ZEPHYR Private Yacht

Saide grew up in Maine hiking, snowmobiling, ice fishing and snowboarding. Her love of the water started early as she lived near a lake where she and her friends would boat and swim during the short summertime.

She moved to Florida in her early twenties to pursue a new career path not knowing that it would lead her to Capt Chris and thus marrying the love of her life. Joining him in the yachting industry, she got her first job on an 87’ Broward traveling from Chicago, IL to Boca Raton, FL. After her first trip, she made up her mind- being on the water is what she really wanted to do. This first yacht trip took her down through the middle of the country on the rivers including the Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee and the Mississippi rivers to the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Keys, navigating 29 locks to end up in Boca Raton, FL where the boat berthed for the winter. She has traveled the entire east coast of the United States from Bar Harbor, ME to the Florida Keys including all of the ICW along with the entire Okeechobee Waterway into the Gulf of Mexico traveling to Galveston, TX. Although Saide enjoyed all her travels throughout the US, she feels drawn to the crystal clear waters of the Bahamas.

She went to the Chapman’s School of Seamanship and got her STCW-95 and is currently the Mate on a 100’ Ocean Alexander.

Saide enjoys fishing, spearfishing, snorkeling, painting and especially cooking.

Ryan is a true Floridian. He spent his entire life in Florida enjoying all things boating and all of what Florida has to offer. His passion for the water and yachting has led him the Florida Keys to New England multiple times and all-over South Florida. Ryan has spent the last fourteen years on multiple yachts doing what he loves best, showing the owners and guests an unforgettable time and while enjoying all the water toys, fishing, spearfishing, and snorkeling.

Ryan plans on continuing his work on boats, with the hopes of one day obtaining his Captain’s license. His dream is running his own yacht.

In his free time, you can find him spending time with his family, mountain biking, hunting, camping and riding his Harley.

Chef Shawn is an international traveled culinarian. His travels include Italy, France, Canada, and Napa Valley. Shawn’s origins begin in Florida but eventually he made the move to Northeastern USA.

He brings passion and diversity to the table. He is a chef who has opened restaurants, worked in catering, and cooked for the dignitary and elite. His influences range from Asian to Mediterranean. Shawn believes in food that is both delicious and aesthetically pleasing. The experience of eating should reverberate with emotion and memories, tapping into pathways of pleasure!