Trina Howes has 10 years of experience in the charter industry finding great pleasure in creating the best yachting vacations possible. E-mail Trina
DJ Parker has been a leader in the charter industry since 1980. She is currently president of the American Yacht Charter Association. E-mail DJ
Patty Wilson knows the charter yacht industry inside and out, having managed boats before becoming a broker. E-mail Patty
Janet Bloomfield is a proven luxury crewed yacht expert. Professionalism counts: She is a member of MYBA, AYCA, CYBA, and FYBA. E-mail Janet
Beverly Parsons has been chartering since 1969. She is a licensed, bonded broker and a founding member of the professional groups AYCA and CYBA International. Contact Beverly.
Nicole Caulfield is licensed, bonded, and a longtime member of FYBA and AYCA. She brings a unique perspective as a broker, having worked aboard yachts for nearly 10 years. Email Nicole
Brokers Missy Johnston and Carolyn Titus at Northrop and Johnson Worldwide Yacht Charters in Newport, Rhode Island, have had a tremendous influence on the evolution of the charter industry. Missy served as the industry's liaison to the U.S. Coast Guard during the creation of the Passenger Vessel Safety Act, while Carolyn helped to create what is today the largest annual charter yacht show in Europe. Both are longtime members of the American Yacht Charter Association, which Carolyn helped to found. Northrop and Johnson Worldwide Yacht Charters is also a member of the Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association.
Northrop and Johnson has been a pioneer in worldwide yacht charter, supplying unparalled service for more than 50 years, and is welcome in every port. With more than 50 years' combined experience in the yacht charter industry, Missy and Carolyn have extensive experience and knowledge of the world’s finest yachts, crews, and cruising locations. They both travel extensively inspecting yachts, seeing cruising locations, meeting with crews, and attending and speaking at worldwide industry seminars. They apply their high-quality standards and ethics to everything they do, making top-notch service the hallmark of Northrop and Johnson Worldwide Yacht Charters.
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Tuesday, 04 June 2013 10:24
Offering 6 guest staterooms, Mare Nostrum is one of the few luxury Gulets available for 12 guests for yacht charter in Turkey and Greece. With virtually equal sized guest staterooms all with ensuite baths, Mare Nostrum is a great choice for a group to charter, such as two families or a group of friends. Service on board is top notch, and the Chef is excellent offering Turkish and International Cuisine with fresh healthy ingredients. For a charter along the coast of Turkey or to include Greek Islands, Mare Nostrum is the perfect choice for your yacht charter for a group of 12 guests.
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Tuesday, 04 June 2013 10:20
Unique to Croatia, is the family farm dining experience or Homestead Dining, a great way to experience true Croatia while on a crewed yacht charter along this coastline. With a call in advance by your Captain, and a walk into the countryside, from a lovely little anchorage, you are welcomed right into the home and farm of a Croatian family for a traditional home cooked Croatian meal. Fish is caught fresh that morning. Livestock are raised right on the farm, as well as the vegetables. And bread is freshly baked. Every farm has their own olive orchard for making fresh pressed olive oil and a vineyard for their own family wines. Within the Dalmatian farm complex is a traditional kitchen with a Peka for slow cooked meats, fish and vegetables drizzled in olive oil and sprinkled with local herbs, and a wood barbecue for grilling, with a more modern kitchen for meal preparation and service. The whole family joins in to create a full farm Croatian fresh food and Peka cooked meal. And at the end of the meal, perhaps you will be treated to the local men singing acapella or what is known in Croatia as Klapa singing, to round out your truly Croatian experience. Enjoy a family farm dining experience on a crewed yacht charter along the Croatian coast.
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Tuesday, 04 June 2013 08:13
Appearing in the recent James Bond movie, “Skyfall”, Regina lives up to her name as the Queen of yacht charter along the coast of Turkey. Comfortably sleeping up to 12 guests in 6 staterooms, all with ensuite baths, and two master staterooms, Regina sails beautifully and is a dream to cruise on, along the beautiful Turkish Coast. A yacht charter itinerary can include just the highlights of the Turkish Coast or include Greek Islands as well for a taste of both great charter destinations. Consider the luxury sailing yacht Regina for your yacht charter through the clear blue waters of the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas.
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Tuesday, 04 June 2013 08:08
NAVILUX
Navilux, a 125’ Motorsailer, with 6 guest staterooms available for crewed yacht charter along the beautiful coast of Croatia, boasts one of Croatia’s top chefs on board, Dragan Grbic. Navilux is a luxury motorsailer with ensuite baths with each stateroom, an on deck Jacuzzi, and a crew of 6. While here at Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters, we really liked the Captain and all of the crew, 3 of which are family of the Captain/Owner of Navilux, the on board deluxe experience is really topped off by Chef Dragan catering to all of your cuisine interests when on board Navilux for a crewed yacht charter in Croatia.
A published Chef and well known from top restaurants in Croatia, Dragan, at age 33, has decided that catering to a small group creating magic in his galley is his latest culinary interest. As Dragan says, “This allows me to work with the best and most interesting ingredients available, such as true wild asparagus, Croatian fresh truffles, Ston oysters straight out of the sea from the shell farms, freshly caught fish, farm raised beef, lamb and chicken, and as Croatia is a very bountiful country, all of the freshest in vegetables, herbs, and fruits, right from the vine, garden, and orchard”. Bee hives abound in Croatia for wild natural lavender honey or orange tree blossom honey. Herbs grow in abundance, and beautiful cow, sheep and goat cheeses are made on the local farms, as well as fresh pressed virgin olive oils. To be able to source the very best and then create an original menu within the guests cuisine specifications makes Dragan very happy, and very happy are the guest recipients of his gastronimical creations on board Navilux. Following are culinary delights created by Dragan on board the charter yachtNavilux.
Wild Asperagras Risotto
Slow Cooked Lamb with Traditional Croatian Sauce and egg spinach crepes
Beef Tenderloin, under Fried Arugula over Spring Pea Mash with White Truffle Sauce
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Wednesday, 29 May 2013 05:35
Gulet Andrea
Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charters was recently in Croatia inspecting Croatian Gulets for crewed yacht charter and had lunch on the lovely Gulet Andrea. Andrea is an 80’ Gulet, one of the only Gulets built in Croatia since the war. Andrea was built in 2008 out of steel and has 6 comfortable staterooms, each with ensuite bath for 12 guests. The Captain who is the Owner, and also built the yacht, is well qualified and a very welcoming host. The crew have been on board for a number of years including the Chef, who has been turning out quality cuisine from the on deck galley for several years. We were very happy with our lunch on board the Gulet Andrea, available for yacht charter along the coast of Croatia during the summer months and think that Andrea is well worth considering for a group yacht charter in Croatia to cruise along the sunny Dalmatian Coast.
Our lunch of fresh Croatia seafood was accompanied by two excellent local Croatian wines. For the white wine, we were offered Zlatan Plavac Grand Cru from Vinogorje Hvar and for the red wine, we were offered Kozlovic Malvazija. We found many of the local Croatian wines to be very good. Our first course was a fresh sardine and arugula salad with homemade whole grain fresh bread.
Fresh Sardine Salad
After, we enjoyed a course of black squid ink risotto, that gleamed on the plate. Croatia has a strong Italian influence from past history, and black squid ink risotto is virtually a national dish, and was excellent as prepared by the Chef on Andrea.
Black Squid Ink Risotto
Our next course was fresh Croatia fish, just caught that morning in an orange sauce accompanied by another side dish of Italian influence, pan fried rounds of polenta.
Pan Fried Fish
The final course was fresh grilled squid, very tender and sweet. The entire lunch was beautifully presented and served and we were very happy on board the Gulet Andrea available for yacht charter in Croatia.
