Crew

Brian was born on Wednesday the 24th of March 1976, he was raised in the small city of Flagstaff, Arizona. At the age of 22 Brian moved to Seattle to finish his degree in Electrical Engineering at UW.  With his bright mind and witty smile Brian started up his own company.

After years in the business Brian dreamt of bigger adventures and more meaning in his life. He read the book “3 years on a 12foot boat” and the dream to create his own odyssey and sail around the world was born. Three boats later and endless days of hard work, Brian’s dream became a reality when he bought Delos in Seattle in 2008 and has lived on board ever since.

Brian is not just a splendid captain but Delos’ all round handy man. Lucky for the crew he is an exceptional electrician, water fixer, computer engineer, energy mechanic and bread maker. His stubborn nature means he is persistent with all projects and won’t stop until he gets the task done. Brian radiates an aura of confidence which automatically creates a sense of trust and safety for anyone who comes into contact with him.

Although a software nerd at heart, he has a weird fixation with strong tastes, is the ultimate snuskhummer and a true and loving sailor.

His name is Brady.  Yep, that’s right, just like that old classic The Brady Bunch.  He’s a keen-as sailor and a cracker-jack diver.  He’s lived and sailed on Delos since 2010 after hopping on in Mexico.  He was only supposed to come for a month to help sail to Tahiti, but somehow those months slipped on by and now its three years and twenty something thousand miles later. And he’s still loving it.  Obviously he was meant to live on the ocean so Delos is the perfect place for him.

Not only is Brady a Dive Master, Dive Instructor, and Rescue Diver but he can also whip up a mean Pico De Gallo or Ceviche, all while filleting a Tuna or Mahi with the other hand.

Brady spent the last year and a half living in Melbourne Australia, Ft. Lauderdale Florida, and random ports around the Caribbean meandering between rolling burritos and crewing on super yachts.  Yep, his life is not exactly what one would call very tough but he did work hard to save up money to continue sailing around the world.

When not sailing, diving or fishing Brady enjoys eating, drinking Scotch, and sleeping.  Life is good and he’s psyched about experiencing Asia this season!

Josje Maxime Leyten (AKA YOOshers, Josjerama, Raminator, Josjematrix, Rama, Kiwi)

Josje brings out the gypsy pirate in all of us!  She was born on June 10th 1993 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Although she has a sweet as Kiwi accent and was born and raised in Kiwi-Land her heritage is 100% Dutch. 

Josje is super creative, organized ,and artistic.  She is able to see the beauty in everything and has a very spiritual light to her.

In Feburary of 2011 Christchurch was struck by a terrible Earthquake that destroyed much of the city and Josje’s place of work.  Losing her job and just finishing high school Josje took a chance and decided to go sailing with her aunt and uncle.  Never sailing before, Josje jumped on board S/V Drifter in Opua, New Zealand and sailed to Fiji.

After completing the passage and spending some time in Fiji she ran into the unruly crew of Delos in Musket Cove, Fiji.  All it took was one night and she jumped ship to call Delos home.  Josje is naturally at home on the Ocean and in the sun….Especially if their is some chocolate or Salt and Vinegar chips within reach. She has really grown into an amazing sailor the past few years and is looking forward to the adventures ahead.

Karin has been a part of Delos’ life for two years now, visiting whenever she got the chance from her busy university life in Melbourne. Now she has completed her landscape architecture degree, she’s joined the Delos team full time for this season and beyond!

Born and raised in Sweden, Karin also spent a few years in London before moving to Australia, so she contributes wonderfully to the combination of cultures and accents on board.

Even though she’s used to living in the snow while chewing on smoked reindeer heart, she really adapts to the sailing lifestyle and gets into the spirit of things. A very keen sailor with many talents and skills; she’s swift in the kitchen, gets artsy and crafty with it and enjoys taking small naps every now and then. She’s a great asset to the team, her easy-going nature very much loves the boat bikini lifestyle.