Yachts International

Taking Life and Cooking in Stride

Jack Brown, the 31-year-old chef aboard the Amels 180 Limited Editions Galene, is as straightforward as his name sounds.

“I reckon my name is very English,” he says with a laugh, “easy to pronounce and not hard to spell.”

Brown is responsible not only for creating scintillating repasts for 12 charter guests, but also for cooking healthy meals for the yacht’s 13 crewmembers to power them through busy days.

“You have to be flexible when working on a yacht,” he says. “Plans are

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