Captain (rotational): Achille Lefrere

Captain Achille was born and raised in Porto-Vecchio, in one of the best places for sailing in the Western Mediterranean, where he developed a strong passion for the sea.

With a dream to circumnavigate the globe, within a year spent in Australia, Achille acquired all the certification needed to work on a yacht and joined a 30 m sailing catamaran. He has gained valuable skills and extensive knowledge since then and is nowhere more at home than at the helm. With more than 10 years at sea, Achille has taken vessels to many parts of the world, including Mediterranean, Egypt, Caribbean, Bahamas, the East coast of the USA, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia.

An experienced navigator and marine engineer, advanced open water PADI diver and kite surfer, Achille has a generous amount of knowledge to share and takes great pride in creating tailor-made sailing experience for each charter on board OTOCTONE.


Captain (rotational): Caroline Bourdin Nicolas

Caroline discovered sailing during family cruises, exploring the West Indies, French Polynesia and the Mediterranean. She ran a business during 10 years in the organization of events and nautical training. 8 years ago, Caroline chose to change her life and finally became a sailor which was her ever dream. She got all proper diplomas and mechanic certificates and started a new career in yachting.

Caroline has worked notably on the Sunreef Supreme MAYRILOU for almost 5 years, and later on Sunreef 70 Eco ONE PLANET, and other catamarans. She has gathered a wide experience for charters, in various areas, which gave her the ideal set of skills and abilities to sail with OTOCTONE. Warm-hearted and friendly, she will make client’s expectations her priority, ensuring safety and the best atmosphere cruise on board.


Chef: Sophie Chadefaux

Sophie was born in Paris but spent all her childhood in Lille, a city North of France. After her studies, she decided to start a new adventure and she left France to learn English and become a Diving Instructor. For the last few years, she has travelled through Australia, South America, Asia and Africa.

5 years ago, she decided to come in the Yachting Industry and instantly loved this fast paced, ever adapting industry. It has grown her as an individual and reminded her daily of her love for cooking and making her guests happy.

She can utilize her culinary skills and passion for cooking that she learnt from her mum every day and she loves the challenge to make new kind of food every week to please the guests.
She can cook a wide variety of cuisines from everywhere as she took a lot of courses from her past travels to create unique dishes and an extraordinary dining experience.


Stewardess: Tania Plantier

Born in the South of France, she grew up enjoying the outdoors and fell in love with the ocean when living in Sri Lanka.

As she grew older, she couldn’t stay in one place and started working as a tourist guide around the world, always near water. She sailed through the Panama Canal every day for 3 months, before heading to Northern Norway and work her way as a guide around nature and animals.

She has crossed the Atlantic both ways and sailed the Med, Caribbean, North American East coast and Pacific Coast of Central America since joining the industry in 2021.

She enjoys the lifestyle and the challenges working on a boat brings. The hectic rhythm, the different places, and the people we meet, are all the things that make her appreciate this industry.


Deckhand: Jaider Suarez

Jaider is a dedicated and highly self-motivated sailor, with over 6 years of experience in the yachting industry. Responsible, hard-working and passionate, he is very skilled, thanks to a great experience at sea. Jaider has all the qualifications required to ensure a smooth sailing and comfortable journey on board. With an interest for nautical activities, such as wakeboarding, water skiing and buoys, he will always happily help the guests with the water toys.