Jorge Rodríguez
Captain Jorge Quesada
Born in Valencia, Spain, Captain Jorge Quesada has been on the water since the age of eight, spending his summers sailing 420s and small dinghies on the Mediterranean. His first Atlantic passage came aboard a 1970s sailboat with no electronics, no electricity, and no working engine, crossing in February through winter seas with only a wind vane, a gas stove, and constant sail changes. It was an unforgettable experience that helped shape the capable, adventurous captain he is today.
Before entering the charter world, Jorge backpacked across five continents and worked his way around the globe. His hands-on sailing background includes purchasing and rebuilding an abandoned ketch in the south of France, sailing his own steel sloop single-handed along Spain’s rugged northern coast, and working professionally as a sailmaker. Years spent in boatyards developing skills in sails, fiberglass, engines, and electrical systems have made him not only a confident captain, but also a capable onboard engineer.
Jorge has logged more than 9,000 offshore miles. He spent nine months as Mate/Engineer aboard the Sunreef 80 Entre 4, from her delivery out of Poland across the Atlantic and through a full winter season in the BVI and USVI. He has also captained catamarans in Spain’s Balearic Islands for the past two seasons, most recently completing sixteen back-to-back charter weeks aboard a brand-new Bali 5.2. He holds an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore with commercial endorsement and a Spanish Master of Yachts license.
An AIDA freediving instructor, PADI Advanced diver, and professional drone pilot, Jorge loves helping guests experience the water from every angle. Whether driving the tender for wakeboarding, waterskiing, tubing, and snorkeling trips, capturing the week on film, or hoisting the sails whenever the wind allows, he brings energy, skill, and enthusiasm to every day onboard.
Open, easygoing, and always ready for an adventure, Jorge has a story for every anchorage and a natural ability to make guests feel at home from the first hour. What he enjoys most about chartering is discovering what each group truly wants from their time aboard and shaping the week around them, whether that means a quiet reef, a lazy afternoon, or a day filled with activity.
