◊ Roy Wadeson, Zimbabwe - Captain ◊

Roy has worked as a professional sailor for the past 12 years and has run boats in the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. He is originally from Zimbabwe and earned a Doctorate in Environmental Sciences, specialising in Impact Assessment’s and River Management. He is an avid sportsman, and during time off can be found kite surfing, spear fishing or doing anything that involves the water. Roy has two beautiful daughters who live in the United Kingdom.

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◊ Billy Kirkman, South Africa - Engineer ◊

Until Billy joined the yachting industry in 2007 he had never left South Africa. He quickly took to the sea and has not looked back since!

Billy is a trained mechanic and has worked as a Robotics Programmer and for Ford Off Road Racing. In 2007 he joined SY William Tai and logged over 13000 miles and then on Boo Too he cruised over 24000 miles up the West Coast of Africa including Namibia, Sao Tome, Principa off Equatorial Guinea , Cape Verde, Canary islands and then into the Med. He also has cruised South America and thinks Los Roques are the prettiest islands.  Billy enjoys all watersports including diving, waterskiing and kayaking. He loves all things fast and has rebuilt 4 old classic cars. He has owned at one time 4 cars and 2 motorbikes but is now down to 1 motorbike since taking to the yachting life.

◊ Luisa Galea - Chef ◊

Born and raised on the little Mediterranean island of Malta, Luisa considers herself to be a culinary gypsy.  She credits her cooking talents to her, paternal grandmother, “Nanna”, who introduced her to the wonders that are homemade lemon cake, ice cream and pasta.  Her food epiphany came about through her many travels to Sicily and Spain.  Having spent most of her summers at sea as a child, Luisa feels most free when swimming underwater and is convinced she was a mermaid in her past life.

◊ Chris Holt - Mate ◊

Coming from the shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Chris truly has a love for the sea. Having delivered, relieved and crewed on 6 other Perini Navi’s, P2 makes an excellent addition to his resume.   Although yachting was never a planned career path for him, it is very much the road he is taking.   Shortly after completing his bachelor’s degree in information systems and technology, Chris set sail with a few friends on a Bristol 40 and headed to the Caribbean.  Five years later he has since sailed such places as the Pacific, Australia, Asia, and Indian Ocean to name a few.  When Chris is not sailing he can be found with a fly rod in his hand or snowboarding the slopes of Stowe, Vermont.

◊ Zsuzsanna Farkas, Hungarian - Stewardess ◊

Zsuzsa grew up amongst the world heritage sites in her native Budapest, Hungary. Zsuzsa obtained a degree in Transport and Logistics and decided to leave home searching for adventures. She moved to London, improving her English dramatically and worked as a waitress at a Michelin starred restaurant learning first class service. Introduced to yachting by a friend, she started in the industry as Stewardess on luxury sailing yachts and for 3 years worked on sailing yachts from 25-48m. Her most recent experience prior to P2 was aboard Ghost, a 37m racing sloop.  Zsuzsa has crossed the Atlantic Ocean four times and has an extensive cruising background of the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Seychelles.  Zsuzsa loves the ability to experience different places and people from different nationalities as well as the teamwork that a yacht requires. In her free time Zsuzsa loves all sorts of sports, yoga, skiing as well as reading.

◊ Jonathan, Alanna and Noah Kline - Race Manager, Shore Support ◊

Jonathan and Alanna have spent the last 15 years working on board an assortment of sailing yachts.  They have been fortunate to sail with owners who wanted to dive and fish in the more remote destinations of the planet.  Together they have logged more than 400,000 miles and have cruised in a variety of regions from Mombassa to Maupiti, Bora Bora to Barbuda, and Alaska to Antarctica.  They joined the Perini fleet in 1999 and after a 4-year circumnavigation aboard the 50 mt Perseus went on to build and commission the new hybrid P2 for the same owners.  Alanna and Jonathan live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with their son Noah and their daughter Annabelle.

◊ Peter Holmberg, US Virgin Islands ◊

Born and raised into a sailing family in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Peter Holmberg went on to win a Silver Medal in the 1988 Olympics in the Finn Class.  Peter followed this into a professional sailing career that saw him win the Maxi World Championship, the 50' World Cup, the Match Racing World Tour, and ultimately, the 2007 America's Cup.  Peter now bases his professional sailing business from his home in the Virgin Islands, where he lives with his wife Denise.

◊ Robbie Doyle, Marblehead, MA ◊

President of Doyle Sailmakers, master mathematician, tactician and part-time sailing magician.  Robbie and Richard Bouzaid are the designers of all the P2 sails.  Robbie brings an incredible depth of racing talent with expertise gained in the Olympic, America’s Cup and Superyacht racing arenas.  Robbie lives in Marblehead with his wife Janet.  They are the parents of three grown competitive sailors!

◊ Richard Bouzaid, New Zealand ◊

The owner of Doyle Sails New Zealand, where all the P2 fiber aligned Stratis sails were built.  Richard continues to sail professionally in the Super Maxi and America’s Cup circuits.  He has been named the sail program coordinator for Team New Zealand for their next campaign.  He is considered by many to be the number one downwind sail designer in the world.  Richard lives in Auckland with his wife Kristen and their new daughter Isabel.

◊ Peter Grimm, Jr., Ft. Lauderdale, FL ◊

The P2 sail project manager, Peter has been involved with the racing and sail wardrobe of P2 since the project’s inception in 2006, coordinating our sail designs and production with Doyle lofts in the US and New Zealand.   Peter continues to race actively in both one-design classes and superyacht regattas worldwide, and he is responsible for recruiting some of our new team members.  Peter has been quoted as saying: “Always bring a tank to a knife fight” which is why our Team P2 is as stacked as it is.

◊ TFA, Colorado◊

Some call him “Mini-Man”, others simply call him “T” or “Mr. T”. This seasoned sailor is instantly recognizable and needs little introduction.  Mr. T is at home at the top of a mast or on the edge of a double black diamond slope. Fiercely competitive on the playing field, “T” laughs in the face of danger and never succumbs to fatigue. With his strength, size and agility, T specializes mostly in foredeck work. Besides his love of all sports, T is a fan of the arts. He is an excellent singer and dancer and pen and ink drawer. He lives in Aspen with his labs, Bessie and  Coco.

◊ Hank (Mr. Incredible) Stuart, Rochester, NY ◊

Veteran 12-meter America’s Cup sailor with the late Tom Blackaller and former coach of the first Asian America’s Cup team (Nippon Challenge), Hank actively competes, administers and judges in numerous international regattas.  He won the 8 Metre Worlds in 1995 and the US SAILING Lloyd Phoenix in 2003. Hank is not only a great helmsman but is an excellent tactician and THE book of rules and race management.  In the next few months he is serving as principal race officer for the J22 World Championships (Rochester NY) and the Melges 24 World Championships (Costa Smeralda, ITA). In 1972 Hank won top prize in junior bowling league.

◊ Maurice Kurg, St. Thomas, USVI ◊

Also a native of St. Thomas, Maurice has raced extensively, often with Peter Holmberg as his tactician and sail trimmer.  Maurice earned a BA from Tufts and an MBA from Harvard; he is a senior pilot instructor for single and twin engine jet and propeller aircraft as well as floatplanes.  Skydiver, windsurfer, and very successful entrepreneur, “Mo” as he is often called, lives in the US Virgin Islands with his wife Denise and 11 birds, dogs and cats.

◊ Paul Scoffin, New Zealand ◊

A keen dinghy sailor in his youth, Paul joined the New Zealand America’s Cup Team as a rigger in the mid 80’s and later coached the Nippon America’s Cup Team. After a second tour with the NZ America’s Cup team in San Diego, Paul joined Marten Marine of New Zealand in the rig design department. Since 1999, Paul has served as the lead rigger for Super Yachts throughout the United States, Europe, Caribbean and the Southern Hemisphere. He is recognized for his keen attention to detail and ability to solve complex rig assembly and stepping challenges, incorporating his extensive sailing experience with his analytical expertise.  Paul led the assembly of the mast and boom for Perseus and is currently a consultant for the dressing, stepping and tuning for P2. He lives in Jacksonville Florida with his wife Kathy. A true competitor at heart, Paul spends his spare time skippering a Flying Dutchman class dinghy in the United States.

◊ David White, New Zealand ◊

The field expert for Future Fibers PBO rigging.  Dave was in charge of all but one of the annual rig inspections on Perseus.  More recently, he and Paul Scoffin dressed P2’s mast with all the new PBO in La Spezia.  After over 12 years sailing and working with Round the World Races and America’s Cup Campaigns, Dave thought he would settle down, get a proper job working with masts and cut down on life on the road.  It hasn’t quite gone according to plan.  The job is proper but Dave has logged close to 2 million frequent flier miles and counting.  Dave specializes in foredeck work (bowman) and work aloft.  When he is not on the road servicing superyacht masts, Dave lives in Bristol, RI with his wife Linda.

◊ Bruce Brakenhoff, Jr, Newport, RI. ◊

Veteran Team Perseus member, Bruce has been intimately involved with the P2 project since its inception. Top broker, yachting enthusiast, and number one optimist on the planet, Bruce manages the US office of Perini Navi USA.  He is veteran of more than 30 Buckets, Superyachts Cups, Shipyard Cups, and Perini Navi Cups.

◊ Mike Cox, Ft. Lauderdale, FL ◊

Originally from the UK, Mike has raced extensively on the West Coast, most notably campaigning the Reichel and Pugh designed Persephone for her LA owner.  Kenwood Cup specialist as well as veteran big boat skipper and Bucket sailor, Mike also skippered the the J class Velsheda, campaigning her on both sides of the Atlantic.  A longtime member of Peter Grimm's 'tank brigade', he now consults through the Sparkman and Stephens office in South Florida where he lives with his wife and 4 year old daughter. 

◊ Bill Bentz, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. ◊

Bill has been racing one design dinghies and ocean racers as an unpaid amateur his entire life. His current passion is long distance coastal kite board races where he can use his navigation and sailing skills to outsmart his typically much younger competitors. He enjoys traveling to epic kite surf destinations like Brazil and the Dominican Republic with his two college aged sons. Currently a single Dad and a Miami Beach native Bill is looking to broaden his life’s horizons by participating in the P2 program, making sure that his brains and brawn are put to the highest and best use as a committed team player!!

◊ Barr Batzer, Fort Lauderdale, Florida ◊

As the song goes, Barr is the “son of a son of a sailor”.  His parents took him for his first sail at just two weeks old, and ever since, sailing has run through his veins.  Barr has raced on numerous boats from Lasers to a Whitbread 78 (‘Fazizi”) and has experience at each position from bow to stern.  He can usually be found racing one design sailboats at the championship level.  Most recently, he has been successful in Etchells, Mumm 30, Melges 24, and Lightning championships. Barr is currently employed at the Doyle/Super Sailmakers loft in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

◊ John C. Earle, Fort Lauderdale FL ◊

A yacht broker in Fort Lauderdale, John has a lifetime of sailing experience which started on the Maine coast and New England lakes where he spent his youth.  John has enjoyed sailing on a wide variety of boats, spending most of his time completing offshore passages and becoming familiar with all aspects of modern sailing yachts.  John is one of P2’s youngest crewmembers and is hoping that all of the forty plus other crew don’t need as much help as Grimm when boarding.

◊ Randy Reynolds, Ft. Lauderdale, FL ◊

Randy or “Handy Randy” as he is often called brings his sailing prowess as well as his maintenance and painting skills to the P2 program.  He has sailed numerous coastal and offshore races and most recently sailed with us on Sojana in Sardinia.  Sometimes dubbed “MacGyver” because of his innate ability to repair complex machinery with simple household items, Randy lives in Ft. Lauderdale where he currently works as a private claims adjuster and restorer of vintage VW bugs.

◊ Yannick Abgrall, La Rochelle, France ◊

Yannick is the lead naval architect for the P2 project from the Briand Yacht Design Office.  Having worked and sailed on the Mari Cha projects as well as Hamilton II and several other high performance cruising sloop designs, Yannick brings his theoretical and practical experience to our program.  An avid inshore and offshore sailor on various handicap and one-design keelboats, Yannick lives with his wife and two daughters in La Rocelle.

◊ Alessandro Vismara, Viareggio, Italy ◊

Alessandro , was hired as a consultant by Perini Navi specifically for the P2 project.  Alessandro is the reference for Baltic Yachts in Italy and president of Vismara Marine, best renown for the design and construction of high tech performance yachts. In this capacity, Alex has been involved in the build of many custom composite sailing yachts from IMS racers to Megayachts.  Alessandro presents an almost encyclopadaeic knowledge of lightweight yacht design and construction.  Alex played a pivotal role in P2’s early construction and continues to advise us on matters of weight, performance, and ratings. 

◊ Paolo Tagliapietra, Lucca, Italy ◊

Born and raised in Venice, Paolo graduated from the Nautical School of Shipping in Venice and then spent the next four years in the merchant marine before accepting a technical position with the Italian Americas cup team lL Moro di Venezia.  After a stint with the Aprilia race team Paolo came back to the Americas cup circuit in the role of R&D electronics for the Italian team Prada where he remained for the next two challenges.  To complement his AC experience, Paolo also races on Maxi yachts, IMS sleds, Farr 40s, and Swan 45s.  Paolo now resides in the Tuscan hill town of Lucca, Italy where he designs custom electronics packages for racing sailing vessels with Telemar Yachting.

◊ Greg White, Padanaram, MA ◊

Greg is Captain Jonathan’s college classmate, but may be best known as one of Jonathan's most accomplished sailing protégés, having learned everything he knows about sailing, navigation, women and rum at the good Captain's knee.  With a BA from Amherst and an MBA from Harvard, Greg has been a senior executive at a variety of companies, most recently at iRobot, best known for the mean and angry robots used by our soldiers, and the far friendlier Roomba vacuuming robots cleaning floors in millions of homes worldwide. Often referring to his biceps as “pipes”, Greg brings muscle to the mid and aft deck team. Greg now spends most of his time with his wife and their four children cruising aboard their Beneteau 49, AREA, coaching soccer and lacrosse and planning fun family trips.

◊ Dean Minardi, Lubbock, Texas ◊

Boat builder, turned racer, Dean brings his skills as a builder and a sailor to the P2 program.  Though his real job is real estate, his passions are racing and fixing things that don’t work.  Dean currently lives in Lubbock, Texas which is the geographic center of hell for an ocean sailor. He's always lived by the motto “The worst day on a boat is always better than the best day at a desk.”

◊ Peter McNaughton, Ft. Lauderdale, FL ◊

Peter began his ocean voyaging in the earl 70’s, spending a number of years delivering both motor and sailing yachts up and down the east coast, Bahamas, and Eastern Caribbean.  Peter then concentrated on competitive windsurfing, participating in regional and national events for Olympic triangle, freestyle, as well as high performance board sailing categories.  Peter is retired and lives with his wife in Ft. Lauderdale in the winters and in Nova Scotia during the summers.

◊ Andrea Visintini, Trieste, Italy ◊

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◊ Tony Hawker, New Zealand ◊

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◊ Vittorio Blengini, Italy ◊

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