WINSTON JOYCE-CLARKE

• November 2025 – October 2026 Coordinated refit and maintenance for in Brisbane and Gold Coast, ensuring vessel compliance with safety and operational standards.
• Oversaw maintenance activities, focusing on vessel readiness and performance optimization.
• Directed yacht operations, ensuring safe navigation, compliance, and seamless guest experiences.
• Managed vessel maintenance schedules, coordinating repairs, inspections, and preventative service.
• Supervised crew performance, assigning duties and reinforcing safety and service standards.

• Launched 1956 and 1st converted at Astilleros, Palma de Mallorca 1999/2002
• Coordinated mechanical and full paint refit in 2016 across New England, Azores, and Mediterranean, enhancing vessel condition and aesthetics.
• 2017 – Caribbean; South Pacific; Australia; Indonesia
• 2018 – Indonesia; Vanuatu; Solomons; Fiji; Australia; Indonesia; Philippines; Micronesia
• 2019 – Palau & Yap; Singapore (5 Year Special Survey); Thailand; Myanmar; Japan; Alaska; British Columbia; Washington State - 23 September 2019 vessel sold
• Navigated routes through Baja California, Mexico, and Panama in Caribbean, ensuring safe and efficient passage.
• 2020 – Caribbean; Florida, Netherlands, England & Scotland
• Traditional telegraph and engine room control as direct drive gear
• Oversaw complete rebuild of vessel from 21st September 2020 to 15th September 2023 in Netherlands and UK, culminating in relaunch October 2024.

• Collaborative design project for 42m ‘new build’ Expedition Yacht
• “All Ocean Yachts” (broker) and “Bray Yacht Design & Research” (naval architect) Kirschstein Design Ltd (Interior Design) and Marine Construction Services
• Client postponed production
• Personal cruising in Cayman and Cuba on 17.4m custom Perry sloop Personal cruising in PNW on 16.5m Meridian trawler
• Yacht Consultancy

• Vessels constructed in Auckland, New Zealand at McMullen & Wing Yachts
• Oversaw commissioning, sea-trials, documentation, manning, and warranty processes, ensuring project delivery met quality standards
• Secured 5 major industry awards for M.Y. “Big Fish” post-launch in 2010, establishing brand recognition in the luxury yacht market
• Conceived and operated a world-wide charter program for M.Y. “Big Fish.”
• M.Y. “Star Fish” keel-laid March 2010 – construction fire damage in August 2012
• Aquos Yachts sold “Big Fish” in 2013 and “Star Fish” in 2014 - renamed M.Y. “Chirundos.”
• 107,000 nautical miles of cruising between June 2010 and February 2015
• Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic + associated seas.
• M.Y. “BIG FISH” & M.Y. “STAR FISH” 45m & 50m “Aquos Yachts Inc.” Expedition Yachts

• Subcontractor to MCS new-build – 45m “Aquos Yachts” M.Y. “BIG FISH”
• Subcontractor to MCS new-build at Delta Marine – 48m M.Y. “SLOJO”
• Relief Captain/water during inaugural year of M.Y. Slojo cruising program. Duties included warranty liaison with shipyard + Class and Flag documentation
• Maiden voyage from Seattle to the South Pacific via California, Mexico, Costa Rica, Isla del Coco, Archipiélago de Colón (Galapagos), Marquesas, Tahiti
• Marketing, sale, de-commissioning and shipping of MCS custom built 19.5m sailboat from west coast USA to Singapore. Re-commissioned in Malaysia
• Project Management and Survey

• Consultant to MCS new-build at Delta Marine – 50m M.Y. “Happy Days”
• 3 Years of sales experience with Seattle based brokerage firm
• New & brokerage vessels commissioning and delivery – West Coast USA
• 38m M.Y. “Endless Summer” Trans-Atlantic from Nice to Fort Lauderdale.
• Sportfish and sailboat deliveries: Western Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, California, Washington and British Columbia.
• Vessel Handling and Practical Navigation Instruction for “Owner-Operators”
• Youth Non-Profit 501(c)3 sailing program “Skipper” for 3 Years - affiliated with Boy Scouts of America and sponsored by friends of the Corinthian Yacht Club, Seattle
• Project Management and Survey

Post rebuild passage from Bremen, Germany to San Francisco, CA, and coordinated winter cruising on Guerrero Coast, Mexico. Senior Captain transferred to new-build M.Y. “Rising Sun”.

• Passage from Acapulco, Mexico to San Francisco, CA. Supervised shipyard refit warranty work and haul-out at “Bay Ship and Yacht” in Alameda, CA
• Served as tender for 'Oracle BMW Racing' during America’s Cup Sailing Regattas in San Francisco Bay, facilitating logistical support for the event.
• Managed operations on M.Y. “IZANAMI / RONIN”, a 58.5m yacht.

• Vessel cruised West Coast of USA, West Coast of Mexico, French Polynesia, Alaska and made a passage to Bremen Germany from San Francisco, CA.
• Completed a 10-month machinery, propulsion, interior, and exterior refit of the “RONIN” at Lürssen Shipyard in Bremen, Germany, followed by extensive sea-trials in the North Sea and southern Norway.

• Operated yacht as tender for high-profile sailboat racing program S.Y. “INFINITY” and Farr 40
• Cruised East Coast and Caribbean
• Served as build captain overseeing construction of 46m M.Y. “AFFINITY” at Delta Marine in Seattle, WA
• February 1999 original vessel sold
• Supervised 3-month refit for new owner and launched Caribbean/Bahamas charter program
• Managed operations for M.Y. 'AFFINITY', a 30-meter yacht.

• “Mandalay Major” - First Mate/Relief Captain
• Joined new build in January 1994
• Cruised West and East coasts of USA, Mexico, Caribbean and Alaska
• 1996 attended Warsash Maritime Academy in UK for MCA “Class IV,” 3000-ton license
• “Mandalay Minor” - First Mate / Engineer / Relief Captain
• Extensive mechanical and rigging upgrades
• Sailed through Sebastian Junger’s “Perfect Storm” 1991
• Cruised US East coast; Caribbean; British Isles & Western Mediterranean
• S.Y. “MANDALAY” 28m

• First Trans-Atlantic experience sailing a one-ton race boat from Cape Town, to Punta del Este, Uruguay and then on to Fort Lauderdale. Extensive delivery and refit experience followed on both sail and power vessels ranging from 45’ to 165’.