Rob has spent three decades guiding and leading expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctica—including several record-breaking expeditions to the Ross Sea and multiple visits to the South Pole. In the Arctic, his expeditions have spanned the Arctic Circle and on to the North Pole—from record-breaking transits of the Northwest Passage to the first descent to the deepest point of the Arctic Ocean, along with a host of Guinness World Record accomplishments.

Rob managed the 4-year design and construction of the hybrid research vessel and yacht Alucia, considered a turning point for the world's expedition fleet. As part of the core design team, he contributed his global expedition experience on a wide variety of vessels into SeaXplorer, a turning point in design and capability for the world's expedition fleet and the Damen Yachting 'Xplorer' designs.

Living in Papua New Guinea for 15 years, and working throughout Melanesia—Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands—for five decades, he has extensive knowledge of the region and its complex cultures.

Recently named a semi-finalist for KiwiBank's Kiwi of the Year in 2025, Rob is the deepest diving New Zealander having reached the Challenger Deep in 2021. He has planned, managed and led deep submergence expeditions across every ocean, including the Five Deeps Expedition, the multi-year 'Ring of Fire Expedition', all of the world's 10,000m+ trenches, the world's deepest shipwreck (6500m), RMS Titanic (7 times) and the battleship Bismarck. Widely consulted on privately funded ocean science initiatives, Rob has worked with Harvard University, the Norwegian Navy, National Geographic Society, the Discovery Channel, BBC, NHK, CNN and more.

As Expedition Leader and Divemaster, Tim has led over 100 polar expeditions and spent years exploring tropical waters, discovering remote islands and coasts across every ocean.

His expeditions span Earth's extremes—from the geographic North Pole to Antarctica's Bay of Whales, including a record-breaking furthest south and complete circumnavigations of both polar regions. Beyond nearly 100 Antarctic Peninsula voyages, Tim has led yacht and heli-equipped icebreaker expeditions deep into the Ross and Weddell Seas, circumnavigated the Antarctic continent, and managed film projects to the Antarctic interior and South Pole.

Tim has transited the Northeast Passage, exploring Franz Josef Land, Severnaya Zemlya and the New Siberian Islands, and reached the North Pole by icebreaker. He has led pioneering expeditions through the Northwest Passage and across Svalbard, the Canadian Arctic, Alaska, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, North Atlantic islands and the Russian Far East.

A keen skier and snowboarder, Tim pioneered EYOS's yacht-based heli-ski expeditions to Greenland and Antarctica—using heli-equipped superyachts as floating ski lodges that relocate daily, opening entirely new dimensions in expedition yachting.

In tropical regions, Tim has worked as Divemaster and Expedition Leader across the Indian and Pacific Oceans, visiting remote islands of Madagascar, East Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Central America, the Caribbean, mid-Atlantic islands and South America's coasts and rivers.

Tim's expertise has proved invaluable for private owners and shipyards. He contributed to the Damen SeaXplorer series from design through operation and led La Datcha's first Antarctic voyage, directly informing innovations enhancing guest experiences.

Ben graduated from Groton School in Massachusetts and attended the US Merchant Marine Academy, going on to serve as an officer aboard vessels ranging from large cruise ships in Hawaii to cable ships installing undersea fiber optic systems.

In 2003, he was recruited to join Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 during her construction in France—becoming the first American officer hired in the company's two-century history. He served aboard the QM2 for five years, rising to Chief Officer.

An avid traveler to unusual, less-developed regions, Ben simultaneously spent over a decade as an active travel writer with articles and reviews in guidebooks, magazines and newspapers. After several years specializing in expedition cruising coverage, he traveled to Antarctica in 2007, subsequently leaving Cunard to join Lindblad Expeditions, serving as Chief Officer, Ice Officer and later Captain aboard National Geographic Endeavour, National Geographic Explorer, and National Geographic Orion.

After achieving an MBA at Columbia Business School, Ben joined EYOS in 2012, bringing a rare combination of operational expertise and strategic business thinking.

He maintains an Unlimited Tonnage Master's license with an Advanced Polar Code endorsement and holds a Pilotage Exemption Certificate for Svalbard. Believing in the value of fresh, first-hand experience, Ben takes select trips as the EYOS Ice Pilot on vessels ranging from 2,000 tons up to 60,000 tons—including yachts, research vessels and expedition ships.

Ben is a Member of The Explorers Club and serves on the Board of the Steamship Historical Society of America.

Tamsin has spent the past 15 years working in the yacht industry and cultivating her travel portfolio. From visiting indigenous tribes in Colombia's Sierra Nevada to traveling through Antarctica aboard Legend, she is committed to discovering the wild and remote regions of the world.

As our Client Director, Tamsin works closely with preferred suppliers and operators with global expertise and unparalleled access—to help the EYOS team introduce yacht owners, agents and charter guests to exhilarating new itineraries in remote and off-the-beaten track destinations.

Tamsin began her business management career with Porto Montenegro before working in business development for Campers & Nicholsons and YPI, two of the yachting industry's leading brokerage houses. Inherently entrepreneurial, she has been at the forefront of developing new products in super yachting, including offering clients the opportunity to charter yachts on a per-cabin basis and being one of the first to embrace the burgeoning expedition yachting industry.

Peter Butz has a rare past in expedition travel beginning with an improbable first job in the industry. In his early twenties, planning to quit a dull reservations job in New York City, he was tapped by Lars-Eric Lindblad, considered the pioneer of expedition travel, to head to Antarctica immediately and begin the (seminal) job of driving Zodiacs.

Peter's bona fides in expedition travel are unassailable. He has been everywhere in the adventurous world, including Antarctica, the Great Barrier Reef, the Arctic and the Amazon. Through extensive hands-on experience, Peter has developed a deep understanding of the complexities of expedition cruising. He has progressed from his beginnings in the field through positions of increasing managerial responsibility, culminating in COO positions, including at Lindblad Expeditions–National Geographic where he managed a fleet of six expedition ships that carried thousands of clients annually to far-flung destinations worldwide.

Since joining EYOS, he considers the best part of the experience, for clients and their guests, to be "the part they never see." His penchant is for the planning, the tailoring of every expedition EYOS operates specifically for the participants of that particular trip—their individual interests, their abilities, and their preferences. He believes there is no cookie-cutter approach to any aspect of EYOS Expedition Management. He's participated in developing hundreds of expeditions—to Antarctica, the Arctic, Melanesia, and other remote corners of the globe—and takes professional pride in the behind-the-scenes preparation that makes our clients' charters exceptional.