Clear and Uncomplicated
During summer 2001 - I complete my Masters Certificate for vessel under 3000 GT , and then gained a position on Solemates a 55M Feadship as Ch Officer , learning the new ISM and ISPS Codes and their implementation . Since then I have maintained these Certificates and completed all the current STCW’95 requirements .
History
Since a young man at school in the UK I took up sailing competitively, racing during the Summer Term, at Royal Naval Base Portland and during the holidays crewing a Dragon Racing Yacht. 1991 took my first professional job on a Swan 86, the rest is history .
The Vessels
M/Y SOLEMATES 55M- Chief Officer 2003-2004
S/Y FELICITA WEST 64M - Chief Officer 2004-2005
S/Y ATHENA 90M - Chief Officer 2005-2007
M/Y DESAMIS B 40M - Captain 2007-2009
M/Y SOLAIA 40M- Captain 2009-2010
M/Y PJ YACHTS 501 ( DB 9) 52M - Trials Captain 2010
M/Y RoMa 63 M -Captain - 2010-2011
M/Y GO 40M - Captain - 2011-2012
M/Y AUSPICIOUS 46M - Captain 2012-2012
S/Y MIRABELLA 3 42M - Captain 2012-2013
M/Y HANA 43M - Captain 2013 - 2022
M/Y DEJA TOO 52M - Captain 2022 - Present
“ I am very enthusiastic about my work and consider myself a thoroughly professional Captain, with a
strong sense of responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of my ship and crew. I have accrued the time and experience to attain a Master’s position on a world class yacht, something of which I feel well experienced and qualified .”
Captain Charles Bushell
Skills and Services .
Efficient and effective planning - well organised.
Solid leadership and installing a sense of pride in the crew.
Delivering a first class service and onboard experience .
Excellent knowledge of Ports and Marinas Worldwide .
Personable and able to react to guests requests .
Operations conducted in cost effective manner .
Numerous Shipyard periods and repairs -on time on budget.
Tax efficient operation .
What People Are Saying…
"You have been excellent to work with, couldn’t be better or nicer. Thank you for your professionalism.”
"Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!! …. You’re a star and God I wish all Captains were like you, honestly.”
And this from the clients - "Wow ! We had fun! Our trip was great, the yacht was perfect and the crew was very warm and made us feel at home. The weather helped a lot and the water in the Tyrrhenian Sea was warm and clear. The activities were fun and our guide Emmanuel was informative and easy going. We were lucky to have a full moon and fireworks while crossing at night the Messina strait.”
— Tove Johnson , Charter Broker , Fraser Yachts Monaco
“Music to my ears!!!!!!! I cannot thank you enough for making it all happen. I’m sure now that you’ve had them on board you can understand how stressed I was about that 13th nanny. Thank you, once again it was lovely for me to work with the Hana team. I wish all charter captains were like YOU!”
— Trina Howes , CharterWorld , USA
“Captain Charles - I would like to thank you and your team for executing such a successful charter, and this last minute. Your attention to detail, precision, and punctuality in all of our communications, and your calm and can do attitude overall has given me the peace of mind and trust that our clients were in the very best of hands. Thank you for setting such a standard. ”
“Captain Bushell is well qualified and has experience on larger vessels. He holds a Master (Unlimited) > 3000 GT certificate issued by the MCA (UK). He was able to contribute to the Charter program and always was very accessible to the clients onboard, making the day-to-day decisions to ensure that the Clients received the best possible experience. He also manages difficult requests with faultless problem solving skills and presenting solutions to the Clients.”
— Alex Garro , Yacht Manager C&N Monaco
“We would like to send our thanks and support for Captain Charles and his crew onboard HANA from our charter this July . Our clients found themselves in an uncomfortable and unexpected situation onboard in regard to rolling seas, highly trafficked areas and a different stabilization system.
We greatly appreciate Captain Charles’ professionalism while we were all trying to find solutions to keep the Charterer and his guests happy onboard.
Captain Charles and the HANA crew did a great job providing the guests with 5-star service. The clients never complained about the service, crew, food, or Captain and were always clear that the Captain and crew were wonderful throughout the charter.
It can be very challenging working through issues on charters and Captain Charles was excellent to work with and communicate with. He was solution driven in trying to turn the charter clients
experience around onboard for what resulted in a successful conclusion.Thank you,”
