Our Spring 2016 Delivery Crew

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When we cross to Europe on Tilly Mint, we bring on extra crew members to help us stand watch. We typically bring on two to three extra sailors, and having such a full house can be quite lively. We enjoy having the extra crew around as it's a great opportunity to come together as a team.
This year, we have three extra crew members besides Arwyn and myself.  From left to right, excluding myself and Arwyn, we have:

Rhone Kirby- Tilly Mint's intern. Rhone is our youngest crew member at only 18 years of age. He is a local Antiguan who got his start in sailing when, at age 11, he commandeered a sailing dinghy from the Antigua Yacht Club when no one was looking. His joyride was short lived, but soon, he properly joined the yacht club and has lived to sail ever since.  Rhone has sailed for Antigua in the 2014 Junior Olympics and is currently working towards his slot to compete in the 2020 Olympics.

Dan Fox- is Tilly Mint's longest returning crew member. He has now completed 7 transat's aboard Tilly and is a mainstay of our crew. Arwyn and I were introduced to Dan through Tilly's former Captain, Bill Haynie, and he has joined us for every crossing since.  When he is not aboard Tilly Mint, he serves as a professional delivery skipper in Europe.

Jeff Wirken- hails from the Midwest, USA. We are excited to have him aboard and he brings a lot to the table for our crew.  Jeff is also a captain and an emergency medical technician. When he is not sailing, he works as a ski patrol/ mountain search and rescue patrolman.

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