CREW PROFILE

Captain: Bernard Calot
Age:  45 (Pisces)
Nationality:  Spanish/Canadian
Bernard was born and raised in Valencia, Spain, where he honed his fishing and sailing skills. By the age of 12, he owned his own little boat. At age 18 his family moved to Canada where the winter was a little too cold, so he resumed his first love…sailing navigation. Previous yachts he has enjoyed working on are TIME FOR US, KEN KAYLA KASTLE, LADY SHARON, and LADY DEBORAH. Bernard also owns and charters his own 50’ powerboat ALLEY CAT. He speaks Spanish, French, English, and Italian. He enjoys being around his lovely wife Claire and son Rafael.   Fishing, scuba diving, and entertaining people are some of his hobbies. He is also a great cook; specialty is Paella on the beach. Cruising experiences are, Mediterranean, Great Lakes, East Coast USA, Bahamas, Caribbean, Cuba, Golf of Mexico, and many more to come.

First Mate: Clemron Nanton
Age: 31 (Gemini)
Nationality: Vincentian
Clem grew up in St-Vincent And The Grenadines.He is a hard-working and fun loving team member. After finishing school, Clem worked in the cruising industry with Disney cruise lines for 7 years. Once he discovered yachting he decided to continue his maritime career in this industry and took all required courses.  Immediately therafter he worked for 1 year on a 100' charter yacht before  joining Olga.. Clem is extremely service oriented and always with a huge smile!  Hobbies: Fishing, music, watersport, organizing outdoor activities, racing

Chef: Claire Villemure
Age: 42 (Pisces)
Nationality:  Canadian 
Claire grew up in Quebec City in a family that likes to travel and cook… a lot! Her grandfather is a Parisian chef and teaches in a culinary school. She started in the yachting industry in Quebec as a relief chef. Previous yachts she has worked on are TIME FOR US, KEN KAYLA KASTLE, LADY SHARON, and of course their own vessel ALLEY CAT. She speaks French, English, and Spanish. Claire enjoys scuba diving, reading, fishing, cooking and “food chat” with passion. Her signature is her smile and her reward is when people onboard have a twinkle in their eyes around dinner time!  Her cruising experience is: New England, St. Lawrence Seaway, Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, East Coast USA, Bahamas, Cuba, Caribbean, and many more to come. Claire just recently completed her Cuisine francaise classique level #1 at Le Cordon Bleu de Paris.
 

Stewardess:  Karine Rolland
Age: 24, (Leo)
Nationality:  Canadian
The always smiling Karine, was born in Montreal, Canada, one of the most multicultural cities in the world. She soon discovered a passion for other cultures as well as traveling to Europe and sailing trough the Caribbean islands. After 3 years as a manager in the restaurant industry and a degree in Fashion, her service oriented personality leads her to pursue a career in yachting.
Interests, Hobbies: Dancing, snorkeling,learning new cultures, fashion, horse back riding.

Stewardess:  Tewee Thatanon
Age: 25 (Aquarius)
Nationality: Thai
Tewee holds a University diploma in Hotel and Tourism Management from Rajahbat University.  This started her out in the hospitality industry in her native Thailand working in some of the grand resorts.  She discovered a career in yachting 2 years ago and so far has worked on yachts up to 165'.  She is an excellent bartender and trained massage therapist, specializing in Thai and Oil Massage.  She is looking forward to taking care of Olga's guests.  Tewee enjoys water sports, music, bowling, badminton, karaoke.

Deckhand: Rafael Villemure
Age: 15, (Sagittarius)
Nationality: Canadian
Rafael grew up in the province of Quebec, and fluently speaks English and French. He is currently home schooled onboard and is also learning to speak Spanish; he would love to explore all areas of Central America. Some of his hobbies include, snorkeling, water tubing, traveling, fishing, and scuba diving. Rafael is also the ship's electronics wizard.

AMBUSH CREW

Captain: Antony Wiese
Age: 30 (Sagittarius)
Nationality:  U.S.
Anthony was born in Southern California and was just five days old when his parents moved aboard the sailboat his dad had built   During and after college he crewed on the tall ships (old fashioned sailing ships) La Nina and Pilgrim of Newport.  After college he became the captain of La Nina in the Caribbean and helped build Santa Clara in Brazil. In February 2007 he joined the “shiny boat” OLGA to experience the other extreme of the boating spectrum.  As of September 2008 Anthony has been promoted from to Captain on the new 61' Garlington Sportfishing yacht Ambush.  He enjoys Latin dancing, windsurfing, general aviation flying, SCUBA diving, adventure travel & playing Jimmy Buffett songs on his guitar on the beach.  He has sailed the East and West coast of North America, the East Coast of South America and the Caribbean and speaks English, Spanish, Brazilian, Portuguese, some French and German and has a Captain's and Pilot license.

Fishing Mate: Bruno Larica
Age: 28
Nationality: Brazilian

Bruno has been fishing offshore since he was 12 and landed his first Blue Marlin at 14.  Some of his personal bests include catching 35 sailfish and 7 Blue Marlins... all in one day!!!  He was also a part of the crew that set four IGFA (International Game Fishing Association) world records, two for light tackle and two for fly fishing. Bruno holds a Brazilian Amateur Master License and a Panamanian Patron de Yate License.  Bruno has sailed on the E. coasts of N. and S. America, the Caribbean, Pacific Central America and N.E. Australia.  He also enjoys every type of water sport, downhill skateboarding and hunting.