Dimitris Petikidis

Dimitris Petikidis

Introducing Messinia Yachts - Yacht Charters & More and Sail Your Dream MCPY Kalamata, the visionary yachting company and the fleet operator company founded by Dimitris Petikidis. Nestled in the heart of the captivating South Peloponnese, our base in Kalamata opens the gateway to an unparalleled sailing adventure in the radiant Peloponnese waters. We are the pioneers in the Messinian waters and South Peloponnese in terms of sailing yacht charters. We had a head start by providing exclusive yacht charter services when there were no other charter boats in the area and a completely lack of the basic infrastructure (marinas, ports etc). Throughout all these years we persisted, we learnt, we experienced, we made progress, we managed to enlist Kalamata in the map of Greek Yacht charters by working hard and successfully cooperating with numerous clients, agencies, yacht brokers all over the world. Dimitris was born and raised in Kalamata. He is a highly enthusiast experienced captain, born in 1985. His wide versatile sailing career ranges from thousands sailing miles in the Greek seas, Atlantic Ocean and Persian Gulf. Dimitris has enjoyed a versatile sailing career starting in “Optimist” junior dinghy class in Kalamata. Athlete of Yacht club of Greece and national team of Greece for double handed 470 Olympic dinghy class has provided Dimitris with great interpersonal skills such as creativity, structured thinking, good sense of humor, confidence, kindness, punctuality and on top of everything, "safety first" alertness. His participation in various significant sailing championships worldwide with the landmark of winner 2019 European Sailing Championship in Helsinki, has equipped him with the right standards of experience and discipline required in this kind of job while being a licensed Yacht Master Offshore RYA/MCA. He started his professional career as a freelancer skipper in 2014 by working in well known Greek yacht charter companies (ISTION, FYLY and other). Based mainly from Athens and sail around all the Greek seas. Qualifications: RYA/MCA Yacht master offshore power & sail 200Gt commercial endorsed | STCW10 | Powerboat license by Hellenic Coast Guard | First aid certificate | VHF Short range certificate | Level 1 sailing instructor HSCA | PADI open water diver. Education: Diploma in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, NTUA, 2010 | MSc in "Analysis and Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures", NTUA, 2012. Languages: Greek | English (Proficiency) | French (basic). Interests: Sport dinghies sailing and competitions, snowboard, wind surfing, squash, pilates, RYA sailing instructor, Making-fixing things and constructions.