Captain
Ruaridh Kerr
Date of birth: 9 Feb 1970
Current location: Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Sea time
M/Y NORWEGIAN STAR70mBenettiCaptainY.COCharterSep 2020 – Present
Western Mediterranean, Caribbean, Transatlantic, 12 guests, 21 crew. Runs a 21 crew charter programme on an operating budget of 4.2 million euro a year. Eighteen charter weeks a season, three Atlantic crossings, no lost guest days. Holds the ISM and ISPS files through two Port State Control inspections and a flag audit with no deficiencies.
M/Y ALDEBARAN58mAmelsCaptainFraser YachtsPrivateApr 2015 – Aug 2020
Eastern Mediterranean, Adriatic, Northern Europe, 12 guests, 16 crew. Took delivery from the yard and ran the first three seasons of a private programme, 16 crew. Delivered a fourteen week refit in Vlissingen to a 2.6 million euro budget and to schedule. Set the safety management system the yacht still runs, written with the manager.
M/Y SIROCCO45mHeesenCaptainPrivate / charterMar 2011 – Feb 2015
Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica, 10 guests, 9 crew. First command. Nine crew across a dual private and charter programme. Ran the yacht through commercial registration and its first MCA code inspection.
M/Y MERIDIAN62mFeadshipChief OfficerBurgessCharterMay 2006 – Feb 2011
Western Mediterranean, Caribbean, 12 guests, 18 crew. Second in command and safety officer through five charter seasons.