THE CREW

The experienced and professional crew on ISTROS, led by Captain Tristan, will insure your every request is taken care of, with your safety and comfort as paramount. Their enthusiasm, attention to detail and friendliness will insure your time aboard ISTROS remains memorable.

Tristan Le Brun – Captain

French

Extraordinarily knowledgeable and professional, Tristan unfailingly gives a hundred percent to every aspect of sea safety, leading a strong, united crew, and creating an incredible experience for every guest on board.

Shortly after taking his 1st steps in this world, Tristan was determined to build strong sea legs. After championing for over 15 years Olympic dinghy Sailing races, Tristan moved to the yachting world. Through phenomenal drive and passion, Tristan quickly sailed his way up to becoming Captain. He was at the helm of the owner’s previous yacht for over 7 years, taking her half-way around the world on her own bottom, and was involved in the incredible refit of ISTROS from the very beginning. Tristan has developed an acute sense of seascape and a very rich knowledge of the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Scandinavia, Central America and more.

Last but not least, he can turn a standard itinerary into a breath-taking adventure, taking you through remote and gorgeous paths all the while navigating the sea with respect and mastery. Tristan is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

Javier Sabatino – Chef

Argentinian / Spanish

With seventeen years of experience, teamed up with a strong background in international cuisine, and a true passion for cooking, Javier is at ease with all nationalities, diets, allergies and individual tastes.

Javier loves putting together all kinds of gastronomic menus, including Mediterranean, Italian, Spanish Japanese, Thai, Chinese and Middle Eastern, among others. The preparation of seafood and fish is one of his main specialties.

Javier believes in sourcing the freshest and highest quality seasonal produce available to create attractive, healthy and wholesome menus.
He thrives by maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness, which is one of his top priorities.

Liora Vedra – First Mate

Mexican / Italian

Liora was born in the Mexican Caribbean and was raised on a sailing boat with her brother, spending over 7 years circumnavigating the world, which led her to develop an true passion for the ocean, for sailing and everything related to boats. Liora joined the yachting industry professionally when she was 18 – she is a true enthusiast of all water sports and out-door activities and spent her teen-summers sailing, surfing, travelling, taking courses or delivering yachts around the globe.

Liora has always been involved in the hospitality industry, from hotel internships, restaurants, diving centres, sailing schools, catering services, and out-door activities tour operators.

No challenge is too big for Liora, her sociable and outgoing personality, shines through and she loves nothing better than making sure all guests have an incredible experience onboard.

Aiden Dyne – Deckhand

British

Born and bred in Northumberland, United Kingdom, Aidan started sailing in the North Sea at six years old and immediately fell in love with the ocean. Aidan then spent the next 20 years on boats and now has a decades’ worth of experience working in the maritime industry.

Being more comfortable on the water, Aidan has worked nearly every job in the industry from commercial fisherman to racing high performance yachts and dinghies. When not working, you will still find Aidan’s mind close to the sea whether on boats, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, stand up paddle boarding, kayaking, fishing or just relaxing on some remote beach. Aidan has skippered sailing yachts all over the world and found his way into yachting as it combines all of his passions with travel, the sea and meeting new people.

Jessica Tyler – Chief Stewardess

SOUTH AFRICAN

Jessica was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. On finishing school, Jessica and her family migrated down to the Western Cape where she attended the University of Cape Town and her parents moved onto a wine estate in Franschhoek. Once completing University, Jessica travelled and worked around various countries, such as Switzerland, South Korea, Thailand and India.

Jessica enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, cooking, hiking, exercising and exploring the world as much as possible.

Jessica joined the yachting industry in 2013 and has worked permanently between two private and charter vessels with extensive itineraries. In between, Jessica explored the culinary world and travelled Asia and Africa for good measure. A happy, enthusiastic and dedicated individual, Jessica truly loves what she does and will always go above and beyond to ensure a fantastic experience onboard M/Y ISTROS.

Lucia De Mattei -Stewardess

Argentinian / Italian

Working in luxury hotels for the past 5 years has provided me with the tools necessary to improve my organizational and customer service skills.
Thanks to the different job positions I have had over the years, I learnt to adapt quickly to new workplaces and situations and to become familiar with kitchen management.
As a fashion designer, I am a detailed-oriented person, which is essential when providing service to a customer in a timely, attentive and pleasant manner.
I am a multi-skilled worker, always enthusiastic about new professional challenges – I always give the very best to make sure guests enjoy their experience onboard.
I am a cheerful person who enjoys sports and outdoor life. I am passionate about travelling and, most of all, about cooking.

Elena Mazzalovo – Third Stewardess

ITALIAN

Elena grew up in Biella, Northern Italy, surrounded by beautiful mountains and lakes. After completing her studies in Tourism, Foreign Languages and Cultures, Elena travelled around Australia discovering the wildlife and learning about wine. Elena moved into the hospitality industry in Spain and, wanting to travel further and progress in her career, she joined yachting in 2019.

Elena is very enthusiastic about life; she loves exploring, walking in nature and enjoying local food and culture. Elena is thoroughly enjoying exploring the ocean from being in the yachting industry and is very excited to be a part of the M/Y ISTROS team!

Vincent Mori – Engineer

Corsican

Vincent was involved in boats and engineering from a very young age, growing up in his father’s shipyard in Ajaccio (Corsica) where he developed a passion for the sea, boats, and all things engineering.
Vincent has worked as Chief Engineer for the past 4 years – he is a positive and enthusiastic crew member, which reflects on his relationship with crew, owner and guests alike.
Working on such a unique and extreme rebuilt such as ISTROS, has been a complete inspiration for Vincent, as well as having the privilege of being the first Yacht Engineer operating the very first Micro Turbine installed on a superyacht, making of ISTROS one of the most eco-friendly boat of the Feadship fleet. Vincent enjoys nothing better than working on a boat that combines the soul of its past with the most modern uptodate engineering technologies.