GLAROS Yacht Charter

Captain: Yiannis Marathianos

Captain: Yiannis Marathianos
Captain Yiannis is 60 years old, a Greek national. He holds a Captain’s A Class Diploma and numerous certificates such as Rescue and Fire Fighting, Certificate in Education Tanker safety, RR Passengers, GMDSS, ISPS code, Certificate Yachting Gnosis (verbal communication, conflict management, leadership, customer care, economic management, yacht maintenance) from HYCA and S. Niarchos Foundation, Bachelor of Professional Lifeguard etc . He has over 15 years’ experience on charter yachts i.e. Panther, Albacore, Albacore II, Bonito, Nitta V & Aurora. Captain Yiannis’s extensive knowledge of Mediterranean Sea is a valuable asset and ensures a successful charter. He is a professional captain with passion for his job and he has been awarded with the class A Navy Medal Award from the Ministry of Merchant Marine for rescuing people during the sink of “EXPRESS SAMINA” on September 26, 2000. He is married with two children, he speaks English and German and in his hobby is winemaking.


Engineer: Konstantinos Tsoumanis
Konstantinos was born in 1975 and he is a Greek national. He holds an Engineer’s A Class diploma from Aspropirgos Maritime Academy and all the necessary certificates; Life Saving, Firefighting, STCW, SSO etc. He is a talented professional having more than 23 years’ experience at sea on all types of ships and on charter motor yachts such as M/Y Elisa and M/Y Rini. Konstantinos is the person whom the Captain and the crew completely trust and rely on for the smooth operation and repair of every part of the yacht. Konstantinos speaks English.


Chef: Ariel Salazar
Chef Ariel was born in 1973 in Philippines. At a very young age he discovered his passion for cooking and joined the yachting industry in 1993 as a steward and assistant cook on board Μ/Υ LYKTOS I and M/Y LYKTOS II.
When he arrived in Greece he received special training at Hotel Grande Bretagne and gained valuable experience next to the best Chefs. He has worked at various hotels and also on M/Y Kyknos before joining the team of M/Y Glaros in 2008.
Ariel is a competent Chef who can satisfy the most demanding clients. His dishes are delicious. He is well versed in Mediterranean and Asian cuisines as well as in Pastry. He speaks English and he enjoys fishing.


Chief Stewardess: Elena Golubnicha
Elena is 37 years old and she is from Ukraine. She has extensive experience in the hospitality industry as she has been working for more than 15 years in restaurants, hotels and yachts. During her career she has attended various seminars such as Housekeeping, Mixology and Silver Service. She joined M/Y Glaros in 2019. Elena is a highly motivated and enthusiastic person with excellent communication skills. She is organized and responsible and will make sure that the guests will be pampered to the highest standards of service. She speaks fluent English, Russian and Greek. Elena enjoys travelling and cooking.

Stewardess: Eleni Dimitriou
Eleni was born in 1981 and she is a Greek national. She started her career working at various restaurants and hotels and in 2015 joined the yachting industry. She is a very polite person with positive attitude, always catering clients’ needs at all times. Eleni speaks English.

Bosun: Anastasios Katsimichas
Anastasios is 41 years old, a Greek national. He holds a speedboat license, an Able Seaman’s certificate and all the necessary certificates such as Personal Survival Techniques, Fire Prevention Fire Fighting, and Elementary First Aid etc. He has worked on various motor yachts such as M/Y Proton, M/Y Jester, M/Y Georgitta II, M/Y Sanjana and M/Y Pathos before joining Glaros in 2019. He is very hard working and friendly person. He speaks English, he is married with one child and he enjoys fishing.

Deckhand: Nikolaos- Eleftherios Sylignakis
Nikolaos was born in 1994 and his nationality is Greek. He holds a diploma of a computer technician but being close to the sea all his life he decided to move to the yachting industry. He holds a speed boat license and all the necessary certificates for his position. Nikolaos is a very pleasant and active person, always able to assist his crew mates and offer excellent services to all guests onboard. He speaks English and being a qualified diver he enjoys diving, fishing and all water sports.

Deckhand: Henry Madriaga
Henry is 41 years old, a Philippine national. He has been working in the yachting industry for the last 15 years and he joined Glaros in 2015. He speaks English and enjoys football and cinema.