ABOUT US
Philippe Saad – Founder & Managing Director
Philippe is an advertising and marketing professional who worked with the BBC for 6 years before starting Eden Yachting. An RYA Offshore Commercial Yachtmaster, he has over 15,000 nautical miles logged in Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, Middle East, Indian Ocean and Asia. Over the past 15 years, Philippe has cruised and raced numerous yachts. He currently owns two sailing yachts in Dubai and manages WTS Energy Racing Team.
Besides yachting, Philippe is also a keen private pilot and has been flying fixed wing aircraft for the past twelve years gaining a bird’s eye view of his favourite cruising grounds.
Philippe has an MBA from Strathclyde Business School in Scotland and speaks fluent English, French, Italian and Arabic.
Jane Daly - Managing Partner
Jane started her career in the travel industry and has worked for both British Airways and Silverjet. She went on to specialiase in marketing and PR and is a regular contributor to the regions yachting magazines. An RYA Day Skipper and a keen navigator, Jane began her sailing career as child on the River Thames near Marlow, UK. She has around 10,000 nautical miles logged in Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, Middle East, Indian Ocean and Asia.
Having both raced and cruised with friends for several years, she bought her first yacht in 2005, and has since owned a number of yachts with her partner.
Besides her career in the corporate world, Jane is also a trained psycho dynamic counsellor. She has lived and worked in many exciting and exotic places around the world including the Sudan, China, India and much of the Middle East.
