RADIANCE Charte de Yacht

Chef Shannon Sanderson
American chef Shannon spent most of her life working in the hospitality and tourism industries on the New England Atlantic coastal island of Martha’s Vineyard. She began to focus on food service by working in front of the house operations in busy restaurants doing everything from bartending to waiting tables. Through this restaurant experience Shannon soon discovered her true passion – the kitchens of these fine restaurants where she apprenticed under several great chefs. Shannon soon turned this experience into her career and learned that she could combine her love of travel and sailing, by working as a chef on board yachts. She started as a stewardess & crew chef on large motor yachts where she always offered to help the owner & guest chef in the galley and continued to learn as much as possible. Since joining RADIANCE, Shannon has been expanding her skill set further and is currently working on perfecting authentic Italian cuisine while also learning to speak Italian. According to Shannon – being able to enjoy a career on the water while giving others a memorable experience through food, travel and laughter is something she truly values more than anything else. Shannon speaks English & Italian.

Chief Officer Enrico Mastroianni
Born in Italy, Enrico developed a passion for yachting at a young age. In school, he excelled at science & technology and went on to study Computer Science. He completed first mate and skipper qualifications and has gained experience working on various sailing yachts both private & charter. Enrico is very athletic and loves all water sports especially wakeboarding and kite surfing. He holds a kite surfing instructor’s certificate. Enrico speaks fluently in Italian, Spanish & English.

Kelly hails from Australia and knows the best cruising areas - the Gold Coast, Great Barrier Reef, Sydney and Brisbane. She is an avid free diver, scuba diver, and photographer and enjoys running & yoga. She has experience on busy charter yachts as deckhand, stewardess and chief stewardess and enjoys every aspect of her job from bartending, flower arranging, keeping the yacht tidy and organized, driving guests in the tender, helping on deck and assisting the chef in meal preparation & service. Kelly is thrilled to bring her many talents to RADIANCE!

Hailing from Spain, Ferran has a background in Aeronautical Engineering. He is fluent in Spanish, Catalan, English & French. He was project manager for refit if a steel ketch and was her skipper / engineer, including delivery from Sweden to the Caribbean. He also has experience in Engineering sales and in the service industry for 7 years at resorts in Spain as bar tender and planning activities and an adventure camp for children of all ages. Ferran enjoys the challenges of working as an engineer and is exceptionally organized and has excellent problem solving, maintenance and project management skills. He enjoys the challenges of problem solving that engineering brings and the social aspect of working as an engineer on a busy charter sailing yacht.