CINQUE

Captain: Riccardo Tedesco

Cinque is led by a very professional and always smiling crew of 4.

Captain: Riccardo Tedesco, Italian, 49 y.o.
Riccardo is a very smart and efficient Captain, a great problem solver and a warm and nice person.
After school he attended the University studying sociology but he soon understood that he had to follow his real passion in order to be happy: the sea.
Fond of sailing yachts and a great sailor, he embarked for the first time in 2004 on a private yacht and, since then, he made a great career and he soon became Captain.
Discreet and very dynamic, he’s also very appreciated for his cooking skills but he gives his best when mixing cocktails or suggesting the right wine pairings as he attended both a mixology and sommelier course.
He loves swimming, hiking, tennis and sports in general and he’s also a great reader and a great story teller. Italian mother tongue, he speaks fluent English and a basic French.

First Mate: Stefano Bubani, Italian, 57 y.o.
Friendliness, competence and trustworthiness: Stefano is a great team worker with an incredible experience behind him.
Having embarked at a very young age as a sailor in 1980, he crossed both the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean on a sailing yacht and, after 13 years spent on sailboats, he moved on to motor yachts, at first on private vessels and later on charter yachts. Promoted as bosun and later as First Officer, Stefano performed a successful career thanks to his multidisciplinary skills and to the incredible commitment to his job.
Italian mother tongue, he speaks fluent English and a good level of Spanish and French.

Chef / Stewardess: Nicoletta Di Vaio, Italian, 45 years old
Nicoletta is a kind, polite and very warm girl. She has a lot of experience at sea, in fact she embarked for the first time in 2013 as a stewardess and has distinguished herself both for her efficiency and organization and for her culinary skills; in the following years she continued her career in the yachting industry, except for a period spent as a sous-chef at a restaurant, during which she was able to perfect her already strong culinary skills.
Nicoletta loves to delight her guests with dishes that enhance fresh and local ingredients, adapting her recipes to the seasonal availability of the products. Her sunset aperitifs are a real must!
Italian mother tongue, she also speaks a basic English.

Deckhand: Sergio Hernan Martinez, Argentino, 51 yo
Sergio is a seaman of great experience and a very pleasant company to cruise with.
His first experience in the maritime field dates back to 1995, when he was in charge of the maintenance of outboard boats; a few years later, he has been hired by the Canados shipyards where, for many years, he performed maintenance, technical tests and delivery of new and used yachts.
He also gained several years' experience aboard a private yacht, during which he had the opportunity to improve his interpersonal skills and fuel his passion for travel. Always available and very discreet, Sergio knows how to deal with any unexpected problems on board thanks to his developed mechanical knowledge.
Spanish mother-tongue, he speaks fluent Italian and basic English.