Meet The Captain
About Captain Dian
Coming from a background of mining, managing heavy earthmoving machinery & owning a workshop inland South Africa, Dian went traveling the coast with a friend and fell in love with the boat and ocean life. He started his courses and almost a decade later, he is now a successful captain who has travelled a big part of the world learning so much and forming a warm, social personality giving back to the world. Dian has gained good experience working on mega yachts, explorers, support vessels, and sailboats as both deck and engineer.
| Experience |
| Mate / Relief Captain – M/Y EMRYS, Sunseeker, 2019-Present – bullet points: • Lead 4-crew deck team during 8-guest charters. • Overhauled preventive-maintenance log → cut unplanned downtime 20 %. • Produced 40+ marketing drone videos. First Mate / Engineer – Live-aboard Charter Fleet, Bahamas, 2016-2019 – bullet points on watch-keeping, dive ops, refits. Transport Manager – Northwest SA Logistics, 2012-2015 – bullet points on team size, KPIs. |
Name: Capt. Dian Korb
Title: Mate & Relief Captain, Adventure Content Lead
Tagline: “Precision on deck, adrenaline at heart.”
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Back-story | Swapped a land-locked logistics post for a life at sea in 2015; now delivers five-star charter trips while filming them from the sky. |
| Expertise | Yacht operations, small-crew engineering, dive & water-sports leadership, drone storytelling. |
| Values | Safety first, trust, relentless growth, leave no wake behind (eco-mindset). |
| Fun Fact | Has driven both a 60-ton yacht and a Class-8 off-road rally truck—prefers the one with dolphins. |