About OCC Yachting

OCC Yachting is a pioneer in the rental of sailing yachts. With more than 45 years of experience, we guarantee great know-how and expertise. OCC Yachting was founded in 1976 in Corfu by Klaas and Astrid Broodwinner. Currently their son Menno manages the two bases in Corfu and Lefkas. Our fleet consists sailing ships and a motorised yacht. In Turkey, OCC Yachting has its own factory where the Aloa 28 and our motorised OCC Cruiser 40.2 are built.

Our team

Menno and Zanne Broodwinner

Menno is the son of the founders of OCC, Klaas and Astrid Broodwinner. He therefore grew up sailing in Greece. He has vast technical knowledge of the ships and sailing area and, of course, he knows a lot about Greece. He also speaks fluent Greek. His wife Zanne Broodwinner is Danish and manages all administrative affairs and the staff for the two bases in Greece.

Erika Hoshi en Christopher Peacock

Erika and Chris are the new co-owners of OCC Yachting’s fleet since May 2021. They will be responsible for the operational part within OCC Yachting. Menno and Zanne are involved in OCC Yachting in the background. Chris, born in London in 1981, moved to Corfu at the age of 5. From his teenage years Chris has been involved with sailing and boats, his very first job was as a maintenance assistant at Smart Yachts, a small bareboat charter company based in Gouvia Marina. After college, he started working at the family business, a shipping agency.
Erika was born in Kagoshima, Japan, the daughter of an American mother and a Japanese father. She grew up in Yokohama and studied in Florida, earning her double major in Sociology and Education. Erika and Chris are very much looking forward to meeting the guests and will do everything they can to make sure everyone has an enjoyable and relaxing boating vacation and keep the OCC family feeling!

Lieselotte Dekker

Lieselotte Dekker

Lieselotte has been sailing in Greece for 15 years, especially in the Ionian Sea. She has also travelled a the country extensively and therefore possesses much knowledge of Greece. Along with Diederik, she can be found in the OCC Yachting booking office.

Marianne Touw-Breur

Marianne Touw

In her younger years Marianne has worked as a flottilla leader for OCC Yachting for 5 years. She learned to  know the Lefkas area by heart and has seen how it has changed since the eighties. Up till know she still loves to come back regularly.
Back in 1999 she helped out at the office which was still based in Naarden. She still has a passion for sailing and since 2015 she is back at the office in Muiden.

Would you like to book a sailing holiday in Corfu or Lefkas online?

  • Dutch company
  • Own ships and bases
  • Since 1976
  • Only 15% deposit on boat rental
  • Dutch and English guidance
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