Sam Thompson

Experience: 12 years (seagoing), Recruitment and Yacht Management since 2016.
Languages: English and French.
Certification: Cert RP and Master 3000 GT.

Sam began his yachting career back in 1994 working on an 80 metre (262 feet) yacht that led him on an epic adventure to Thailand. He hasn’t looked back since.

A qualified Master 3000 GT, he worked on six yachts including two new builds before moving on land to start a family and specialise in professional recruitment for the Oil & Gas industry and commercial shipping, working with industry leaders such as Technip, Subsea 7, BP Shipping and Bibby Ship Management.

A passionate sailor, Sam is a much liked industry professional whose known ability for getting things done is respected by Owners and Captains.

“Sam has been a massive help with finding new crew. Any crew he placed with us have been exactly what we were looking for, and are all still on board well over 12 months later.”
Marc Van Loon 42 metres (138 feet), M/Y CLICIA

Outside of work, Sam enjoys cricket, watching and playing it. He notched up 220 runs ‘not out’ in a league game in the UK once.  However since moving to the South of France, Sam has limited opportunity to play these days. Therefore, he has reverted to his second passion in life and bought a very old motor boat. He spent a large part of his adult life crewing yachts, passing on his enjoyment of the water to his kids and friends.