Maja grew up in Denmark close to the sea.

She loved the water and  became a dive instructor at the age of 22 when living in Mexico.  She managed dive centers in Greece, Mexico, Maldives  and the BVI and holds instructor ratings from PADI, SSI and IANTD.

When offered a job on 126m  mega yacht "Octopus" it became the start of her career in yachting.

 

In 2008, she met Laurent and they started to work together on yachts. A year later they bought their own 60 ft yacht and sailed the Atlantic and Pacific ocean for 5 years.

 

In 2015, they settled down in Mallorca, where they live in the north of the island with their twin boys.

Since  arriving in Mallorca , Maja has been working freelance with Laurent as stewardess, deckhand, dive instructor and chef and at the same time managing several yachts. She also owned a bar in the marina of Alcudia for 3 years. 

Laurent grew up in the heart of Burgundy in France, enjoying all his holidays on the sea side. At 17 he became  windsurfing and cruising instructor and spent all his holidays teaching sailing. 

 

At 22, after a military service in the 5th Foreign regiment as water sport instructor in Mururoa , he started sailing around the world,  delivering yachts wherever needed.

After 9 years of deliveries, in 2006 he moved to St Tropez  as captain on a classic  yacht and sailed most of the regattas in the Mediterranean.

 

In 2008 he met Maja. A year later and they bought a sailing yacht and went sailing the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean  for a few years.

After the birth of their twins boys, they settled in Mallorca, where Laurent has been working as captain on private motor yachts.

 

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