Our Story: A Decade of Mediterranean Maritime Excellence
From catamaran delivery specialists to a comprehensive crew and delivery service across the Mediterranean.
Built on experience, trust, and 100,000+ nautical miles.
How Captains and Crew Began
From Catamaran Delivery to Full-Service Maritime Professionals
In 2014, Captains and Crew started with a straightforward mission: provide reliable, professional crew to support Mediterranean yacht operations. What began with delivering new catamarans from Lagoon and Nautitech shipyards evolved into a comprehensive service trusted by charter companies and private yacht owners across the region.
Our founder, with over a decade of professional sailing experience and holding qualifications as Ufficiale di Navigazione del Diporto and RYA Yachtmaster, recognized a persistent gap in the charter industry. While boats became more sophisticated and client expectations grew, finding consistently professional, reliable crew remained challenging. Charter companies needed more than just qualified sailors—they needed maritime professionals who understood hospitality, safety management, and the operational realities of commercial sailing.
That observation became our foundation. We built Captains and Crew on the principle that professional maritime services require both technical competence and operational excellence—not one or the other.
Key Milestones in Our Journey
⚓ 2014 – Foundation
Established delivery services for new Lagoon and Nautitech catamarans from French shipyards. First season delivering multihulls from La Rochelle and Mediterranean shipyards to owners throughout the region.
🌍 2016 – Expansion
Extended services to include seasonal charter crew placement. Began working with major charter operators including Dream Yacht Charter and Sunsail, providing professional skippers for Mediterranean fleets. Added Bavaria Yachts monohulls to delivery portfolio.
📚 2018 – Training
Launched professional skipper training and miles building programs. Partnered with RYA-certified instructors to develop comprehensive crew development pathway from Day Skipper through Yachtmaster qualifications.
🤝 2020 – Partnership Growth
Expanded catamaran delivery services to include Fountaine Pajot and additional Lagoon models. Established relationships with Mediterranean charter operators managing mixed fleets of Bavaria monohulls and French catamarans.
🎯 2022 – Service Diversification
Introduced crew-on-demand services for private yacht owners. Broadened geographic coverage to include Eastern Mediterranean and Atlantic passages. Exceeded 100,000 documented nautical miles.
⭐ 2024-Present – Full Service
Comprehensive maritime service provider across Mediterranean. Crew placement, yacht delivery, professional training, and vessel management support. Trusted partner to 15+ charter companies and yacht manufacturers.
What Defines Captains and Crew
A decade of Mediterranean maritime operations has taught us what truly matters in professional yacht services. We’re not a corporate agency managing crew from offices—we’re active maritime professionals who continue to navigate, deliver, and skipper alongside the crew we place and train.
🧭 Operational Experience
Every member of our core team holds active maritime qualifications and continues sailing professionally. We understand charter operations, delivery challenges, and crew realities because we live them daily—not theoretically from shore.
⚓ Long-Term Relationships
Our partnerships with charter companies and yacht manufacturers span years, not seasons. We prioritize sustainable relationships over short-term placements, ensuring consistent quality and mutual trust with all parties.
🎯 Practical Standards
We assess crew on what genuinely matters in charter and delivery work: safety management, guest relations, vessel maintenance, and professional conduct—not just paper qualifications. Experience counts more than certificates alone.
Experience Measured in Miles and Partnerships
🌊 100,000+
Nautical Miles
Logged and documented across Mediterranean, Atlantic, and beyond since 2014
👥 200+
Crew Placements
Professional skippers, deckhands, hostesses, and chefs working across charter fleets
⛵ 350+
Deliveries Completed
New builds, seasonal relocations, transatlantic passages, and custom routes
🤝 15+
Charter Partnerships
Long-term relationships with Mediterranean charter operators and yacht manufacturers
Professional Qualifications and Experience
Our team holds current maritime certifications including Ufficiale di Navigazione del Diporto di 2ª Classe, RYA Yachtmaster Ocean, RYA Yachtmaster Offshore, and various specialized endorsements. More importantly, we maintain active sailing schedules—we’re not retired sailors managing others, but working professionals who understand current industry realities.
- Mediterranean Expertise – Extensive knowledge of Spanish, French, Italian, and Croatian waters, ports, and regulations
- Multilingual Operations – English, Italian, French capabilities for international charter and shipyard communication
- Vessel Types – Monohulls 35-60ft (Bavaria, others), catamarans 40-55ft (Lagoon, Fountaine Pajot, Nautitech, Bali), power catamarans, including latest models from leading French and German manufacturers
- Offshore Passages – Transatlantic, Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean-Atlantic transitions
- Charter Operations – Direct experience managing charter weeks, client expectations, and commercial sailing pressures
- Shipyard Relations – Established working relationships with major Mediterranean construction and refit facilities
Our Approach to Professional Maritime Services
We built Captains and Crew around a simple conviction: professional yacht services should be provided by people who actually sail professionally. This isn’t complicated philosophy—it’s practical reality.
Charter companies don’t need agencies promising perfect crew; they need partners who understand that a skipper’s real value shows during the third consecutive turnaround of peak season, when equipment fails mid-passage, or when nervous clients need confident reassurance in rough conditions. That knowledge comes from experience, not course certificates.
Similarly, yacht owners arranging delivery don’t primarily want impressive CVs—they want their boat to arrive safely, on schedule, and properly maintained. They want professionals who know when to wait for weather, how to handle unexpected technical issues, and who communicate honestly about challenges rather than making excuses afterward.
This operational perspective defines everything we do. We select crew based on demonstrated capability in real conditions. We train sailors using actual passages, not just harbor circuits. We maintain equipment ourselves and understand what charter operations genuinely require. We’re maritime professionals first, running a service business second—never the reverse.
Ready to Work Together?
Whether you need crew for your charter fleet, professional delivery services,
or training for aspiring maritime professionals—we’re here to help.