Captain’s Name:
Number in Crew:2
Crew Profiles:

Captain’s Nationality:USA
Languages Spoken: English

Captain Derek Christian

Derek grew up in Tampa, Florida, where he started working in restaurants as a teenager. He has held every position from busboy to kitchen manager and even fine dining waiter. After a career in the automotive industry, Derek has now resurrected his culinary career, combining his passion for cooking with that for travel and exploration. While working his way up to mate on large sailing vessels, Derek has been to culinary training at Ashburton Cookery School and has completed The Ship's Cook Assessment (the international standard for a yacht chef). Derek is passionate about creating food from the most natural and raw ingredients whenever possible. Whether its sea or farm to table, he considers the source to be very important for providing healthy, delicious sustenance. With extensive restaurant and fine dining experience, he has worked in Italian, Mediterranean, Asian, and Indian restaurants. Fascinated by how food can fuel, nourish, and even heal the body, he is on a constant quest to provide nourishment with joy, gratification, and satisfaction through delicious food.