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November 11 - 21, 2022 ~ Delivery Captain ~ 2001 Tayana 48.

With new owner onboard and one crew member, captained sailboat delivery offshore from Solomon’s Island, MD to Nanny Cay, Tortola, BVI. New owner received instruction encompassing various aspects of sailing, cruising and passage making. Included electrical troubleshooting. (1691 nm)

October 23 - 26, 2022 ~ Delivery Captain ~ 2012 Lagoon 400 Catamaran.

With new and inexperienced owners onboard, plus one crew member, captained sailboat delivery from Ft Lauderdale, FL to Saint Simon’s Island, GA. The route included ICW travel from Ft Lauderdale to Lake Worth Inlet prior to going offshore. New boat owners received instruction encompassing various aspects of sailing, cruising, and passage making. (418 nm)

September 21 - October 10, 2022 ~ Delivery Captain ~ 2003 Catana 431 Catamaran.

With new owner onboard, plus two crew members, captained sailboat delivery offshore from St. Augustine, FL to Portsmouth, RI. New owner received instruction encompassing various aspects of sailing, cruising and passage making. Included electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, repair, and new installations. During a 50-hour engine service stop in Charleston, SC, secured and remained on vessel during Hurricane Ian. No storm damage occurred to vessel.  (989 nm)

August 17 - 22, 2022 ~ Delivery Captain ~ 2021 Lagoon 42 Catamaran.

Along with two crew members, captained delivery of a lightning-stricken vessel offshore from Georgetown, SC to Edgewater, MD. Had use of engines and minimal areas of the 12-volt system, but the majority of electronics were non-functional, including autopilot. Involved electrical troubleshooting.  (922 nm)

March 31 - April 17, 2022 ~ Delivery Captain ~ 2020 Lagoon 42 Catamaran.

With new and inexperienced owners onboard, plus one crew member, captained sailboat delivery from Grenada to Florida. The route included travel to the US Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, and Ft Lauderdale, FL. New boat owners received instruction encompassing various aspects of sailing, cruising, and passage making. Sustained a lightning strike and sailed the last 140 nm with no engines and almost no electrical. (1776 nm)

January 3 - February 5, 2022 ~ Delivery Captain ~ 2001 Lagoon 410 Catamaran.

With new and inexperienced owners onboard, plus one crew member, captained sailboat delivery from Oxford, MD to Kemah, TX.  The route included travel in the Chesapeake Bay, the US east coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and Galveston Bay.  New boat owners received instruction encompassing various aspects of sailing, cruising, and passage making.  (2381 nm)

November 29 - December 6, 2021 ~ Delivery Captain ~ 2017 Leopard Catamaran.

Along with two crew members, captained delivery of vessel offshore from Edgewater, MD to Ft Lauderdale, FL. Except for a brief stop for diesel in Wrightsville Beach, NC, this delivery was a direct route. (948 nm)

November 7-23, 2021 ~ Delivery Captain ~ 2017 Lagoon 420 Catamaran.

Along with two crew members, captained delivery of vessel offshore from Norfolk, VA to Redhook Bay, St. Thomas, USVI with a one-day stop in Morehead City, NC to wait on weather.  At owner's recommendation, weather routing advice was received from Commanders.  (1561 nm)

October 27 - November 5, 2021 ~ Delivery Captain ~ 2001 Lagoon 410 Catamaran.

With new and inexperienced owners onboard, plus one crew member, captained sailboat delivery from East Greenwich, RI to Oxford, MD with a stop in Newport, RI to wait for weather.  Included new boat owner instruction encompassing various aspects of sailing, cruising, and passage making. Tackled some issues such as leaky escape hatches and a jammed mainsail.  (523 nm)

May 20-28, 2021 ~ Delivery Captain ~ 2017 Leopard 48 Catamaran.

Along with one crew member, captained delivery of vessel offshore from Fort Pierce, FL to Edgewater, MD.  Except for a brief stop for diesel in Morehead City, NC, this delivery was a direct route. (804 nm)

May 1-18, 2021 ~ Delivery Captain ~ Lagoon 450F Catamaran.

Captained a crew of three (including the owner) offshore from Stocking Island (George Town, Great Exuma), Bahamas to the Patuxent River on the Chesapeake Bay.  The route included two pauses for weather (one in the northern Abacos and one in Beaufort, NC) before rounding Cape Hatteras and heading north up the Chesapeake Bay.  Pre-passage chores included unpickling a Cruise RO watermaker and installing a new navigational light fixture.  Instruction encompassed various aspects of sailing, cruising, and passage making. (1152 nm)

February 23 - March 5, 2021 ~ Delivery Captain ~ 2011 Lagoon 450F Catamaran.

Captained a crew of six women (including the owner) and a German Shepard from Jacksonville, FL to Stocking Island (George Town, Great Exuma), Bahamas.  The route included travel from Ortega River Marina to the St Johns River mouth before hopping off to West Palm Beach. The remaining route was from West Palm Beach to Harbour Island, Eleuthera, down Eleuthera's east shore, and across Exuma Sound to Stocking Island.  Instruction encompassed various aspects of sailing, cruising, and passage making.  (644 nm)

January 6-11, 2021 ~ Delivery Captain ~ 1989 Catalina 42.

With new and inexperienced owners onboard, captained sailboat delivery from Norfolk, VA to Havelock, NC via the Intracoastal Waterway.  Included some new boat owner instruction on many aspects of owning and living aboard a cruising sailboat. (187 nm)

February 2014-present ~ Canvas Worker & Weather Router ~ Honolulu, HI and Wilmington, NC.

Self-employed. Canvas repair to dodgers, biminis, and console covers. Create new window covers and bimini extensions. Weather router for support vessel during the Pacific Ocean-Cleanup Mega Expedition.

2009-2019 ~ Co-Captain & Owner ~ 1993 Privilege Catamaran 482-S.

Offshore ocean sailing/world cruising. Sailed from the east coast US, through the Panama Canal, to the Galapagos, and across the Pacific Ocean to French Polynesia, Tonga, and New Zealand. The return voyage included Hawaii, Alaska, British Columbia, the west coast US, and Mexico. In addition to regular vessel handling, responsibilities include weather routing, passage planning, long-term provisioning, navigation (electronic & paper charts), ship communications (VHF, HF/SSB, Pactor, Winlink, RMS Express, Iridium), maintaining ship’s safety equipment and medical kit, new canvas production, canvas & sail repair, simple electronics installations, and homeschool teacher (grades 2-12). Regular use of AIS and radar. Assist with bottom maintenance/repairs during haul-out, re-bedding hardware, gelcoat repairs, diesel engine and generator removal/replacement, standing rigging installation, refrigeration repair, and other various vessel maintenance/repair tasks. With research or brief instruction, capable of figuring out minor mechanical and electrical repairs. When needed, as part of the fishing crew, regularly set & retrieve handlines and occasionally process the catch.

1997–1999 ~ Co-Captain & Owner ~ 1976 Downeaster 38.

Offshore ocean sailing/world cruising. Sailed from North Carolina to the Bahamas, Cuba, Belize, Mexico, and Texas. In addition to regular vessel handling, responsibilities include weather routing, passage planning, long-term provisioning, navigation (paper charts), ship communications (VHF, HF/SSB, Pactor, Winlink), maintaining the ship’s safety equipment and medical kit, canvas & sail repair, and simple electronics installations.

CERTIFICATION & LICENSES:

• August 2019USCG Licensed ~ 50 Ton Master.  Operator of Uninspected Vessels.  Endorsements–Auxiliary Sail. Assistance Towing.
• June 2019TWIC Credential.
• June 2021 Adult and Pediatric First Aid / CPR / AED Certified.
• April 1996Amateur Radio General Class License (current).

EDUCATION:

• December 1997MS – Physiology. Minor degree ~ Nutrition. North Carolina State University ~ Raleigh, NC.
• May 1991BS – Biology. Minor degrees ~ Chemical Physics. French.Meredith College ~ Raleigh, NC.