REFLECTIONS Yacht Charter Motor Boat

Captain

Crew

Brief

CAPTAIN CALEB WADE
Caleb has spent much of the last 14 years on yachts. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he developed a great love for boating and being out on the water while growing up on the Great Lakes. His passions led him to Palm Beach, Florida to study marine biology and biochemistry. After earning his degree, Caleb immediately began his career working aboard yachts. He has extensive experience cruising in the waters of the U.S. East Coast, Central America, Mediterranean Sea, and has great knowledge of the most beautiful areas around the Bahamas.
Caleb leads an active lifestyle with fishing and kiteboarding ranking as his most favorite hobbies outside of spending quality time with his wife and three young children. He enjoys being able to help create unforgettable memories all while ensuring a safe and relaxing cruise.

FIRST MATE/ENGINEER JASON FOWDEN
Jason joins Reflections as an eight year veteran in the yachting industry with great experience both on deck and on the engineering side. He is originally from the state of Maine, and served in the U.S. Air Force for six years after graduating from High School. Jason then worked in Afghanistan as a private contractor for three more years before jumping into the yachting industry. Since then, he has had the opportunity to cruise the waters around Florida, the U.S. East Coast and New England, as well as the islands of the Bahamas. Jason is also a highly qualified SCUBA diving instructor. His hobbies include snowboarding and traveling around the music festivals.

DECKHAND CARMEL MANGUILIMOTAN
Carmel is originally from The Philippines. Growing up in such a seafaring nation, he was exposed early to life at sea. Carmel started his maritime career in commercial shipping in 2011. He made the transition to yachting in 2013 with the help of his sister who has been in the industry for many years.
Carmel has extensive experience cruising to locations worldwide including most of Asia, the US and the Pacific coast of Mexico, the US East Coast, Canada, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. He loves to stay active shooting hoops and doing all sorts of watersports.
Carmel is looking forward to helping the REFLECTIONS team provide top level service while creating amazing experiences for all guests that come aboard! When Carmel smiles, you will too!!!


SOLE STEWARDESS LAUREN MAESTAS

Lauren was raised in a small New Mexico town. She studied dental hygiene but realized quickly that she had a travel bug! She moved to Spain to become an au pair. Her love for children and foreign lands made this a perfect fit. In time Lauren began working at a large event company in Madrid. She was able to host lavish events all over Europe, and with many of those events being in cities near the sea, she discovered the yachting industry! Lauren has a natural affinity for people, the sea and keeping things really tidy, which makes her perfect for the yachting industry!
Lauren has spent the last four years on board two luxury expedition charter yachts traveling Costa Rica, Galapagos, and Panama to name a few places. When not busy pampering her guests, Lauren loves to spend time designing event set-ups, exploring fashion and creating new cocktails. Lauren is calm, cool and collected and she will make you feel that way too! Lauren is looking forward to treating you to a wonderful vacation.

CHEF JAIMEY O’LEARY
Jaimey was born and raised in Canada. From the time she was born, she spent summers on the lakes around Ontario with her family. Jaimey has a Civil Engineering degree and worked in the Environmental Engineering field following university. Jaimey's love for warmth and water brought her to the Caribbean 11 years ago where she learned to sail and subsequently spend 10 years working aboard luxury charter sailing catamarans as a chef/divemaster. Jaimey is the optimal chef. Her cuisine is full of flare and flavor and she always caters to the guests tastes. Jaimey loves to try new recipes and isn't afraid of a challenge in the galley. Jaimey’s recipes are light and healthy yet filling and her homemade bread is heavenly. Jaimey loves to stay active and has been told she has a lot of energy! Jaimey’s joyful spirit, caring nature and love for cooking wonderful food guarantees guests feel relaxed and at home on their vacation.