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Age: 28 

Time at Burgess: 4 years (feels like 10…in a good way)  

No. of charters booked: 12 (not so impressive…but started on Jan 1, 2022, as a broker) 

Most expensive charter yacht booked: EUR 300,000 

If you can name drop any clients - please do: Sorry… what happens on charter stays on charter.

Biggest achievement at work to date: Booking a client back-to-back on a sailing yacht in Croatia immediately followed by a motor yacht in the Cyclades. Lots of logistics, playing with calendars, and matching the client to the yacht but this one felt good to pull together! Also doing a deep dive into cruising opportunities in the South Pacific, New Zealand and Australia was a huge project I worked on during COVID when few people could travel. This involved talking with local captains, agents, and other resources to create customised itineraries for each destination. Now I can’t wait to match the perfect client with a charter on this end of the world.

Why you love working as a charter broker: Selling the dream! I’ve yet to meet someone who isn’t fascinated by yachting and wants to learn more. Getting the right client on the right boat at the right time in the right destination is a puzzle (and I love puzzles). Knowing when a first-time charterer steps off the boat they’ll never go back to the old way of hotel hopping again is a great feeling. 

If you chartered a yacht, what would you do, who would take and where would you go: Go somewhere that’s just not the same when you do it on land – Patagonia, Tonga, Antarctica, the Norwegian Fjords, even Croatia and Greece. These are destinations that a yacht really exemplifies the itinerary and gives you access to places you never could on land. I would take my most adventurous group of friends to make the most of watertoys, hikes, heli-skiing, meeting local communities and eating fresh food from the area. 

Your favourite place to travel to and why: I live in New York City so really anywhere to escape the hustle and bustle is a great escape! If I had to pick one place, I’d say Ireland. My first-time visiting was when I was young with my grandfather who was able to tell us all about our ancestry and travel to visit our distant cousins. I returned to Galway for three months for study abroad in college followed by a reunion trip a few years back. The people, history, and of course, the craic, make you feel at home the moment you arrive. 

Best experience you have had and why: Snowmobiling on a glacier in Iceland. Tied with hiking 21 miles for 15 hours up Mount Toubkal, the tallest mountain in Northern Africa – but I’m still hurting from that one! 

Hobbies: Skiing, hiking, gardening, hosting, reading, traveling, cooking… 

Sailing yacht/Motor yacht? Motor Yacht
Dinner party/After party? Dinner party
Beach break/City Escape? Beach break
Snowboard/Ski bunny? Ski bunny
Casual/Suited & booted? Casual
Real life/Metaverse? Real life
Paperback book/Podcast? Paperback book
Champagne/Cocktail? Champagne

Age: 28 

Time at Burgess: 5.5 years (1 year as a charter broker) 

No. of charters booked: 32 charters to date 

Most expensive charter yacht booked: Total EUR 900,000

If you can name drop any clients - please do: Wish I could but under tight NDAs for this one.

Biggest achievement at work to date: Overcoming the difficult challenges, the last year has presented – last minute cancellations, COVID cases… 

Why you love working as a charter/sales broker: The job is fast paced and there are always new and exciting challenges to face. It is very personable, meeting many interesting clients, captains, managers, crew etc. along the way. You are selling the most luxurious holiday in the world, unrivalled by anything else; and of course, you get to go on a superyacht every now and again so who wouldn’t love that… 

If you chartered a yacht, what would you do, who would take and where would you go: I’d like to go somewhere further afield and do something adventurous staying on an explorer yacht. Perhaps see the Northern Lights, go heli-skiing on an untouched mountain, snowmobiling, scuba-diving – endless activities to do with an explorer. 

Your favourite place to travel to (doesn't have to be on a yacht) and why: The Dolomites in Italy to go skiing. It seems to always be sunny, and you cannot beat the mountain restaurants and the Italian/Austrian food. 

Best experience you have had and why: I went trekking through the jungle in Sumatra to see wild orangutans and camped in tree houses along the way before white-water rafting down the river to get back to the village at the end of the week.  

Sailing yacht/Motor yacht? Sailing yacht 
Dinner party/After party? Dinner party 
Beach break/City Escape? Beach break 
Snowboard/Ski bunny?  Ski bunny 
Casual/Suited & booted? Casual 
Real life/Metaverse? Real life 
Paperback book/Podcast? Paperback book 
Champagne/Cocktail? Cocktail 

Age: 31 

Time at Burgess: 7 months 

No. of charters booked: 2 

Most expensive charter yacht booked: OASIS 

If you can name drop any clients: Nope, sorry!  

Biggest achievement at work to date: TBC soon – still to come! 

Why you love working as a charter broker: Having worked as crew and worked hands-on with charters, I really enjoy planning every detail of the charter to ensure that the guests have the most memorable experience. 

If you chartered a yacht, what would you do, who would take and where would you go: I would cruise the Greek Islands with my wife and daughter and a few of our closest friends. 

Your favourite place to travel to and why: The Galapagos was the most unique travelling experience I have done and recommend it to a lot of my friends. Nothing compares to the variety of wildlife, landscape and diving. 

Best experience you have had and why: Swimming with Humpback whales in Tonga.  
 
Sailing yacht/Motor yacht? Sail Yacht 
Dinner party/After party? After party 
Beach break/City Escape? Beach Break 
Snowboard/Ski bunny? Ski bunny 
Casual/Suited & booted? Casual  
Real life/Metaverse? Real life 
Paperback book/Podcast? Kindle  
Champagne/Cocktail? Cocktail