Richard G. Mestier is seeking a position as a captain onboard a private or charter yacht. He has over 30 years of experience as a captain and engineer on yachts ranging from 82 to 206 feet. Some of his most recent roles include serving as captain of the 92-foot yacht Daydream in Dubai since 2013 and delivering the 112-foot yacht Ubiquitous from Spain to Australia in 2008-2009. He has extensive qualifications and licenses and references available upon request.

1. CAPTAIN RICHARD G. MESTIER
Mestier Enterprise LLC. Dubai cell # 1- 056-861- 8843
rmestier@yahoo.com Nevis Home # 1- 869-469- 5330
OBJECTIVE: Seeking long term position serving as Captain onboard a private or charter yacht.
I am confident that I am capable of providing excellent Marine management.
PERSONAL; Born July 20, 1957 (St. Kitts, British West Indies)
British & American passports, (U.A.E. resident & working documents )
Clean British, U.A.E. & American Captain’s licenses,
Clean British, U.A.E. & American Driver’s licenses,
Clean International police records,
Athletic & physically fit.
MARINE QUALIFICATIONS;
British Yacht Masters 200 ton Offshore Commercial, Exp : 10-02-2016
United Arab Emirates Masters 500 ton Commercial, Exp; 05-17-2017
U.S 1600 Ton,Domestic 3000 Tons Masters Commercial. Exp: 12-07-2018
S.T.C.W. 95.
PROFESSIONAL CAPTAIN’S EXPERIENCE:
June 13 – Present, DAYDREAM, 92’ HATTERASS & 37 FT BOSTON WAILERM/Y
Capt. /Engineer. Assisted Mr. Nodjoumi in purchasing Daydream in Florida, facilitating the
sale & scheduling, shipyard haul out for a full survey & bottom painting, etc...
Once in Dubai, I was asked to stay on as Captain/Engineer & hire proper needed crew.
We now travel throughout the Arabian waters with up to 40 guests.
The 37’ tender, Amelia is for fishing, diving, harbor cruses & a # of water sports.
Dec 09 – June 13 M/Y DAYDREAM, 92’ HATTERASS & 30 FT MAKO, (Owner: Ronald Cozier)
Capt./Engineer. Joined Daydream in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl., traveled throughout Florida &
the Bahamas with owners & guests. The vessel required detailing from engine room,
interior and exterior; my hands on knowledge and capabilities enabled me to bring
Daydream back up to the highest of standards on a reasonable budget.
Daydream was sold in June 2013 to a family in Dubai, U.A.E.
April 09 - Nov 09 NEVIS, British West Indies. (Owner: Richard Mestier)
Time spent renovating and upgrading personal properties, home & restaurant.
- Navigation & Radar Observer Unlimited (ARPA)
- Celestial Navigation
- Proficiency Ships Security Officer
- Advance Medical First Aid Provider
- FCC Marine Radio Operator
- Visual Signaling Flashing Light Communication
- Fire Safety Prevention and Advanced Firefighting
- PADI; Advanced Open Water Diver
- Sea Survival Certificate, Antibes, France
- Key Power Institute, Miami, FL.
(Detroit Diesel & MTU Marine School)
- Professional Sports Game fishing.

2. RICHARD G. MESTIER
PROFESSIONAL CAPTAIN’S DELIVERIES EXPERIENCE:
Aug 08 - Mar 09 M/Y UBIQUITOUS, 112’ West Port. (Broker/Agent: Scott. Jones)
Delivery Capt./Engineer. Islas Baleares, Spain to Ft Lauderdale, Fl. to Bradford Shipyard.
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Brisbane, Australia via Panama Canal and the French Polynesia
Island of Tahiti. Completed lots of maintaince & upkeep before handing over to owners.
April 08 - July 08 M/Y PHOENIX, 206’ Larsson. (Owner’s rep,Capt. Ennis)
Delivery Chief Officer, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Antibes, France via Bermuda and
Gibraltar. Asked to stay on for the summer through out south of France and Italy.
June 07 - Mar 08 YACHTS EAST MANAGEMENT. Ft. Lauderdale,Florida. (Owner: Stuart Donaldson)
Project Manager. Assisted Capt Donaldson in overseeing/managing 20+ vessels as
Capt./Engineer. This includes deliveries, shipyard maintenance, repairs & charters.
Mar 07 - June 07 M/Y KELLEY SEA, 112’ Westport & 30’ Wailer (Owner: Bob Schmidt)
Delivery Capt./Engineer. Before departing from St Thomas, V.I. to Ft Lauderdale, Fl.
Owners and guests traveraled through out the U.S & British Virgin Islands.
July 05 - Mar07 M/Y WHITE STAR, 112’ Westport & 32’ Jupiter. (Owner: John Flynn)
Capt. /Engineer. 2 Seasons; (Private & Charter) West Port Shipyard, Washington.
Traveled through out Seattle, Wa. To Vancouver, Canada, Panama Canal to
Ft.Lauderdale, Fl. Spent 2 winters through out Florida & the Bahamas & 2 summers the
entire east coast of the U.S. up to Bar Harbor, New England.
White Star was being sold & I started doing World Yacht Deliverys.
Sept 04 - July 05 M/Y BARBARINA, 105 ‘Custom Built. (Broker/Agent: Scott Jones)
Captain/Engineer. (Private) Summer in New Eng. and winter in Florida, Bahamas & the
British/U.S. Virgin Islands. Supervised & assisted a major refit in Miami,Florida shipyard.
(Same manager for M/Y Ubiquitous’s delivered from Spain to Australia.)
Barbarina was sold & shipped to New Zealand.
April 02 - Sept 04 M/Y SEAS THE MOMENT, 82’ Choy Lee. (Owner: Paul Aldridge)
Capt./Engineer. 2 Seasons; (Private & Charter) Florida & Bahamas in the winters,
& the entire East Coast throughout New England in the summers.
Opportunity to move forward & work on larger vessel.
April 97 - April 02 M/Y LADY DIANE, 86’ Dennison & 24’ Tender. (Owner: Thomas Lafferty)
Capt./Engineer. 5 Seasons; (Private) Traveled each year throughout the entire East
Coast of the U.S. New England to Florida/Bahamas, Cuba & most of the Caribbean
islands to Trinidad. Vessel was sold; new owners maintained their current Captain.
Jan 90 - Mar. 97 M/Y MICHEL ADAM; 115’ Custom Built & 32’ tender, (Manager: Capt. David Shinn)
Captain/Engineer. 7 seasons (Private) traveled the winters throughout Asia, (Phuket,
Bangkok, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore & Malaysia), Summers to Sri Lanka, Maldives,
Transitioning between seasons through the Suez Canal/Red Sea to the Mediterranean.
Summers cruising throughout the Med,( Egypt, Israel, Greek Islands, Malta, Italy, Sardinia
Capri, France, Spain & Islas Baleares.) Trans-Atlantic to Caribbean from Gibraltar, to Cape
Verde, Antigua, St.Kitts, Nevis, British and U.S. Virgin Islands, Turks & Caicos, Cuba, Florida &
the Bahamas. Vessel was sold where Owner had his Captain of 4 years.

3. RICHARD G. MESTIER
REFERENCES:
Mr. Scott Jones
Yacht & Ship Broker Inc.
Ft Lauderdale, Florida.
M/Y Ubiquitous & M/Y Barbarina.
info@scottbjones.com
Phone: 954-763-6937
Mrs. Diane Lafferty
Owner M/Y Lady Diane
Philadelphia, PA.
lassdi@aol.com
Phone: 610-356-8289
Captain Stuart Donaldson
Owner; Yacht East Inc.
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. 33303
boatpdler@aol.com
Phone: 954-489-1333
Cell: 954-882-2247
Captain Peter Norquoy
Owner- Brio Marine Corp. R/V Strong Brio.
U.S Naval Air Warfare Center.
Key West, Florida.
Peternorq@aol.com
Phone: 305-304-8823
Reference Letters upon Request.