Victor Faustino, Chief Engineer &
Business Manager (Yacht Care Services)

Leaving his family with 5 children at home, Victor travelled all the way from Philippines to Singapore to earn a steady income so he could give his sons a good life and education. While he is still brushing up on his English, Victor started as a deckhand without any knowledge about the sea, but has since become the team's super handyman/engineer who can fix literally anything on board, has crawled into every corner and hole on our yachts, and is constantly finding ways to make things easier and better. His skills have even been noticed by our boating neighbours, which has enabled the company to launch our Yacht Care Services department to serve other boaters in their yacht maintenance needs.

Victor’s strong work ethic is motivated by his dream of owning a piece of land in Philippines, on which he can build his own house with a sea view and rice fields and a private dock for Ximula & Gracefully to visit.

Victor has assisted Darren and his family on board Gracefully during many expeditions within the region, including Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. Victor is a certified RYA Competent Crew and a certified Open Water Diver.

Other than helming the repairs of Gracefully & Ximula and leading our Yacht Care Services department, Victor is best at serenading us with his voice and guitar. 

Victor is Filipino, and speaks English and Tagalog.