Meet the Mezzo Team
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Chris Adamson
Founder / Skipper
Chris Adamson left school after attaining A levels and moved out to Australia to study as a Yachtmaster for both Sail and Motor. At 19 he became one of the youngest people to achieve this accolade in England.
During his training, Chris sailed various vessels on the East Coast of Australia up to the Whitsunday Islands, and clocked up many thousands of miles in the process.
This experience has served him well for the time he’s skippered the Mezzo Magic fleet, and you couldn’t be in safer hands when it comes to navigating the turquiose Mediterranean waters.
After his academic success, Chris went back to Southampton to study again and has also achieved the status of RYA Cruising Instructor for Yachts, and more recently RYA Yachtmaster for Motorboats
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Lisa Watson
Office Manager and Marketing
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Ed Lees
Office Manager
Having been educated at Eton and with a few A levels up my sleeve, I chose to undertake a management degree in Oxford and, not too keen giving up my “eclectic” lifestyle in Oxford, spent another couple of years completing a Business course at the Oxford School of Business. I was then lucky enough to be approached and offered a job as project manager for a complete renovation of the Sultan of Oman’s chateau in Fontainbleu du Pont, France, which proved to an excellent year’s work. Back in the Blighty, I decided that, possibly, a career in the stock market might be interesting, so I completed my F.S.A course, only to find that this was not really my vocation! Next up was a move to Lavender Hill, in London, where I worked for an electricity company for a short while, before becoming a wine broker for City Vintners and London City Bond. This all worked well, until I got a call from an old friend one Sunday morning, while trying to have a lie in with my girlfriend. He was to offer me a position as an estate agent in Mallorca! First thoughts…………….Not a Chance! I thought Mallorca was Magaluf, and we all know what we think of estate agents!! I was convinced by him that Soller was not Magaluf and that the estate agency world in Mallorca is far different from that in the U.K, so, still being quite young, I thought I would give it a go, for a year (back in May, 2002!!). 12 years later, and having thoroughly enjoyed 99% of the job, it was time to bring that chapter to an end. Cue Chris, who had been running his yacht Charter company from his mobile phone and laptop for over 10 years, and had decided to move thing on and open an office in the Port. He was looking for an efficient, well presented people person to run it. Sadly, this guy was unavailable, so here I am!
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Grant Dickson
Skipper
Grant started sailing dinghys on the River Tay in Scotland when he was a teenager. Having left school he promptly signed up to a record label and hit the road for a number of years before settling into a music based office job. Seeking to get out from behind the desk, he rediscovered sailing in his mid thirties and travelled to Gibraltar to complete his RYA qualifications, moving out to Mallorca in 2011 to start a new career with Mezzo Magic. In his first year he specialised in running watersport activities on the RIB and has since moved on to skipper all of our sailing boats, making many friends and lasting relationships along the way. Most people refer to Grant as ‘boyfriend material’ due to his sophisticated charm, wit and rugged good looks. In his spare time, Grant likes to imagine being a party DJ and dabbles in photography and graphic design. Favourite food : Deep Fried Mars Bar. Favourite Music : Anything that sells in large quantities.
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Maxime Verbist
Skipper
High I’m Maxime Verbist capitán Tramuntana,
Born in Belgium and traveled the world. Started sailing thanx to a good old friend Douwe from Friesland that i met on an island participating for the television game survivor.
One day he called me op and told me , hey you crazy man you want some adventure’ And I say yes bring it on . so there I left for my first ever sailing trip from Amsterdam to Lisbon a amazing square schooner . nervous as a little kid making my first steps out at sea. Felt like a pirate free as a bird in harmony with the wind and the waves .Loved it and ever since sailed the high seas crossed the Atlantic few times.
Till one little storm steered me and my small boat in to port Soller , where I met my wife literally the same day setting foot in the port.
As the seas and the salt air called me whispering my ears I started chartering around Mallorca , Croatia and the Greec islands .
Love sailing the Tramuntana coast line , as its my home now .
Do you want to know where I hide my treasures?
Come and sail with us as we let you experience our little magic spots and let your dreams and relaxation let you flow over the horizon.. -
Ina Junes
Skipper
Ina was born and raised in Belgium, not by the sea, but was introduced to sailing through friends and family. It was clear from a young age that she would not settle in Belgium, looking for a way to work and travel around the world. When she was asked to join a boat to cross the Atlantic ocean, aged 28, she didn’t have to think twice. The seed was planted and Ina spent the next twelve years sailing all over the world, from Finland to Antartica, and from New York to French Polynesia. With Palma de Mallorca being the beautiful island and the yachting hub that it is, it is no wonder that she decided to pose her bags and settle here.
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Dan Hands
Skipper