About Us
Stratus Marine offers a fresh, professional approach to your maritime needs.
We bring together a group of professional seafarers from the Deck and Engineering sides of seafaring, and give you access to years and hundreds of thousands of nautical miles of experience, and professional foreign going qualifications.
We specialise in vessel management, maintenance, vessel deliveries, and being there for our customers as a reference of experience, to assist with all aspects of owning a vessel, whether it's recreationally or commercially.
Matt Birdsall - Director and Delivery Captain
Holding a Master Mariner Foreign Going License (Master Class 1), Matt has spent 18 years working within the maritime industry in New Zealand and around the world on a wide range of vessels.
His CV brings a wealth of experience that includes charter boats and yachts, past America's cup and Whitbread Ocean Race charter yachts, offshore yacht deliveries, Superyachts (sail and motor), Cruise ships, Bulk cement ships, and Offshore anchor handling supply tugs.
Not only being at sea commercially, he also spends time sailing around the NZ coast on his own 30 foot classic yacht, so he understands all the aspects of boat ownership, providing a true understanding of our clients needs.