Having started his seafaring career on German cargo ships in the early eighties Christoph found his way into the yachting industry in Thailand in 1988. Most of his career was spent in Southeast Asia and Central America operating live aboard dive boats and large motor yachts outside of the navigable semicircle of western yachting. Diving has always featured large on the yachts under his command, driving the itineraries to cruise to some of the remotest areas of Southeast Asia in search for the ultimate diving experience.