Shamwari

WELCOME TO SHAMWARI

HELLO!!! Welcome to the coolest, most hyped, most extraordinary boat in the fleet, Shamwari! We’ve been busy preparing everything for our students' arrival, and we are so excited to meet everyone!

Our stoke levels have never been higher- Meet the staff!

Annika (Skipper/Med director)
Annika was born outside Las Vegas but has lived all around the US. She started sailing and diving aboard S/Y Vela in the Spring of 2022 and has been hooked ever since! Annika attends school at Loyola Marymount University in Southern California, studying Psychology and Environmental Studies, and is thrilled to live closer to the ocean! She has worked with yacht clubs to outfit and maintain various boats in the past and loves nothing more than sharing her passions and excitement with others on the water. Annika is also an avid diver, especially fascinated with sea slugs and kelp forests. When not on a boat, she also enjoys rock climbing, surfing, soccer, and learning new things!

Skylar (Mate)
Skyler grew up mainly in Vancouver, Canada, and also spent a few years in the Cayman Islands. Luckily, both are very close to the ocean, her happy place. While living in the Cayman Islands, she tried scuba diving and sailing for the first time. Eventually, she got scuba-certified in 2023 while aboard STV Vela sailing from Antigua to Fiji. Her time on Seamester was life-changing, and she can’t wait to give that experience to the students at ActionQuest. She has spent the last six months working on a boat in New Zealand but is very excited to return to cruising with the wind. She loves hiking, skiing, or finding the nearest cold lake to swim in when she’s not in or on the water!

Tyler (Dive Instructor)
Tyler grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. At ten years old, his parents introduced him to sailing, and he immediately fell in love. Tyler raced 420s and FJs during his teenage years for his high school sailing team. Eventually, he enrolled in two Seamester voyages, where he became a PADI Rescue Diver. Realizing that college would not be a good fit, Tyler became a PADI professional to introduce people to the fantastic underwater world. With this goal in mind, he packed his bags and moved to Bali, Indonesia, for a few months to learn as much as possible about being a PADI SCUBA Instructor. He is ecstatic to provide an amazing experience for the ActionQuest students, just like his staff did for him so many years ago.

Amanda (Dive Instructor)
Amanda grew up in Rye Brook, New York, right outside the city. She fell in love with the ocean from a young age while snorkeling on family trips to St. John, USVI, where she eventually got scuba-certified with her whole family. Since the beginning, Amanda developed a passion for being underwater and knew it was something she wanted to pursue. She spent many incredible summers as a student with AQ since 2016 and earned her Open Water Scuba Instructor certification in 2022. She learned a lot through her summers with AQ and is beyond excited to share this knowledge with students of her own! Amanda is pursuing a Psychology degree outside of AQ at the University of Miami. She loves Miami but is beyond excited to return to the BVI’s for another life-changing summer with ActionQuest! Her main goal is to keep the stoke levels high and create a life-activating experience for her students.

These next 17 will be filled with excitement, new experiences, and lifelong friendships. We are so excited to share the magical experience of the British Virgin Islands and all it has to offer. LETS DO THIS!!!