BEACHFRONT Yacht Charter Motor Boat

Crew Profile

Captain: Brian Scales
Languages Spoken: English

Captain Brian Matthew Scales is from George, South Africa, and has more than a decade of experience working in the yachting industry. He believes in being a hands-on captain -- handling guest relations, charter management, interior service, and engineering/deck maintenance -- in addition to providing five-star service at all times. His career has taken him through the Caribbean, Bahamas, Mediterranean, East Coast of the United States, and Scandinavia. Captain Brian loves the outdoors, and when not at sea, he enjoys surfing, bodyboarding, snowboarding, fishing, camping and golfing.



Chef- Sarah Vaughan
Languages Spoken: English

Sarah Vaughan was born in Papua, New Guinea and grew up in a small country town north of Hobart, Tasmania. Her culinary style is heavily influenced by her hometown, renowned for its fresh produce and seafood, cool climate wines and whiskey. Her approach to cooking focuses on local, in-season ingredients that capture the flavors of a region. Before starting her career in yachting, she worked in some of Hobart’s finest restaurants and cafes, including the Islington Hotel. She was also chef for the Governor of Tasmania, creating meals for high profile guests, such as China’s President, Xi Jinping. Her love of the sea and experience providing high-level service brought her to the world of yachting. Sarah is a very active person who enjoys sports on both water and land, like hiking, wakeboarding, snorkeling, fishing and team sports. She also enjoys the arts, especially concerts and festivals. While Tasmania is close to her heart for its rugged landscapes, Sarah’s travels have taken her to Bariloche, Patagonia, Cape Town, Nazare and Mallorca. Now, she is very excited to explore the Bahamas as BEACHFRONT chef.



Chief Stew- Marie-Pier Guy (MP)
Languages Spoken: English

Marie-Pier Guy is originally from Quebec, Canada. She has always loved the water and the warm sea of the Caribbean. In 2009 she had an opportunity to fulfill her dream when she was invited to make a passage on a 36 foot sailing vessel from Canada to the Bahamas. This began her new passion of working as a stewardess, mate and chef on sailing and motor vessels up to 150 feet. In her previous career in marketing and production for the film industry she gained the skills that make her an excellent stewardess- attention to detail, patience, an easy-going nature and generous spirit. She loves the Bahamas and the Exumas in particular. Marie-Pier has now more than 10 years experience as Chef stewardess and always enjoys meeting people from all over the world. She is fluent in both English and French. With a positive frame of mind, her aim, together with our other crew, is dedicated to ensuring that her guests have a memorable experience and the holiday of a lifetime.



Second stew- Maryanne Bertrand

Languages Spoken: English

Maryanne Bertrand is a South Jersey native who was looking for a change. Maryanne completed a bachelors of Science in Psychology at Rowan University in 2011, and was actively seeking a field where all her interests could be met. Yachting was an exciting opportunity for Maryanne. She took the leap of faith to explore her interest and passion. She ensures her guests have a wonderful time on board Beachfront. Maryanne has many qualifications in yachting such as cocktail making, fine wine and silver service. She loves traveling, being active, and most of all being near the ocean.



Mate- Malcolm Goodman

Languages Spoken: English

Malcolm Rashad Goodman, is a local Bahamian who hails from the beautiful settlement of Deep Creek, Eleuthera, Bahamas. Being the ambitious young man that he is he sought employment in the field of his dream which was at The Island School, Cape Eleuthera. He was employed for five years and during his tenure he was the manager of the waterfront dockage. Some of his duties included maintaining boats, directing the scuba dive operations, bonefish research and much more. he then sought new employment at Stuart’s Cove Nassau, Bahamas for approximately six months where he did underwater photography and videography along with shark dives.

Malcolm has been with Beachfront for one year now and has extensive knowledge of the boat inside and out. He is always sure to make guests have everything they need to have the best experience on all the fun toys. With a huge passion for fishing he is always able to land a catch, and help guests achieve the same. His interests include fishing, diving, spear fishing and all water sports