Mark James Olorenshaw is a British national with over 25 years of experience in the yachting and hospitality industries. He holds qualifications as a Master Mariner, Chief Mate, and yacht chef. His most recent role was as Chief Officer on the 50m motor yacht MY Red Sapphire, and he has also served as First Officer, chef, and instructor on other yachts. Olorenshaw has extensive experience in crew management, safety systems, and passage planning. He also has a background in restaurant and hotel catering management.

1. MARK JAMES OLORENSHAW
Place of Birth Leamington Spa, England
Nationality British
Driving License Full clean drivinglicense
Particulars Non-smoker, no tattoos, no piercings
Marital Status Long term relationship
Languages English Nativelanguagebasic French & Spanish
Contact details UK +44 7951 261 780
E mail mark.olorenshaw@hotmail.com
PERSONAL PROFILE
Experienced yachtsman who has worked on motor and sailingvessels,accomplished yachtchef and 1stofficer.Experience as a 1st officer on
a 49M involved with flagand annual surveys writingsafety manuals control of ISM,SOLAS, firstaid and firetraining.Control of ships
publicationsimplemented web based chartcorrection system. Passageplanningcrewmanagement.
Prior to super yachts I spent three years teaching RYA motor boat courses on Sun seeker Portofino 35/46 and sailingcourses on 40 to 50ft
yachts.Prior to yachtinginvolved in all aspects of cateringand hospitality runningmy own catering company. I have good management and
people skills,competent in using Officeword and excel able to use Apple and windows based operatingsystems.
QUALIFICATION.
Maritime Master 500gt unlimited, Chief Mate yacht 3000gtunlimited, Master HELM, ECDIS, Security officer,Shipboard
Safety Officer,AEC (Ex motor mechanic)
Instructor RYA PWC instructor, Motor boatinstructor,sailinginstructor, powerboatadvanced instructor. PADI OWSI.
Catering Professional yachtchef holdingthe MCA cooks certificate/ cateringmanager. City and Guilds 706/1/2.
707/1/2.City and Guilds Patisserie. City and Guilds Book Keeping / Food Costing. Cellar Management Course.
Food hygiene safety level 3.
YACHTING EXPERIENCE
May 2016 – Present MY RED SAPPHIRE. 50M Heesen PRIVATE
10 crew, 12 guests privateuse limited to the French Riviera based in San Remo.
January 2016. 2nd Officer MY SALEM. 73M N V scheepswerf. DELIVERY
This was a delivery contractto Athens Greece from Palma Mallorca.Thevessel had been shortcrewed with no budget for some time so we
needed to ensure all thesafety, bridge navigation and firesystems worked and in date. We also trained a new crew to make the delivery.
April 2015 – November 2015. 1st Officer MY Souraya 38M San Lorenzo. PRIVATE
My Souraya Private38M San Lorenzo 8 crew 12 guests. I returned to Souraya as the 1st Officer to gain drivingexperience as the owner likes
the 1st Officer to be ableto drivethe vessel and gain OOW hours towards my Master 500GT. Souraya had a busy summer season 4300 miles
cruising Greece, Balearicsand the cote d’azur. I have chosen to leave at the end of season to take my master 500GT endorsement and with
my partner look for work together.
MAY 2014 – April 2015 Chief Officer MY MIM 50m CMN EDMISTON
640GT CMN build,11 crew, 12 guests. Full ISM,ISPS, MLC, liaisingwith the DPA and undertaking annual flagstateand BV survey including
MLC audit.Running the safety management and actingMO. We had a busy season with a static Monaco Grand prix and 7 charters,Mim
was sold in January 2015 I remained on board with only an engineer overseeing the refit with the new management company, when I
decided to move to Souraya in April she was still in Livorno with no Captain or crew.
APRIL - NOVEMBER 2013 Dual role OOW MY Souraya 38m San Lorenzo PRIVATE
8 crew, up to 12 guests. Lebanese owners cruisingover 3500 miles Greece, Montenegro, Croatia,Balearic’s,south of France.
Primary roleas chef with OOW duties, berthing duties and safety management includingwritingtheSOLAS manual passageplanning.
Offered a full time position which I declined to further my OOW qualifications. I took this season roleto gain days at sea and also work a
season with my partner.

2. MARCH – AUGUST 2012 1st Officer MY Lady Feryal 42m Alfa Marine BURGESS
Private/ Charter, 12 guests, 6 staff, 11 crew, Med based, Managing2 deck crew and in chargeof all passageplanning.I introduced
electronic chartcorrection software. Responsiblefor crew safety training, updatingSOLAS manual.Interior and deck maintenance. Pre-
season,helped in the process of annual and ABS surveys. Seasonal position.
OCTOBER 2009 – DECEMBER 2011 Chef / watch leader. MY Blue Attraction 38m Amels BURGESS
OCTOBER 2006 – JULY 2009 RYA Yacht Instructor Club Sail Sea School Tenerife
Teaching scuba diving,RYA power boat courses and cruisinginstructor sail and motor plus RYA firstaid courses.
FREELANCE POSITIONS
DECEMBER 2013–APRIL 2014 Mate / Engineer / day worker. MY Heartbeat of Life 27M Lurssen
Temporary position moved the vessel from Sardinia to Barcelona via Tunisia and Malta in December and I have been day working during
the refit in between courses and my OOW oral.
AUGUST 2012 - FEBRUARY 2013 SY Irelanda 32m Alloy Yachts
4 crew up to 6 guests. Primary position was in thegalley,watch duties, on the bow for the Voilede St Tropez workingthe APS chute and
sail.General deck duties and corking deck maintenance, varnishing,brightwork, wash downs. Seasonal position.In January 2013
freelance OOW position to bringthe boat from Monaco to Palma where I assisted in the coordination of the refit and free-lanceexterior
day work.
NOVEMBER 2012-FEBRUARY 2013 2nd Officer / day worker MY Santa Rita 65M Ex Navy Frigate
AssistingFirstofficer with the management of the refit of a 65m Irish Frigateto a privatesuper yacht. Owner pulled the pl ug on entire
project.
HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCE
1993 – 2005 Director/Head Chef Country House Pantry
Chef/owner Country House Pantry, catering private clients,businesses;producingFrench,Spanish,Italian, fusion menus.
1985—1993 Catering Manager/Chef Ski Bound Travel
French Alps for 8 years cateringmanager 18 hotels - menus for the season,recruiting trainingthe chefs and staff.
REFERENCES
Peeo. Captain MY Salem. +34 971 880 041
Kevin Tuck. Captain MY Souraya +33 621 38 02 32 kevintuck@me.com
Olivier Lavergne. Captain MY MIM. +33 613 130 867 oliverlavergne@gmail.com
Ben Torrance Mega Yacht Solutions +44 7710443731 dpa@megayachtsolutions.com
Steve Lenton Captain MY Heartbeat of life +34 616 819 501 stevielenton@gmail.com
Darren Hunt Ex Chief Mate MY Santa Rita +34 6600 96523 dhunt2003@gmail.com
Ian Constable Captain SY Irelanda +44 7775 506169 plodspike@hotmail.com
Stuart Davies MY Lady Feryal +34 6721 52953 sd5468@hotmail.co.uk
Mark Millward Ex Captain MY Blue Attraction +34 606 379 234 mark@masteryachts.com
Letters of reference on request: