Welcome
onboard Lone Star !
CAPTAIN - Mark
Thompson
Mark Thompson is and RYA /
DOT Commercial Yachtmaster with experience in the
Caribbean, European, and Australian waters. He
started sailing twenty years ago as a crew member
on board cruising and racing yachts in Australia.
In 1994 he left Australia and a career in
property development to pursue a life within the
marine leisure industry.
Since gaining his
Yachtmaster qualifications, he has worked in
Turkey, France, Spain, and the Caribbean. Mark is
a certified PADI open diver and an expert water
skier along with having an interest and
experience in other water sports. He is a
professional captain, but still maintains a fun
and enthusiastic approach to life and his
responsibilities.
Chef and First
Mate - Jane Shackel
Jane Shackel left her home
country of New Zealand in 1991 to travel world.
Always drawn to the sea, she eventually found
Mark in a marina in Turkey. Together they have
worked in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean
aboard private and charter yachts. Jane's cooking
expertise has been all self-taught with a great
deal of influence from the many countries through
which she has travelled. She draws extensively
from New Zealand and Australian culinary trends
with all meals tending to be low fat yet
appetizing with wholesome flavors. Jane loves the
water and most things in it, plus she enjoys a
variety of activities from snorkling to sky
diving.
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