Captain: Apostolos Korakas

My Toy-Crew Profile

Captain – Apostolos Korakas
Greek - Age 45– Speaks English, Greek

Captain Apostolos is a very capable and experienced Captain having worked on private and chartered large luxury yachts for 16+ years, cruising all over the world but mostly in Greece and the Mediterranean. He has been on board luxury yachts since 2006. Apostolos graduated from the Merchant Marine Academy in 1999. He holds all the certificates for marine Officers such as Life Saving and Fire Fighting Appliances, Ro/Ro Passenger, and SSO security. He commenced his service at sea in 1996 as a Cadet Officer on board merchant ships, passenger and container vessels. In 2001 he paid his dues to the Greek Navy for 2,5 years as a Commander of a minesweeper warship. He offers an enthusiasm that blends well with the positive attitude of the entire crew. The Captain takes great pride in creating tailor-made yacht charter experiences for each charter. He works closely with the chartering party to ensure that all their needs are met. Previous Yachts: “O’PATI” , “Poseidon IV”, “Monte Carlo” , “Rospiya” . He really enjoys sailing, watersports, diving, fishing, spearfishing, studying new technology & innovations, and listening to music.

Chief Engineer – Themis Katsis
Greek – Aged 41 – Speaks English, Greek
6 years with Captain Apostolos.

Themis is from Athens, Greece. He received his Bachelor of Engineering from the Athens Merchant Marine Academy, Department of Marine Engineering, in Athens. He worked as an Engineer on passenger ships for 4 years before moving on to the luxury yacht industry and has huge experience with hydraulic systems, water makers, generators, engines of all types, pumps, and compressors, Themis has served as Engineer for over 10 years on private and charter vessels up to 46m. In his spare time, Themis is a 3rd-year student studying Shipbuilding Technology Applications at the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens. Themis is more than qualified to keep M/Y My Toy in ship shape order for the 2023 summer cruising season.

First Officer – Konstantinos Rigkos
Greek – Age 32 – Speaks English, Greek

Konstantinos was born and raised in Greece. He holds a Captain Class C Certificate plus Life Saving & Fire Fighting Appliances, RoRo passenger ships. He started his career on tankers and then moved to the yachting industry, gaining some experience working in smaller yachts as a skipper, and is ready to provide his services in the superyachts. Kind and polite and always happy to assist with his responsibility to the charter guests. Sea is his passion, and he wants to move forward and grow in the yachting industry. His characteristics are resilience, forcefulness, perfectionism, and consistency. With his knowledge and experience, Konstantinos aims to provide an enjoyable and friendly time on board MY TOY.

Chef – Matthew Divanes
Greek – Aged 35 – Speaks English, Greek

Chef Matthew was born in 1988 in Larissa Greece. He studied mechanical engineering and then decided that cooking was his passion, so he started culinary school and became a Chef, and since then is always upgrading his knowledge with seminars and schools. He won first place in various competitions and also in 2019 in the Medys Nafplio Yacht Show. Working in the yachts since 2019. It's his second year with Cpt Apostolos onboard My Toy.

Chief Stewardess – Lyudmila Ros
Ukraine – Aged 34 – Speaks English (fluent), Russian (fluent), Ukrainian (native), Italian (basic)
First-year with Captain Apostolos

Lyudmila was born in Ukraine in 1989. She graduated with a degree in Marketing from the Dnepropetrovsk University of Economics and Law. She joined the luxury yachting industry in 2016 accumulating years of experience under her belt. Lyudmila is a bright, hard-working person with excellent communication skills and will make sure that all guests are happy and comfortable on board. Her interests include meeting new people, learning new languages, trying to travel to new destinations each year, going out with friends, listening to music, and dancing!

Second Stewardess -Silvana Simati
Greek/German – Aged 32 – Speaks Greek (native), German (native), English (Proficiency)
First year with Captain Apostolos

Silvana was born in 1991 in Hamburg. She studied Hairdressing at the vocational college of Corfu as well as completing a diploma at the vocational college in Hamburg in Family Care at home & retirement homes. She started her career as a stewardess in the yachting industry in 2018. Prior to this, she has experience working in the hospitality industry working as a barista, nanny & catering assistant as well as various sales assistant jobs. She works well under pressure and is able to carry out instructions and take directions. Silvana is a great asset to the crew since she‛s a caring, hardworking, and team-spirited person. She is single and during her free time, she enjoys travelling, meeting new people, learning about new cultures, and learning new languages.

Deckhand – George Kondylis
Greek – Aged 24 – Speaks English, Greek
Second year with Captain Apostolos

George was born in 1999 in Athens. His love for the sea started in his youth and keeps growing. He graduated from the Merchant Marine Academy in 2021. He has all the certificates regarding safety for commercial yachting, powerboats, and water toys. He started his career in marine ships and then continued in yachts like Sahab IV. His enthusiasm and communication skills help him to develop strong relationships with people around him. In his free time, he likes to fish, swim and listen to music.

Deckhand – Chrysa Avrampou
Greek – Aged 23 – Speaks English and Greek
4 years with Captain Apostolos

Chrysa was born in 2000 in Athens Greece. Raised by the coast, Chrysa has always been around sea and boats, from a young age she is cruising the Aegean islands and has been working in yachting for the past 3 summer seasons as a stewardess and deckhand. She is studying in the winter as she wants to become a captain of a yacht. Chrysa likes to travel and goes fishing in her free time.