your hosts

Kathrin & Norbert

Kathrin was born and raised in Carinthia, Austria and has undergone professional hospitality training at a secondary college for tourism in 2006. After graduation she left her hometown to seek new adventures in America. Kathrin found employment and pleasure in working as a Nanny (au pair) for a family of 7 in Winchester Massachusetts. After returning to the EU in 2008, she kickstarted a career in the super yachting world in the south of france, working for high end clients from all over the world on their luxurious yachts. She has filled various exciting roles including Yacht Stewardess, Yacht Chef and Estate Manager. Kathrin speaks fluent german, english and french and got basic italian and spanish communication skills. Her hobbies are surfing (which she picked up in Thailand), swimming, diving, cooking, shopping, meeting new people and traveling.

 

Norbert was born and raised in the same town as Kathrin and has studied business education and sports management in vienna. During his studies he has participated in various jobs such as a movie production, kids activity projects and many more. Norbert has later worked as a product manager for KIA Motors in Vienna from 2006-2011. He then decided to leave the office and travel around half the globe with his surfboard and his newfound girlfriend Kathrin. When he returned home after 13 months he started seeking employment together with Kathrin on Sailing Super yachts. This was a life long passion and has now finally become a real life profession. Norbert started to undergo professional sailing yacht training in 2012 and has crossed the atlantic ocean twice. Norbert loves to sail, the ocean itself and everything that comes with it. He is excellent at all types of water-sports, especially surfing and is a qualified PADI rescue diver.