Captains GridThe Captain-Led Network

Captains · Crew · Brokers · Managers · Vendors

Pillar Four · Professional Network

Structured profiles. Verified credentials. No feed.

Captains, engineers, mates, deckhands, chefs, interior, pursers, brokers, managers, vendors and owners. Profiles are reviewed before publication and verification is earned, not bought.

24 professionals · reviewed and verified

Capt. Christoff Spies

Capt. Christoff Spies

Verified

Captain · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Master 3000GT

Founder of Captains Grid. Master 3000GT with three decades commanding private and charter yachts to 70m+ for principals whose names never appear in print, including royal households and Fortune-list families. Eleven Atlantic crossings, three major refits managed owner-side, and a standing rule: quiet boats, clean logs, no drama at the dock. He built this platform because the yacht world deserved one run from the bridge, not the showroom.

Principal, Captains Grid - available for advisoryView Profile →
Elena Vasquez

Elena Vasquez

Verified

Chef · Miami, FL

11 yrs experience

Charter chef with Michelin-trained background and eight seasons between the Bahamas and the Med. Menu programs built around owner preference sheets, provisioning realities, and crew morale.

Seasonal - winter Caribbean 2026/27View Profile →
Marcus Boyd

Marcus Boyd

Verified

Engineer · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Y2 Unlimited

Y2 engineer specializing in big V12 diesel plants, zero-speed stabilization, and refit oversight. Keeps a defect log the owner can actually read.

Available now - refit or rotationView Profile →
Sophie Lindgren

Sophie Lindgren

Verified

Stewardess · Antibes, France

9 yrs experience

Chief stewardess with charter-heavy experience and a service standard built in five-star hotels. Runs interior teams of up to six.

Available May 2026 - Med seasonView Profile →
Capt. Rachel Donnelly

Capt. Rachel Donnelly

Verified

Captain · Palm Beach, FL

Master 500GT

Master 500GT focused on owner-operated programs 30 to 40 meters. Strong on new-build delivery acceptance and first-year shakedown management.

In command - open to advisory workView Profile →
James Okafor

James Okafor

Mate · Fort Lauderdale, FL

8 yrs experience

Chief mate working toward Master 3000GT. Tender ops, bridge watchkeeping, deck team leadership, and guest-facing polish.

Available nowView Profile →
Whitcombe Marine Group

Whitcombe Marine Group

Verified

Broker · Fort Lauderdale, FL

15 yrs experience

Boutique brokerage working with captain-led pre-purchase review on every transaction. Sales 24 to 60 meters, listings taken selectively.

Accepting buyer mandatesView Profile →
Meridian Shore Management

Meridian Shore Management

Verified

Yacht Manager · Fort Lauderdale, FL

12 yrs experience

Management for private programs 30 to 70 meters: ISM, flag, class, crew payroll and budget reporting owners can read in one page.

Taking on two programs for 2026/27View Profile →
Tom Reyes

Tom Reyes

Deckhand · Fort Lauderdale, FL

2 yrs experience

Second-season deckhand, strong wash-down and tender skills, working toward OOW. Available for daywork and deliveries.

Daywork + seasonal - available nowView Profile →
Anna Castellanos

Anna Castellanos

Verified

Purser · Nassau, Bahamas

13 yrs experience

Purser and senior stewardess for 60m+ programs. Accounts, customs paperwork, guest manifests and inventory systems that survive owner season.

Available January 2027View Profile →
Marcus Hale

Marcus Hale

Verified

Captain · Newport, RI

500GT

Sailing captain with 18 years running performance sloops and ketches up to 42m, race-program and owner-cruise experience. Comfortable with shorthanded ocean passages and full charter seasons. Strong on rig management, weather routing, and crew development.

Available August 2026View Profile →
Priya Nandakumar

Priya Nandakumar

Verified

Engineer · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Y4 (under 3000GT, under 9000kW)

Y4 engineer with a strong refit background, most recent post a 47m motor yacht running dual generators and a full hydraulic toy package. Methodical on planned maintenance, fluent in chief-level handovers and class survey prep. Looking for a sole engineer post on 40-55m.

Available nowView Profile →
Lucien Brassard

Lucien Brassard

Verified

Chef · Antibes, France

12 yrs experience

Sole chef for busy charter programs up to 12 guests, Michelin-trained, strong on Mediterranean and Levantine menus with full dietary accommodation. Runs a tight galley on a real provisioning budget and plates crew food that keeps morale up. Available for the full Med season.

Available now for Med season 2026View Profile →
Keisha Bodden

Keisha Bodden

Stewardess · Nassau, Bahamas

3 yrs experience

Third-season stewardess with solid silver service, laundry systems, and detailing standards from a 45m charter program. Calm with high-tempo guest trips and confident running service solo on smaller boats. Working toward chief stew with wine and barista training in progress.

Available July 2026View Profile →
Harborline Hydraulics & Davit Service

Harborline Hydraulics & Davit Service

Verified

Vendor · Miami, FL

14 yrs experience

Mobile hydraulics shop covering Miami to Palm Beach: davits, passerelles, swim platforms, crane recertification, and hose fabrication dockside. Same-week response during season, full service records issued for survey files. Owned and run by a former Y3 engineer.

Booking service calls nowView Profile →
Eleanor Vance-Whitfield

Eleanor Vance-Whitfield

Verified

Owner / Buyer · Palm Beach, FL

6 yrs experience

Second-time owner moving up from a 26m to a 35-40m motor yacht for family use between Florida and the Bahamas. Looking to connect with captains and managers before the purchase closes so the program is staffed from day one. Values straight talk on running costs over glossy projections.

Building crew shortlist now, purchase closing Q3 2026View Profile →
Captain Marisol Vidal

Captain Marisol Vidal

Verified

Captain · Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Master 3000GT

Master 3000GT with 26 years at sea and the last 14 running busy Med charter programs out of Palma. Known for back-to-back charter turnarounds that stay on schedule without burning out crew, and for clean MLC and flag-state inspection records across three commands. Currently seeking a rotational command on a 60m plus charter vessel with an established management company.

Available for rotational command from August 2026View Profile →
Devon Carter

Devon Carter

Verified

Engineer · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Y4

Y4 engineer with a strong ETO lean: Kaleidescape, Crestron, Starlink integrations, and full AV/IT refits are where he earns his keep. Came up through a 50m new build commissioning in Italy, so he reads drawings and chases warranty items without hand-holding. Comfortable as sole engineer on vessels under 500GT or as second supporting a chief on larger programs.

Immediately available, Fort Lauderdale basedView Profile →
Mateo Reyes

Mateo Reyes

Verified

Chef · St. Thomas, USVI

12 yrs experience

Sole chef on the Caribbean and Bahamas circuit for the past six seasons, splitting menus between plant-forward modern plates and classical French technique when guests want the full white-tablecloth treatment. Provisions confidently out of thin markets from Georgetown to Grenada and keeps a zero-complaint allergy record across 40 plus charters. Looking for a 40m to 55m charter program with serious preference sheets.

Available for winter Caribbean season, open to dual seasonView Profile →
Emma Lindqvist

Emma Lindqvist

Verified

Stewardess · Newport, RI

6 yrs experience

Second stew with five seasons on the Newport summer and Caribbean winter rotation, now stepping up to her first chief stew role. Runs service, laundry, and inventory systems that survive a 12-guest charter week without drama, and has led junior stews through two full seasons while her chief handled rotation leave. Silver service trained with a growing wine program under her WSET 2.

Available now for chief stew or senior second rolesView Profile →
Camille Aubert

Camille Aubert

Verified

Mate · Antibes, France

OOW 3000GT

OOW 3000GT mate equally at home trimming a 40m ketch or running tenders and deck ops on a 55m motoryacht, with three transatlantics and two regatta seasons in the logbook. Strong on passage planning, paperwork, and bringing green deckhands up to standard fast. Based in Antibes and targeting a chief mate seat on a program that values genuine dual-rig experience.

Available from July 2026, Med season preferredView Profile →
Tyler Brooks

Tyler Brooks

Deckhand · Nassau, Bahamas

3 yrs experience

Deckhand with a finish-carpentry background, which means brightwork, caulking, and teak repairs get done in-house instead of waiting for the yard. PADI Divemaster who handles guest dive trips, hull inspections, and prop clears across the Bahamas banks he grew up running. Three seasons in, hungry for a program that will sponsor his Yachtmaster.

Immediately available, Nassau or Florida startView Profile →
Frank Delgado

Frank Delgado

Verified

Yacht Manager · Fort Lauderdale, FL

34 yrs experience

Former 3000GT master who came ashore after 22 years of command and now runs an eight-boat managed fleet from 30m to 70m out of Fort Lauderdale. Handles flag and class compliance, crew employment, refit oversight, and owner reporting, and still answers the 2am phone call himself. Captains keep their boats under his management because budgets are honest and yard periods finish when he says they will.

Accepting up to two additional management clientsView Profile →
Alexandra Whitfield

Alexandra Whitfield

Verified

Broker · Palm Beach, FL

18 yrs experience

Buyer-side only broker, by design: she never takes central agency listings, so her advice on a hull is never compromised by needing to move it. Eighteen years and roughly 90 closed transactions from 24m to 60m, with deep survey, sea trial, and offshore-structure experience that has killed more bad deals than it has closed good ones. Clients hire her to be the adult in the room when the listing broker starts selling sunsets.

Accepting new buyer engagementsView Profile →

Work in this industry?

Build a structured profile: credentials, vessel history, route experience, availability and resume. Reviewed before listing; verified after vetting.