Grant is an experienced Superyacht Captain by trade – MCA & AMSA Master – holding Certificates of Competency for vessels up to 48 m and 3000 GT. With over 30 years of yachting experience, he has worked on vessels up to 62 m, specializing in worldwide deliveries, shipyard refits, and relief positions. His extensive cruising background spans the entire globe, including an impressive 18 Atlantic crossings.

Growing up on the water in Sydney, where his family owned a marina, Grant learned the fundamentals of marine craftsmanship from an early age. A lifelong mariner, he combines technical expertise with a deep passion for the sea, enjoying all water sports and classic boats.

Nick is a highly experienced Master and technically skilled Marine Engineer. His career includes significant involvement in large-scale refits and new builds, as well as operations in the tourism sector on the Great Barrier Reef and in Sydney.

Nick has worked with the AMSA and classification society surveys, crew training, and the maintenance and management of multi-vessel fleets. In recent years, he has served as Chief Engineer on DP vessels supporting ROV and commercial diving operations.

An accomplished mariner with a lifelong passion for the sea, he has also owned and operated his own vessels—including a Lagoon 400 catamaran—which he and his family cruised extensively around Australia for ten years.

Leighton is the director of European Marine and has been the driving force in bringing the SARGO brand to Australasia. Growing up in the South Island of New Zealand and enjoying several decades of boating in the Marlborough Sounds, he knew the SARGO boats would be the perfect fit for Antipodean boating.

Following a career in Property and Project Management, Leighton joined the family marine business in 2022. He still enjoys his boating in the Marlborough Sound with his young family, who all love getting away on a SARGO 36!

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