Captain Name: John Mountain
Captain Nationality: New Zealand / British
Number of Crew: 5
Captain – John Mountain – New Zealand/British
John, who has now been onboard as Captain for over 7 years has a long history of customer service having worker in various industries in England, France and New Zealand, He has a strong practical, mechanical and operations management background, this together with his Diesel Mechanic Certification and yacht maintenance experience makes him a very qualified and confident Captain with a great personailty, making sure all guests have a comfortable, safe and enjoyable time onboard Supertoy!
When not working John likes to relax with his wife and 2 sons and enjoys many sports mainly cycling and swimming
John speaks English and French
Chef – Garry Marshall – British
Garry has a strong restaurant background working in some of the finest establisments in London with top chefs such as “Marco Pierre White”, “Garry Rhodes” and “Christian Wallace Smith”, he also worked onboard the famous “Orient Express”and also in the catering side gaining a huge wealth of knowledge and experience in many different types of cuisines and cooking for large numbers, he also loves to pair his dishes to the perfect wines. Garry has now been on board Supertoy for over 12 years as chef, he enjoys catering to all guests special requirements and likes to serve contemporary dishes with a twist using the best of local products.
Garry is also a keen musician, also married with 2 children.
Mate/Engineer – Stefan Cromhout – South African
Stefan started his obsession with the sea at the very early age of 12 when starting his Navel cadetship, by the age of 18 he was working onboard sailing vessles as crew, moving up to skipper at 24 years old and completing many long ocean passages on larger sailing boats. Stefan than made a change to motor yachts bringing a huge knowledge and experience of the seas, this is his 6th year onboard Supertoy and with his easy going personality and love for watersports he makes sure all the guests really enjoy their time onboard!
Stefan enjoys spending time with his wife and children and also he his a very accomplished mountain cyclist
Stefan speaks English and fluent French
Chief Stewardess – Edina Szudar – Hungarian
Edina started her career in the service industry, working in hotels and restaurants before moving to yachting 14 years ago gaining expereince as a stewardess on large vessles such as “RM Elegant” and then moving up to chief stewardess on various vessels before joining Supertoy where she has been chief stewardess for over 6 years. her easy going demeanor compliment her complete efficency and amazing attention to detail to provide an excellent guest experience whilst on board.