Charlotte Drummond Chew

Charlotte spent most of her childhood on boats: her Dad was a yacht skipper and they were based in Antibes. He passed away when Charlotte was 4 and the family moved to London. She spend holiday’s whizzing around on lasers in a murky Thames Basin down the road! During trips to visit Charlotte’s parent’s friends (who remained in the yachting world) she was able to experience helming larger yachts. “My career took hold of my life from when I was fairly young. I had always dreamt of organising festivals. After a huge amount of dedication and hard work, at 23 I was offered the dream job to run my favourite festival in the UK. Then, a couple of years ago I went with Mum to Antigua with for the Classics Regatta. I was so captivated by being back in Antigua, meeting all my dad’s old friends and visiting his plaque in Nelson’s dockyard that I knew sailing had to be part of my life. After a lot of thought I decided to quit my job that I had worked so hard on getting and apply to be a stewardess on yachts so I could start working my way up. However, the day I went in to tell my CEO of my decision, before I had even told him he informed me that he wanted me to stay so much that I could write my own job description and he would give it to me. Understandably, I couldn’t turn the offer down. I am now incredibly proud to be running 3 of the UK’s most prestigious festivals however what it did mean is that my dreams of sailing fell by the wayside. Being able to join the Maiden Crew and race in Antigua and follow in my dad’s footsteps means the world to me.”