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British Virgin Islands - 2022, Session 3

Meet the Staff!

Location: West End, Tortola

We are pumped to meet our shipmates today and start this journey together in the British Virgin Islands. We cannot wait to share our passions and introduce our shipmates to the world of sailing and diving, as well as the full AQ experience. Welcome to Wombat session 3!!!!

Introduccinnggggggg

Mac - Skipper

Mac was born and raised on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. He is a certified skipper, rescue diver, and avid freediver. Mac grew up playing baseball and even played for a year in college before obtaining a career-ending injury. He is currently studying Environmental Science and Biology at Trinity College in Connecticut and is vice president of the school’s Geology Club. Mac sailed over 8,000 nautical miles aboard the Seamester yacht Argo in the spring of 2021, and he is excited to stay involved this summer with Action Quest.

Missy - Mate

Missy is super excited for a fantastic 3rd session! Missy grew up hearing about her parent’s love for sailing and wanted to see what the hype was herself. Sailing on small lakes at summer camp did not cut it, but a sailing trip in the West Indies with family sold her. She was able to join S/Y Argo sailing from South Africa to the Caribbean in 2020 and then retook the same route with S/Y Vela on a delivery. Both trips helped her finish an independent study on water quality and graduate from Miami University with a Business, Economics, and Sustainability degree.

Gigi - Dive Instructor

Gigi is a boat captain and dive instructor from Naples, Italy, with seven years of experience. He has been working in the dive industry for almost seven years. During that time, He worked for two years in Italy, traveled and worked two years around Australia, 13 months in the Maldives, and eight months in Thailand, while his last two jobs were in Mallorca, Spain, and Sardinia, Italy. He has experience living onboard positions and sailing. He loves sailing and driving different boats. He also has an Italian boat license and likes repairing jobs and handling employment in general.

Cya soon!
- the staff