CHARTER YACHT GYRFALCON

Captain Name: Ricky Moss

Captain Nationality: South African

Number of Crew: 3

Captain: Ricky Moss
Nationality: South African
Languages: English

Captain Ricky grew up in a small town along the Garden Route of South Africa, Mossel Bay. Throughout his childhood, he spent most of days on the water naturally creating a love for the ocean and sailing.
Ricky gained a great amount of experience and knowledge when he decided to sail the globe in 2009 crossing the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Ricky’s crave to be back on the ocean started in 2015 when he decided to start his career in chartering. He sailed all over the Caribbean for the past 5 years and 1 year in the Med, which gave him great knowledge of each area.
Ricky looks forward to welcoming guests onboard and showing the first hand why he loves doing what he does.

Chef: Batuhan Gocmez
Nationality: Turkish
Languages: Turkish, English

Chef Batuhan Gocmez has always carried a passion for cooking as well as a lifelong love of his homeland of Turkey, a country with immensely rich culinary history and culture. Batuhan had a chance to work in five star hotels and renowned restaurants in Istanbul, honing skills and replenishing his menu options. Driven by the desire to broaden his culinary horizons and to learn the secrets of Haute Cuisine, he attended to Silwood school of cookery in Cape Town and obtained a prestigious Cordon Bleu Grande Diploma.
After 8 years of working in top notch restaurants Batuhan decided to join the luxury yachting industry, putting to use all his skills and knowledge in order to make charter vacations an experience of a lifetime. In addition to the Mediterranean, Asian and French cuisine, he finds pleasure in offering authentic Turkish dishes upon guests’ request.

Deckhand: Deniz Akdeniz
Nationality: Turkish
Languages: Turkish, English

Deniz Akdeniz was born on the sunny Mediterranean coast of Turkey where he grew up in a sailors family, being involved in sailing and repair works from his early childhood.
Prior to joining the luxury charter industry, Deniz run his own watersports business in Turkey for a couple of years. But his passion of sailing and a desire to explore the world forged his path to the yachting world. He has successfully worked on several busy charter yachts in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, constantly improving his skills.
Deniz finds pleasure in cooking and enjoys helping in the galley and treating guests with delicious fresh cocktails. He always keeps a professional attitude to his work and strives to provide the best possible service on board.