Webinar: Charter Destinations and Travel Updates by IYBA

Presenters

IYBA

Ben Marshall

Captain - A1 Yachting

I have been in the yachting industry for 35 years and during which time have Captained large yachts all over the world and to many remote places and have amassed in excess off over 500,000 Nautical miles, I have supervised the construction of the 52 meter sailing yacht Red Dragon in New Zealand.

I am a qualified diving instructor and have been lucky enough to show people some incredible underwater paradises all over the world. I have been based with A1 in Greece now for one and half years back in a country where I started my sailing career in 1979.

Marsha Turola

Owner - Marsha Yachting

Born in Toronto, Canada she is the owner of the Marsha Yachting srl, the Neapolitan agency of large ships and yachts. She graduated in Hospitality and Tourism Administration in Toronto and worked for 6 years as a district manager and store opener. Fifteen years ago the turning point: she came to Naples, Italy and started to work in shipping business. Marsha worked for two years in a maritime agency supporting guests, captains and crew in all their needs before and during their stay in Mediterranean waters. She also assisted military ships, aircraft carriers, cargos, tankers and NATO ships. Marsha is now a certified maritime agent and runs her own agency in order to serve only yachts. With a network of agents built in years and years of experience, she can manage to organize yacht visits throughout Europe. Today Marsha Yachting srl is able to provide high standard services, tailored to meet different needs for all kind of clients.

Luka Peruzovic

LP Yacht Support

Luka is 46 years old and was born in Split Croatia. He lived in Belgium for 15 years and worked on 4 different yachts (m/y Battered Bull , s/y Andromeda La Dea , m/y D’Natalin & m/y Indefensible) between 2000 & 2008.

Luka started LP YACHT SUPPORT with his wife Petra (who also worked on yachts) in May of 2008. Since that day they have assisted over 700 different yachts and are looking forward to continue the adventure. They are happy parents of two boys , Luka Jr. who is 15 years old and Marko who is 11 years old.

Campbell Cormack

Sales & Operations - Riviera Yacht Support

Originally from Scotland then travelling overseas I started working on yachts 25 years ago before transferring shore side to work as a Yacht Agent. During that time the industry and scale of vessels have changed enormously including the needs of guests and crew alike giving myself as an agent a challenging and engaging arena to work with in.

Patricia Bullock

Managing Director - Network Marine Consultants

Patricia is the Founder and Managing Director of Network Marine Consultants. Known to her team as “the Guru”, and as a result of over 30 years’ experience, she is an acknowledged specialist in the field of all things applicable to general yachting administration in Spain. She is, as such, often invited to speak at major international conferences on the subject of yachting and chartering and has been instrumental in lobbying for the changes made to the law relating to matriculation tax in Spain. Her dedication to the yachting sector is also apparent in that she is the Founder and Vice-President of the sail training charity Fundacion de Joves Navegants de Balears. Patricia sits on the Board of AENIB, the Association of Balearic Nautical Businesses.