Our team

Jill Zwaans

Founder and Charter Director

jillzwaans@yachtstory.com

+32 478 350 763

Jill Zwaans is the proud founder of YACHT STORY with over 20 years of experience in the yacht charter business. The passion for yachting runs in her family as her grandfather built the first Carlo Riva yacht in 1973 and she spent all holidays on her family’s sailing yacht. Sailing is part of her life and after collecting several sailing certificates, she became a sailing instructor herself. Today, she is still active in Snipe sailing and Superyacht regattas. Jill started her career as a charter assistant in Monaco for a reputable broker house and she hasn’t missed a Yacht Show since. She completed a Masters degree in Maritime Science and moved to Australia as the Sales & Marketing director for a shipyard, traveling frequently between Australia, North-America and Europe, facilitating luxury motor yacht sales. After spending a summer in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, working for the dealer of the shipyard, she shifted her focus to yacht charters. Jill continued developing her charter skills between the French Riviera and London. In 2010 she returned to Belgium with the strong ambition to set-up a charter business in the Benelux for yachts based worldwide. In 2021 she founded Yacht Story with the mission to guide you and shape your travel expectations into unique private yachting escapes to make memories at sea!

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Axel Joris

Charter Executive and CA

charter@yachtstory.com

+32 471 94 83 41

Axel’s grandfather had owned a shipyard in Flanders, Belgium, which meant that Axel started learning the fundamentals of boat building from a young age. As a passionate sailor he obtained all the certificates necessary allowing him to discover the best sailing holiday locations through his own experience. Axel completed a degree at the De Ruyter Maritime Institute in Vlissingen – Netherlands, which he followed up with a career as a marine officer. After several years aboard cruise vessels and yachts, he traded in the sea for land and joined the YACHT STORY team in Spring 2022. His on-board experience combined with yacht management skills made hiring him as Charter Executive and Central Agent (CA) an obvious decision.

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Maurits Dierick

Central Agent & Marketing Planner

charter@yachtstory.com

+32 470 97 20 17

As an experienced and popular yacht charter captain, Maurits is the ideal expansion of the YACHT STORY team. With his nautical knowledge and positive ‘Can Do’ attitude, he has the perfect feel of what yacht owners want and how he can convert their asset into a popular charter vessel. Maurits grew up in Antwerp, Belgium, where a passion for ‘competitive’ sailing and yachting has started. Other than this sailing career, all water sports like windsurfing, kitesurfing, (free) diving, spearfishing, wakeboarding and mono-skiing have always been a yearly activity. Like all of us, Maurits’ job is his passion! This is clear in the personal touch he brings to his work, in his confident manner and meticulous eye to detail when preparing a charter. His technical background drives him to his additional position as Marketing Planner to boost the promotion side of the Yacht Story worldwide fleet.

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Top charters

Corsica & Sardinia

VENICE 2

€ 21,000

20.00 M

6 GUEST

Greek Islands

Croatia & Montenegro

French Polynesia

Italian Riviera

Corsica & Sardinia

Caribbean

CHRISTINA O

€ 700,000

99.13 M

34 GUEST

Turkish Riviera

DIVA DENIZ

€ 14,000

29.00 M

12 GUEST

Turkish Riviera

DERYA DENIZ

€ 10,500

23.95 M

10 GUEST

Caribbean

ENDLESS HORIZON

$ 92,000

24.40 M

8 GUEST

Turkish Riviera

DE LOVE

€ 87,500

47.00 M

14 GUEST

Turkish Riviera

GRAND SAILOR

€ 9,800

24.00 M

8 GUEST

Corsica & Sardinia

Caribbean

WONDERFUL

€ 59,000

22.00 M

8 GUEST

Indonesia

SI DATU BUA

$ 84,000

39.93 M

6 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

CASABLANCA

€ 74,000

53.30 M

36 GUEST

South Pacific

French Polynesia

Caribbean

SEAWOLF X

$ 400,000

42.83 M

12 GUEST

Corsica & Sardinia

VICTORIA

€ 15,500

25.00 M

12 GUEST

Caribbean

MOON DRAGON

€ 58,000

17.95 M

10 GUEST

Caribbean

Galapagos

TURKISH DELIGHT

€ 80,000

24.38 M

8 GUEST

Corsica & Sardinia

ELIANORA

€ 33,000

39.00 M

12 GUEST

Greek Islands

Turkish Riviera

EZGY

€ 85,000

30.00 M

10 GUEST

French Riviera

Corsica & Sardinia

VESPUCCI

€ 42,000

30.50 M

10 GUEST

Greek Islands

GENNY

€ 55,000

23.87 M

10 GUEST

Balearic Islands

YGO.

€ 39,000

19.21 M

8 GUEST

Balearic Islands

KINGFISHER V

€ 34,000

20.55 M

6 GUEST

South Pacific

AURORA

€ 90,000

26.00 M

8 GUEST

Turkish Riviera

REM

€ 80,000

33.53 M

10 GUEST

Turkish Riviera

Caribbean

LA BLANCA

€ 395,000

60.00 M

12 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

LOVE STORY

€ 75,000

43.25 M

12 GUEST

Greek Islands

GIA SENA

€ 44,500

26.00 M

8 GUEST

Sicily & Aeolian Islands

ONYX II

€ 85,000

30.20 M

6 GUEST

Balearic Islands

SEA STORY

€ 42,980

23.60 M

9 GUEST

Greek Islands

VYNO

€ 30,000

26.20 M

10 GUEST

Balearic Islands

SÁSTA

€ 62,000

23.80 M

8 GUEST

Maldives

ARK NOBLE

$ 60,000

38.10 M

20 GUEST

South Pacific

French Polynesia

LA DATCHA

$ 630,000

77.00 M

12 GUEST

Turkish Riviera

FX

€ 120,000

38.00 M

10 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

NOOR II

€ 105,000

31.08 M

11 GUEST

French Riviera

Caribbean

SHERAKHAN

€ 545,000

69.65 M

26 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

NIKITA

€ 100,000

29.90 M

8 GUEST

Thailand

French Riviera

NAVIS ONE

€ 200,000

46.50 M

12 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

YOLO

€ 55,000

48.00 M

36 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

CORSARIO

€ 65,000

48.00 M

12 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

ONE BLUE

€ 89,820

38.71 M

12 GUEST

Corsica & Sardinia

ASHLEYROSE110

€ 62,000

33.52 M

6 GUEST

Greek Islands

Caribbean

RED DRAGON

€ 230,000

51.70 M

12 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

BELLA

€ 90,000

47.90 M

20 GUEST

Greek Islands

AGATA BLU

€ 54,000

22.70 M

10 GUEST

Greek Islands

MYRA

€ 25,000

28.00 M

12 GUEST

Turkish Riviera

STELLA FIERA

€ 90,000

36.54 M

10 GUEST

Italian Riviera

Red Sea

PARA BELLUM

€ 270,000

47.00 M

12 GUEST

Indonesia

SILOLONA

$ 130,900

55.00 M

10 GUEST

Seychelles

LONESTAR

€ 46,000

26.00 M

12 GUEST

Maldives

SEAREX

$ 85,000

39.00 M

12 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

AGAPE ROSE

€ 105,000

48.30 M

24 GUEST

Italian Riviera

Caribbean

ADEA

$ 30,000

18.30 M

8 GUEST

Greek Islands

KIMATA

€ 30,500

20.42 M

8 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

AURA

€ 7,700

12.80 M

6 GUEST

Balearic Islands

Caribbean

LADY 8

€ 46,000

29.00 M

6 GUEST

Corsica & Sardinia

ATHOS

€ 69,000

32.00 M

11 GUEST

Turkish Riviera

ESCAPE

€ 16,800

27.00 M

12 GUEST

Maldives

ALICE

$ 66,000

31.26 M

20 GUEST

Caribbean

VALENTINE

$ 45,700

18.43 M

8 GUEST

Maldives

AZALEA

$ 60,000

38.75 M

18 GUEST

Balearic Islands

Caribbean

IPHARRA

€ 68,000

31.09 M

10 GUEST

Corsica & Sardinia

Caribbean

‘E’ SUPERCAT

€ 41,000

18.30 M

8 GUEST

French Riviera

Italian Riviera

ALHAMBRA

€ 60,000

35.42 M

10 GUEST

SEVEN SINS

€ 300,000

52.00 M

10 GUEST

South Pacific

SEA BREEZE III

$ 65,000

32.00 M

6 GUEST

Balearic Islands

PANTADREAS

€ 1,700

12.00 M

11 GUEST

Greek Islands

Caribbean

SERENISSIMA

€ 30,500

20.42 M

10 GUEST

Italian Riviera

KOKONUT’S WALLY

€ 70,000

26.23 M

10 GUEST

South Pacific

IMPULSIVE

$ 159,000

40.20 M

10 GUEST

Turkish Riviera

LUCE DEL MARE

€ 19,750

34.00 M

12 GUEST

French Riviera

ARMONEE

€ 30,000

23.00 M

6 GUEST

Greek Islands

MIO-SHI

€ 13,900

16.00 M

6 GUEST

Italian Riviera

A&A

€ 42,000

28.12 M

10 GUEST

Thailand

Malaysia

SHAMOUN

$ 65,100

33.05 M

9 GUEST

Indonesia

MUTIARA LAUT

$ 66,500

46.00 M

12 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

DOLCE VITA

€ 32,500

34.00 M

10 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

SAN LIMI

€ 42,350

34.80 M

12 GUEST

Greek Islands

SHOOTING STAR

€ 68,500

31.10 M

12 GUEST

Greek Islands

LICENSE TO CHILL

€ 14,350

16.80 M

10 GUEST

French Riviera

MOLLY MALONE

€ 44,000

29.40 M

9 GUEST

Greek Islands

AETHER

€ 30,500

20.42 M

8 GUEST

Greek Islands

VENTO

€ 22,000

24.00 M

8 GUEST

Balearic Islands

CALMA

€ 38,500

18.40 M

10 GUEST

French Riviera

ALEGRIA II

€ 65,000

28.18 M

12 GUEST

Italian Riviera

Caribbean

NOI

$ 75,000

28.00 M

8 GUEST

Malaysia

LEVANTE

€ 62,000

23.99 M

8 GUEST

Indonesia

PRANA

$ 126,000

55.00 M

18 GUEST

Indonesia

SEQUOIA

$ 87,500

26.10 M

6 GUEST

Balearic Islands

SEA LION

€ 65,000

38.00 M

10 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

ALTAIR

€ 17,000

24.50 M

12 GUEST

Balearic Islands

TIRIL

€ 27,100

15.20 M

10 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

7X

€ 72,500

24.40 M

8 GUEST

Caribbean

HIGHLANDER

$ 155,000

50.00 M

12 GUEST

Balearic Islands

KIKI V

€ 90,000

27.00 M

8 GUEST

South Pacific

AIX

$ 225,000

44.50 M

10 GUEST

Indonesia

LAMIMA

$ 182,000

65.20 M

14 GUEST

Greek Islands

ANDILIS

€ 39,500

27.43 M

10 GUEST

Greek Islands

KISS

€ 26,000

27.00 M

10 GUEST

Balearic Islands

Caribbean

PERSEVERANCE

€ 95,000

39.60 M

8 GUEST

Italian Riviera

Caribbean

BAD MUTHA

€ 90,000

27.03 M

8 GUEST

Indonesia

SAMSARA SAMUDRA

$ 69,650

42.00 M

12 GUEST

Greek Islands

MOONLIGHT

€ 32,900

17.95 M

10 GUEST

Balearic Islands

Caribbean

UNEXPECTED

€ 119,000

37.70 M

10 GUEST

Indonesia

THE MAJ OCEANIC

$ 70,000

47.00 M

12 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

QUEEN ELEGANZA

€ 85,000

49.00 M

38 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

RIVA

€ 60,000

48.20 M

36 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

KARIZMA

€ 60,000

48.00 M

34 GUEST

French Riviera

CALYPSO I

€ 150,000

36.00 M

10 GUEST

Balearic Islands

MARLEENA VIII

€ 35,000

21.11 M

6 GUEST

Greek Islands

OCEAN PURE 2

€ 89,000

41.00 M

10 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

ANIMA MARIS

€ 95,000

49.00 M

12 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

RARA AVIS

€ 60,000

33.00 M

12 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

ALLURE

€ 20,400

28.70 M

14 GUEST

Italian Riviera

Corsica & Sardinia

SO’MAR

€ 90,000

37.92 M

9 GUEST

Greek Islands

Caribbean

HYPERION

€ 112,000

47.42 M

6 GUEST

South Pacific

Maldives

GALILEO

€ 280,000

55.70 M

12 GUEST

French Riviera

Caribbean

EMOCEAN

€ 160,000

38.20 M

12 GUEST

Seychelles

MANE ET NOCTE

€ 70,000

23.84 M

10 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

SYMPHONY

€ 68,500

52.56 M

30 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

ARETHA

€ 75,500

45.24 M

30 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

FALCH

€ 20,350

19.95 M

6 GUEST

South Pacific

LITTLE PERLE

$ 80,000

29.90 M

9 GUEST

Greek Islands

APOLLO 99

€ 85,000

23.99 M

8 GUEST

Maldives

WHITE PEARL

$ 77,000

56.40 M

26 GUEST

South Pacific

BLACK PEARL

$

46.80 M

22 GUEST

Corsica & Sardinia

BLUE SHARK

€ 33,000

20.67 M

6 GUEST

Corsica & Sardinia

HAIAMI

€ 128,000

33.00 M

12 GUEST

Corsica & Sardinia

Caribbean

BEAUTIFUL DAY

€ 22,500

23.16 M

6 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

AENEA

€ 15,500

23.16 M

6 GUEST

Greek Islands

ANKA

€ 90,000

30.45 M

10 GUEST

French Riviera

SPIRIT OF RIO

€ 45,000

21.32 M

8 GUEST

French Riviera

FLYING SPUR II

€ 5,300

16.80 M

4 GUEST

French Riviera

MOANA

€ 4,320

13.91 M

4 GUEST

French Riviera

TIFFANY

€ 6,000

16.84 M

4 GUEST

French Riviera

MAVERICK

€ 2,800

12.36 M

4 GUEST

Greek Islands

THEA MALTA

€ 32,000

26.50 M

8 GUEST

Corsica & Sardinia

Caribbean

ONE PLANET

€ 68,000

23.50 M

8 GUEST

Balearic Islands

NALANI

€ 74,000

23.87 M

10 GUEST

Italian Riviera

VITTORIA

€ 100,000

26.95 M

8 GUEST

Seychelles

Corsica & Sardinia

SPIRIT OF PONANT

€ 70,000

23.25 M

12 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

Caribbean

KING BENJI

$ 250,000

47.00 M

10 GUEST

South Pacific

DE LISLE III

$ 165,000

42.00 M

11 GUEST

Greek Islands

WORLD’S END

€ 20,500

19.81 M

10 GUEST

Balearic Islands

Caribbean

BLACK PEARL II

€ 32,000

23.60 M

6 GUEST

Greek Islands

CRAZY HORSE

€ 50,000

23.80 M

10 GUEST

Greek Islands

ALEXANDRA II

€ 30,500

20.42 M

8 GUEST

French Riviera

MAOYA

€ 30,000

23.16 M

8 GUEST

Sicily & Aeolian Islands

FARFALLA

€ 70,000

31.78 M

8 GUEST

Caribbean

COLIBRI

$ 48,900

20.42 M

8 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

EAGLE OF NORWAY

€ 13,500

17.27 M

10 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

COOL CHANGE

€ 10,000

17.27 M

8 GUEST

Greek Islands

PHANTOM

€ 18,900

18.90 M

10 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

MALENA

€ 15,500

27.00 M

10 GUEST

Caribbean

ASTROLABE

€ 20,000

18.90 M

8 GUEST

Corsica & Sardinia

IRELANDA

€ 37,000

31.90 M

6 GUEST

Italian Riviera

55 FIFTYFIVE

€ 90,000

31.30 M

9 GUEST

Croatia & Montenegro

ACAPELLA

€ 85,000

49.00 M

12 GUEST

Sicily & Aeolian Islands

FARANDWIDE

€ 46,000

30.20 M

8 GUEST

Maldives

GALAKTIKA SKAY

$ 47,000

30.48 M

9 GUEST

Greek Islands

FREEDOM

$ 30,000

78.30 M

10 GUEST

French Riviera

CORNELIA

$ 70,000

34.00 M

9 GUEST

Caribbean

SEABARIT LX 2

$ 50,000

19.33 M

10 GUEST

South Pacific

AIX

$ 225,000

44.50 M

10 GUEST

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