LEXINGTON CY

Captain Bill Wassmer
Captain Bill learned to sail in Long Island Sound and raced in regattas up and down the sound (Manhasset Bay, Larchmont, Stamford, Cold Spring Harbor etc) from 9 years old until the end of high school.
During college he raced on larger sailboats and even has skippered three 12 meter America's Cup yachts - Columbia, Heritage and American Eagle. At one point he was crewing for Ted Turner on American Eagle. Also during college Captain Bill was the head sailing instructor of Sagamore Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program in Oyster Bay New York with a summer sailing program of up to 85 kids and 20 plus one design sailboats. During this time he also competed in Block Island Race, the New York Yacht Club races and the Newport/Bermuda race. In 1996 Captain Bill re-entered yachting on a 50 foot Gulfstar Viking motor yacht which he took from Portland, Oregon to Seattle ,WA and then cruised Puget Sound and the lower British Columbia Pacific Coast. In 2006 the owner ordered a new 66 foot Grand Alaskan motor yacht which Captain Bill captained for 38,000 miles from Canada down the entire USA, Mexico and Central America pacific west coast then through the Panama Canal and north to the Cayman Islands around Cuba and returning to the USA at Key West and them north all the way to Maine.
Captain Bill has taken LEXINGTON from Key West To Maine and back up and down the USA east coast 6 times as well as numerous side trips to the Bahamas, he is also a licensed pilot and can fly seaplanes.
Captain Bill is also PADI Certified Open Water Diver.

Chef Ranada Riley
Prior to discovering the wide world of yachting, Chef Ranada was most recently the Executive Chef and Co-Owner of Ranadas Bistro and Bar / Ranada’s Kitchen, in Lexington, KY. As a co-owner and Executive Chef she designed and implemented all seasonal menus. Fully designed concept and theme from start to what it is now. Best restaurant 2021. First year open - Winner of 2019 Best New Restaurant in Herald Leader, 2019 Burger Battle champion, Crave Food and Music Festival, 2019 Best Entree, Fine Dining at Taste of Bluegrass. Complete control of and R&D, menu planning and implementation, staff training in FOH and BOH. All GM responsibilities with financials and analytics. Payroll and budgeting. Meticulous marketing and promoting to bring the restaurant to a confirmed $1.2 million in it's first year business. In 2013, Ranada started as General Manager then became the Owner of the local Lexington Diner and Creative Table Kitchen and Catering. In her four years there, she was a Winner of 7 awards in two years, including 3 years straight Best Entree Taste of the Bluegrass and Best Overall for CRAVE. She also had 3 Food Network appearances with promise of other appearances in the future. She discovered her sea legs must have been there the entire time. She is enjoying her first journey from the Northeast all the way to the Southeast corner of the country on Lexington. She excited for what is to come she heads South to the Bahamas for the first time, entering her 2nd season on LEXINGTON.

Mate - Sehan Du Toit

Deck/Stew - Dre' Engelbrecht

Start date: Jun 14, 2023, End date: Jun 18, 2023 - Unavailable: Mystic, CT to Mystic, CT

Start date: Jun 19, 2023, End date: Jun 24, 2023 - Boat Show: Newport, RI* to Newport, RI*

Start date: Jun 29, 2023, End date: Jul 07, 2023 - Unavailable: Sag Harbour,NY* to Sag Harbour,NY*

Start date: Jul 28, 2023, End date: Aug 06, 2023 - Booked: Newport, RI* to Newport, RI*

Start date: Sep 05, 2023, End date: Sep 09, 2023 - Transit: Newport, RI* to Chesapeake, VA*

Start date: Oct 05, 2023, End date: Oct 20, 2023 - Transit: New England* to Fort Lauderdale, Florida*

Start date: Nov 01, 2023, End date: Nov 30, 2023 - Unavailable: Fort Lauderdale, Florida* to Fort Lauderdale, Florida*

Start date: Dec 10, 2023, End date: Dec 13, 2023 - Transit: Fort Lauderdale, Florida* to Nassau, Bahamas*