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Seal Superyachts Asia - Myanmar Management Team |
Graham Frost - Seal Superyachts' Director
After having served for five years in the British Army's Royal
Engineers, Graham Frost's professional career in the marine industry started in 1988 as
skipper / owner / operator of one of South East Asia's most successful charter yachts. This enterprise
developed into a company offering diving, surfing, sea-kayaking and adventure sailing charters in
Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Indonesia and India. The company - SEAL
(South East Asia Liveaboards Co Ltd) - now owns
four boats, operates from its own premises in Phuket, and employs up to 36 staff. |
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Graham started SEAL's
Superyacht services division
in 1992 which since it's inception has handled virtually all visiting
Superyachts to Phuket and has
developed a full range of services to satisfy even the most demanding captains and owners.
Obtaining the first license ever from the Burmese authorities (December 1997) to take foreign registered
yachts into Burmese territorial waters, Graham has personally guided many visiting
Superyachts through
the pristine Mergui Archipelago putting it on the list of places that 'must' be visited in Asia.
In 2000 Graham conceived the idea of holding a Superyacht social event in Phuket, Thailand. This idea
developed into the Phuket Invitational,
a highly enjoyable occasion which is set to become an annual feature of the
Superyacht calendar.
Contact Graham
Adam Frost - Seal Superyachts' Director
At the end of a
four-year mechanical engineering apprenticeship in England, Adam Frost graduated as a fully skilled
EITB craftsman. On completion of his training in 1988, he joined forces with his brother Graham where
they purchased their first liveaboard dive yacht 'Crescent', in Hong Kong. After a six-month refit, they
sailed to Phuket and started operating successful liveaboard dive charters to the Similan and Surin
Islands, Thailand.
After their first season of operations, Adam took over the captaincy of 'Crescent' from his brother
Graham. He then held this position for the next five years. In which time he was responsible for the
successful operations of literally hundreds of dive charters in the Andaman Sea. Whilst serving as
captain, he also had the opportunity to take the vessel on a commercial treasure hunting exploration
off of the coast of Vietnam, as well as operating numerous pioneering dive charters in Malaysia,
Indonesia and Burma.
Adam is also one of the founding partners of SEAL
(South East Asia Liveaboards Co Ltd) and
SEAL Superyachts Co Ltd. With such intimate knowledge of the local waters, Adam has personally
guided many notorious Superyachts into the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar. This beautiful region is largely
unknown and unexplored by foreigners.
Adam is currently at the very hub of operations, directing the future of both of these successful
companies. Contact Adam
Gordon Fernandes - Seal Superyachts' Services Manager
Gordon completed a Bachelors degree in
Manufacturing and Business Studies in 1995. He then went to work in the computer industry selling
high-end computers and publishing equipment.
After two years the lure of travelling around the world was too great and the 9 - 5 was packed in for a
more action packed trip around the world. After a brief stint in Hong Kong, Thailand was the next stop.
Gordon first arrived in Phuket in August 1997. After a spell working as a divemaster in the famous Phi
Phi islands he joined SEAL in November 1997. After completing one season he decided that he still
wanted to broaden his horizons and work in different countries. Australia was the next destination. After
working and travelling for four months in Australia he came back to work for SEAL Superyachts
where he is now a active working partner.
The foundations for the Superyacht services division had been well laid by the Frost family when Gordon
became SEAL Superyachts' Services Manager but he has since added new markets and services to the
portfolio.
In 1999 Gordon managed the entry of a 52 M Feadship into the capital of Myanmar (Burma). This was the
first time that a private yacht had visited the capital.
Gordon's experience of the yachting industry has grown not only through working as a divemaster but
through managing an adventure cruise on one of the company's 60 foot sailing yachts during the low
season. Contact Gordon |