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Our extraordinary crew makes sure all our passengers have a memorable sail;
and we know they do an incredible job as the guest book is filled with comments like
“this was the best day of our vacation”. Meet the Crew!
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Steve, Gemini’s Operations Manager, grew up in England and in the Swiss Alps, and at the age of 17 shipped off to sea with the Greek Merchant Navy, where he became a 2nd Officer and traveled around most of the world. After a couple of seasons teaching in the Swiss Ski School, Steve immigrated to Canada where, after taking his Helicopter License, he became a ‘bush pilot’ and flew in the high Arctic and British Columbia for 12 years. Steve joined us in 1992 and he maintains Gemini like a helicopter! Steve is a great inventor, he loves traveling and is writing his memoir. |
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Captain David has been named ‘Keeper of all memories for this Ocean Tribe’ He joined us in 1985 as crew & naturalist and later Captain on our original boat SuperStar. David grew up in Indiana graduating from Princeton with a degree in psychology. After teaching sailing at Club Med in Kauai, the Bahamas, Cancun, Israel, Yugoslavia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, in the Dominican Republic and Italy; David arrived on Maui to continue teaching at the newly opened Ka’anapali Alii. Over the years he has taken many Naturalist training courses and has become an avid student of Hawaii’s Marine Environment, History and Culture. |
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At a very young age, Captain Jake realized that he wanted to spend his life working around the ocean. Jake grew up on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina and as kids, he and his twin brother learnt to sail on their 16’ Prindle. Over the years, he has sailed in the Caribbean and the North and South Pacific Ocean. Jake began his career as a Lifeguard, moving up to Beach Patrol; and over the next three years he saved 37 lives, rescuing many more. Jake has captained a variety of boats in both South Carolina and Maui where he moved in 1998; he became a Captain on Gemini in 2007. |
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Captain Marty grew up in Northern California and after High School began his career with the US Navy going on to become a Merchant seaman. From 1973-1977 Marty was stationed in Pearl Harbor, and it was during those years that he became friends with a fellow Oahu sailor Gary Shipp, the founder of Gemini. In 1983, Marty moved to Maui and drove various charter boats in Lahaina and Ka’anapali before becoming Captain of SuperStar, Gemini’s predecessor in 1985. Marty went on to captain Gemini for a year before beginning his business, Absolute Fishing in 1992. Marty came back to Captain Gemini part-time in 2008; he still offers fishing charters several days a week with his boat, the Absolute. |
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Linda grew up water-skiing on the lakes in Michigan, and studied photography and computer programming at a local college. Changing her focus, she began working in the music industry in artist management on an international level. In 1993 Linda was ready for a change, and after reading the first chapter of James Michener’s ‘Hawaii’, knew she wanted to move to the islands. She took a job in guest relations at one of Ka’anapali’s Resorts, and in 2001, after many trips out on her favorite boat, began working as crew on Gemini. Linda also teaches aerobics, practices yoga, and still enjoys water-skiing weekly. |
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Andrew grew up in Burlington, in Ontario, Canada where he graduated from the University of Guelph with a degree in Marine Biology. He volunteered doing research on Whale Sharks in Belize and then restoring habitat for the Yellow -eyed Penguins in New Zealand. Later, Andrew moved to Alaska and worked for the National Marine Fisheries as a boat observer. After moving to Maui and working as naturalist for several other charter companies, Andrew joined Gemini as crew and Naturalist in December 2006. |
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Olie grew up in Maui and has spent his entire life on or around boats and the ocean; in fact he took his first steps aboard our 76’ schooner, Crystal Anna where he lived the first year of his life. Olie is an avid diver and spear fisherman, skim boarder and surfer, locally sponsored skateboarder and student of JuJitzu. Olie began officially crewing on Gemini during his summer vacation in 2005; he now works onboard year round and is logging his sea-time with the goal of taking his Captain’s license. |
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Dave was born and raised in LA, graduating from Chico State University with a degree in Business. He lived in Maui for a year before moving to Athens, Georgia, where as lead guitarist he started a band. The band later moved to Eugene, Oregon. Dave always told himself when the band broke up he would move back to Maui; however an opportunity took him down to Key West, Florida where he began working on boats. A year later Dave moved back to Maui, formed a new funky rock ‘n roll band named ‘Beck Weathers’, who play island wide and joined Gemini’s crew in April 2008.
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Serena was born on Maui and is currently attending High School upcountry. Her family purchased their third boat, the Gemini when she was an infant, so she grew up sailing with Gemini’s crew. Serena began helping out onboard at five years old as ‘Gemini’s cookie-girl’ working her way up to becoming a member of the crew during the summer of 2008. Serena does some modeling on island, is an avid writer and photographer, loves the ocean and nearly all its inhabitants, is environmentally conscious and plans to spend her life making the world a better place.
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Jennifer grew up in the Bay Area of California and when she graduated high school packed her bags and set off for a couple of years to explore the world. She traveled throughout Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa ending up in the Hawaiian Islands in 1990. She quickly fell in love with Maui, decided stay and was soon working aboard the Gemini as a video-grapher. In 1997 Jennifer took her Captains License and along with a research team, spent 8 winters filming and studying Humpback Whales. Jennifer has been part of the Gemini family since 1991 and loves sharing her knowledge of the ocean with Gemini’s guests. |
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Rosemary sailed to the Big Island and we all met while in dry dock in Kona, and two years later, in 1992, she joined Gemini’s Crew. Rosemary grew up in New York & Minnesota with four brothers, so working with all the guys was never a problem for her and they soon named her ‘the Gem of Gemini’. In 2006, having over-stressing her shoulder for years, Rose retired from crewing on Gemini. In 2007 an office position opened and we are happy to say that she is back working with us ‘behind the scenes’. Rosemary loves spending time on their land in Hana. |
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Captain Steve’O grew up in Eugene, Oregon where his love for windsurfing began. After High School he moved to Maui and along with Capt. Erik taught windsurfing at the new Westin Maui. In 1989, Steve’O joined SuperStar, Crystal Anna and later Gemini’s crew and was appropriately nicknamed ‘the kid magnet’. In 1995, he became a Captain, and in 2001, after the birth of his daughter, Steve’O became a Maui Fire Fighter and returned to his love of windsurfing. He is a locally sponsored windsurfer and has taught hundreds of people how to sail over the years. We are now happy to have Steve‘O back onboard, he is fitting Gemini days around his fire fighters schedule.
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The Gemini ‘Ohana 2009
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