Richie Blake is a chartered engineer and Member of the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology. After serving at sea he gained a degree in Engineering and joined Lloyds Register. He moved to the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry in 2006 and served as the Deputy Director in the European Regional Office. During his time with the CISR he was involved with the development of the Passenger Yacht Code (PYC). Richie joined Dohle Yachts in November 2015.