with
3 generations of Royal Navy in his blood, it is not surprising that with
his father, they built his first sailing dinghy when he was 7 years old. BIOGRAPHY
Captain
Jonathan Chandler.
"I offer my clients aboard my yacht the best personalized service in every step of their charter".
Captain
Chandler has been sailing for most of his life. Coming from a long line of
sailors,
with
3 generations of Royal Navy in his blood, it is not surprising that with
his father, they built his first sailing dinghy when he was 7 years old.
Jonathan
goes on to explain that he becomes very involved with his clients and that
satisfaction is a priority. He enjoys sailing his yacht, to some of the best
sailing areas in the Greek islands, and his enthusiasm
rubs off onto every guest. From hands on sailing instruction to
geographical history lessons, to deck dinners and beach parties, Jonathan will
share his love of the sea and Greece with all guests. You will want to return
again and again to sail Greece and Turkey with Jonathan.
Having
sailed in many parts of the world, over the years, Jonathan has thousands of sea
miles logged. He spent his early twenties in the Royal Hong Kong Police as a
Chief Inspector in charge of a fast patrol launch. Here he patrolled the islands of Hong Kong and along
the Chinese coast.
As a member of the Admirals cup Hong Kong sailing team in 1979, he competed in
the fatal Fastnet race that year. Moving on to the USA Jonathan spent several
years competing in Florida at such events like the S.O.R.C, Miami- Jamaica race,
Antigua Race week, Annapolis -Bermuda race…in his 30’s he became captain of
the racing maxi “Boomerang” and sailed the yacht around the world competing
in the Maxi World Cup. Sailing across the Pacific and the Atlantic several
times.
In
the late 80's he joined the crew of the maxi ketch "Fisher and Paykel”
that competed in the around the World Whitbread Race. In the early 90’s he was
involved in the Americas cup with Dennis Conner’s “Team USA”.
In
the 90’s Jonathan slowed a bit and ran his own Sail making business in Greece,
before returning to the sea.
Now he
runs Chandler Yacht Charters Greece and enjoys sailing KORALIA 3
around the Mediterranean. He especially enjoys cruising and racing
in the Greek Islands.
He
has acquired a unique knowledge of the Greek islands that would normally take a
lifetime.