Myra

Captain: Marco Staniscia

Marco was born in 1969 in Termoli. His sailing career started about 20 years ago with drift sailing boats and a sailing course in Bonifacio. After 5 years of hobby sailing, he started to take part in boat deliveries from boat factories to their final home port in the Mediterranean gaining navigation experience and adapting to any kind of sailing conditions with different types of yachts. A few years later he got his first job as captain on a Tartan yacht sailing all over the Mediterranean and crossing the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean. He has participated in numerous races, has worked for the past 4 years in charter yachts and has accumulated about 45000 NM. After one year on board of Catamaran Genny as second captain/deckhand, he is ready and excited to captain Myra for the second season. He is responsible, has a hands-on and positive, smiley attitude and will be a great asset to the crew on board! He loves anything that has to do with the sea and enjoys traveling and getting to know new people.

Fist Mate: Andrea Blumenthal

Andrea is a 34-year-old active and daring ocean enthusiast. Ten years ago, he began working in the yachting industry. Particularly with boat transfers and the administration of sailing and motorized private boats for long-term voyages or daily excursions. Due to his long job experience, he is able to control the entire yacht even in challenging conditions. Andrea is a team player who, in conjunction with the captain, can provide their guests with the most memorable sailing experience. He is fluent in both Italian and English.

Chef: Mattia Vedelago

Mattia is a young and talented chef from Italy. Right after school, he went to the ALMA School of Italian Culinary Arts. Since 2010 he has been working as a chef in different restaurants in Italy and the UK. Food and cooking are his big passion, and he hopes to use this to elevate his guests' sailing experience with his high-end culinary creations. Mattia is very hard-working, reliable, and meticulous in his job and his desire to make his guests happy. His cuisine is international and delicious. He is polite, a team player, and loves to travel. He speaks Italian, English, and basic French.

Chief Stewardess: Ilaria Rupil

Ilaria was born in Italy in 1988. She is a talented, organized, well experienced stewardess that has worked in many different areas of hospitality and in many different countries around the world! Her work experience comes from working as a hostess, receptionist, waitress, assistant restaurant manager, qualified tour guide and group leader for young students in countries such as USA, UK, Norway, Quatar, Switzerland and many more, teaching her to adapt easily to different cultures and environments, to be communicative and open and to speak almost 6 languages fluently!! She is very excited to come to Greece this summer on board Myra. She knows everything about team work, guest care, ship organization and hospitality and will make your stay on Myra unforgettable! She has a smiley and attentive attitude, always eager to assist and an eye for detail when it comes to her guests. She speaks Italian, English, Spanish, French and basic German and Russian.


Hostess: Diana Iaccarino

Diana is a young, self-motivated individual, eager to learn and willing to take responsibilities. She has worked as a cadet officer in ferries recently and has now finally gotten the opportunity she always dreamed about! To work as a stewardess on a sailing yacht, taking care of her guests on board and travel! She is able to adapt easily, to multi-task and work in a team. She is responsible, organized and passionate about the sea and to provide the best experience to her guests! Diana speaks Italian, Spanish and English.

Deckhand: Rossana Ruberto

The sailing schooner Myra was designed and built by the Turkish Ege Yat yacht builders in 2003, and has been refitted in 2021/22. Myra is an extremely elegant, classic and refined, the sailing yacht Myra has a traditional vibe about her. Her exterior steel hull is an added value and a unique feature for a schooner. Her beautiful exterior is with gloss varnished bulwarks and teak deck. The interior is spacious and warm boasting fine woods panels and teak-holly inlay floors. The salon is in the raised deck house, large ports allow ample natural light and great viewing. On the port side 2 formal dining tables seat all 12 guests with room to spare, on the starboard side a built in lounge and coffee table invite guests to relax in comfort. A flat screen TV and audio system is available for indoor entertainment. Four double guest cabins are forward of the salon, while 2 twin guests cabins are aft of the salon. Exterior living on charter yacht MYRA is plentiful. The aft deck offers an alfresco dining option, seating and aft facing sunbeds, shade from a Bimini cover can be provided. Additional sunbeds on the foredeck allow everyone to find a place to relax. The sailing schooner Myra boasts generous wrap around teak decks, with high rails, the yacht is easy to walk around both at anchor and under sail. Myra is RINA and CE certified.