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Crew for both vessels for 2012 will be listed very soon. Crew aboard Hjalmar Bjorge in 2011 were Marky Mark aka Mark Powlett (chef), Kirsty Dalby (crew) and Anna White (crew), with Mark Henrys the skipper/owner. Big thanks to Rhona Wilson who helped us too.

Marky Mark on Mingulay	Kirsty and Hannah at Big John's wedding

We've had lots of lovely people working for us in previous years. We recently waved goodbye to Lindsay Wilson who headed off to Plymouth University to continue her further education. Lindsay, who worked for us for two years, currently has a Marine Biology degree and is a traditional fiddle player, both of which were perfect qualifications for crew! She is wee of stature (a miniature Mulleach) and ever cheerful. Lindsay was often seen leaping, with a warbled cry, across to various quays, ready to take Hjalmar Bjørge's lines. Her evening entertainment is missed by many.

Thanks also to Izzy, Little Rhona and Big Rhona (Lindsay's mum) for stepping in and helping out on odd trips that required crew cover, often at short notice.

During 2008 and 2009 Zuza was run by skipper Tim Wear and mate/cook Heather McNeill. Heather is a fun loving outdoor person who has been passionate about sailing since her late teens. She has lived on Skye for 26 years both working as a chef in some rather nice hotels and, as a qualified skipper, dinghy instructing, racing and cruising. Heather cooked on Hjalmar Bjørge for three seasons (including the trip to the Faroes and Iceland) and is looking forward to being on a "real" boat with "sticks and hankies". Her Scottish sailing seasons are usually interspersed with French skiing seasons and our "au revoir" always includes the plea, "Try not to break anything before next April…"

Tim started sailing at the tender age of seven and has over 30 years experience of sailing on the West coast of Scotland alone. Based on the Isle of Skye he has worked as a fisherman, yacht skipper and ran his own charter boat for seven years. Since 2004 he has been working in the Mediterranean but is returning to the West Coast because the sailing and anchorages are better. Well, that's his view and he's sticking to it! Tim has qualifications coming out of his ears and is a friendly guy who always appears calm and relaxed - ideal when the vagaries of Scotland's ever-changing weather is dictating what you can and cannot do!!!

In 2008 we had Donna MacMillan as shore support helping us with house-keeping and other boat related tasks at Corpach. Donna's hospitality experience has previously been restricted to buildings fixed securely to the land and she looked somewhat bemused when asked to swab the decks for the first time! Having successfully completed several undesirable cleaning jobs aboard Zuza she now qualifies for the job title "Bilge Rat". At the time Jack-of-all-trades Donna was also working as an administrator for her uncle's building firm and an assistant Registrar. Donna has since moved south of the border to Ashburnham Christian Trust.

Last but certainly not least we must mention Big John who is the only skipper that Mark has ever entrusted Hjalmar Bjørge with. Unfortunately for us John went over to the "dark side" and is now employed as an engineer by Cal Mac. However we remain positive that we might be able to persuade him to take the wheel from time to time as his new job affords him two weeks on, two weeks off plus holidays! Gentle giant John lives on the Isle of Mull with his wife Cathy. Their wedding, in November 2009, brought together many Northern Light Charters crew and guests. Happy days.

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