Eric hails from Cape Town, South Africa, but was originally born in Benoni, Johannesburg, Gauteng. During school, he was actively involved in rugby and wrestling. As he felt there was more to explore in life, he didn’t pursue formal studies right away. Instead, he took on various side jobs for two years before realizing that his true passion lays in travel and networking, which led him to pursue a career in yachting. Over the past two years, he has developed an appreciation for the ocean, and he is now fully committed to progressing in the yachting industry with the goal of one day becoming a captain. He is also interested and planning to take on engineering courses to enhance his knowledge of mechanical systems and their operations. In his free time, he enjoys rugby, fitness, watersports and golf.

Nathan was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand “City of Sails”.
Nathan spent much of his childhood sailing, fishing and exploring the North Island of New Zealand. While attending high school Nathan became a PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver and has since grown a passion for diving which has allowed him to explore dive sites from the Pacific to Europe. It has also allowed him to be involved in artefact recovery from ships lost in the 17th century. Nathan is also a keen sports fan with a passion for Motor Racing, Football and the Americas Cup Sailing. Nathan's family was involved in the super yacht industry in New Zealand which lead to him pursuing a career at sea. He left New Zealand on his maiden voyage at 18 and hasn’t looked back traveling to 16 Countries so far by Sea.

Sofia was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and grew up in a small town in the middle of the country surrounded by nature. When she was a teenager she traveled abroad for the first time and that’s when one of her biggest passions was born: the wish to explore new places, getting to know people from different cultures and to experience cuisines from all around the world. Therefore, when Sofia was 21 she moved to the Middle East to become a flight attendant and explore the world, where she lived countless adventures for four years. She recently decided to switch up her career and move from the skies to the sea. She landed her first position on a 124m where she worked for a year and gained invaluable experience. Sofia is ready for her new adventure on M/Y Sealion, where she thinks she will grow tremendously both professionally and personally.

Emily is a free spirited young lady from South Africa who has a huge passion for life and the ocean. She joined the yachting industry after studying a degree in Marketing in the hopes of traveling the world and creating life long memories and friends. Emily was born and raised on a farm in South Africa and that’s where she gained her love and passion for the outdoors and nature. Emily has been in yachting since 2021 and has absolutely fallen in love with the industry. She has a huge passion to create the best experiences for her guests as well as her crew members amongst her. Emily dreams of traveling the world by yacht and is happiest when she is surrounded by the ocean.

Justin grew up in coastal town in the province of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. He has a massive interest in sports and any activity outdoor related. He grew up on the ocean fishing and was lucky enough to spend much time on a Catamaran at the age of 10 with his family sailing parts of Mozambique and Tanzania. His main sports were swimming and rugby, swimming competitively on a provincial and national level and post swimming-career playing premiere club rugby. After his school years Justin spent a year in Zimbabwe, where he completed a Diploma course at Quest Africa which entailed hands on acumens as well as physical fitness to a military standard. It was in Zimbabwe where Justin found a love for wildlife photography. He then went on to study photography in South Africa. After this, Justin worked for a Pharmaceutical and retail company as assistant manager for two years. Justin then decided to pursue his passions and went on to complete his yachting courses. His first vessel took him to many off the beaten track locations which worked well with his photography and was able to start making guest videos and supplying them with hard drives of photos as well as drone photography of their never to forget experiences. Justin went on to complete his Yacht Masters 200 ton Power and Efficient Deck Hand Course with aspirations to complete his Officer of the watch Certificate of Competence.

Thean started his culinary career at the age of 20 where he did 3 years in culinary school in South Africa. He worked in large hotels doing banquets for a large number of guests, spent some time at a bakery honing his venoisserie skills and then worked at a private game lodge where he worked in a fine dining setting. After graduating top of his class at Alfresco international academy of food and wine, he got his first job as a commis chef at Terroir - one of South Africa’s best fine dining establishments. He worked his way through all the various sections in the kitchen, being promoted twice in the three years he had spent at Terroir. He developed a special love for the pastry and sauciers sections during his tenure. Thean then decided to get his foot in the door in the yachting industry. He landed his first job as sous chef on a 65m Motor Yacht and worked under an extremely experienced head chef who had been in the yachting industry for over 12 years. He was mentored to take over this chef's role and after only one year stepped into the position of head chef on the same yacht. He spent over 5 years with the same owner and moved across to the owner’s new yacht - an 85m A&R. During this time he spent every year doing a culinary course in different cuisines to better himself at his craft. He did an Indian course in India for 6 weeks, a Thai cooking course in Thailand for 4 weeks and an expert patisserie course in Yssingeaux in France for 8 weeks. After 5 years of working as head chef, he wanted to venture to a larger yacht to see how things operate on that level. He got a job on the largest charter vessel in the world at the time and spent over a year running the galley as senior sous chef working under former head chef of the Ritz Carlton in London. Thean has recently joined SeaLion to showcase his skills to clients who appreciate extremely high standards with regards to world cuisine.

Born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, Geoff has always been an active outdoor person. Having grown up on a marina with an adjoining nature conservation area and beaches, he naturally gained a love for the ocean. This love turned into a career of professional yachting around the world, having driven yachts up to 220ft (74m) during his career, in 5 of the world's 7 continents. Geoff has a thorough understanding of the tailored luxury charter experience from planning to execution to successful completion of charters onboard. Having previously worked on board many well respected charter and private Super Yachts, M/Y Global 220ft, M/Y Mia Elise 2 200ft, M/Y Skyfall 190ft, M/Y Lady May 152ft, MY Marea 122ft, MY Big Fish 147ft, Geoff aims to provide the standard of service that is expected of a top-level charter. Holding a bachelor's degree in Industrial design (Cum Laude) and a certificate in Naval Architecture, Geoff has been fortunate to have been able to use these in planning, rebuilding and maintenance projects of superyachts in shipyards all over the world. Currently residing between the UK and South Africa with his wife, he spends most of his time off the vessel keeping fit and growing his real estate investment businesses with his wife and a group of other captains in the yachting community.

The tentative plan we have in place for Geoff's time onboard are the following months: November/December, March/April, July. Obviously things can change by a few days depending on trips and both Lance & Wessel agree they are flexible to move some things around if either needs but this is the rough idea what SEALION has in mind.

Steve grew up on the beautiful coast of England and has always lived and worked by the sea. He developed a passion for Engineering from his boat building father and a love of drawing from his mother, an artist and potter.
At the tender age of 16, he entered the British Royal Navy, where he had an exemplary 30-year career, holding every rank from Junior Mechanic to Lieutenant Commander. He has sailed on every ocean and served all of the world, including 3 years as the officer in charge of the prestigious Royal New Zealand Navy Fire Fighting and Damage Control School in Auckland.
He met his wife Dianne when they appeared as contestants on a television dating show and has been very happily married for 20 years. They share a love of hiking in the forest with their two rescue dogs and spare time at home sees them tending to their wildlife garden and restoring their Victorian house. Always keen to better himself and embrace new challenges, Steve immersed himself in the yachting world in 2017. His impressive career trajectory has seen him hold Senior Engineer positions on M/Y Lost Boys 114ft, M/Y Ice Angel 196ft, M/Y North Star 206ft, M/Y Victoria del Mar 164ft and has recently completed a global circumnavigation and highly successful Antarctica Expedition on M/Y Gene Chaser 180ft. With 37 years at sea, Steve thrives on being a valuable part of a close-knit team that the high tempo yachting world demands. He prides himself on cultivating an inclusive, positive atmosphere on board, ensuring his crew mates realise their full potential whilst owners and guests receive the highest level of service possible.

Danelle was born in Cape Town, South Africa. She has a Bachelors degree in Business Management, and loves to use her knowledge learnt from this to help her progress in the yachting industry. She loves to spend her time in the kitchen, always baking up a storm. Danelle is passionate about making the most out of life and enjoying the wonderful and adventurous experiences yachting can give her, as well as delivering exceptional service to her guests onboard. She loves to travel and hopes to see as much of the world as possible. Danelle loves dancing, especially line dancing to country music, and keeping active by going running. One of her favourite things to do is camping with her friends and family back home in South Africa. After now a couple of years yachting, her goal is to continue to progress her career and hopefully lead her own team to success one day.

Dylan was born in the Mother City, Cape Town. Dylan means "son of the sea" and growing up on the West Coast of South Africa fishing with his grandfather from a very young age he knew a life at sea was predestined. He is a professional race car driver and a Red Seal Automotive Body and Collision Technician. Wanting to be at sea and conducting his craftsmanship, yachting was the answer to his call. Dylan is sedulous and very proactive. He loves water sports, fishing, cycling and camping. One day he'd like to become a Chief Engineer and usher his department to great success.