cruise ships, ferries, tall ships and research vessels, Paul brings a broad operational perspective to his role. He is the…

  • Greg Smith

    Greg Smith

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    Greg is a Chief Engineer Unlimited who worked across various commercial industry sectors.  He moved across to Yachting in 2014 and for the last 5 years, has worked in shipbuilding.

  • George Self

    George Self

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    George is a DPA and CSO / Safety & Compliance Manager with over 20 years of industry experience. She is responsible for the implementation and ongoing development of operational compliance, having transitioned ashore after 10 years of service at sea on yachts, working across both deck and interior roles. Her day-to-day responsibilities focus on crew…

  • Alex Jones

    Alex Jones

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    Alex is a qualified Master 3000 and is currently serving as Chief Officer onboard a 90m yacht. He has extensive experience having started as a deckhand and worked his way up over the past 10 + years, and can assist the team in bringing an insight into some of the activities and more yacht specific…

  • Chris Andreason

    Chris Andreason

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    Chris started his now 40 year maritime career in the Royal Navy where he first spent more than ten years, before moving into the world of vessel trials as Navigator and subsequently Trials Master for a UK shipyard. He started his career on Superyachts in the mid nineties as Chief Mate before becoming Master, and…