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| CREW PROFILES |  | | Captain: Peter Pexton | Nationality: British/US | | Number of Crew: 6 | | Crew Profiles:
Captain Peter Pexton
Widely considered one of the most experienced and respected charter captains, Peter Pexton has logged more than 160,000 sea miles since embarking on his sailing career in the late 1970s. He holds an MCA Class 4 (unlimited) Certificate of Competence, Master’s Qualification, signifying his ability to captain any yacht of up to 3,000 tons.
When he was a boy, Peter and his family built their own 45-foot sloop from bare hull and sailed it from South Africa to the Caribbean and on to the Mediterranean. In more recent years, he has circumnavigated the world, made more than a dozen Atlantic crossings, and has overseen major refits on large vessels. He has spent considerable time sailing the waters of Britain, the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the entire Caribbean, and New England, and has raced in Europe the US.
Peter has a BS in geology and previously worked as an exploration geologist for Shell Oil Company and an environmental earth scientist for Dames and Moore. His heritage is British, but he grew up in South Africa where his father was a wildlife photographer. Peter has many wonderful memories of traveling all over southern Africa with him on photo safaris, and he continues to be dedicated to wildlife conservation. When time allows, he enjoys golf and all water sports, including windsurfing and scuba diving (he is open-water PADI certified). He takes special pleasure in sharing the fun of dinghy sailing with his wife and three children when he is able to spend time at home in Newport, Rhode Island. Peter’s solid seamanship and expert boat-handling skills, coupled with well-founded confidence and a naturally gracious manner, make him a thoroughly professional skipper. As your personable host as well as the captain, he will see that your interlude aboard Titan XIV is exceptional in every way.
Chef Christy Bracewell - Age 32 – USA
Christy is an excellent chef with natural culinary instincts that reveal her New Orleans heritage. Her abilities were further honed during a year at the Art Institute where she obtained the title of Certified Culinarian followed by a 6- month culinary tour of the eastern United States. A recent charter guest declared that "Christy's food is as good as it gets -- fresh and healthy with a unique flair."
Outside the galley, Christy can often be found at the helm of her Laser sailing dinghy (she is a US Sailing certified Level I instructor), or explaining to guests the intricacies of the reefs in the Bahamas and Caribbean (she is also a PADI certified diver and holds a BS in Biology from Loyola University). Additionally, Christy has been certified by the US Coast Guard as Medical Person In Charge, which is akin to an abbreviated EMT training.
Ross Palmer: (1st Mate) - UK
Ross was born in Scotland but grew up in England. While traveling in Australia, he started working on yachts in the Witsunday, Great Barrier Reef area of Queensland. He was 20 years old at the time.
On returning to the UK, Ross decided to pursue sailing as a career. He obtained his “Yacht Master Certificate” then joined the large sailing vessel “Islander” as a deckhand. He spent two years working on Islander in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and East Coat of the USA.
Ross went back to Maritime College in the UK after his time aboard Islander. Here he completed the necessary courses and obtained his officer of the watch qualification.
Ross joined “Titan XIV” as the 1st Mate in June 2007 in the Mediterranean. “Titan XIV” has a very busy program and Ross is an excellent team player who enjoys chartering, meeting new people and visiting new exciting destinations.
He intends to continue his career in Yachting and become a Captain in the future.
Christopher Hayes; (Steward/deckhand) - UK
Chris grew up in Newbury, England. His interests include art, painting and music. After studying art, photography and outdoor education at Newbury College, he left England to pursue an interest in traveling. He spent the next 3 years on Saltspring Island near Vancouver working as an Arborist with his uncle. Moving on he left with his brother for a 14-month tour of Australia. Chris then traveled to Newport Rhode Island where he was introduced to the world of sailboat racing. For the past six years he has worked aboard several race boats in New England and the Caribbean. In 2007 Chris joined the charter yacht Titan XIV in Palma de Mallorca after attending the 12 meter regatta in Valencia prior to the America’s Cup.
In the future he hopes to open a gallery and pursue his passion for art.
John Stier; Engineer - US
John hails from Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he started sail boat racing as a child and has cruised the Gulf Coast with his parents. After University he moved to New York where he raced extensively in the Eastchester Bay Series. After doing his first delivery from Greece to the Caribbean he decided to join the yachting industry full time. On completing various engineering and deck courses he entered the industry. John has been aboard Titan XIV for two Caribbean seasons, a Mediterranean season and two Atlantic crossings.
His interests outside sailing are diving, surfing, fishing and playing the banjo.
Danielle Mendelson; Stewardess - US
Danielle joined Titan XIV in October 2007. She has completed two Atlantic crossings; one aboard a 62 foot catamaran and the other aboard Titan XIV. She had worked aboard a charter catamaran in the Mediterranean prior to joining Titan in Palma.
Danielle grew up in Southern California and graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbra.
After running a thriving restaurant on the coast of Bodega Bay, California she moved to St.Maarten to pursue her love of the sea. Here she worked for a year at a Scuba diving center.
She is currently working on her dive Master Certificate.
Her goals are to one day own and operate her own dive business and to work in marine conservation
Titan XIV
Proposed Menu
Lunches
Creamy Black Bean Soup
Grouper Tacos with Salsa Verde and Guacamole over Green Rice
Fresh Baked Cookie Plate
Spanish Rioja
Blue Cheese and Walnut Stuffed Endive Leaves
Fried Green Tomatoes with Rock Shrimp Salad
Stewed Blueberries over Lime Curd
Sancerre
Roasted Tomato Soup with Basil Oil
Crab and Corn Cakes with Baby Greens and Remoulade
Raspberry Millefeuille
Simi Sauvignon Blanc
Baby Green Salad with Roquefort, Cranberries and Green Apple Vinaigrette
Garlic-Herb Shrimp over Fiery Angel Hair Pasta
Orange Pound Cake with Chantilly Cream
Estancia Pinot Grigio
Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus
Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Frittata
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Tavel
Dinner
Mini Beet Tarte Tatins with Goat Cheese and Mache
Myer’s Rum Glazed Grouper with Mango Mojo and Plantain-Sweet Potato Mash
Crème Brulee
Oregon Pinot Noir
Chilled Corn Bisque with Crab
Pan Seared Beef Tenderloin Steaks with Mushrom-Tasso Ragout and Parmesan Polenta
Chocolate Mousse
Cornas
Lobster-Andouille Cheesecake with a Crystal Cream Sauce Drizzle
Grilled Pork Chops with Pineapple-Kiwi Relish and Wild Rice
English Lemon Cheesecake
Crozes-Hermitage
Paneed Oysters with Sweet Corn Maque Choux and Tomato Jam
Chili Rubbed Mahi Mahi with Yellow Pepper-Cilantro Pesto and Lemongrass-Kaffir Risotto
Key Lime Tart with Coconut Cream
Pomerol Merlot
Vichyssoise
Jerk Rubbed Lobster Tail with Mango-Green Curry Sauce and Coconut Rice Pilaf
Fallen Chocolate Cake with Cherry Drizzle
Caymus Sauvignon Blanc
Lobster Salad-Phyllo Napoleon with Crème Fraiche and Caviar
Pan Seared Diver’s Scallops with Basil Oil and
Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes
Pineapple-Carrot Cake
Pouilly-Fuisse
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