Our founder has extensive knowledge of the yachting industry; from the intricacies of crewing to routes that enable travellers to explore beyond the ordinary. Born near River Hamble, the heart of yachting country in the UK, Eddie worked as a diving instructor in the Maldives ahead of spending several years as a cruise director on dive liveaboards in Indonesia. Before swapping city life for the water, Eddie co-owned a successful recruitment & head hunting firm in London, having spent 10 years serving in the British Royal Navy.

EDDIE WIDNALL, FOUNDER & CHARTER MANAGER

Our Team

Annie focuses on developing new partnerships, destinations and marketing opportunities, as well as working on charter bookings. With experience at a number of London’s leading PR agencies, Annie has specialised in luxury travel for over a decade, and her former clients range from tour operators to boutique hotels and private islands. Annie is also a freelance journalist and writes features for magazines in the UK and internationally.

ANNIE BIZIOU, MARKETING & PARTNER

Born to wander, Kim has travelled across Southeast Asia, India and the South Pacific since leaving France. Kim speaks French & English fluently. Kim kept the wanderlust alive managing dive shops in the Maldives, Gili Islands and finally in Komodo. As a Founding Manager of a dive centre in Komodo, Kim built the dive shop from the ground up, developing a deep understanding of the dive & tourism industry, especially in the remote east of Indonesia. Kim has since worked as an agent for luxury yacht charters in Indonesia from her current base in Bali.

KIM GUENIER, BALI OPERATIONS & SKS DIRECTOR

With a bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology and hospitality experience, Richard moved to Indonesia to work for Aman Resorts. Starting out as dive centre manager at Amanwana on Moyo Island, Richard then spent time leading private charters on Amanikan and Amandira.  Richard will advise, create and guide you through the perfect itinerary across remotest Indonesia; always on hand to ensure that Ultimate Yachts’ ethos and your expectations are consistently surpassed.

RICHARD PHILLIPS, PRIVATE GUIDE

Alex was born on the northern coast of the Black Sea, and growing up by the sea cultivated his deep routed passion for boats and the ocean. Having worked extensively for international yacht brokers, Alex brings a wealth of knowledge from the international charter market to the table and speaks both English and Russian. Alex focuses on assisting our Russian clients mainly, and outside of the yachting world, Alex loves spending time with his family, travelling, snowboarding and surfing.

ALEXANDER GADAEV, CHARTER BROKER

Yoann is our Burma specialist, and his expertise extends throughout South East Asia. Born and raised in Provence, Martin started cruising the Mediterranean at a young age before taking part in a number of regattas and eventually working as a yacht broker in Marseille. His life-long passion for the sea and travelling brought him to South East Asia in 2012 where he managed the sales and operations for a classic yacht for a few years. He speaks French (his native tongue) and is fluent in English. Yoann is based in Borneo.

YOANN MARTIN, THAILAND & MYANMAR CHARTER BROKER

Rosie supports our sales team and ensures clients are thoroughly looked after, and remains on hand to ensure a seamless trip. Having worked in the travel industry for over ten years Rosie is passionate about delivering a first-class service for our clients. Rosie lives in Wiltshire, with her young family, and enjoys days out usually exploring the countryside, as well as holidaying in warmer climates.

ROSIE REDMAN, GUEST SERVICES

Putri was born in Central Java. She has been in the hospitality industry for 11 years, with experience working for a lifestyle brand overseeing five resorts and two vessels based in Indonesia. Putri has been involved in the pre-opening team as a business development manager from a luxury liveaboard company in Indonesia. Putri is passionate about delivering excellent service and is ready to provide the best travel suggestions to create a magical experience for our guests. She works alongside Kim to support our Bali operations and looks after guest services.

PUTRI NOVITA, GUEST SERVICES

Joss supports Rosie and Putri with additional guest services tasks, administration and heads up our accounting. Joss enjoys making the most of her surroundings living in the New Forest, spending time with her family, walking the dogs, and going down to the beach. 

JOSS WOOD, ACCOUNTS