Captain: Michael Zarifoglou

CAPTAIN – Michael Zarifoglou
Captain Michael was born in 1988 and is a Greek national. He has graduated from the National Merchant Marine Academy of Greece and he holds a Captain’s Diploma. He has attended many seminars and holds numerous certificates such as Gmdss, RO-RO, BRM, ECDIS, Passenger, SSO, Medical Care. He also holds Open water sailing license and a diving license. He began his career onboard merchant and later continued on passenger ships. He has an extensive professional background on various private and charter yachts such as S/Y Pan Orama II, M/Y Wish, M/Y Harmony G and M/Y Eliki. His experience in the Mediterranean Sea is a valuable asset. His professionalism and enthusiasm in combination with his team spirit and friendly personality make him the perfect commander for M/Y Zoe. Captain Michael loves to offer tailor made charters to client’s preferences and show them the beauty of Greek islands. He speaks fluent English and intermediate Spanish; his hobbies are diving, water sports, basketball and spending time with his family.


ENGINEER – Michael Govessis
Michael was born in Greece in 1962 and holds an A Class Engineer Diploma. He has attended many seminars in engineering and he started his career on tanker vessels and passenger ships. He entered yachting in 2000 and since then he has worked onboard various charter and private yachts such as M/Y Rini V, M/Y Alexandra and M/Y Vitamin Sea 2. Michael aims to please the guests and with his valuable many years’ experience ensures that everything works smoothly on M/Y Zoi. He makes sure that everyone onboard is safe and secure. Michael speaks English and at his free time he enjoys water sports, fishing and volleyball.

CHEF - Christos Koronitis
Christos was born and raised in Greece and he is a graduate of culinary arts of Chef d’ Oeuvre cooking school. After gaining his diploma, he has continued growing his knowledge of the Mediterranean cuisine by finishing his postgraduate studies and getting his master in the Art of Cooking and attending numerous seminars such as Molecular Cuisine and Hospitality Management. He started his career working in Luxury hotels and restaurants. He joined the yachting industry in 2012 and has offered his services onboard M/Y My Toy, M/Y Sin, M/Y Reggina K and M/Y Obsesion. He is passionate with cooking and his delicious and nourishing recipes will make your trip unforgettable. Christos speaks fluent English.

STEWARDESS – Marina Siska
Marina was born in Greece. Her love for travelling led her to the yachting industry where she served as a stewardess onboard sailing and motor yachts. She joined Zoi’s crew in early 2021. Marina is a very pleasant and friendly person with excellent communication skills and she will do her utmost in order to offer the best service to all guests onboard. Marina speaks English, French, Korean and Russian.

DECK HAND – Richard Layco
Richard was born in 1974 in Philippines and holds all the necessary certificates for his position. He started his career in yachting in 20017 onboard M/Y Chrysanthe and he has worked on various motor yachts before joining M/Y ZOI in early 2020 such as M/Y Dream and M/Y Scandal. He is a very enthusiastic and hard working person. He speaks English and he is married.