In The Same Boat crew
Get to know a bit more about In The Same Boat’s full time crew. This is skippers and managers that are employed by the operative unit of In The Same Boat and has this as their livelyhood. Although the beach cleaning is done by volunteers, running the logistics and managing the organization needs a dedicated professional crew. Photos by Runa Andersen.
Sølvi Maria Stordalen Blindheim
Position: Head of management since 2024.
A true and passionate sea lover, living in her own boat..
Experience: Judge in the Norwegian …
Rolf-Ørjan Høgset
Director of the board and full time skipper
Rolf Ørjan founded In The Same Boat back in 2017. Before that, his career have been building several companies and concepts in technology and communication, targeting both industries and consumers.
When he realized that the sea was struggling with plastic pollution he decided to go all in, and shut down his running business at that time, and started to build In The Same Boat.
Also known for: High on the Asberger scale, playing the piano and other instruments, has been living in a boat since 2017, father of 4, survived cancer, a passion for gourmet food.
Runa Andersen
Skipper since 2020.
Surfer and photographer. Land owner in Mexico.
Claire Legrand
Skipper since 2020, head of ship medicine and first aid training
Maren Sveinsen
Skipper since 2023, head of training program for skippers.
Bas Vermeulen
Skipper since 2023, head of technical department.
Morten Wesnes
Skipper sine 2023.
Zamira Chevrestt
Amassador for Europe, head of booking and volunteer contact.
Arno LeRoux
Skipper since 2024, chief on Qilak.
Faune Bilde Jørgensen
Skipper since 2024.
Career in the fishing industry.
Loves getting food for his volunteers and colleagues by fishing.
Joris Grüning
Skipper since 2024.
Nicolai Henningsen
Skipper since 2024.
Jesse Magin
Skipper since 2024.
Nickname: Jesse Margin.
Luisa Thiel
Working with InTheSameBoat since 2020: social media manager, documentary director and videographer.
Being based somewhere between Portugal and Norway, she is a passionate surfer and filmmaker, telling stories that matter.
Also holds the record in unintentionally doing the most 360s with a sailboat during her first ever time steering. Very interesting circles to see on the chart plotter.