MEET THE AURORA’S CREW

Captain

PHILIPPE MENETRIER – Born and raised near Paris, France, Philippe first found his love of the water on the coast of Brittany, and Club Med in the Caribbean. From there he sailed to BC, and settled in Comox. Since 1988 he has been with Marine Link and on the Aurora Explorer you are safely in his hands.

Captain

RON STEVENSON - CAPTAIN

Mate

COLE ADAMS - MATE

 

Mate

KEVIN RYAN -  From North Vancouver, BC, Kevin started commercial fishing after high school. He and his wife spent 20 years in Prince Rupert where they owned & operated a fishing vessel and started a family. They then moved to the Comox Valley where Kevin received a Watchkeeping Mate Certificate from North Island College and for the past 25 years has been working as Mate on the Aurora.

Engineer

DERRICK MCCUTCHEON - ENGINEER

 

Engineer

MADI BARHOUM - ENGINEER

 

Engineer

KRIS OTTER - ENGINEER

 

Chef

JANET COWAN - CHEF

 

Chef

LAURA AGNEW - CHEF

 

Steward

KAREN BEAULIUE - STEWARD

 

Steward

KIYA HOLLINGSWORTH - Kiya is excited to have recently joined the Marine Link crew for the 2021 season. She was raised on Cortes Island here in the Discovery Islands of Desolation Sound. She is delighted to share her love and knowledge of her home, paired with her years of hospitality experience aboard world traveling yachts to bring you memorable experience's aboard the Aurora

Deck hand

NIK BANAS - DECK HAND

 

DECK HAND

MADISON ADAMS - DECK HAND

 

Admin

COLLEEN IKONA REACH - Colleen grew up in the mountains of BC and after an 18-year career on the slopes of Whistler Mountain, she and her husband moved to Campbell River in 2018.  She started working at Marine Link in early 2019 and has been learning about the coastal marine world ever since.  When you call to book a trip on the Aurora, Colleen will be the one to help you out.

Owner

GUY ADAMS - OWNER/PRESIDENT

 

Operations Manager

ALBERTO GIROTTO - Alberto has spent 30+ years in the marine transportation business on Vancouver Island. He was first employed aboard the MV Frances Barkley in Barkley Sound. Not long after he became a working partner in Nootka Sound Marine, operators of the MV Uchuck III and the AG Ford. In 2016 he swapped coasts and joined Marine Link Transportation as the Manager of Vessel Operations.

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