On the 3rd of May, the final day of the 31st MYBA Charter Show, the winners of the 2019 MYBA Superyacht Chefs’ Competition were announced at a prize-giving ceremony and they are:

Yachts up to 39m
Table Service Team prize – “Uriamir”
Wine pairing prize: Inga Blum – “Mimi La Sardine”
Special Mention for Enthusiasm – “Shalimar II”

Chef Winners
3rd place   Chef Francisco Hervas – “Mimi La Sardine”
2nd place  Chef Juan Carlos Gutierrez Cabrera – “A Sulana”
1st place    Chef Kelly Rose Minne – “Quasar”

Yachts 40 to 54m
Table service Team prize – “April”
Wine Pairing prize: Virginie Munoz – “Sharlou”
Honorable Mention for food creativity (MYBA Prize): Chef Ricardo de Zwaan – “April”

Chef Winners
3rd place    Chef Bianca Jade Murphy – “Endeavour 2”
2nd place   Chef Astrid Gouwi – “Sharlou”
1st place     Chef Oscar De Los Rios – “Aziza”

Yachts 55m and over
Classic Service Award  – “Nero”
Service Experience Award  – “Axioma”
Wine pairing prize: Vesna Coklo – “RoMa”
Special Mention for total package – “Wheels”

Chef Winners
3rd place    Chef Alexander Lees – “RoMa”
2nd place   Chef Sascha Lenz – “Axioma”
1st place     Chef Robin Sjostrom – “Ramble On Rose”

Congratulations to all the winners and a warm thank you to all who participated.

At this extraordinary level, every participant is a winner! 

Thank you to our distinguished panel of judges: Chef Romain Fornell, Chef Rafa Peña, Peter Vogel, Christophe Brunet, David Rabaud, Jill Bobrow and Cora Tracey. 

A special thank you also to our generous sponsors, Yachts International and World Wine Services, and the prize-givers: Snap Provisions, Sabor Barcelona Yacht Provisioning, Amandine International Chef Placement, Versilia Supply Service, Acqua Dell’ Elba, MYBA The Worldwide Yachting Association and Luxury Hospitality Academy.