Karina Greco 🇨🇦🇺🇦

Deckhand / Kiteboard instructor

What is an Adventurepreneur? 

Adventurepreneurs are thrill seekers, explorers, fun hogs, thought leaders, and lifestyle designers. They are the people brave enough to not let traditional definitions of success confine them. They are often irreverent misfits and risk takers, living life on their own terms.

About Karina

I’m here to encourage you to take that leap of faith to break into the yachting industry so that you can become financially free, independent and learn to survive and thrive while onboard.

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My mission is to ensure that all women seek and live out a journey that pushes them on a path toward personal growth through my personal empowerment coaching framework that I have created.

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I dive deep into working through fears and mindset blocks, uncovering limiting beliefs, and ultimately help you to go against the grain & live out your passion and dreams.

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Although I was raised in Canada, many people don’t know that I’m originally from Ukraine. Since I graduated from University in 2014, I have been on a global journey traveling and living overseas.

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I graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree, with a double major in Psychology and English Literature/Creative Writing. I am also a certified Secondary Education Teacher.

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I have lived and worked in Australia, New Zealand, The States, and the Dominican Republic. Recently, I have been working as a Deckhand/Stewardess & IKO Kiteboard Instructor in the Super Yacht Industry in various locations around the world.

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I’m here to encourage you to take that leap of faith and follow your dreams of going against the grain and living a nomadic life.

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Why I went the deck route:

I decided to go the deck route, as I was always more of a tomboy growing up, being into all kinds of sports. After living in Australia & NZ for 4 years, I had become a water sports addict, and felt like my experience with kiteboarding, scuba diving and surfing would help me land a deckhand job. I also had 7 years of experience working as a lifeguard and swim instructor under my belt, which definitely came in handy for giving me that extra confidence in terms of being a strong swimmer and having knowledge about first aid & safety. 

I thought about going the stewardess route, having 5 years of hospitality experience as a bartender and waitress, but I wanted to do something completely different. Plus, stewardesses do a lot of boring work like laundry, making beds, ironing - which I HATE doing. 

Going the deck route gives you the opportunity to be outside in the sunshine all day and out in the water.  I grew up doing household chores like laundry and cleaning bathrooms, so I decided to gladly pass on that...

The more I learned about what the role of a deckhand entailed, the more intrigued I became. Learning new skills like handling lines and fenders, dropping and heaving the anchor, and driving tenders all sounded super cool to me. In fact, I believe those are rad skills to have. I can’t wait to have my own boat one day (little yacht lol) and be a boss woman who knows how to handle her.

I imagined what it would be like doing all of those things, and how amazing it would be to work outside in the sun and on the water rather than being stuck between the 4 walls of a classroom. 

I was always an ocean baby, and the seas were calling me.

Yachting Experience

M/Y AVALON - 46m / 150'11  - Delta Marine

Deckhand/kiteboard instructor/ fitness/yoga & videographer

M/Y Incognito - 130ft /39.62m - Overmarine

Chief Stew / Deckhand

M/Y JACK'S SIN - 34.1m / 111'11 - Westport Yachts

Deck/Stew & Kiting Instructor

M/Y Saluzi - 69m/226ft - Custom Built by Austal

Deckhand & fitness/yoga/wakeboard instructor

M/Y Seawolf - 58.83m -  J&K Smit

Deckhand & kiteboard instructor

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