Jonathan Smith
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Dau Levu or Captain of the Uto Ni Yalo. Vutala Na Ua 2010 Captain.

Te Mana O Te Moana 2011 Captain.

Of English/Irish and Fijian (Lovoni, Ovalau) heritage, vasu Kadavu (Oconnor - Lagalevu)

Jonathan has been a man of the high seas for over the last twenty years. Never one to forget his roots, Jonathan is quick to establish that it all began at Drasa Avenue Primary and then Natabua High School, before he would take to foreign going container ships and bulk carriers out of Australia and New Zealand and Asia Pacific in the early 90's, as a deck officer cadet.

Several years later, and after much trials and tribulations that would easily rival the best adventure stories, Jonathan emerged an exquisite skipper, for which we on the Uto ni Yalo are forever grateful for.

For us, our beloved skipper is more than the qualified Dive Master and able Sea Captain that he is.

And so even though we can talk about his exploits captaining world renowned dive livaboard vessel NAIA or a super yacht in places like Oman, diving extensively around Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Tonga (Whale Watching) and Phoenix Islands where the search for Amelia Earhart and Coral bleaching research was conducted by various world renowned scientist, forensic anthropologist and archaeologist, Jonathan is still, more than anything, the best we could ever hope for.