Crew Profiles:
Captain: Bernard Calot
Nationality: Spanish/Canadian
Bernard was born and raised in Valencia, Spain, where he honed his fishing and sailing skills. By the age
of 12, he owned his own little boat. At age 18 his family moved to Canada where the winter was a little too cold, so he resumed his first love…sailing navigation. Previous yachts he has enjoyed working on are TIME FOR US, KEN KAYLA KASTLE, LADY SHARON, and LADY DEBORAH. Bernard also owns and charters his own 50’ powerboat ALLEY CAT. He speaks Spanish, French, English, and Italian. He enjoys being around his lovely wife Claire and son Rafael. Fishing, scuba diving, and entertaining people are some of his hobbies. He is also a great cook; specialty is Paella on the beach. Cruising experiences are, Mediterranean, Great Lakes, East Coast USA, Bahamas, Caribbean, Cuba, Golf of Mexico, and many more to come.
First Mate: Wayne Nolander – Free lance
Nationality: American
Wayne is originally from Portland, Oregon and has been in the hospitality industry for over 25 years, and in the yachting industry as a professional for over 12 years. He has been captain of SHEAR FANTASEA for 2 ˝ years. He holds a USCG 1600 ton master license, a Dive Master license, GMDSS, Advance Radar ticket, Bridge Resource Management certificate, Advance Fire and all the STCW regulations. He also has a BS Degree in Hotel Restaurant Management from Oregon State University. He has navigated as far south as Grenada through the Caribbean and Bahamas all the way north to Nova Scotia. His travels include Central America, Cuba, the Mediterranean, and the West Coast of the US up to and including Alaska. He loves to entertain his charter guests! His favorite thing is to make people happy and he considers it an important ability that the crew anticipates the needs of the guests. When not on charter Wayne likes to spend time playing with his children and enjoying all types of water sports.
Engineer: Clemron Nanton
Nationality: Vincentian
Clem grew up in St-Vincent and The Grenadines. He is a hard-working and fun loving team member. After finishing school, Clem worked in the cruising industry with Disney cruise lines for 7 years. Once he discovered yachting he decided to continue his maritime career in this industry and took all required courses. Immediately thereafter he worked for 1 year on a 100' charter yacht before joining Olga. He is extremely service oriented and always with a huge smile! Hobbies: Fishing, music, water sport, organizing outdoor activities, racing.
Chef: Claire Villemure
Nationality: Canadian
Claire grew up in Quebec City in a family that likes to travel and cook… a lot! Her grandfather is a Parisian chef and teaches in a culinary school. She started in the yachting industry in Quebec as a relief chef. Previous yachts she has worked on are TIME FOR US, KEN KAYLA KASTLE, LADY SHARON, and of course their own vessel ALLEY CAT. She speaks French, English, and Spanish. Claire enjoys scuba diving, reading, fishing, cooking and “food chat” with passion. Her signature is her smile and her reward is when people onboard have a twinkle in their eyes around dinner time! Her cruising experience is: New England, St. Lawrence Seaway, Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, East Coast USA, Bahamas, Cuba, Caribbean, and many more to come.
Claire is a Cordon Bleu chef.
Stewardess/Masseuse: Sara Herrera
Nationality: Mexican
Sara brings a wealth of experience to Olga. She is a licensed aesthetician with massage therapy, professional Mariachi singer, and owned and managed a health spa in Mexico City. Sara also planned events for the Mexican embassy in London and most recently worked for a number of private and charter yachts. Her whole career evolves around the well being and service of her guests. In her spare time she enjoys singing, dancing, horseback riding, water skiing, cooking and reading.
Stewardess: Nathalie Nolander – Free Lance
Nationality: French
Nathalie has worked in the hospitality industry for over 20 years around the world. As a qualified dance instructor, she started in hospitality working at Club Mediterranean resorts as stage manager. Later she traveled the world as a flight attendant for private and commercial jets. She joined the yachting industry 9 years ago in Cannes as cook, then stewardess, then chief stewardess on larger boats. Her previous experience was on KENKAYLA’S KASTLE and most recently on KATINA and SHEAR FANTASEA as the Chef. Nathalie spent many busy charter seasons in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, the Bahamas and Mexico. She speaks French and English fluently, along with conversational Spanish, Italian, Japanese and German. Her love of the sea, traveling and the ability to make people happy guarantees that your experience on board is a fulfilling one!
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Bernard Calot
Captain |
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Clemron Nanton
First Mate |
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Sara Herrera
Chief Stewardess |
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