Master Mariner / Marine Surveyor.
Project Manager 2006-2008.
Project Manager 2021
Jointly manages Cariad on site with Des Kearns. Behind scenes project coordinator 2006-2008
Owner and operator Popeye Marine Services Co., Ltd. Responsible for 147 yacht refits.
Started his career as a pattern maker in Australia, hence his wood working tolerances are precise.
Spent the next 30 years building boats.
Mast maker 2008.
Mast maker 2022.
From Tasmania, Australia. Head shipwright 2006-2008.
Mike is the hands-on consultant responsible
for restoring the hull back to serviceable/sailing condition.
40-year experience building traditional wooden boats.
Sombat originally wired Cariad 2008. Yan and Sombat team-up as head electrician and chief engineer, jointly responsible for installation and commissioning of electrical and engineering systems.
Anan ‘Lek’ Lanchantha
Lek’s history dates back to Cariad’s discovery in Laem Cabang in 2005. Engineer for the delivery from Laem Cabang to PSS shipyard in 2006. Responsible for installation of engine and steelwork in 2008.
2022 returns to the Cariad project. Responsible for all steel and fabrication work.