Founded in 1835

Mark Napier has been an active member of the Royal Malta Yacht Club ever since being introduced to the club at the age of 12. He has participated in many Club races and has assisted in race management on many occasions.

He has been continuously elected to serve on committee since 1998 where he has served the Club as Hon Secretary, Hon Treasurer, Rear Commodore Cruising, Rear Commodore House and as Vice Commodore. He was one of the key members involved in relocating and rebuilding the Club house and was deeply involved in the setting up and shaping the organisation of the Rolex Middle Sea Race.

Mark has held various directorships and worked in senior management all his professional life, starting off in textiles, then moving on to producing equestrian and marine related products, and in recent years has been managing a foreign owned Pharmaceutical Company.

In 2020 Mark was one again elected to the Committee retained his role of Honorary Secretary. In 2023, he also took on the role of Vice-Commodore, a role he retained until 2024. In 2025 he was appointed Commodore.

He is married to Nadine and has two children – John and Elena.

David Cremona has been a full member of the RMYC since 2001. This is his fourth term in office. In 2020 he served in the role of  Rear Commodore House.

He has taken part in various races organised by the Club with his boat Breezer both in IRC rated races as well as the Cruiser Class. He also participated as a crew in the Rolex Middle Sea Race.

David is presently a property sales negotiator, having worked in the real estate industry for the past 17 years. This followed years as a General Manager / Director with a leading pharmaceutical distributor and importer of baby foods , foodstuffs and medical equipment.

He is an active member of the Royal Malta Yacht Club.   David stepped down as Commodore in 2025, taking on the role as Vice-Commodore for the rest of this term.

Amata’s early career path saw her work in the healthcare sector, spending three years working as a nurse at St. Luke’s Hospital.  Following that, she spent a year as a Claims Assistant with a local insurance company, gaining insights into the administrative side of healthcare. Transitioning into pharmacy management, she dedicated 15 years to overseeing operations in two pharmacies, honing further her organisational and managerial skills. In 2002, still in the healthcare sector, I ventured into human resources in a private hospital.

For over two decades, she has worked with the Assocjazzjoni Volontarja Lourdes, of which she was president for twenty years. During this time she tirelessly coordinated volunteers and resources, ensuring that individuals facing illness receives the support and care they deserved.

Alongside her commitment to healthcare, she has also been an active member of the Royal Malta Yacht Club, offering my  assistance for more than twenty editions of the Rolex Middle Sea Race (RMSR).

In 2025 she was appointed as Hon. Secretary.

Unlike most of his Committee member colleagues Mark started sailing at a much more mature age even if in 1968 when a very young kid he scrupulously followed the first Middle Sea Race via the local media and vouched that one day he would do this race.

Mark became a member of the RMYC in 1999 when the late Arthur Podesta was Commodore. This was a life transformation move as he eventually started sailing with Arthur and family, participating in most local races and 7 Rolex Middle Sea Races between 2004 and 2010. There was a great deal of success and satisfaction and Mark got elected onto the RMYC Committee on several occasions since then serving as Treasurer and Secretary. Mark chaired a COVID-19 task force during last years’ RMSR which was crucial in making the race happen.

In 2025, Mark will retain his role as Hon. Treasurer, a post he has held for the past five years.

Georges has served as a committee member of the Royal Malta Yacht Club between 1997 to 2012. He was elected Commodore of the Club in January 2000, a post he held until February 2012.

Throughout his tenure, Georges drove a program of change and re-energised the RMYC from a traditional ageing colonial social club to a dynamic, energised and recognised entity turning it from a local outlook into an internationally recognised establishment that has a place within the top rankings of clubs around the world. He focused on increasing corporate level sponsorship participation through the introduction of a number of new events in which companies were given exposure to affiliate their brand with the boating fraternity. Enticed companies such as BMW, Vodafone, Rolex SA, Bank of Valletta, AirMalta together with the Malta Tourism and Maritime Authorities amongst others.

He was influential and the main driving force in securing the Rolex sponsorship for the Middle Sea Race and place it in the world rankings of international yachting to a position of significance and status as one of the “must do” races for every yachtsman, professional or Corinthian. He was responsible in successfully negotiating with Government and private stakeholders the reallocation of the RMYC to suitable location. He also spearheaded the new Clubhouse built in Ta’ Xbiex and in 2021 was responsible for the refurbishment and maintenance programme undertaken by the Club.

In 2025 Georges will retain his role of Special Events, particularly focusing on the Rolex Middle Sea Race.

Georges is a very keen yachtsman and regularly raced shorthanded offshore races on board Escape. Georges enjoys cruising extensively.

Mario Debono has been sailing from a very young age. He took his first steps on the water at the tender age of 3 years old, on his grandfather’s sailing luzzu at that time. His passion was and still is sailing, and he cruises and races extensively with the Club.

Mario’s interests are anything to do with the sea. He believes very much that the older generation should encourage the younger generation to sail. He is married to Jackie Drury and has two children, with a son who sails with the Jarhead Foundation and has just done his first Middle Sea Race and with a daughter who trains at the club’s sailing school.

In business, Mario runs several companies ranging from Pharmaceuticals, construction and IT Services. He is also President of the Pharmacy Section of the Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises and a Council member, and is involved in running the Pharmacy Of Your Choice Scheme, of which he was the creator and promoter. Mario is offering his long experience in business to the Club, so that it can develop further and grow.

Mario Debono is passionate about the promotion of Malta as a yachting destination and centre of excellence, not just in sailing but also all types of activities on the water.

This is Mario’s fifth year as Rear Commodore (House).

Following his father’s footsteps Adrian is a very keen sailor who started sailing at the age of 18 on the laser now known as the ILCA7 class. Adrian was part of the national team in the Laser class until 2003 Small Nations Games held in Malta. An experience he defines as UNIQUE, having sailed multiple times abroad including Mediterranean games, World Championships, European circuit and Olympic qualifying events.

Adrian was also involved in Match racing held by RMYC and racing in the J/70 one design sport boat class. He is also the co-founder of the SB20 one design class in Malta having set the Association, affiliated the class with Malta’s Sailing Authority and the SB20 World council. The class consists of 8 boats locally has been established in 2017.  The last few years have seen Adrian progress from round the cans and coastal races to fully blown offshore racing, previously on Maltese Falcon 2 and more recently on Be Free.

Nowadays, Adrian is very much involved in race organization, and voluntarily dedicates his time to dinghy ranking events, international races organized by local Clubs. Although the move to race organisation is not easy, with the right help and mentorship it is possible.

“Sailing is a sport for young and old to enjoy in any form, whether it is sailing, socially, volunteering we all form part of the same family”

2025 will mark Adrian’s third year in the role of Rear Commodore (Yachting).

Simon is a keen sailor, participating extensively in the club’s races onboard his yacht Spirit of the Winds, with which he has participated in the last two editions of the Rolex Middle Sea Race and is currently gearing up for the next edition.

A lawyer by profession, specialised in International Taxation, Simon is a partner in a big four firm and is involved in various professional committees, VOs and NGOs, experience which he brings to the RMYC.  He is committed to developing the sport of sailing in Malta, the pathways for sailing talent to be identified and developed, and the vibrant social scene for all boating enthusiasts.