HALCYON Yacht Charter Motor Boat

CAPTAIN | Richard Harpur
South African

BIO: After growing up around boats, jet skis and anything that floats on water, Richard gained a passion for marine life and sustainable recreational fishing from a young age. Once he finished school, he began working at an exotic vehicle dealership managing and assisting in sales of high-end luxury cars. One year after his yachting career cast off on a 55m charter boat. Since then, Richard has hosted on private and charter yachts ranging from 30-90m giving him vast experience in all aspects of the exterior and helped build a solid safe foundation for Guest’s ultimate enjoyment. Between yachting, Richard has worked as a fishing guide and lodge manager at a 5-star boutique fishing lodge in Mozambique. His passion for making sure guests have a fantastic time both in and out of the water is insatiable. His favorite saying is “Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints.”


CHEF | Nina-Sue Hopkins
South African

BIO: Chef Nina-Sue comes from a wine farm in the Western Cape winelands, South-Africa!
“With wine, there is always lovely food paired with it”, she says. Nina-Sue spent holidays at the family home in the Western Cape, South Coast of Africa, where her dad, wine farmer and very passionate fisherman, taught her how to catch and clean all seafood themselves. They were always very thankful to have fresh seafood on the table, paired with Hand harvest wine made from their very own vineyards and always having space for a vegetable and herb garden.
This naturally gave Nina-Sue the opportunity to grow a passion for all the lovely flavours of food and wine together.
Her passion for food grew more and more, especially when her best friends kept on telling her-YOU are a natural in the kitchen. She knew this was something she should pursue and here she is, 10 years later! Sailing the seas and cooking on a boat!
The ocean is a part of who Nina-Sue is and she is thankful to be a part of the journey because all the destinations have been worth it!



ENGINEER | Wayne Richter
South African

BIO: Wayne is from a small town on the east coast of South Africa called East London. Wayne has been in the yachting industry since 2017 and is working his way up as an Engineer.
He has sailed most of the Mediterranean and is on his second year exploring the Caribbean. Wayne enjoys diving, fishing, watersports and overlanding and 4x4 trails.



CHIEF STEWARDESS | Shannon Young
South African

BIO: Shannon is a 24 year old, South African second stewardess on board M/Y Halcyon. She enjoys all forms of art, reading, yoga and anything related to being in the Ocean. Shannon is relatively new to the yachting world as she studied Graphic Design and worked in the advertising world before deciding to make the leap into yachting industry. Her experience in the service industry and her desire to travel the world, naturally brought her here. And she has absolutely fallen in love with yachting.


2nd STEWARDESS | Tracey Osterloh
South African

BIO: Tracey is a friendly family orientated individual who comes from a farm outside of East London. This is where she adopted her passion for the outdoors, nature, and later on her love of team sport. Holidays to the coast gave her the love she now has for the ocean and while administration has been her profession, she wants to take her enthusiasm and zest for travel to create an exciting experience with guests and crew alike in the bigger office.


FIRST OFFICER | Tristan James Wille
South African

BIO: Raised in Grahamstown, South Africa, Tristian left his small hometown immediately after finishing school and began his career in yachting. He started based in Cape Town where he was able to work alongside his studies before going on to work a season in Spain and then Fort Lauderdale. As a child Tristian grew up very familiar with boats, learning to drive a dinghy form his father at a young age and always fishing, wake surfing, wake boarding and skiing. Everything came very natural to him which is a big reason for why he joined yachting, considering it almost as a hobby.


DECKHAND | Cejay Coleman
South African

BIO: Cejay was born in Durban, South Africa. He is very energetic and happy person that enjoys travel and adventure. Thanks to his true love for ocean and nature, he was naturally drawn to the yachting industry which he joined 3 years ago. Cejay loves extreme sports, anything on the water and has his private pilot's license. He looks forward to seeing you on board of Halcyon for a fun and relaxing times in the tropics!