NOVA

Costas Chiotis

Greece · Greek, English, Italian

Costas is one of the most experienced sailing yachts skippers in Greece. He was born on the island of Hydra. He is married and has two young daughters. Costas started sailing at the age of 13 and is a professional skipper since 1989, on 50 to 65 feet mono-hulls and catamarans. Costas has all the training and experience to sail you safely. You are on board Nova to relax and enjoy a wonderful cruise, Costas is here to take care ! Costas knows the Greek islands and coasts like nobody else: idyllic remote bays, good fishing spots, nice harbours and their best restaurants and bars, interesting sites to visit, etc…. He has friends on many islands, and knows the key persons and facilities that will help make your cruise a success, on most of them. Costas has a relaxed and outgoing personality, and adapts easily to new people. On board he is warm and discreet at the same time. His hobbies include sailing, scuba diving, fishing, water skiing, cooking, and models making.

Sotiris Bempedelis

Sotiris is a calm, pleasant, helpful and hardworking person who has a passion for great food and who enjoys cooking mouth-watering dishes. He graduated from the ‘Le mond’’ in 2002. Since then, Sotiris worked as a chef in several luxury restaurants & hotels. Sotiris is productive & with him infectious enthusiasm and an inspirational style to Mediterranean cuisine will contribute to making your cruise onboard Nova unforgettable! Sotiris speaks fluent Greek and English and his hobbies are wine making, beer brewing & traveling

Konstantina Belsi

Konstantina worked in different areas before she started sailing, and was notably a Greek dance teacher. She has 3 years experience as a hostess onboard crewed yachts. Konstantina is a charming, energetic and clever young lady. Her strong empathy and attention to others help create a relaxed and well being atmosphere onboard. When it comes to setting up the table, Konstantina is an artist, who will make your meals a pleasure for the eyes as well. She speaks fluent Greek and English, and holds the Greek sailing boat licence, and the medical first aid certificate from the European Red Cross. Konstantina is also an excellent masseuse, trained in Swedish and Thai massage, and aromatherapy.