Ivan Grabovac was born in 1985 in Rijeka, Croatia where has been sailing since he was a boy. He started to sail when in age of 9 in class Optimist, after Optimist period he sailed in 470 class where he was member of a Croatian National 470 team for a several years and at the end of dinghy sailing he sailed in Laser Class. After his dinghy sailing period he started to work as a skipper and in the same time he was a student on University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics where he graduated in 2009. Ivan holds Certificate of Competency for Yacht Master category A (yacht up to 100 GT) in 2006, STCW VI/1 – Basic Training: Personal Survival Techniques (PST), Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities (PSSR), Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (FPFF), Elementary First Aid (EFA) in 2015 and HR IV/1 Restricted radio operator’s certificate in 2017. Ivan have a lot experiences with Regattas, Luxury charters, his very good skills are high level of responsibility, safeness, efficacy and prompt decision making, systematic and analytical approaches to problem solving as well as good communication skills, flexibility and positive attitude. He is a fluent English and Italian speaker. His passions for the sea, nice food and fine wine are easily contagious. He has a calm nature which makes him pleasant to be around and which enables him to keep a cool head to handle any situation that could occur. He is very open for family’s crews and children loves him.
WHAT MAKES HIM HAPPY BESIDE WORK: Beside his passione for sailing and racing he like to go skiing. In his free time he like to travel, read a good book, watch a good movie.