Crew Profiles

Cruise Director/Owner - Ibu Yessi Sari
Yessi was born in Bengkulu, South Sumatera from Rejang Lebong tribe; the oldest tribe of Sumatera and educated at School of Economics University of
Indonesia. After graduating with a CPA degree, she was recruited by Johnson and Johnson. She decided to change course and follow her passion, traveling the world, including hiking the Everest to scuba diving in Misool. Yessi and her team-built Sequoia Yacht which is the newest generation of Indonesian classic wooden yacht available for charter in Indonesian waters. Yessi is an example of woman can do good in any field. She is entrepreneur at heart, and able to manage complex charters from high-end clients worldwide.

Captain - Bapak Khaerul
Khaerul was born in Sungguminasa Gowa South Sulawesi. He graduated from Sorong Shipping Polytechnic focusing in the study of marine management. He has sailed entire best kept-secret of East Indonesia for 7 years. He has a strong team work, quiet, and humble.

Co-Captain - Bapak Hajrum
Hajrun was born in Falabisahaya North Sulawesi. He comes from a long line of
Indonesian boatbuilders and sailors and has always dreamed of captaining a luxury yacht. At the start of his career, Hajrun was involved in engineering, he was good at repairing machines and maintaining them well. Even though Hajrun now prefers to move to the deck area whose main task is to transport ships, his expertise in engineering has never disappeared. Sequoia is very fortunate to have employees like Hajrun who can hold multiple positions. He attended Marine school where he is now a certified Co-Captain.

Chief Officer - Bapak Ali
Ali was born in Lemo-Lemo, Tanah Beru, Bulukumba, South Sulawesi where Sequoia was built. He comes from a long line of Indonesian boat builders and sailors and has always dreamed of captaining a luxury yacht. He started his career since 2014 as the original building team of Sequoia from the beginning. He went to Marine school where he is now a certified Chief of Officer.

Chef - Bapak Nik
Mr. Nik was born in Bali. He has cooked since he was teenager. 15 years of culinary experience at Bali, Java, Italia and Monaco best fine dining restaurants. He specializes in both Western and Asian/ Fusion dishes and is always exploring new recipes. He is always available to teach guests preparation and cooking skills. His goal is for all guests aboard Sequoia to experience the exceptional food available in Indonesia with a focus on fresh, unique and exotic dishes while
maintaining Western hygienic standards.

Crew chef, tailor and housekeeper - Bapak Sunalwi
Sunalwi was born in Bulukumba, South Sulawesi where Sequoia was built. He is the brother of our yacht builder. Sunalwi was originally working on Sequoia as seamstress. He found that he also loves cooking and housekeeping. With a professional hospitality training and marine school, he is now the heart of the crew.

Masseuse and Housekeeper - Ibu Emi
Emi was born in a small village in remote Flores. Despite having a limited ability to speak, Emi has been working as spa therapist for 20 years in hotels and
private residences. Onboard, she work together with Wawan and Sunalwi for
table setting and housekeeping. While not onboard, Emi is a teacher of traditional massage of group of disable people under a non-profit organisation in Komodo, Labuan Bajo.

Housekeeper - Bapak Wawan
Andriawan is his full name. Was born in Tanah Lemo Bulukumba – South Sulawesi. The type of person who really loves his job. He can do of course
housekeeping job but he is also loves to help deck team, engineer team or
even kitchen team. A very talented young man to become a skilled sailor. His life principle is talk less do more.

Dive instructor - Bapak Idy
Mr. Evan was born and raised in Lombok – West Nusa Tenggara. He began his scuba diving taking open water course in 2016 and later became PADI Dive Instructor. He has certified hundreds of divers around the country. He can certify you and your family members to obtain their Open Water, Advanced Open Water, and Dive Master PADI certification. He also accompanies guests for
rainforest trekking, peak climbing, and village exploration.

Engineer - Bapak Arif
Mr. Arif was born in South Sulawesi in the city of Kondo Pinrang. He is our “MacGyver” on Sequoia because he is able to troubleshoot any technical issues that arise and fix them immediately. He is able to do that largely because he was instrumental in the construction of Sequoia and installed nearly all electrical, plumbing, and navigational systems. He began his maritime career on electrical company in Indonesia and moved on to become an engineer on oil tankers cruising to East Indonesia. He is dedicated to ensuring that everything
is properly maintained and in working order according to international safety standards.

Co-Engineer - Bapak Sukardi
Mr. Sukardi was born in Selayar Island Gowa South Sulawesi. He has been working on scuba diving boats and private yachts since 2011. He will work with Arif to ensure that everything is in working order. He also assist Once on the speedboat assisting guests when doing water activities.